https://mallhistory.org/files/original/671243b45f9507a9da41a7906bdaf285.jpg f66c1cea0609187fa504765196f5d97c Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Plan of the west end of the public appropriation in the city of Washington, called the Mall : as proposed to be arranged for the site of the university Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Latrobe Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA http://www.loc.gov/item/88690937 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1816 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data map Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image. 32 x 47 centimeters Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Plan of the west end Description An account of the resource <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/80">Benjamin Latrobe</a> drew a plan for the layout of a national university on the Mall while he was Surveyor to the Capitol building. He may have been inspired to do so by President James Madison's mention of the idea of creating a national university in his December 1815 address to Congress, but the idea was first put forth by <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/152">George Washington</a> in the 1790s. Latrobe had even spoken with Washington on the subject in 1796. The plan puts the university grounds just east of 15th street, partly standing on what today is the <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/36">Washington Monument Grounds</a>. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Benjamin Henry Latrobe Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division. <a href="http://www.loc.gov/item/88690937">View original</a>. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1816 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1800-1829 design & monuments ghost mall