united states

A plan of the city and environs of Philadelphia.

Scale ca. 1:42,000. Hand colored. Shows names of landowners in rural areas. LC copy annotated, has "8.11.45.Vme." Includes "Elevation of the State House." Available also through the Library of Congress web site... More

Plan of the encampment and position of the army under His Excelly. Lt....

Scale ca. 1:14,400. Oriented with north to the bottom. Relief shown by hachures LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1186 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Vault AACR2: 100; 650

A map of East and West Florida, Georgia, and Louisiana : with the isla...

Public domain document scan of map of Florida, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A map, Middlesex County. - Public domain vintage map

Scale ca. 1:64,000. Title from table of contents: A survey of Middlesex County by B. Morgan, A. Dunham [and] J. Rue. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Has watermarks. Oriented with north to the right. LC ... More

An accurate map of the United States of America, with part of the surr...

Scale ca. 1:4,100,000. Hand colored. Relief shown pictorially. Prime meridian: London. Shows national boundaries, towns and cities, frontier forts, trading posts, Indian villages and tribal territory, rivers an... More

Comanche pictograph map of the Battle of Sierra Blanca, 1787

Shows battle between two warring Plains Indian tribes, the Comanche and Apache. Title supplied by cataloger. Pen-and-ink with fold lines. Map pasted on larger sheet of paper which includes key to map signed by ... More

[Land ownership map of the William Bingham estate in Potter County, Pe...

Shows lots, boundaries, numbers, and dimensions. From the William Bingham estate maps. Sectional title label affixed on verso of each sheet. Pen-and-ink, pencil, and watercolor. Some sheets include note and ins... More

The states of Maryland and Delaware from the latest surveys, 1799.

Scale ca. 1:1,280,000. Relief shown pictorially. "Engraved for New encyclopedia, published by J. Low, New York." Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Vault AACR2: 651/1; 651/2

Virginia, Historic map, Library of Congress

Scale ca. 1:1,310,000. Facsimile. Ninth state. Relief shown pictorially. Oriented with north to the right. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. AACR2

[Map showing Indian land &c. 1772. - Public domain map

Scale ca. 1:200,000. Title from verso annotation. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Shows the boundary of "The lands [in Georgia] which the Cherokees have assigned for payments of their debts." "Col. off.... More

Cadastral survey map of original land grants and resurveys along the P...

Shows tracts dated approx. 1675 to 1808. Also shows landowners' names and Chesapeake and Ohio Canal condemnations. Title devised by cataloger. Photostat copy of ms. map. Includes survey notes. At lower right: D... More

Map of the State of New York with part of the states of Pennsylvania, ...

Scale ca. 1:44,000. Hand colored. Relief shown pictorially. Shows township and military tract boundaries. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Vault AACR2

Map of the United States of America : with the contiguous British and ...

Relief shown pictorially. Prime meridians: London and Washington. Second state. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Includes inset of the West Indies. LC copy of eastern h... More

A map of the United States of Mexico : as organized and defined by the...

Map of Florida : constructed principally from authentic documents in t...

Shows depth soundings at Florida Keys and Tortugas Bank. Includes plan of the city of Tallahassee and explanatory notes. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.

The tourist's guide through the States of Maryland, Delaware, and part...

Relief shown by hachures. Cover title: Map of Maryland and part of Virginia &c. From the papers of Orlando M. Poe in LC Manuscript Division. "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1836 by F. Lucas Jr... More

A map of the Hawaiian Islands. - Public domain old map

Available also through the Library of Congress web site as a raster image. Includes view of Lahainaluna. LC copy is only two panels of a larger map.

Map of the city of Washington in the District of Columbia : establishe...

Shows block numbers, wards, and government buildings. Facsimile. Original version: W.J. Stone sc. Wash'n. [Washington? : s.n., 1839?]. Includes indexed table of "References." In left upper margin: No. 3036 pric... More

Map of Texas. Historic map, Library of Congress

Signed by W. Bollaert. Available also through the Library of Congress web site as a raster image.

East view of the village of North Bridgewater, Massachusetts. 1844.

LC Panoramic maps (2nd ed.), 315 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. "From a lithograph in possession of Mr. R. C. Kimball." Indexed for points of interest. AACR2: 651/1; 710/2

The harbor of Annapolis / nautical chart

Public domain image of a vintage map, geography atlas, maritime navigation, age of discovery, 16th-17th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

The State of Florida. - Public domain vintage map

From U.S. Senate Executive Document v.2 No.2-5, in 30th Cong., 1st Sess., 1847-48, serial set #504. Available also through the Library of Congress web site as a raster image.

A map of the counties of Salem and Gloucester, New Jersey : from actua...

Wall map showing roads, buildings, and landholders' names. Relief shown by hachures. Prime meridian: Washington D.C. "Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1849 by Smith & Wistar in the Clerk's Offic... More

Map representing the route of the Philada. & Erie Rail Road its connec...

Detailed map of Pennsylvania and parts of adjacent states indicating major drainage, relief by hachures, state boundaries, county boundaries in Pennsylvania, and major cities. Canals and railroads are annotated... More

Railroad & township map of Ohio. - Public domain old map

Detailed township map showing drainage, cities and towns, county and township boundaries, roads, and railroads. Scale ca. 1:580,000. LC also has 1879 edition measuring 92 x 84 cm., which includes a list of rail... More

Colton's railroad & township map of the state of Ohio, drawn by George...

Detailed map showing drainage, railroads under construction and completed, canals, post roads, towns, townships, villages, post offices, and county boundaries. Scale ca. 1:750,000. LC also has 1856 and 1859 edi... More

Map of Saratoga Co., New York : from actual surveys /

General-content county map showing rural buildings with householders' names; the Saratoga Springs and Ballston Spa insets show building coverage and names of principal buildings. Hand colored to emphasize town ... More

Map of the Great Central Route and its connections, the most central, ...

Outline map of the north-central and northeastern states indicating larger cities, county boundaries, and railroad network emphasizing the Michigan Central Railroad and the Great Western Railway. Scale ca. 1:3,... More

Maps of Nicaragua, North and Central America : population and square m...

Relief shown by hachures. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.

Ensign, Bridgman & Fanning's rail road map of the United States showin...

Includes index to railroads and indexed "Plan of the New England States". Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. LC copy sectioned into 45 sections and mounted on cloth for f... More

Map of Clermont County, Ohio / - Public domain old map

Gillette's map of Livingston Co., New York : from actual surveys /

County map showing towns (townships), numbered town subsections, irregular real-property tracts, rural buildings, and householders' names; the village insets (including Geneseo and Dansville) also show building... More

Lloyd's American railroad map of the United States, showing the three ...

Outline map of the continental United States showing drainage, state boundaries, major cities, forts, finished and proposed railroads. [From published bibliography] Scale ca. 1:6,500,000. Relief shown by hachur... More

Martenet's Map of Howard County, Maryland : drawn entirely from actual...

Landowners identified. LC Land ownership maps, 296 Includes illus. and 3 insets. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.

Military map of the United States & territories showing the location o...

Camp Garnett and vicinity, Rich Mountain, Randolph Co., Virginia /

LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.), H70 Relief shown by form lines. Shows encampments and troop movements of Confederate and Union forces at the battle of Rich Mountain. Similar to the map reproduced in the Atlas to a... More

Topographical map of Virginia between Washington and Manassas Junction...

Shows Union and Confederate positions at "Battle of Bull Run, July 21st 1861." Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings. In right margin at bottom: Guide to Mount Vernon by the Road Maker. Available ... More

G. Woolworth Colton's railroad, township & distance map of New England...

Shows state, county, and township boundaries and indicates mileage between stations. A table of distances appears above the inset. Scale 1:900,000. LC also has 1875 and 1884 editions. LC Railroad maps, 112 Desc... More

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

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

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

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

[Preliminary emancipation proclamation.] during American Civil War

Plan of Rebel redoubt and barracks [at] "Camp Misery" : surveyed April...

Layout of "Camp Misery," a Confederate fort on the Virginia Peninsula located in a swampy area on the Ship Point road. The camp was evacuated on April 5th, 1862, as Union forces began their siege of Yorktown.

Map of the battle ground near Richmond, showing plainly, every point o...

Scale ca. 1:250,000. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 633 Indicates location and dates of battles, "McClellan's present defensive line" at Harrison's Landing, principal roads, railroads, towns, and drainage. Descri... More

Plan of the Battle of Savage's Station Virginia. Sunday, June 29th 186...

The Battle of Savage's Station was part of the Seven Days' Battles of the Peninsular Campaign. This map shows the area of Savage's Farm in Henrico County, Va., to the north and the Williamsburg Road to the sout... More

map of louisiana Historic map, Library of Congress

Perspective map not drawn to scale. Bird's-eye-view. LC Panoramic maps (2nd ed.), 241 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Indexed for points of interest. AACR2: 651/1

A map of Fauquier Co. Virginia / - Public domain old map

LC Land ownership maps, 1256 Relief shown by hachures. Shows the names of some residents. Pen-and-ink over pencil grid with pencil emendations. Imperfect: torn vertically with some staining along tear, and moun... More

Plan of battle of Salem Church near Bank's Ford, Virginia : May 3rd & ...

As part of a series depicting the Chancellorsville Campgain, this map gives details of the area around Salem Church, where Union Gen. Sedgwick's forces, en route from Fredericksburg to reinforce Hooker near Cha... More

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

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

Plan of the attack on Ft. Sumter, April 6th, 1863.

Map shows a regional view of Charleston Harbor including Confederate fortifications and Union naval vessels. This April 1863 atttack by Union ironclads was unsuccessful. Color coding indicates the location of U... More

Greene Co., Virginia /, Confederate States of America

Shows roads, settlements, rural householders' names, and streams. Does not show military features. Relief shown by hachures. "November 1863." Believed to have been prepared by Jedediah Hotchkiss. Pen-and-ink (b... More

Plan of fortifications at Columbus, Ga.

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

[Preliminary map of northeastern Virginia, south of the Rappahannock, ...

Shows names of some residents. Relief shown by hachures. Date and title from Stephenson's Civil War maps, 1989. Sun print on a number of sheets pieced together and sectioned in two, with extensive ink and penci... More

Richmond, Petersburg, and vicinity. - Public domain map

Scale ca. 1:105,000. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 623 At top of map: Genl. Grant's campaign war map. Shows fortifications, camps, roads, railroads, street pattern of Richmond and Petersburg, towns, drainage, ve... More

[Part of South Carolina and Georgia]

Scale 1:350,000. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 365.5 Southern half of an unidentified printed map. Sheet extends from Augusta south to Jacksonville, Georgia, and Beaufort, South Carolina, west to Eatonton, Georg... More

[Schofield crossing the Chattahoochee, July 1864].

Shows military camp west of the Chattahoochee River near the Ulrich farm and troop positions in Fulton County between Roswell and Atlanta. Relief shown by hachures and pictorially. Title and date from Stephenso... More

Battlefield of Dinwiddie Courthouse, Va. from official map made by Col...

Map shows the area between Dinwiddie Court House and Five Forks, Va., including the location of troops at different times during the engagement. Beginning on March 30, 1865, Sheridan advanced on the Five Forks ... More

Plan showing positions of Union and Rebel armies 8th and 9th April 186...

This detail of an unidentified printed map has annotations by Sneden showing the locations of troops surrounding Appomattox Courthouse, April 9th, 1865. Union forces identified include Sheridan's 9th Corps, Hum... More

Martenet and Bond's map of Montgomery County, Maryland /

Relief shown by hachures. Also shows magisterial districts, buildings, and householders' names. Also covers northern District of Columbia. "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1865 by Simon J. Mart... More

Governor Dillingham, of Vermont / photographed by Black & Case, Boston...

Three illustrations: one showing head-and-shoulders portrait of Governor Paul Dillingham; one showing the oldest fire engine in the United States; and the other showing people digging in garbage dump looking fo... More

Augusta County, Virginia, Historic map, Library of Congress

Scale ca. 1:126,720. LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.), H282 Unfinished map, giving roads in red and drainage in blue. Some elevations are shown by hachures, but coverage is incomplete. Description derived from publi... More

Map of Gauly Farm, 1722 acres. - Public domain old map

Shows the farm near the mouth of New River, at Gauley, Fayette County, West Virginia and names of some residents. Pen-and-ink on tracing paper, mounted on cloth. LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.), H321 Available also... More

Snedecor's map of Hale County, Alabama.

Shows landowners' names and numbers and names of precincts. "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1870 by V. Gayle Snedecor in the Clerks Office of the District Court of the United States for the So... More

Philadelphia 100 years ago - Public domain old map

Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.

Topographical map of Pittsfield, Berkshire Co., Mass

Scale 1:2,400; 200 ft. to the in. Insets: Pittsfield.--Tillotson & Collin's Mills, town of Pittsfield. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. AACR2

Map of the battlefield of Pea Ridge, Arkansas, showing the positions o...

Scale not given. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 116 Shows relief by hachures, drainage, vegetation, and houses. Description derived from published bibliography. Available also through the Library of Congress web ... More

Bird's eye view of Lake Geneva, Walworth Co., Wis. 1882.

Public domain aerial photograph, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Public domain photograph - historical image of Wisconsin, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Pic... More

Birds-eye view of Louisville from the river front and Southern Exposit...

Perspective map not drawn to scale. LC Panoramic maps (2nd ed.), 237 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Includes illus. and "Map of Louisville and its environs." AACR2: 651/1

Map showing the location of the road and the land grant of the Atlanti...

Map showing portions of Arizona and New Mexico indicating land grants on either side of the right of way of the railroad. Scale 1:380,160. LC Railroad maps, 329 Description derived from published bibliography. ... More

Map showing the West Virginia Midland Railway and its connections.

Map of West Virginia showing relief by hachures, drainage, cities and towns, and the railroad network with emphasis on the main line. 15902 U.S. Copyright Office Scale 1:760,320. LC Railroad maps, 612 Descripti... More

Birds eye view of Aberdeen, Dak. - Public domain old map

Perspective map not drawn to scale. LC Panoramic maps (2nd ed.), 885 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Includes col. illus. and index to points of interest. AACR2: 100; ... More

Map of the Southern Express Company.

Outline railroad map of the southern states printed on heavy paper, indicating the railroad network, with stations and names of railroad companies along each line. [From published bibliography] Scale ca. 1:2,00... More

Leominster, Massachusetts. 1886. Historic map, Library of Congress

Perspective map not drawn to scale. Bird's-eye-view. LC Panoramic maps (2nd ed.), 305 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Includes illus. and index to points of interest. AACR2

Greenville, N.H. 1886. Historic map, Library of Congress

Perspective map not drawn to scale. Bird's-eye-view. LC Panoramic maps (2nd ed.), 480 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Includes index to points of interest and "Reduced... More

Pigeon Cove, Rockport, Essex County, Massachusetts., 1886 /

Bird's-eye view. Relief shown pictorially. Oriented with north to the right. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Indexed for points of interest. Imperfect: Stained, darken... More

Windsor, N.Y. 1887. Historic map, Library of Congress

Perspective map not drawn to scale. Bird's-eye-view. LC Panoramic maps (2nd ed.), 656 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Indexed for points of interest. AACR2

Edwards' map of Jackson Co., Missouri /

Relief shown by contours. Shows names of some residents. "Copyright secured by John P. Edwards, 1887." Includes text. LC Land ownership maps, 400 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.

Pacific Coast from San Francisco Bay to the Strait of Juan de Fuca /

Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Depths shown by soundings. LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.), S202 Includes table of sea coast lights and notes. In top left margin: No. 602. In top center margin: Plate no.... More

Map of Chesterfield County, Va. / - Public domain map

Shows districts and names of some residents. Relief shown by hachures. Sectioned in 3 and mounted on cloth backing. LC Land ownership maps, 1239 Includes 1880 census notes. Available also through the Library of... More

Guthrie, Oklahoma, Indian Territory, Jan. 22nd 1890 /

Bird's-eye view of the Indian Territory. "The city of Guthrie was nine months old when the original sketch for this lithograph was made." Copy imperfect: Stained along fold lines. Includes text, list to points ... More

Railroad map of Ohio published by the State. 1890. Prepared by J. A. N...

Map shows drainage, counties, cities and towns, canals, single and double railroad tracks, distances, and names of lines. Scale ca. 1:600,000. LC also has edition copyrighted 1891 by Short & Forman. LC Railroad... More

Los Angeles, Cal., population of city and environs 65,000.

Perspective map not drawn to scale. Bird's-eye-view. LC Panoramic maps (2nd ed.), 27 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Includes illus. and index to points of interest. A... More

Bird's-eye view of the twin cities, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 1891...

Perspective map not drawn to scale. LC Panoramic maps (2nd ed.), 671 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Includes index to points of interest and directory. AACR2

Map showing Indian reservations within the limits of the United States...

Meridian: Washington, D.C. Shows location and names of Indian reservations in the United States. Insets: Alaska -- Mission Ind. Res. in California -- Indian Territory. Available also through the Library of Cong... More

[Base map of Kansas]. - Public domain vintage map

Shows names of counties, major cities and towns, and rivers. Title, date, and scale from Stephenson's Civil War maps, 1989. Pen-and-ink and pencil on tracing linen, mounted on cloth. LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.)... More

[Base map of Georgia]. - Public domain vintage map

Shows names of counties, major cities and towns, and rivers. Title, date, and scale from Stephenson's Civil War maps, 1989. Pen-and-ink and pencil on tracing linen, mounted on cloth. LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.)... More

1893 Harper Co. Kansas. - Public domain vintage map

Map of Minnehaha County, South Dakota /

Relief shown by hachures. Cadastral map showing drainage, section lines and numbers, land ownership, landowners' names, oads, railroads, etc. "Copyright 1893 by H.M. Avery." Includes notes. LC Land ownership ma... More

[Trademark of the Santa Fé showing map of America on globe and train r...

63893aa U.S. Copyright Office. Printed on verso of cardboard mount for photograph; caption under trademark: "Only route traveled by Francis Schatter, the New Mexico mesiah." No. 18. Copyright by W.A. White, Rat... More

Map of Eastland Co. / - A blueprint of a map of the united states

Blueprint. "Traced by Anthony." LC Land ownership maps, 961 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.

Cram's township and railroad map of Washington.

Shows relief by hachures, drainage, cities and towns, and the railroads distinguished by color and name.

The Matthews-Northrup up-to-date map of Washington, D.C.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a vintage city plan, 18th-19th century map, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Map of Butler County, Iowa /

Shows landowners. LC Land ownership maps, 181 At head of title: Elliott & Franke. Includes advertisements and illustrations. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. LC copy se... More

Southern Railway and connections. - Public domain map

Map of the United States showing relief by hachures, drainage, state boundaries, cities and towns, stations, named lines of railroads, and the railroad network with the main lines emphasized. Chartered in 1894.... More

National Prohibition Park, Westerleigh, borough of Richmond, Staten Is...

Aerial view to horizon. Existing buildings and residences shown pictorially. Relief shown by landform drawings. Contains cadastral map of National Prohibition Park residential subdivision showing new streets, t... More

Where Old Glory floats. - Public domain vintage map

Shows U.S. posessions around the world after 1898. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.

New map, Washington, D.C. : compiled from official surveys and best au...

Partial cadastral map showing block numbers, names of landowners in outlying areas, and radial distances. Oriented with north toward the upper left. Includes street index. LC copy laminated and mounted on cloth... More

Map of Lake County, Michigan. - Public domain old map

LC Land ownership maps, 340 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.

Farm map of Douglas County, South Dakota /

Relief shown by hachures. Cadastral map showing drainage, section lines and numbers, land ownership, landowners' names, roads, railroads, etc. "Copyright 1900 by E. Frank Peterson." Insets: Delmont -- Harrison ... More

World's Fair, St Louis, 1904. - A painting of a view of a large city

"American Expositions and World Fairs Exhibit, January-March 1976." Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.

Gallery of natural history, Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences [B...