United States of Nth. America : carte des Etats-Unis de l'Amérique Septentrionale. Relief shown pictorially. Includes text, decorative cartouche, and inset "Plan de la ville de Washington située sur le Territoire de Columbia." In English and French. This map can be viewed as a georeferenced overlay in an interactive application made especially for We Are One: Mapping America's Road from Revolution to Independence We Are One: Based on a map published by a British mapmaker in 1796, Pierre Antoine Tardieu prepared this 1802 version for
United States of Nth. America : carte des Etats-Unis de l'Amérique Septentrionale. Relief shown pictorially. Includes text, decorative cartouche, and inset "Plan de la ville de Washington située sur le Territoire de Columbia." In English and French. This map can be viewed as a georeferenced overlay in an interactive application made especially for We Are One: Mapping America's Road from Revolution to Independence We Are One: Based on a map published by a British mapmaker in 1796, Pierre Antoine Tardieu prepared this 1802 version for a French audience. Tardieu emphasized the geography of the United States. Adorned with a cartouche highlighting Niagara Falls, a new American icon, it defines the nation’s boundaries and depicts the states of Vermont, Kentucky, and Tennessee. An inset showcases Pierre L’Enfant’s plan for the nation’s capital in Washington, DC. The plan, inspired by Baroque city designs, features broad diagonal avenues imposed on a grid street system, reflecting the city’s proposed function as a ceremonial seat of , United States
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