This is a fabulous bird's-eye ("Aero View") map that shows the city in amazing detail. Every building is individually drawn, and all roads are shown and named. The view is from the Capitol and the Library of Congress looking north into rural areas of Maryland. Many important buildings and monuments are named directly on the map, which is supplemented with over 70 "Buildings and Places of Interest" keyed below the map. Above the map is a second title: "Baltimore and Ohio, America's First Railroad, Washington's First Railroad." The map originally appeared in promotional booklet for the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad. The lot includes the 48-page promotional booklet (6 x 9") the map originally folded into, which is filled with information and photographs for the tourist. The front cover states Washington is "The city that no patriotic American can visit without a better realization of the value of his citizenship." At the center of the booklet is a third map "Map of Washington Compiled for the Baltimore & Ohio R.R." Art Deco-style border on cover page and the logo for the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad at bottom.

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Condition: B+

Issued folding, with archival repairs to separations and tiny holes along the folds, with minute loss. Covers are lightly soiled with light shelf wear along the edges. Stamp of a former owner, "Carol Smith," appears on the front cover.