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A general and particular plan of the island of Castle William near Boston. Shewing the works in their original and present state, together with sections through the same. Carried on and survey'd under the direction of, and by Iohn Montrésor, Esqr:, engineer extraordinary and Capt. Lieut:; by order of the Honble. Thomas Gage, Esqr:, Lieut: General and Commander in Chief of His Majesty's forces in North America &c. New York, 16th Jany: 1771.
A general & particular plan of the island of Castle William near Boston, shewing the works in their original & present state, together with sections thro' the same. Carried on and survey'd under the direction of and by John Montrésor, Esqr., engineer extraordinary & Capt. Lieut. by order of the Honble: Thomas Gage, Esqr., Lieutenant General and Commander in Chief of His Majesty's forces in North America.

A general & particular plan of the island of Castle William near Bosto...

Scale 1:600; 50 ft. to an in. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Has watermarks. Relief shown by shading. Oriented with north toward the upper right. Imperfect: Hole in center. "No. 11." Includes index to ... More

Plan of the island of St. Vincent laid down by actual survey under the direction of the Honorable the Commissioners for the Sale of Lands in the Ceded Islands.

Plan of the island of St. Vincent laid down by actual survey under the...

Scale ca. 1:32,000. Relief shown by hachures. Prime meridian: Ferro. "To Sir William Young, Bart. ... this plan of the island of St. Vincent ... John Byres." Shows land granted to the Caribs, treaty boundaries,... More

Plan of the island of Dominica laid down by actual survey under the direction of the Honorable the Commissioners for the Sale of Lands in the Ceded Islands,

Plan of the island of Dominica laid down by actual survey under the di...

Scale ca. 1:32,000. Hand colored. LC copy annotated on verso: Dominica. Relief shown by hachures. Cadastral map. Shows administrative boundaries. Inscribed "To His Excellency Thomas Shirely ... " Available also... More

Plan of the island of Tobago, laid down by actual survey under the direction of the Honorable the Commissioners for the Sale of Lands in the Ceded Islands.

Plan of the island of Tobago, laid down by actual survey under the dir...

Scale ca. 1:49,000. Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings. Cadastral map. "To William Hewitt ... for adjusting & settling the differences & disputes which have arisen or may arise with respect to ... More

Plan of the island of Dominica, laid down by actual survey under the direction of the Honorable the Commissioners for the Sale of Lands in the Ceded Islands,

Plan of the island of Dominica, laid down by actual survey under the d...

Scale ca. 1:32,000. Hand colored. Relief shown by hachures. Cadastral map. Shows administrative boundaries. Inscribed "To His Excellency Thomas Shirley ... " Available also through the Library of Congress Web s... More

Plan of the siege of Charles Town in South Carolina under command of His Excellence Sir Henry Clinton and under direction of ... Collonel Mount-Crieff as chief ingener, this town was surrendered with capitulation the 12. May 1780 after 6 weeks and 3 days siege.

Plan of the siege of Charles Town in South Carolina under command of H...

Scale ca. 1:11,500. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Oriented with north to the right. Shows detailed lines of fire for defenders and besiegers. Ships shown pictorially. On verso: Siege of Charles Town, ... More

Plan of the city intended for the permanent seat of the government of t[he] United States : projected agreeable to the direction of the President of the United States, in pursuance of an act of Congress passed the sixteenth day of July, MDCCXC, "establishing the permanent seat on the bank of the Potowmac" : [Washington D.C.] /

Plan of the city intended for the permanent seat of the government of ...

Photocopy of a facsim. of the 1791 L'Enfant plan. Original facsim. extensively annotated in ink by Lawrence Martin, chief, Division of Maps, Library of Congress. Includes text, indexed "References," and photoco... More

Plan of the city intended for the permanent seat of the government of t[he] United States : projected agreeable to the direction of the President of the United States, in pursuance of an act of Congress, passed on the sixteenth day of July, MDCCXC, "establishing the permanent seat on the bank of the Potowmac" /

Plan of the city intended for the permanent seat of the government of ...

Title in left lower margin: Full-color facsimile of Pierre Charles L'Enfant's 1791 manuscript plan for the city of Washington. Full color facsim. of the earliest extant plan of Washington D.C. (The L'Enfant Pla... More

Plan of the city intended for the permanent seat of the government of t[he] United States : projected agreeable to the direction of the President of the United States, in pursuance of an act of Congress passed the sixteenth day of July, MDCCXC, "establishing the permanent seat on the bank of Potowmac" : [Washington D.C.] /

Plan of the city intended for the permanent seat of the government of ...

Public domain scan of a vintage map, plan, atlas, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.

Plan of the city intended for the permanent seat of the government of t[he] United States : projected agreeable to the direction of the President of the United States, in pursuance of an act of Congress passed the sixteenth day of July, MDCCXC, "establishing the permanent seat on the bank of the Potowmac" : [Washington D.C.] /

Plan of the city intended for the permanent seat of the government of ...

At upper right: Office, Commissioner of Public Buildings, D.C. Lacks printer's statement. Facsim. of ms. L'Enfant plan. Original version: [1791]. Printed in black only. Includes texts containing letters dated "... More

Plan of the city intended for the permanent seat of the government of t[he] United States : projected agreeable to the direction of the President of the United States, in pursuance of an act of Congress passed the sixteenth day of July, MDCCXC, "establishing the permanent seat on the bank of the Potowmac" : [Washington D.C.] /

Plan of the city intended for the permanent seat of the government of ...

At upper right: Office, Commissioner of Public Buildings, D.C. Lacks printer's statement. Facsim. of ms. L'Enfant plan. Original version: [1791]. Includes texts containing letters dated "Washington ... 1887," ... More

Plan of the city intended for the permanent seat of the government of t[he] United States : projected agreeable to the direction of the President of the United States, in pursuance of an act of Congress passed the sixteenth day of July, MDCCXC, "establishing the permanent seat on the bank of the Potowmac" : [Washington D.C.] /

Plan of the city intended for the permanent seat of the government of ...

At upper right: Office, Commissioner of Public Buildings, D.C. Facsim. of ms. L'Enfant plan. Original version: [1791]. Includes texts containing letters dated "Washington ... 1887," notes, descriptive index of ... More

Plan of the city intended for the permanent seat of the government of t[he] United States : projected agreeable to the direction of the President of the United States, in pursuance of an act of Congress passed the sixteenth day of July, MDCCXC, "establishing the permanent seat on the bank of the Potowmac" : [Washington D.C.] /
Plan of the island of Bequia laid down by actual survey under the direction of the honorable the commissioners for the sale of land in the ceded islands /

Plan of the island of Bequia laid down by actual survey under the dire...

Relief shown by contours. "To George Etherington Esqr. Lieutenant Colonel, in the 60th. or Royal American Regiment of Foot; This Plan of the Bequia is most respectfully Inscribed By His greatly Obliged, and mos... More

Plan of the mouth of the Mississipi to explain the direction of the thelegraphies lines from Balize to Plaquemines & for other puposes : No. 4, report of the 1st June 1813 /

Plan of the mouth of the Mississipi to explain the direction of the th...

Relief shown pictorially. Pen-and-ink, pencil, and watercolor. "Office of Chief of Engineers, War Department. 58510 462" and hand-written title of "No. 4 Missipi from Balise to Plaquemines telegraphik line" on ... More

Springfield, 1827 : surveyed by direction of the town, 1826 /

Springfield, 1827 : surveyed by direction of the town, 1826 /

General map showing names of landowners. Also covers Chicopee. Includes ill. of selected buildings. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Copy imperfect: Torn, soiled, mount... More

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

Map of the routes examined and surveyed for the Winchester and Potomac...

Topographic map surveyed in strips along the railroad routes. Shows property owners and covers an area between the Shenandoah and Potomac Rivers to Winchester. Includes table showing "a summary of the routes su... More

Map of the River Sabine from its mouth on the Gulf of Mexico in the sea to Logan's Ferry in latitude 31°58ʹ24ʺ north : shewing the boundary between the United States and the Republic of Texas between said points : as marked and laid down by survey in 1840, under the direction of the Commissioners appointed for that purpose /

Map of the River Sabine from its mouth on the Gulf of Mexico in the se...

Phillips, 1384 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. LC copy in 3 parts. [See Sen. Doc. 199 2nd Session, 27th Congr. LC Vo. 397 for text and smaller maps] Mounted on cloth. ... More

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

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

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

Map of the river Sabine from Logan's Ferry to 32nd degree of north latitude : shewing the boundary between the United States of America and the Republic of Texas between said points, as marked and laid down by survey in 1841, under the direction of the Joint Commission appointed for that purpose under the 1st article of the convention signed at Washington on the 25th day of April 1838 /

Map of the river Sabine from Logan's Ferry to 32nd degree of north lat...

Relief shown by hachures. " ... it appears from a letter of J.H. Overton, United States Commissioner, dated Opelousas, Louisiana, August 10 1841 ... and the reply of October 1, 1841 ... that the maps ... had no... More

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

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

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

circle from "La Pologne historique, littéraire, monumentale et illustrée ... Rédigée par une Société de littérateurs, sous la direction de L. Chodzko, ancien rédacteur en chef de la Pologne historique, littéraire, monumentale et pittoresque. [With plates, including portraits and maps.]"

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nobleman from "La Pologne historique, littéraire, monumentale et illustrée ... Rédigée par une Société de littérateurs, sous la direction de L. Chodzko, ancien rédacteur en chef de la Pologne historique, littéraire, monumentale et pittoresque. [With plates, including portraits and maps.]"

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Map of the Old Colony Rail Road with its branches & connecting roads, prepared under the direction of the Committee of Investigation, Jany. 1850, S. Dwight Eaton, Engr.

Map of the Old Colony Rail Road with its branches & connecting roads, ...

Map of eastern Massachusetts covering the area from Boston to Wood's Hole and west to Providence, R.I. Shows drainage, place names and counties, and indicates mileage between stations. The Old Colony Railroad i... More

Stanisław Poniatowski from "La Pologne historique, littéraire, monumentale et illustrée ... Rédigée par une Société de littérateurs, sous la direction de L. Chodzko, ancien rédacteur en chef de la Pologne historique, littéraire, monumentale et pittoresque. [With plates, including portraits and maps.]"

Stanisław Poniatowski from "La Pologne historique, littéraire, monume...

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Architecture from "La Pologne historique, littéraire, monumentale et illustrée ... Rédigée par une Société de littérateurs, sous la direction de L. Chodzko, ancien rédacteur en chef de la Pologne historique, littéraire, monumentale et pittoresque. [With plates, including portraits and maps.]"

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map from "La Pologne historique, littéraire, monumentale et illustrée ... Rédigée par une Société de littérateurs, sous la direction de L. Chodzko, ancien rédacteur en chef de la Pologne historique, littéraire, monumentale et pittoresque. [With plates, including portraits and maps.]"

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City of Charlestown. Order of services, (under the direction of the City Council,) at the Winthrop Church, on Wednesday, the 31st day of July, 1850, as a testimony of respect to the memory of Zachary Taylor, late president of the United States .

City of Charlestown. Order of services, (under the direction of the Ci...

Taylor, Zachary. - funeral. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 58, Folder 30.

map from "La Pologne historique, littéraire, monumentale et illustrée ... Rédigée par une Société de littérateurs, sous la direction de L. Chodzko, ancien rédacteur en chef de la Pologne historique, littéraire, monumentale et pittoresque. [With plates, including portraits and maps.]"

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Sophie Zamoyska from "La Pologne historique, littéraire, monumentale et illustrée ... Rédigée par une Société de littérateurs, sous la direction de L. Chodzko, ancien rédacteur en chef de la Pologne historique, littéraire, monumentale et pittoresque. [With plates, including portraits and maps.]"

Sophie Zamoyska from "La Pologne historique, littéraire, monumentale ...

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Map of the European and North American Railway, showing its connection with the railways of the United States & Canada; made by direction of His Excellency John Hubbard, Governor of Maine under the resolve of Aug. 20th 1850.

Map of the European and North American Railway, showing its connection...

Shows New England, eastern New York, and the Maritime Provinces. Gives completed, in progress, and proposed railroads. Indicates drainage, state boundaries, and larger cities. Slightly different edition, engra... More

John III Sobieski from "La Pologne historique, littéraire, monumentale et illustrée ... Rédigée par une Société de littérateurs, sous la direction de L. Chodzko, ancien rédacteur en chef de la Pologne historique, littéraire, monumentale et pittoresque. [With plates, including portraits and maps.]"

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Alarm! Alarm! Alarm! A scheme has been discovered. The Federalists are raising money; they are hiring men to go through the whole city in search of electors to gain their votes, they are sending their lawyers in every direction and in every corn

Alarm! Alarm! Alarm! A scheme has been discovered. The Federalists are...

Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 134, Folder 32.

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Map showing a portion of the boundaries of Maryland, Pennsylvania, & Delaware : as surveyed in 1849 & '50, under the direction of Lieutenant Colonel J.D. Graham, U.S. Topl. Engineers, at the request of H.G.S. Key, Joshua P. Eyre, & Geo. Read Riddle, commissioners of the respective states

Map showing a portion of the boundaries of Maryland, Pennsylvania, & D...

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

Marshall of France from "La Pologne historique, littéraire, monumentale et illustrée ... Rédigée par une Société de littérateurs, sous la direction de L. Chodzko, ancien rédacteur en chef de la Pologne historique, littéraire, monumentale et pittoresque. [With plates, including portraits and maps.]"

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Claudine Potocka from "La Pologne historique, littéraire, monumentale et illustrée ... Rédigée par une Société de littérateurs, sous la direction de L. Chodzko, ancien rédacteur en chef de la Pologne historique, littéraire, monumentale et pittoresque. [With plates, including portraits and maps.]"

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Dinsmore & Company's new and complete map of the railway system of the United States and Canada; compiled from official sources, under the direction of the editor of the "American Railway Guide."

Dinsmore & Company's new and complete map of the railway system of the...

Map of the eastern United States to about the 96th Meridian showing operating and projected railroads. Scale ca. 1:5,200,000. Inset: City of New York [showing the Harlem R.R.] 18 x 15 cm. LC also has 1854 editi... More

Map of the rail road surveys between Hillsborough & Chillicothe. Executed in February, March & April 1851 under the direction of B. H. Latrobe, civil engineer,

Map of the rail road surveys between Hillsborough & Chillicothe. Execu...

Map of part of Ohio indicating the located and explored railroad lines along the Milford and Chillicothe Turnpike. Shows "Air Lines computed by C. D. Jaques Esqr. C. E. from Hillsborough to Chillicothe." [From ... More

Map of the western railroads tributary to Philadelphia, with their rival lines; prepared under the direction of Charles Ellet Jr., Civil Engineer.

Map of the western railroads tributary to Philadelphia, with their riv...

Covers area from Jefferson City, Mo., to New Haven, Conn., and from Oswego, N.Y., to Blakely, N.C. Scale ca. 1:2,200,000. LC Railroad maps, 80 Description derived from published bibliography. Shows "Roads tribu... More

Hillsborough & Cincinnati Rail-road map extending from Hillsborough, Highland Co. to the coal field at Jackson, Jackson Co. Ohio; as located in 1852 under the direction of Ellwood Morris, Chief Engr. N. F. Jones, Princ. Assist. Eng.

Hillsborough & Cincinnati Rail-road map extending from Hillsborough, H...

Topographic strip map indicating drainage, relief by hachures, roads, houses, property owners names, and county names. This line was chartered in Ohio, March 2, 1846. It was purchased by the Baltimore and Ohio ... More

world from "The isthmus of Tehuatepec: being the results of a survey for a railroad to connect the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, made by the Scientific Commission under the direction of Major J. G. Barnard, with a résumé of the geology, climate, local geography, productive industry, fauna and Flora of that region. Illustrated with numerous maps and engravings, etc"

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Experimental survey for the Eastern Shore Rail Road, Maryland, drawn by W. H. Emory & J. McClelland Asst. Civ. Engs., made under the direction of James Kearney.

Experimental survey for the Eastern Shore Rail Road, Maryland, drawn b...

Survey map along route of line covering strip of land in Maryland from Elk Landing to Tangier Sound. Shows streams, fields, land owners, roads, and the "lines run with compass & level, Lines run with compass." ... More

Hillsborough & Cincinnati Railroad map extending from Jackson, Jackson Co. Ohio to Parkersburg, Va., as located in 1853 under the direction of Ellwood Morris, Chief Eng. N. E. Jones, S. Linton, Princ. Assist. Engrs.

Hillsborough & Cincinnati Railroad map extending from Jackson, Jackson...

Topographic strip map indicating drainage, relief by hachures, roads, houses, property owners names, and county names. This line was chartered in Ohio, March 2, 1846. It was purchased by the Baltimore and Ohio ... More

Map of all the railroads in the United States in operation and progress; drawn and engraved under direction of the editor of the American railroad journal.

Map of all the railroads in the United States in operation and progres...

Map of the eastern United States to about the 95th Meridian showing operating and projected railroads. Scale ca. 1:2,300,000. Insets: [Boston and vicinity] 20 x 23 cm.--Map of Nova Scotia and part of New Brunsw... More

Map of the state of New-York showing its water and rail road lines. Jan 1855, by direction of John T. Clark State Engineer & Surveyor.

Map of the state of New-York showing its water and rail road lines. Ja...

Map of New York and parts of adjacent states showing drainage, relief by hachures, county boundaries, cities and towns. Different colors indicate railroads in operation, in progress of construction, and propose... More

Map of the rail-roads of the state of New York prepared under the direction of the Rail Road Commissioners, John S. Clark, William J. McAlpine, James B. Swain.

Map of the rail-roads of the state of New York prepared under the dire...

Map of New York and parts of adjacent states showing drainage, relief by hachures, county boundaries, cities and towns. Different colors indicate railroads in operation, in progress of construction and proposed... More

Map of the world shewing the extent and direction of the wind and the route to be followed in a circumnavigation of the globe /

Map of the world shewing the extent and direction of the wind and the ...

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Map of the canals and railroads for transporting anthracite coal from the several coal fields to the city of New York; drawn under the direction of J. Dutton Steele, C.E. by W. Lorenz, Asst. Eng. 1856.

Map of the canals and railroads for transporting anthracite coal from ...

Detailed map of eastern Pennsylvania and parts of New York and New Jersey showing drainage, relief by hachures, state and county boundaries, cities, towns, and coal fields. Scale [ca. 1:325,000]. LC Railroad ma... More

Map of the Isthmus of Panama representing the line of the Panama Rail Road as constructed under the direction of George M. Totten, chief engineer &c. /

Map of the Isthmus of Panama representing the line of the Panama Rail ...

Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Depths shown by soundings. Transferred from the collection of the Canal Zone Library-Museum, 1980. Includes "Profile of the Panama Rail Road." Available also through t... More

Map of the rail-roads of the state of New York prepared under the direction of Silas Seymour, state engineer surveyor.

Map of the rail-roads of the state of New York prepared under the dire...

Map of New York and parts of adjacent states showing drainage, relief by hachures, county boundaries, cities and towns. Different colors indicate railroads in operation, in progress of construction, and propose... More

Isothermal chart of the region north of the 36th Parallel &c. &c. between the Atlantic & Pacific oceans; compiled under the direction of Isaac I. Stevens, Govnr. of Washington Territory.

Isothermal chart of the region north of the 36th Parallel &c. &c. betw...

Indicates "practicable railroad lines," and "proposed railroad lines." Summer isotherms are in red, winter isotherms are in blue. Scale 1:7,450,000. From 36th Congress, 1st session House. Ex. doc. no. 56. LC Ra... More

Entrance to San Francisco Bay, California : from a trigonometrical survey under the direction of A.D. Bache, Superintendent of the Survey of the Coast of the United States ; triangulation by R.D. Cutts, Asst. & A.E. Rodgers, Sub-Asst. ;  topography by R.D. Cutts, Asst., A.M. Harrison & A.F. Rodgers, Sub-Assts. ; hydrography by the party under the command of Lieut. Comdg. James Alden, U.S.N. Assist.

Entrance to San Francisco Bay, California : from a trigonometrical sur...

Public domain image of a nautical map, chart, navigation pilot guide, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Sketch of country between Haxall's Landing and Charles City court house : reconnoissances [sic] under the direction of Brig. Genl. A.A. Humphreys, Comdg. Topl. Engr's. /

Sketch of country between Haxall's Landing and Charles City court hous...

Relief shown by hachures. Shows roads and trails, houses and names of residents, rivers and streams, and woodland and swamps. Sun print. Civil War salted paper maps. AL-9. LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.), 530.5 Ava... More

Martenet's map of Kent County, Maryland ; shore lines and soundings from U.S. Coast Survey, roads and inland from actual surveys by C.H. Baker, county surveyor, under the direction, and drawn, and published by Simon J. Martenet.

Martenet's map of Kent County, Maryland ; shore lines and soundings fr...

Scale 1:63,360: 1 mile to 1 in. LC Land ownership maps, 297 Shows householders' names and election districts. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Includes illus., table of... More

Map of Red River and the Country South [and east of Alexandria]. Surveyed under the direction of Capt. E. Gottheil, Chief Engineer, Dist. Wesn. La., Head Quarters, Engineer Department, Dist. Western Louisiana.
Map of East Tennessee from Knoxville to Rogersville. Compiled from authentic maps, from valuable information furnished by Wm. R. Palmer, Col., com'd'g. Anderson Cavalry, & from surveys & reconnoissances made in te winter of 1863 & 1864, under direction of Lt. Col. N. Bowen, Capt. of Eng's., U.S.A
No. 2. Siege Operations at Spanish Fort, Mobile Bay, by the U.S. Forces under Maj. Gen. Canby. Captured by the Army of West Miss. on the Night of April 8 & 9th, 1865. Drawn by order of Maj. McAlester, Chief Engineer, Army & Division West Miss., under direction of Lt. S.E. McGregory, Commanding Topographical Party.

No. 2. Siege Operations at Spanish Fort, Mobile Bay, by the U.S. Force...

"Fortifications Map File" Plans of Military Forts

Topographical Sketch of the Battle Field of Stones River near Murfreesboro, Tennessee, December 30th, 1862, to January 3d, 1863. Major General W. S. Rosecrans Commanding the Forces of the United States, General Braxton Bragg Commanding the Forces of the Enemy. Sheet No. II. Position of the U.S. Troops on the 31st of December 1862. Surveyed under the Direction of Capt. N. Michler, Corps of Topographical Engrs., U.S.A., by Major J. E. Weyss.
Topography of the Battlefield of Cool-Harbor, [sic] Va....constructed form Recgnocainces made under Direction of Maj. N. Michler, Corps of Engr., U. S. A., by Maj. J. E. Weyss, U. S. V., Princ. Assistant, Engr. Dept., Army of P[otomac].
Plan of works erected at Centreville, Va., by Union forces. Under direction of Genl. Barnard Chief Engineer of Department of Washington.

Plan of works erected at Centreville, Va., by Union forces. Under dire...

Map shows the area surrounding Centreville in Fairfax County , Va., and includes the locations of abandoned Confederate fortifications on the outskirts of the town.

Map of the rail-roads of the state of New York prepared under the direction of Van Renssselaer Richmond, state engineer and surveyor; Geo R. Perkins, Dep State Engineer & Surveyor.

Map of the rail-roads of the state of New York prepared under the dire...

Map of New York and parts of adjacent states showing drainage, relief by hachures, county boundaries, cities and towns. Different colors in dictate railroads in operation, in progress of construction, and propo... More

Part of the north bank of the Rappahannock River showing the approaches to Fredericksburg : prepared under the direction of Capt. R.S. Williamson & 1st Lt. Nicolas Bowen, Corps Topogl. Engrs., U.S.A. for the use of the Army of the Potomac. Compiled by Fred. Churchill, vol. A.D.C. Decr. 1862 /

Part of the north bank of the Rappahannock River showing the approache...

Relief shown by hachures. "Photographic reduction by L.E. Walker, Treasury Department." "Authorities: U.S. Coast Survey chart of the Rappahannock River [and] surveys and reconnoissances [sic] by C. A. Mallory, ... More

General chart of the coast. No. IV, from Cape May to Cape Henry. From a trigonometrical survey under the direction of F. R. Hassler and A. D. Bache, Superintendents of the survey of the coast of the United States.

General chart of the coast. No. IV, from Cape May to Cape Henry. From ...

Scale 1:400,000. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 33.7 From its Report of the Superintendent of the Coast Survey, showing the progress of the survey during the year 1862 (Washington, Government Printing Office., 18... More

Gauges of Southern Railroads. Compiled under the direction of Lieut. Col. J. N. Macomb, A. D. C., Chf. Top. Engr.
Henrico County, Virginia : prepared under the direction of Lieut. Col. J.N. Nacomb, A.D.C., Chf. Topl. Engr. for the use of Maj. Gen. Geo. B. McClellan, commanding Army of Potomac /

Henrico County, Virginia : prepared under the direction of Lieut. Col....

Relief shown by hachures. Shows roads, railraods, drainage, houses, churches, mills, and woodland. Sun print. Civil War salted paper maps. AL-11. LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.), 559.2 Description derived from publ... More

Plat of Murfreesboro. Taken from a top'l. sketch of Murfreesboro and its environs. Surveyed under the direction of Capt. N. Michler, Top'l. Engs., U.S.A.

Plat of Murfreesboro. Taken from a top'l. sketch of Murfreesboro and i...

Scale not given. Map indicates streets and buildings. Sites occupied by the 14th and 21st Corps of the Army of the Cumberland, Department Headquarters, and the Quarter Master are identified. Photocopy (positive... More

Topographical sketch of the environs of Murfreesboro, Tennessee / surveyed Jan. 1863 under the direction of Capt. N. Michler, U.S.A., Chief Topl. Engr., Army of the Cumberland, by Maj. J.E. Weyss, Capt. W. Starling, Capt. D. Thruston, Capt. J.W. Stinchcomb, Lieut. M. Allen, Lieut. Mackelfatrick, U.S. Vols.

Topographical sketch of the environs of Murfreesboro, Tennessee / surv...

Shows roads, railroad, drainage, and troop positions are indicated in color. There is no explanation for the numbers of colors used to denote troop positions. The base map has faded. Sun print. Similar copy, mo... More

Survey of Culpepper [sic] and a Part of Madison Counties, Virginia, Made under the direction of A. H. Campbell, Capt., P. E. & Ch'f., Topl. Dept....1863.

Survey of Culpepper [sic] and a Part of Madison Counties, Virginia, Ma...

United States Public domain scan of a plan of settlement buildings, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Topographical sketch of the environs of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Surveyed Jan. 1863 under the direction of Capt. N. Michler, U.S.A., Chief Topl. Engr., Army of the Cumberland, by Maj. John E. Weyss, assisted by Captains: W. Starling, D. Thruston, J.W. Stinchcomb, R. Rose and Lts. M. Allen and H. Greenwood, U.S. Volunteers.

Topographical sketch of the environs of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Surve...

Scale [ca. 1:43,000] LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 446 Shows "line of battle of the United States forces," "line of battle of the Confederate forces," roads, distances, houses, names of residents, fields, and ve... More

map from "Memorial Volume of the Popham Celebration, August 29, 1862: commemorative of the planting of the Popham Colony on the Peninsula of Sabino ... Published under the direction of the Rev. E. Ballard. [With maps.]"

map from "Memorial Volume of the Popham Celebration, August 29, 1862: ...

This image has been taken from scan 000326 from "Memorial Volume of the Popham Celebration, August 29, 1862: commemorative of the planting of the Popham Colony on the Peninsula of Sabino ... Published under the... More

map from "Memorial Volume of the Popham Celebration, August 29, 1862: commemorative of the planting of the Popham Colony on the Peninsula of Sabino ... Published under the direction of the Rev. E. Ballard. [With maps.]"

map from "Memorial Volume of the Popham Celebration, August 29, 1862: ...

This image has been taken from scan 000026 from "Memorial Volume of the Popham Celebration, August 29, 1862: commemorative of the planting of the Popham Colony on the Peninsula of Sabino ... Published under the... More

Map of Hertford and part of Northampton and Bertie counties, N.C. : surveyed under the direction of A.H. Campbell, Capt. of Engineers & Ch'f. Topog'l Dep't N.D. Va.
map from "Memorial Volume of the Popham Celebration, August 29, 1862: commemorative of the planting of the Popham Colony on the Peninsula of Sabino ... Published under the direction of the Rev. E. Ballard. [With maps.]"

map from "Memorial Volume of the Popham Celebration, August 29, 1862: ...

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Sheet No. 1. Map of the Battle Field of Chickamauga, September 19th, 1863, Between the United States Forces commanded by Maj. Gen. W. S. Rosecrans and the Confederate Army under Gen. Braxton Bragg. Compiled under the direction of Col. W. E. Merrill, Chief Engr., Dept. of the Cumberland, by Edward Ruger...Published by authority of the Hon. Secretary of War in the Office of the Chief of Engineers, U. S. Army.
Map of Amelia Co., Virginia : made under the direction of A.H. Campbell, Capt. P.E. & in charge of Topog. Dept. D.N.V.

Map of Amelia Co., Virginia : made under the direction of A.H. Campbel...

"Map from the Confederate Engineer Bureau in Richmond, Va. General J.F. Gilmer, Chief Engineer[.] Presented to the Virginia Historical Society by his only daughter, Mrs. J.F. Minis, Sav[ana]h, Ga."--Note on map... More

Map of Dinwiddie County, Va. : surveyed under the direction of A.H. Campbell, Capt. Engrs. P.A.C.S. in ch'ge Top'l Dept. D.N. Va.
Map of Cumberland Co., Virginia : surveyed and drawn under direction of Capt. A.H. Campbell Chf. Topogl. Dept. Div. No. Va.

Map of Cumberland Co., Virginia : surveyed and drawn under direction o...

"Map from the Confederate Engineer Bureau in Richmond, Va. General J.F. Gilmer, Chief Engineer[.] Presented to the Virginia Historical Society by his only daughter, Mrs. J.F. Minis, Sav[ana]h, Ga."--Note on map... More

Map of Brunswick County, Virginia : Surveyed Top. Dept. under the direction of Capt. A.H. Campbell, in charge D.N.V.,
Map of the vicinity of Petersburg : made under the direction of A.H. Campbell, Captain, P.E., C.S.A., in charge Topl. dept., D.N.V.

Map of the vicinity of Petersburg : made under the direction of A.H. C...

Public domain scan of American Civil War image, Confederates, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Map of Albemarle : Made under the direction of Maj. A.H. Campbell Capt. Engs. in charge of Top. Dept. D.N.V. from surveys and reconnaissances /
Pensacola & Vicinity. Prepared by Order of Capt. P. C. Hains, Act. Chief Engineer, [Department of the Gulf], Under direction of Lt. H. C. Prevost, Adjt. Compiled from Maps & Information obtained by C. D. Elliot, Asst. C. E., Major D. C. Houston, Chief Engineer of Dept. Litho. by Lt. McGregory; transferred and printed by W. Probert, August 1864.
Reconnoissance of Wilmington River and St. Augustine Creek from Wassaw Sound to Savannah River, Georgia, By the Hyd Party under the direction of C. O. Boutelle, Asst., C. S., December 1864 [with inset plans of] Fort Thunderbolt...Battery on Turner's Rocks...[and the] Fort on Causten's Buff...by Eugene Willenbucher, December 1864.

Reconnoissance of Wilmington River and St. Augustine Creek from Wassaw...

"Fortifications Map File" Plans of Military Forts

Sketch of vicinity of Fort Fisher : surveyed under the direction of Brvt. Brig. Gen. C. B. Comstock, Chief Engineer /

Sketch of vicinity of Fort Fisher : surveyed under the direction of Br...

Relief shown by hachures. "Ft. Fisher, Feb. 9th, 1865, forwarded to Engineer Department with letter of this date, C.B. Comstock, Lt. Col. A.D.C. & Brvt. B. Gen." "39th Cong., 1st Sess. - Report of the Chief Eng... More

Richmond : surveyed under the direction of N. Michler, Maj. of Engrs. Bvt. Brig. Genl., U.S.A. and P.S. Michie, Capt. of Engrs. Bvt. Brig. Genl. U.S.V. /

Richmond : surveyed under the direction of N. Michler, Maj. of Engrs. ...

Relief shown by hachures. Shows military fortifications in red and blue. Sun print pasted on sheet with title information and at bottom: "surveyed & drawn by Maj. J.E. Weyss & L. Dessex, assisted by Theillaihl,... More

Plan [and cross sections] of Fort Fisher carried by assault by the U.S. Forces commanded by Maj. Gen. A. H. Terry, Jan. 15, 1865; surveyed under the Direction of Bvt. Brigadier General C. B. Comstock, Chief Engineer, by Otto Jul. Schultze, Private, 15th Rgt., N.Y.V. Engineers.

Plan [and cross sections] of Fort Fisher carried by assault by the U.S...

"Fortifications Map File" Plans of Military Forts

Rebel Defenses of Galveston and Vicinity, Surveyed and Drawn by order of G. L. Gillespie, Brevet Major & Chief Engineer, Miliary Division of the Gulf, Under the Direction of Lt. S. E. McGregory, Comdg. Topl. Party, Oct. 1865.

Rebel Defenses of Galveston and Vicinity, Surveyed and Drawn by order ...

Arkansas, Missouri, Iowa, Texas, and all areas between the Mississippi River and the Rocky Mountains

Map of United States military rail roads, showing the rail roads operated during the war from 1862-1866, as military lines; under the direction of Bvt. Brig. Gen D. C. McCallum, Director and General Manager.

Map of United States military rail roads, showing the rail roads opera...

Map of the Southeast showing towns, forts, rivers, and state boundaries. Railroad gauge indicated by color. Scale ca. 1:1,875,000. LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.), 56.2 LC Railroad maps, 143 Description derived fro... More

map from "Record of the Expedition to Abyssinia compiled by order of the Secretary of State for War. Under the direction of Colonel Sir Henry James, etc. [With plates and maps.]"

map from "Record of the Expedition to Abyssinia compiled by order of t...

This image has been taken from scan 000073 from volume 02 of "Record of the Expedition to Abyssinia compiled by order of the Secretary of State for War. Under the direction of Colonel Sir Henry James, etc. [Wit... More

map from "Record of the Expedition to Abyssinia compiled by order of the Secretary of State for War. Under the direction of Colonel Sir Henry James, etc. [With plates and maps.]"

map from "Record of the Expedition to Abyssinia compiled by order of t...

This image has been taken from scan 000327 from volume 01 of "Record of the Expedition to Abyssinia compiled by order of the Secretary of State for War. Under the direction of Colonel Sir Henry James, etc. [Wit... More

map from "Record of the Expedition to Abyssinia compiled by order of the Secretary of State for War. Under the direction of Colonel Sir Henry James, etc. [With plates and maps.]"

map from "Record of the Expedition to Abyssinia compiled by order of t...

This image has been taken from scan 000379 from volume 01 of "Record of the Expedition to Abyssinia compiled by order of the Secretary of State for War. Under the direction of Colonel Sir Henry James, etc. [Wit... More

map from "Record of the Expedition to Abyssinia compiled by order of the Secretary of State for War. Under the direction of Colonel Sir Henry James, etc. [With plates and maps.]"

map from "Record of the Expedition to Abyssinia compiled by order of t...

This image has been taken from scan 000335 from volume 01 of "Record of the Expedition to Abyssinia compiled by order of the Secretary of State for War. Under the direction of Colonel Sir Henry James, etc. [Wit... More

map from "Record of the Expedition to Abyssinia compiled by order of the Secretary of State for War. Under the direction of Colonel Sir Henry James, etc. [With plates and maps.]"

map from "Record of the Expedition to Abyssinia compiled by order of t...

This image has been taken from scan 000431 from volume 01 of "Record of the Expedition to Abyssinia compiled by order of the Secretary of State for War. Under the direction of Colonel Sir Henry James, etc. [Wit... More

map from "Record of the Expedition to Abyssinia compiled by order of the Secretary of State for War. Under the direction of Colonel Sir Henry James, etc. [With plates and maps.]"

map from "Record of the Expedition to Abyssinia compiled by order of t...

This image has been taken from scan 000496 from volume 01 of "Record of the Expedition to Abyssinia compiled by order of the Secretary of State for War. Under the direction of Colonel Sir Henry James, etc. [Wit... More

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