District of Columbia, 1800
A map of Washington D.C. around 1800.

District of Columbia, 1872
Washington D. C. and vicinity.

Ground Plan of the Capitol, 1825
"Key: A, House of Representatives, 96 feet radius; B, Senate Chamber, 75 feet radius; C, Central Rotunda, 96 feet in diameter; D, Library, 92 x 34 feet; E, Eastern Portico; F, Western Portico; G, open areas. The eastern front is 350 feet long." (— Winsor, 1888)

Plan of the City of Washington, 179203
"This city was laid out by Peter Charles L'Enfant, who published his plan 'projected in pursuance of an Act of Congress, passed 16th July, 1790, establishing the permanent seat on the bank of the Potomic.'" (— Winsor, 1888)The original city plans called for a city 10 square miles and centered on the Capital building.

Vicinity of Washington, 1814
Map of the vicinity of Washington, D. C. in 1814.

Washington D. C., 1883
Washington D. C. and vicinity.

Washington D.C., 1921
This is a map of Washington D.C., "the capital of the United States of America, named for the first President of the republic, and located on a site chosen by him." — Foster, 1921 This map also shows the location of city's government buildings, museums, parks, cemeteries, main avenues and other structures.