Andrew Ellicott
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Andrew Ellicott was an American land surveyor who helped map many of the territories west of the Appalachians, surveyed the boundaries of the District of Columbia, continued and completed Pierre Charl
Portrait by Jacob Eichholtz, 1809
Northeast No. 4 boundary marker stone of the original District of Columbia in Washington, D.C. and Prince George's County, Maryland (2005)
Boston Public LibraryFacsimile of manuscript of Peter Charles L'Enfant's 1791 plan for the federal capital city (United States Coast and Geodetic Survey, 1887).
A contemporary reprint of Samuel Hill's 1792 print of Ellicott's Plan of the City of Washington in the Territory of Columbia, showing street names, lot numbers, coordinates and legends.
L'Enfant Plan
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The L'Enfant Plan is an urban plan for Washington, D.C. designed by French artist and engineer Pierre Charles L'Enfant in 1791. It is regarded as a landmark in urban design and has inspired plans for
Design of the Federal City: L'Enfant Plan of Washington Superimposed on the Rectangular System From which He Worked (1930)
West side of Jefferson Pier, with Washington Monument in background (2012)