Transcriber’s Notes
Inconsistencies and (factual or linguistic) errors in the text have been retained, except as mentioned under Changes below. Carrere and Carrére have not been changed to Carrère (the more common spelling). Missing or wrong accents in French words have not been corrected. Several proper and geographic names are spelled either in their original or in anglicised spelling (or both) or in variations thereof; these have not been standardised. The differences (in wording and structure) between the Table of Contents, List of Illustrations and the chapter and section titles and illustration captions in the text have not been corrected either.
Depending on the hard- and software used to read this text and their settings, not all elements may display as intended.
The quality of several of the maps and charts was insufficient to display them fully legible and with all details visible, or to transcribe the text in the chart or map.
Page 14, note in lower left corner of map: the note in the source document ends (unexpectedly) in ... several other early improvements,
Page 27, 31: The (minor) differences between the texts in the charts and those in the transcriptions as printed in the source document have not been rectified.
Page 146, quote from L’Enfant, and Page 27 (transcription from chart): the minor differences between the quoted text and the map have not been rectified.
Page 201, By a resolution adopted February 29, 1847 ...: 1847 was not a leap year.
Transcriptions of Page 21: Texts |between vertical bars| was illegible in the source document, and is a best-guess interpretation.
Changes made
Illustrations have been moved outside text paragraphs.
Some obvious minor typographical, spelling and punctuation errors have been corrected silently.
Where relevant and possible notes, explanatory texts, legends, etc. from illustrations have been transcribed separately; these transcriptions may be found through the hyperlinks underneath the illustrations. In these transcriptions, most of the (sometimes elaborate) formatting has been ignored.
Page 42: It was erected by Mr. Blodget ... changed to It was erected by Mr. Blodgett....
Page 252: Alexander B. Trowridge changed to Alexander B. Trowbridge.
Page 284: Ackermann & Ross, architects changed to Ackerman & Ross, architects; A. B. Mullet, supervising architect changed to A. B. Mullett, supervising architect.
Page 325: ... for the statute and pedestal ... changed to ... for the statue and pedestal ....
Page 349: Antion Popiel, sculptor changed to Antoni Popiel, sculptor
Index: some names have been standardised with the spelling used in the text.