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[Portolan chart of the Mediterranean Sea ca. 1320-1350 : manuscript chart of the Mediterranean and Black seas on vellum].

[Portolan chart of the Mediterranean Sea ca. 1320-1350 : manuscript ch...

Anonymous nautical chart in portolan style probably drawn in Genoa. Covers Mediterranean Sea from the Balearic Islands to the Levantine coast; also covers western part of Black Sea. Oldest original cartographic... More

Carte de la côte de la Louisiane depuis la Baye St. Joseph, jusqu'à celle de St. Bernard où tous les ports et bons mouillages sont marquez par des ancres; avec la quantité de piés d'eau que l'on y trouve.

Carte de la côte de la Louisiane depuis la Baye St. Joseph, jusqu'à ce...

Covers coast of Gulf of Mexico from Saint Joseph Bay, Florida, to Galveston Bay, Texas. Depths shown by soundings. Pen-and-ink and watercolor. Map backed with cloth. Imperfect: Stains and creases. Available als... More

Plano del Rio Grande de S. Pedro situado en la latitud sur de 32 grs. y en la longitud de 325 grs. 45 mins., meridiano de Tenerife /

Plano del Rio Grande de S. Pedro situado en la latitud sur de 32 grs. ...

Shows southern portion of Patos Lagoon in the region of Rio Grande. Depths shown by soundings. Prime meridian: Tenerife. Oriented with north to the right. Watermarks: D. & C. Blauw; and, Strasburg fleur-de-lis.... More

A survey of the coast about Cape Lookout in North Carolina, taken the 29th of June,1756.

A survey of the coast about Cape Lookout in North Carolina, taken the ...

Scale ca. 1:26,000. Hand colored. Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings. Plate no. "27." LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1508 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a rast... More

A plan of the harbour of Cape Lookout surveyed and sounded by His Majesty's sloop Viper,

A plan of the harbour of Cape Lookout surveyed and sounded by His Maje...

Scale ca. 1:14,200. Title on verso: Cape Lookout Harbour, No. Carolina, 159. Manuscript, pen-and-ink. Watermark: Large fleur-de-lis in a shield surmounted by a crown over a cross and the letters LVC. Depths sho... More

[Franklin-Folger chart of the Gulf Stream].

[Franklin-Folger chart of the Gulf Stream].

Shows the Gulf Stream. Publication authorized by Benjamin Franklin and Timothy Folger. Gulf Stream information overprinted on: A new and exact chart of Mr. E. Wrights projection, rut. Mercators chart, con. ye s... More

Map of proposed roads through the southeastern part of Pennsylvania, the northeastern part of Maryland, and the northern part of Delaware

Map of proposed roads through the southeastern part of Pennsylvania, t...

Scale ca. 1:506,880. Title from LC's Trails bibliography, no. 131. Hand colored. LC copy annotated in ink to show additional roads and place-names. Appears in American Philosophical Society Transaction. 1771. v... More

A new and accurate chart of the Bay of Chesapeake, with all the shoals, channels, islands, entrances, soundings, and sailing-marks, as far as the navigable part of the rivers Patowmack, Patapsco and north-east.

A new and accurate chart of the Bay of Chesapeake, with all the shoals...

Scale ca. 1:250,000. Soundings shown in fathoms. "Drawn from several draughts made by the most experienced navigators, chiefly from those of Anthony Smith, pilot of St. Marys; and compared with the modern surve... More

Plano de la Bahia de la Ware y entrada de Filadelfie ...

Plano de la Bahia de la Ware y entrada de Filadelfie ...

Scale ca. 1:200,000. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Soundings shown in fathoms. No. "41." LC Luso-Hispanic World, 848 Includes sailing directions and index. Available also through the Library of Congre... More

A chart of the Gulf Stream / nautical chart

A chart of the Gulf Stream / nautical chart

Appears in the Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, 1786. Includes inset of North Atlantic and text in left margin "Remarks upon the navigation from Newfoundland to New-York, in order to avoid th... More

The traveller's companion, or, The post roads of England and Wales : with the distances in measured miles

The traveller's companion, or, The post roads of England and Wales : w...

Relief shown pictorially. "Published as ye Act directs, 1st Jan'y 1786." Printed on box lid: Riviera Bon-Bons, Rowntree, York England. Includes ill. LC box lid annotated in ink. LC copy imperfect: Ca. 18 pieces... More

Specimen of an intended travelling map of the roads of the State of South Carolina, from actual survey /

Specimen of an intended travelling map of the roads of the State of So...

Shows householders' names. Alternate title at lower left: Road to Watboo Bridge, from Charleston, by Goose Creek Bridge & Strawberry Ferry. Hand col. Map in 3 strips and 6 sections. Orientation of sections vari... More

1791 map of District of Columbia, before the city was laid out : showing the main roads (used by President Washington) as surveyed by Andrew Ellicott in 1791-2 and published in Paris, France, in 1815 /

1791 map of District of Columbia, before the city was laid out : showi...

Relief shown by hachures. Blueprint. LC Trails 96 Includes text. LC copy signed in ink at bottom: By Artemas C. Harmon. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. DCP

Carte générale de l'Océan Atlantique ou Occidental, nautical chart

Carte générale de l'Océan Atlantique ou Occidental, nautical chart

Scale ca. 1:12,000,000. Depths shown by soundings. Mercator projection. Prime meridian: Paris. "No. 20." LC copy annotated in red to plot voyage from Brest to "F. Dauphin" in Haiti. Available also through the L... More

Vermont / Historic map, Library of Congress

Vermont / Historic map, Library of Congress

Relief shown by hachures. Shows counties and minor civil subdivisions. LC Trails, no. 196 Legend in German and English. Place names are in German and/or English. In upper right margin: No. XVI. In lower right m... More

Map of the United States, exhibiting post roads & distances : the first sheet comprehending the nine northern states, with parts of Virginia and the territory north of Ohio

Map of the United States, exhibiting post roads & distances : the firs...

Relief shown pictorially. State I of the map, according to Wheat & Brun. Prime meridian: Washington. LC copy mounted on cloth backed paper, with a flap to reveal inscription on the back: No. 132, title page of ... More

A new and correct chart of North America from Cape Cod to the Havannah

A new and correct chart of North America from Cape Cod to the Havannah

Nautical chart of U.S. coastal waters from Casco Bay (Me.) around Florida to Cape San Blas (Gulf of Mexico). Depths shown by soundings. Oriented with north toward the upper left. "Publish'd as the Act directs, ... More

A map of the United States exhibiting post roads & distances : the first sheet comprehending the nine northern states, with parts of Virginia and the territory north of Ohio /

A map of the United States exhibiting post roads & distances : the fir...

Relief shown pictorially. Prime meridian: Washington, D.C. Handwritten on slip of paper affixed to map verso: "No. 154, title page of Map of United States deposited by Abm. Bradley junr. as author, Sept. 26th 1... More

Wallis's new and correct map of the post roads of England and Wales

Wallis's new and correct map of the post roads of England and Wales

Title on paper label on box lid: A new map of England and Wales / sold by John Wallis ... London. "London, Published by John Wallis, at his Map Warehouse, No. 16, Ludgate Street, Aug't 2nd 1798." Three pieces s... More

Map showing the routes of the contemplated rail road from New-Haven to Hartford

Map showing the routes of the contemplated rail road from New-Haven to...

Relief shown by hachures. Includes "Profile of route by Sodom Brook" and "Profile of route by Holt's Hill." LC copies imperfect: Creased and wrinkled. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as ... More

A map of the state of Delaware and the Eastern Shore of Maryland : with the soundings of the Bay of Delaware

A map of the state of Delaware and the Eastern Shore of Maryland : wit...

Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings. Oriented with north to the right. Includes illustrations. Does not include testimonial from pilots to the left of title. LC copy sectioned in two and mounted... More

A map of the State of New York : compiled from the latest authorities : including the turnpike roads now granted, as also the principal common roads connected therewith : intended as well for the student in geography as a directory to the traveller

A map of the State of New York : compiled from the latest authorities ...

Shows turnpike roads, common roads, and counties. Relief shown pictorially. Hand colored to emphasize county boundaries. Prime meridian: The Battery (New York City). LC copy imperfect: Foxed, darkened, mounted ... More

Bahia de Tampa Historic map, Library of Congress

Bahia de Tampa Historic map, Library of Congress

North oriented toward upper right corner. Map annotated in ink Gift; 1929; Admiral W.L. Rodges. Available also through the Library of Congress web site as a raster image.

Chesapeake & Delaware Canal, topographical view /

Chesapeake & Delaware Canal, topographical view /

Scale ca. 1:120,000. From the 5th general report of the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal Company, 1824. Includes "Profile or vertical section." Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster i... More

Chesapeake & Delaware Canal, topographical view /

Chesapeake & Delaware Canal, topographical view /

Scale ca. 1:120,000. From the 6th general report of the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal Co. Includes "Profile or vertical section." Accompanied by: Sixth general report of the president and directors of the Chesa... More

[Santa Fe route]. Historic map, Library of Congress

[Santa Fe route]. Historic map, Library of Congress

Pen and ink. Commissioned by Pres. Monroe, March 3, 1825 to survey and mark the Santa Fe Road. Report of survey completed 1827. Map belonged to Mjr. George C. Sibley, one of the U.S. Commissioners who conducted... More

The Traveller's pocket map of New York : from the best authorities

The Traveller's pocket map of New York : from the best authorities

Hand col. Includes text "Canal guide, for the tourist and traveller," statistical tables, and profiles of the Erie and Champlain Canals. LC copy signed in pencil: George Augustus Quant, Capt. H. Foster. Availab... More

The harbour of New York / - Public domain vintage map

The harbour of New York / - Public domain vintage map

Relief by hachures. Depths shown by soundings. Due to coordinates at top and right, item appears to be part of a larger map. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.

Plan of a survey for the proposed Boston and Providence Rail-Way.

Plan of a survey for the proposed Boston and Providence Rail-Way.

Topographic strip map showing proposed lines of survey. This is the earliest railroad map represented in the Library's map collections. It is listed as one of the "Rail Roads Never Before Delineated" by Henry S... More

Map of the territory of Florida, from its northern boundary to lat. 27⁰30ʹN, connected with the delta of the Mississippi : annexed to the report of the Board of Internal Improvement dated Febr. 19th, 1829, relating to the canal contemplated to connect the Atlantic with the Gulf of Mexico and describing the inland navigation parallel to the coast from the Mississippi to the Bay of Espiritu Santo and from St. Mary's Harbour to St. Augustine

Map of the territory of Florida, from its northern boundary to lat. 27...

Covers portions of southern states of Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana. Depths shown by soundings. Prime meridian: Washington, D.C. Bibliography. LC Trails 237 Available also through the Library of ... More

Pennsylvania Historic map, Library of Congress

Pennsylvania Historic map, Library of Congress

Shows roads, canals, railroads, and proposed railroads. Counties are distinguished by color. Main mountain ridges are shown by hachures. Earliest general map of the state to show railroads. Scale ca. 1:5,600,00... More

Map of the canals & rail roads of the United States reduced from the large map of the U.S.

Map of the canals & rail roads of the United States reduced from the l...

One of the earliest general maps of the eastern United States showing railroads in operation. The working lines are in blue, proposed lines are in green. Canals are shown in red and yellow. [From published bibl... More

Map of the state of Georgia, drawn from actual surveys and the most authentic information /

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

Map of the routes examined and surveyed for the Winchester and Potomac Rail Road, State of Virginia, under the direction of Capt. J. D. Graham, U.S. Top. Eng., 1831 and 1832; surveyed by Lts. A. D. Mackay and E. French, 1st Arty., assistants in 1831, and Lts. E. French and J. F. Izard, assistants in 1832; drawn from the original plot by Lt. Humphreys, 2d Artillery.

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

Map of Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island; constructed from the latest authorities.

Map of Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island; constructed from t...

One of the earliest county and township maps to show proposed railroads in New England. Indicates rail line between Schenectady and Albany, N.Y. Scale [ca. 1:675,000]. LC Railroad maps, 97 Description derived f... More

Map of the route of the proposed New York & Erie Railroad : as surveyed in 1834

Map of the route of the proposed New York & Erie Railroad : as surveye...

Shows New York state from Westchester County to Lake Erie, and part of northern Pennsylvania and New Jersey. The line was chartered on April 24, 1832. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as ... More

Map of the route of the proposed New York & Erie Railroad, as surveyed in 1834, reduced from the plans as returned by Benjn. Wright, Civil Engineer, D. R. Harrison, sc.

Map of the route of the proposed New York & Erie Railroad, as surveyed...

Shows New York state from Westchester County to Lake Erie, and part of northern Pennsylvania and New Jersey. The line was chartered on April 24, 1832. See entry 404. Scale ca. 1:500,000. LC Railroad maps, 481 D... More

The tourist's pocket map of the state of Virginia : exhibiting its internal improvements, roads, distances &c

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 the railroads and canals, finished, unfinished, and in contemplation, in the United States /

Map of the railroads and canals, finished, unfinished, and in contempl...

Important early map of the United States. Includes drainage, canals, and cities and towns. Contains route profiles for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, the Columbia Railroad, Pa., and the Massachusetts railroad... More

United States. Historic map, Library of Congress

United States. Historic map, Library of Congress

The map covers the eastern half of the United States. Shows roads, canals, and railroads. Indicates state boundaries and many cities. Scale ca. 1:8,000,000. Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 183... More

Plan of the West-Philadelphia Rail-Road.

Plan of the West-Philadelphia Rail-Road.

Map includes parts of Philadelphia and Montgomery counties. Indicates topography by hachures, drainage, roads, property owners, and part of the city street plan of Philadelphia. [From published bibliography]. S... More

Mitchell's map of the United States : showing the principal travelling turnpike and common roads, on which are given the distances in miles from one place to another, also the courses of the canals & rail roads throughout the country, carefully compiled from the best authorities.

Mitchell's map of the United States : showing the principal travelling...

Shows longitude west from Greenwich and Washington. "Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1835, by S. Augustus Mitchell ..." The paper edition of this map appears in Bishop Davenport's A New Gazett... More

Map showing the most direct commercial route from the Atlantic via L. Ontario, to the province of Upper Canada, the north western states & territories, and to the Mississippi.

Map showing the most direct commercial route from the Atlantic via L. ...

Shows area from Washington, D.C., north to above Lake Huron and from Cape Cod to the Mississippi River. Scale [ca. 1:3,000,000]. LC Railroad maps, 73 Description derived from published bibliography. Available a... More

A new map of Arkansas with its canals, roads, & distances

A new map of Arkansas with its canals, roads, & distances

"Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1836 by H.S. Tanner in the Clerks Office of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania." Relief shown by hachures. Reproduced from an original in the U.S. National Ar... More

Plan and geological section of a rail-road route from Old Ferry Wharf, Chelsea to Beverly.

Plan and geological section of a rail-road route from Old Ferry Wharf,...

Topographical strip map of part of Massachusetts showing relief by hachures, drainage, property owners names, roads, and the lines of survey. Includes geological cross-section profile. [From published bibliogra... More

A map of part of Alabama & Florida, showing the route of the proposed Columbus & Pensacola Rail Road, accompanying the report of Major J. D. Graham, U.S. Topographical Engr. Feb. 6th, 1836; drawn chiefly from the original surveys in the Gen. Land Office at Washington by Wm. R. Palmer, U.S. Asst. Civil Engr.

A map of part of Alabama & Florida, showing the route of the proposed ...

Map of southern Alabama and part of western Florida showing roads, cities, and drainage. Scale ca. 1:800,000. At head of title: No. 1. From Letter from the Secretary of War. LC Railroad maps, 388 Description de... More

A new map of South Carolina with its canals, roads & distances from place to place along the stage & steam boat routes.

A new map of South Carolina with its canals, roads & distances from pl...

The earliest general map to show the South Carolina Canal and Rail Road Company's line which began in Charleston, S.C. It was completed to Hamburg, S.C., in 1833. Its 136 miles of track were then the longest in... More

Topographical plan & profile of the Philadelphia and Reading Rail Road. J. Knight. Sc

Topographical plan & profile of the Philadelphia and Reading Rail Road...

Topographic strip map of part of Pennsylvania from Mahanoy Mountain along Schuylkill River to Philadelphia. The line was chartered on December 5, 1833, and was completed in 1839. The entire line was opened on J... More

Map of the practicable routes of a canal from Baltimore to the Potomak /

Map of the practicable routes of a canal from Baltimore to the Potomak...

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

Map of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut exhibiting the post offices, post roads, canals, rail roads, &c.; by David H. Burr (late topographer to the Post Office,) Geographer to the House of Representatives of the U.S.

Map of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and...

Relief shown by hachures. Prime meridians: London and Washington D.C. "Entered according to Act of Congress, July 10th, 1839, by David H. Burr, in the clerk's office of the District Court of the District of Col... More

Map of New York exhibiting the post offices, post roads, canals, rail roads &c. By David H. Burr; (Late topographer to the Post Office.) Geographer to the House of Representatives of the U.S.

Map of New York exhibiting the post offices, post roads, canals, rail ...

Detailed map showing relief by hachures, drainage, township and county boundaries, cities and towns, canals, roads, and railroads. Scale ca. 1:650,000. From his The American Atlas (London, J. Arrowsmith, 1839) ... More

Map of Georgia & Alabama exhibiting the post offices, post roads, canals, rail roads & c.; by David H. Burr (Late topographer to the Post Office), Geographer to the House of Representatives of the U.S.

Map of Georgia & Alabama exhibiting the post offices, post roads, cana...

Detailed map showing relief by hachures, drainage, township and county boundaries, cities and towns, canals, roads, and railroads. Scale ca. 1:650,000. From his The American Atlas (London, J. Arrowsmith, 1839) ... More

A map of the Georgia Rail Road and the several lines of railroad connecting with it, Febr. 1839.

A map of the Georgia Rail Road and the several lines of railroad conne...

Map of the southeastern United States indicating drainage, relief by hachures, place names, roads, canals in blue, Georgia Railroad in red, "R.R. completed & in progress" in yellow. "R.R. chartered & proposed" ... More

Map of New Jersey and Pennsylvania exhibiting the post offices, post roads, canals, railroads, & c.

Map of New Jersey and Pennsylvania exhibiting the post offices, post r...

Detailed map showing relief by hachures, drainage, township and county boundaries, cities and towns, canals, roads, and railroads. [From published bibliography] Scale ca. 1:650,000. Relief shown by hachures. LC... More

Map of Kentucky & Tennessee exhitibing the post offices, post roads, canals, rail roads, &c.; by David. H. Burr (Late topographer to the Post Office,) Geographer to the House of Representatives of the U.S.

Map of Kentucky & Tennessee exhitibing the post offices, post roads, c...

Detailed map showing relief by hachures, drainage, township and county boundaries, cities and towns, canals, roads, and railroads. Scale ca. 1:650,000. From his The American Atlas (London, J. Arrowsmith, 1839) ... More

Map of New Jersey and Pennsylvania exhibiting the post offices, post roads, canals, rail roads, &c

Map of New Jersey and Pennsylvania exhibiting the post offices, post r...

Scale ca. 1:650,000. Relief shown by hachures. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. AACR2

Map of North and South Carolina exhibiting the post offices post roads, canals, rail roads &c. By David H. Burr; (Late topographer to the Post Office.) Geographer to the House of Representatives of the U.S.

Map of North and South Carolina exhibiting the post offices post roads...

Detailed map showing relief by hachures, drainage, township and county boundaries, cities and towns, canals, roads, and railroads. Scale ca. 1:650,000. From his The American Atlas (London, J. Arrowsmith, 1839) ... More

Eastern passages to China sheet II nautical chart

Eastern passages to China sheet II nautical chart

Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings. Includes 7 coastline profiles. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Previous call number: G9236.P5 1826 .B3 Vault Acqui... More

Map of Virginia, Maryland and Delaware exhibiting the post offices, post roads, canals, rail roads &c.

Map of Virginia, Maryland and Delaware exhibiting the post offices, po...

Relief shown by hachures. Prime meridians: Washington and Greenwich. LC copy sectioned in 8 and mounted on cloth. Printed label on verso: no. 5, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia. LC Railroad maps, 70 Available also... More

Map shewing the connection of the Baltimore and Ohio-Rail-Road with other rail roads executed or in progress throughout the United States.

Map shewing the connection of the Baltimore and Ohio-Rail-Road with ot...

Map of the United States east of the Mississippi River. [From published bibliography] Scale ca. 1:4,900,000. LC Railroad maps, 334 Includes text. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a ras... More

Map of the canals and rail roads connecting the Broad Top Coal Region with the Atlantic.

Map of the canals and rail roads connecting the Broad Top Coal Region ...

Map of parts of Pennyslvania, New Jersey, Maryland, and Delaware indicating major drainage, relief by hachures, boundaries, cities, and towns. A table of distances appears at left of map. Scale [ca. 1:660,000].... More

Map showing the connection of the coal-field of Allegany with the canal and rail-road improvements of the Potomac.

Map showing the connection of the coal-field of Allegany with the cana...

Outline map of western Maryland showing drainage, major roads, cities, and the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and Canal. A shaded area indicates the coal field. Scale ca. 1:330,000. LC Railroad maps, 231 Descripti... More

Map exhibiting that portion of the State of Pennsylvania traversed by the surveys for a continuous rail road from Harrisburg to Pittsburg made under the direction of Charles L. Schlatter, c.e. in the year 1839 and 1840.

Map exhibiting that portion of the State of Pennsylvania traversed by ...

Map shows drainage, county boundaries, cities, roads, and canals. Lines of surveys and railroads in operation are indicated by different colors. [From published bibliography] Scale 1:380,160; 6 miles to an in. ... More

Map shewing [sic] the several routes, examined with a view to the extension of the route of the Baltimore & Ohio Rail-Road through north western Virginia from the Potomac to the Ohio river; as well as the different railways and canals completed and projected within that state,--and also the various lines of improvement existing and proposed between Cincinnati on the Ohio and Richmond, Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York and Boston on the Atlantic coast.

Map shewing [sic] the several routes, examined with a view to the exte...

Map of the northeastern United States showing drainage, relief by hachures, important cities, the existing railroads, turnpike roads, canals, and the projected railroads; a statement below the title explains th... More

Map of the projected railway from Harrisburg to Pittsburg [sic], with proposed extension to Cleveland, Wooster, Sandusky, Toledo, Cincinnati; Michigan City, Chicago, Galena, Rock Island, St. Louis, &a; in connection with the public works of Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois.

Map of the projected railway from Harrisburg to Pittsburg [sic], with ...

Covers area between Massachusetts and Virginia and west to the Mississippi River. Shows "finished" and "proposed" railroads. A mileage chart entitled "Rail Road Routes from Seaboard to the Interior" appears at ... More

Plan showing the proposed entrance into Boston of the Fitchburg Rail Road.

Plan showing the proposed entrance into Boston of the Fitchburg Rail R...

Street map of part of Boston showing the railroad yards and the passenger depot. Chartered on March 3, 1842. Scale 1:24,000. At the upper right of the plan is the "Proposed Plan of Depot of Granite. Front View ... More

Map of Florida : Exhibiting the post offices, post roads, canals, rail roads, &c

Map of Florida : Exhibiting the post offices, post roads, canals, rail...

"Entered according to Act of Congress, July 10th, 1839 by David H. Burr, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Columbia." Sectioned into 2 pieces and mounted on cloth. Includes inset of... More

Karta öfver landswägarne uti Sverige och Norige

Karta öfver landswägarne uti Sverige och Norige

Relief shown by hachures. Also shows administrative counties (läner and amter). Prime meridian: Ferro [?]. Signed in ink on paper slip affixed to verso: Millard Fillmore, May 8 1856. LC copy imperfect: Sectione... More

Map of the county west of Cumberland towards the Ohio river, showing the various lines surveyed or reconnoitred [sic] for the extension of the Baltimore & Ohio Rail Road to its western terminus referred to in the report of the chief engineer of September 20th, 1843.

Map of the county west of Cumberland towards the Ohio river, showing t...

Lightly colored map on tracing linen showing western Pennsylvania, western Maryland, parts of Virginia and West Virginia and most of Ohio. Scale 1:316,800. LC Railroad maps, 335 Description derived from publish... More

Map, exhibiting the railway route between Baltimore & St. Louis, together with the other principal lines in the eastern, middle & western states; prepared under the direction of B. H. Latrobe, Ch. Engr. B. & O. R.R.

Map, exhibiting the railway route between Baltimore & St. Louis, toget...

Map covers area from Portland, Maine, to Norfolk, Va., and west to the Mississippi River. Scale 1:2,471,040. LC Railroad maps, 74 Description derived from published bibliography. Available also through the Libr... More

Guide through Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Wisconsin & Iowa; by J. Calvin Smith, engraved by S. Stiles, Sherman & Smith

Guide through Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Wisconsin &...

Detailed township map of the midwestern states showing drainage, cities and towns, canals, stage roads, and railroads. Scale ca. 1:2,250,000. Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1840. LC also has 1... More

Map showing the proposed rail roads from Boston to Burlington, from Hale's map of New England.

Map showing the proposed rail roads from Boston to Burlington, from Ha...

Outline map of eastern New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, and northern Massachusetts showing four proposed railroad routes. A list of distances appear below the title. Scale ca. 1:625,000. LC copy annotated in p... More

Map of New-York Bay and Harbor and the environs /

Map of New-York Bay and Harbor and the environs /

Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings. Includes text, table of currents, notes, and 4 coastal panoramas. Copy 1 mounted on cloth. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.

Map of the rail roads, from Rome to Albany and Troy, by one of the engineers who assisted in contructing, prepared from actual survey.

Map of the rail roads, from Rome to Albany and Troy, by one of the eng...

Detailed map of the Mohawk Valley from Troy to Rome showing drainage, relief by hachures, towns, and villages. Scale ca. 1:180,000. LC Railroad maps, 260 Description derived from published bibliography. Accompa... More

Map of rail road surveys from Worcester to Baldwinville & N.H. line.

Map of rail road surveys from Worcester to Baldwinville & N.H. line.

Map of northern half of Worcester County, Mass., showing drainage, cities, and townships. Shows beginning of survey north of Worcester and the survey for part of the Winchendon branch of the Fitchburg Railroad.... More

Map of the Boston, Concord and Montreal Railroad from Concord to Haverhill, N.H.

Map of the Boston, Concord and Montreal Railroad from Concord to Haver...

Map covers parts of Belknap, Carroll, Grafton, and Merrimac counties, N.H. [From published bibliography] Scale ca. 1:125,000. Relief shown by hachures. Oriented with north toward the lower right. LC Railroad ma... More

Map of the Portsmouth and Concord Railroad, shewing its connection with other railroads.

Map of the Portsmouth and Concord Railroad, shewing its connection wit...

Map showing parts of Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine indicating county lines, cities, towns, and the railroad network. [From published bibliography] Scale 1:190,080; 3 miles to an in. Oriented with nort... More

Sketch of the states of Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island, and parts of New Hampshire & New York exhibiting the several rail road routes completed, constructing, chartered & contemplated; published by order of the Legislature of Massachusetts, 1846.

Sketch of the states of Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island, ...

General map showing drainage, cities, towns, state and county boundaries. Scale [ca. 1:700,000]. LC Railroad maps, 100 Description derived from published bibliography. Available also through the Library of Cong... More

A new map for travelers through the United States of America showing the railroads, canals & stage roads with the distances,

A new map for travelers through the United States of America showing t...

A detailed general map of the eastern half of the United States, framed in decorative borders, with most of the details east of the Mississippi River. Indicates drainage, state boundaries and shows many cities... More

Map of the Seaboard & Roanoke Railroad from Portsmouth, Va. to Weldon, N.C. showing its connection with railroad & steamboat routes,

Map of the Seaboard & Roanoke Railroad from Portsmouth, Va. to Weldon,...

Outline map showing area from Pottsville, Pa., to Macon, Ga. [From published bibliography] Scale ca. 1:3,250,000. LC Railroad maps, 557 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.... More

Map of the proposed Great Western and Lake Erie Rail Road of Pennsylvania projected for the Sunbury Erie and Pittsburg [sic] Rail Road Convention by James Herron Civil Engineer.

Map of the proposed Great Western and Lake Erie Rail Road of Pennsylva...

Physical map of Pennsylvania and parts of adjacent states showing drainage, relief by hachures, spot heights in feet, state boundaries, canals, cities and towns. Finished and proposed railroads with names of li... More

Map of railways in New England and part of New York; engraved by D. C. Hitchcock for the Pathfinder Railway Guide.

Map of railways in New England and part of New York; engraved by D. C....

Scale [ca. 1:2,700,000]. LC Railroad maps, 101 Description derived from published bibliography. At top of map: "See paragraph headed Our Railway Map." On the verso: City of Boston. 18 x 14 cm. Available also th... More

Map of part of New Hampshire and Massachusetts, showing the location of the Wilton and other railroads.

Map of part of New Hampshire and Massachusetts, showing the location o...

Shows area of Cheshire, Hillsborough, and northern part of Middlesex county. Chartered December 28, 1844. Scale ca. 1:150,000. LC Railroad maps, 617 Description derived from published bibliography. Available al... More

Map of the United States of America to accompany Doggett's Rail Road Guide.

Map of the United States of America to accompany Doggett's Rail Road G...

"The working lines of railroad are shown in color." Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington D.C. Includes inset "Map of Oregon, California &c.". LC copy imperfect: foldlined, darkened along folds, lacking low... More

Map and profile of the proposed Paterson and Dover Rail Road and Paterson and Ramapo Rail Road.

Map and profile of the proposed Paterson and Dover Rail Road and Pater...

Map of northern New Jersey from Jersey City to Andover. Shows drainage, relief by hachures, cities & towns, roads, iron works, forges, mines and mills. The Paterson and Ramapo was chartered March 10, 1841. Scal... More

A map of the internal improvements of Virginia; prepared by C. Crozet, late principal engineer of Va. under a resolution of the General Assembly adopted March 15th 1848.

A map of the internal improvements of Virginia; prepared by C. Crozet,...

The map indicates drainage, county boundaries, mines, cities and towns, roads, canals, and railroads. Scale 1:950,000. LC Railroad maps, 307 Description derived from published bibliography. Available also throu... More

Map of rail road routes from Rouse's Point to Portsmouth and Boston; compiled for the Cocheco Railroad Co. November, 1848.

Map of rail road routes from Rouse's Point to Portsmouth and Boston; c...

Map shows Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Vermont. Includes a table of distances and indicates "constructed & completed" and "contemplated & chartered" railroads. The Cocheco line was chartered on July 2, 184... More

Skeleton map showing the Rail Roads completed and in progress in the United States, and those projected through the Public Lands and their connection with the principal harbours on the Lakes and on the Seaboard; printed by order of the Senate of the United States the 9th: Sess: 31st Congress 1848-9.

Skeleton map showing the Rail Roads completed and in progress in the U...

Outline map of the eastern half of the United States indicating drainage, state boundaries, major cities, and constructed and contemplated railroads. The southern portion of map indicates proposed shipping rou... More

Railroads in Michigan, with steamboat routes on the Great Lakes. Drawn and engraved for Doggett's railroad guide & gazetteer.

Railroads in Michigan, with steamboat routes on the Great Lakes. Drawn...

Shows main line from Detroit to Kalamazoo and from Munroe to Hillsdale. Scale ca. 1:3,500,000. Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1848. From Doggett's Railroad Guide (1848) LC Railroad maps, 237 ... More

Map & profile of the Rutland & Burlington Railroad, Wm. B. Gilbert, Chief Engineer, Jany. 1st, 1848

Map & profile of the Rutland & Burlington Railroad, Wm. B. Gilbert, Ch...

Includes a table of distances from Boston to New York. Shows rail lines from Burlington, Vt., south to Bellows Falls in Windham Co., Vt., and includes drainage and topography on both sides of the line. Indicate... More

Skeleton map showing the rail roads completed and in progress in the United States and their connection as proposed with the harbor of Pensacola, and its relative position to the various important ports on the Gulf of Mexico, the Atlantic coast and in the West Indies.

Skeleton map showing the rail roads completed and in progress in the U...

Outline map of the eastern half of the United States indicating drainage, state boundaries, major cities, and constructed and contemplated railroads. The southern portion of map indicates proposed shipping rou... More

Railroads in New Jersey, Pennysylvania, Delaware and Maryland; drawn and engraved for Doggett's Railroad Guide & Gazetteer.

Railroads in New Jersey, Pennysylvania, Delaware and Maryland; drawn a...

Scale ca. 1:3,000,000. Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1848. From Doggett's Railroad Guide, New York, (1848), p. 56. LC Railroad maps, 75 Description derived from published bibliography. Avail... More

Map & profiles of the Vt. Central and Vt. and Canada Railroads /

Map & profiles of the Vt. Central and Vt. and Canada Railroads /

Scale ca. 1:180,000. "May 1st 1848." Oriented with north toward the upper left. Relief shown by hachures. Includes 2 elevation profiles. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image... More

Plan and profile of the Androscoggin & Kennebec Railroad

Plan and profile of the Androscoggin & Kennebec Railroad

Scale 1:60,000; 5,000 ft. to the in. "Aug. 1849." Relief shown by hachures. Includes statistical data and gradient profile. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. AACR2: 650/2; 710

Map of railroad line commencing at a point on the West-Philadelphia R.R. 4 miles below its junction with the Columbia R.R. & terminating at the R.R. bridge at Gray's Ferry; showing it to be the easiest & most economical route for avoiding the inclined plans & approaching the city of Philadelphia; surveyed February, 1849.

Map of railroad line commencing at a point on the West-Philadelphia R....

The distance and cost of grading is tabulated at the lower right of the map. The area covered is along Mill Creek and from the Lancaster Pike to Schuylkill River. Scale 1:9,600. Across bottom of map: "Profiles ... More

Map exhibiting the rail road, canal, lake, and river routes from New York and Boston to the west : via Ocdensburgh [sic] and Sacket's [sic] Harbor, N.Y.

Map exhibiting the rail road, canal, lake, and river routes from New Y...

Covers New York State and New England (west of Portland, Me.). Also shows railroads completed, under construction, chartered, and/or planned. Does not contain statement of attribution. Relief shown by hachures.... More

Merkatorskai︠a︡ karta Proliva Kuprei︠a︡nova : nakhodi︠a︡shchagosi︠a︡ mezhdu ostrovami Kadʹi︠a︡kom i Afognakom /

Merkatorskai︠a︡ karta Proliva Kuprei︠a︡nova : nakhodi︠a︡shchagosi︠a︡ m...

Depths shown by soundings. Ms. in black and red inks with blue wash on tracing linen. Traced names in Russian. Names added in red ink in English. Handwritten in ink at bottom: March 1891. Received this from Lie... More

Traveller's map of the middle, northern, eastern states and Canada showing all the railroad, steamboat, canal and principal stage routes.

Traveller's map of the middle, northern, eastern states and Canada sho...

Map covers the northeastern portion of the United States. Scale ca. 1:2,000,000. At bottom of map: List of "Canal, rail road & steamboat routes." LC also has editions of 1850 and 1856. LC Railroad maps, 12 Desc... More

Railroad map of New England & eastern New York complied from the most authentic sources.

Railroad map of New England & eastern New York complied from the most ...

Shows county and township boundaries, and "Railroads completed, located and in progress." Scale [ca. 1:700,000]. LC Railroad maps, 102 Description derived from published bibliography. Inset: Boston & vicinity s... More

A map of the New England states, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island & Connecticut with the adjacent parts of New York & Lower Canada; compiled and published by Nathan Hale, Boston, 1826.

A map of the New England states, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massac...

Detailed county and township map indicating drainage, relief by hachures, cities and towns, roads, railroads, and railroad stations. Scale [ca. 1:525,000]. LC also has 1853 edition. LC Railroad maps, 103 Descri... More

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