The following group of cartoons are not
necessarily humorous, but are interesting nonetheless because they
depict tidbits of history surrounding the surveying and establishment of
Washington, D.C. Such notable people as Benjamin Banneker, Andrew
Ellicott, David Rittenhouse, George Washington, and Thomas Jefferson are
mentioned.
Benjamin Banneker
Banneker's Observatory
Ellicotts
Geographer General
Ellicott's Survey Party
Cornerstone
Banneker's Almanac
Additional Duties
Sabotage!
Figures Wrong!
Speculators
Ellicott's Career
Lawyers were Illegal
Excerpted from Flashbacks Volume One, "A Cartoon History
of DC" by Patrick M. Reynolds; Published by The Red Rose Studio, Willow
Street, Pennsylvania. 1995