Asiento present hordenat a payon les responsions dels pezos e mezures ...
Diagrammatic map of weights and measures in use in 27 Mediterranean and European seaports. Oriented with north to the right. Each port city is represented by a vignette of a prominent local tower and the vignet... More
De insulis nuper in Mari Indico repertis [and] de insulis nuper invent...
A two-page spread from In laudem Serenissimi Ferdinandi, Hispania[rum] Regis, Bethicae & regni Granatae obsidio victoria & triu[m]phus. Et De insulis in Mari Indico nuper inuentis. [Basel] : I[ohann] B[ergmann,... More
De insulis nuper in mari Indico repertis
Christopher Columbus discovering America. Illus. in: In laudem Serenissimi Ferdinandi, Hispania[rum] Regis, Bethicae & regni Granatae obsidio victoria & triu[m]phus. Et De insulis in mari Indico nuper inuentis ... More
Vespucci, Amerigo - Public domain portrait engraving
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Vespucci, Amerigo - Public domain portrait engraving
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Vespucci, Amerigo - Public domain portrait engraving
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Vespucci, Amerigo - Public domain portrait engraving
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Vespucci, Amerigo - Public domain portrait print
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Vespucci, Amerigo - Public domain portrait engraving
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Vespucci, Amerigo - Public domain portrait engraving
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Vespucci, Amerigo - Public domain portrait engraving
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Jan van der Straet - Map of the Western Hemisphere
Title plate to Nova Reperta, a series of engravings after drawings by Stradanus published by Galle in Antwerp. Shows Christopher Columbus pointing to a map of the Western Hemisphere. New France and Florida are ... More
Vespucci, Amerigo - Public domain portrait engraving
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Vespucci, Amerigo - Public domain portrait engraving
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Vespucci, Amerigo - Public domain portrait engraving
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Vespucci, Amerigo - Public domain portrait engraving
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Christopher Columbus - Public domain portrait engraving
Portrait, bust, 3/4 facing right. Engraving by John Sartain from the original portrait presented to William A. Bryan, Esq., of Virginia by H.M. the late Queen Sophia of Holland. This record contains unverified,... More
Martin Waldseemu Ller - Cosmographiae introductio
Martin Waldseemüller has been recognized as the first European cartographer to depict the New World discoveries as a separate continent, which he named "America." Waldseemüller was a member of a small group of ... More
Amerigo Vespucci, 1451-1512, Head and Shoulders Portrait
Portrait, head and shoulders, facing right. Reproduction of anonymous painting. "Ed. Alinari. Firenze - R. Galleria Uffizi. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card, with subsequent revisions.
Martin Waldseemu Ller - Orbis typus uniuersalis iuxta hydrographorum t...
Waldseemüller may have had second thoughts about his 1507 proposal for naming the new continent "America." In 1513, he issued a fourth publication, a new edition of Claudius Ptolemy's Geographia. In it he incl... More
Portrait of a Man, Said to be Christopher Columbus (born about 1446, d...
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Praeclara Ferdina[n]di Cortesii de noua maris oceani Hyspania narratio...
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Map of America by Diego Ribero 1529.
Spanish; title in English. Pen-and-ink and blue watercolor, mounted on cloth, mounted on paper. Traced from a map by Diego Ribero. On label affixed in upper right corner: 41. Available also through the Library ... More
Portolan chart of the Pacific coast from Guatemala to northern Peru wi...
Spanish. Title supplied by cataloger. Pen-and-ink; black, blue, green, and red. Trimmed to a rough rectangle. Matted and mounted between sheets of transparent lucite. LC Luso-Hispanic world, 28 LC Nautical char... More
[Mapa del Golfo y costa de la Nueva España : desde el Río de Panuco ha...
Relief shown pictorially. Shows the coast from the vicinity of the Cape Fear River in North Carolina of the United States, location of Indian settlements, and lakes and rivers in the region to the Pánuco River ... More
Discovery of America: Vespucci Landing in America
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Discovery of America: Vespucci Landing in America
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[La Coruña. El Ferrol, Spain] - Public domain old map
Ink on paper. Kraus, H.P. Sir Francis Drake, 50b Available also through the Library of Congress web site as a raster image. Gift of Hans P. and Hanni Kraus.
[Map of the coast of Virginia in 1585] / autore Ioanne With ; sculptor...
Illus. in: Admiranda narratio, fida tamen, de commodis et incolarvm ritibvs Virginiæ [...]. Wecheli : svmtibvs T. de Bry, 1590. Engraving by Theodor de Bry after watercolor by John White. The New World [...] / ... More
Theodor de Bry - Entwerffung der Festung Carlsburg genannt
Bird's-eye view of French fort, Fort Caroline, at the mouth of the River of May (St. John's) in Florida. Illus. in: Der ander Theyl, der newlich erfundenen Landtschafft Americae, von dreyen Schiffahrten, so die... More
Theodor de Bry - Galli locum condendae arci aptum deligunt
French begin to construct fort at the mouth of the River of May (St. John's) in Florida. Illus. in: Brevis narratio eorvm qvæ in Florida Americæ provi̇cia Gallis acciderunt, : secunda in illam nauigatione, duce... More
Theodor de Bry - Gallorum ad Maij flumen navigatio
French expedition under Jean Ribaut enter the River of May (St. John's) in Florida. Illus. in: Brevis narratio eorvm qvæ in Florida Americæ provi̇cia Gallis acciderunt, : secunda in illam nauigatione, duce Rena... More
Theodor de Bry - [The French arrive in Florida]
The arrival of the French expedition under Laudonnière at the River of May (St. John's) in Florida. Illus. in: Der ander Theyl, der newlich erfundenen Landtschafft Americae, von dreyen Schiffahrten, so die Fran... More
Christopher Columbus. Book illustration from Library of Congress
Engraving by Johann Theodor de Bry. Proof impression of the plate printed on page 3 of Theodor de Bry, ed., Americae pars quinta (German edition: Americae das funffte Buch), Frankfurt, 1595. (Copies in Rosenwal... More
America sive novvs orbis respectv Evropaeorvm inferior globi terrestri...
America sive novus orbis respectu Europaeorum inferior globi terrestris pars Courtesy of Boston Public Library
Relación de la jornada de Cibola: donde se trata de aquellos poblados ...
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Norumbega et Virginia - Public domain vintage map
Wytfliet's publication was essentially the first atlas devoted solely to the Americas. It consisted of a world map, 18 regional maps, and a text on the discovery, natural history, and geography of the New World... More
New Inventions of Modern Times [Nova Reperta], Amerigo Vespucci Discov...
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Wie die Franzosen ein gelegen Ort eine Festung zu bauwen erwehlet
French begin to construct fort at the mouth of the River of May (St. John's) in Florida.
Entwerffung der Festung Carlsburg genannt, engraving, Library of Congr...
Outline of French fort, Fort Caroline, at the mouth of the River of May (St. John's) in Florida. Illus. in: [America. pt. 2. German] Der ander Theil, der newlich erfundenen Landschafft Americae, von dreyen Schi... More
Descripsion des costs, pts., rades, illes de la Nouuele France faict s...
Shows coast of North America from western Nova Scotia to Cape Cod. Relief shown pictorially. Gift; Henry Harrisse; 1910. Pen-and-ink with green wash. Vellum chart collection, no. 15. LC Nautical charts on vellu... More
John Smith - Virginia / Historic map, Library of Congress
Sixth state. Relief shown pictorially. Oriented with north to the right. Accompanied by 2 exhibit notes and LC jacket note. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
Haklvytvs posthumus, or, Pvrchas his Pilgrimes : contayning a history ...
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Haklvytvs posthumus, or, Pvrchas his Pilgrimes : contayning a history ...
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Haklvytvs posthumus, or, Pvrchas his Pilgrimes : contayning a history ...
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Haklvytvs posthumus, or, Pvrchas his Pilgrimes : contayning a history ...
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Haklvytvs posthumus, or, Pvrchas his Pilgrimes : contayning a history ...
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Haklvytvs posthumus, or, Pvrchas his Pilgrimes : contayning a history ...
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Haklvytvs posthumus, or, Pvrchas his Pilgrimes : contayning a history ...
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Venezuela, cum parte Auftrali Novae Andalausiae.
Place names in Spanish. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. 2 copies; 1 copy as of 07/27/98 Vault
Conflict with the Indians - Engraving, Public domain image
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Americae nova tabula - Public domain vintage map
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Virginiae item et Floridae Americae provincarum, nova descriptio
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
[Map of the islands of Hispaniola and Puerto Rico].
Relief shown pictorially. Shows coastal features, administrative districts, and settlements on the islands of Hispaniola and Puerto Rico. Pen-and-ink and watercolor. Attributed to Joan Vinckeboons by comparison... More
[Map of the Peninsula of Florida]. - Public domain map
Depths shown by soundings. Shows the Peninsula of Florida and adjacent islands from Rio de las Flores and includes coastline, coastal features, and pictorial representation of palm trees along the Atlantic Coas... More
[Map of Atlantic Coast of North America from the Chesapeake Bay to Flo...
Shows coastal features, Native American nations and settlements, and other geographical entities. Pen-and-ink and watercolor. Attributed to Joan Vinckeboons by comparison with his other Dutch maps in Henry Harr... More
[Map of the complete island of Cuba].
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Caerte vande Bay St. Tiago : gelegen op 't Eylant Cvba, op de Hoochtv ...
Relief shown pictorially and by gradient tints. Shows Santiago Bay and vicinity on the island of Cuba including pictorial presentation of the city of Santiago. Pen-and-ink and watercolor. Attributed to Joan Vin... More
Nova Virginiae tabvla Historic map, Library of Congress
Relief shown pictorially. Oriented with north to right. "Amstelodami, ex officina Henrici Hondii." Accompanied by LC jacket note. Copied ? from John Smith map. Includes illustrations and coat-of-arms. Available... More
[Map of California shown as an island].
Relief shown pictorially. Pen-and-ink and watercolor. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Vault
Amérique septentrionale / Historic map, Library of Congress
Relief shown pictorially and by shading. Prime meridian: [Paris]. Mounted on cloth backing. From his 1658 (i.e. 1660) Cartes générales de toutes les parties du monde (Phillips 4260). First state: Lacks shading ... More
Amerigo Vespucci ontdekt Amerika
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La Floride / Historic map, Library of Congress
Relief shown pictorially. Shows the coastline from Secotan in Virginia to Planuco in Mexico; the interior is shown to 40 degrees of latitude north and includes lakes and rivers in the region. Prime meridian: [F... More
West-Indische paskaert waer in de graden der breedde over weder zijden...
Shows the west coast of North America from Belle Isle, Newfoundland, both coasts of South America, mediterranean Europe, and the east coast of Africa. Includes illustrations. Available also through the Library ... More
A mapp of Virginia discovered to ye hills, and in it's latt. from 35 d...
Relief shown pictorially. Based on a manuscript map drawn by John Farrer. Oriented with north to the right. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Includes text, portrait of ... More
Manatvs gelegen op de Noot [sic] Riuier.
Manuscript. Pen-and-ink and watercolor. Covers New York City region. Pictorial map showing buildings and points of interest. Depths shown by soundings. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as... More
Jacob van Meurs - Brasilia. Historic map, Library of Congress
From the author's De Nieuwe en onbekende weereld: of Beschryving van America en 't zuid-land..., 1671 Available also through the Library of Congress web site as a raster image. LC copy mounted on cloth backing.
A chart of the South Sea - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collection
Map of the Pacific Ocean, being the first English map of the Pacific Ocean, loosely based on Jansson's 1650 map of the Pacific but much updated with additional coverage of the Gulf Coast and the southeastern co... More
Virginia and Maryland as it is planted and inhabited this present year...
Oriented with north to the right. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Includes cartouche, portait of Augustine Herrman, text, and ill. Vault
Carte de la decouverte faite l'an 1673 dans l'Amerique Septentrionale ...
Oriented with north to the right. Relief shown pictorially. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
Carte de la découverte faite l'an 1673 dans l'Amérique septentrionale.
Oriented with north to the right. Relief shown pictorially. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
The Mississippi / Historic map, Library of Congress
Relief shown pictorially. Shows trees, animals, and names of the Indian nations. Pen-and-ink and watercolor; detached from paper and mounted on cloth backing. "This is the copy of a sketch of the Mississippi Ri... More
Carte de l'Amerique Septentrionnale : depuis le 25, jusqu'au 65⁰ deg. ...
Copied between 1909 and 1910 from the original 1688 ms. in the Archives du dépôt des cartes et plans de la marine. Pen-and-ink and watercolor. In margin: Bibliotheque du Depot des cartes et plans de la Marina, ... More
Mappe-monde, dressé sur les observations de mrs. de l'Academie royale ...
Relief shown pictorially. Includes illustrations and 4 small hemispherical polar projections. Appears in Sanson's Atlas nouveau. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. French... More
Avantures mal-heureuses du Sieur de la Salle / J. Van Vian en del. et ...
Print shows La Salle, priests and others on shore as supplies are unloaded from a ship. Illus. in: Nouveau voyage d'un pais plus grand que l'Europe avec les reflections des entreprises du Sieur de la Salle ...... More
[The Buffalo]. Book illustration from Library of Congress
Print shows a buffalo, a pelican, and a possum, hanging from a tree, in a forest Title devised by library staff. Illus. in: A new discovery of a vast country in America / Louis Hennepin. London : Printed for M.... More
Discrección de la costa de Yucatan, Sonda de Campeche y bajos adjacent...
Shows northern Yucatán Peninsula. Also shows routes of expeditions on 1 map. Depths shown by soundings. Watermark: PVL [Pieter van Ley] in 1 character. Pen-and-ink and red and yellow watercolors. Mounted on clo... More
[Portolan chart of the Mediterranean and connecting seas]. nautical ch...
Portolan chart with seaport names given for all coastlines. Does not cover Black Sea. Title devised by cataloguer. Oriented with north to the right (indicated by fleurs-de-lys). Contains 11 compass roses in a c... More
Vespucci, Amerigo - Public domain portrait engraving
1667 / 1700 Public domain scan of artwork in Austrian National Library, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Virginia, Historic map, Library of Congress
Scale ca. 1:1,320,000. Facsimile. Tenth state. Relief shown pictorially. Oriented with north to the right. "Captain John Smith's map of Virginia 1607." Available also through the Library of Congress Web site a... More
Discrección de la costa de Yucatan, Sonda de Campeche y baxos adjacent...
Shows northern Yucatán Peninsula. Also shows routes of expeditions on 1 map. Depths shown by soundings. Watermark: Unidentifiable. Pen-and-ink and red watercolor. Mounted on cloth backing. LC Luso-Hispanic Worl... More
Descripción de la costa de Yucatan, Sonda de Campeche y baxos adjacent...
Shows northern Yucatán Peninsula. Also shows routes of expeditions on 1 map. Depths shown by soundings. Watermark: Strasburg bend and fleur-de-lis. Pen-and-ink and green watercolor. Mounted on cloth backing. LC... More
Mappe-monde, dressé sur les observations de mrs. de l'Academie royale ...
Relief shown pictorially. Shows nautical exploration routes. Includes illustrated cartouche. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
Carta esférica que compde. una pte. del Archipielago de los Galapagos ...
Also shows routes of expeditions. Pen-and-ink and red ink. Mounted on cloth backing. LC Luso-Hispanic World, 413 Maggs number annotated in pencil in lower right margin: 135. Available also through the Library o... More
Les costes aux environs de la rivière de Misisipi : découvertes par Mr...
Relief shown pictorially. Shows locations of Indian villages found by La Salle during his explorations of the coastal areas of the United States. From: L'Atlas curieux / N. de Fer. Available also through the Li... More
Carte de la rivière de Mississipi : sur les mémoires de Mr. Le Sueur q...
Pen-and-ink and watercolor. Relief shown pictorially. Also shows cities and towns and features in the region along the Mississippi River. In lower right corner: Archives du Dépôt des cartes et plans de la marin... More
Carte de la riviere Longue : et de quelques autres, qui se dechargent ...
Map 1 covers area of Minnesota River, Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, and Mississippi River south to Saint Louis. Map 2 covers the area west of the Minnesota River. Both maps drawn within same neat lines, divided... More
Nova delineatio totius orbis terrarum
Shirley, Rodney W. Mapping of the world. 1983, 417 Relief shown pictorially. Includes illustrations. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Title in Latin and French. Most pl... More
A new map of the country of Louisiana and of ye river Missisipi in Nor...
Relief shown pictorially. Includes illustrations, including an Illustrated cartouche and a view of Niagara Falls, and an index. LC copy mounted on cloth. Phillips, A list of maps of America, p. 367 Available al... More
This map of North America, according to ye newest and most exact obser...
Scale ca. 1:15,000,000. Hand colored. Relief shown pictorially. "To the Right Honourable John Lord Sommers, Baron of Evesham in ye county of Worcester, President of Her Majesty's most Honourable Privy Council &... More
Carte de la Louisiane et du cours du Mississippi ...
2nd State. [Blueprint is 3rd State] Colonial America. See English translation in Senex's New General Atlas, 1721, dedicated to Wm. Law. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.... More
Carte de la Louisiane et du cours du Mississipi [i.e. Mississippi]: dr...
Covers United States from Rio Grande River to Hudson River. Relief shown pictorially. Prime meridian: Ferro. Item 46 in LC Kohl exhibition, Mar. to June 1993. Phillips. Maps of America. Includes notes. Inset: C... More
La Californie ou Nouvelle Caroline : teatro de los trabajos, Apostolic...
Relief shown pictorially. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Vault
La Californie ou Nouvelle Caroline : teatro de los trabajos, Apostolic...
Relief shown pictorially. McLaughlin, G. Mapping of California as an island, 196 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Vault 2 copies; copy 2 is b&w
El almirante Christoral Colon descubre la Isla Españ̃ola, iy haze pone...
Etching shows Christopher Columbus being greeted by native people upon his landing on the island of Hispanola. In the background, soldiers plant a cross and native women flee from the arriving sailors. Illus. i... More
Carte generale de la terre : ou mappe monde auec les quatre principau ...
Relief shown pictorially. Includes text, illustrations, including an armillary sphere and astronomical diagrams, table showing various units of measurement, and measurements of the size of the earth. Available ... More
[Entrée de Espagnols dans la Province de Chicaça]
Entry of the Spanish into the Province of Chicaça. Illus. in: Histoire de la conquete de la Floride ... / par Ferdinand de Soto; Composée en Espagnol par L'Inca Garcillasso de la Vega. Tome second. Aleide : Pie... More
[De Quelle maniere Tascaluça reçut General]
The manner in which Toscaluça received the General. Illus. in: Histoire de la conquete de la Floride / par Ferdinand de Soto. Composée en Espagnol par L'Inca Garcillasso de la Vega. Tome second. Aleide : Pierre... More