Unsigned and untitled T-O world map
Simple map-like diagrams, known as T-O world maps, reflect a medieval European world view. These simple drawings portray the Earth's land masses as a circle surrounded by water. The land is separated into three... More
Circular world map - Public domain vintage map
The circular world map that appeared in the 1475 Latin edition of ''Rudimentum Novitorium'' and its subsequent French translations is considered the first printed map of the world. Drawn in the tradition of Med... More
Small circular world map - Public domain vintage map
Apian, a noted German mathematician, astronomer and geographer, compiled several geographical publications during the first half of the 16th century. His work displayed various iterations of the American contin... More
[World map] - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collection
Regions and Seasons: The winds remained on maps into the 17th century, as illustrated on this 1607 horological diagram, which was used for measuring time. Produced by German mathematician Franz Ritter, this uni... More
Geographica restituta per globi trientes
Displaying the known world of the early 17th century as a triptych, with the map divided into three segments or gores, was very uncommon during the Golden Age of Dutch cartography. However, such a format was co... More
Demmin assediato e preso dal Generale Conte Montecvccoli Anno MDCLVIII
Birds-eye view print shows plan of the fortifications and battlefield around Demmin, Germany surrounded by Tollense and Peene rivers during siege by troops under Italian general Raimondo Montecuccoli against Sw... More
Planisphaerium Ptolemaicum siue machina orbium mundi ex hypothesi Ptol...
While most of the maps in this exhibit depict just the Earth -- reflecting mankind's perception of his immediate and perceived environment -- very few address the planet's position in the larger universe. Howev... More
Pascaerte van Nova Hispania, Chili, Peru, en Gvatimala.
Public domain image of a sailing ship, caravel, harbor, sea, naval battle, 16th-17th century maritime seascape, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description
Boston Harbour in New England nautical chart
This is the first printed chart of Boston Harbor. It appeared only in the 1689 and 1698 editions of The English Pilot, The Fourth Book. Seller's publication became the most popular navigational manual for ships... More
Windroos, ca. 1702 - Rijksmuseum public domain dedication image
Diagram of tabel met alle windrichtingen en de bijbehorende termen weergegeven in zes talen. In de vier hoeken de blazende windkopppen. In het midden van de windroos een zon met een Franse lelie. Gemerkt rechts... More
A map of the moon showing phases The geography of the great solar ecli...
Shows the path of the eclipse. Relief shown pictorially. Includes 24 diagrams showing the eclipse as seen from different cities. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. LC cop... More
The coast of New Schotland, New England, the gulph and river of St. La...
Depths shown by soundings. Scale diagram in Dutch. "These charts are followed, according to them executed by order of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty in England ... " LC copy imperfect: Deteriorated al... More
diagram from "Modern Geography, a description of the Empires, states, ...
This image has been taken from scan 000056 from volume 01 of "Modern Geography, a description of the Empires, states, and colonies, with the oceans, seas and islands in all parts of the World ... The Astronomic... More
diagram from "A view of the soil and climate of the United States of A...
This image has been taken from scan 000069 from "A view of the soil and climate of the United States of America ... Translated, with occasional remarks, by C. B. Brown. With maps and plates". The title and subj... More
Erment [Armant] (Hermonthis). Plan, coupe et élévations du temple.
Picryl description: Public domain image of a classical or neoclassical building, architecture design, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Western Hemisphere. - Public domain map drawing
Picryl description: Public domain illustrated book page scan, free to use, no copyright restrictions drawing image.
Diagram from "Travels in Sweden, during the autumn of 1812. Illustrate...
This image has been taken from scan 000351 from "Travels in Sweden, during the autumn of 1812. Illustrated by maps and plates". The title and subject terms of this image have been generated from tags, created b... More
Diagram from "Travels in Sweden, during the autumn of 1812. Illustrate...
This image has been taken from scan 000268 from "Travels in Sweden, during the autumn of 1812. Illustrated by maps and plates". The title and subject terms of this image have been generated from tags, created b... More
Country drained by the Mississippi /
Relief shown by hachures. Sheets contain profile diagram. From: James, Edwin. Account of an expedition from Pittsburg to the Rocky Mountains. 1823. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a ... More
A diagram of the triangulation for the survey of the coast of the Unit...
Public domain image of the vintage map from Norman B. Leventhal Map Center, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. The Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center at the Boston Public Library is a special... More
diagram from "The Boston School Atlas. With elemental geography and as...
This image has been taken from scan 000062 from "The Boston School Atlas. With elemental geography and astronomy, etc. (Fourth edition.) [Maps, with explanatory text.]". The title and subject terms of this imag... More
Diagram from "[Universal Geography, or a Description of all parts of t...
This image has been taken from scan 000049 from volume 01 of "[Universal Geography, or a Description of all parts of the world on a new plan, etc. [With maps.]]". The title and subject terms of this image have ... More
A diagram of the triangulation for the survey of the coast of the Unit...
Shows triangulation lines connecting base points in southwestern Connecticut, western Long Island, and New York City vicinity. Rubber-stamped at foot of title: Copyright secured according to law. Annotated/sign... More
diagram from "Observations on the Neilgherries, including an account o...
This image has been taken from scan 000037 from "Observations on the Neilgherries, including an account of their topography, climate, soil & productions, and of the effects of the climate on the European consti... More
Map of the city of Washington in the District of Columbia : establishe...
Public domain scan of a vintage map, plan, atlas, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.
Plan et coupe de la Mosquée Hassan - Public domain map
Public domain scan of a plan, map, architecture drawing, or diagram, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.
Ferry Hill, Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park, Maryla...
Aerial view of plantation farm (now a museum) as it was in 1839 adjacent to the C&O Canal near Sharpsburg (Md.). "*GPO:2011--540-228." Title from panel. Includes text, quotations, and illustrations (some in col... More
Diagram from "The Discovery of America by the Northmen, in the tenth c...
This image has been taken from scan 000264 from "The Discovery of America by the Northmen, in the tenth century, with notices of the early settlements of the Irish in the Western Hemisphere. [With maps.]". The ... More
Plan of Uxmal. - Public domain architectural plan drawing
Public domain scan of a architecture diagram, settlement map, plan, or drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.
Diagram of the surveying district, south of Tennessee : Mississippi
"October 12th 1843." Shows most of Mississippi. Also shows boundaries of the Chectaw and Chickasaw cessions. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Acquisitions control no. 923
Distance map of the state of New York : containing all the towns in th...
General-content state wall map. Does not show specific distances or administrative towns (townships). LC copy imperfect: Shellacked, very darkened, brittle, cracked, wooden hanging rods removed. Available also ... More
Diagram of the south part of Shaker Village, Canterbury, NH.
Pen-and-ink and watercolor. Structures drawn in elevations, numbered, and identified by a legend. "The artist who drew this diagram, not being acquainted with any rules of drawing, hopes it will be sufficient ... More
Panorama orografico e pittoresco della città e contorni di Milano pre...
360° panoramic view, radiating from a diagram of Milan Cathedral, showing surrounding buildings, towns and geographic features. Courtesy of Boston Public Library
Map showing the position of Chicago in connection with the North West ...
Map of the north-central United States, east of the Mississippi River, showing the railroad network. Scale ca. 1:2,800,000. LC Railroad maps, 115 Description derived from published bibliography. Inset: Illinois... More
diagram from "The Earth and its Inhabitants. The European section of t...
This image has been taken from scan 000206 from volume 13 of "The Earth and its Inhabitants. The European section of the Universal Geography by E. Reclus. Edited by E. G. Ravenstein. Illustrated by ... engravin... More
diagram from "[Our Earth and its Story: a popular treatise on physical...
This image has been taken from scan 000592 from volume 01 of "[Our Earth and its Story: a popular treatise on physical geography. Edited by R. Brown. With ... coloured plates and maps, etc.]". The title and sub... More
Diagram from "La Terra, trattato popolare di geografia universale per ...
This image has been taken from scan 000110 from volume 04 of "La Terra, trattato popolare di geografia universale per G. Marinelli ed altri scienziati italiani, etc. [With illustrations and maps.]". The title a... More
diagram from "Illustreret Norges historie. [With plates.]"
This image has been taken from scan 000458 from volume 01 of "Illustreret Norges historie. [With plates.]". The title and subject terms of this image have been generated from tags, created by users of the Briti... More
diagram from "[The Countries of the World: being a popular description...
This image has been taken from scan 000030 from volume 04 of "[The Countries of the World: being a popular description of the various continents, islands, rivers, seas, and peoples of the globe. [With plates.]]... More
diagram from "[Our Earth and its Story: a popular treatise on physical...
This image has been taken from scan 000288 from volume 02 of "[Our Earth and its Story: a popular treatise on physical geography. Edited by R. Brown. With ... coloured plates and maps, etc.]". The title and sub... More
Whale chart - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collection
The importance of the mid-19th-century American whaling industry, which was dominated by ports in southern New England, especially New Bedford, Massachusetts, is documented by this innovative thematic map. It w... More
Scott's map of Rutland County, Vermont /
Relief shown by hachures. LC Land ownership maps, 1190 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. "Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1854 by James D. Scott in the ... More
Diagram of the United States of America, Mexico, the West India Island...
Outline map of the United States and Middle America showing proposed routes of the Pacific Rail Road and its branches in connection with the various systems of existing and unfinished rail roads from the Missis... More
Diagram of the United States of America, Mexico, the West India Island...
America Transformed: By mid-19th century, with increased oceanic traffic between the East and West Coasts based on the China trade and discovery of gold in California, many Americans wanted to extend the nation... More
New York and Erie Railroad diagram representing a plan of organization...
Company organizational diagrammatic map drawn in the form of a branching tree that identifies in its branches all of the functional offices of the railroad by name. Shows railroad trackage branches as straight ... More
I hereby certify that I have surveyed and marked for Mr. Geo. E. Matti...
Cadastral survey map showing lot numbers and dimensions of lots, streets, and wharves. In script: I do hereby approve the plan of wharf[s?] submitted above, WBMagruder, mayor. At upper left in print: Supreme Co... More
diagram from "Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to t...
This image has been taken from scan 000643 from volume 03 of "Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to the China Seas and Japan, performed in the years 1852, 1853 and 1854, under the command of Co... More
diagram from "Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to t...
This image has been taken from scan 000455 from volume 03 of "Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to the China Seas and Japan, performed in the years 1852, 1853 and 1854, under the command of Co... More
diagram from "Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to t...
This image has been taken from scan 000613 from volume 03 of "Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to the China Seas and Japan, performed in the years 1852, 1853 and 1854, under the command of Co... More
diagram from "Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to t...
This image has been taken from scan 000737 from volume 03 of "Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to the China Seas and Japan, performed in the years 1852, 1853 and 1854, under the command of Co... More
diagram from "Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to t...
This image has been taken from scan 000071 from volume 03 of "Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to the China Seas and Japan, performed in the years 1852, 1853 and 1854, under the command of Co... More
diagram from "Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to t...
This image has been taken from scan 000131 from volume 03 of "Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to the China Seas and Japan, performed in the years 1852, 1853 and 1854, under the command of Co... More
diagram from "Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to t...
This image has been taken from scan 000361 from volume 03 of "Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to the China Seas and Japan, performed in the years 1852, 1853 and 1854, under the command of Co... More
diagram from "Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to t...
This image has been taken from scan 000087 from volume 03 of "Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to the China Seas and Japan, performed in the years 1852, 1853 and 1854, under the command of Co... More
diagram from "Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to t...
This image has been taken from scan 000597 from volume 03 of "Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to the China Seas and Japan, performed in the years 1852, 1853 and 1854, under the command of Co... More
diagram from "Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to t...
This image has been taken from scan 000401 from volume 03 of "Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to the China Seas and Japan, performed in the years 1852, 1853 and 1854, under the command of Co... More
diagram from "Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to t...
This image has been taken from scan 000237 from volume 03 of "Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to the China Seas and Japan, performed in the years 1852, 1853 and 1854, under the command of Co... More
diagram from "Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to t...
This image has been taken from scan 000563 from volume 03 of "Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to the China Seas and Japan, performed in the years 1852, 1853 and 1854, under the command of Co... More
diagram from "Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to t...
This image has been taken from scan 000445 from volume 03 of "Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to the China Seas and Japan, performed in the years 1852, 1853 and 1854, under the command of Co... More
diagram from "Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to t...
This image has been taken from scan 000441 from volume 03 of "Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to the China Seas and Japan, performed in the years 1852, 1853 and 1854, under the command of Co... More
diagram from "Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to t...
This image has been taken from scan 000321 from volume 03 of "Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to the China Seas and Japan, performed in the years 1852, 1853 and 1854, under the command of Co... More
diagram from "[Outlines of physical geography ... Illustrated by six m...
This image has been taken from scan 000162 from "[Outlines of physical geography ... Illustrated by six maps and numerous engravings.]". The title and subject terms of this image have been generated from tags, ... More
diagram from "Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to t...
This image has been taken from scan 000741 from volume 03 of "Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to the China Seas and Japan, performed in the years 1852, 1853 and 1854, under the command of Co... More
diagram from "Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to t...
This image has been taken from scan 000159 from volume 03 of "Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to the China Seas and Japan, performed in the years 1852, 1853 and 1854, under the command of Co... More
diagram from "Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to t...
This image has been taken from scan 000185 from volume 03 of "Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to the China Seas and Japan, performed in the years 1852, 1853 and 1854, under the command of Co... More
diagram from "Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to t...
This image has been taken from scan 000497 from volume 03 of "Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to the China Seas and Japan, performed in the years 1852, 1853 and 1854, under the command of Co... More
diagram from "Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to t...
This image has been taken from scan 000287 from volume 03 of "Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to the China Seas and Japan, performed in the years 1852, 1853 and 1854, under the command of Co... More
diagram from "Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to t...
This image has been taken from scan 000319 from volume 03 of "Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to the China Seas and Japan, performed in the years 1852, 1853 and 1854, under the command of Co... More
diagram from "Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to t...
This image has been taken from scan 000093 from volume 03 of "Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to the China Seas and Japan, performed in the years 1852, 1853 and 1854, under the command of Co... More
diagram from "Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to t...
This image has been taken from scan 000707 from volume 03 of "Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to the China Seas and Japan, performed in the years 1852, 1853 and 1854, under the command of Co... More
diagram from "Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to t...
This image has been taken from scan 000539 from volume 03 of "Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to the China Seas and Japan, performed in the years 1852, 1853 and 1854, under the command of Co... More
diagram from "Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to t...
This image has been taken from scan 000117 from volume 03 of "Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to the China Seas and Japan, performed in the years 1852, 1853 and 1854, under the command of Co... More
diagram from "Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to t...
This image has been taken from scan 000711 from volume 03 of "Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to the China Seas and Japan, performed in the years 1852, 1853 and 1854, under the command of Co... More
diagram from "Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to t...
This image has been taken from scan 000513 from volume 03 of "Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to the China Seas and Japan, performed in the years 1852, 1853 and 1854, under the command of Co... More
diagram from "Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to t...
This image has been taken from scan 000467 from volume 03 of "Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to the China Seas and Japan, performed in the years 1852, 1853 and 1854, under the command of Co... More
diagram from "Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to t...
This image has been taken from scan 000359 from volume 03 of "Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to the China Seas and Japan, performed in the years 1852, 1853 and 1854, under the command of Co... More
diagram from "Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to t...
This image has been taken from scan 000239 from volume 03 of "Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to the China Seas and Japan, performed in the years 1852, 1853 and 1854, under the command of Co... More
diagram from "Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to t...
This image has been taken from scan 000351 from volume 03 of "Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to the China Seas and Japan, performed in the years 1852, 1853 and 1854, under the command of Co... More
diagram from "Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to t...
This image has been taken from scan 000271 from volume 03 of "Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to the China Seas and Japan, performed in the years 1852, 1853 and 1854, under the command of Co... More
diagram from "Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to t...
This image has been taken from scan 000437 from volume 03 of "Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to the China Seas and Japan, performed in the years 1852, 1853 and 1854, under the command of Co... More
diagram from "Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to t...
This image has been taken from scan 000449 from volume 03 of "Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to the China Seas and Japan, performed in the years 1852, 1853 and 1854, under the command of Co... More
diagram from "Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to t...
This image has been taken from scan 000491 from volume 03 of "Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to the China Seas and Japan, performed in the years 1852, 1853 and 1854, under the command of Co... More
diagram from "Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to t...
This image has been taken from scan 000621 from volume 03 of "Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to the China Seas and Japan, performed in the years 1852, 1853 and 1854, under the command of Co... More
diagram from "Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to t...
This image has been taken from scan 000687 from volume 03 of "Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to the China Seas and Japan, performed in the years 1852, 1853 and 1854, under the command of Co... More
Road road route from Boston, Massachusetts to Chicago, Illinois.
Outline map of a strip between Boston and Chicago showing one schematic rail line with many railroad stations named along the line. Mileage table indicating five railroads is at lower right of map. Scale ca. 1:... More
Map of Greene County, Illinois / - Public domain old map
LC Land ownership maps, 114 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Includes business directories, views of public, residential, and commercial properties. Insets: Homer, Kane... More
Map of the seat of war! - Public domain vintage map
Another issue. Various scales. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 17 Containing a map of the vicinity of Washington, Baltimore, Harper's Ferry and Annapolis, with five mile distance lines from Washington. Map showing... More
Fort Sumter Cannon 1861 - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery
Diagram of Fort Sumter indicating location of and types of cannon during the April 12-13, 1861 opening battle of the Civil War.
Seat of war. Historic map, Library of Congress
Scale ca. 1:2,300,000. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 17.6 General map of eastern and central Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, and southern Pennsylvania showing railroads and place names. Copyright regis... More
Diagram of the Battle of Ball's Bluff
Torn in Two: This schematic map illustrates the nature of newspaper maps and their role in helping to inform the public of the progress of the war. Published on the front page of The New York Times ten days aft... More
Map of the seat of war! - Public domain vintage map
Various scales. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 16 Containing a map of the vicinity of Washington, Baltimore, Harper's Ferry and Annapolis, with five mile distance lines from Washington. Map showing the railroad r... More
Map of battles on Bull Run, near Manassas, on the line of Fairfax & Pr...
Torn in Two: The first major battle of the war occurred July 21, 1861, near Manassas, Virginia, an important railroad junction approximately 25 miles west of Washington, DC. This map, published in Richmond, is ... More
Chesapeake Bay Historic map, Library of Congress nautical chart
Nautical chart of part of the Chesapeake Bay between the Magothy River (at north) and Kent Point (at south) including the Annapolis city region. Relief shown by hachures; depths shown by shading and soundings. ... More
diagram from "[A system of Physical Geography ... To which is added a ...
This image has been taken from scan 000040 from "[A system of Physical Geography ... To which is added a treatise on the Physical Geography of the United States ... The whole embellished by numerous engravings ... More
Chart of North America from Boston to the Strait of Florida and Havana...
Blue back coastal nautical chart extending from Havana to Richmond Island (Me.). Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by contours and soundings. Hand col. to emphasize navigation beacons and markers (some wit... More
diagram from "On the lignite formation of Bovey Tracey, Devonshire ......
This image has been taken from scan 000047 from "On the lignite formation of Bovey Tracey, Devonshire ... [With plates.] From the Philosophical Transactions, Part II., 1862". The title and subject terms of this... More
Chart showing the entrance of Rear Admiral Farragut into Mobile Bay. 5...
Scale ca. 1:22,500. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 110 Detailed map showing five positions and the tracks of the vessels during the sea battle, obstructions, channels, banks, and shoals. Includes small views of t... More
Diagram showing the position of the Sassacus and ram Albemarle at the ...
Scale not given. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 306.7 From Report on the Secretary of the Navy, with an appendix, containing reports from officers. December, 1864 (Washington, Government Printing Office, 1864). o... More
Map of the territory of Montana with portions of the adjoining territo...
Relief shown by hachures. Includes inset of "Map showing the routes from the Missouri River to Fort Laramie, where they connect with ... large map." LC copy annotated in blue pencil: "Working diagram of Montana... More
A drawing of a circular structure with a poem on it [Panoramic view of...
The three-day engagement that occurred at Gettysburg, July 1-3, 1863, is considered the turning point of the War. Our memory of the war’s most significant battle is reinforced by approximately 150 maps that hav... More