island

[Aeneas' ship landing on an island]

Illus. in: French ed. of Virgil's Aeneid, publ. in Lyon in 1483 by Guillaume Le Roy. Reference copy may be in LOT 4714. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Shelf.

Johannes Staden arrives at unknown island and finds Portugese already ...

Illus. in: Theodor de Bry, America, pt. 3, Frankfurt, 1593, page 10. Reference copy may be in LOT 4411. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Shelf.

[Two mermaids, men on island, ships and boats]

Illus. in: Theodor de Bry, Decima Tertia pars historiae Americanae, ..., part 13, p. 4. Ref. copy may be in SSF(Gr) - MERMAIDS. This record contains unverified data from caption card.

[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.

[Dutch and Portuguese fighting over fresh water supply. Principe Islan...

[Fighting on an island after a shipwreck - Dutch East Indies - 16--]

Illus. in: Francois Pelsaert, Ongeluckige Voyagie Van't Schip Batavia ... 1648, facing p. 14 - fold-out plate. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: BI; Geogr.; Shipwrecks.

[Map of California shown as an island].

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

[Maps of Bermuda, Iceland, Jan Mayen Island, and Newfoundland].

Relief shown pictorially on some maps. Originally printed on 1 sheet. The maps appear on plate [166] in the author's Corso geografico universale. Venetia : A spefe dell' autore, 1692-[1694]. Available also thro... more

An exact draught of the island of New Providence one of the Bahama Isl...

Scale ca. 1:50,000. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Has watermark. Oriented with north to the bottom. Relief shown pictorially and by shading. Depths shown by soundings. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1... more

[Map showing Trinidad Island and adjacent coast of Venezuela].

Relief shown pictorially. Depths shown by soundings. Watermark: PVL [Pieter van Ley] in 1 character. Black, red, and yellow inks. Mounted on cloth backing. LC Luso-Hispanic World, 808 Available also through the... more

[Map of the island of Hispaniola (Haiti & Dominican Republic)]

Illus. in: Jean Labat, Nouveau Voyage ... La Haye, 1724, v. 2, oppos. p. 199. Reference copy may be in SSF (Gr) - MAPS HISPANOLIA 1724. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card ... more

A plan of George Stadt Camp near the River Guantamano in the island of...

Tybee Island.

Covers part of Tybee Island (Ga.) and part of surrounding islands and waters. Shows buildings and vegetation. Depths shown by soundings. Pen-and-ink, watercolor, and pencil. Oriented with north to the bottom. C... more

A new & accurate map of Bermudas or Sommer's Islands, taken from an ac...

Scale ca. 1:95,000 and ca. 1:110,000. Relief shown pictorially. "No. 64." From the author's A complete atlas or distinct view of the known world. 1752. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 2147 Available also t... more

A new & accurate map of Bermudas or Sommer's Islands, taken from an ac...

A new & accurate map of the island of Cuba. A new & accurate map of th...

Scale ca. 1:2,700,000. Islands outlined in color; hand colored. Relief shown pictorially. "No. 65." From the author's A complete atlas or distinct view of the known world. 1752. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1... more

A new and exact map of the island of St. Christopher in America, accor...

An exact chart of the river St. Lawrence, from Port Frontenac to the i...

Scale ca. 1:695,000. Hand colored. Relief shown pictorially. Soundings shown in fathoms. Includes text. Insets: The Seven Islands.--A continuation of the river from Quebec to Lake Ontario.--St. Nicholas or Engl... more

A map of Fort Royal Bay in the island of Martinico.

Relief shown pictorially. Depths shown by soundings. In upper margin: For the Lond. Mag. From The London magazine, or, Gentleman's monthly intelligencer. October 1758, v. 27. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789... more

A map of the island of Hispaniola or St. Domingo /

Relief shown pictorially. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1852 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. In upper margin: For the London Magazine. From London magazine, or,... more

A new and correct chart of the harbour of Havana on the island of Cuba...

Scale ca. 1:13,500. Relief shown pictorially. Depths shown by soundings. Oriented with north toward the lower left. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1806 Available also through the Library of Congress Web s... more

A Plan of the island of Porto Rico.

Scale ca. 1:3,400,000. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Relief shown pictorially. Depths shown by soundings. Includes text, distance chart, and population table, which gives the number of communicants, v... more

Design for Governor's Island.

Scale not given. Manuscript, pen-and-ink. At head of title, in pencil: No. 50. Stamped on verso: John Montresor. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1142 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site... more

A new chart of the river St. Laurence, from the island of Anticosti to...

Scale ca. 1:150,000. Relief shown pictorially and by hachures. Soundings shown in fathoms. Originally on 12 plates. "This chart was drawn from particular surveys of the following places; and published for the u... more

The island of Hispaniola called by the French St. Domingo. Subject to ...

Scale ca. 1:1,750,000. Hand colored. Relief shown pictorially. Appears in the author's Description of the Spanish West Indies. 1762. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1853 Available also through the Library ... more

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

This map of the county of Middlesex in the island of Jamaica /

Hand colored. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1937 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Inscribed "To the Right Honorable Wills, Earl of Hillsborough, first lord commi... more

This map of the county of Surry [sic] in the island of Jamaica /

Hand colored. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1938 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Inscribed "To the right honorable George Grenville, Esq., first lord commission... more

This map of the county of Cornwall, in the island of Jamaica /

Northern part of the Gut of Canso, part of the island of Cape Bocton,

Scale not given. Title from annotation on verso. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Depths shown by soundings. Has watermark. Annotated on verso: Purchased out of Lord Colvil's collection. LC Maps of North... more

Designs for fortifying Governors Island near New York.

Scale 1:144; 12 ft. to an in. Title from verso. Manuscript; pen-and-ink and watercolor. Shows "Section thro' A, B." LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1141 Available also through the Library of Congress Web s... more

A north view of Pensacola, on the Island of Santa Rosa / drawn by Dom....

Print shows view of Pensacola from aboard ship with boats in the foreground.

A view of the of the Pierced Island, a remarkable rock in the Gulf of ...

Print shows a warship in the foreground approaching rock formation in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence. Title from item. Printed for John Bowles at No. 13 in Cornhill, Robert Sayer at No. 53 in Fleet Street, Thos. Je... more

An east view of Fort Royal in the Island of Guadaloupe Vue du Fort Roy...

Print showing a view of Fort Royal on the coast of the Island of Guadeloupe with soldiers relaxing in the foreground, ships at sea, and sun rising in the background. Title from item. Plate numbered in lower rig... more

[New York Island and East Jersey. Unfinished.

Scale ca. 1:17,000. Title from manuscript catalog of the Peter Force map collection. Variant title in Philip Lee Phillips' A list of maps of America: Topography of upper part of Manhattan Island from about 85th... more

The Natche, a ceremony in honour of the Kings son in Tongataboo [i.e. ...

Illus. from: Cook's voyage, octavo edition.

Bunker's Hill on N. York Island

Drawing shows distant view of wooded landscape with a few buildings. Title from item. Inscriptions on front are difficult to decipher. Inscribed in ink on the back: Montresor. Possibly owned or drawn by John Mo... more

A proclamation: Whereas the enemy have invaded this state, and now occ...

[Old map of Brooklyn and greater part of King's County, Long Island.

Scale ca. 1:82,000. Title from P. L. Phillips' A list of maps of America, p. 175. Manuscript, pen-and-ink. Oriented with north to the bottom. Relief shown pictorially. In pencil: No. 32. Includes distance chart... more

[A chart of New York Island & North River: East River, passage through...

Scale ca. 1:50,000. Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings. LC copy incomplete: Western half missing. Shows Long Island north shore from Eaton's Neck west to Cow Bay. Available also through the Lib... more

Afiatooka, or Morai in Tongataboo [i.e. Tongatabu] / Webber del. ; Coo...

Illus. from: Cook's voyage, octavo edition.

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

An exact chart of the river St. Lawrence, from Fort Frontenac to the i...

Scale ca. 1:695,000. Hand colored. Relief shown pictorially. Soundings shown in fathoms. Includes descriptive text. Insets: The Seven Islands.--A continuation of the river from Quebec to Lake Ontario.--St. Nich... more

An exact chart of the river St. Laurence, from Fort Frontenac to the i...

Scale ca. 1:695,000 Hand colored. Relief shown pictorially. Soundings shown in fathoms. Includes descriptive text. Insets: The Seven Islands.--A continuation of the river from Quebec to Lake Ontario.--St. Nicho... more

A New map of the island of Jamaica, from an actual survey.

In Congress, May 17, 1775. Resolved that all exportations to Quebec, N...

Photographic copy.; Not in Ford or Evans.; Stamped on verso: 452. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. 2 duplicate copies Prin... more

Long Island open on the north side of Nicks Mate Island

Print shows islands (Long Island Head, Gallop Island, and Nix's Mate) in Boston Harbor and a distant view, on the right, of Boston. Title from item. Illus. in: The Atlantic Neptune, published for the use of the... more

A plan of the island of St. John with the divisions of the counties, p...

Scale ca. 1:260,000. Hand colored. Depths shown by soundings. Oriented with north toward the upper left. Includes table of administrative divisions and inset of "Gulf of St. Lawrence." Available also through th... more

A new map of Nova Scotia, and Cape Breton Island with the adjacent par...

Scale ca. 1:1,900,000. Hand colored. Relief shown pictorially. Depths shown by soundings. "VII" located above upper right corner of border. Shows Maritime Provinces, New England, and St. Lawrence Valley region ... more

A new chart of the river St. Laurence, from the island of Anticosti to...

Scale ca. 1:150,000. Relief shown pictorially and by hachures. Depths shown in fathoms. Each sheet composed of 4 sections glued together. "This chart was drawn from particular surveys of the following places; a... more

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

Plan of the attack the rebels on Long Island, by an officer of the Arm...

Scale ca. 1:125,000. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Has watermark. Annotated showing additional names in a different hand. Includes "Explanation." LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1147 Available al... more

[Coast of Maine showing Blue Hill Bay, Penobscot Bay, Belfast Bay, Isl...

Scale ca. 1:48,500. Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings. LC copy imperfect: Brittle on edges and deterioration along fold. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 859 Available also through the Lib... more

Plan of the island of Tobago, laid down by actual survey under the dir...

Scale ca. 1:49,000. Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings. Cadastral map. "To William Hewitt ... for adjusting & settling the differences & disputes which have arisen or may arise with respect to ... more

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

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

The attack on the fort on Sulivan's Island the 28 June 1776 / painted ...

Drawing shows British ships firing on Fort Sullivan on Sullivan's Island, South Carolina. Title from item. Illus. in: Memoirs of the American Revolution ... / by John Drayton. Charleston : Printed by A.E. Mille... more

[Mount Desert Island and neighboring coast of Maine.

[New York Island. Military; unfinished.

Scale ca. 1:9,500. Title from manuscript catalog of Peter Force map collection. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Has watermarks. Shows fortifications and redoubts north of the vicinity of Hell Gate befor... more

Plan of the island of Dominica laid down by actual survey under the di...

Scale ca. 1:32,000. Hand colored. LC copy annotated on verso: Dominica. Relief shown by hachures. Cadastral map. Shows administrative boundaries. Inscribed "To His Excellency Thomas Shirely ... " Available also... more

[Mount Desert Island and neighboring coast of Maine.

Scale ca. 1:49,000. Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings. Shows coast of Hancock County, Maine. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Vault AACR2

The seat of action, between the British and American forces; or, An au...

Attaque de l'armée des provinciaux dans Long Island du 27. aoust 1776;...

Scale ca. 1:100,000. Hand colored. Has watermarks. Relief shown by hachures. Indexed. LC copy imperfect: A hole in middle of Manhattan Island. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1149 Available also through th... more

A view of New York, Governors Island, the river &c. from Long Island

Print shows a panoramic view of the battle of Long Island. Title from item. Illus. in: The town and country magazine, or, Universal repository of knowledge, instruction, and entertainment. London : Printed for ... more

Thomas Jefferson, June-July 1776, Map of Action at Gwyn's Island, Ches...

Map of Action at Gwyn's Island, Chesapeake Bay

A plan of New York Island, with part of Long Island, Staten Island & e...

Scale ca. 1:85,000. Hand colored. Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings. Shows information to Sept. 23, 1776. Pictorial map. Annotated in lower right corner in pencil: 3rd impression. Includes "Re... more

Fort on Noddles Island.

Scale 1:3,168; 264 ft. to 1 in. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Relief shown by hachures. One of a series of 5 drawings, in same hand, of fortifications around Boston after rebuilding by American forces... more

[Coast of Maine showing entrances of Blue Hill Bay, Isle of Haut Bay, ...

Scale ca. 1:48,500. Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings. LC copy imperfect: Brittle on edges and deterioration along fold. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 857 Available also through the Lib... more

[Chart of Nantucket Island and the eastern half of Martha's Vineyard.

Scale ca. 1:51,000. Hand colored. Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings. Includes navigational notes. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 976 Available also through the Library of Congress Web si... more

[Coast of Maine showing entrances of Blue Hill Bay, Isle of Haut Bay, ...

Scale ca. 1:48,500. Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. LC copy imperfect: Deterioration along the bottom right edges... more

Plan of the attack on the provincial army on Long Island, August 27th ...

Plan of the island of St. Vincent laid down by actual survey under the...

Scale ca. 1:32,000. Relief shown by hachures. Prime meridian: Ferro. "To Sir William Young, Bart. ... this plan of the island of St. Vincent ... John Byres." Shows land granted to the Caribs, treaty boundaries,... more

[Coast of Maine from Salter Island to Portland Head.

Scale ca. 1:48,000. Relief shown by hachures and shading. Soundings shown in feet. LC copy imperfect: Deterioration along folds. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 856 Available also through the Library of Co... more

Sketch of New York, narrows & part of Long Island with the roads.

Scale ca. 1:23,000. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Has watermarks. Relief shown by hachures. Soundings in fathoms. Shows distances. In margin, upper left corner: No. 18. LC Maps of North America, 1750-... more

[Chart of Nantucket Island and the eastern half of Martha's Vineyard.

Scale ca. 1:51,000. Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings. LC copy imperfect: Deteriorated along fold and margins. Includes navigational notes. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 977 Available a... more

A plan of New York Island, with part of Long Island, Staten Island & e...

Scale ca. 1:85,000. Hand colored. Has watermarks. Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings. Pictorial map. Annotated in lower right corner in pencil: 2d impression. In lower margin: An account of the... more

Sketch of the country illustrating the late engagement in Long Island.

Scale ca. 1:310,000. Depths shown by soundings. From The Gentleman's magazine, v. 46, Oct. 1776. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1150 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster ima... more

Plan of the island of Dominica, laid down by actual survey under the d...

Scale ca. 1:32,000. Hand colored. Relief shown by hachures. Cadastral map. Shows administrative boundaries. Inscribed "To His Excellency Thomas Shirley ... " Available also through the Library of Congress Web s... more

A survey of the city of Philadelphia and its environs shewing the seve...

Scale 1:14,400; 400 yards to an in. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Relief shown by shading. Annotated: John Montresor, chief engineer. Map sections individually titled: Fort Mifflin on Great Mud Island... more

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

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

A plan of the east part of Long Island Sound from remarks made on boar...

Scale ca. 1:127,000. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings. LC copy annotated: By Lieutt. Knatchbull, Recd. 31 Jany. 1778. Includes directions for navigatio... more

[Map of defenses of New York Island from Fort Washington to Fort Indep...

View of the Rebel fort and works, on Mud Island comprehending Red-Bank...

Title from item. Illus. on map: A survey of the city of Philadelphia and its environs shewing the several works constructed by His Majesty's troops, ... / surveyed & drawn by P. Nicole. [1777?] Published in: Th... more

A view from Paulushook of Horsimus on the Jersey shore and part of Yor...

Drawing shows men cutting branches off trees and using stumps for a fence at the edge of a meadow with crops growing on the right, view of the bay in the background, showing the Jersey shore and York Island.

Plan of Amelia Island in East Florida, north point of Amelia Island ly...

Plan von Rhode Island, und deren dem comando des Herrn General Majors ...

Scale ca. 1:50,000. Relief shown by hachures. Manuscript, pen-and-ink. Includes index to encampments, fortifications, and naval positions. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1014 Available also through the Li... more

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 plan of the attacks against Fort Miflin on Mud Island which surrende...

[Views of the coastline of New York, Long Island, Staten Island, and t...

Title devised by Library staff. Illus. in: The Atlantic Neptune, published for the use of the Royal Navy of Great Britain, by Joseph F.W. Des Barres, .... London : 1777-1781. This record contains unverified, ol... more

Part of Long Island; and the coast eastward to the shoals of Nantucket...

Scale ca. 1:600,000. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Prime meridian: Greenwich. Has watermarks. Soundings shown in fathoms. Includes view of "Sancoty Head S.S.W. 10 miles distant." LC Maps of North Amer... more

[New York Island. Military. Unfinished.

Scale ca. 1:12,000. Title from manuscript catalog of Peter Force map collection. Title in manuscript on verso "A topographical map of the north part of New York Island." Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. ... more

L'escadre françoise entrant dans Newport sous le feu des batteries et ...

Relief shown pictorially. Oriented with north to the left. Pen-and-ink, watercolor, and gilt. Includes index to defenses and points of interest. Note at bottom: Nta. les anglois brulereus ou coulereus a Rode Is... more

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

Plan de Rhode Islande, les differentes operations de la flotte françoi...

Relief shown by hachures. Some place names in English. Oriented with north toward the lower right. Pen-and-ink and watercolor. Sectioned and mounted on cloth backing. Includes descriptive index to defenses. On ... more

Plan of the city of Philadelphia and its environs shewing its defences...

Scale ca. 1:14,400. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Relief shown by shading. "To the Honble. Sir William Howe K.B. general and commander in chief of all His Majesty's forces within the colonies laying ... more

A map of the island of Dominica taken from an actual survey, also part...

Relief shown pictorially. From Gentleman's magazine and historical chronicle. December 1778, v. 48. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 2040 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.

[Unfinished draught for a topographical map of the northern part of Ne...

Scale ca. 1:7,500. Manuscript, pen-and-ink, pencil, and watercolor. Relief shown by shading. Shows Fort Lee, Fort Washington, Fort Independence, the 8 redoubts built by the British to command Kingsbridge, troop... more

Plan de Rhode Island et les differentes operations de la flotte-franço...

Scale ca. 1:51,000. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Relief shown by shading. Depths shown by soundings. Oriented with north toward the lower right. In upper margin: No. 17. Includes descriptive index to... more

[Views from offshore of Sable Island, Nova Scotia, with ships passing ...

Prints show distant views of Sable Island, Nova Scotia. Title devised by Library staff. Illus. in: The Atlantic Neptune, published for the use of the Royal Navy of Great Britain, by Joseph F.W. Des Barres, ....... more

Plan of the redoubts at Richmond on Staten Island, 30th October 1779.

Scale 1:480; 40 ft. to an in. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and brown wash. Oriented with north toward the upper right. Has watermarks. Relief shown by hachures. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1201 Available al... more