Alvin Jewitt Johnson, 1865, Georgetown and the City of Washington. Colored, about 11 1/4 by 14 1/4  inches. This is a wonderful, handsomely colored city map of Washington DC and Georgetown.  It includes handsome insets of the Washington Monument, Smithsonian Institution, and the Capitol Building.  Johnson's maps from this series are particularly handsome because they include a handsome decorative border.  Also, Johnson's maps were widely used, making updates to each edition of paramount importance to his company.  Therefore, this map would contain the most "up-to-date" view of Washington available at that time. Please note that the scan only shows a partial view of the map. This is a very attractive map that will be beautiful when framed.  Different editions have slightly different decorative borders.  Later editions exclude the vignettes surrounding the map. $187

Samuel Augustus Mitchell, 1879, Washington DC. Handsome in full color, about 11 1/2 by 13 3/4 inches. A city plan naming streets and important buildings.     Mitchell's maps from this series are some of the more attractive maps from this period, this map is enhanced with a decorative "garland" of flowers which provides a handsome border, making this an especially attractive map. Different editions have slightly different borders. $150 

Washington, DC, George Cram, c. 1884-1899. Colored, about 9 by 11 1/4 inches. A detailed street plan naming streets and important buildings. Shows Georgetown, the river,   rail lines, bridges, and roads.  Includes an inset of the District of Columbia.   Family atlases published by Cram were the atlas of choice for the American family in the late 1800's. $35 

Washington, DC, Rand McNally, c. 1895-1911. Colored, about 12 1/2 by 9 1/4 inches. Also printed in outline color. A detailed street plan naming streets and important buildings. Shows the central part of the city in much detail including, river, rail lines, bridges, and roads.  Includes an inset of the District of Columbia.  The technology used to produce these maps was so advanced that they made any similar maps immediately obsolete.   $35