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Maryland on a 1780 Map

This map depicts Maryland during the Revolutionary era, before Washington, D.C. was established.

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1780 map of Maryland
1780 map of Maryland. Source: University of Maryland.

Here’s a really old map of Maryland during the Revolution. Though, interestingly, it was the Province of Maryland during Colonial Times, 1780 was after the Declaration of Independence.

Notice, of course, the absence of Washington, D.C.

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