Description

 PUBLICATION DETAILS: Washington, DC: Published by Casimir Bohn, 1856. Fourth Edition – Revised and Enlarged.6 ¼ high x 4 wide. 132 pages, folding map, 20 illustrations (plus one duplication) on thick paper. Frontispiece: East Front of the Capitol, lithographed by E. Sachse & Co. Followed by a chromolithograph, Congressional Library, published by C. Bohn, Washington, DC.

MAP: Rare folding lithographed map at end, 16 w x 11 ½ h, Map of the City of Washington in the District of Columbia U. States of America Published by Casimir Bohn Washington. Includes Plan of Georgetown on same sheet. Inset: East Front of the Capitol with the Extensions at lower right. Table of references and table of dimensions of public buildings. Short tear at binding edge.

CONDITION: Brownish-purple cloth with gilt titles and decoration to covers. Gilt edges all around. Approximately one-inch of leaf 85-86 outer margin ragged well away from the text. Small rust spot on back of one illustration. Very good.

BIBLIOGRAPHY:
 Philips. Maps and Views of Washington and District of Columbia. PW 173