fortification

A plan of Quebec - Public domain vintage map

Relief shown by hachures. Shows fortifications. Oriented with north to the right. Includes inset "The port & environs of Quebec as it was when attack'd by the English". LC copy mounted on cloth. LC Maps and cha... More

Map showing the defenses of the Mississippi below New Orleans and Farr...

Map shows the Confederate fortifications at Fort Jackson under Gen. Duncan, Fort St. Philip and the Union fleet along the Mississippi River. This map, also shows the positions of Union ships under Farragut, who... More

Map showing the system of rebel fortifications on the Mississippi Rive...

Scale 1:84,480 ("3/4 of an inch = one mile"). LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 299.8 From U.S. Congress. Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War. Supplemental report of the Joint Committee on the Conduct of the W... More

Map of supplementary reconnaissance of the approaches to Philadelphia ...

Topographic map showing Civil War earthworks and batteries. Relief shown by contours and spot heights. Authorship statement citing Whiting's name is in handwriting (black ink). Pen-and-ink, red ink (contours), ... More

Plan of fortifications at Columbus, Ga.

Shows fortifications near Columbus, Georgia. Relief shown by hachures. Similar map appears in the U.S. War Dept.'s Atlas to accompany the official records of the Union and Confederate armies, 1891-95, pl. 132, ... More

Rock carved by drifting sand, below fortification rock, Arizona / T.H....

Plate no. 14. Originally published: Photographs showing landscapes, geological, and other features of portions of the western territory of the United States, obtained in connection with geographical and geolog... More

A collection of plans of fortifications and battles, 1684-1709 : [Euro...

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Guide leaflets for the tour of historic Civil War defenses, Washington...

Relief shown by contours on some maps. Title from title sheet (sheet #1). Facsims. of Civil War fortification maps of Washington D.C. Original version: [S.l. : s.n., 1861?-1865]. LC sheets imperfect: Use-worn, ... More

[Sketch map of fortifications in the vicinity of Fort Washington, Manh...

Relief shown by hachures. In German. Title devised by cataloger. Gift; Carroll B. Cox, Dana Point, Calif.; 1997. From the Johann Carl Philipp von Krafft papers in LC Manuscript Division. Pen-and-ink. Watermark ... More

Changing base round to the James river on the Pamunkey. Rebel fortific...

Steamship ferrying wagons on river. Signed lower right: A.R.W. Title inscribed below image. Inscribed lower right: Put in more boats if you like. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.580) Forms part of: Mo... More

Military maps of the United States. - Public domain map

Sketch of rebel fortifications at Hayne's Bluff.

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

Sumpter Prison, Andersonville, Georgia, June 1864

Shows the prison with wooden fence, 18 guard towers, the famous "deadline," the north and south gates, Sweetwater Creek, "Valley of Death," fortification, batteries, and cook house. He depicts overcrowding by a... More

Tel Deweir (Lachish). Exposed portion of Hyksos glacis, N.W. corner of...

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[German fortification with large gun under construction on the coast w...

Signed by photographer on print in lower left. Printed label on back of mount: Echte Naturfarben-Aufnahme im Bermpohl-Duxochrom-Verfahren aus dem Meisteratelier für Farbenfotografie Hermann Harz, Frankfurt-M-H... More

Guide leaflets for the tour of historic Civil War defenses, Washington...

Relief shown by contours on some maps. Title from title sheet (sheet #1). Facsims. of Civil War fortification maps of Washington D.C. Original version: [S.l. : s.n., 1861?-1865]. LC sheets imperfect: Use-worn, ... More

Plan du Fort Condé de la Mobille, marqué en rouge dans l'Etat quil est...

Relief shown pictorially and by shading. Shows Mobile and Fort Condé (later renamed Fort Charlotte), Alabama. "Echelle de cent cinquante toises." Pen-and-ink and watercolor (green, brown, red, yellow). "This Fr... More

[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

Map of the rebel position at Vicksburg, Miss., May 1863.

Shows the Union troops surrounding the Confederate fortified city of Vicksburg, Miss., with blockades and forces on both sides of the Mississippi River. Shows the locations of outlying Confederate forts and oth... More

One hundred years : [Washington D.C. and metropolitan area] /

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

Military maps illustrating the operations of the armies of the Potomac...

Shows fortifications and troop movement. Relief shown by hachures. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 517 Some sheets have the map title, border, and names of the surveyor added. Available also through the Library of... More

Guide leaflets for the tour of historic Civil War defenses, Washington...

Relief shown by contours on some maps. Title from title sheet (sheet #1). Facsims. of Civil War fortification maps of Washington D.C. Original version: [S.l. : s.n., 1861?-1865]. LC sheets imperfect: Use-worn, ... More

Fortification - Petersburg?, American Civil War Glass Negative.

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Rebel fortification near Wynns Mill, Confederate States of America

Signed lower right: Alfred R Waud. Title inscribed below image. Inscribed above image: Stockade of pointed stakes; Rebel Camp Covered way. Published in: Harper's Weekly, May 10, 1862, pp. 296-7. Gift, J.P. Morg... 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

Plan af Kjöbenhavn = Plan of Copenhagen /

City street map showing principal buildings, administrative wards, circumferential military fortifications (ramparts/bastions/canals, moats), and port facilities. Title on sheet and index in Danish and English.... More

Guide leaflets for the tour of historic Civil War defenses, Washington...

Relief shown by contours on some maps. Title from title sheet (sheet #1). Facsims. of Civil War fortification maps of Washington D.C. Original version: [S.l. : s.n., 1861?-1865]. LC sheets imperfect: Use-worn, ... More

Rebel fortification near Wynns Mill, Confederate States of America

Signed lower right: Alfred R Waud. Title inscribed below image. Inscribed above image: Stockade of pointed stakes; Rebel Camp Covered way. Published in: Harper's Weekly, May 10, 1862, pp. 296-7. Gift, J.P. Morg... More

Subject File: United States--War Department--Board of Ordnance & Fort...

The Wilbur and Orville Wright Papers is a collection of documents related to the Wright brothers, two American inventors who are credited with building and flying the first successful powered airplane. The coll... More

Military maps of the United States. - Public domain map

Rough plan of the defences of the harbour of Annapolis in Maryland /

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East of the Jordan and Dead Sea. Crusader fortification, Kerak

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Luxembourg, une fortresse tres-celebre de la duché de cette nom dans P...

Relief shown by hachures. Title and index in French and German; text in German. Appears in Seutter's Grosser Atlas worinnen enthalten alle die jenige geographisches Universal-Special- und Particular-Mappen, mit... More

Army map of the seat of war in Virginia, showing the battle fields, fo...

Scale ca. 1:183,000. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 448 Map of the Potomac River and vicinity from Harpers Ferry to Swan Point showing towns, roads, railroads, names and boundaries of counties, drainage, and reli... More

The Union assault on the Rebel works at Lee's Mill, Yorktown, Va.

Shows fortifications on opposite sides of the Warwick River, with the Confederate forces concentrated to the north of the river and the Union forces to the south around Lee's Mill.

A collection of plans of fortifications and battles, 1684-1709 : [Euro...

Public domain image of a historic building, 15th-16th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Military maps illustrating the operations of the armies of the Potomac...

Shows fortifications and troop movement. Relief shown by hachures. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 517 Some sheets have the map title, border, and names of the surveyor added. Available also through the Library of... More

[Plan of Fort Atkinson, Nebraska].

Public domain image of a historic building, 16th, 17th, 18th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.

Morro Castle, Havana Harbor /. 19th century, Library of Congress colle...

"A most excellent picture of the grim old fortress which stands at the entrance of Havana Harbor. The high ramparts and lofty battlements look very formidable. Parts of the stronghold date back to the seventeen... More

Cyprus. Kyoenia. St. Hilarion Castle from first line of fortification

Public domain photograph - historical image of Nevada, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Tabya eşkâlı : 19 levhadan ibaret tabya eşkâlı

Turkish Arabic script. Master microform held by: DLC Microfilm. Washington, D.C., United States Library of Congress, [19--]. 1 reel, 35 mm. Inscriptions on front and back covers: [tughra] el-Müstenid bi-tevfik... More

[Aihun, Luosha, Taiwan, Nei Menggu tu]

Scales differ. Manuscript on silk. Relief shown pictorially. Pictorial map. Bird's-eye view. Covers four frontier regions of the Manchu Dynasty, Aihun area, a military colony since the middle of the 17th centur... More

Guide leaflets for the tour of historic Civil War defenses, Washington...

Relief shown by contours on some maps. Title from title sheet (sheet #1). Facsims. of Civil War fortification maps of Washington D.C. Original version: [S.l. : s.n., 1861?-1865]. LC sheets imperfect: Use-worn, ... More

East face of Fort Sumter from top of palmetto fortification, Charlesto...

Photograph shows the damaged brick facade on the east face of Fort Sumter after the bombardment.

Plan général du Fort Septentrional du Detour des Anglois, tel qu'il es...

Relief shown pictorially. Shows buildings, internal facilities, and surrounding area. Pen-and-ink and watercolor. Mounted on cloth backing. Copy annotated in pencil in lower left margin: 84482. A progress repor... 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

Map of Richmond, Va., and surrounding country showing Rebel fortificat...

Scale ca. 1:70,000. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 640 Shows fortifications, street pattern of Richmond and Manchester, roads, railroads, towns, vegetation, drainage, relief by hachures, and rural houses. Descrip... More

Vladivostok Fortress, Fortification No. 9, (1914), view west toward Am...

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[Military map of Richmond and vicinity] /

Shows fortifications and names of some residents. Relief shown by hachures. Title, date, and scale from Stephenson's Civil War maps, 1989. Black-line print. Complete in 28 sheets. Photocopy negative has sheets ... More

A collection of plans of fortifications and battles, 1684-1709 : [Euro...

Public domain scan of 17th-18th century print, Flanders, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A collection of plans of fortifications and battles, 1684-1709 : [Euro...

Public domain document scan of a map, military, war history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

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

Union forts on Maryland shore - Public domain old map

Shows the names and configurations of Union fortifications on the Maryland side of the Potomac River in 1862, and in some cases the name of the regiment that built the structure. This appears to be a companion ... More

Capture of forts [sic] Henry ... Tennessee By U.S. Grant, January 1862...

Shows Confederate Fort Henry on the Tennessee River. The entire site was to include the fort on the low ground near the edge of the river with an entrenched camp (Fort Heiman) on a high plateau immediately abov... More

[Fortification with flag on escarpment overlooking river, possibly the...

Public domain photograph - Artillery gun, cannon, armed forces, military activity, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Barrel of a large gun with German soldier at fortification] / Hermann...

Signed by photographer on print in lower left. Blind stamp on print in lower right: HH Farbenfoto Harz Frankfurt a.M.-Höchst. Printed label on back of mount: Echte Naturfarben-Aufnahme im Bermpohl-Duxochrom-Ve... More

Fortification at San Juan harbor, Puerto Rico

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More

A collection of plans of fortifications and battles, 1684-1709 : [Euro...

Public domain scan of 17th-18th century print, Flanders, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

An exact plan of the city, fortifications & harbour of Havana in the i...

Relief shown pictorially. Depths shown by soundings. From Universal magazine of knowledge and pleasure. May 1762, v. 30. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1814 Available also through the Library of Congress ... 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

Plan of Genl Q. A. Gillmore's position on Morris Island, Charleston S....

Shows the progression of earthworks constructed to allow Union forces to approach Fort Wagner. Gillmore's troops reached the ditch surrounding the fort on September 6. The Confederate forces abandoned the fort ... More

Capture of forts [sic] ... Donelson, Tennessee By U.S. Grant, January ...

This map shows the area surrounding Fort Donelson, Tenn., including the Cumberland River, the town of Dover, and Fort Henry Road, and includes the locations of confederate earthworks as well as roads, buildings... More

Fort Lee. Historic map, Library of Congress

Shows fortification of Savannah, Georgia. Date from Stephenson's Civil War maps, 1989. Pen-and-ink on tracing cloth. LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.), S106, 181 Includes 5 cross sections. Available also through the ... More

Fort Thunderbolt. Historic map, Library of Congress

Shows fortification of Savannah, Georgia. Date from Stephenson's Civil War maps, 1989. Pen-and-ink on tracing cloth. LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.), S109, 185 Available also through the Library of Congress Web sit... More

Reverend Asbury Smith, representing the Maryland Keep Out of War Congr...

A black and white photo of a man sitting at a desk. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Tennessee 1:50,000. Fort Campbell military installation map

"Map information as of 1984." Relief shown by contours and spot heights. Standard map series designation: V741S. UTM grid: Zone 16S. "Printed by DMAHTC 5-86." Includes elevation guide, index map, conversion gra... More

Guide leaflets for the tour of historic Civil War defenses, Washington...

Relief shown by contours on some maps. Title from title sheet (sheet #1). Facsims. of Civil War fortification maps of Washington D.C. Original version: [S.l. : s.n., 1861?-1865]. LC sheets imperfect: Use-worn, ... More

Guide leaflets for the tour of historic Civil War defenses, Washington...

Relief shown by contours on some maps. Title from title sheet (sheet #1). Facsims. of Civil War fortification maps of Washington D.C. Original version: [S.l. : s.n., 1861?-1865]. LC sheets imperfect: Use-worn, ... More

Fort Federal Hill quickstep - Public domain American piano sheet music

[Philadelphia and neighborhood]. Historic map, Library of Congress

Scale ca. 1:20,400. Title from William Faden's Catalogue of a curious and valuable collection of original maps and plans. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Relief shown by hachures and shading. Shows line... More

A draught of the harbours of Port Royal and Kingston in Jamaica with t...

[Fortification on the outskirts of Paris. Section, elevation, and plan...

Plate 35. "From the collection of the Dukes of Wellington, Stratfield Saye." Title, date and provenance information from the donor's inventory. Kenneth H. Walker Collection. Item conserved and/or rehoused. Se... More

Fort Anderson, Paducah, Ky. / - Public domain dedication image

Pen-and-ink and watercolor. Oriented with north to the upper left. "Hd. Qr., U.S. Forces, Paducah, Keny., Jany. 4, 1861. Respectfully forwarded to the Hd. Qr. of the Dept. of the Missi., [signed] C. F. Smith, B... More

The Dardanelles and The Troad ; The Bosphorus and Constantinople /

Relief shown by hachures. Also shows "Forts & batteries" in red overprint, tidal banks, and anchorages. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Includes bar scales for nautica... More

U.S. forces establish bases in Liberia. These American soldiers statio...

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Rock carved by drifting sand, below fortification rock, Arizona / T.H....

Plate no. 14. Originally published: Photographs showing landscapes, geological, and other features of portions of the western territory of the United States, obtained in connection with geographical and geolog... More

A collection of plans of fortifications and battles, 1684-1709 : [Euro...

Public domain image of a historic building, 15th-16th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Southern Military Academy, relic of revolutionary fortification surrou...

Stereograph shows the Southern Military Academy; in the foreground is a very large boulder surrounded by black canisters and canonballs stacked in a pile. Card number: "No. 625." Forms part of the Larry Gotthe... More

Changing base round to the James river on the Pamunkey. Rebel fortific...

Steamship ferrying wagons on river. Signed lower right: A.R.W. Title inscribed below image. Inscribed lower right: Put in more boats if you like. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.580) Forms part of: Mo... More

A plan of the city of Louisbourg with its fortifications

Relief shown by hachures. Transfer from Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Aug. 2010. Gift from Mark Hutchins, Hutchins & Associates. Indexed. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a... More

Plano numero 1. de la barra, y Rio de San Juan desde su entrada hasta ...

Covers Saint Johns River and environs from Atlantic coast to current site of Jacksonville, Florida. Relief shown pictorially. Depths shown by soundings. Shows defenses and fortifications. Also shows vegetation ... More

Map of the Lower Peninsula of Virginia, April 1862.

Shows the Confederate and Union fortifications located between the York River to the north and the James River to the south during the Peninsular campaign of 1862.

Defenses of Washington, extract of military map of N.E. Virginia : sho...

Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings. Also shows woods and householders' names in rural areas. In lower left corner: Accompanying report of Brig. Gen. Richard Delafield ... dated October 30, 1865... More

Southern Military Academy - remains of old Revolutionary fortification...

Purchase; Robin Stanford; 2015; (DLC/PP-2015:022). From series: "War Views, no. 199." Forms part of: The Robin G. Stanford Collection. Digitized 2015 Funding from Center for Civil War Photography.

Guide leaflets for the tour of historic Civil War defenses, Washington...

Relief shown by contours on some maps. Title from title sheet (sheet #1). Facsims. of Civil War fortification maps of Washington D.C. Original version: [S.l. : s.n., 1861?-1865]. LC sheets imperfect: Use-worn, ... More

Guide leaflets for the tour of historic Civil War defenses, Washington...

Relief shown by contours on some maps. Title from title sheet (sheet #1). Facsims. of Civil War fortification maps of Washington D.C. Original version: [S.l. : s.n., 1861?-1865]. LC sheets imperfect: Use-worn, ... More

Military maps of the United States. - Public domain map

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

Plan du Petit Goâve et de son acul pour servir au projet général de sa...

Scale ca. 1:5,200. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor, on tracing paper. Has watermark. Relief shown by shading. Depths shown by soundings. Imperfect: Deteriorated and discolored along folds. On verso, uppe... More

A general & particular plan of the island of Castle William near Bosto...

Scale 1:600; 50 ft. to an in. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Has watermarks. Relief shown by shading. Oriented with north toward the upper right. Imperfect: Hole in center. "No. 11." Includes index to ... 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

A plan of the city and environs of Philadelphia : with the works and e...

Scale ca. 1:21,000. Shows names of rural landholders. Indexed for public buildings. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1327 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Vault AAC... More

Plan of Savannah and its environs in 1782.

Scale 1:12,000; 1,000 ft. to an in. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Has watermark. Relief shown by hachures. Oriented with north toward the lower right. Shows fortifications. LC Maps of North America, 1... More

Letter from Joseph Ballinger to Isaac Shelby

Situation of a part of the first line of defence of Lisbon /

Sketch of Charleston Harbor - Public domain old map

Scale ca. 1:70,000. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 385 Shows fortifications, street pattern of Charleston, vegetation, and a few soundings. Insets: Castle Pinckney. 7 x 5 cm-Fort Sumpter [sic]. 7 x 6 cm-Fort Moul... More

Map of the seat of war, positions of the rebel forces, batteries, entr...

Scale ca. 1:800,000. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 450.3 Includes a mileage table. Reference is made in the lower margin to the "battle of Bull's [sic] Run, fought on Sunday, the 21st July [1861], about 22,000 u... More

Map of the Rebel fortifications at Columbus, Ky. /

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

Plans & views of Rebel defences, coast of South Carolina

Scale not given. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 367 Contents: Fort "Walker," Hilton Head Isld., S.C. Scale 1:2000. 17 x 15 cm.-Ground plan and view of fort on Botany-Bay Isld. North Edisto R. Scale 1:2000. 12 x 1... More

Mobile and vicinity / Historic map, Library of Congress

Relief shown by hachures. Civil War salted paper maps. LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.), S16. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. LC copy annotated in red showing fortification... More

Plan of the Rebel attack on Washington, D.C., 11th & 12th July 1864.

Map shows the location of Union fortifications around Washington, D.C., and the presence of Confederate forces under Gordon, Ramseur and Rhodes poised on the outskirts of the city.