Alexandria, Virginia Town Plan & Potomac River, Framed Bird Dimensions: 19 x 14

Dimensions: 19 x 14

Original copper engraving by J

on a stretched canvas

Dimensions: 17 x 13

25" x 14”

Alexandria, Virginia Town Plan & Potomac River, Framed Bird Dimensions: 19 x 14Plan of the town of Alexandria, Virginia, 1944. A rare restrike of George Gilpins important and phenomenally scarce 1798 plan of Alexandria, Virginia. Published by I. V. Thomas. Gilpins plan depicts Alexandria, Virginia at a period of rapid growth, when, as the lone port of entry on the Potomac River, it was one of the countrys busiest ports. The street plan is shown with street names indicated, including several on newly filled land along the river,