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A map of the most inhabited part of New England; containing the provinces of Massachusets Bay and New Hampshire, with the colonies of Konektikut and Rhode Island, divided into counties and townships: The whole composed from actual surveys and its situation adjusted by astronomical observations.

A map of the most inhabited part of New England; containing the provin...

Scale ca. 1:440,000. Hand colored. Prime meridian: London and Ferro. Relief shown pictorially. Includes compilation data and insets of "Fort Frederik," ca. 1:1,680 and "A plan of Boston Harbor from an accurate ... More

Plan de la riuiere de Suriname, de la ville de Paramaribo, es de fort Zelandia.

Plan de la riuiere de Suriname, de la ville de Paramaribo, es de fort ...

Relief shown pictorially. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Includes index of places and inset of fort Zelandia.

Plan général du Fort Septentrional du Detour des Anglois, tel qu'il est présentement : [Louisiana] /

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

Plan of Fort Meigs' and its environs : compricing [sic] the operations of the American forces, under Genl. W.H. Harrison, and the British Army and their allies, under Genl. Proctor and Tecumseh /

Plan of Fort Meigs' and its environs : compricing [sic] the operations...

Ms. pictorial map showing troop positions during the Siege of Fort Meigs, Perrysburg (Ohio), 1813. Pen-and-ink and watercolors. Text, descriptive notes, and poem are mechanically printed on the sheet. Brittle, ... More

Plan of the attack by gun-boats on Forts Strong and Lee, Cape Fear River, N.C. February 20th and 21st 1865

Plan of the attack by gun-boats on Forts Strong and Lee, Cape Fear Riv...

Scale ca. 1:9,250. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 316.44 From Message of the President of the United States, and accompanying documents, to the two houses of Congress, at the commencement of the first session of ... More

A new and accurate map of the English empire in North America; Representing their rightful claim as confirmed by charters and the formal surrender of their Indian friends; likewise the encroachments of the French, with the several forts they have unjustly erected therein

A new and accurate map of the English empire in North America; Represe...

Scale ca. 1:7,200,000. Hand colored. Relief shown pictorially. "Longitude west from Ferro." "Sold by Wm. Herbert ... & Robt. Sayer ... " LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 62 Includes notes. Maps in margin: A... More

This plan of the harbour, town, and forts of Porto Bello (taken by Edward Vernon, esqr. vice admiral of the Blue on the 22d of November 1739 with six men of war only)

This plan of the harbour, town, and forts of Porto Bello (taken by Edw...

Relief shown pictorially. Depths shown by soundings. "Published March 27th, 1740 ..." Oriented with north toward the lower left. Includes index and ill. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site a... More

A plan of the city of New-York & its environs to Greenwich, on the North or Hudsons River, and to Crown Point, on the East or Sound River, shewing the several streets, publick buildings, docks, fort & battery, with the true form & course of the commanding grounds, with and without the town.

A plan of the city of New-York & its environs to Greenwich, on the Nor...

Scale ca. 1:6,300. Dedicated "To the Honble. Thos. Gage ... " Relief shown by hachures. Includes text, index to points of interest, and inset "A chart of the entrance to New York from Sandy Hook, shewing the pr... More

Ile de Fîleh (Philae) Plan des ruines principales / / dessiné par Félix Teynard, d'après les plans de la gde description de l'Ègypte ; gravé par Félix Penel.

Ile de Fîleh (Philae) Plan des ruines principales / / dessiné par Féli...

Map showing the principle archaeological ruins and geographical features of the island of Philae, Egypt. Illus. in: Égypte et Nubie : sites et monuments les plus intéressants pour l'étude de l'art et de l'histo... More

Fort Sumter South Carolina,  1860  (Map)

Fort Sumter South Carolina, 1860 (Map)

Public domain scan of a plan, map, architecture drawing, or diagram, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.

A plan of the city of New-York & its environs to Greenwich, on the North or Hudsons River, and to Crown Point, on the East or Sound River, shewing the several streets, publick buildings, docks, fort & battery, with the true form & course of the commanding grounds, with and without the town. Survey'd in the winter, 1775 [i.e. 1766]

A plan of the city of New-York & its environs to Greenwich, on the Nor...

Scale ca. 1:6,300. Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by form lines. Dedicated to Major Gen. Thos. Gage. Includes descriptive note, "References," and inset "A chart of the entrance to New York from Sandy Ho... More

A map of the most inhabited part of New England; containing the provinces of Massachusets Bay and New Hampshire, with the colonies of Konektikut and Rhode Island, divided into counties and townships: The whole composed from actual surveys and its situation adjusted by astronomical observations.

A map of the most inhabited part of New England; containing the provin...

Scale ca. 1:440,000. Hand colored. Prime meridian: London and Ferro. Relief shown pictorially. Includes compilation data and insets of "Fort Frederik," ca. 1:1,680 and "A plan of Boston Harbor from an accurate ... More

A plan of Pensacola and its environs in its present state, from an actual survey in 1778.

A plan of Pensacola and its environs in its present state, from an act...

Scale ca. 1:4,000. Manuscript, pen-and-ink. Has watermarks. Relief shown by hachures. Cadastral map. Indexed. Imperfect; part of upper right corner torn out. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1661 Available ... More

Rebel defences sic of Charleston Harbor, S.C., December 11th, 1864

Rebel defences sic of Charleston Harbor, S.C., December 11th, 1864

Outlines the harbor of Charleston, S.C., beginning with the convergence of the Ashley and Cooper rivers and continuing to the Atlantic Ocean. Sneden traveled through the harbor on a Confederate steamer on Dece... More

Curaçao, Historic map, Library of Congress

Curaçao, Historic map, Library of Congress

Scale ca. 1:120,000. Relief shown by hachures. Hand colored. Published in the 1795 ed. of Thomas Jefferys' West-India atlas. First published by Robert Sayer for the 1775 ed. of the same work. Three copies. Copy... More

The course of Delaware River from Philadelphia to Chester, exhibiting the several works erected by the rebels to defend its passage, with the attacks made upon them by His Majesty's land & sea forces.

The course of Delaware River from Philadelphia to Chester, exhibiting ...

Scale ca. 1:33,200. Hand colored. Shows soundings and disposition of ships, etc. Includes "A sketch of Fort Island" and "Profile and plan of the sunk frames or chevaux de frise which formed the stackadoes in th... More

A topographical map of the northn. part of New York Island, exhibiting the plan of Fort Washington, now Fort Knyphausen, with the rebels lines to the southward, which were forced by the troops under the command of the Rt. Honble. Earl Percy, on the 16th Novr. 1776, and survey'd immediately after by order of His Lordship. To which is added the attack made to the northd. by the Hessians.

A topographical map of the northn. part of New York Island, exhibiting...

Scale ca. 1:20,000. Hand colored. Has watermark. Relief shown by hachures. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Includes descriptive index. Vault AACR2: 100; 651/1; 651/2; 700

A map of the new governments of East & West Florida /

A map of the new governments of East & West Florida /

Shows Indian villages, Fort Mobile, "la Balise Ft., Pensacola," "Old Town," and "New Town," rivers and inlets, anchorages, and soundings. Relief shown by contours. Prime meridian: London. From the Gentleman's M... More

Colton's new topographical map of the eastern portion of the state of North Carolina with part of Virginia & South Carolina from the latest & best authorities.

Colton's new topographical map of the eastern portion of the state of ...

Copyright statement inside the bottom neat line has been changed to read "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1861 by J. H. Colton [& Co.]" Bar scale has been added to this and subsequent issues. P... More

Colton's South Carolina Historic map, Library of Congress

Colton's South Carolina Historic map, Library of Congress

Scale ca. 1:1,300,000. Cover title: Colton's map of South Carolina. Hand colored. Reference meridians: Greenwich and Washington. Relief shown by hachures. "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1855 ... More

A plan of the inlets & rivers of Savannah & Warsaw in the Province of Georgia.

A plan of the inlets & rivers of Savannah & Warsaw in the Province of ...

Scale ca. 1:32,000; 220 chains, 80 to a mile & 1/2 mile to an in. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Relief shown pictorially. Depths shown by soundings. Oriented with north to the right. Shows area betwee... More

A plan of the attack of Fort Washington, now Fort Knyphausen, and of the American lines on New-York Island by the King's troops, on the 16th of November 1776.

A plan of the attack of Fort Washington, now Fort Knyphausen, and of t...

Scale ca. 1:20,000. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Has watermarks. Relief shown by hachures. Includes descriptive index. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1159 Available also through the Library of ... More

A map of that part of Pensylvania now the principle [sic] seat of war in America, wherein may be seen the situation of Philadelphia, Red Bank, Mud Island, & Germantown.

A map of that part of Pensylvania now the principle [sic] seat of war ...

Scale 1:63,360; an in. to a mile. Relief shown pictorially. "Between the two lines that cross Philadelphia was the first plan of that city." LC copy has annotation "17" in upper right corner. Includes notes on ... More

Colton's South Carolina Historic map, Library of Congress

Colton's South Carolina Historic map, Library of Congress

Scale ca. 1:1,3000,000. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 358.7 "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1855 by J. H. Colton." General map showing county and state boundaries, cities and towns, roads and r... More

Plan du fort projetteʾ au nouveau Bilocxy.

Plan du fort projetteʾ au nouveau Bilocxy.

Pen-and-ink and watercolor. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.

A plan of Fort St. Louis, St. Joseph, St. Jago & of St. Philip scituated at ye entrance of Cartagena Harbour or Boca-Chica with ye parts adjacent and also of the attacks made against the said forts /

A plan of Fort St. Louis, St. Joseph, St. Jago & of St. Philip scituat...

In lower margin: To his grace Iohn Duke of Montagu, this plan is most humbly dedicated by his graces, most dutifull & most obedient servant, Iohn Thomas. Oriented with north to the left. Pen-and-ink and waterco... More

A Plan of the fort at Chiegnecto - Public domain old map

A Plan of the fort at Chiegnecto - Public domain old map

Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Oriented with north toward the upper left. Has watermark. Includes index to points of interest and profile view. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site a... More

Plan of Fort George at Pensacola. - Public domain map

Plan of Fort George at Pensacola. - Public domain map

Scale 1:1,600; 50 ft. to an in. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Deteriorated along left edge. Oriented with north toward the right. Includes index to areas within fort, signed "C. Towne, 9th. October 17... More

No. 2 plan of fort for Sta. Rosa Id., Pensacola Harbour, shewing the general dimensions and the relations of the several parts of the work.

No. 2 plan of fort for Sta. Rosa Id., Pensacola Harbour, shewing the g...

Plan of Fort Pickens at western end of Santa Rosa Island, Florida. Annotated in pencil on verso: By transfer, chief, Engineer Office, War Department. Oriented with north to the left. Pen-and-ink and watercolor.... More

Colton's new topographical map of the eastern portion of the state of North Carolina with part of Virginia & South Carolina from the latest & best authorities.

Colton's new topographical map of the eastern portion of the state of ...

Copyright statement inside the bottom neat line has been changed to read "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1861 by J. H. Colton [& Co.]" Bar scale has been added to this and subsequent issues. P... More

Plan of Fort Donelson and its outworks. [Feb. 1862]

Plan of Fort Donelson and its outworks. [Feb. 1862]

Scale 1:7200. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 409 Shows topography by hachures, drainage, vegetation, roads, houses, fences, a plan of Dover, fallen timber, "enemy's" tents and log huts, water batteries, entrenchm... More

Plan of Fort Sedgwick generally known as Fort Hell

Plan of Fort Sedgwick generally known as Fort Hell

Scale ca. 1:3880. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 543 Shows "front [and] rear line of works," artillery positions, magazines, bomb proofs, covered ways, stockade, and sutler's tent. Description derived from publis... More

Plan of the attack on Fort William Henry and Ticonderoga; showing the road from Fort Edward, Montcalm's camp and wharf of landing, &c.

Plan of the attack on Fort William Henry and Ticonderoga; showing the ...

Scale 1:253,440; 4 miles to an in. Title from Philip Lee Phillips' A list of maps of America, p. 852. Manuscript, pen-and-ink. Has watermark. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster ... More

Plan and sections of the redoubt at Billingsfort and plan of the rebel fort marked yellow.

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

Sketch H. showing the progress of the survey in section no. VIII, from 1846 to 1862.

Sketch H. showing the progress of the survey in section no. VIII, from...

Scale 1:600,000. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 35.5 From its Report of the Superindent of the Coast Survey, showing the progress of the survey during the year 1862. (Washington, Government Printing Office, 1864)... More

Fort Johnson, section of map of the defences of Charleston Harbor, South Carolina

Fort Johnson, section of map of the defences of Charleston Harbor, Sou...

Scale 1:1200. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 386 Below neat line of map: Furnished by the War Department to the City Council of Charleston, S.C. Shows topography by hachures, drainage, vegetation, batteries, and ... More

A Plan of Fort Ontario built at Oswego in 1759

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

Plan of the fort and fortress at Crown Point with their environs. With the disposition of the English Army under the command of Genl. Amherst encamp'd there 1759.

Plan of the fort and fortress at Crown Point with their environs. With...

Scale 1:7,200; 200 yards to an in. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Relief shown by shading and hachures. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Includes "References."... More

Plan of the town and fort of Grenada

Plan of the town and fort of Grenada

Scale ca. 1:3,600. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Has watermark. Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings. Inset: The isle of Grenada. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 2102 LC Luso-Hispa... More

Plan of the town & fort of Grenada - Public domain map

Plan of the town & fort of Grenada - Public domain map

Shows town, fort, and harbor of Saint George's. Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings. In upper margin: For the London Magazine. From London magazine, or, Gentleman's monthly intelligencer. Decemb... More

Plan of Fort Mifflin on Mud Island, with the batteries on Province Island.

Plan of Fort Mifflin on Mud Island, with the batteries on Province Isl...

Scale ca. 1:1,750. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Oriented with north toward the lower right. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1348 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a rast... More

Direction des Iles du Vent, Ile de Tabago, 1er germinal an 11 : plan du fort Scarborough ci-devant de Castries, tel qu'il a été livre'aux troupes françaises, par les Anglais, le 15. vendémiaire an 11

Direction des Iles du Vent, Ile de Tabago, 1er germinal an 11 : plan d...

Pen-and-ink and watercolors. Includes index and relief profile. Printed label mounted verso: Ch. Picquet, géographe ordinaire du roi et du S.A.S. Monseigr. le Duc d'Orléans. A Paris, Quai de Conti no. 17, entre... More

Plan of the fortification at Mobile Point

Plan of the fortification at Mobile Point

Relief shown pictorially. Pen-and-ink, pencil, and watercolor. Indexed. "Office of Chief of Engineers, War Department. 58510 466" on verso. Minimal level cataloging record. Available also through the Library of... More

Plan of Charleston Harbor, and its fortifications

Plan of Charleston Harbor, and its fortifications

Scale 1:31,680. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 373 Shows channel, low water mark and soundings, drainage, roads, railroads, some dwellings, a plan of the city, and forts. Description derived from published biblio... More

Potomac River at Washington D.C., plan showing how reclaimed area may be utilized /

Potomac River at Washington D.C., plan showing how reclaimed area may ...

Shows dredged and reclaimed areas with proposed roads and plantings for the Potomac parks. Depths shown by soundings. Oriented with north toward the upper left. Includes text, 3 cross-sections, statistical tabl... More

Curaçao, Historic map, Library of Congress

Curaçao, Historic map, Library of Congress

Scale ca. 1:120,000. Relief shown by hachures. Hand colored. Published in the 1795 ed. of Thomas Jefferys' West-India atlas. First published by Robert Sayer for the 1775 ed. of the same work. Three copies. Copy... More

Plan of a rout undertaken in winter, Jany. 26th, from Quebec, the capital of Canada, to the frontier settlements of the Township of Topsham near Brunswick Fort on the River Ammerascaegun in the Province of New Hampshire, Feby. 20th 1760 /

Plan of a rout undertaken in winter, Jany. 26th, from Quebec, the capi...

Scale 1:506,880; miles 8 to an in. Manuscript; pen-and-ink and watercolor. Oriented with north to the right. Relief shown pictorially. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 808 Available also through the Library... More

[The course of Delaware River from Philadelphia to Chester, exhibiting the several works erected by the rebels to defend its passage, with the attacks made upon them by His Majesty's land & sea forces.

[The course of Delaware River from Philadelphia to Chester, exhibiting...

Scale ca. 1:32,400. Title from the author's The course of Delaware River ... 1778. Manuscript, pen-and-ink (black and red) and watercolor. Shows soundings, disposition of ships, etc. Names "Fort Mifflin" and "F... More

A plan of the Forts Montgomery & Clinton as taken by His Majesty's forces under the command of Genl. Sr. Henry Clinton the 6th. of Octr. 1777.

A plan of the Forts Montgomery & Clinton as taken by His Majesty's for...

Scale ca. 1:18,000 (not ca. 1:6,000 as depicted by bar scale). Has watermarks. Relief shown by hachures. Pictorial map. Includes index entitled "Explanation." LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1189 Available... More

A plan of Mud Fort at Sackets Harbour : on a scale of ten yards to an inch Sackets Harbour June 20th 1814

A plan of Mud Fort at Sackets Harbour : on a scale of ten yards to an ...

Relief shown pictorially. Pen-and-ink, pencil, and watercolor. In upper right: "N.13. By placing these letters under those on the plan of the Smith Cantonment the relative situation of these works will be show... More

Part of Charleston Harbor, embracing forts Moultrie, Sumter, Johnson, and Castle Pinckney, also Sullivan, James & Morris islands; and showing the position of the Star of the West, when fired into from Morris Island.

Part of Charleston Harbor, embracing forts Moultrie, Sumter, Johnson, ...

Scale ca. 1:31,000. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 374 Shows the channel, drainage, vegetation, roads, plan of the city, and forts. A portrait of Major Anderson, commander of Fort Sumter, is in the upper right co... More

Coast of South Carolina from Charleston to Hilton Head.

Coast of South Carolina from Charleston to Hilton Head.

Scale 1:200,000. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 365.7 From its Report of the Superintendent of the Coast Survey, showing the progress of the survey during the year 1862 (Washington, Government Printing Office, 18... More

Fort Myer, Commissary Sergeant's Quarters, Washington Avenue between Johnson Lane & Custer Road, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia

Fort Myer, Commissary Sergeant's Quarters, Washington Avenue between J...

Significance: The Commissary Sergeant's Quarters at Fort Myer (Building No. 42) was constructed in 1877 to a standard plan issued by the Quartermaster General's Office in 1876, possibly designed by the Quarterm... More

Plan of Fort William Henry and camp at Lake George.

Plan of Fort William Henry and camp at Lake George.

Scale ca. 1:4,800. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Relief shown by hachures and shading. Includes descriptive index to military positions. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1121 Available also throug... More

A general & particular plan of the island of Castle William near Boston, shewing the works in their original & present state, together with sections thro' the same. Carried on and survey'd under the direction of and by John Montrésor, Esqr., engineer extraordinary & Capt. Lieut. by order of the Honble: Thomas Gage, Esqr., Lieutenant General and Commander in Chief of His Majesty's forces in North America.

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 topographical map of the northn. part of New York Island, exhibiting the plan of Fort Washington, now Fort Knyphausen, with the rebels lines to the southward, which were forced by the troops under the command of the Rt. Honble. Earl Percy on the 16th. Novr. 1776, and survey'd immediately after by order of His Lordship,

A topographical map of the northn. part of New York Island, exhibiting...

Scale ca. 1:20,000. Relief shown by hachures LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1160 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Vault AACR2: 100; 651/1; 651/2

[Plan d'Amboy. Vues de la rade de Charles-Town et de Fort Sulivan, mai 1780.

[Plan d'Amboy. Vues de la rade de Charles-Town et de Fort Sulivan, mai...

Scale ca. 1:25,600. Title from Philip Lee Phillips' List of maps of America. Has watermark. Relief shown by hachures. The view of Charleston Harbor concerns the assault on Fort Sulivan during the siege of Charl... More

Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine, Maryland

Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine, Maryland

Bird's-eye view of Fort McHenry as during the bombardment of 1814. "*GPO: 1992--312-248/60010. Reprint 1990." Alternate title at lower left: The defense of Fort McHenry. Oriented with north to the left. Include... More

Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine, Maryland

Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine, Maryland

Bird's-eye view of Fort McHenry as during the bombardment of 1814. "*GPO: 1998--432-903/60237. Reprint 1998." Oriented with north to the left. Includes text, location map [inset], fort plan with index of instal... More

Plans & views of Rebel defences, coast of South Carolina

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

Colton's new topographical map of the eastern portion of the state of North Carolina with part of Virginia & South Carolina from the latest & best authorities.

Colton's new topographical map of the eastern portion of the state of ...

LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), S122,305 Printed by .... Cooper appears in the lower left corner. Inscriberd on verso: Compliments of Capt. A.S. Kimball, AQM [illegible]. "Entered according to Act of Congress, in... More

An east prospect of the city of Philadelphia; taken by George Heap from the Jersey shore, under the direction of Nicholas Scull surveyor general of the Province of Pennsylvania / engrav'd by T. Jefferys.

An east prospect of the city of Philadelphia; taken by George Heap fro...

Print shows a view of Philadelphia from across the Delaware River with many ships in the foreground; includes vignettes of the "Battery" and the "State house," as well as a street plan between the Schuylkill an... More

A plan of Fort George at the city of New-York.

A plan of Fort George at the city of New-York.

Scale ca. 1:330. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Oriented with north to the bottom. Includes index to buildings. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1139 Available also through the Library of Congress ... More

Curaçao, from the Dutch originals, of Gerard van Keulen, regulated by astronomical observations

Curaçao, from the Dutch originals, of Gerard van Keulen, regulated by ...

Scale ca. 1:120,000. Relief shown by hachures. Hand colored, in yellows. Includes inset of "Plan of Fort Amsterdam" and profiles of relief. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster im... More

A plan of the attack of Fort Sulivan, near Charles Town in South Carolina : by a squadron of His Majesty's ships, on the 28th of June 1776, with the disposition of the King's land forces, and the encampments and entrenchments of the rebels from the drawings made on the spot /

A plan of the attack of Fort Sulivan, near Charles Town in South Carol...

Scale ca. 1:26,200. Depths shown by soundings. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789 1545 British squadron represented pictorially. Inset: Plan of the platform in Sulivans Fort, by Lt. Colonel Thos. James of the ... More

Map of the seat of war! - Public domain vintage map

Map of the seat of war! - Public domain vintage map

Another issue. Various scales. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 17 Containing a map of the vicinity of Washington, Baltimore, Harper's Ferry and Annapolis, with five mile distance lines from Washington. Map showing... More

Plan of Fort Donelson and outworks : [Tennessee] /

Plan of Fort Donelson and outworks : [Tennessee] /

Shows the fort, town of Dover, fortifications, "Enemies' tents", "Enemies' log huts", woods, and areas of fallen timber. Relief shown by hachures and form lines. At lower right in handwriting: Engr. Dept. July ... More

Plan of Fort Anderson, Cape Fear River, N.C. showing the line of attack by the gun-boats February 18th 1865

Plan of Fort Anderson, Cape Fear River, N.C. showing the line of attac...

Scale ca. 1:5500. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 309.9 From Message of the President of the United States, and accompanying documents, to the two houses of Congress, at the commencement of the first session of th... More

A plan of the town and chart of the harbour of Boston : exhibiting a view of the islands, castle forts, and entrances into the said harbour.

A plan of the town and chart of the harbour of Boston : exhibiting a v...

Depths shown by soundings. From Gentleman's magazine, vol. 45, Jan. 1775. In center of lower margin: Feby. 1st 1775. Phillips. Maps of America. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 950 Available also through th... More

Curaçao, Historic map, Library of Congress

Curaçao, Historic map, Library of Congress

Scale ca. 1:120,000. Relief shown by hachures. Hand colored. Published in the 1795 ed. of Thomas Jefferys' West-India atlas. First published by Robert Sayer for the 1775 ed. of the same work. Three copies. Copy... More

An east prospect of the city of Philadelphia; taken by George Heap from the Jersey shore, under the direction of Nicholas Scull surveyor general of the Province of Pennsylvania / engrav'd by T. Jefferys.

An east prospect of the city of Philadelphia; taken by George Heap fro...

Print shows a view of Philadelphia from across the Delaware River with many ships in the foreground; includes vignettes of the "Battery" and the "State house," as well as a street plan between the Schuylkill an... More

Carte réduite de l'isle de la Martinique

Carte réduite de l'isle de la Martinique

Scale ca. 1:350,000. Relief shown pictorially. Depths shown by soundings. Prime meridian: Paris. "No. 79." Inset: Plan du Cul de Sac Royal de la Martinique. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 2045 Available a... More

Plan of the town and citadel of Fort Royal, the capital of Martinico with the Bay of Cul de Sac Royal /

Plan of the town and citadel of Fort Royal, the capital of Martinico w...

Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 2051 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Inset: Port du Carenage. LC copy annotat... More

Plan of the Isle aux Noix, in the River Richelieu, and Province of Canada.

Plan of the Isle aux Noix, in the River Richelieu, and Province of Can...

Scale 1:2,400; 200 ft. to an in. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Relief shown by shading. Oriented with north toward the upper right. Annotated on verso: No. 4. Plan of the Isle aux Noix. LC Maps of Nor... More

A plan of the city of New-York & its environs to Greenwich, on the north or Hudsons River, and to Crown Point, on the east or Sound River, shewing the several streets, publick buildings, docks, fort & battery, with the true form & course of the commanding grounds, with and without the town.

A plan of the city of New-York & its environs to Greenwich, on the nor...

Scale ca. 1:6,300. Relief shown by hachures. Dedicated to Major Gen. Thos. Gage. Described in I. N. P. Stokes' Iconography of Manhattan Island. Includes descriptive note, "References," and inset of "A chart of ... More

Plan of Fort Rosalia. - Public domain vintage map

Plan of Fort Rosalia. - Public domain vintage map

Oriented with North to the right. Available also through the Library of Congress web site as a raster image.

A plan of the Narrows of Hells-gate in the East River, near which batteries of cannon and mortars were erected on Long Island with a view to take off the defences and make breaches in the rebel fort on the opposite shore to facilitate a landing of troops on New York Island.

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

Carte de la Dominique, prise par les françois le 7 septembre 1778. Avec le Plan du débarquement, et de l'attague des forts et batteries par les troupes et les frégates de Sa Majesté. Dédiée a M. de Sartine, Ministre et secrétaire d'État au Département de la marine et des colonies

Carte de la Dominique, prise par les françois le 7 septembre 1778. Ave...

Scale ca. 1:60,000. Hand colored. Relief shown by hachures. Shows parish boundaries. Appears in Guillaume de l'Isle and the author's Atlas géographique et universal. 1781 [i.e. 1784] v. 2. no. 136. Includes loc... More

Plan of the attack of the Forts Clinton & Montgomery, upon Hudsons River, which were stormed by His Majesty's forces under the command of Sir Henry Clinton, K.B., on the 6th of Octr. 1777.

Plan of the attack of the Forts Clinton & Montgomery, upon Hudsons Riv...

Scale ca. 1:21,250. Hand colored. Has watermarks. Relief shown by hachures and shading. Pictorial map. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1196 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a rast... More

Plan of Forts Green, Laurence & Swift and lines of intrenchments constructed in the vicinity of Brooklyn for the defence of the city of New York.

Plan of Forts Green, Laurence & Swift and lines of intrenchments const...

Relief shown pictorially. Pen-and-ink, pencil, and watercolor. Oriented with north to the upper right. Handwritten annotation on recto: No. 39. "Office of Chief of Engineers, War Department. 58510 6199" on vers... More

Map of the seat of war! - Public domain vintage map

Map of the seat of war! - Public domain vintage map

Various scales. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 16 Containing a map of the vicinity of Washington, Baltimore, Harper's Ferry and Annapolis, with five mile distance lines from Washington. Map showing the railroad r... More

Plan of Fort Henry and its outworks. [Feb. 1862] /

Plan of Fort Henry and its outworks. [Feb. 1862] /

Relief shown by hachures. Shows drainage, vegetation, roads, fallen timber, and a plan of the fort, with guns and quarters lettered and explained by a key. A profile of the fort and one of the rifle pits appear... More

Plan of Fort Henry and its outworks. [Feb. 1862]

Plan of Fort Henry and its outworks. [Feb. 1862]

Scale ca. 1:6488. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 413 Shows topography by hachures, drainage, vegetation, roads, fallen timber, and a plan of the fort, with guns and quarters lettered and explained by a key. A pro... More

Old Fort Rosalie Gift Shop, 500 South Canal Street, Natchez, Adams County, MS

Old Fort Rosalie Gift Shop, 500 South Canal Street, Natchez, Adams Cou...

Significance: Although not initially envisioned as a restaurant, the plan for the building was always tied to the tourist trade. It served as the gift shop and visitors' entrance for Jefferson Davis Dickson's 1... More

Plan of Annapolis Royal in Nova Scotia

Plan of Annapolis Royal in Nova Scotia

Shows the fort in detail. Pen-and-ink and watercolor. Mounted on cloth. Includes index and "Section thro' the wharf shewing the design for a dock to clean his Majestys ships of war". Shows "the late Govr. Cosby... More

Plan of New Orleans the capital of Louisiana; with the disposition of its quarters and canals as they have been traced by Mr. de la Tour in the year 1720.

Plan of New Orleans the capital of Louisiana; with the disposition of ...

Scale ca. 1:5,000. "Pa. 148" under brown edging. Insets: The course of Mississipi River, from Bayagoulas to the sea [ca. 1:800,000]--The east mouth of the Mississipi, with the plan of Fort la Balise which defen... More

A plan of the land between Fort Mossy and St. Augustine in the province of East Florida.

A plan of the land between Fort Mossy and St. Augustine in the provinc...

Scale ca. 1:7,900. Manuscript, pen-and-ink. Has watermarks. Oriented with north to the right. Shows "Spanish old fields overgrown with scrubs." LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1635 LC Luso-Hispanic World, ... More

[A plan of the attack of Fort Sulivan, near Charles Town in South Carolina by a squadron of His Majesty's ships on the 28th day of June 1776, with the disposition of the King's land forces and the encampments and entrenchments of the rebels, from the drawings made on the spot.

[A plan of the attack of Fort Sulivan, near Charles Town in South Caro...

Scale ca. 1:25,500. Title from engraved map published by Faden in 1776. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Includes inset "Plan of the platform in Sullivan's Fort." Annotated by Lt. Colonel Thos. James of ... More

Sketch of Fort Fisher - Public domain vintage map

Sketch of Fort Fisher - Public domain vintage map

Scale ca. 1:1500. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 312 Large-scale plane of the fort showing the position, type and size of guns, and the location of "torpedoes," roads, buildings, rifle pits, telegraph station, ve... More

Map showing siege operations against forts Sumter and Wagner, between July 13th & Sept. 7th, 1863, Maj. T. B. Brooks, A.D.C. & Assist. Engrs. Published by permission of Genl. Gillmore at the U.S. Coast Survey Office.

Map showing siege operations against forts Sumter and Wagner, between ...

Scale ca. 1:6,750. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 389 Shows drainage, roads, high and low water line, 6-ft. and 12-ft. depth curve, batteries, trenches, stockades, and a plan of Fort Wagner. Fort Sumter does not ... More

Fort Sedgwick /, Confederate States of America.

Fort Sedgwick /, Confederate States of America.

Detailed plan of fort with four cross sections. Sun print. LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.), 542 Description derived from published bibliography. Civil War salted paper maps. AL-10. Available also through the Librar... More

Plan and sections of Fort Fisher, carried by assault by the U.S. forces, Maj. Gen. A.H. Terry commanding, Jan. 15th, 1865 /

Plan and sections of Fort Fisher, carried by assault by the U.S. force...

"Head qurtrs., U.S. forces, Fort Fisher, Jan. 27th, 1865, forwarded to Engineer Dept. with letter of this date, C.B. Comstock, Lt. Col., A.D.C. & Brvt. Brig. Gen. &&." Relief shown by hachures. From the Orlando... More

Plan de la va. y Fuerte Rl. de la Isla Martinica.

Plan de la va. y Fuerte Rl. de la Isla Martinica.

Relief shown by hachures. Oriented with north toward the lower left. Watermarks: I. Honig; and, fleur-de-lis. Black and brown inks. Mounted on cloth backing. LC Luso-Hispanic World, 520 Available also through t... More

Plan of Fort George and adjacent works at Pensacola in West Florida.

Plan of Fort George and adjacent works at Pensacola in West Florida.

Scale 1:1,800; 150 ft. to an in. Manuscript; pen-and-ink and watercolor. Relief shown by shading and hachures. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1659 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site a... More

Fort on Charlestown Point. - Public domain architectural plan drawing

Fort on Charlestown Point. - Public domain architectural plan drawing

Scale 1:3,168; 264 ft. to 1 in. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Has watermark. Relief shown by hachures. On verso, in a different hand: W. H. Spooner, No. 1. One of a series of 5 drawings, in the same h... More

Sketch plan of Columbiad Battery, Fort Holt, Ky. [opposite Cairo, Ill.].

Sketch plan of Columbiad Battery, Fort Holt, Ky. [opposite Cairo, Ill....

Pen-and-ink and watercolor. "Engr. Dept., July 18/64. Recd. with Gen. Cullum's letter of the 16th inst. (C5621)." Stamped on verso: By transfer, Chief Engineers Office, War Department. Imperfect: Brittle, torn,... More

J. H. Colton's topographical map of North and South Carolina. A large portion of Georgia & part of adjoining states. Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1861 by J.H. Colton

J. H. Colton's topographical map of North and South Carolina. A large ...

Scale ca. 1:1,550,000. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 8 "No. 12" in upper left corner. Copyright no. "410" and the date "Sept. 10, 1861" written in ink in lower margin. Indicates forts, towns, roads, railroads, c... More

Sea coast defences. Historic map, Library of Congress

Sea coast defences. Historic map, Library of Congress

Scale not given. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 365 Confederate imprint. Suggested "system of defence for smaller ports and inlets" in South Carolina, signed "G.M." and illustrated by a plan of a fort. Gabriel Ma... More

Colton's new topographical map of the eastern portion of the State of North Carolina with part of Virginia & South Carolina from the latest & best authorities.

Colton's new topographical map of the eastern portion of the State of ...

[Scale ca. 1:506,880]. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 304.75 Another issue. Copyright statement inside the bottom neat line has been changed to read "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1861 by J. H.... More

Copy of official plan of the siege of Fort Pulaski. Cockspur Island. Savannah Georgia April 1862 : by Union forces under Genl Gillmore and Hunter

Copy of official plan of the siege of Fort Pulaski. Cockspur Island. S...

Shows a detailed drawing of Fort Pulaski on Cockspur Island and the other Confederate fortifications on Long Island in the middle of the Savannah River. Union fortifications on Big Tybee Island are also indicat... More

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