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[San Juan de Ulúa / - Public domain vintage map

[San Juan de Ulúa / - Public domain vintage map

Ground plan of a projected fortress. In black ink, with a part in yellow watercolor, on vellum. Mounted on cloth. Kraus, H.P. Sir Francis Drake, 47 Available also through the Library of Congress web site as a r... More

[San Juan de Ulúa / - Public domain map drawing

[San Juan de Ulúa / - Public domain map drawing

Watercolor on vellum. Upper corners damp marked, with very slight marking of the drawing. Mounted on cloth. Kraus, H.P. Sir Francis Drake, 46 Available also through the Library of Congress web site as a raster ... More

A Plan oe [i.e. of] the British lines on Boston Neck in August 1775.

A Plan oe [i.e. of] the British lines on Boston Neck in August 1775.

Scale ca. 1:3,300. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Has watermark. Oriented with north to the bottom. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 915 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a... More

An exact draught of the island of New Providence one of the Bahama Islands in the West Indies.

An exact draught of the island of New Providence one of the Bahama Isl...

Scale ca. 1:50,000. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Has watermark. Oriented with north to the bottom. Relief shown pictorially and by shading. Depths shown by soundings. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1... More

[Plat of a survey for William Hughes, Jr. of 460 acres in Frederick County, Va. on the Cacapon River].

[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

A plan of the island of Cape Breton - Public domain map

A plan of the island of Cape Breton - Public domain map

Scale 1:253,440; 24 statute miles or 4 to 1 in. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings. Annotated on verso: Island of Cape Breton and sundry plans unfinished... More

[Etats-Unie: Partie septentrionale].

[Etats-Unie: Partie septentrionale].

Scale ca. 1:2,200,000. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Title from manuscript label on verso as originally mounted. Relief shown pictorially and by hachures. Shows northern U.S. and Great Lakes region o... More

Coupe et profil de la redoute de Rosalie au Natchez prise sur la ligne A.B. aud lieu le 11 may 1732 /

Coupe et profil de la redoute de Rosalie au Natchez prise sur la ligne...

Relief shown pictorially. Two sheets mounted together. Pen-and-ink and watercolor. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Includes "Plan de la cave."

Plan de la ville de Québec. - Public domain old map

Plan de la ville de Québec. - Public domain old map

Scale ca. 1:3,500. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Relief shown by shading. Oriented with north toward the lower right. Indexed for points of interest. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 594 Available... More

Tybee Island. Historic map, Library of Congress

Tybee Island. Historic map, Library of Congress

Covers part of Tybee Island (Ga.) and part of surrounding islands and waters. Shows buildings and vegetation. Depths shown by soundings. Pen-and-ink, watercolor, and pencil. Oriented with north to the bottom. C... More

N.W. parts of New York, no. 156. - Public domain old map

N.W. parts of New York, no. 156. - Public domain old map

Scale not given. Title from verso. Manuscript, pen-and-ink. Imperfect: Edges deteriorating and hole in left center. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1081 Available also through the Library of Congress Web s... More

A Map of the route from the city of Albany to the Fort Osswego on the Lake of Cataroque.

A Map of the route from the city of Albany to the Fort Osswego on the ...

Scale ca. 1:410,000. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Watermark: I. Villedary. Also shows the route from Albany to "Crown Point, belonging to the French." Includes "An account of miles from the city of A... More

The River St. Laurence nautical chart

The River St. Laurence nautical chart

Scale ca. 1:400,000. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and pencil. Watermark: Large fleur-de-lis in a shield surmounted by a crown and cross over several undecipherable letters and VI. Relief shown pictorially. Depths sh... More

Survey of the River St. Johns from Fort Frederick in the Bay of Fundy to the River Medauesqua with the Lake Temesecuala and the Grand Portage from thence to the River St. Lawrence.

Survey of the River St. Johns from Fort Frederick in the Bay of Fundy ...

Scale not given. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Has watermarks. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Vault AACR2

A plan of the inlets & rivers of Savannah & Warsaw in the Province of Georgia.

A plan of the inlets & rivers of Savannah & Warsaw in the Province of ...

Scale ca. 1:32,000; 220 chains, 80 to a mile & 1/2 mile to an in. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Relief shown pictorially. Depths shown by soundings. Oriented with north to the right. Shows area betwee... More

Plano de la Baía de Guantánamo, en la ysla de Cuva, cuya boca se alla en latitud N. 20 gs. y en la longitd. de Thenerife 301 gs. 27 ms. /

Plano de la Baía de Guantánamo, en la ysla de Cuva, cuya boca se alla ...

Scale ca. 1:125,000. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Relief shown pictorially. Depths shown by soundings. Prime meridian: Tenerife. Mounted on cloth backing. In lower right corner: R. Maggs number annot... More

Plano de la bahía de Guantánamo en la ysla de Cuva, cuya boca se halla en latd. N. de 20 gros. y longd. de Tenerife 30l. gs. 27 ms. ... /

Plano de la bahía de Guantánamo en la ysla de Cuva, cuya boca se halla...

Scale ca. 1:120,000. Manuscript, pen-and-ink. Relief shown pictorially and by hachures. Depths shown by soundings. Watermark: J. Kool. Prime meridian: Tenerife. Mounted on cloth backing. LC Luso-Hispanic World,... More

Plano y costa de la Palisada o de Misipipi zituada, su entrada o Cabo de Lodo en 29 gs. 17 ms. de lattud. norte y en longd. de 385 gs. 3 ms. segun Tenerife.

Plano y costa de la Palisada o de Misipipi zituada, su entrada o Cabo ...

Scale ca. 1:650,000. Watermarks: IV; and, fleur-de-lis. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolors. Prime meridian: Tenerife. Depths shown by soundings. Indexed. Mounted on cloth backing. Printed label describing ... More

A general plan of Annapolis Royal - Public domain map

A general plan of Annapolis Royal - Public domain map

Scale 1:4,800; 400 ft. to an in. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings. Oriented with north toward the lower left. Has watermark. Indexed for points of inte... More

A Map of the western parts of the province of Pennsylvania, Virginia, &c.

A Map of the western parts of the province of Pennsylvania, Virginia, ...

Scale ca. 1:1,270,000. Manuscript, pen-and-ink, pencil and watercolor. Has watermark. Imperfect: Eastern portion and southwest corner wanting. Relief shown pictorially. "To the Honourable House of Representativ... More

Draft of the lands disputed by Philipse Patent against Beekmans & Rambaults.

Draft of the lands disputed by Philipse Patent against Beekmans & Ramb...

Scale 1:31,680; 40 chains to an in. Title from verso. Alternate title from Philip Lee Phillips' A list of maps of America: [Map of Fishkill and vicinity] Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Has watermark. R... More

[A trader's map of the Ohio country before 1753.

[A trader's map of the Ohio country before 1753.

Scale ca. 1:1,270,000. Title from C. A. Hanna's The wilderness trail, 1910-1911. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Has watermarks. Relief shown pictorially. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 772 Availa... More

An exact-plan of George-Town so named by Patrick Graham, Esqr., President of the Province of Georgia, in honr. to His Royal Highness George, Prince of Wales, &ca.

An exact-plan of George-Town so named by Patrick Graham, Esqr., Presid...

Scale ca. 1:4,700. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Imperfect: Margins torn. Oriented with north to the bottom. Cadastral map. Shows town laid out in lots in a bend of "Great Ogeche River" planned to bec... More

Captain Snow's scetch of the country by himself, and the best accounts he could receive from the Indian traders.

Captain Snow's scetch of the country by himself, and the best accounts...

Scale not given. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Relief shown pictorially. Shows location of forts, western Pennsylvania, northern Virginia, northern Maryland, Maryland-Pennsylvania boundary line, and "... More

Captain Snow's sketch. Historic map, Library of Congress

Captain Snow's sketch. Historic map, Library of Congress

Scale not given. Manuscript, pen-and-ink. Relief shown pictorially. Shows location of forts, western Pennsylvania, northern Virginia, northern Maryland, Maryland-Pennsylvania boundary line, and "Road to Philade... More

A sketch of the field of battle with the disposition of the troops in the beginning of the engagement of the 9th of July on the Monongahela 7 miles from Fort Du Quesne.

A sketch of the field of battle with the disposition of the troops in ...

Scale 1:10,800; 300 yards to an in. Manuscript, pen-and-ink. Relief shown by hachures. The name R. Ohio applies also to the Allegheny. "No. 27." Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a rast... More

Map of the country about the Mississippi.

Map of the country about the Mississippi.

Not drawn to scale. Title from verso. Manuscript, pen and ink. Oriented with north toward the upper right. Shows area from Lake Erie to the mouth of the Ohio River. Also mounted on sheet, in same handwriting as... More

Mr. Armstrong's rough draft of the country to the west of Susquehanna.

Mr. Armstrong's rough draft of the country to the west of Susquehanna.

Scale ca. 1:800,000. Title from annotation on verso. Mounted on cloth backing, with reinforced edges. Watermarked. Relief shown pictorially. Shows central Pennsylvania and the location of "F. du Quesne" in west... More

Copy of a sketch of the Monongahela, with the field of battle,

Copy of a sketch of the Monongahela, with the field of battle,

Scale not given. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and pencil. Relief shown by hachures. In this map the name Ohio R. ou la belle rivière is applied also to the Allegheny. The words "direction of" have been inserted in p... More

Plan of Fort William Henry and camp at Lake George.

Plan of Fort William Henry and camp at Lake George.

Scale ca. 1:4,800. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Relief shown by hachures and shading. Includes descriptive index to military positions. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1121 Available also throug... More

Plano del puerto del Guárico, cuyo conocimto. y entrada es del modo siguiente.

Plano del puerto del Guárico, cuyo conocimto. y entrada es del modo si...

Scale ca. 1:35,000. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Watermark: Strasburg fleur-de-lis. Oriented with north to the bottom. Depths shown by soundings. Mounted on cloth backing LC Luso-Hispanic World, 464 ... More

Plan du terrain sur le cap appartenant à la paroise de cette uille 1756.

Plan du terrain sur le cap appartenant à la paroise de cette uille 175...

Scale ca. 1:550. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. The original manuscript plot of the top of the cape at Quebec, on which the Chateau St. Louis stood, where the Chateau Frontenac now stands, as well as t... More

Plano de Philadelphia. Historic map, Library of Congress nautical chart

Plano de Philadelphia. Historic map, Library of Congress nautical char...

Scale ca. 1:220,000. Manuscript, pen and ink. Copied from Joshua Fishers' "To the merchants & insurers of the city of Philadelphia, this chart of Delaware Bay and river." Depths shown in fathoms. Oriented with ... More

A draught of Lake George, and part of Hudson's River taken September 1756

A draught of Lake George, and part of Hudson's River taken September 1...

Scale ca. 1:253,440. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Oriented with north toward the lower left. Relief shown pictorially. Depths shown by soundings. Indexed for points of interest. LC Maps of North Amer... More

Plano. I descripcion de la costa, desde el Cavo Cañaveral, hasta cerca de la boca de la Vir[g]inia, contando, costa de Florida, Georgia y Carolinas del S, y N, con todos sus puertos, este[ros ... ]letas, baxos, islas y rios; segun las vlti[mas not]icias, hata [sic] oy Octubre de 1756.

Plano. I descripcion de la costa, desde el Cavo Cañaveral, hasta cerca...

Scale ca. 1:1,000,000. Manuscript, ink and watercolor. Depths shown by soundings. Shoals outlined in green. "N.4" and initials of Dn. Badaraco inscribed under title. Imperfect: Parts of title washed away. LC Ma... More

Descripcion de la costa de Tierra Firme desde el Cavo de la Agusa hasta la Barra de Palmas diga de la Trinidad: Con todas las yslas, bajos, arresifes & ca. Leho por las latitudes y longitudes de Dn. Bartolome de la Rosa.

Descripcion de la costa de Tierra Firme desde el Cavo de la Agusa hast...

Scale ca. 1:3,500,000. Title on verso: Palmas to Carthagena, 206. Manuscript, pen-and-ink, on tracing paper. Prime meridian: Ferro. Depths shown by soundings. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1687 LC Luso-H... More

Descripcion de la costa de Tierra Firme desde el Rio de la Empalizada hasta Cavo de Clara. Por las latitudes y longitudes de Dn. Bartolome de Rosa.

Descripcion de la costa de Tierra Firme desde el Rio de la Empalizada ...

Scale ca. 1:3,300,000. Title on verso: Florida & Cuba, 140. Manuscript, pen-and-ink, on tracing paper. Soundings shown in fathoms. Prime meridian: Ferro. Shows Cuba, Bahama Islands, northern Yucatan Peninsula, ... More

Plan du Cap Breton, dit Louisbovrg avec ces environs pries/

Plan du Cap Breton, dit Louisbovrg avec ces environs pries/

Relief shown by shading and land forms. Buildings, vegetation, ships and military troop and encampent positions shown pictorially. Shows military troop and ship positions for the Siege of Louibourg in 1758. Ma... More

Havana. Vera Cruz. Historic map, Library of Congress

Havana. Vera Cruz. Historic map, Library of Congress

Scale ca. 1:75,000 and 1:200,000. Title on verso: Havana & Vera Cruz, 128. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor, on tracing paper. Soundings shown in fathoms. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1807 LC Luso... More

Map of the northern parts of New York.

Map of the northern parts of New York.

Scale 1:126,720; 2 miles to an in. Title from verso. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Shows the Hudson River from Albany to Fort Edward, the Mohawk and Hoosic rivers, Schoharie Creek, roads and villages ... More

General Forbes' route on the march against Fort Du Quesne, 1758 : this map is a copy of the original map, "General Forbes' marching jurnal [sic] to the Ohio J. Potts" in the collection of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania /

General Forbes' route on the march against Fort Du Quesne, 1758 : this...

Shows the route westward in Pennsylvania from Loudon, via Littleton, Fort Bedford, Stony Brook, Fort Ligonier, Washington's Camp, to Pittsburgh (Ohio River). Relief shown pictorially. Title from westernmost pan... More

Plan of the fort and fortress at Crown Point with their environs. With the disposition of the English Army under the command of Genl. Amherst encamp'd there 1759.

Plan of the fort and fortress at Crown Point with their environs. With...

Scale 1:7,200; 200 yards to an in. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Relief shown by shading and hachures. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Includes "References."... More

Ticonderoga as it was in 1759. - Public domain old map

Ticonderoga as it was in 1759. - Public domain old map

Scale ca. 1:84,000. Manuscript, pen-and-ink, on tracing paper. Includes index to military activities. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1118 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raste... More

A Plan of Albany, as it was in the year 1758.

A Plan of Albany, as it was in the year 1758.

Scale 1:12,000; 1,000 ft. to an in. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Oriented with north to the right. Relief shown by shading. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1129 Available also through the Librar... More

Plan of Fort Pownal at Penobscot built 1759.

Plan of Fort Pownal at Penobscot built 1759.

Scale not given. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. "No. 21." Watermark: J. Whatman. Includes 3 profile views. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 837 Available also through the Library of Congress Web si... More

Project for the attack of Ticonderoga, proposed to be put in execution as near as the circumstances and ground will admit of. May 29th. 1759.

Project for the attack of Ticonderoga, proposed to be put in execution...

Scale ca. 1:15,400. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Relief shown by hachures. Includes index to military positions. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Vault AACR2... More

A plan of the land between Fort Mossy and St. Augustine in the province of East Florida.

A plan of the land between Fort Mossy and St. Augustine in the provinc...

Scale ca. 1:7,900. Manuscript, pen-and-ink. Has watermarks. Oriented with north to the right. Shows "Spanish old fields overgrown with scrubs." LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1635 LC Luso-Hispanic World, ... More

Sketch of St. Jo[hn's] Harbour, and part of the river.

Sketch of St. Jo[hn's] Harbour, and part of the river.

Scale ca. 1:150,000. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Imperfect: Deteriorating along upper edge of border. Relief shown pictorially. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster im... More

Plan of the town and fort of Grenada

Plan of the town and fort of Grenada

Scale ca. 1:3,600. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Has watermark. Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings. Inset: The isle of Grenada. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 2102 LC Luso-Hispa... More

Design for Governor's Island. - Public domain old map

Design for Governor's Island. - Public domain old map

Scale not given. Manuscript, pen-and-ink. At head of title, in pencil: No. 50. Stamped on verso: John Montresor. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1142 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site... More

Pansacola o Santta María de Galbe, puerto y presidio del Ry. de España situado en la costa del nortte del Seno Mexicano, los 30 grados 25 mins. de lattd. nortte y los 286 grados y 37 ms. de longd. desde Tenerife 265 leguas inglesas o 227 españolas al nordestte 1/4 al nortte de la Veracruz i 185 leguas inglesas o 162 españolas al nordeste 1/4 al nortte de la Havana.

Pansacola o Santta María de Galbe, puerto y presidio del Ry. de España...

Scale ca. 1:165,000. Watermarks: I. Honig; and, fleur-de-lis. Mounted on cloth backing. Manuscript, black and brown inks. Prime meridian: Tenerife. Soundings shown in fathoms. Includes descriptive text. Printed... More

[Map showing the Bowery Lane area of Manhattan.

[Map showing the Bowery Lane area of Manhattan.

Scale not given. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Relief shown pictorially. In pencil: No. 33. Stamped on verso: John Montresor. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1084 Available also through the Libra... More

A sketch of St. John's Harbour and part of the river;

A sketch of St. John's Harbour and part of the river;

Scale ca. 1:150,000. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Relief shown pictorially. Depths shown by soundings. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Vault AACR2: 100; 440; 651

A map of the sources of the Chaudière, Penobscot, and Kennebec rivers,

A map of the sources of the Chaudière, Penobscot, and Kennebec rivers,

Scale ca. 1:390,000. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Mounted on cloth backing with reinforced edges. Relief shown pictorially. Shows campsite locations for the author's expedition from Quebec into Maine... More

Plan of the siege of the Havana surrenderid [sic] Aug. 12, 1762 to the English commanded by the Earl of Albemarle General and Sir George Pococke K.B. Admiral  /

Plan of the siege of the Havana surrenderid [sic] Aug. 12, 1762 to the...

Relief shown by shading. Oriented with north toward the lower left. Pen-and-ink and watercolor. Insets: Castle of Morro -- Fort of Puntal. Views: View of the town of Havana taken from the harbour -- View of the... More

Map of a route through south west Pennsylvania from Fort Loudon, Franklin Co. to Fort Pitt, Pittsburgh.

Map of a route through south west Pennsylvania from Fort Loudon, Frank...

Scale 1:380,160; 6 miles to an in. Title from Philip Lee Phillips' A list of maps of America, p. 673. Variant title from William Faden's Catalogue of a curious and valuable collection ... no. 12: A map of the c... More

A Plan of West Florida, the Isle of Orleans, and some parts of the Spanish dominions to the westward of the Mississipi.

A Plan of West Florida, the Isle of Orleans, and some parts of the Spa...

Scale 1:760,320; 12 miles to an in. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Shows the present state of Mississippi, southeastern Louisiana, and Mobile Bay. Includes note on navigation and "This line being propo... More

A plan of the harbour of Pensacola in West-Florida.

A plan of the harbour of Pensacola in West-Florida.

Scale ca. 1:32,500. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor, on vellum. Soundings shown in fathoms at low tide. Includes "Remarks." LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1656 LC Luso-Hispanic World, 892 Available... More

A draught of the Bay of Honduras and part of the Musquetto Shore.

A draught of the Bay of Honduras and part of the Musquetto Shore.

Scale ca. 1:435,000. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Watermark: Large fleur-de-lis in a shield surmounted by a crown over a cross, all over an undecipherable mark and the letters LVC. Depths shown by so... More

Northern part of the Gut of Canso, part of the island of Cape Bocton,

Northern part of the Gut of Canso, part of the island of Cape Bocton,

Scale not given. Title from annotation on verso. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Depths shown by soundings. Has watermark. Annotated on verso: Purchased out of Lord Colvil's collection. LC Maps of North... More

Draught of the Bay of Honduras and the Musqueto Shoar

Draught of the Bay of Honduras and the Musqueto Shoar

Scale ca. 1:430,000. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Has watermark. Oriented with north to the left. Relief shown pictorially. Depths shown by soundings. "Variation 6d. 30 m. easterly in the year 1764."... More

Map of the River St. John in the Province of Nova Scotia, exhibiting the grant to officers &c. in 1765, with other patents.

Map of the River St. John in the Province of Nova Scotia, exhibiting t...

Scale ca. 1:185,000. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Shows townships. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Vault AACR2: 100; 440; 650/1; 651/2; 650/3

The above plan is a discription of a new township containing the quantity of seven and a half mile of land & water, granted by the General Court to the proprietors of Bakerstown so call'd, lying & being in the county of Cumberland ... Deld. at Falmouth, 4th September 1765.

The above plan is a discription of a new township containing the quant...

Scale ca. 1:43,000. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Oriented with north toward the upper right. "A true copy compared, A. Oliver, sect." Includes text. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 833 Available... More

A Sketch of the harbour of St. Iago de Cuba.

A Sketch of the harbour of St. Iago de Cuba.

Scale ca. 1:15,500. Title on verso: Plan & chart, St. Jago de Cuba, 81. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor, on tracing paper. Relief shown pictorially. Soundings shown in fathoms. LC Maps of North America, ... More

Cantonment of the forces in North America 11th. Octr. 1765.

Cantonment of the forces in North America 11th. Octr. 1765.

Scale ca. 1:6,500,000. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Shows size of cantonments. "N.B. The particular quarters of the following regiments is not ascertain'd, viz. the 34th up the Mississipi, in the Ill... More

Colchester, May the: 6:th: Day: A.D.: 1765.

Colchester, May the: 6:th: Day: A.D.: 1765.

Scale not given. Manuscript, pen-and-ink. Annotated in pencil. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1024 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Vault AACR2: 651

A survey of Lake Champlain including Crown Point and St. Iohn's on which is fixed the line of forty five degrees north lattit. terminating the boundarys betwe[e]n the provinces of Quebec and New York agre[e]able to his Majesty's proclamation done by order and instruction of the Honourable James Murray, esqr., Governor of the Province of Quebec and the Honourable His Majestys Council

A survey of Lake Champlain including Crown Point and St. Iohn's on whi...

Scale ca. 1:127,000. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Relief shown pictorially and by shading. Sectioned and mounted on cloth backing. In pencil, lower left margin: No. 10. Includes descriptive notes and... More

Descripcion de las costas, islas placeres, i bajos delas, Indias Occidentales,

Descripcion de las costas, islas placeres, i bajos delas, Indias Occid...

Scale ca. 1:5,000,000. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor, on vellum. Shows the Atlantic coast of southern U.S., Mexico, Central America, and northern South America. "Sibre para Domingo de Belasco Pilo to d... More

Plan of Governor's, Kennedy's, and Brown's Islan[ds] and Red Hook together with part of the Bay and soundings, shewing the position they bear to each other and to New York, September 18th. 1766. By order of His Excellency Major General Gage, Commander in Chief of His Majesty's forces in North America.

Plan of Governor's, Kennedy's, and Brown's Islan[ds] and Red Hook toge...

Scale 1:4,800; 400 ft. to an in. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Has watermark. Imperfect: Margins torn. Relief shown by hachures. Soundings shown in fathoms. Signed in different ink: W. B. Porter. LC M... More

River of Ohio. Historic map, Library of Congress

River of Ohio. Historic map, Library of Congress

Scale ca. 1:2,000,000. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Has watermark. Relief shown by hachures. "No. 23." Includes latitude readings at spots along the river and notes on the width of tributaries. LC Ma... More

The above plan is a discription of a new township called Royalsborough in the county of Cumberland, bounded southeasterly on the headline of Brunswick, southwesterly on Northyarmouth, northwesterly on proprietors land, northeasterly on Androscoggin River ...

The above plan is a discription of a new township called Royalsborough...

Scale ca. 1:30,000. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Oriented with north toward the upper right. Shows township lots and owners. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 834 Available also through the Librar... More

A plan of my farm on Little Huntg. Creek & Potomk. R.

A plan of my farm on Little Huntg. Creek & Potomk. R.

Scale not given. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Mounted on linen covered cardboard. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1447 Accompanied by 2 manuscript notes. Available also through the Library of Co... More

Cantonment of His Majesty's forces in N. America according to the disposition now made & to be compleated as soon as practicable taken from the general distribution dated at New York 29th. March 1766.

Cantonment of His Majesty's forces in N. America according to the disp...

Scale ca. 1:6,500,000. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Includes penciled note and listing of the composition of "Detachments." LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 118 Available also through the Library... More

A Plan of the town of Pensacola, 1767.

A Plan of the town of Pensacola, 1767.

Scale 1:9,600; 800 ft. to an in. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Relief shown by hachures. Cadastral map. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1657 LC Luso-Hispanic World, 893 Available also through the... More

Map showing the west shore of the North or Hudson River,

Map showing the west shore of the North or Hudson River,

Scale not given. Title from penciled annotation in upper left corner. Manuscript, pen-and-ink tracing. Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by form lines. Shows the coastal area of Jersey City from "Hobocken"... More

Carte de la coste de la province de la Louisiane et des bouches du Micissipy ou fleuve St. Louis,

Carte de la coste de la province de la Louisiane et des bouches du Mic...

Scale ca. 1:700,000. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Soundings shown in fathoms. Shows the coast from "Baye de l'Ascencion," Louisiana to "Baye St. Joseph," Florida. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789,... More

Crown Point & part of Lake Champlain.

Crown Point & part of Lake Champlain.

Scale 1:7,920; 10 chains to 1 in. Title from manuscript on verso. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Has watermarks. Oriented with north to the right. Relief shown by hachures. LC Maps of North America, 17... More

Map of the county of Frederick, 1769.

Map of the county of Frederick, 1769.

Scale ca. 1:900,000. Title from manuscript annotations, ascribed to George Washington, on verso. Manuscript; pen-and-ink and watercolor. Relief shown pictorially. Oriented with north toward the upper right. LC ... More

Three maps [i.e. map on 3 sheets] of northern New Jersey, with reference to the boundary between New York and New Jersey.

Three maps [i.e. map on 3 sheets] of northern New Jersey, with referen...

Scale ca. 1:180,000. Title from William Faden's Catalogue of a curious and valuable collection of original maps and plans. Boston, 1862. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Relief shown by hachures and shad... More

Lines run in the Jersies for determining boundaries between that Province & New York.

Lines run in the Jersies for determining boundaries between that Provi...

Scale ca. 1:740,000. Title from verso. Manuscript, pen-and-ink. On verso: No 33. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1244 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Vault AACR2

New York & New Jersey commissioners line from 41⁰ on Hudson's River taken in 1769.

New York & New Jersey commissioners line from 41⁰ on Hudson's River ta...

Scale ca. 1:600,000. Title from verso. At head of title, in a different hand: New York & New Jersey. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Shows "Province of New Jersey," "Part of the province of New York," p... More

Descripción de la costa de la Luciana y entrada en el Río de Micisipi con sus sondas y bajos, nuebamente correjido y enmendado por los pilotos de la Real Armada en el año de 1769.

Descripción de la costa de la Luciana y entrada en el Río de Micisipi ...

Scale ca. 1:1,330,000. Manuscript, pen-and-ink, watercolors, and pencil. Depths shown by soundings. Shows Gulf Coast from Mississippi River Delta to Apalachee Bay, Florida. Mounted on cloth backing. LC Luso-His... More

[Map of the coast of New Jersey from Barnegat Inlet to Cape May.

[Map of the coast of New Jersey from Barnegat Inlet to Cape May.

Scale ca. 1:32,000. Manuscript, pen-and-ink. Oriented with north to the right. Relief shown by shading. Soundings shown in fathoms. Shows the coast and the Mullica River inland to the site of the "Batsto forge.... More

[Map of the roads from New Rochelle to Kingstreet, Westchester County.

[Map of the roads from New Rochelle to Kingstreet, Westchester County.

Scale ca. 1:63,000. Title from P. L. Phillip's A list of maps of America, p. 502. Manuscript, pen-and-ink. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1088 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a ... More

A series of four pictures of bananas with writing on them [Powder horn with hand-drawn map of the Hudson River (above Albany), Mohawk River, Niagara region, and Lake Ontario in New York Province].

A series of four pictures of bananas with writing on them [Powder horn...

Untitled pictorial depiction of rivers and fortifications on conical powder horn. Present title devised by cataloguer. Manuscript: Black/brown inks on bovine horn, shellacked. Has pewter pouring spout attached ... More

[Boston Harbour, with the surroundings, &c. nautical chart

[Boston Harbour, with the surroundings, &c. nautical chart

Scale ca. 1:24,000. Title from William Faden's Catalogue of a curious and valuable collection of original maps and plans. 1862. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Relief shown by shading and hachures. Dept... More

Draught of an intrenched camp proposed to be erected near Elisabeth Town.

Draught of an intrenched camp proposed to be erected near Elisabeth To...

Scale not given. Title on verso: Fortified camp at Elizh. Town, Jersey ... Manuscript, pen-and-ink. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1290 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster ... More

Map of that part of Orange County lying to the north of the mountains of the highlands shewing that Chester is a much more central & convenient spott to all the country whereon to erect the new court house than that vulgarly known by the name of Goshen Town.

Map of that part of Orange County lying to the north of the mountains ...

Scale 1:79,200; protracted by a scale of 100 chains to an in. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Oriented with north to the bottom. Relief shown by shading. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1089 Availa... More

A draught of Delaware Bay. nautical chart

A draught of Delaware Bay. nautical chart

Scale ca. 1:127,000. Title on verso: Delaware River from Capt. Hamond. River Delaware, 226. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Oriented with north toward the lower right. Depths shown by soundings. Shows s... More

[New York Island and East Jersey. Unfinished.

[New York Island and East Jersey. Unfinished.

Scale ca. 1:17,000. Title from manuscript catalog of the Peter Force map collection. Variant title in Philip Lee Phillips' A list of maps of America: Topography of upper part of Manhattan Island from about 85th... More

Plan of Fort George and adjacent works at Pensacola in West Florida.

Plan of Fort George and adjacent works at Pensacola in West Florida.

Scale 1:1,800; 150 ft. to an in. Manuscript; pen-and-ink and watercolor. Relief shown by shading and hachures. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1659 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site a... More

[Old map of Brooklyn and greater part of King's County, Long Island.

[Old map of Brooklyn and greater part of King's County, Long Island.

Scale ca. 1:82,000. Title from P. L. Phillips' A list of maps of America, p. 175. Manuscript, pen-and-ink. Oriented with north to the bottom. Relief shown pictorially. In pencil: No. 32. Includes distance chart... More

[Boston Harbor, Massachusetts. Historic map, Library of Congress nautical chart

[Boston Harbor, Massachusetts. Historic map, Library of Congress nauti...

Scale ca. 1:24,000. Manuscript, pen-and-ink, pencil, and watercolor. Relief shown by hachures and shading. Soundings shown in fathoms. Watermark: [Fleur-de-lis with] GR [below and] J. Whatman. Includes view of ... More

[Plat of a survey of 2,314 acres of land, being the first large bottom on the east side of the Ohio River, 3 or 4 miles below the mouth, a portion of which is divided into 17 lots]

[Plat of a survey of 2,314 acres of land, being the first large bottom...

Scale ca. 1:20,000. Title from Lawrence Martin's The George Washington atlas. 1932. Cover title: George Washington; survey of land in Ohio, a grant from the Colony of Virginia to Washington for military service... More

Part of Oxford and Cumberland counties, Me.

Part of Oxford and Cumberland counties, Me.

Scale ca. 1:220,000. Title from verso. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Has watermark. Land grants and No. 4 township dated 1771. Shows townships, land grants, and landownership of Cumberland County and ... More

A plan of part of the rivers Tombecbe, Alabama, Tensa, Perdido, & Scambia in the province of West Florida; with a sketch of the boundary between the nation of upper Creek Indians and that part of the province which is contigious thereto, as settled at the congresses at Pensacola in the years 1765 & 1771.

A plan of part of the rivers Tombecbe, Alabama, Tensa, Perdido, & Scam...

Scale ca. 1:126,720. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Relief shown pictorially. Cadastral map. Drawn from the original map in British archives "Col. Off. 5. Vol. 73, pp. 103-104. (Old A.W.I. 276)." Inclu... More

A map of South Carolina from the Savannah Sound to St. Helena's Sound, with the several plantations, their proper boundary lines, their names, and the names of the proprietors included and the grants of lands belonging to Landgrave William Hodgson, coloured green and edged with red with additional plans of those plots which have been resurvey'd by order of Messrs. Boss & Brailsford the purchasers from Hodgson, who inherited from his ancestors, as they had their original grant, from the Palatinate Lord Carteret &c.

A map of South Carolina from the Savannah Sound to St. Helena's Sound,...

Scale ca. 1:167,000. Manuscript; pen-and-ink and watercolor. Relief shown by hachures. Imperfect: Deteriorated along folds and edges. "F. AE. A." Includes list of proprietors and index to their lands. LC Maps o... More

A plan of Fort George at the city of New-York.

A plan of Fort George at the city of New-York.

Scale ca. 1:330. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Oriented with north to the bottom. Includes index to buildings. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1139 Available also through the Library of Congress ... More

[Eight survey tracts along the Kanawha River, W.Va. showing land granted to George Washington and others.

[Eight survey tracts along the Kanawha River, W.Va. showing land grant...

Scale ca. 1:40,000. Manuscript, pen-and-ink. Imperfect: Deteriorated along old fold lines. Oriented with north toward the lower left. Has watermarks. Individual surveys dated 1771 through 1774, performed by "Mr... More

Map of the Mississippi River from the mouth of Yazoo River to the southern part of Louisiana

Map of the Mississippi River from the mouth of Yazoo River to the sout...

Scale 1:126,720; 2 English miles to an in. Manuscript; pen-and-ink, pencil, and watercolor. Relief shown by hachures. Imperfect: Upper right corner missing. "The latitudes of the entrance of the river Yazou, Na... More

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