Old Map of Washington DC, 1855 by Colton - Georgetown, Capitol, Monument, President's White House, Smithsonian Size:28x40in (70x100cm) though it's more like a

though it's more like a named landmass rather than the Vatican that you'd recognise today

villages and places clearly visible in this old map include: Guildford

Calderdale (Halifax) and Kirkless (Huddersfield)

Oxfordshire

including the Caledonian Railway

Old Map of Washington DC, 1855 by Colton - Georgetown, Capitol, Monument, President's White House, Smithsonian Size:28x40in (70x100cm) though it's more like aThis map of Washington, D. C. was created and published in 1855 by J. H. Colton, one of the 19th century's top mapmaking firms. This is an extremely high quality city plan with a huge amount of detail. By the mid 1800s, most of D. C. had been laid out but many of the blocks hadn't yet been constructed. Some of the most important buildings and institutions of the United States of America are clearly visible on this map, such as the Capitol Building,