Michel's map: 1707
Relief shown pictorially. Title from LC G&M Div. preliminary map shelflist card. Date of photocopy: 1921? Oriented with north to the right. Accompanied by positive and negative photocopies of article: Documents... more
![[Plat of a survey for William Hughes, Jr. of 460 acres in Frederick County, Va. on the Cacapon River].](http://picryl-test-processed.s3-website-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/photo/2019/10/07/plat-of-a-survey-for-william-hughes-jr-of-460-acres-in-frederick-county-va-03b2f4-640.jpg "[Plat of a survey for William Hughes, Jr. of 460 acres in Frederick County, Va. on the Cacapon River].")
[Plat of a survey for William Hughes, Jr. of 460 acres in Frederick Co...
Title from Lawrence Martin's The George Washington Atlas. 1932. Survey plot is located either in Hampshire County or Morgan County, W. Va. Handwritten on verso: William Hughes Junr., plat for 460 acres, 1753,... more
![[Plat of a survey of 2,314 acres of land, being the first large bottom on the east side of the Ohio River, 3 or 4 miles below the mouth, a portion of which is divided into 17 lots]](https://cdn4.picryl.com/photo/1771/01/01/plat-of-a-survey-of-2314-acres-of-land-being-the-first-large-bottom-on-the-640.jpg "[Plat of a survey of 2,314 acres of land, being the first large bottom on the east side of the Ohio River, 3 or 4 miles below the mouth, a portion of which is divided into 17 lots]")
![Copy of a survey return'd by Mr. Sam Lewis, surveyor of Botetourt Coun[t]y. Surveyed for George Washington 2950 acres of land (by virtue of a warrant for 5,000 acres granted by His Excellency the Governor to said Washington agreeable to His Majesty proclamatiom issued in the year 1763) lying in the county of Botetourt on the n.e. side of the Great Kanhaway about a mile and half above the mouth of Cole River, joining the upper end of the Poketillico survey ... Novemr. 6th, 1774.](https://cdn4.picryl.com/photo/1774/01/01/copy-of-a-survey-returnd-by-mr-sam-lewis-surveyor-of-botetourt-county-surveyed-640.jpg "Copy of a survey return'd by Mr. Sam Lewis, surveyor of Botetourt Coun[t]y. Surveyed for George Washington 2950 acres of land (by virtue of a warrant for 5,000 acres granted by His Excellency the Governor to said Washington agreeable to His Majesty proclamatiom issued in the year 1763) lying in the county of Botetourt on the n.e. side of the Great Kanhaway about a mile and half above the mouth of Cole River, joining the upper end of the Poketillico survey ... Novemr. 6th, 1774.")
[Eight survey tracts along the Kanawha River, W.Va. showing land grant...
Scale ca. 1:40,000. Manuscript, pen-and-ink. Imperfect: Deteriorated along old fold lines. Oriented with north toward the lower left. Has watermarks. Individual surveys dated 1771 through 1774, performed by "Mr... more
A map of the land abt. Red Stone and Fort Pitt,
Scale ca. 1:600,000. Title from verso. Manuscript, pen-and-ink. Relief shown pictorially. The title, land tract boundaries with owners' initials, and some place names have been identified as annotations by Geor... more
Plan of a tract of land (marked in the General Plan no. 7), containing...
Covers part of Harrison County (W.Va.) "Survey'd for Sam'l Young, Ase'e of William Jones, 5000 Acres of Land, in Harrison County, on a Land Office Treasury Warrant, no. 20,98, dated the 20th Day of October 1783... more
Plat of the partition of Moore & Beckley survey of 170,038 a. in the c...
"Surveyed for Andrew Moore & John Beckley, Nov. 2nd, 1794." Shows names of some residents. Pen-an-ink and pencil over col. grid, mounted on cloth. Includes notes. In upper right corner in red ink: Moore & Beckl... more
Plats of the Wilson Cary Nicholas surveys (from the originals) made in...
Pen-and-ink on tracing linen, mounted on cloth. LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.), H217 Available also through the Library of Congress web site as raster image.
![Mr. Buchanan's statement. Extract from Gen. Jackson's second letter ... Mr. Buchanan's statement to the Editor of the Lancaster Journal ... Lancaster, 8th August, 1827. Printed at the Office of the Wheeling Gazette [1827].](https://cdn4.picryl.com/photo/1827/01/01/mr-buchanans-statement-extract-from-gen-jacksons-second-letter-mr-buchanans-640.jpg "Mr. Buchanan's statement. Extract from Gen. Jackson's second letter ... Mr. Buchanan's statement to the Editor of the Lancaster Journal ... Lancaster, 8th August, 1827. Printed at the Office of the Wheeling Gazette [1827].")
A map of the state of Virginia : reduced from the nine sheet map of th...
Covers also Washington, D.C., West Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, and southern Pennsylvania. Relief shown by hachures. "Entered according to Act of Congress, the 31st day of October 1827 by W.B. Giles, Governor ... more
Map of the routes examined and surveyed for the Winchester and Potomac...
Topographic map surveyed in strips along the railroad routes. Shows property owners and covers an area between the Shenandoah and Potomac Rivers to Winchester. Includes table showing "a summary of the routes su... more
The tourist's pocket map of the state of Virginia : exhibiting its int...
Relief shown by hachures. "Longitude west of Washington." Includes lists of steamboat and stagecoach routes, and indexed inset of the District of Columbia. Virginia 1830 census information on inside front cover... more
![Map of Berk[eley] County, Virginia /](https://cdn4.picryl.com/photo/2019/09/23/map-of-berkeley-county-virginia-932beb-640.jpg "Map of Berk[eley] County, Virginia /")
Map of Berk[eley] County, Virginia /
Relief shown by hachures. Shows the names of some residents. Title partially obscured. Sun print. LC Land ownership maps, 1380 In top right corner: No. 12. Includes inset of "Plat of Martinsburg" and table of s... more
![[Ancient Indian burial mounds. Moundsville, W.Va.] Great Mound at Grave Creek](https://cdn4.picryl.com/photo/1848/01/01/ancient-indian-burial-mounds-moundsville-wva-great-mound-at-grave-creek-640.jpg "[Ancient Indian burial mounds. Moundsville, W.Va.] Great Mound at Grave Creek")
![[Ancient Indian burial mounds. Moundsville, W.Va.] Group of Sepulchral Mounds](https://cdn4.picryl.com/photo/1848/01/01/ancient-indian-burial-mounds-moundsville-wva-group-of-sepulchral-mounds-640.jpg "[Ancient Indian burial mounds. Moundsville, W.Va.] Group of Sepulchral Mounds")
Map of the property of the Western Mining & Manufacturing Co. situate ...
Shows the names of some residents. Date taken from LC jacket note. Oriented with north toward bottom. Copy imperfect: Very brittle, losses along edges. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as... more
Charles Town, showing rear of courthouse, Charles Town, W. Va.
Shows rear of courthouse where John Brown was tried.
Map of Jefferson County, Virginia /
Shows Jefferson County before the formation of West Virginia in 1863. Relief shown with hachures. Oriented with north at upper right. "Entered according to act of Congress in ... 1852 by S. Howell Brown in ... ... more
Map of Hancock County Virginia, 1852.
Relief shown by hachures. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. LC Copy 2 imperfect: damaged, includes pen annotation "West."
Map of the Virginia Central Rail Road showing the connection between t...
Map of Virginia and parts of adjacent states showing drainage, county boundaries, place names and "McAdamised" roads.
Hillsborough & Cincinnati Railroad map extending from Jackson, Jackson...
Topographic strip map indicating drainage, relief by hachures, roads, houses, property owners names, and county names. This line was chartered in Ohio, March 2, 1846. It was purchased by the Baltimore and Ohio ... more
Map of the Manassas Gap Railroad and its extensions; September, 1855.
Topographical map of part of northern Virginia showing relief by hachures, drainage, cities and towns, counties, roads, and railroads with distances. Includes profiles. Chartered March 11, 1850. Opened in 1854 ... more
Hon. K. Van R. Whaley of Virginia and West Virginia
Title from unverified information on negative sleeve. Credit line: Brady-Handy photograph collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Purchase; Alice H. Cox and Mary H. Evans; 1954. Gene... more
John Brown ascending the scaffold preparatory to being hanged / from a...
Title from item. Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, v. 9, no. 211 (1859 Dec. 17), p. [33].
Harper's Ferry insurrection - Interior of the Engine-House, just befor...
Men shot and bleeding, John Brown and others with rifle and pikes, and hostages inside the engine house of the Harpers Ferry Armory. Title from item. Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, v. 8, no. 2... more
![The Execution of Cook and Coppock ... [Charlestown, W. Va., Dec. 17, 1859; panoramic view of soldiers surrounding gallows from which 2 of the Harper's Ferry Raiders are hanging]](https://cdn4.picryl.com/photo/1859/01/01/the-execution-of-cook-and-coppock-charlestown-w-va-dec-17-1859-panoramic-view-640.jpg "The Execution of Cook and Coppock ... [Charlestown, W. Va., Dec. 17, 1859; panoramic view of soldiers surrounding gallows from which 2 of the Harper's Ferry Raiders are hanging]")
The Execution of Cook and Coppock ... [Charlestown, W. Va., Dec. 17, 1...
Title and other information transcribed from caption card. Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, vol. 9, no. 212 (1859 Dec. 24), pp. 56-57. Caption card tracings: U.S. History 1859; West Virginia Cha... more
Harper's Ferry insurrection - burying the dead insurgents
Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, 1859 Nov. 5, p. 351.
![John Brown riding on his coffin to the place of execution [Charlestown, W. Va.]](https://cdn4.picryl.com/photo/1859/01/01/john-brown-riding-on-his-coffin-to-the-place-of-execution-charlestown-w-va-640.jpg "John Brown riding on his coffin to the place of execution [Charlestown, W. Va.]")
John Brown riding on his coffin to the place of execution [Charlestow...
Title and other information transcribed from caption card. Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, vol. 9, no. 211 (1859 Dec. 17), p. 36. Wood engraving by Arthur Berghaus. Caption card tracings: A/P/P... more
![The execution of John Brown, in a stubble field, near Charleston, [W.] Va. [men on horseback in foregrd.]](https://cdn4.picryl.com/photo/1859/01/01/the-execution-of-john-brown-in-a-stubble-field-near-charleston-w-va-men-on-640.jpg "The execution of John Brown, in a stubble field, near Charleston, [W.] Va. [men on horseback in foregrd.]")
The execution of John Brown, in a stubble field, near Charleston, [W.]...
Title and other information transcribed from caption card. Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, vol. 9, no. 210 (1859 Dec. 10), pp. 24-25. Caption card tracings: P&P Case; US Hist.; BI; Shelf.
![[Map of the northern part of Virginia and West Virginia, between the Blue Ridge and the Alleghany Front, south of the Potomac River and north of New Market].](http://picryl-test-processed.s3-website-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/photo/2019/10/06/map-of-the-northern-part-of-virginia-and-west-virginia-between-the-blue-ridge-7ba25b-640.jpg "[Map of the northern part of Virginia and West Virginia, between the Blue Ridge and the Alleghany Front, south of the Potomac River and north of New Market].")
[Map of the northern part of Virginia and West Virginia, between the B...
Relief shown by hachures and shading. Date and title from Stephenson's Civil War maps, 1989. In upper left: The square are miles. Pen-and-ink on pencil grid, mounted on cloth. Imperfect: horizontal creases and ... more
![[Map of the Shenandoah Valley from Harrisonburg to Mt. Jackson, with topographical detail along the principal roads from Thornton's Gap to Swift Run Gap and along several valley roads in northwestern Virginia].](https://cdn4.picryl.com/photo/1860/01/01/map-of-the-shenandoah-valley-from-harrisonburg-to-mt-jackson-with-topographical-640.jpg "[Map of the Shenandoah Valley from Harrisonburg to Mt. Jackson, with topographical detail along the principal roads from Thornton's Gap to Swift Run Gap and along several valley roads in northwestern Virginia].")
![[Map of Shenandoah Valley from Winchester to New Market, Virginia and from Millwood to Waverly P.O., including parts of Frederick, Clarke, Warren, Shenandoah, and Page counties, Virginia].](https://cdn4.picryl.com/photo/1860/01/01/map-of-shenandoah-valley-from-winchester-to-new-market-virginia-and-from-millwood-640.jpg "[Map of Shenandoah Valley from Winchester to New Market, Virginia and from Millwood to Waverly P.O., including parts of Frederick, Clarke, Warren, Shenandoah, and Page counties, Virginia].")
Old John Brown's career illustrated
Print shows five vignettes from the violent life of abolitionist John Brown, three related to "doing his Kansas work" and the fourth "commencing his Virginia work"; the fifth vignette, at center, labeled "The t... more
Harper's Ferry, VA, no. 641 / George Stacy.
Stereograph shows view of town, railroad, bridge, and river.
![[Map of Loudoun County, Va., and parts of Fairfax County, Va., Jefferson County, W.Va., and Washington and Frederick counties, Md.].](https://cdn4.picryl.com/photo/1860/01/01/map-of-loudoun-county-va-and-parts-of-fairfax-county-va-jefferson-county-wva-640.jpg "[Map of Loudoun County, Va., and parts of Fairfax County, Va., Jefferson County, W.Va., and Washington and Frederick counties, Md.].")
![[Map of part of Virginia, West Virginia, and Maryland].](https://cdn4.picryl.com/photo/1860/01/01/map-of-part-of-virginia-west-virginia-and-maryland-640.jpg "[Map of part of Virginia, West Virginia, and Maryland].")
![[Map of portions of Virginia, West Virginia, and Maryland, centering on Harpers Ferry and including Winchester, Hancock, Emmitsburg, and Ridgeville, Maryland.] /](https://cdn4.picryl.com/photo/2019/10/02/map-of-portions-of-virginia-west-virginia-and-maryland-centering-on-harpers-591f24-640.jpg "[Map of portions of Virginia, West Virginia, and Maryland, centering on Harpers Ferry and including Winchester, Hancock, Emmitsburg, and Ridgeville, Maryland.] /")
[Map of portions of Virginia, West Virginia, and Maryland, centering o...
Shows roads in red, and railroads, place names, etc. in black. Relief shown by hachures. Date from Stephenson's Civil War maps, 1989. Title derived from Stephenson's Civil War maps, 1989. Following the statemen... more
![[Map of the Shenandoah Valley from Mt. Jackson to Midway, including parts of Shenandoah, Page, Rockingham, and Augusta counties, Virginia].](https://cdn4.picryl.com/photo/1860/01/01/map-of-the-shenandoah-valley-from-mt-jackson-to-midway-including-parts-of-shenandoah-640.jpg "[Map of the Shenandoah Valley from Mt. Jackson to Midway, including parts of Shenandoah, Page, Rockingham, and Augusta counties, Virginia].")
![[Map of the Shenandoah Valley, from Front Royal and Middletown to Staunton, etc.].](https://cdn4.picryl.com/photo/1860/01/01/map-of-the-shenandoah-valley-from-front-royal-and-middletown-to-staunton-etc-640.jpg "[Map of the Shenandoah Valley, from Front Royal and Middletown to Staunton, etc.].")
Map of the battle ground of Greenbrier River
Oriented with north to upper right. Sketch map showing Confederate camps and batteries, positions of union and Confederate troops during engagements and drawings of principal buildings, roads and drainage. This... more
Town of Phillippi, Barbour County, West Virginia. 1861.
Perspective map not drawn to scale. Bird's-eye-view. LC Panoramic maps (2nd ed.), 1008 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. AACR2: 651/1
A. Skimmel D.M. & W.V. Vol
Full length portrait of an officer.
Berkeley County, Virginia
Hand-colored lines show roads "reliable in all seasons." Relief shown by hachures. Sun print. This item is in the Map Collection of the Library of Virginia; please contact the Library's Archives Research Servic... more
![[Pencil sketch of the road from Slaven's Cabin to the top of Cheat Mountain in the area of the battle of Rich Mountain, July 11-12, 1861].](https://cdn4.picryl.com/photo/1861/01/01/pencil-sketch-of-the-road-from-slavens-cabin-to-the-top-of-cheat-mountain-in-640.jpg "[Pencil sketch of the road from Slaven's Cabin to the top of Cheat Mountain in the area of the battle of Rich Mountain, July 11-12, 1861].")
Col. Dixon S. Miles at Harper's Ferry, W. Va.
No. 5439. Title from item. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.
![[Sketch of the battle of Rich Mountain, July 11-12, 1861].](https://cdn4.picryl.com/photo/2019/09/10/sketch-of-the-battle-of-rich-mountain-july-11-12-1861-666468-640.jpg "[Sketch of the battle of Rich Mountain, July 11-12, 1861].")
[Sketch of the battle of Rich Mountain, July 11-12, 1861].
Title from Stephenson's Civil War maps, 1989. Pen-and-ink on blue paper, with pencil annotation, mounted between transparent paper. Imperfect: some losses at center right. LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.), H72 Annot... more
Battle of Rich Mt.
Relief shown by hachures. Date and scale from Stephenson's Civil War maps, 1989. Title from verso. Pen-and-ink on blue lined paper, mounted between transparent paper. LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.), H74 Pen-and-in... more
![[George R. Latham, Colonel, 5th W. Va. Cav., head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly left, in Union uniform]](http://picryl-test-processed.s3-website-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/photo/2019/10/06/george-r-latham-colonel-5th-w-va-cav-head-and-shoulders-portrait-facing-slightly-044abd-640.jpg "[George R. Latham, Colonel, 5th W. Va. Cav., head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly left, in Union uniform]")
[George R. Latham, Colonel, 5th W. Va. Cav., head-and-shoulders portra...
Civil War Photograph Collection. No. 9106.
Parkersburg.
LC Panoramic maps (2nd ed.), 1004 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. AACR2
New map of Virginia : compiled from the latest maps
Accompanied by cover: New map of Virginia. Richmond, Va. : J.W. Randolph ; 14 x 9 cm. Insets: Harpers Ferry -- Norfolk Harbor and vicinity. Relief shown by hachures. Shows principal cities, towns and railroads,... more
Church and street in Shepherdstown, W. Va.
No. 5079. Title from item. Mounted with five other photographs. Photograph is half of a stereograph pair. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.
![[Sketch of the area of the battles of Rich Mountain, July 11-12, 1861].](https://cdn4.picryl.com/photo/1861/01/01/sketch-of-the-area-of-the-battles-of-rich-mountain-july-11-12-1861-640.jpg "[Sketch of the area of the battles of Rich Mountain, July 11-12, 1861].")
![[Rough sketch of the battle of Rich Mountain, July 11-12, 1861].](https://cdn4.picryl.com/photo/1861/01/01/rough-sketch-of-the-battle-of-rich-mountain-july-11-12-1861-640.jpg "[Rough sketch of the battle of Rich Mountain, July 11-12, 1861].")
Map to illustrate the report of Brigadier-General Hill
Scale not given. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 693 Map of part of West Virginia and western Maryland from Romney west to Grafton, showing the battle of Corricks Ford on July 14th, routes used by Union and Confed... more
The battle of Rich mountain, Virginia, July 13, 1861 / Hennessy del.
Men charging into battle. Title from item. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. 5, no. 239 (1861 July 27), p. 468. Title from item.
![Harper's Ferry, West Virginia. View of Loudon [i.e. Loudoun] Heights](https://cdn4.picryl.com/photo/2019/09/21/harpers-ferry-west-virginia-view-of-loudon-ie-loudoun-heights-6b4005-640.jpg "Harper's Ferry, West Virginia. View of Loudon [i.e. Loudoun] Heights")
Harper's Ferry, West Virginia. View of Loudon [i.e. Loudoun] Heights
Photograph shows Loudoun Heights above the Shenandoah River near Harper's Ferry. No. 441. Title from item. Hand written on verso: "Maryland Heights (as on duplicate print)". Hand written on verso: "Miller, vol.... more
Vicinity of Winchester and Harper's Ferry, Va.
Detail of a printed map of Winchester, Va., and environs, with annotations and additions by Sneden. Additions include inclusion of roads, notes about and dates of battles and skirmishes, location of the point w... more
![[Sketch of western Virginia and eastern West Virginia, between Staunton and Clarksburg].](https://cdn4.picryl.com/photo/1861/01/01/sketch-of-western-virginia-and-eastern-west-virginia-between-staunton-and-clarksburg-640.jpg "[Sketch of western Virginia and eastern West Virginia, between Staunton and Clarksburg].")
![[Map of portions of Hampshire and Mineral Counties, W. Va., and Garrett County, Md.].](https://cdn4.picryl.com/photo/1861/01/01/map-of-portions-of-hampshire-and-mineral-counties-w-va-and-garrett-county-md-640.jpg "[Map of portions of Hampshire and Mineral Counties, W. Va., and Garrett County, Md.].")
Ruins of bridge, across Potomac River at Shepherdstown
Photograph shows a man in the foreground overlooking the ruins of the bridge at Shepherdstown, West Virginia. No. 5077. Title from item. Mounted with five other photographs. Photograph is half of a stereograph ... more
Averill's map of western Va.
Shows Rich Mountain Region including Randolph, Upshur, and parts of adjoining counties, W. Va., as well as the names of some residents. Relief shown by hachures. Pen-and-ink and pencil on 4 sheets pasted togeth... more
Shenandoah River, near Harper's Ferry, W. Va.
No. 7443. Title from item. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.