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Tartariae sive Magni Chami Regni tÿpus., Abraham Ortelius

Covers northern Asia. Relief shown pictorially. From Abraham Ortelius's atlas: Theatrvm Orbis Terrarvm, 1603 ed. Hand col. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Includes tex... More

Pingjiang tu. Historic map, Library of Congress

Stone rubbing dated between 1858 and 1869. One of the earliest and biggest stone rubbing maps in China. Original stone was engraved in 1229 under Li Shoupeng. The map is now in the Museum of Engraved Stone Tabl... More

Karta Chernago moria iz portolana Gratioza Beninkazy 1474 g. Tekst str...

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Rossīi︠a︡--XVIĭ i XVIIĭ vi︠e︡k : sti︠e︡nnai︠a︡ karta dli︠a︡ klassnago ...

Wall map of history of territorial expansion of the Russian Empire (European portion) in the 16th and 17th centuries. Relief shown by hachures. Also covers Baltic States, Poland-Lithuania, and Moldavia. Title f... More

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

Heinrich IV., König von Frankreich

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Karta Tabula Moderna Sarmatiae Eur. Iz latinskago izdaniia Geografii P...

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Praeclara Ferdina[n]di Cortesii de noua maris oceani Hyspania narratio...

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Karta Rossii Batisty Agneze 1525g Tekst str.3

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Antiquae Urbis Romae cum Regionibus Simulacrum

Written by Fabio Calvo (Italian, probably Ravenna ca. 1450–1527 Rome)

Karta srednei Rossii Seb. Miunstera iz ego izdaniia Polistor'a Solina,...

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Karta Rossii Seb. Miunstera iz ego Kosmografii 1544g. Tekst str,6

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Karta Rossii Gerbershteina, gravirovannaia Girshfogelem v 1546g. Tekst...

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Karta Rossii Ia. Gastal'do 1548 iz italianskago perevoda Geografii Pto...

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Karta Rossii by Ia. Gastal'do 1548 iz italianskago izdaniia Geografii ...

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Karta Rossii Seb. Miunstera iz latinskago izdaniia ego Kosmografii 154...

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Karta Rossii Gerbershteina, gravirivannaia na derevie Ia.Gastal'do dli...

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Karta Rossii Gerbershteina iz latinskago izdaniia Zapisok o Moskovii, ...

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Karta Rossii Gerbershteina, gravirovannaia na miedi Ia.Gastal'do v 156...

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Karta Rossii Gerbershteina, pokrytaia lesami, iz latinskago izdaniia Z...

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Karta Rossii Gerbersteina iz latinskago izdaniia Zapisok o Moskovii An...

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Karta Rossii Dzhenkinsona 1562g. Tekst str.10.

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Karta Iugo-Zapadnoi Rossii Ia. Gastal'do 1562g. Tekst str.9

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Map of eastern Canada - Public domain vintage map

Relief shown pictorially. From Giovanni Battista Ramusio's Terzo volvme delle navigationi et viaggi ...? 1565? pp. 424-425? In upper left margin: 424. In upper right margin: 425. Available also through the Libr... More

Karta Evropeiskoi Sarmatii Andreia Pograbiia 1570g. Tekst str.11

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Karta Rossii Antoniia Vida ok.1537g. s ottiska, gravirovannago F.Gogen...

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View of Antwerp from Braun and Hogenberg's Civitates Orbis Terrarum

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Das heilig Lande mit Ausztheilung der zwoelff Geschlechter

Relief shown pictorially. Title and text in German. Place names in Latin. Appears in Sebastian Munster's Cosmographey. Basel : Sebastian Petri, 1588. Exhibition: Jordanian Display, Library of Congress, Washingt... More

Karta Litvy M.Strubicha, izd. v 1589g.Str.2

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Karta Rossii G.Merkatora 1594g. Tekst str.11

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Litva G.Merkatora 1595g. Str.1. - Public domain old map

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Karta Iuzhnoi Rossii G.Merkatora 1595g. Str.2.

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Karta Rossii I.Magina iz italianskago izdaniia Geografii Ptolemeia, Ve...

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Europae. Historic map, Library of Congress

Relief shown pictorially. Includes notes, ill., and cartouche with dedicaton and text. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Fold-lined. LC copy imperfect: Margin in upper a... More

The able doctor; or America swallowing the bitter draught

Cartoon shows Lord North, with the "Boston Port Bill" extending from a pocket, forcing tea (the Intolerable Acts) down the throat of a partially draped Native female figure representing "America" whose arms are... More

Ukie itsukushima jinjya no zu - Public domain scan / drawing

Print shows a perspective view of the Itsukushima Shrine built over the water. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Format: horizontal Oban... More

Gezicht op Dantzig / Gdansk - Hendrik Donnet

Gezicht op de Poolse stad Gdansk of Danzig met verschillende belangrijke gebouwen uitvergroot. Op de voorgrond een tekenaar op een heuvel.

The Kingdom of France is represented under the form of a ship.

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Karta Rossii Dzhenkinsona iz Epitome Theatri Orteliani, Antverpiae, 16...

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Kurtze und grundliche erzehelung der Machtigen vnd vbertrefflichen Arm...

Print shows birdseye view of many sailing ships coming into the harbor near the island of Vulpen and map of the area around Biervliet, Vlissingen and Sluis in the Netherlands. Includes plan of the forts and loc... More

Inspectie van het leger van Maurits in slagorde bij Neuss, 1610

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Karta Rossii S.Neigebauera 1612g. Tekst str.12.

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Karta Litvy kn. N.Khr.Radzivila, 1613g. Str.3

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Karta Litvy kn. N.Khr.Radzivila, 1613g. Str.3

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Karta Litvy kn. N.Khr.Radzivila, 1613g. Str.3

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Karta Litvy kn. N.Khr.Radzivila, 1613g. Str.3

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Nova et recens emendata totius Regni Ungariæ una cum adiacentibus et f...

Map of Hungary and adjacent parts of the Danube River Valley showing populated places occupied by the invading Turks and places remaining Christian (unoccupied). Covers the Danube River Valley from Vienna (upst... 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.

Abriss dess Hertzogthumbs Mantoua mit dem Umbligenden Landschafften, 1...

Print shows map of the region around Mantua, Italy in 1630 and a birds-eye view of the walled city of Mantua when under siege from imperial troops in 1630. German captions, map details in Italian. Title from ca... More

Eigentliche vorbildung der Spannischen Flott welche under dem comando ...

Engraved print shows birds-eye view map of the area between Antwerp, Bergen op Zoom, Hoogstraten and Willemstad in Belgium and the Netherlands during the 1631 Battle of the Slaak in the Netherlands. Also shown ... More

The generall historie of Virginia, New-England, and the Summer isles: ...

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Karta Iuzhnoi Rossii I.Massy 1633g Tekst str.15.

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Nieuwe kaerte van Breda belegert door syne Altesa Frederick Hendrick v...

Engraved map of the area around Breda in the Netherlands at the time of the siege and recapture of the city by forces under command by Frederick Henry of Nassau in July 1637. Print shows the walled city of Bred... More

T'Sas van Gendt Belegert den 28. Iuly 1644 door syn Dr. Hoocheyt Fredr...

Birds-eye view engraving shows map of the area around Sas van Gent in the Netherlands during the siege of 1644. Includes views of the fortress of Ravenburgh at Sas van Gent and surrounding smaller fortification... More

La siege de Hulst per son altese la Prince d'Orangie 1645 De belegerin...

Birds-eye view engraving shows map of the area around Hulst (Zeeland) in the Netherlands during the siege of 1645 under Prince Frederick Hendrick of Nassau, Prince of Orange. Includes plan from above of the sta... More

Spetsial'naia karta Ukrainy G.de Boplana1650g. Tekst str.21

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Spetsial'naia karta Ukrainy G.de Boplana1650g. Tekst str.21

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Spetsial'naia karta Ukrainy G.de Boplana1650g. Tekst str.21

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Karta Ukrainy V.Boplana 1650g. Tekst str. 15

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Spetsial'naia karta Ukrainy G.de Boplana1650g. Tekst str.21

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Karta Rossii Gesseliia Gerritsa 1614 v izdanii Piskatora 1651g. Tekst ...

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Estats de l'empire dv Grand Seignevr des Tvrqs ou Svltan des Ottomans ...

Covers the Ottoman Empire and adjacent regions of the Middle East. Relief shown pictorially. Prime meridian: Ferro. Hand colored to emphasize the boundaries of the constituent states and provinces. LC copy impe... More

Vitoria ottenuta dala serenissma Republica di Venetia contra Turchi l'...

Engraved print shows birds-eye view of ships in the Dardanelles Strait in Turkey after the battle between the Turks and forces of the Venetian republic on June 26, 1656. Commander Lorenzo Marcello, leader of th... More

Plattegrond van Zwolle - Public domain vintage map

Plattegrond in vogelvluchtperspectief. Linksboven het wapen van Overijssel. Linksonder legenda, daaromheen putti, vee en een vrouwfiguur met een korenschoof (mogelijk Ceres). Rechtsboven het wapen van Zwolle.

Disegne della Piazza di Monmedy assediata da Francesi nel 1657 del mes...

Birds-eye view print shows plan of the fortress of Montmédy, France during the 1657 siege commanded by French forces by Vauban who captured the fort from the Spanish. Includes locations of military headquarters... More

Delin. obsidionis Cracoviae, a Polonis et Avstriacis Formatae ac consv...

Birds-eye view print shows plan of Kraków, Poland under siege in August 1657. Descriptive list on left side of print numbered 1-55 identifies activities and locations labeled in the print. Caption title from it... More

Terra sancta sive promissionis, olim Palestina recens delineata, et in...

Relief shown pictorially. Appears in Nicolaes Visscher's Atlas contractus orbis terrarum. Exhibition: Jordanian Display, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., May 25-27, 2005. Includes inset showing the twelve... More

Planisphaerium Ptolemaicum siue machina orbium mundi ex hypothesi Ptol...

While most of the maps in this exhibit depict just the Earth -- reflecting mankind's perception of his immediate and perceived environment -- very few address the planet's position in the larger universe. Howev... More

Africae antiquae, et quarundam Europae, Asiaeque adiacentium regionum

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

Neue Land Tafel von Hungarn : und dessenincorporirten Königreichen und...

Map of Hungary and adjacent parts of the Danube River Valley showing populated places occupied by the Turkish invaders and places remaining Christian (unoccupied). Covers the Danube River Valley from Vienna (up... More

Nova Hispania, Nova Galicia, Gvatimala.

Relief shown pictorially. Appears in Ogilby's America and Montanus' De nieuwe en onbekende weerld. 1671. Phillips, Maps of America, pp. 404 and 405. Ogilby, John, America, pp. 238-239. Available also through th... More

Nowel Amsterdam en Lameriqve : 1672 /

Bird's-eye view of Lisbon, Portugal (not New Amsterdam) showing individual buildings and place-names in French. Map based on: Braun, George, 1540 or 41-1622. Civitates orbis terrarum, [1612-1618] Vol. 5, Olissi... More

Plattegrond van Deventer, veroverd door de bisschop van Munster in 167...

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Stand und eigentliche Abbildung dess scharffen Gefechts Zwischen denen...

Birds-eye view print shows 3 views. The larger image at the top shows the battle of Entzheim (in Alsace, France) between French forces under Turenne against forces of the Holy Roman Empire in October 1674. The ... More

L' Escalette Le Clerc f - A picture of a picture of a picture of a pic...

Print shows the siege and bombardment of the fortified city of Messina or Taormina, Sicily, between 1674 and 1676 by the "Duc de Vivonne" commander of the fleet seen in the bay, and from batteries on the top of... More

Mediterranean Sea divided into its Principall parts or seas.

Based on La Mer Mediterraneʹe divisee enses Principales Parties, ou Mers by Nicolas Sanson. Available also through the Library of Congress web site as a raster image.

The empire of the Great Turke in Europe, Asia, & Africa : divided into...

Covers the Ottoman Empire and adjacent regions of the Middle East. Relief shown pictorially. Prime meridian: Ferro. Originally printed on 2 sheets (western/eastern) now conjoined. LC copy imperfect: Fold-lined ... More

Wienn Historic map, Library of Congress

Birds-eye view print shows two images. The upper image shows troops in formation over a field; encampment with tents of troops visible on hill on the opposite side of the valley. In the foreground of the upper ... More

Viennense territorium ob res bellicas inter Christianos et Turcas nupe...

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A map of the improved part of the Province of Pennsilvania in America ...

Shows rural landholders' names, lot lines, and proprietary manors. Map content (as of 1687) does not differ from earlier eds. Title from upper border. Statement of dedication at upper left:To the worthey Willia... More

A mapp of ye improved part of Pensilvania in America, divided into cou...

Shows rural landholders' names and lots in Philadelphia, Chester, and Bucks Counties. First issue. From the Rosenwald Collection, no. 1308. Includes indexes of landholders, inset of "The City of Philadelphia, t... More

Delineatio schenographica reg. metropolis Danor: et munitae urbis Hafn...

Bird's-eye view of the siege of Copenhagen by Swedish forces in 1659. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Nouus planiglobii terrestris per utrumque polum conspectus

Another variation of the double hemisphere projection was one in which each of the spheres depicted the northern and southern hemispheres, rather than the eastern and western. An example of this polar-oriented ... More

Delineatio geometrica urbis Haffniæ Daniæ regum sedis, ut et munitionu...

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Castra Suedica ad Haffniam : figi cæpta d. 29. Octobr. An. 1658. et so...

Orthographia circumvallationis castrorum Courtesy of Boston Public Library Public domain image of 16th-17th-century architecture, palace, castle, historical city building, free to use, no copyright restrictio... More

Delineatio schenographica urbis Thoruniensis in Prussia, exhibens ejus...

View of the siege of Toruń in 1658. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Typus Haffniae regni Daniae metropolis et sedis regiae ut et obsidii q...

Shows the siege of Copenhagen in 1658 by Swedish forces. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

To the Hone. Jno. Hancock, Esqre. president of ye Continental Congress...

Scale ca. 1:320,000. Hand colored. Relief shown pictorially. Indexed for points of interest. Insets with indexes: Plan of Boston and its environs, 1775.--A view of the lines thrown up on Boston Neck; by the min... More

music from "The Campaigns of Napoleon: Arcola, Marengo, Jena, Waterloo...

This image has been taken from scan 000223 from volume 01 of "The Campaigns of Napoleon: Arcola, Marengo, Jena, Waterloo ... extracted from Thiers's History of the Consulate and the Empire; and edited, with Eng... More

New map of the West Indies for the history of the British colonies /

A plan of the town and harbour of Boston, and the country adjacent wit...

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The course of Delaware River from Philadelphia to Chester with the sev...

Scale ca. 1:100,000. Facsimile. Title in margin: Plan of attack on Fort Mifflin, 1777. From the original in possession of the Franklin Institute, Philadelphia. Insets: A plan of Fort Mifflin on Mud Island with ... More

Plan of U.S. military prison, Elmira, N.Y.

The course of Delaware River from Philadelphia to Chester, exhibiting ...

Scale ca. 1:33,200. Hand colored. Shows soundings and disposition of ships, etc. Includes "A sketch of Fort Island" and "Profile and plan of the sunk frames or chevaux de frise which formed the stackadoes in th... More

Two battles on the Danube in 1703 and 1704

Two prints glued together show the maps of the areas of two sites along the Danube River where battles were fought in 1703 and 1704. The top print shows a map along the Danube River between Gundelfingen and Don... More

Carte du Gouvernement de l'Amerique - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal...

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D'Engelze volkplanting in Virginie - Public domain map

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Map of Lille, France and its fortifications during the siege in 1708

Print shows map without caption or title that includes an outline of a walled city and fortress with surrounding farm lands. Includes shield symbol of the French fleur-de-lys. Direction and scale indicated "Mas... More

Das belägerte Ryssel nach der Ordnung derer Anfälle und dem Stand der ...

Engraving shows plan of the fortress city of Lille, France during the siege of the city in 1708 surrounded by regiments identified numerically in the print (1-85) Also includes list of locations of canons, batt... More

Lille oder Ryssel, Statt und Citadell Io. Stridbeck Iun, fec. et excud...

Print shows map of Lille, France with an outline of the walled city and fortress with surrounding farm lands and outer surrounding defenses. Locations of troops indicated on print numbered 1-86 and A-M. Scale i... More