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Bowles's new map of North America and the West Indies, exhibiting the ...

Scale ca. 1:5,500,000. Hand colored. Prime meridian: Ferro. "Publish'd as the Act directs 2. Jan. 1783." Includes historic notes. Insets: A particular map of Baffin and Hudson Bays [ca. 1:18,000,000]--A map of ... More

[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

The State of Pennsylvania from the latest surveys.

Public domain image of the vintage map from NYPL Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. The Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division is one of the wo... More

A compleat description of the province of Carolina in 3 parts : 1st, t...

Shows coastal area from North Carolina to Florida. Relief shown pictorially. Depth shown by soundings. Prime meridian: Charles Town. Mounted on cloth. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as ... More

A map of the estate of Edward Vernon Esquire

Land-estate cadastral survey map showing property ownership lines, individual farms contained within the estate, field/hedge lines, field names, and field acreages. The farm names (given in capital lettering) a... More

A survey of a plot in Lancaster and Northumberland counties bounded by...

Relief shown by hachures. Cadastral survey map. Title devised by cataloger. Pen-and-ink on tracing paper, mounted on cloth with an index of place names and resident houses on 2 sheets of blue lined paper attach... More

A new and accurate map of New Jersey, Pensilvania, New York and New En...

Relief shown pictorially. From the author's A complete system of geography. 1747. Scale ca. 1:2,250,000. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. "No. 100." Vault AACR2

Part of Georgetown, Maryland / - Public domain old map

Cadastral survey map of area bounded by 33rd St., M St., Wisconsin Av. N.W., and the Georgetown waterfront, Washington D.C. Does not show ownership. Relief shown by hachures. Red ink, black ink, and blue wash. ... More

[Property survey of that part of Prince Georges County, Maryland, late...

Cadastral survey of tracts identified as Duddington Manor, New Troy, Gordons Meadows, Gleanings, Elinor, Bealls Leveles, Duddington Pasture, etc. Photocopy of ms. survey map. Oriented with north to the right. O... More

A map of the most inhabited part of New England, containing the provin...

Scale ca. 1:440,000. Hand colored. Relief shown pictorially. Prime meridian: London and Ferro. LC copy annotated in ink, east of confluence of Hudson and Albany rivers: "The tide reaches to hereabouts. Douglas.... More

[Property survey of tracts and land grants in part of Maryland near Ti...

Cadastral map covering tracts named Jamaca, Port Royal, Burns Neglect, Elenor, Gleenings, Gordons Meddows, Knock, Houp Yard, and Cern Abbey Mannor. "Beginning of 'Cern Abbey Mannor' being a resurvey on Duddingt... More

An accurate map of His Majesty's Province of New-Hampshire in New Engl...

Scale ca. 1:633,600. Hand colored. Prime meridian: London. Relief shown pictorially. Shows area from Hudson River-Lake Champlain to Penobscot Bay. Appears in Thomas Jefferys' A general topography of North Ameri... More

A general map of North America : in which is express'd the several new...

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Map of Nova Scotia, or Acadia; with the islands of Cape Breton and St....

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Map of Nova Scotia, or Acadia; with the islands of Cape Breton and St....

Scale ca. 1:390,000; 60 miles to a degree. Relief shown pictorially. Depths shown by soundings. Imperfect: Deterioration along creases. Includes inscription to "John Manners" and illus. LC Maps of North America... More

Plan of Charles Town, Maryland. - Public domain old map

Cadastral survey map showing lot/tract lines, lot numbers, public lands, street names, and some acreages. Relief shown by form lines. Also shows "The Lord Properiators [sic] two lots." Oriented with north towar... More

Plat of Carrollsburg / Historic map, Library of Congress

Cadastral survey map showing lot numbers and some initials of proprietors. Alternate title in ink on verso: Plan of Carrollsburg that now forms a part of Washington City. Brown and red inks. Oriented with north... More

A new and accurate map of Virginia wherein most of the counties are la...

Scale ca. 1:400,000. Hand colored. LC copy sectioned and mounted on cloth backing. Relief shown pictorially. Depths shown by soundings. Prime meridian: Williamsburg. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1440 Av... More

A map of the most inhabited part of New England, containing the provin...

Scale ca. 1:800,000. Hand colored. Relief shown pictorially. "Publish'd 1st. Jany. 1771." Differs from other copy, shows boundary between New York and "Province of New Hampshire." LC Maps of North America, 1750... More

A map of the most inhabited part of New England, containing the provin...

Scale ca. 1:800,000. Hand colored. Relief shown pictorially. "Publish'd 1st. Jany. 1771." Differs from other copy, does not show boundary between New York and "Province of New Hampshire." LC Maps of North Ameri... More

North America, and the West Indies; a new map, wherein the British Emp...

Scale ca. 1:5,500,000. Hand colored. Relief shown pictorially. Includes historical notes, "Extract of the treaties of peace, proclamations &c. relative to America & the West Indies," "A particular map of Baffin... More

A map of the most inhabited part of New England, containing the provin...

Scale ca. 1:440,000. Hand colored. Prime meridian: London and Ferro. Relief shown pictorially. Includes compilation data and insets of "A plan of the town of Boston" and "A plan of Boston Harbor from an accurat... 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

North America from the French of Mr. d'Anville improved with the Engli...

Scale ca. 1:6,350,000. Hand colored. Relief shown pictorially. "West longitude from London." From Thomas Jefferys' American Atlas. 1776 [i.e. 1775]. No. 7. Shows area east of Louisiana. LC Maps of North America... More

Robert Sayer - Jamaica, from the latest surveys.

Scale ca. 1:495,000. Hand colored. Prime meridian: Ferro and London. Relief shown by hachures. Soundings shown in fathoms. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1930 Available also through the Library of Congres... More

North America from the French of Mr. d'Anville improved with the Engli...

Scale ca. 1:6,350,000. Hand colored. Relief shown pictorially. "West longitude from London." Shows area east of Louisiana. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 30 From Thomas Jefferys' American atlas. 1776. No.... More

A general map of the southern British colonies in America comprehendin...

Seat of war in the southern British colonies comprehending North and South Carolina, Georgia, East and West Florida, &ca Courtesy of Boston Public Library

A map of the Province of New York : Reduced from the large Drawing of ...

Coordenadas referidas al meridiano de Nueva York con mención de situación con respecto a Greenwich

A general map of the middle British colonies, in America. Containing V...

Scale ca. 1:2,300,000. Hand colored. Relief shown pictorially. "The seat of war in the middle British colonies, containing Virginia, Maryland, the Delaware counties, &ca." Inset: A sketch of the upper parts of ... More

A map of the Province of New-York reduc'd from the large drawing of th...

Scale ca. 1:1,050,000. Hand colored. LC copy mounted on cloth backing. Relief shown by hachures. Differs from other copies: Western boundary of Tryon County and eastern boundaries of Cumberland and Glocester co... More

A map of the middle British colonies in North America. First published...

Scale ca. 1:2,350,000. Hand colored. Prime meridian: London and Philadelphia. Relief shown pictorially. Includes text, list of townships, distance charts, and inset "A sketch of the remaining part of Ohio R. &c... More

A map of the Province of New-York, reduc'd from the large drawing of t...

Scale ca. 1:1,000,000. Hand colored. Relief shown by hachures. Prime meridian: New York. Shows administrative boundaries in New York and New Jersey. Also shows portions of Pennsylvania and New England. LC Maps ... More

A general map of the middle British colonies, in America. Containing V...

Scale ca. 1:2,300,000. Hand colored. Relief shown pictorially. "The seat of war in the middle British colonies, containing Virginia, Maryland, the Delaware counties, & ca." Inset: A sketch of the upper parts of... More

A new map of the British colonies in North America, shewing the seat o...

Scale ca. 1:3,340,000. Hand colored. Prime meridian: London. Relief shown pictorially. Published by John Andrews and Andrew Dury. Includes listing of "References to the names of the countries not inserted in th... More

Port Royal in South Carolina : taken from surveys deposited at the Pla...

Scale ca. 1:63,360. Relief shown by shading and hachures. Depths shown by soundings. "VII." "45." LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1534 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. AACR2

A new map of the British colonies in North America, shewing the seat o...

Scale ca. 1:3,300,000. Hand colored. Relief shown pictorially. "Published ... by John Andrews ... & Andrew Dury." Includes list of "names of the counties not inserted in this map." Available also through the Li... More

A map of the most inhabited part of New England, containing the provin...

Scale ca. 1:460,000. Hand colored. Prime meridian: London and Ferron. Relief shown pictorially. Includes note "Camp of the colonists 1776," across the Hudson River from Kings Bridge and insets "Ichnographia por... More

A map of the most inhabited part of New England, containing the provin...

Scale ca. 1:440,000. Alternate title: La Nouvelle Angleterre en 4 feuilles. Hand colored. Prime meridian: London and Ferro. Relief shown pictorially. From the author's Atlas amériquain septentrional. 1778-[92] ... More

An exact map of New Jersey, Pensylvania, New York, Maryland & Virginia...

Public domain scan of an 18th-century map, vintage, old, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.

To the American Philosophical Society, this map of the peninsula betwe...

This map of the peninsula between Delaware & Chesopeak Bays, with the ...

Scale ca. 1:650,000. Prime meridian: Philadelphia. Inscribed "To the American Philosophical Society." Hand colored. LC copy imperfect: Deteriorated along folds. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1376 Availab... More

North Britain or Scotland Divided into its Counties : Corrected from t...

Escala gráfica de 40 millas estatutarias inglesas [= 8,1 cm]. Coordenadas referidas al meridiano de Londres (O 8°5'--O 1°25'/N 59°20'--N 54°45'). Red geográfica de 1° en 1°. Orientado con lis en rosa de ocho vientos

Land-Office Treasury Warrant no. 2375 for George Rogers Clark

Picryl description: Public domain historic political document page scan, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

A plan of the town, bar, harbour, and environs of Charlestown in South...

Scale ca. 1:45,000. Title from engraved copy issued by William Faden in 1780. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Has watermark. Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings. LC Maps of North America... More

A new map of the British colonies in North America, shewing the seat o...

Scale ca. 1:3,340,000. Prime meridian: London. Relief shown pictorially. Published by John Andrews and John Harris. Includes listing of "References to the names of the counties not inserted in this map." Availa... More

A new map of the United States of North America with the British Domin...

Print shows a cartouche on a map with several parcels in a natural setting. Illus. in: A new atlas of the mundane system; ... / Samuel Dunn. London : Printed for R. Sayer and J. Bennett, 1778 [i.e., 1783], no.... More

An accurate map of the State and Province of New-Hampshire in New Engl...

Scale ca. 1:633,600. Hand colored. Prime meridian: London. Relief shown pictorially. Shows area from the Hudson River-Lake Champlain to Penobscot Bay. Includes inscription to "John Hancock, Esqr. Gov.," text, a... More

One thousand-acre Virginia land grant to Alexander Breckinridge

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To the American Philosophical Society, this map of the peninsula betwe...

Public domain scan of a vintage map, plan, atlas, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.

Kingdom of Hungary, Principality of Transilvania, Sclavonia, Croatia, ...

Comprende la república de Eslovaquia, Hungría, Yugoslavia septentrional, Rumanía occidental y una pequeña parte del suroccidente de la URSS

A new chart of the coast of South end Nort Jutland from the Isle of He...

Carta arrumbada que comprende la costa occidental de la peninsula de Jutlandia y del estado de Schleswig-Holstein

Bowles's New Pocket Map of Great Britain and Irland : delineated from ...

Escalas gráficas de 90 millas estatutarias inglesas [= 7,8 cm], 65 millas escocesas comunes [= 6,5 cm] y 40 millas irlandesas [= 4,45 cm]. Coordenadas referidas al meridiano de Londres (O 12°55'-E 4°30'/N 60°25... More

The plot of Carroll'sburgh : [part of Washington D.C.].

Cadastral survey map showing lot numbers. Pen-and-ink. Oriented with north toward the upper right. Torn and fold-lined. Accompanied by index of lots: List of the original proprietors of the lots in Carrollsburg... More

[Dotted line map of Washington, D.C., 1791, before Aug. 19th].

Shows survey lines and proposed public squares parks. Relief shown by hachures. Title from LC G&M Div. preliminary map shelflist card. Ms. survey map drawn by P.C. L'Enfant. Oriented with north toward the upper... More

[Survey map of part of S.W. and S.E. Washington D.C.].

Covers area bounded by Q St. S.W./S.E., Anacostia River, S St. S.W., and Potomac River. Shows block outlines and numbers, street center-lines, base points, and dimensions. Does not show lots or land ownership. ... More

A map of Township (No. 14) in the 7th Range of townships, in the Count...

Cadastral survey map of original landholdings in what is now the northern part of the city of Rochester (N.Y.) and the town (township) of Irondequoit in the present-day Monroe County (N.Y.). Shows acreages, lan... More

This is a plat of the square where my house and lot stands on on [sic]...

Cadastral survey map of Charles Carroll Jr.'s land in central Washingt...

Cadastral survey of land tracts named Duddington Pasture, Duddington Manor, New Troy, and Houps Addition, with owners' names. "The out lines of the Resurvey as made for Charles Carroll Jun'r the 16th day of May... More

[Cadastral survey map of land tracts in central Washington D.C. ca. 17...

Facsim. of ms. cadastral survey of tracts named Duddington Pasture, Duddington Manor, and New Troy. "The whole now called Cerne-Abbey Manor contains 1531 [acres]. The resurvey is distinguished by black lines." ... More

Caveat filed for Charles M[y]nn Thruston, Woodford County, Kentucky

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Map of Carroll's land : [central Washington, D.C.] /

Cadastral survey of land tracts named Duddington Pasture, Duddington Manor, New Troy, and Houps Addition, with owners' names. "The out lines of the Resurvey as made for Charles Carroll Jun'r the 16th day of May... More

The State of New Hampshire. Compiled chiefly from actual surveys.

Scale ca. 1:700,000. Prime meridian: London and Philadelphia. Relief shown pictorially. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Vault AACR2: 100; 440; 651/1; 700/1

A General Map of England & Wales Divided into its counties : corrected...

Escala gráfica de 70 millas británicas de 69 al grado [= 9,3 cm]. Coordenadas referidas al meridiano de Londres (O 6°20'--E 2°00'/N 55°55'--N 49°25'). Red geográfica de 1° en 1°. Orientado con flecha en rosa de... More

A new map of North America with the West India Islands : divided accor...

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

A New and Improved Chart of the Rivers Elbe and Weser to Hamburg and B...

Comprende la costa de la República Federal Alemana desde Emden a Husum, con el río Weser hasta Bremen y el Elba hasta Hamburgo

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

Frogland, Georgetown D.C. & H. Balls lot, Viginia [sic].

Plat of land lying between road to Benning's Bridge & Cool Spring Road...

Public domain scan of a plan, map, diagram, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.

Map of the district of Maine, Massachusetts, compiled from actual surv...

Scale ca. 1:398,000. Shows distances of each city from Boston and the Shire Town. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. AACR2

[Survey of an unidentified area in Washington D.C.].

From the Taggart Estate papers. Manuscript--ink and pencil. Lacks corner section and mounted on cloth backing. Includes unidentified depth profile--possibly of Anacostia River. Available also through the Librar... More

[Survey map of the White House grounds, Washington D.C.].

Partial cadastral map. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Features shown existed in 1807 or later. Title devised by cataloger. Black, brown, and red inks, and lead pencil. Watermark: 1794. Available als... More

Survey map of part of the Capitol grounds, Washington D.C.

Covers the area bounded by 1st St. east, A St. south, A St. north, and the Capitol. Relief shown by spot heights. Pen-and-ink. Oriented with north to the left. Cloth backing. Includes notes. Available also thro... More

Lane from Road Street, Georgetown, to Barnards house and lands binding...

Cadastral survey map showing landowners' names. Relief shown by hachures. Title from verso. Alternate title at upper right: Barnard & others. Pen-and-ink and lead pencil. Soiled and mounted on cloth backing. In... More

Map of Massachusetts proper compiled from actual surveys made by order...

Scale 1:253,440; miles 4 to an in. Shows the distance of each town from Boston and the shire town. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. AACR2

Section of the northern course of the canal from the tide in the Elk R...

[Cadastral survey map of Pleasant Plains, Washington D.C.] /

"Surveyed and laid down for John and Anthony Halmead a tract of land lying in the District of Columbia and County of Washington called Pleasant Plains ..." Title devised by cataloger. Pen-and-ink and lead penci... More

[Survey map of land tracts in Washington D.C. named Pleasant Plains, P...

Manuscript--ink and pencil. On cloth backing in pencil: From Joseph M. Toner papers. Mounted on cloth backing. Includes text and statistical tables. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a ... More

Map of land patents from original surveys : [Newburgh city region, New...

Cadastral map of original land patents, real-property tracts, dates when properties were established, acreages, and landowners' names in the Newburgh city region west of the Hudson River (parts of Orange and Ro... More

A new and accurate map of the country for twenty five miles round the ...

Relief shown by hachures. Also covers county of Oxfordshire and adjacent regions. Statement of dedication at upper right: To the Vice Chancellor ... in the University of Oxford ... this map is most respectfully... More

Wall n. west of Presidents House : Washington D.C.

Survey map. Below accompanying statistical table: 20 June 1808. Pen-and-ink and lead pencil. Fold-lined, stained by red adhesive, and mounted on cloth backing. Accompanied by statistical table: Graduation of wa... More

To David Stone and Peter Brown, Esq. : this first actual survey of the...

Relief shown by hachures. Shows state and county boundaries, names of counties, towns, cities, drainage, roads, railroads, churches, mills and other points of interest. Printed in 3 segments. Prime meridian: Lo... More

Rough survey map of the White House and grounds, Washington D.C.

Shows White House and Treasury buildings and grounds in the condition of 1808 or later. Title devised by cataloger. Note in upper right corner: 8 courses from Treasury to Front in [word unclear] including W. wa... More

Division of part of a tract of land in Washington County D.C. called "...

Cadastral survey map showing landowners' names and "Centre line of tunnel of W.A. extension." Also covers Meridian Hill, Columbia Heights, Howard University, and adjacent tracts. "March 18th 1884." Black ink, r... More

Map of state land tract, Greene Co. / done pursuant to law, Simeon DeW...

Blueprint copy of manuscript survey map of real property and land grants in central Greene County (N.Y.). Shows tract numbers, acreages, line measurements in chains, line declinations in degrees/minutes, and na... More

The Part of a circle at the meeting of Pennsylvania & Kentucky avenues...

Survey map showing line dimensions and compass orientations. Pen-and-ink. Watermarked (fleur-de-lis and crown). Mounted on cloth backing. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster imag... More

Map of the southern part of the state of New York including Long Islan...

Relief shown pictorially. Second state. LC copy mounted in sections on cloth. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Vault

Map of the southern part of the state of New York including Long Islan...

Relief shown pictorially. First state. LC copy halved and mounted on cloth. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Vault

Bermudas, drawn from actual surveys, and improved by Blunt's Coast Pil...

Scale ca. 1:116,000. Relief shown pictorially. LC Treasure maps (2nd ed.) 57. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Includes "General instructions for making the Bermuda Isl... More

Map by George Armstrong, Jefferson County, Kentucky deputy surveyor

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Map of the southern part of the state of New York including Long Islan...

Relief shown pictorially. LC copy imperfect: Small tears and holes along edges, wrinkles, scattered dark spots, and discoloration. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Vaul... More

Plat of that part of the Washington & Rockville Turnpike Road lying wi...

Covers the presentday Georgia Avenue N.W. between Florida Avenue and the District line. At upper edge: Aug't 5, 1820. Title from verso. Alternate title at head of text: District of Columbia, Washington County, ... More

Map of Mississippi : constructed from the surveys in the General Land ...

Prime meridian: London and Washington. "Entered according to Act of Congress the 10th of September 1819." Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.

Map of Pennsylvania : constructed from the county surveys authorized b...

General state map showing counties, townships, roads, and settlements. Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings. Also covers New Jersey (sans relief and townships). Prime meridian: Washington D.C. In... More

Map of Pennsylvania : constructed from the county surveys authorized b...

General state map showing counties, townships, roads, and settlements. Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings. Also covers New Jersey (sans relief and townships). Prime meridian: Washington D.C. Or... More

A new and accurate chart (from Captain Holland's surveys) of the North...

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

Charleston Harbour and the adjacent coast and country, South Carolina ...

Relief shown by shading and hachures. Depths shown by contours and soundings. "Drawn by Hartman Bache, J.D. Graham, C.M. Eakin, W.M. Boyce, S. Wragg." LC copy 1 imperfect: Stained and torn in upper and lower po... More

Map of the United States : drawn from the most approved surveys.

Also shows general locations of Native American tribes. Relief shown pictorially. Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington, D.C. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. LC co... More

Map of the state of Georgia, drawn from actual surveys and the most au...

Relief shown pictorially. Includes a table showing counties with the distance between the counties' "chief towns" and Milledgeville. Shows land districts and includes numbers of land lots. "Entered according to... More

A map of the second section of that part of Georgia now known as the C...

Covers Marietta region (Ga.) including portions of the present-day Cobb, Fulton, and Cherokee Counties. Original in Surveyor General Department, Office of Secretary of State, Atlanta, Ga. Available also through... More

Map of the United States compiled from the latest and most accurate s...

Detailed map of the eastern United States to about the 97th Meridian. Shows drainage, relief by hachures, state and county boundaries, cities, towns and villages, canals, roads, and railroads in operation and p... More