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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

[Original plattings of forts at St. Louis, Mo. 186-].

"145.D" Detailed series of pen and ink drawings of the forts defending St. Louis. Orientation varies. "Engr. Dept. July 18/64. Recd. with Gen. Cullum's letter of the 16th inst. (C. 5621)."-- on most maps. Some... More

[Original plattings of forts at St. Louis, Mo. 186-].

"145.D" Detailed series of pen and ink drawings of the forts defending St. Louis. Orientation varies. "Engr. Dept. July 18/64. Recd. with Gen. Cullum's letter of the 16th inst. (C. 5621)."-- on most maps. Some... More

[Original plattings of forts at St. Louis, Mo. 186-].

"145.D" Detailed series of pen and ink drawings of the forts defending St. Louis. Orientation varies. "Engr. Dept. July 18/64. Recd. with Gen. Cullum's letter of the 16th inst. (C. 5621)."-- on most maps. Some... More

[Original plattings of forts at St. Louis, Mo. 186-].

"145.D" Detailed series of pen and ink drawings of the forts defending St. Louis. Orientation varies. "Engr. Dept. July 18/64. Recd. with Gen. Cullum's letter of the 16th inst. (C. 5621)."-- on most maps. Some... More

State of the British and French colonies in North America : with respe...

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Sketch of Forts Clinton & Montgomery,

Scale ca. 1:11,700. Manuscript, pen-and-ink on tracing paper. Pictorial map. Shows area from Stony Point where British troops landed to above Fort Montgomery, routes of troop movements and military units. Sheet... More

Sketch of Forts Clinton & Montgomery, stormed the 6th Octob. 1777 by t...

Scale ca. 1:11,700. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Oriented with north toward the upper right. Relief shown by hachures. Shows routes of troop movements and military units. LC Maps of North America, 17... More

Lloyd's map of the Southern States, showing all the railroads, their s...

Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by form lines. "Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1861 by J.T. Lloyd in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States ..." Text of newspaper... More

Colton's map of the southern states : including Maryland, Delaware, Vi...

Relief shown by spot heights and hachures. Prime meridian: Washington, D.C. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Includes inset of southern Florida, text, and statistical t... More

[Map of the southern states, including rail roads, county towns, state...

Scale ca. 1:3,000,000. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 14.55 From Harper's weekly, v. 5, Nov. 9, 1861. Following p. 706. Inset: Charleston and Beaufort, South Carolina. 12 x 12 cm. Includes portraits of Lincoln, ... More

Lloyd's map of the southern states showing all the railroads, their st...

Signed in ms: "Millard Fillmore 1862." LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.), 29 LC Railroad maps, 138 Description derived from published bibliography. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster ... More

Reconnoissance of the Mississippi River below Forts Jackson and St. Ph...

Includes note describing positions of Union "mortar flotilla" on April 18-21, 1862. Annotated in pencil on verso: Forts of Jackson/St. Philip, [1863?]. "The Forts from data furnished by the Chief Engineer, U.S.... More

A portion of the ruins at Fort Constitution in New Castle, the smalles...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Originally called Fort William and Mary during the period when New Hampshire was a North American British colony, the was captured by ... More

Housing at the decommissioned Fort Hancock in Sandy Hook, New Jersey

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Gift; Carol M. Highsmith Photography, Inc.; 2017; (DLC/PP-2016:103-8). Forms part of Carol M. Highsmith's America Project in the Carol... More

[Original plattings of forts at St. Louis, Mo. 186-].

"145.D" Detailed series of pen and ink drawings of the forts defending St. Louis. Orientation varies. "Engr. Dept. July 18/64. Recd. with Gen. Cullum's letter of the 16th inst. (C. 5621)."-- on most maps. Some... More

[Original plattings of forts at St. Louis, Mo. 186-].

"145.D" Detailed series of pen and ink drawings of the forts defending St. Louis. Orientation varies. "Engr. Dept. July 18/64. Recd. with Gen. Cullum's letter of the 16th inst. (C. 5621)."-- on most maps. Some... More

Thomas Jefferson, 1776, Memorandum on British Forts in the West

Memorandum on British Forts in the West

State of the British and French colonies in North America : with respe...

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State of the British and French colonies in North America : with respe...

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State of the British and French colonies in North America : with respe...

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State of the British and French colonies in North America : with respe...

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Forts Baker-Barry Tunnel, Under Lime Point Ridge on Bunker Road, Sausa...

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[Plan of the country at and in the vicinity of Forts Lee and Independe...

Scale ca. 1:160,000. Title from Philip Lee Phillips' A list of maps of America. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Has watermarks. Shows British and Hessian troop positions in eastern Bergen County, New Je... More

The great expedition, [...] on the way to Port Royal Inlet / sketched ...

Two panoramic views showing Union ships on way to Beaufort, South Carolina and bombardment of forts in Beaufort. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. 5, no. 257 (1861 Nov. 30), pp. 760-761.

Contours of Union forts on south side of Potomac, 1862 [map].

This map shows the names and configurations of Union fortifications on the Virginia side of the Potomac River in 1862, and in some cases lists the name of the regiment that built the structure.

Extract of military map of N.E. Virginia showing forts and roads.

Covers Washington D.C. metropolitan area. Eastern corner of D.C. off map. Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings. Also shows rural householders' names and vegetation. Coloring differs. Includes not... More

Fort Morgan is a historic fort at the mouth of Mobile Bay, Alabama

Known as "one of the finest examples of military architecture in the New World," the post was named in honor of Revolutionary War hero Daniel Morgan. Construction was completed in 1834. Title, date, subject not... More

Fort James Jackson, usually called Old Fort Jackson, is a restored 19t...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. President Thomas Jefferson authorized the construction of a national defense system of fortifications to defend his new nation. Jeffer... More

[Original plattings of forts at St. Louis, Mo. 186-].

"145.D" Detailed series of pen and ink drawings of the forts defending St. Louis. Orientation varies. "Engr. Dept. July 18/64. Recd. with Gen. Cullum's letter of the 16th inst. (C. 5621)."-- on most maps. Some... More

[Original plattings of forts at St. Louis, Mo. 186-].

"145.D" Detailed series of pen and ink drawings of the forts defending St. Louis. Orientation varies. "Engr. Dept. July 18/64. Recd. with Gen. Cullum's letter of the 16th inst. (C. 5621)."-- on most maps. Some... More

A new map of Jamaica; in which the several towns, forts, & settlements...

Scale ca. 1:500,000. Hand colored. Relief shown pictorially. Soundings shown in fathoms. "Publish'd 1st. Jany. 1771." LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1927 Available also through the Library of Congress Web... More

Winfield Scott to John B. Floyd, Friday, December 28, 1860 (Forts in ...

The defenses of Centreville, forts, breastworks, etc., from a point so...

Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.1.8) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

The defenses of Centreville, forts, breastworks, etc., from a point so...

Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.1.8) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

Lloyd's map of the southern states : showing all the railroads, their ...

Relief shown by hachures. LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.), 14.3 Another issue. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Text printed below map: Sketch of the whole southern coast. ... More

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State of the British and French colonies in North America : with respe...

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State of the British and French colonies in North America : with respe...

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State of the British and French colonies in North America : with respe...

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State of the British and French colonies in North America : with respe...

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[Prince Mikeladzy, chief of the Russian gendarmes, on his round below ...

H63741 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Underwood & Underwood, July 24, 1905. Title from published stereograph, no. 7782.

Ulysses S. Grant to Henry W. Halleck, Thursday, September 29, 1864 (T...

Capture of the Forts at Cape Hatteras inlet-First day, fleet opening f...

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[Sketches of ships and forts] - Public domain drawing

Title devised. Sketch of sailboat on verso. Inscribed below images: (?). Inscribed above one fortress: Little [Tallon?]. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.142) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil ... More

Map of the United States, Territory of Oregon, west of the Rocky Mount...

Scale ca. 1:1,000,000. Relief shown by hachures. Label pasted on, signed in black ink: Wash: Hood Capt. Topl. Engrs. LC copy annotated in pencil with extensive notes and revisions. "S. Doc. no. 470, 25 Con. 2 s... More

Civil War in America : Read's grand panoramic view of the free and con...

Relief shown by shading and landform drawings. Includes text, notes, and population information. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. LC copy imperfect: darkened, minor los... More

The U.S. forts and batteries near Alexandria Va. Sept 1862 showing For...

Shows the locations of Union fortifications surrounding Alexandria, Va., including forts Lyon and Ellsworth in Fairfax County. The locations of Hunting Creek and the Potomac River are also indicated.

Lloyd's map of the southern states showing all the railroads, their st...

Scale ca. 1:2,000,000. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 41.2 "Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1862, by J. T. Lloyd." Text printed on verso entitled "Lloyd's military map and gazetteer of the sout... More

Bombardment of Taku forts, by the Allied fleets /

"The scene opens by showing the battleships maneuvering for a position. They finally draw up in line of battle and commence firing on the shore batteries. Immense volumes of smoke arise from the fleet and from ... More

Carol M. Highsmith - Fort McHenry, Baltimore, Maryland

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

Sutter's Fort is a State Historical Park in California's capital city ...

Sutter's Fort was constructed about 1840 at the behest of John Sutter, a Swiss immigrant who had received a land grant in the Sacramento Valley from the Mexican government. Sutter is best known for the discover... More

Housing and retired artillery at the decommissioned Fort Hancock in Sa...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Gift; Carol M. Highsmith Photography, Inc.; 2017; (DLC/PP-2016:103-8). Forms part of Carol M. Highsmith's America Project in the Carol... More

Com. Farragut's fleet, passing the forts on the Mississippi, April 24t...

Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 1337

[Original plattings of forts at St. Louis, Mo. 186-].

"145.D" Detailed series of pen and ink drawings of the forts defending St. Louis. Orientation varies. "Engr. Dept. July 18/64. Recd. with Gen. Cullum's letter of the 16th inst. (C. 5621)."-- on most maps. Some... More

[Original plattings of forts at St. Louis, Mo. 186-].

"145.D" Detailed series of pen and ink drawings of the forts defending St. Louis. Orientation varies. "Engr. Dept. July 18/64. Recd. with Gen. Cullum's letter of the 16th inst. (C. 5621)."-- on most maps. Some... More

Winfield Scott to Abraham Lincoln, Saturday, March 30, 1861 (Report o...

Lloyd's map of the southern states : showing all the railroads, their ...

Relief shown by hachures. LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.), 14.3 Another issue. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Text printed below map: Sketch of the whole southern coast. ... More

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State of the British and French colonies in North America : with respe...

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State of the British and French colonies in North America : with respe...

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A general map of the country on the Ohio and Muskingham showing the si...

Map showing Native towns in the Ohio River Valley. Illus. in: An historical account of the expedition against the Ohio Indians, in the year 1764 [...] / published from authentic documents by a lover of his coun... More

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

[Maps of the environs of forts Franklin, Alexander, and Ripley, in Mon...

Four fort vicinity sketch maps, each covering the same area, but in various stages of completion. The map with the most detail includes roads, drainage, vegetation, and fortifications. Relief shown by contours ... More

Map of Charleston Harbor with Morris Island and James, Broad, Folly, a...

Regional map of Charleston Harbor extending along the Atlantic Coast from Sullivan's Island just north of the harbor entrance to St. John's and Kiawah islands to the south. Indicates the presence of Union warsh... More

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

A portion of the ruins at Fort Constitution in New Castle, the smalles...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Originally called Fort William and Mary during the period when New Hampshire was a North American British colony, the was captured by ... More

[Original plattings of forts at St. Louis, Mo. 186-].

"145.D" Detailed series of pen and ink drawings of the forts defending St. Louis. Orientation varies. "Engr. Dept. July 18/64. Recd. with Gen. Cullum's letter of the 16th inst. (C. 5621)."-- on most maps. Some... More

[Original plattings of forts at St. Louis, Mo. 186-].

"145.D" Detailed series of pen and ink drawings of the forts defending St. Louis. Orientation varies. "Engr. Dept. July 18/64. Recd. with Gen. Cullum's letter of the 16th inst. (C. 5621)."-- on most maps. Some... More

[Original plattings of forts at St. Louis, Mo. 186-].

"145.D" Detailed series of pen and ink drawings of the forts defending St. Louis. Orientation varies. "Engr. Dept. July 18/64. Recd. with Gen. Cullum's letter of the 16th inst. (C. 5621)."-- on most maps. Some... More

[Original plattings of forts at St. Louis, Mo. 186-].

"145.D" Detailed series of pen and ink drawings of the forts defending St. Louis. Orientation varies. "Engr. Dept. July 18/64. Recd. with Gen. Cullum's letter of the 16th inst. (C. 5621)."-- on most maps. Some... More

Colton's map of the southern states : including Maryland, Delaware, Vi...

Relief shown by spot heights and hachures. Prime meridian: Washington, D.C. LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.), 25.6 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. "No. 6" in upper left mar... More