Second view of Com. Perry's victory / M. Cornè p. ; W.B. Annin sc.
Print shows American warships under the command of Admiral Oliver Hazard Perry, firing on British warships during the Battle of Lake Erie. Printed above image: Engraved for the Naval Monument. Published in: Th... More
Canaan, or The Land of promise. - Public domain old map
Available also through the Library of Congress web site as a raster image.
Blockade of the Potomac. Map showing Union and Rebel batteries January...
"The Rebel troops and batteries were commanded by Genl. Holmes, C.S.A. during the blockade which lasted from Decr 1861 to 9th March 1862." -- Page caption. Color coding shows location of Union and Confederate f... More
[Looking down James River from Dutch Gap, February 1865]
No. B594. Title devised by library staff. Title based on similar image: LOT 11486-F, no. 10. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.
Battle of Lake Erie / painted by W.H. Powell ; engraved by T. Phillibr...
Print shows Admiral Oliver Hazard Perry in a rowboat while being transferred from the U.S. Brig Lawrence to the U.S. Brig Niagara. Caption: "If a victory is to be gained, I'll gain it" Oliver H. Perry. Engrav... More
Embarkation of New England troops under Governor Pepperell during the ...
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The "Niagara" on the scene of her battle 1813
Oliver Perry's flagship the "Niagara" and two other ships in Put-in-Bay Harbor, Lake Erie. J183986(?) U.S. Copyright Office.
The Navy uses enormous amounts of rubber. At least seventy-five tons o...
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Christopher Columbus, his own book of privileges, 1502 : photographic ...
"The original Codex on vellum is written on both sides of the leaf, and is here reproduced in same same form, but is interleaved with corresponding pages of transliteration and translation"--P. [9]. Also availa... More
Christopher Columbus, his own book of privileges, 1502 : photographic ...
"The original Codex on vellum is written on both sides of the leaf, and is here reproduced in same same form, but is interleaved with corresponding pages of transliteration and translation"--P. [9]. Also availa... More
Perry's victory / T. Birch. - A drawing of a ship in a harbor
Marine view showing American fleet, under the command of Oliver Hazard Perry, engaged in battle with the British on Lake Erie during the War of 1812. Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection (Library of Congr... More
Das vierdte Buch von der Neuwen Welt. Oder Neuwe vnd gründtliche Hist...
Imprint from colophon. Translation of the 1st book of Benzoni's Historia del Mondo Nuovo. Second ed., 1st issue. Cf. Church. Cat. of books relating to ... America, 184. With slip bearing German title on t.p. f... More
Das vierdte Buch von der Neuwen Welt. Oder Neuwe vnd gründtliche Hist...
Imprint from colophon. Translation of the 1st book of Benzoni's Historia del Mondo Nuovo. Second ed., 1st issue. Cf. Church. Cat. of books relating to ... America, 184. With slip bearing German title on t.p. f... More
Das vierdte Buch von der Neuwen Welt. Oder Neuwe vnd gründtliche Hist...
Imprint from colophon. Translation of the 1st book of Benzoni's Historia del Mondo Nuovo. Second ed., 1st issue. Cf. Church. Cat. of books relating to ... America, 184. With slip bearing German title on t.p. f... More
Das vierdte Buch von der Neuwen Welt. Oder Neuwe vnd gründtliche Hist...
Imprint from colophon. Translation of the 1st book of Benzoni's Historia del Mondo Nuovo. Second ed., 1st issue. Cf. Church. Cat. of books relating to ... America, 184. With slip bearing German title on t.p. f... More
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Mediterranean Sea divided into its Principall parts or seas.
Based on La Mer Mediterraneʹe divisee enses Principales Parties, ou Mers by Nicolas Sanson. Available also through the Library of Congress web site as a raster image.
View on James River near Jones' Landing
No. B1171. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites ... More
"Boston tea-party." Three cargoes of tea destroyed. Dec. 16, 1773
G6078 U.S. Copyright Office. Reproduction based on engraving by D. Berger, 1784, after D. Chodowiecki. No. 8. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card.
[Unknown location. Officers of the U.S.S. Philadelphia before pilot-ho...
Photographs of the Federal Navy, and seaborne expeditions against the Atlantic Coast of the Confederacy -- the Federal Navy, 1861-1865.
Historia general de los hechos de los castellanos en las Islas i Tierr...
"En quatro decadas desde el año de 1492 hasta el de 1531. De cada primera al Rey Nu[est]ro Señor." Each volume (8 "decades" and Descripción de las Indias Ocidentales) has special engraved t.p. Engraved borders... More
Wu bei zhi / Historic map, Library of Congress
Wood block print. "Juan 240" shows Zheng He's voyager route from Nanjing, passing through South East Asia, Indian Ocean, Red Sea, all the way to Persian Gulf. Early Qing Dynasty ed., prefaced Tianqi 1 (1621). J... More
Historia de Mexico [with] the Tovar calendar, ca. 1830
Nineteenth century transcript, in two parts, of Juan de Tovar's Historia de la benida de los yndios apoblar a Mexico (the Códice Tovar). The work was possibly based on a history of the Aztecs by the Domincan D... More
Christopher Columbus, his own book of privileges, 1502 : photographic ...
"The original Codex on vellum is written on both sides of the leaf, and is here reproduced in same same form, but is interleaved with corresponding pages of transliteration and translation"--P. [9]. Also availa... More
Christopher Columbus, his own book of privileges, 1502 : photographic ...
"The original Codex on vellum is written on both sides of the leaf, and is here reproduced in same same form, but is interleaved with corresponding pages of transliteration and translation"--P. [9]. Also availa... More
Christopher Columbus, his own book of privileges, 1502 : photographic ...
"The original Codex on vellum is written on both sides of the leaf, and is here reproduced in same same form, but is interleaved with corresponding pages of transliteration and translation"--P. [9]. Also availa... More
Das vierdte Buch von der Neuwen Welt. Oder Neuwe vnd gründtliche Hist...
Imprint from colophon. Translation of the 1st book of Benzoni's Historia del Mondo Nuovo. Second ed., 1st issue. Cf. Church. Cat. of books relating to ... America, 184. With slip bearing German title on t.p. f... More
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Liberty triumphant; or the downfall of oppression
Political cartoon shows New England colonists' response to the British Tea Tax, enacted by Lord North's ministry in 1773, superimposed over a map of the Northern and Middle British Colonies. Probably published... More
Die Einwohner von Boston wersen den englisch-ostindischen Thee ins Mee...
Print shows citizens of Boston, disguised as Indians, boarding ships in Boston Harbor and throwing chests of tea overboard, one of twelve scenes depicting the history of the American Revolution. S. 74. [Plate]... More
Plan of the attack on Ft. Sumter, April 6th, 1863.
Map shows a regional view of Charleston Harbor including Confederate fortifications and Union naval vessels. This April 1863 atttack by Union ironclads was unsuccessful. Color coding indicates the location of U... More
Views at Belle Plain Landing, Virginia, May, 1864
No. 1277. Mounted with 5 other photographs with general caption: Views at Belle Plain Landing, Va., May, 1864. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.
Americae nona & postrema pars. Qva de ratione elementorvm: de Novi Orb...
Pts. 2, 3, and illus. have also special title pages. The 1st pt., De Novi Orbis natura, is by José de Acosta. First ed. Cf. Church. Cat. of books relating to ... America, 168. Kraus, H.P. Sir Francis Drake, no... More
Combat memorable entre le Pearson et Paul Jones / Richard Paton pinxit...
Vue d'optique showing naval battle during Revolutionary War between John Paul Jones of the Bonhomme Richard and Capt. Richard Pearson of the British naval vessel Serapis, Sept. 22, 1779. Title appears in revers... More
Christopher Columbus, his own book of privileges, 1502 : photographic ...
"The original Codex on vellum is written on both sides of the leaf, and is here reproduced in same same form, but is interleaved with corresponding pages of transliteration and translation"--P. [9]. Also availa... More
Federal Vessels Driving Back the Iron-Plated Rebel Steamer Yorktown, w...
Published engraving based upon DRWG/US - Balling, no. 1 (A size). Attributed to Balling in New York Illustrated News caption. Title printed below image. Initials T.N. engraved lower right of image indicate that... More
Second days action at Hatteras inlet
Broadside views of ships bombarding Fort Hatteras. Signed lower right: Alf.R. Waud. Title inscribed lower left. Inscribed above image: No top gallant masts up; Susquehannah; Cumberland; [Adnatie]; Minnesota; Wa... More
Ripraps. [and] Hampton Roads - Public domain drawing
Title inscribed below image. Inscribed above image: Sewells pt. Formerly Waud no. C-125. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.1052) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.
Great naval victory in Mobile Bay, Aug. 5th 1864
Print shows battle between Union monitors and sloops against Confederate ships and ram CSS Tennessee in Mobile Bay with Fort Morgan in the distance. Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Rese... More
Das vierdte Buch von der Neuwen Welt. Oder Neuwe vnd gründtliche Hist...
Imprint from colophon. Translation of the 1st book of Benzoni's Historia del Mondo Nuovo. Second ed., 1st issue. Cf. Church. Cat. of books relating to ... America, 184. With slip bearing German title on t.p. f... More
Das vierdte Buch von der Neuwen Welt. Oder Neuwe vnd gründtliche Hist...
Imprint from colophon. Translation of the 1st book of Benzoni's Historia del Mondo Nuovo. Second ed., 1st issue. Cf. Church. Cat. of books relating to ... America, 184. With slip bearing German title on t.p. f... More
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Commodore Farragut's squadron and Captain Porter's mortar fleet enteri...
Print shows a large squadron of battleships and ironclads entering the Mississippi River near the "Light-house of Southwest Pass"; some are identified as the "Colorado, 40 Guns", "Pensacola on the Bar", "Westfi... More
Christopher Columbus. Discoverer of America, engraving, Library of Con...
Christopher Columbus, head-and-shoulders portrait, and crossed flags, composed of 41,819 letters representing the biography of Columbus. 46092 U.S. Copyright Office.
The Mayflower in Plymouth harbor, engraving, Library of Congress
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Buccaneers - A painting of people on a boat in the ocean
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Constitution and Java, 2nd view, engraving, Library of Congress
Drawing shows the British frigate HMS Java, commanded by Captain Lambert after it lost in the clash with the USS Constitution, commanded by Commodore William Bainbridge, off the coast of Salvador, Brazil. (DLC... More
The R.R. Cut, Seminary ridge, Gettysburg
Title inscribed lower right. Inscribed above image: Where Lt. Col. Dawes with the reserve assisted by two of Fowler's regts. captured a number of the enemy. Formerly Waud no. C-69. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/... More
Christopher Columbus at the royal court of Spain / VBrožik 1884.
Print showing Christopher Columbus presenting his request to Queen Isabella I and Ferdinand V and a gathering of courtiers. 13506 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyrighted by Mast, Crowell & Kirkpatrick, Springfield, Ohio.
View on James River, in front of City Point, Virginia, July 5, 1864
No. 793. Alternate title, photographer, and date from Catalogue of photographic incidents of the war, from the gallery of Alexander Gardner...by Bob Zeller, published by the Center for Civil War Photography, c... More
To Captain P.B.V. Broke commanding his majesty's ship Shannon, his off...
Print showing the USS Chesapeake alongside HMS Shannon, with British sailors taking down the American flag, during the capture of the Chesapeake. The Chesapeake is also flying a flag that states "Free Trade and... More
[Unknown location. Signalmen of Rear Admiral John A. Dahlgren's flagsh...
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This representation of the U.S. Frigate Constitution, Isaac Hull, Esqr...
Print shows the Constitution, in the background, firing on the wreckage of the HMS Guerriere, the last remaining mast is falling, in the aftermath of the battle between the two ships. Includes additional text a... More
[Civil War proof maps : United States].
Most maps show troop movements and positions, fortifications, battle sites, or other military operations. Includes maps of Puebla, Mexico, Sonderburg, Denmark, the Bering Strait, and the English Channel. Relief... More
Das vierdte Buch von der Neuwen Welt. Oder Neuwe vnd gründtliche Hist...
Imprint from colophon. Translation of the 1st book of Benzoni's Historia del Mondo Nuovo. Second ed., 1st issue. Cf. Church. Cat. of books relating to ... America, 184. With slip bearing German title on t.p. f... More
Das vierdte Buch von der Neuwen Welt. Oder Neuwe vnd gründtliche Hist...
Imprint from colophon. Translation of the 1st book of Benzoni's Historia del Mondo Nuovo. Second ed., 1st issue. Cf. Church. Cat. of books relating to ... America, 184. With slip bearing German title on t.p. f... More
Atlas of the battles of the American Revolution, together with maps sh...
LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 609, 910, 1003, 1013, 1183, 1184, 1185, 1186, 1200, 1291, 1321, 1327, 1337, 1342, 1346, 1356, 1375, 1465, 1474, 1476, 1516, 1543, 1561, 1564, 1566, 1576, 1630, 2075 Availabl... More
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Dispatch boat, Monitor, and James Gordon Bennett's yacht, Rebecca, off...
"149" inscribed on photograph. Hand written on verso: "Miller, vol. VI, p. 181". Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.
Harris and Ewing, Washington, D.C.
A group of men standing next to a train, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Portraits and news photographs by Washington, D.C.-based firm, showing people, events, architecture in Washington, D.C. ... More
The U.S. frigate United States capturing H.B.M. frigate Macedonian: fo...
The United States was commanded by Stephen Decatur when it overtook Captain John S. Garden's Macedonian on October 28, 1812 near the Azores in the Atlantic. Decatur captured the Macedonian and brought it to Ne... More
[Coaling Admiral Farragut's fleet at Baton Rouge, Louisiana]
Photograph shows a group of men on a dock with ships in the background. Title devised by Library staff from information in Miller, v. 1, pg. 233. Gladstone's ownership logo appears on the back. Gladstone's inve... More
Landing of Christopher Columbus in America, at San Salvador, October 1...
A2984 U.S. Copyright Office. This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Leonhardt.
Pocohontus [sic] capturing blockade runner Antonia. Mobile
Rough sketch of two ships under sail. Title inscribed below image. Possibly by William Waud. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.458) Reference Print available in the Civil War Drawings file P. Forms pa... More
Christopher Columbus, his own book of privileges, 1502 : photographic ...
"The original Codex on vellum is written on both sides of the leaf, and is here reproduced in same same form, but is interleaved with corresponding pages of transliteration and translation"--P. [9]. Also availa... More
Battle of New Orleans - A painting of a military battle with ships in ...
General Andrew Jackson on horseback in foreground commanding troops in battle against British troops commanded by General Pakenham, Jan. 8, 1815; ships in background. Copyright by Kurz & Allison.