George Town and Federal City, or City of Washington By 1800, the new capital city had begun to develop near the Potomac in the view down the river from the port of Georgetown. Rolling hills, prolific vegetation, and the powerful Potomac river promised a beautiful Capitol city and vibrant commercial trade. <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=39&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=T.+Cartwright+%28London%29+Cartographer+after+George+Beck%2C+%28Landscape+painter%29%0D%0A%0D%0A">T. Cartwright (London) Cartographer after George Beck, (Landscape painter) </a> Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.<a href="http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2002695146/"> View original.</a> <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=45&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Atkins+%26+Nightingale%2C+London+%26+Philadelphia">Atkins & Nightingale, London & Philadelphia</a> 1801 <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=38&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=1800-1829">1800-1829</a>