buildings structures etc

Lloyd's Baltimore elevated building map : of the five hundred million ...

Pictorial map of Baltimore city center containing 3-dimensional drawings of numerous office buildings. "Made from actual photographic views at an expense of many thousand dollars and two year's time." Northern-... More

Draught of an intrenched camp proposed to be erected near Elisabeth To...

Scale not given. Title on verso: Fortified camp at Elizh. Town, Jersey ... Manuscript, pen-and-ink. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1290 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster ... More

Panorama of Flatiron Building /

This shows a view looking south from Madison Square, across the intersection of Broadway, Fifth Avenue, and Twenty-third Street, to New York's famous skyscraper, the Fuller (or "Flatiron") Building, with a pano... More

Georges Louis le Rouge - Plan de la ville de Quebec.

Scale ca. 1:7,000. Oriented with north to the right. Relief shown by hachures. Shows fortifications. Indexed for points of interest. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 595 Available also through the Library o... More

Farm map of Plumstead Township, Bucks Co., Penn'a /

Wall map showing farm outlines, owners' names, acreages, rural buildings, road network, and farm lanes. Hand col. to distinguish individual farms and roads. Oriented with north toward the upper right. Originall... More

Birds eye view of Bennington & Bennington Centre, Bennington Co., Verm...

Bird's-eye view of Bennington to the horizon with enlarged "Graded school building." LC copy imperfect: Small section of left edge torn, taped on verso. Indexed. Available also through the Library of Congress W... More

Sky scrapers of New York City, from the North River /

Filmed from a moving boat, the film depicts the Hudson River (i.e., North River) shoreline and the piers of lower Manhattan beginning around Fulton Street and extending to Castle Garden and Battery Park. It beg... More

Bells of Shandon - American Civil War sheet music

Music associated with the Union side

The village of Flushing, Queens County, L.I. : nine miles east of the ...

Cadastral map of the incorporated village of Flushing showing lot lines, dimensions, buildings (residential/non-residential), landholders' names, marshlands, and village boundary. Oriented with north to the lef... More

Shearer's map of York County, Pennsylvania : from actual surveys /

Public domain scan of a vintage map, city plan, atlas, cartoghraphy, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.

[Map of Stony and Verplanck Points on the Hudson River as fortified by...

Scale ca. 1:20,400. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Has watermark. Relief shown by hachures. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1198 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster... More

Panorama from Times Building, New York /

The view is from the top of the then newly-erected Times Building, at a height of approximately twenty stories. The film opens with a vertical pan, going from the street below up to the sky. The photographer th... More

Plano de la plaza y ciudad de Santo Domingo, capital de la isla Españo...

Scale ca. 1:6,000. Hand colored. Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings. Oriented with north toward the upper left. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1910 Available also through the Library of C... More

Map of the township of West Hempfield, Lancaster County Penn'a : from ...

General-content township wall map showing rural buildings and householders' names; the Columbia borough inset shows building coverage and occupants' names. Hand colored to emphasize township and borough boundar... More

Jackson Square, New Orleans, U.S.A. - stereocsopic card

Stereograph showing Jackson Square with St. John's Church in the background flanked by two buildings.

The Dewey arch /. 19th century, Library of Congress collection

From the Biograph picture catalogue: 60 feet. A view of the arch from Fifth Avenue, the day after the great Dewey parade, showing the crowd of sightseers, traffic, etc.

Gillette's map of Monroe Co., New York : from actual surveys /

County cadastral map showing towns (townships), numbered town survey divisions, irregular rural property tracts, rural buildings, and rural householders' names. The Rochester and Brockport insets show buildings... More

[U.S. Capitol and Pennsylvania Avenue before 1814]

This modest drawing by an unknown hand depicts the west front of an incomplete U. S. Capitol as it appeared between 1811 and its burning by the British in August 1814. A low temporary structure is shown connec... More

Map of Nashville, Tennessee. - Public domain old map

Detailed city map showing streets, railroads, all buildings (major ones identified), larger land tracts with owners' names, and streams. Relief shown by fold lines. Pen-and-ink (black) and lead pencil. Signed i... More

[U.S. Capitol and Pennsylvania Avenue before 1814]

This modest drawing by an unknown hand depicts the west front of an incomplete U. S. Capitol as it appeared between 1811 and its burning by the British in August 1814. A low temporary structure is shown connec... More

A Plan oe [i.e. of] the British lines on Boston Neck in August 1775.

Scale ca. 1:3,300. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Has watermark. Oriented with north to the bottom. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 915 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a... More

Map of the city of Brooklyn, L.I. : shewing the streets as at present ...

Shows wards (numbered), building coverage, and lot lines. Hand colored to emphasize ward boundaries. Originally printed on 2 sheets (western/eastern). LC copy imperfect: Rubber-stamped, shellacked, brittle, dar... More

Star Theatre /

Using time-lapse photography, the film shows the demolition of the famous Star Theatre. Judging from the various exposures, the work must have gone on for a period of approximately thirty days. The theater open... More

Pennsylvania Tunnel excavation /

This film employs a 180-degree pan shot of the excavation site of New York's Pennsylvania Station, and includes shots of the narrow-gauge train used to haul debris from the tunnels under construction. Work bega... More

A plan of the town of Boston, with the intrenchments &c. of His Majest...

Scale ca. 1:9,700. Includes "References to the lines &c." and "References to the town." Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 934 Vault ... More

Map of part of San Francisco, California, April 18, 1908 : showing bui...

Oriented with north toward the lower right. Shows burned area of 4 square miles. Inset: Map of San Francisco showing relative size and position of burned area. 23 x 19 cm. Similar to, except in size, with G4364... More

Old San Francisco : a beautiful, romantic, historic picture story of t...

Cover title. "A series of twenty-six articles on the famous and historic spots of old San Francisco reprinted from the San Francisco news." Also available in digital form.

Old San Francisco : a beautiful, romantic, historic picture story of t...

Cover title. "A series of twenty-six articles on the famous and historic spots of old San Francisco reprinted from the San Francisco news." Also available in digital form.

Old San Francisco : a beautiful, romantic, historic picture story of t...

Cover title. "A series of twenty-six articles on the famous and historic spots of old San Francisco reprinted from the San Francisco news." Also available in digital form.

Charles Town, South Carolina, with a chart of the bars & harbour,

Scale ca. 1:56,700. Oriented with north to the right. Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1541 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a ... More

Bells of Shandon - American Civil War sheet music

Music associated with the Union side

Bells of Shandon - Public domain American popular sheet music

Property and insurance atlas of the city of Reading, Berks County, Pen...

Cadastral map showing streets, lot numbers, commercial properties, landowners' names, buildings, and geographical features. "Forsey Breou, C.E. ... W.A. McDonald, asst. surveyor." "Entered according to Act of C... More

Property and insurance atlas of the city of Reading, Berks County, Pen...

Cadastral map showing streets, lot numbers, commercial properties, landowners' names, buildings, and geographical features. "Forsey Breou, C.E. ... W.A. McDonald, asst. surveyor." "Entered according to Act of C... More

Property and insurance atlas of the city of Reading, Berks County, Pen...

Cadastral map showing streets, lot numbers, commercial properties, landowners' names, buildings, and geographical features. "Forsey Breou, C.E. ... W.A. McDonald, asst. surveyor." "Entered according to Act of C... More

Property and insurance atlas of the city of Reading, Berks County, Pen...

Cadastral map showing streets, lot numbers, commercial properties, landowners' names, buildings, and geographical features. "Forsey Breou, C.E. ... W.A. McDonald, asst. surveyor." "Entered according to Act of C... More

Property and insurance atlas of the city of Reading, Berks County, Pen...

Cadastral map showing streets, lot numbers, commercial properties, landowners' names, buildings, and geographical features. "Forsey Breou, C.E. ... W.A. McDonald, asst. surveyor." "Entered according to Act of C... More

English military report on St. Augustine, with plans and views of St. ...

Manuscripts with detailed watercolor views and a plan of the Spanish fort at St. Augustine, Fla., written by an Englishman, apparently a first-hand witness, three years after the failed attempt of Governor Ogle... More

English military report on St. Augustine, with plans and views of St. ...

Manuscripts with detailed watercolor views and a plan of the Spanish fort at St. Augustine, Fla., written by an Englishman, apparently a first-hand witness, three years after the failed attempt of Governor Ogle... More

English military report on St. Augustine, with plans and views of St. ...

Manuscripts with detailed watercolor views and a plan of the Spanish fort at St. Augustine, Fla., written by an Englishman, apparently a first-hand witness, three years after the failed attempt of Governor Ogle... More

A survey of Lake Champlain including Crown Point and St. Iohn's on whi...

Scale ca. 1:127,000. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Relief shown pictorially and by shading. Sectioned and mounted on cloth backing. In pencil, lower left margin: No. 10. Includes descriptive notes and... More

A draught of the towns of Boston and Charles Town and the circumjacent...

Scale ca. 1:26,500. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Watermark: J. Whatman. Relief shown by shading. Depths shown by soundings. "N.B. The rebels entrenchments are express'd as they appear from Beacon Hil... More

A plan of the Narrows of Hells-gate in the East River, near which batt...

Scale ca. 1:2,400. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Has watermarks. Relief shown by shading. In upper margin: no. 6. Includes "References." LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1154 Available also throug... More

[Rough draught of Boston and harbour.

Scale ca. 1:18,500. Title from William Faden's Catalogue of a curious and valuable collection of original maps and plans. 1862. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Has watermark. Shows location of troops a... More

Position des Armées amériquaine et françoise à Kings-ferry, Peaks-hill...

Scale ca. 1:27,000. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Has watermarks. Relief shown by hachures. Kings Ferry operated between Verplank Point and Stony Point. "Peaks-hill" was about 3 miles south of the cen... More

Plan du port de Portsmouth levé à vue.

Scale ca. 1:38,000. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Relief shown by hachures. Shows fortifications and premier anchorage areas for ships. Indexed for points of interest. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1... More

Old San Francisco : a beautiful, romantic, historic picture story of t...

Cover title. "A series of twenty-six articles on the famous and historic spots of old San Francisco reprinted from the San Francisco news." Also available in digital form.

Old San Francisco : a beautiful, romantic, historic picture story of t...

Cover title. "A series of twenty-six articles on the famous and historic spots of old San Francisco reprinted from the San Francisco news." Also available in digital form.

Bells of Shandon - American Civil War sheet music

Music associated with the Union side

Property and insurance atlas of the city of Reading, Berks County, Pen...

Cadastral map showing streets, lot numbers, commercial properties, landowners' names, buildings, and geographical features. "Forsey Breou, C.E. ... W.A. McDonald, asst. surveyor." "Entered according to Act of C... More

Property and insurance atlas of the city of Reading, Berks County, Pen...

Cadastral map showing streets, lot numbers, commercial properties, landowners' names, buildings, and geographical features. "Forsey Breou, C.E. ... W.A. McDonald, asst. surveyor." "Entered according to Act of C... More

Property and insurance atlas of the city of Reading, Berks County, Pen...

Cadastral map showing streets, lot numbers, commercial properties, landowners' names, buildings, and geographical features. "Forsey Breou, C.E. ... W.A. McDonald, asst. surveyor." "Entered according to Act of C... More

English military report on St. Augustine, with plans and views of St. ...

Manuscripts with detailed watercolor views and a plan of the Spanish fort at St. Augustine, Fla., written by an Englishman, apparently a first-hand witness, three years after the failed attempt of Governor Ogle... More

English military report on St. Augustine, with plans and views of St. ...

Manuscripts with detailed watercolor views and a plan of the Spanish fort at St. Augustine, Fla., written by an Englishman, apparently a first-hand witness, three years after the failed attempt of Governor Ogle... More

A plan of the city, and fortifications, of Louisburg;

Scale ca. 1:3,500. LC copy trimmed to border. Includes text, index to fortification, "The profile," and insets of "A plan of the city and harbour of Louisburg ... during the siege in 1745" and "A map of Gabarus... More

A Sketch of the harbour of Port Francoise on the Island of Hispaniola

Scale ca. 1:28,000. Title on verso: 82, Port Francoise in Hispaniola. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor, on tracing paper. Oriented with north toward the lower right. Relief shown pictorially. Soundings sh... More

A plan of the town of Boston with the intrenchments &ca. of His Majest...

Scale ca. 1:9,600. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Relief shown by hachures. "N.B. Since the evacuation of Boston ... " LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 933 Available also through the Library of Con... More

Plan de la barre et du havre de Charles-Town d'après un plan anglois l...

Scale ca. 1:45,000. Hand colored. Relief shown pictorially. Depths shown by soundings. Shows points of defense. Oriented with north to the right. "No. 2." "No. 1 et 2. Ensemble." Includes sailing "Instruction."... More

Sketch of the rebel works at West Point as taken from the description ...

Scale ca. 1:11,000. Manuscript, pen-and-ink. Has watermarks. Relief shown by hachures. Shows fortifications and amounts of ordnance. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1203 Available also through the Library ... More

Reconnoissance des ouvrages du nord de l'Isle de Newyork dont on a dét...

Scale ca. 1:10,300; échelle de 600 toises = 94 cm. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Has watermark. Relief shown by hachures. Shows forts and redoubts. Indexed. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1215 A... More

This plan of the city of Philadelphia and its environs (showing the im...

Relief shown by hachures. Also shows all buildings, names of wharves and landings along the Delaware riverbank, wooded areas, and tract lines beyond the city borders. Available also through the Library of Congr... More

Valley Forge encampment, Dec. 19, 1777 to June 18, 1778

Scale ca. 1:8,200. Manuscript, pen-and-ink. Relief shown by form lines. Shows "Discontinued roads" and "Recent roads." Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Vault AACR2

Old San Francisco : a beautiful, romantic, historic picture story of t...

Cover title. "A series of twenty-six articles on the famous and historic spots of old San Francisco reprinted from the San Francisco news." Also available in digital form.

Old San Francisco : a beautiful, romantic, historic picture story of t...

Cover title. "A series of twenty-six articles on the famous and historic spots of old San Francisco reprinted from the San Francisco news." Also available in digital form.

Old San Francisco : a beautiful, romantic, historic picture story of t...

Cover title. "A series of twenty-six articles on the famous and historic spots of old San Francisco reprinted from the San Francisco news." Also available in digital form.

Old San Francisco : a beautiful, romantic, historic picture story of t...

Cover title. "A series of twenty-six articles on the famous and historic spots of old San Francisco reprinted from the San Francisco news." Also available in digital form.

Bells of Shandon - American Civil War sheet music

Music associated with the Union side

Property and insurance atlas of the city of Reading, Berks County, Pen...

Cadastral map showing streets, lot numbers, commercial properties, landowners' names, buildings, and geographical features. "Forsey Breou, C.E. ... W.A. McDonald, asst. surveyor." "Entered according to Act of C... More

Property and insurance atlas of the city of Reading, Berks County, Pen...

Cadastral map showing streets, lot numbers, commercial properties, landowners' names, buildings, and geographical features. "Forsey Breou, C.E. ... W.A. McDonald, asst. surveyor." "Entered according to Act of C... More

English military report on St. Augustine, with plans and views of St. ...

Manuscripts with detailed watercolor views and a plan of the Spanish fort at St. Augustine, Fla., written by an Englishman, apparently a first-hand witness, three years after the failed attempt of Governor Ogle... More

Plan of Boston & vicinity. - Public domain old map

Scale ca. 1:24,000. Title from verso, legible only with back lighting. Alternate title from Philip Lee Phillips' A list of maps of America: Boston and environs, showing entrenchments. Manuscript, pen-and-ink an... More

Sketch of the Heights of Kingsbridge, with the proposed redouts coulou...

Scale ca. 1:7,000. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Has watermark. Oriented with north to the left. Relief shown by hachures and shading. Shows proposed British redoubts, "rebel redout," and "Fort Indepe... More

A Plan of the works on Spikendevil Hill with the ground in front, prot...

Scale 1:2,400. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Has watermarks. Oriented with north to the right. Relief shown by shading. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1169 Available also through the Library of ... More

A plan of Portsmouth Harbour in the province of Virginia shewing the w...

Scale ca. 1:95,000. Manuscript, pen-and-ink (black and red) and watercolor. Oriented with north toward the lower right. Relief shown by shading. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a rast... More

West Point. Historic map, Library of Congress

Scale ca. 1:20,000. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Oriented with north to the right. Has watermarks. Relief shown by shading. Shows fortifications. Includes profiles of "Fort Putnam" and "Fort Willit."... More

Map of Doylestown borough, Bucks County Pa. : from special surveys and...

Borough cadastral map showing all buildings, lot lines/numbers, land subdivison names, and landowners' names. Hand colored to indicate extent of subdivisions. "Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1... More

Old San Francisco : a beautiful, romantic, historic picture story of t...

Cover title. "A series of twenty-six articles on the famous and historic spots of old San Francisco reprinted from the San Francisco news." Also available in digital form.

Old San Francisco : a beautiful, romantic, historic picture story of t...

Cover title. "A series of twenty-six articles on the famous and historic spots of old San Francisco reprinted from the San Francisco news." Also available in digital form.

Property and insurance atlas of the city of Reading, Berks County, Pen...

Cadastral map showing streets, lot numbers, commercial properties, landowners' names, buildings, and geographical features. "Forsey Breou, C.E. ... W.A. McDonald, asst. surveyor." "Entered according to Act of C... More

Property and insurance atlas of the city of Reading, Berks County, Pen...

Cadastral map showing streets, lot numbers, commercial properties, landowners' names, buildings, and geographical features. "Forsey Breou, C.E. ... W.A. McDonald, asst. surveyor." "Entered according to Act of C... More

Property and insurance atlas of the city of Reading, Berks County, Pen...

Cadastral map showing streets, lot numbers, commercial properties, landowners' names, buildings, and geographical features. "Forsey Breou, C.E. ... W.A. McDonald, asst. surveyor." "Entered according to Act of C... More

Property and insurance atlas of the city of Reading, Berks County, Pen...

Cadastral map showing streets, lot numbers, commercial properties, landowners' names, buildings, and geographical features. "Forsey Breou, C.E. ... W.A. McDonald, asst. surveyor." "Entered according to Act of C... More

Property and insurance atlas of the city of Reading, Berks County, Pen...

Cadastral map showing streets, lot numbers, commercial properties, landowners' names, buildings, and geographical features. "Forsey Breou, C.E. ... W.A. McDonald, asst. surveyor." "Entered according to Act of C... More

English military report on St. Augustine, with plans and views of St. ...

Manuscripts with detailed watercolor views and a plan of the Spanish fort at St. Augustine, Fla., written by an Englishman, apparently a first-hand witness, three years after the failed attempt of Governor Ogle... More

A new and correct plan of the town of Boston, and provincial camp.

Scale ca. 1:7,200. "Engrav'd for the Pennsylva. magazine" v. 1, 1775, p. 29. Relief shown pictorially. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Includes inset of provincial cam... More

Boston, its environs and harbour, with the rebels works raised against...

Scale ca. 1:24,000. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 911 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site ... More

Plan and sections of the redoubt at Billingsfort and plan of the rebel...

Scale ca. 1:2,450. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Has watermark. Relief shown by shading. "F." Includes 3 col. cross sections. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1276 Available also through the Libra... More

Boston, its environs and harbour, with the rebels works raised against...

Scale ca. 1:24,000. Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 913 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Vault AACR2

[Savannah & its fortifications. Historic map, Library of Congress

Scale ca. 1:5,000. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and pencil. Oriented with north toward the lower right. Relief shown by hachures. Shows fortifications. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1580 Available also throug... More

Reconnoissance de King's bridge. I. - Public domain map

Scale ca. 1:7,900; 600 toises = 97 mm. Title from label on verso. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Has watermarks. Oriented with north to the right. Relief shown by shading. Shows forts and redoubts. Tit... More

Plan of Savannah & its environs in 1782.

Scale ca. 1:12,000; 1,000 ft. to an in. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Has watermark. Oriented with north toward the lower right. Relief shown by hachures. Available also through the Library of Congres... More

A Plan of Fort Ontario built at Oswego in 1759

Scale ca. 1:2,450. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Has watermark. Relief shown pictorially. Copied from the original map in British archives: Brit. Mus. ms. class. no.; [Amer. & W. I., vol. 92, p. 173 o... More

Old San Francisco : a beautiful, romantic, historic picture story of t...

Cover title. "A series of twenty-six articles on the famous and historic spots of old San Francisco reprinted from the San Francisco news." Also available in digital form.

Old San Francisco : a beautiful, romantic, historic picture story of t...

Cover title. "A series of twenty-six articles on the famous and historic spots of old San Francisco reprinted from the San Francisco news." Also available in digital form.

Property and insurance atlas of the city of Reading, Berks County, Pen...

Cadastral map showing streets, lot numbers, commercial properties, landowners' names, buildings, and geographical features. "Forsey Breou, C.E. ... W.A. McDonald, asst. surveyor." "Entered according to Act of C... More

Property and insurance atlas of the city of Reading, Berks County, Pen...

Cadastral map showing streets, lot numbers, commercial properties, landowners' names, buildings, and geographical features. "Forsey Breou, C.E. ... W.A. McDonald, asst. surveyor." "Entered according to Act of C... More

Property and insurance atlas of the city of Reading, Berks County, Pen...

Cadastral map showing streets, lot numbers, commercial properties, landowners' names, buildings, and geographical features. "Forsey Breou, C.E. ... W.A. McDonald, asst. surveyor." "Entered according to Act of C... More

Property and insurance atlas of the city of Reading, Berks County, Pen...

Cadastral map showing streets, lot numbers, commercial properties, landowners' names, buildings, and geographical features. "Forsey Breou, C.E. ... W.A. McDonald, asst. surveyor." "Entered according to Act of C... More

Property and insurance atlas of the city of Reading, Berks County, Pen...

Cadastral map showing streets, lot numbers, commercial properties, landowners' names, buildings, and geographical features. "Forsey Breou, C.E. ... W.A. McDonald, asst. surveyor." "Entered according to Act of C... More

Property and insurance atlas of the city of Reading, Berks County, Pen...

Cadastral map showing streets, lot numbers, commercial properties, landowners' names, buildings, and geographical features. "Forsey Breou, C.E. ... W.A. McDonald, asst. surveyor." "Entered according to Act of C... More