Battle between Portuguese and Indians and Garasu near the harbor of Ma...
Illus. in: Theodor de Bry, America, Frankfurt, p. 5. Reference copy may be in LOT 4411. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Shelf.
[Dutch ships anchored in harbor of Helena Island in Arctic during Will...
Engraving by Raygnald Elftrake. Illus. in: Linschoten, 1598, p. 172-73. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: B.I.; Neth. Hist. 159-; Arctic Expl.; Geogr.; Publ. Ind.
[View of a waterfront area and a sailing ship entering a harbor]
Plate 5. Illus. in: Bontekoe, Willem Ysbrandsz. Ovrnael ofte gedenckwaerdige beschrijvinghe vande Oost-Indische reyse..., Hoorn : Ghedruckt by I. Willemsz, 1646. This record contains unverified, old data from c... more
[Ships in close combat in harbor]
Illus. in: De Americaensche zee-roovers [Pirates of America] by A.O. Exquemelin. Publ. Amsterdam, 1678. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Ships; Pirates.
[Boston Harbor, Massachusetts.
Scale ca. 1:24,000. Manuscript, pen-and-ink, pencil, and watercolor. Relief shown by hachures and shading. Soundings shown in fathoms. Watermark: [Fleur-de-lis with] GR [below and] J. Whatman. Includes view of ... more
[A scene in the West Indies showing Natives on the beach with a Britis...
Title devised by Library staff. Illus. in: The West-India atlas; or, A compendious description of the West-Indies: illustrated with 40 correct charts and maps, taken from actual surveys.... / Thomas Jefferys, G... more
A plan of the bay and harbor of Boston, surveyed agreeably to the orde...
Scale ca. 1:48,000. Relief shown by shading. Depths shown by soundings and color. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Has watermark. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image... more
[Coast of Maine from Rockland Harbor to Pemaquid Point.
Scale ca. 1:49,000. Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings. Has watermark. LC copy imperfect: Deterioration along fold and edges of sheet. Shows the coast of Knox and Lincoln Counties. LC Maps of N... more
[Coast of Maine from Frenchman Bay to Mosquito Harbor.
Scale ca. 1:130,000. Hand colored. Relief shown by hachures. LC copy imperfect: Deteriorated along fold and upper and lower edge. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 846 Available also through the Library of C... more
[Views from offshore of the New England coastline and islands at the e...
Prints show distant views of Castle Island and Governor's Island in Boston Harbor, hills along the southeast coast of Maine, and the entrance to Boston Harbor. Title devised by Library staff. Illus. in: The Atl... more
[Egmont harbor - a distant view, Prince Edward Island]
Print showing a distant view of Egmont Harbor, Prince Edward Island, from chart of Egmont Harbor. Title devised by Library staff. Illus. in: The Atlantic Neptune, published for the use of the Royal Navy of Grea... more
[A farm at Egmont harbor, Prince Edward Island]
Print shows a farm on Prince Edward Island at Egmont Harbor; detail of insert from chart of Egmont Harbor. Title devised by Library staff. Illus. in: The Atlantic Neptune, published for the use of the Royal Nav... more
[Coast of New Hampshire and Massachusetts from Great Boars Head to Mar...
Scale ca. 1:52,000. Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings. LC copy imperfect: Deteriorated along fold and upper and lower margins. Publication information trimmed from lower margin. Shows coast of... more
U.S. Reports: De Haven v. Henderson, 1 U.S. (1 Dall.) 424 (1789)
Description: U.S. Reports Volume 1; Dallas Volume 1; April Term, 1789; De Haven versus Henderson
... An act to erect a lighthouse on the head-land of Cape Hatteras; an...
Caption title: At head of title Third Congress of the United States: at the first session, begun and held at the City of Philadelphia, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-three.; Signed: Frederick Augustus Mu... more
[Plan of the town and harbor of Tripoli] /
Relief shown pictorially. Depths shown by fathoms. Sketch map showing the positions of the labeled vessels of the United States squadron. Pen-and-ink and watercolor on 3 sheets pasted together, sectioned in 3 a... more
The Burning of the fregate the Philadelphia in the harbor of Tripoli ....
Photograph of original engraving by John b. Guerrazzi shows the United States frigate Philadelphia aflame during the First Tripolitan War, 1803. Title from item. Original engraving not in LC collection, which ... more
[Cut] Offset of the Chesapeake, or The capture of Fort George and repu...
Positive Photostat.; War of 1812 ballad.; Verse. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 5... more
Map of Sacket's Harbor in the county of Jefferson N.Y. /
Village cadastral survey map showing lot/tract lines, lot numbers, and block numbers. Does not show landowners' names. Depths shown by soundings. Selected buildings (including U.S. Madison Barracks/Fort Pike) s... more
[New York Harbor]
Landscape drawing shows men fishing off the pier, perhaps on Staten Island, looking across New York Harbor. Sailboats dot the water. Below the image, on the mount, various locations are identified in the drawin... more
Map of New-York Bay and Harbor and the environs /
Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings. Includes text, table of currents, notes, and 4 coastal panoramas. Copy 1 mounted on cloth. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
Skeleton map showing the rail roads completed and in progress in the U...
Outline map of the eastern half of the United States indicating drainage, state boundaries, major cities, and constructed and contemplated railroads. The southern portion of map indicates proposed shipping rou... more
Map exhibiting the rail road, canal, lake, and river routes from New Y...
Covers New York State and New England (west of Portland, Me.). Also shows railroads completed, under construction, chartered, and/or planned. Does not contain statement of attribution. Relief shown by hachures.... more
Piraeus. Harbor of Athens
In album: Athens, Egypt, Rhine, Switzerland, Tyrol, Salzburg, p. 17, left side.
Proposed route for a rail road from Copper Harbor, to Fond Du Lac, Win...
Outline map centered on Green Bay showing the area between Detroit, Mich. and Fond du Lac, Wis. Contemplated and proposed railroad routes are shown. Scale ca. 1:4,000,000. From Proceedings and Report of a Meeti... more
Interior of the Port of Helsingfors [harbor secne, Helsinki, Finland]
Title and other information transcribed from caption card. Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, vol. 2, no. 51 (1856 Nov. 29), p. 392. Reference copy may be in LOT 7005. Caption card tracings: Harbo... more
Bartlemy's house, Esquimalt Harbor
Photograph shows an exterior view of a house with two people standing near the entrance, near the harbor, Esquimalt, British Columbia. Title from item. In: Photographs of British Northwest Boundary Survey, 1858-1861.
Harbor sail! The Sloop Shave, will leave Long Wharf this evening, at o...
Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 64, Folder 38.
Victoria Harbor, Vancouver Island, taken from the church hill, 1859
Photograph shows view of settlement of Victoria on Vancouver Island, British Columbia; this is the third part of a six part panoramic photograph of Victoria. Title from item. Attributed to Arthur Vipond based o... more
Map of the defences of Charleston city and harbor, showing also the wo...
Scale 1:60,000. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 377 At bottom of map: View off North Channel, For Sumter 3 1/2 miles distant, bearing W. 3/4 N., Febry. 18th 1865. This map without the Corps of Engineers' insignia ... more
Sketch of Charleston Harbor
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
[Unidentified view of a harbor]
Gift; Fred Lockley. Title devised by Library staff.
Map of Charleston Harbor, S.C.
Scale ca. 1:15,800. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 371 Upper right corner: Mil. aff., vol. v., no. 591b. Red curves are marked 6, 12, 18, and 24 feet to show depths at mean low water. The area always covered with... more
Snug Harbor
No accession number. No publication information. Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress).
Harbor and docks with fishing smacks, Italy
Attributed to Frank Duveneck.
View of Charleston Harbor and its Defences
Landscape with harbor and wetlands; Charleston on horizon upper left and ironclads and ships in harbor upper right. Damaged dwelling right margin. Title inscribed below image. Inscribed below image to indicacte... more
[Map of Charleston Harbor showing defenses. 186-]
Scale not given. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 368a.5 Printed in upper margin: Peter Adams Co.'s.-vellum map. Description derived from published bibliography. Available also through the Library of Congress web s... more
New Haven Harbor
Scale 1:30,000. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 117.1 Harbor chart annotated in red to show the sector of fire for guns situated at Oyster Point and Fort Hale, Connecticut. Information added to chart probably refl... more
New Haven Harbor
[Scale 1:30,000]. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 117.15 Another copy with annotations. Harbor chart annotated in red to show the number and sectors of fire for guns situated at Oyster Point and Fort Hale, Connect... more
Review of the volunteer troops in Fort Moultrie, on Sullivan's Island,...
Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, 1861 Feb. 23, pp. 216-217. Mrs. Pickens is Lucy Petway Holcombe Pickens, third wife of Gov. Pickens of S.C.; identification based on date of event depicted (M. K... more
The new batteries erected on Morris Island for the defence of Charlest...
Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, 1861 March 30, p. 293.
South-Western angle and face of Fort Moultrie, Charleston Harbor, S.C....
Soldiers with cannons.
Sailors on Russian frigate "Osliaba," harbor of Alexandria, Va.
Photograph showing Russian sailors standing on the deck of their ship. No. 210. Inscribed on item: [Gen. Haupt & wife attended a reception given by the admiral]. Title from item.
Major Robert Anderson, U.S.A., in command of Fort Sumpter, Charleston ...
Title page illustration showing Robert Anderson, head-and-shoulders portrait, wearing uniform, facing front. Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, v. 11, no. 271 (1861 February 2), p. 161.
Major Anderson, U.S.A. commanding Fort Sumter, Charleston Harbor / lit...
Print shows Major Robert Anderson, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly left, wearing military uniform.
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
[Fort Sumter and Castle Pinckney, Charleston Harbor, South Carolina]
Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, 1861 Jan. 26, pp. 152-153.
View of the harbor of Pensacola--Santa Rosa Island and Fort Pickens in...
Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1861 December 7, pp. 776-777.
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
Fort Johnson, Charleston Harbor, S.C. Fort Sumter in distance
Photograph shows two mounted guns at the parapet inside Fort Johnson. Title from item. Hand written on verso: "Miller, vol. III, p. 173". Similar view in LC-B811-3471. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.
Plan of the siege operations on Charleston Harbor, showing the positio...
Title and other information transcribed from caption card and from looking at the item. Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, vol. 11, no. 283 (1861 Apr. 27), p. 368. Caption card tracings: C.W. Fort... more
Charleston Harbor S.C. Bombardment of Fort Sumter.
Regional view of Charleston Harbor showing the city of Charleston on the Ashley and Cooper rivers, Castle Pinckney on Shute's Folly Island, Pleasantville and Mt. Pleasant Battery, Mechanicsville and batteries o... more
Beaufort Harbor and coast line between Charleston, S.C. and Savanna [s...
Scale not given. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 368a Indicates ships in Beaufort Harbor and a few of the line coastal forts. "The naval force in the great expedition" appears above the map, followed by the names ... more
The war in North Carolina. Map of the entrance to Beaufort harbor, N.C...
Scale ca. 1:48,000. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 307 Shows fortifications, "camp Parke's div.," shoals, islands, and ship channel. Description derived from published bibliography. Available also through the Lib... more
Cutting down the U.S. flagstaff, under the direction of Major Anderson...
Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, 1861 Jan. 19, p. 129.
Birds eye view of the seat of war. Arranged after the latest surveys, ...
Not drawn to scale. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 14.9 "J. Haven, sole agent, 31 Exchange St." printed in the lower right margin. Panoramic map looking South from Baltimore to Cape Henry. Description derived fro... more
United States Fleet off the Harbor of Pensacola
Steam sloop Brooklyn showing. Illus. in: Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, 1861 May 11, p. 404. Ref. copy may be in LOT 9353 O. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card trac... more
The United States gun-boat "Wyandotte" firing a salute on Washington's...
Shown are the gun-boat "Wyandotte," and in the background left to right Fort Barrancas, Barrancas barracks, and United States Marine Hospital. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1861 April 6, p. 212.
Scene on the floating battery in Charleston Harbor, S.C., during the b...
Title and other information transcribed from caption card and from looking at the item. Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, vol. 11, no. 283 (1861 Apr. 27), p. 360. Caption card tracings: C.W. Fort... more
Fort Johnson, Charleston Harbor, S.C. Fort Sumter in the distance
Photograph shows mounted guns with view of Fort Sumter in the background. No. B1194. Title from item. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.
Preliminary chart of St. Augustine harbor, Florida
Scale 1:30,000. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 120.3 From its Report of the Superintendent of the Coast Survey, showing the progress of the survey during the year 1862 (Washington, Government Printing Office, 186... more
Map of the Philadelphia & Erie Rail Road the city and harbor of Erie i...
Detailed strip map from rights of way surveys showing the location of the line between Sunbury and Erie and the counties through which the line traverses. Relief by hachures, drainage, cities and towns along th... more
[Four Civil War views showing the Battle of Gettysburg, execution of d...
Attack of the Louisiana Tigers on a battery of the Eleventh Corps Battle of Gettysburg is from a drawing by Alfred R. Waud. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1863 Aug. 8, p. 508-509.
Charleston Harbor and its approaches showing the positions of the Rebe...
[Scale 1:30,000]. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 380 Another issue. Shows roads, railroads, houses, vegetation, a street plan of Charleston, drainage, soundings, and shoals. Overprinted to show positions occupied... more
The Rebel defences of Charleston Harbor S.C., August 1863
Map shows Charleston, S.C., the Confederate forts, the Union works surrounding Fort Wagner and the position of the Union monitor fleet in the harbor off of the coast. This view shows the Union attacks on Confed... more
Port Royal Island - 1. Camp Saxton (Smith's plantation) - the new head...
Illustrations show (top) military camp for 1st South Carolina Infantry Regiment, Union regiment of former slaves, and escaped slaves entering the town of Mitchelville; (middle) batteries; and (bottom) iron clad... more
Monitor map, showing the whole seacoast from Chesapeake Bay, down to S...
Scale not given. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 45 Shows towns, roads, railroads, forts, and rivers. Inset: Williams, W. A. Sketch of Charleston harbor. Scale ca. 1:71,000. 24 x 25 cm. Description derived from pu... more
Charleston Harbor and its approaches showing the positions of the Rebe...
Scale 1:30,000. Another issue. Shows roads, railroads, houses, vegetation, a street plan of Charleston, drainage, soundings, and shoals. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 381 Overprinted to show 1/4-mile concentric ... more
Charleston Harbor and its approaches showing the positions of the Rebe...
Scale ca. 1:30,000. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 382 Another issue. Shows roads, railroads, houses, vegetation, a street plan of Charleston, drainage, soundings, and shoals. Enlarged issue covering all of James... more
New map of Charleston Harbor, showing the scene of the great naval con...
Scale not given. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 376 Shows the coast from Long Island to the North Edisto River. Indicates drainage, roads, railroads, and dwellings with names of inhabitants. Channels, water depth... more
Preliminary chart of main entrance to Charlotte Harbor, Florida
Scale 1:40,000. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 117.37 From its Report of the Superintendent of the Coast Survey, showing the progress of the survey during the year 1864 (Washington, Government Printing Office, 18... more
Grant at City Point [i.e. Cold Harbor], Va., June 1864
Title from item. Correction to title from Grant and Lee, the Virginia Campaigns by William Frassanito, New York: Scribner's, 1983.
[The Benjamin S. Wright, a schooner, held in the ice at Square Island ...
Title devised by Library staff (Source: The Labrador Coast by Alpheus Spring Packard). Illus. in album: Photographs of arctic ice / William Bradford, [plate 2] Typewritten text in album lists photographers as J... more
Rebel defences [sic] of Charleston Harbor, S.C., December 11th, 18[64]
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
Grant's Great Campaign--Stevens's Battery at Cold Harbor.
Wood engraving for DRWG/US A Waud, no. 426 (A size). Attributed to A.R. Waud. Title printed below image. Published in: Harper's Weekly, 25 June 1864, p. 404. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.426a) Form... more
Plan of Battle of Cold Harbor, Va. : June 1st and 3rd 1864.
The area of Hanover County, Va., covered by this map extends from Mechanicsville to the northwest, the Chickahominy River to the south and Cold Harbor to the east. The Confederate army was already in place alon... more
Plan of the Battle of Cold Harbor, June 3rd.
After two days' preparation, the main Federal assault took place in the early morning of June 3rd against a well-entrenched Confederate army. Federal losses were overwhelming, and by noon Gen. Grant called a h... more
Grant's great campaign--Stevens's battery at Cold Harbor / from a sket...
Soldiers and artillery during battle. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1864 June 25, p. 404.
Key West harbor and its approaches.
Scale 1:50,000. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 117.7 United States Coast Survey, no. 469. General chart of Key West and environs showing soundings, lights, channels, and island vegetation. Inset: Sub-sketch of Ke... more
[The Benjamin S. Wright, a schooner, held in the ice at Square Island ...
Title devised by Library staff (Source: The Labrador Coast by Alpheus Spring Packard). Illus. in album: Photographs of arctic ice / William Bradford, [plate 1] Typewritten text in album lists photographers as J... more