harbors, united states

Plan of Amelia Island in East Florida, north point of Amelia Island ly...

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Carolina septentrionale et meridionale en 4 feuilles, traduite de l'An...

Scale ca. 1:560,000. Alternate title: An accurate map of North and South Carolina, with their Indian frontiers, shewing in a distinct manner all the mountains, rivers, swamps, marshes, bays, creeks, harbours, s... More

Georges Louis le Rouge - Isle Amelia en Floride. nautical chart

Scales vary. Relief shown pictorially and by hachures. Depths shown by soundings. From the author's Pilote américain septentrional. 1778-79. Includes notes and "Vue de l'entrée de la Riviere St. Marys ou Ste. M... More

Boston, its environs and harbour, with the rebels works raised against...

Scale ca. 1:24,000. Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 913 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Vault AACR2

Georges Louis le Rouge - Port et barre d'Amelia de la Floride oriental...

Scale ca. 1:38,500. Relief shown pictorially. Depths shown by soundings. Oriented with north to the right. From Georges Louis Le Rouge's Pilote américain septentrionale. 1778-79. Includes notes and index. LC Ma... More

[Egmont harbor - a distant view, Prince Edward Island]

Print showing a distant view of Egmont Harbor, Prince Edward Island, from chart of Egmont Harbor. Illus. in: The Atlantic Neptune, published for the use of the Royal Navy of Great Britain, by Joseph F.W. Des B... More

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 chart of the bay and harbour of Pensacola in the Province of West Fl...

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Sketch of the harbour of Charles Town

Scale ca. 1:166,000. Manuscript, pen-and-ink. Has watermark. Oriented with north toward the upper right. Depths shown by soundings. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1550 Available also through the Library o... More

View of Port George taken from the top of Binney Isle

Print showing a distant view of the harbor, with trees in the foreground, at Port George, Nova Scotia. Illus. in: The Atlantic Neptune, published for the use of the Royal Navy of Great Britain, by Joseph F.W. ... More

Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Historic map, Library of Congress

A plan of Portsmouth Harbour in the province of Virginia shewing the w...

Scale ca. 1:95,000. Manuscript, pen-and-ink (black and red) and watercolor. Oriented with north toward the lower right. Relief shown by shading. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a rast... More

Plano de Puerto-Rico: Dale a Luz. - Public domain map

Scale [ca. 1:20,000]. Depths shown by soundings. Includes index to points of interest, descriptive notes, and inset of "Plano de la Aguada nueva de Puerto-Rico." Available also through the Library of Congress W... More

Delaware--1787 Historic map, Library of Congress

Newly drawn map of the State of Delaware as it was in the year 1787. Also covers the Delaware Bay (entire). "Simplified from a 1787 map by John Churchman. Original in the Library of Congress." Prime "Meridian o... More

Plan of the harbour of Pensacola. - Public domain map

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Vessels destroyed at Norfolk 1861. - Public domain map

Sketch map of "U.S. Navy Yard" vicinity at Portsmouth (Va.) showing buildings, shipbuilding docks, drydock, buoys, and locations of the scuttled U.S. ships "Pennsylvania", "Columbia", "Raritan", and "Delaware".... More

Geometrical plan of the principal harbour in the island of Porto [sic]...

Relief shown by hachures. Includes index and shows notes, remarks, situation of shoals, and directions for entering the harbour of Porto [sic] Rico. "Republished on the scale of the original plan by W. Faden, g... More

Rough plan of the defences of the harbour of Annapolis in Maryland /

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This survey of the River Patapsco and part of Chesapeake Bay,

Scale ca. 1:40,960. Depths shown by shading and soundings. LC copy annotated in blue pencil and red ink. LC copy imperfect: Torn along fold lines, sections of upper and lower edges missing. Includes notes, "De... More

This survey of the River Patapsco and part of Chesapeake Bay,

Scale ca. 1:40,960. Hand colored. Depths shown by shading and soundings. Includes notes, "Description of ranges," and insets of "Annapolis Harbour & roads" and "Survey of the harbour of Baltimore and the waters... More

This survey of the River Patapsco and part of Chesapeake Bay,

Scale ca. 1:40,960. Depths shown by shading and soundings. LC copy annotated in pencil. LC copy incomplete: Additional sheet showing the southern section of Patapsco River, the Chesapeake Bay, and the inset of ... More

This survey of the River Patapsco and part of Chesapeake Bay,

Scale ca. 1:40,960. Depths shown by shading and soundings. LC copy annotated in blue pencil and red ink. LC copy imperfect: Torn along center fold, section of upper right margin missing. Includes notes, "Descri... More

[Manuscript sketch of the Potomac River and Eastern Branch bounding th...

Shows waterfront, wharves, and bridges. Depths shown by soundings. Title from Phillips's Descriptive list of maps and views of Washington. On verso in ink: Handed to the Surveyor by Mr. J.P. Ingle for safe keep... More

Map of part of the Potomac River, from the head of tide water to Alexa...

Map of Sacket's Harbor in the county of Jefferson N.Y. /

Village cadastral survey map showing lot/tract lines, lot numbers, and block numbers. Does not show landowners' names. Depths shown by soundings. Selected buildings (including U.S. Madison Barracks/Fort Pike) s... More

Chart of the Potomac River and Eastern Branch from the Sister Islands ...

Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by contours and soundings. Also shows block numbers and major buildings. "Approved--T.C. Mendenhall, Superintendent, U.S.C. & G.S." Includes text. Available also through t... More

Chart of the head of navigation of the Potomac River shewing the route...

Nautical chart of the Potomac estuary within the District of Columbia. Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by contours and soundings. Oriented with north toward the lower right. Stephenson. Cartography of no... More

Chart of the head of navigation of the Potomac River shewing the route...

Nautical chart with extensive annotations in col. and lead pencils to show proposed railroad routes connecting central Washington and Alexandria (Va.). Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by contours and sou... More

Map of the Potomac & Anacostia rivers between Washington D.C. & Alexan...

Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings. "Copied from the tracining [sic] of original and sent to Com'd'r J.A. Dahlgren U.S.N., M.S. Smith, Cap't of Top'l Eng'rs Asst. C.S. in charge of Office, Coas... More

The harbor of Annapolis / nautical chart

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Head of navigation of the Potomac River / nautical chart

Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by contours and soundings. Photocopy of ms. map. Oriented with north toward the upper left. Includes notes. LC copy originally printed on separate sheets, assembled to 1 s... More

Plan placing the current channel of the Potomac permanently along the ...

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Junction of Potomac and Anacostia rivers / nautical chart

Depths shown by contours and soundings. Title handwritten on original map. On original map in handwriting: Reduced by F. Fairfax 1854. Includes notes. LC copy accompanied by negative photocopy and annotated in ... More

Map of Erie County, Pennsylvania : from actual surveys /

General-content county map also showing rural buildings and householders' names; some borough insets also show real-property tracts, tract numbers, and landowners' names. Hand col. to emphasize township boundar... More

Norfolk harbor, Virginia Historic map, Library of Congress

Scale 1:10,000. Soundings in feet and fathoms. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. AACR2: 650/1; 700/1; 710/2

City & county map of New-York : Brooklyn, Williamsburgh, Jersey City &...

City street map showing built-up areas, streetcar/railroad lines, river piers (numbered, proprietors identified), municipal wards (numbered), and projected street-system grid to the northern end of Manhattan Is... More

Chart of the head of navigation of the Potomac River : surveyed by ord...

Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by contours and soundings. Oriented with north toward the upper left. Includes note. LC copy fold-lined, laminated, halved, and mounted on cloth backing. Available also th... More

New Haven Harbor Historic map, Library of Congress

[Scale 1:30,000]. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 117.15 Another copy with annotations. Harbor chart annotated in red to show the number and sectors of fire for guns situated at Oyster Point and Fort Hale, Connect... More

View of Charleston Harbor and its Defences

Landscape with harbor and wetlands; Charleston on horizon upper left and ironclads and ships in harbor upper right. Damaged dwelling right margin. Title inscribed below image. Inscribed below image to indicacte... More

New Haven Harbor Historic map, Library of Congress

Scale 1:30,000. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 117.1 Harbor chart annotated in red to show the sector of fire for guns situated at Oyster Point and Fort Hale, Connecticut. Information added to chart probably refl... More

Lloyd's map of the Southern States, showing all the railroads, their s...

Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by form lines. "Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1861 by J.T. Lloyd in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States ..." Text of newspaper... More

[Map of the southern states, including rail roads, county towns, state...

Scale ca. 1:3,000,000. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 14.55 From Harper's weekly, v. 5, Nov. 9, 1861. Following p. 706. Inset: Charleston and Beaufort, South Carolina. 12 x 12 cm. Includes portraits of Lincoln, ... More

Colton's plans of U.S. harbors : showing the position & vicinities of ...

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Lloyd's map of the southern states showing all the railroads, their st...

Scale ca. 1:2,000,000. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 14.2 "Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1861 by J. T. Lloyd." Copyright no. 290, July 12, 1861, written in right margin. Stamped: Deposited in ... More

Map of the southern states, including rail roads, county towns, state ...

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Potomac River (in four sheets) / nautical chart

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St. Mary's River and Fernandina harbor, Florida nautical chart

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Lloyd's map of the southern states showing all the railroads, their st...

Signed in ms: "Millard Fillmore 1862." LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.), 29 LC Railroad maps, 138 Description derived from published bibliography. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster ... More

Lloyd's map of the southern states showing all the railroads, their st...

Colton's plans of U. S. harbors showing the position & vicinities of t...

Various scales. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 26 "No. 5" in upper left margin. 23 maps on one sheet as follows: The Mississippi River from Cairo to New Orleans. 49 x 14 cm.-St. Louis and vicinity. 11 x 10 cm.-Ca... More

Preliminary chart of St. Augustine harbor, Florida

Scale 1:30,000. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 120.3 From its Report of the Superintendent of the Coast Survey, showing the progress of the survey during the year 1862 (Washington, Government Printing Office, 186... More

Potomac River (in four sheets) nautical chart

Chart of the Potomac River from Washington, D.C. to its entrance into the Chesapeake Bay. Chart indicates soundings, tides, lighthouses, and the shoreline configuration. Description derived from published bibli... More

Lloyd's map of the southern states showing all the railroads, their st...

Scale ca. 1:2,000,000. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 41.2 "Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1862, by J. T. Lloyd." Text printed on verso entitled "Lloyd's military map and gazetteer of the sout... More

Map of the southern states, including rail roads, county towns, state ...

Scale ca. 1:2,970,000. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 37 At top of map: Bacon's shilling series of war maps,-no. 3. Inset: Enlarged plan of the battle fields of Virginia and Maryland. Scale ca. 1:1,040,000. 16 x ... More

Potomac River (in four sheets): Sheet no. 4, from Indian Head to Georg...

Scale 1:40,000. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 53.4 "No. 391" in upper left corner of map. "Electrotype copy no. 1, by G. Mathiot, U.S.C.S." is printed in the upper margin. Information concerning lighthouses, tid... More

Beaufort harbor, North Carolina. Re-survey in June and July 1862. Corr...

Scale 1:20,000. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 308 From its Report of the Superintendent of the Coast Survey, showing the progress of the survey during the year 1863, (Washington, Government Printing Office, 1864... More

Lloyd's topographical map of the Hudson River : from the head of navig...

In the rural land areas the map shows all buildings and householders' names. Relief shown by hachures; harbor depths shown by hachures and soundings. Hand colored to distinguish towns (townships), urban municip... More

Key West harbor and its approaches. nautical chart

Scale 1:50,000. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 117.7 United States Coast Survey, no. 469. General chart of Key West and environs showing soundings, lights, channels, and island vegetation. Inset: Sub-sketch of Ke... More

Hydrographic map of the Potomac River from Aqueduct Bridge, Georgetown...

Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings. Originally printed on 2 sheets. Includes notes. LC copy mounted on cloth backing and extensively annotated in red ink to show estuarine contours. Available a... More

Map of the state of Virginia : showing the advantages of the harbor of...

Shows major railways to the west. Relief shown by contours. Also covers Maryland, West Virginia, and Delaware. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. LC copy in lower left co... More

Map of the water frontage of the port of Philadelphia

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

[Map showing reclamation of Potomac River estuary at Washington D.C. t...

Depths shown by soundings and contours. Oriented with north toward the upper left. LC copy fold-lined and mounted on cloth backing. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. DCP

Washington and Georgetown harbors, District of Columbia / nautical cha...

Nautical chart. Also covers central Washington. Relief shown by contours and hachures. Depths shown by contours and soundings. Printed note slip titled "Time ball" affixed at lower right. Includes notes, tide t... More

Proposed improvement of James Creek Canal /

Relief shown by contours and hachures. Depths shown by soundings and contours. Base map title: Washington and Georgetown harbors, District of Columbia : 1882 / issued July 1882 J.E. Hilgard, superintendent. Tit... More

Potomac River at Washington, D.C., map showing progress of work : June...

Shows dredged and reclaimed Potomac park areas. Depths shown by soundings and contours. Oriented with north toward the upper left. LC copy mounted on cloth backing. Available also through the Library of Congres... More

Potomac River at Washington D.C., plan showing how reclaimed area may ...

Shows dredged and reclaimed areas with proposed roads and plantings for the Potomac parks. Depths shown by soundings. Oriented with north toward the upper left. Includes text, 3 cross-sections, statistical tabl... More

Ashtabula Harbor, Ohio 1896. - Public domain old map

Perspective map not drawn to scale. Bird's-eye view. LC Panoramic maps (2nd ed.), 678 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Indexed for points of interest. AACR2

Map showing proposed waterfront improvements, terminals & railroad ins...

"February 1911." Oriented with north toward the lower left. "Reproduced from report issued by New York Dock Department." Removed from textual publication. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site... More

Port facilities at Washington D.C. & Alexandria, Va. /

Transportation lines of Chesapeake Bay serving the port of Baltimore M...

Potomac River, Mattawoman Creek to Georgetown : United States--East Co...

Nautical chart. Relief shown by contours. Depths shown by contours, gradient tints, and soundings. Note rubber-stamped in lower margin. Includes notes, inset of "Washington harbor," and coat-of-arms. Publisher'... More

The harbor of Annapolis nautical chart

Scale 1:60,000. Facsimile of nautical chart. Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by contours and soundings. "American Revolution Bicentennial, 1776-1976." "No. 385." "BiC-29." Also covers Severn River and ad... More

Harbors of Captain's Island East and Captain's Island West : (harbors ...

Facsim. of nautical chart originally "Published in 1849." Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by contours and soundings. "American Revolution Bicentennial, 1776-1976." "BiC-11." Covers Captain Harbor and adj... More

Hampton Roads, Virginia Historic map, Library of Congress nautical cha...

Title in lower margin: Hampton Roads. Facsim. of nautical chart originally "Published December 1894." Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by contours and soundings. "American Revolution Bicentennial, 1776-19... More

Providence harbor, Rhode Island nautical chart

Scale 1:10,000. Title in lower margin: Providence harbor. Facsim. of nautical chart originally "Published October 1897." Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by contours and soundings. "Polyconic projection."... More

Chart of the Potomac River from Georgetown to Alexandria / nautical ch...

Depths shown by contours and soundings. Does not cover Georgetown vicinity. Negative photocopy of ms. map. Oriented with north to the right. "Drawer 55, sheet 4." "55-4." LC copy fold-lined and originally print... More

The Point, Mendocino County, California. Sterescope Cards NYPL Collect...

California Stereoscopic card. Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yorker who a... More

Little River Harbor, Mendocino Co. (Inst.)

California Stereoscopic card. Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yorker who a... More

Mendocino Harbor and Lumber Shutes, Mendocino Co.

California Stereoscopic card. Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yorker who a... More

The Potomac River from Great Falls to Point Lookout

Shows radial distances from Washington D.C. Cover title. At head of title: Price 15 cents. On cover: Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1878, by J.B. Philp and Jno. P. Anderson ... Washington, D.C... More

View of the landing-place of Arnold ; New London Harbor, looking north...

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Panoramic view of of San Francisco, No. 5. Taken from the corner of Sa...

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Panoramic view of of San Francisco, No. 5. Taken from the corner of Sa...

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Panoramic view of of San Francisco, No. 6. Taken from the corner of Sa...

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The Potomac River from Great Falls to Point Lookout

Shows radial distances from Washington D.C. Cover title. At head of title: Price 15 cents. On cover: Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1878, by J.B. Philp and Jno. P. Anderson ... Washington, D.C... More

The Potomac River from Great Falls to Point Lookout

Shows radial distances from Washington D.C. Cover title. At head of title: Price 15 cents. On cover: Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1878, by J.B. Philp and Jno. P. Anderson ... Washington, D.C... More

Steel works and entrance to harbor.

Connecticut stereoscopic card. Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yorker who ... More

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Connecticut stereoscopic card. Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yorker who ... More

Sea Wall, looking towards Ft. Marion, St. Augustine, Fla.

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No departure of the miniature ship I.T. Ford for England from Baltimor...

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Baltimore Harbor from Federal Hill, looking S.E.

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Harbor at Baltimore. Baltimore Maryland. 19th century stereoscope card...

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[View of the mounted artillery.] Baltimore Maryland. 19th century ster...

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Baltimore, from Federal Hill, looking N.E.

Maryland stereoscopic card. Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yorker who ass... More

From Federal Hill, [a view.] Baltimore Maryland. 19th century stereosc...

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Ft. McHenry, Baltimore, Inspiration Scene of the Star Spangled Banner.

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Panorama from Federal Hill. Baltimore. Baltimore Maryland. 19th centur...

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Panorama from Bunker Hill monument, N.

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Panorama from Bunker Hill monument, E.

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Panorama from Bunker Hill monument, N.

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