1778

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The village barber / H. J., British Cartoon Print

The village barber / H. J., British Cartoon Print

"A barber is dressing the hair of a woman seated in profile to the right ..." (Source: George) This record contains unverified data from George. Catalogue of Political and Personal Satires preserved in the Depa... More

The course of Delaware River from Philadelphia to Chester, exhibiting the several works erected by the rebels to defend its passage, with the attacks made upon them by His Majesty's land & sea forces.

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

Sketch of Haddonfield, March 1778. Sketch of the roads from Pennyhill to Black Horse through Mount Holly.

Sketch of Haddonfield, March 1778. Sketch of the roads from Pennyhill ...

Scale ca. 1:16,000 and ca. 1:32,000; 400 paces to an in. and 800 paces to an in. (not 400 paces to an in.). Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Has watermarks. No. 5 oriented with north toward the lower lef... More

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

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

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

A new chart of the West Indian islands;

A new chart of the West Indian islands;

Scale ca. 1:9,750,000. Relief shown pictorially. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1738 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Vault AACR2

Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union between the states of New Hampshire ...

Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union between the states of Ne...

Title page, no illustration. See E289.U55 (P&P Ref), p. 37. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Va. W-; Articles of Confederation; US Hist. 1778; RBD; Shelf.

Canada, Louisiane, possessions angl?

Canada, Louisiane, possessions angl?

Public domain image of a vintage map, geography atlas, maritime navigation, age of discovery, 16th-17th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

This is to certify that has enlisted himself as a waggoner or team-driver in the army of the United States, to serve for unless sooner discharged. In consideration whereof he is to recieve pay at the rate of ten pounds per month and one ration p

This is to certify that has enlisted himself as a waggoner or team-dri...

Imprint 1.; Not in Evans. 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 145, Folder 5.

Bickerstaff's Boston Almanack, ...1778, engraving, Library of Congress

Bickerstaff's Boston Almanack, ...1778, engraving, Library of Congress

Title page illus. with portr. busts of "The Glorious [George] Washington and [Horatio] Gates". Illus. in: Bickerstaff's Boston Almanack, ...1778. Reference copy may be in Pres. File. This record contains unveri... More

Battle of the Kegs. [July 1778].

Battle of the Kegs. [July 1778].

Positive Photostat; Verse.; Not Evans. 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 145, Folder 9.

Chaussée du Pont de Rigaudel - Public domain book illustration, Library of Congress

Chaussée du Pont de Rigaudel - Public domain book illustration, Librar...

Causeway from the Bridge of Rigaudel, Southern France. Illus. in: Recherches sur les Volcans Etients du Vivarais et du Velay. Grenoble: J. Cuchet, 1778. Pl. 9, p. 294. No ref. copy. This record contains unveri... More

Reverend James Madison, 1778, Notes on Williamsburg Weather Data

Reverend James Madison, 1778, Notes on Williamsburg Weather Data

Notes on Williamsburg Weather Data Public domain scan of Thomas Jefferson correspondence, American history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Tobias Conrad Lotter - Mappa totius mundi / Mattheaus Albrecht Lotter sculpsit Aug. V.

Tobias Conrad Lotter - Mappa totius mundi / Mattheaus Albrecht Lotter ...

Print shows title ornamentation with four female figures representating the four continents, America as a Native wearing a skirt made of feathers and a feather headdress. Illus. in: Atlas géographique de cent ... More

A plan of Pensacola and its environs in its present state, from an actual survey in 1778.

A plan of Pensacola and its environs in its present state, from an act...

Scale ca. 1:4,000. Manuscript, pen-and-ink. Has watermarks. Relief shown by hachures. Cadastral map. Indexed. Imperfect; part of upper right corner torn out. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1661 Available ... More

Skecth [sic] of the road from Kings Bridge to White Plains.
A draught of South Carolina and Georgia from Sewee to St. Estaca.

A draught of South Carolina and Georgia from Sewee to St. Estaca.

Scale ca. 1:450,000. Oriented with north to the left. Depths shown by soundings. Annotated in ink "M(232)4 H87." Includes "Instructions for the coast of South Carolina, Georgia, and the coast of St. Augustin." ... More

A Temporary project for a star redout [sic] to contain 150 men.

A Temporary project for a star redout [sic] to contain 150 men.

Scale not given. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. "No. 53." On verso, partly illegible and in a different hand: Boston ... part of the ... project for the war ... Drawing of a fortification on the road t... More

Carte du Canada et des Etats-Unis de l'Amérique Septentrionale /

Carte du Canada et des Etats-Unis de l'Amérique Septentrionale /

Covers Canada east of Lake Superior and south of James Bay; covers U.S. north of Albemarle Bay (N.C.). Relief shown pictorially. Third state. Meridians numbered eastward from unspecified prime (Montréal at 305⁰... More

Plan de Port Royal et de la rivière et du détroit d'Awfoskée à la côte de la Caroline méridionale.

Plan de Port Royal et de la rivière et du détroit d'Awfoskée à la côte...

Scale ca. 1:90,000. Hand colored. Prime meridian: Paris. Depths shown by soundings. Includes "Avertissement." LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1535 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as... More

Sketch of Haddonfield. Sketch of the road from Penny Hill to Black Horse through Mount Holly, 1778.

Sketch of Haddonfield. Sketch of the road from Penny Hill to Black Hor...

Scale ca. 1:36,000 (not 800 paces to an inch.). Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Has watermarks. Relief shown by shading. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1257 Available also through the Library of C... More

A new map of the western parts of Virginia, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and North Carolina; comprehending the River Ohio, and all the rivers, which fall into it; part of the River Mississippi, the whole of the Illinois River, Lake Erie; part of the Lakes Huron, Michigan &c. and all the country bordering on these lakes and rivers,

A new map of the western parts of Virginia, Pennsylvania, Maryland, an...

Scale ca. 1:1,270,000. Hand colored. Prime meridian: Philadelphia and London. Relief shown pictorially and by hachures. Includes descriptive and historical notes. Supplements the author's A topographical descri... More

The tea-tax-tempest, or the Anglo-American revolution

The tea-tax-tempest, or the Anglo-American revolution

A satire expressing a Continental European view of the American Revolution, showing Father Time using a magic lantern to project the image of a teapot exploding among frightened British troops as American troop... More

By the State of Maryland. A declaration Whereas the General Assembly of Maryland hath heretofore resolved "That the Delegates of this State should be instructed, to remonstrate to the Congress, that this state esteem it essentially necessary for

By the State of Maryland. A declaration Whereas the General Assembly o...

Not in Evans. 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 28, Folder 14.

Review of the York Regiment / P. Canon delt. ; T. Parson sct., British Cartoon Print

Review of the York Regiment / P. Canon delt. ; T. Parson sct., British...

Print shows William Markham, Archbishop of York speaking to Britannia while gesturing toward British troops wearing clerical bands and low-brimmed hats, he says, "Madam a noble Corps, True and Staunch Friends t... More

Plan d'une partie de la rade de Boston pour faire connaitre le dispositif de ses deffenses.

Plan d'une partie de la rade de Boston pour faire connaitre le disposi...

Scale ca. 1:42,000. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Has watermark. Relief shown by hachures. "Legende" includes positions of vessels of French fleet, by name and commander. Accompanied by: Partie extrai... More

Sketch of the road from Black Horse to Crosswick. Sketch of Allen's Town.

Sketch of the road from Black Horse to Crosswick. Sketch of Allen's To...

Scale ca. 1:26,000; 800 paces to the in. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Has watermarks. Relief shown by shading. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1259 Available also through the Library of Congress... More

Mappa geographica Provinciæ Nova Eboraci ab Anglis New-York dictæ ex ampliori delineatione ad exactas dimensiones concinnata in arctius spatium redacta cura Claudii Josephi Sauthier cui accedit Nova Jersey ex topographicis observationibus.

Mappa geographica Provinciæ Nova Eboraci ab Anglis New-York dictæ ex a...

Scale ca. 1:1,050,000. Title in upper margin: Carte geographique des provinces Neu-York et Neu-Jersey en Amérique publié par les Heritiers de Homann 1778. Hand colored. Prime meridian: New York. Relief shown by... More

Virginia House of Delegates, January 1778, Draft of Resolution on Money Bills
Letter from Thomas Walker to a unknown correspondent
Major general John Sullivan - Public domain portrait engraving

Major general John Sullivan - Public domain portrait engraving

Print shows John Sullivan, half-length portrait, wearing military uniform, standing, facing right, holding spear in right hand, left hand on hip.

A table shewing the value of any number of dollars, from 1 to 10,000, at seven shillings and six-pence. [Philadelphia] Zachariah Poulson, jun. 1778.

A table shewing the value of any number of dollars, from 1 to 10,000, ...

Imprint 3; Not in Evans; Not in Hildeburn; Printers ornament. 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... More

Charles Lee Esq'r. - Americanischer general-major

Charles Lee Esq'r. - Americanischer general-major

Print shows Charles Lee, half-length portrait, wearing military uniform, facing left; in oval. Illus. in: Geschichte der kriege in und ausser Europa / Christoph Heinrich Korn. Nürnberg : G.N. Raspe, 1776-84, p... More

L'escadre françoise entrant dans Newport sous le feu des batteries et forcant le passage le 8 Aoust 1778 : jour que les Américains passerent sur l'Isle de Rode Island par le chemin d'howland's ferry.

L'escadre françoise entrant dans Newport sous le feu des batteries et ...

Relief shown pictorially. Oriented with north to the left. Pen-and-ink, watercolor, and gilt. Includes index to defenses and points of interest. Note at bottom: Nta. les anglois brulereus ou coulereus a Rode Is... More

Carte d'une partie des côtes de la Floride et la Louisiane, contenant le cours du Mississipi, depuis ses embouchures jusqu'à la Rivière Rouge, l'entrée de la Mobile et les baies de Pensacola, de Ste. Rose et de S. Joseph.

Carte d'une partie des côtes de la Floride et la Louisiane, contenant ...

Scale ca. 1:1,125,000. Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings. "Longitude occidentale du méridien de Paris." "No. 1. H." LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1611 Available also through the Library... More

Plan of part of western front. - Public domain old map

Plan of part of western front. - Public domain old map

Scale ca. 1:600,000. Manuscript, pen-and-ink. Title from verso. Shows northern Pennsylvania and western New York, detailed mapping showing numerous forts, Indian villages, and trails, is restricted to the Susqu... More

Miss Sp-c-r [and] the pliant premier

Miss Sp-c-r [and] the pliant premier

Cameo portraits of Charlotte Spencer and Frederick North; in ovals with ribbons at top.

State of Massachusetts Bay In the House of representatives, September 14, 1779. Whereas it is indispensably necessary that a supply of blankets should be immediately procured for the service of the army ... [Boston: Printed by Thomas & John Flee

State of Massachusetts Bay In the House of representatives, September ...

Positive Photostat.; Stamped on verso: 595. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. 2 duplicate copies Printed Ephemera Collectio... More

The Commissioners / M Darly., British Cartoon Print

The Commissioners / M Darly., British Cartoon Print

"The five commissioners (right) recently nominated to negotiate peace with the colonies, kneel one behind the other at the feet of America, who sits (left) on a pile of barrels and bales..." (Source: George) Th... More

Europe, Asia, Africa and America bringing intelligence to the genius of the London Magazine / desd. drawn and engraved by Bonnor.

Europe, Asia, Africa and America bringing intelligence to the genius o...

Print shows an allegorical scene with four female figures, representing the continents (from l. to r.) Asia, Europe, Africa, and America, approaching a seated female figure with wings writing in an open volume ... More

Carte des positions occupeés par les trouppes Américaines apres leur retraite de Rhode Island le 30 Aout 1778 /

Carte des positions occupeés par les trouppes Américaines apres leur r...

Relief shown by hachures. Some place names in English. Oriented with north toward the lower right. Pen-and-ink and watercolor. Sectioned and mounted on cloth backing. Includes descriptive index to defenses. On ... More

Carte de la baie de Chesapeake et de la partie navigable des rivières, James, York, Patowmack, Patuxen, Patapsco, North-East, Choptank et Pokomack.

Carte de la baie de Chesapeake et de la partie navigable des rivières,...

Scale ca. 1:525,000. Oriented with north to the right. Depths shown by soundings. "14." From the author's Neptune americo-septentrional contenant les côtes. 1778-80. Includes text and inset "Plan de la Baie Her... More

[Amboy to Elizabethtown. Historic map, Library of Congress

[Amboy to Elizabethtown. Historic map, Library of Congress

Scale ca. 1:9,000. Title from manuscript catalog of Peter Force map collection. Manuscript, pen-and-ink. Oriented with north toward the lower right. Shows eastern part of Middlesex and Union counties opposite S... More

Arthur Lee to Continental Congress Secret Committee, April 2, 1778, Expense Account as Commissioner to the Court of France

Arthur Lee to Continental Congress Secret Committee, April 2, 1778, Ex...

Expense Account as Commissioner to the Court of France

In Congress, February 27, 1778. Resolved that a company of bakers be raised to bake bread for the army, the company to consist of one director ... three sub-directors ... twelve foremen ... sixty bakers ...That the company be inlisted for one ye

In Congress, February 27, 1778. Resolved that a company of bakers be r...

Imprint 2.; Not in Evans. 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 40, Folder 16.

David Wooster, Esqr. - commandr beÿ der provincal armee in America

David Wooster, Esqr. - commandr beÿ der provincal armee in America

Print shows David Wooster, half-length portrait, wearing military uniform, standing, facing left, holding pike in right hand. Illus. in: Geschichte der kriege in und ausser Europa / Christoph Heinrich Korn. Nü... More

Map of the environs of Camden, N.J. - Public domain map

Map of the environs of Camden, N.J. - Public domain map

Scale not given. Title from Philip Lee Phillips' A list of maps of America, p. 188. Manuscript, pen-and-ink, pencil, and watercolor. Oriented with north to the left. Relief shown by shading. "No. 45." Shows "pr... More

Carte de l'affaire de Montmouth : ou le G'al Washington commandon l'armée américaine et le G'l Clinton l'armée angloise le 28 juin 1778 /

Carte de l'affaire de Montmouth : ou le G'al Washington commandon l'ar...

Shows troop positions at the Battle of Monmouth (near Englishtown, Monmouth Co., N.J.). Relief shown by hachures. Place-names in English. Pen-and-ink and watercolors. Sectioned to 12 panels and mounted on cloth... More

Five hundred pounds reward. [For the capture of the Viginia built pilot boat St. Louis which has be seized and carried off by her crew] [Signed] Anthony Marmajou. Philadelphia 16th July 1778. Philadelphia: Printed by John Dunlap, in Market-stree

Five hundred pounds reward. [For the capture of the Viginia built pilo...

Positive Photostat.; Printed in French and English.; Title.; Evans 15877. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemer... More

Horatio Gates Esqr., major general of the American forces, British Cartoon Print

Horatio Gates Esqr., major general of the American forces, British Car...

Print shows Horatio Gates, three-quarter length portrait, facing left, wearing uniform, standing at table in tent, with tents and a flag with horizontal stripes in the background. Catalogue of prints and drawi... More

[Arms] By order of His Excellency Sir William Howe, K. B. General and Commander in Chief, &c. &c. &c. Proclamation [Against taking by force provisions from well-affected subjects] Given under my hand at Philadelphia, this 23d day of March, in th

[Arms] By order of His Excellency Sir William Howe, K. B. General and ...

Public domain history book page scan, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Plan of Genl Du Portail. Plan of the position of Valley Forge after Jany. 1778.

Plan of Genl Du Portail. Plan of the position of Valley Forge after Ja...

Scale not given. Relief shown by hachures. Title from verso. Manuscript, pen-and-ink. Annotated in pencil to show some distances. Annotated bar scale shows scale ca. 14,000. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789,... More

[Disposition of British troops, with fortifications north of Fort Knipehausen, i.e. Fort Washington to Fort Independence.

[Disposition of British troops, with fortifications north of Fort Knip...

Scale ca. 1:10,600. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Has watermarks. Shows military unit members. "No. 31." Stamped on label on verso: Montresor. Includes table "Cantoonments between Fort Knypehausen and... More

Oyster Bay and Huntington. Huntington Bay.

Oyster Bay and Huntington. Huntington Bay.

Scale ca. 1:25,250. Relief shown by hachures and shading. Depths shown by soundings. Includes text and inset "Hell Gate" ca. 1:25,250. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1231 Available also through the Librar... More

Carte d'une partie des côtes de la Floride et de la Louisiane, contenant le cours du Mississipi, depuis ses embouchures jusqu' à la Riviere Rouge, l'entrée de la Mobile, et les baies de Pensacola, de Ste. Rose et de S. Joseph. D'apres plusieurs plans manuscrits, levée par des navigateurs et des ingenieurs françois.

Carte d'une partie des côtes de la Floride et de la Louisiane, contena...

Scale ca. 1:1,120,000; echelle de lieues marines de France de 20 au degré. "Longitude occidentale du méridien de Paris." Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings. "No. 1.H." Appears in the author's N... More

Plan of Fort Mifflin on Mud Island, with the batteries on Province Island.

Plan of Fort Mifflin on Mud Island, with the batteries on Province Isl...

Scale ca. 1:1,750. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Oriented with north toward the lower right. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1348 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a rast... More

To the American Philosophical Society, this map of the peninsula between Delaware & Chesopeak bays, with the said bays and shores adjacent drawn from the most accurate surveys is [humbly] inscribed by John Churchman.
A Plan of the coast of part of west Florida & Louisiana : including the River Yazous /

A Plan of the coast of part of west Florida & Louisiana : including th...

Public domain image of a vintage map, geography atlas, maritime navigation, age of discovery, 16th-17th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

A Plan of the late Province of Main as far as Kennebeck River.

A Plan of the late Province of Main as far as Kennebeck River.

Scale ca. 1:200,000. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Imperfect: Margin deteriorated and a section of the upper left corner missing. In 2 sections, mounted on cloth backing. Oriented with north toward th... More

Richard Henry Lee to Thomas Jefferson, June 23, 1778, British Commissioners; Continental Army Takes Philadelphia
Camilla. His Majesty's ship the Camilla wants men, none but good seamen will be recieved [Philadelphia] Printed by James Humphreys, junr. in Market-street, between Front and second-street [1778].

Camilla. His Majesty's ship the Camilla wants men, none but good seame...

Positive Photostat.; Evans 15830. 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 145, Folder 3.

Sketch of part of the road from Freehold to Middle Town shewing the skirmish between the rear of the British Army under the command of His Excellency Genl: Sir Henry Clinton and the advance corps of the rebel army, June 28, 1778,

Sketch of part of the road from Freehold to Middle Town shewing the sk...

Scale ca. 1:12,000; 400 paces to an in. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Has watermarks. Relief shown by shading. No. 9 shows positions of grenadiers and guns before and after the action. Accompanied by ... More

A Plan of the works on Spikendevil Hill with the ground in front, protracted from a scale of 200 feet to an inch.

A Plan of the works on Spikendevil Hill with the ground in front, prot...

Scale 1:2,400. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Has watermarks. Oriented with north to the right. Relief shown by shading. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1169 Available also through the Library of ... More

Carte de l'entrée de la rivière d'Hudson, dépuis Sandy-Hook jusques à New-York avec les bancs, sondes, marques de navigation &c.

Carte de l'entrée de la rivière d'Hudson, dépuis Sandy-Hook jusques à ...

Scale ca. 1:70,000. Hand colored. Depths shown by soundings. Relief shown by land form drawings. Includes "Avertissement." LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1230 Available also through the Library of Congres... More

[Philadelphia and vicinity. Military.

[Philadelphia and vicinity. Military.

Scale 1:21,120; 1 mile to 3 in. Title from manuscript catalog of Peter Force map collection. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Relief shown by hachures. Oriented with north toward the upper right. Shows f... More

[Plan of Paulus's Hook and fortifications.

[Plan of Paulus's Hook and fortifications.

Scale ca. 1:2,600. Title from Philip Lee Phillips' A list of maps of America. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Title in pencil: Paulus Hook, No. 46. Has watermarks. Relief shown by hachures. Shows positi... More

General Sullivan, Head and Shoulders Portrait

General Sullivan, Head and Shoulders Portrait

Print shows General John Sullivan, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left, wearing military uniform; in oval.

The second section of the Articles of war. [also] The sixth section of the articles of war. The oath of fidelity. [New York: Printed by James Rivington, 1778].

The second section of the Articles of war. [also] The sixth section of...

Imprint 3.; Title.; On verso: 307. 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 110, Folder 2.

Commodore Hopkins - commandeur en chef der Amerj: flotte

Commodore Hopkins - commandeur en chef der Amerj: flotte

Print shows Esek Hopkins, three-quarter length portrait, wearing uniform, standing, facing front, with sword drawn during naval engagement. Illus. in: Geschichte der kriege in und ausser Europa / Christoph Hei... More

General Arnold, Head and Shoulders Portrait

General Arnold, Head and Shoulders Portrait

Benedict Arnold, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left, in oval. Engraved for Murray's History of the American War. Illus. in: An impartial history of the war in America; from its first commencement, to the... More

An extraordinary, gazette, or the, disappointed politicians, British Cartoon Print

An extraordinary, gazette, or the, disappointed politicians, British C...

Print shows a group of British politicians sitting and standing around a table in a public house or club reading the latest news of a dispatch from General Henry Clinton possibly referring to his evacuation of ... More

Carte de l'entrée de la rivière d'Hudson, dépuis Sandy-Hook jusques à New-York avec les bancs, sondes, marques de navigation &c.

Carte de l'entrée de la rivière d'Hudson, dépuis Sandy-Hook jusques à ...

Scale ca. 1:70,000. Depths shown by soundings. Relief shown by land form drawings. "339." Includes "Avertissement." LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1229 Available also through the Library of Congress Web s... More

A view taken from the entrance of Louisbourg harbour

A view taken from the entrance of Louisbourg harbour

Print shows a small island at the entrance to the harbor at Louisbourg, Nova Scotia. Illus. in: The Atlantic Neptune, published for the use of the Royal Navy of Great Britain, by Joseph F.W. Des Barres, .... L... More

A general map of North America; from the latest observations.

A general map of North America; from the latest observations.

Scale ca. 1:10,500,000. Relief shown pictorially. From The North-American and West-Indian gazetteer. 1778. Includes distance chart. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Vault AACR2

This map of the peninsula between Delaware & Chesopeak Bays, with the said bays and shores adjacent drawn from the most accurate surveys.

This map of the peninsula between Delaware & Chesopeak Bays, with the ...

Scale ca. 1:650,000. Prime meridian: Philadelphia. Inscribed "To the American Philosophical Society." Hand colored. LC copy imperfect: Deteriorated along folds. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1376 Availab... More

A new map of the western parts of Virginia, Pennsylvania, Maryland and North Carolina; comprehending the river Ohio, and all the rivers, which fall into it; part of the river Mississippi, the whole of the Illinois River, Lake Erie; part of the lakes Huron, Michigan &c. and all the country bordering on these lakes and rivers.

A new map of the western parts of Virginia, Pennsylvania, Maryland and...

Scale ca. 1:1,270,000. LC copy annotated in ink. One annotation shows "Indian line as of treaty in 1784." Relief shown pictorially and by hachures. Prime meridian: Philadelphia and London. Includes historical a... More

Accurata delineatio celeberrimæ regionis Ludovicianæ vel Gallice Louisiane oł. Canadæ et Floridæ adpellatione in Septemtrionali America ... / Gottfri Rogg del. ; M. Rhein sc.

Accurata delineatio celeberrimæ regionis Ludovicianæ vel Gallice Louis...

Print shows in a cartouche a semi-nude female figure standing on a winged orb which rests on a pedestal bearing the title inscription. She holds to her right a cornucopia from which spills coins; on the left si... More

Avis au publico. To the Public. Oefentliche bekanntmachung. [Offering employment to the destitute in his workshop twenty-eight miles from Philadelphia; and giving the liberal bill of fare which will be provided] Imprimè à Philadelphie, par Henri

Avis au publico. To the Public. Oefentliche bekanntmachung. [Offering ...

Printed in three columns French, English and German.; Evans 15861. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Colle... More

Cratere de la montagne de la coupe, au colet d'aisa, avec un courant de lave qui donne naissance a un pave de pasalte prismatique

Cratere de la montagne de la coupe, au colet d'aisa, avec un courant d...

Lava flowing down a volcano to form a street of prismatic basalt. Engraving by Cl. Fossard, de Veyrenc, del. Illus. in: Faugas. Recherches sur les Volcans Etients du Vivarais et du Velay. Grenoble: J. Cuchet, 1... More

[Emblematical print adapted to the times], British Cartoon Print

[Emblematical print adapted to the times], British Cartoon Print

Print shows Britannia conferring with Neptune over the upstart America; they sit on the shore, presumably of England, and point to a man seated on the opposite shore holding a striped flag with 26 (13 white and... More

Campagne du Vice-Amiral [sic] Cte. d'Estaing en Amêrique, commandant une escadre de 12 vaisseaux de 4 fregattes, sortie de Toulon le 13 avril 1778

Campagne du Vice-Amiral [sic] Cte. d'Estaing en Amêrique, commandant u...

Campaign in America of Vice-Admiral Count D'Estaing, commanding a squadron of 12 vessels and 4 frigates which left Toulon, April 13, 1778, during the revolution. The squadron gaining entrance to the Bay of Rhod... More

One hundred Spanish milled dollars, or the value thereof in gold or silver, to be given in exchange for this bill at the treasury of Virginia, pursuant to an act of assembly passed October the 5th, 1778.

One hundred Spanish milled dollars, or the value thereof in gold or si...

Picryl description: Public domain image of banknote, paper money, numismatic catalog, free to use, no copyright restrictions

State of New Hampshire. In the House of representatives, February 17th, 1778. Voted, That one suitable person be appointed in each regiment of militia in this State, and furnished with proper sums of money from time to time out of the treasury .

State of New Hampshire. In the House of representatives, February 17th...

Not in Evans.; Imprint 2.; On verso: Vote Feb 17.1778, Appointing of persons to fill up the Army. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text... More

Attacks upon Rhode Island, Augt. 1778.

Attacks upon Rhode Island, Augt. 1778.

Scale ca. 1:120,000. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Shows all of Narragansett Bay. Relief shown by shading. Oriented with north to the right. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1015 Available also th... More

Buzzards Bay and shoals of Nantucket. nautical chart

Buzzards Bay and shoals of Nantucket. nautical chart

Scale ca. 1:100,000. Title on verso: Nantucket Shoals and Buzzards's Bay by Lieutt. Knight, 1778. Soundings shown in fathoms. Manuscript, pen-and-ink, pencil, and watercolor. Watermark: Large fleur-de-lis in a ... More

La baye de Spiritu Santo, côte occidentale de la Floride. S. Augustin, capitale de la Floride orientale.

La baye de Spiritu Santo, côte occidentale de la Floride. S. Augustin,...

Scale ca. 1:4,800 and ca. 1:24,500. Depths shown by soundings. Plate no. "27." From G. L. Le Rouge's Pilote américain septentrional. 1778-79. v. 1. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1647 Available also throu... More

Carte de la nouvelle république de lʾAmérique ou les treize Provinces Unies : contenant, 1. New Hampshire, 2. Massachusetsbaye, 3. Rhode-Island, & 4. Connecticut, 5. La Nouvelle York, 6. Nouvelle Jersey, 7. La Pensilvanie, 8. Les Comtés de Newcastle, Kent, et Sussex sur la Delaware, 9. Mariland, 10. La Virginie, 11. La Caroline septentrionale, 12. La Caroline méridionale, et 13. La Géorgie /

Carte de la nouvelle république de lʾAmérique ou les treize Provinces ...

Relief shown pictorially. Except for the title the map is in English. Taken from Thomas Pownall's A new and correct map of North America. Prime meridian: Ferro. LC copy annotated in black ink on verso: Les XIII... More

Plan of the city of Philadelphia and its environs shewing its defences during the years 1777 & 1778, together with the siege of Mud Island on the River Delaware.

Plan of the city of Philadelphia and its environs shewing its defences...

Scale ca. 1:14,400. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Relief shown by shading. "To the Honble. Sir William Howe K.B. general and commander in chief of all His Majesty's forces within the colonies laying ... More

By order of His Excellency Sir William Howe, K. B. General and Commander in Chief, &c. &c. &c. All merchants and others having blankets and rugs of any kind whatever, are hereby ordered to bring in a true return of the same to the Barrack-Master

By order of His Excellency Sir William Howe, K. B. General and Command...

Positive Photostat.; Evans 15819 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 145, Folder 16.

Boston, April 27, 1778. The following bills, together with a letter from Governor Tryon to Governor Trumbull, and his answer thereto, came to hand this afternoon.

Boston, April 27, 1778. The following bills, together with a letter fr...

Positive Photostat.; Not in Evans.; Tryon, William.; Trumbull, Jonathan. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. 2 duplicate copi... More

Hugh, Earl Percy, Head and Shoulders Portrait

Hugh, Earl Percy, Head and Shoulders Portrait

Print shows Hugh Percy, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right; medallion on pedestal with nameplate. Illus. in: The history of America, from its discovery by Columbus to the conclusion of the late war / Wi... More

[Interior view of the Temple of Neptune, Paestum, plate 13]

[Interior view of the Temple of Neptune, Paestum, plate 13]

Print shows several men, a cow, and a dog barking at a donkey transporting two barrels, among the columns of the Temple of Neptune in Campania (Paestum), Italy, with lettered key identifying elements of the str... More

Plan de Port Royal et de la rivière et du détroit d'Awfoskée à la côte de la Caroline méridionale.

Plan de Port Royal et de la rivière et du détroit d'Awfoskée à la côte...

Scale ca. 1:90,000. Prime meridian: Paris. Depths shown by soundings. "342" Includes "Avertissement." LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1535 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raste... More

The southern part of the Province of New York : with part of the adjoining colonies /

The southern part of the Province of New York : with part of the adjoi...

Scale ca. 1:1,150,000. "For the London magazine 1778." Relief shown pictorially. Text on verso. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Vault AACR2: 100; 651/1

The Province of New Jersey, divided into East and West, commonly called the Jerseys.

The Province of New Jersey, divided into East and West, commonly calle...

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

Admiral Keppel, Head and Shoulders Portrait

Admiral Keppel, Head and Shoulders Portrait

Print shows Augustus Keppel Viscount Keppel, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right in oval draped with banner. Illus. in: The London magazine, 1778 (July), p. 291. Published in: The American Revolution in ... More

William Lee to Continental Congress Secret Committee, September 12, 1778, Commercial Treaties with Holland and France; Extract

William Lee to Continental Congress Secret Committee, September 12, 17...

Commercial Treaties with Holland and France; Extract

Boston, its environs and harbour, with the rebels works raised against that town in 1775,

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

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

A new map of the western parts of Virginia, Pennsylvania, Maryland and North Carolina; comprehending the river Ohio, and all the rivers, which fall into it; part of the river Mississippi, the whole of the Illinois River, Lake Erie; part of the lakes Huron, Michigan &c. and all the country bordering on these lakes and rivers.

A new map of the western parts of Virginia, Pennsylvania, Maryland and...

Scale ca. 1:1,300,000. Hand colored. Annotated in ink. One annotation shows where "Genr. Wayne defeated the Indians Augt. 20, 1794." Relief shown pictorially and by hachures. Prime meridian: Philadelphia and Lo... More

[Unfinished draught for a topographical map of the northern part of New York Island.

[Unfinished draught for a topographical map of the northern part of Ne...

Scale ca. 1:7,500. Manuscript, pen-and-ink, pencil, and watercolor. Relief shown by shading. Shows Fort Lee, Fort Washington, Fort Independence, the 8 redoubts built by the British to command Kingsbridge, troop... More

Plan of part of the River Delaware from Chester to Philadelphia, in which is mark'd the position of His Majs. ships on the 15th. of November 1777. The obstructions to the navigation of the river, laid down by the rebels, are also mark'd.

Plan of part of the River Delaware from Chester to Philadelphia, in wh...

Scale ca. 1:30,000. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Oriented with north toward the upper left. Depths shown by soundings. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1366 Available also through the Library of ... More

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