antique railroad maps

Slag bij Ramillies, 1706 - Public domain vintage map

Plan van de slag bij Ramillies tussen de Geallieerden onder de hertog van Marlborough en Hendrik van Nassau, heer van Ouwerkerk en de Fransen en de Spanjaarden onder de keurvorst van Beieren en de hertog de Vil... More

The Distribution of Indian tribes in the Southeast about the year 1715...

A survey of the northern neck of Virginia, being the lands belonging t...

Scale ca. 1:875,000. Relief shown pictorially. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Annotated to show roads, plantations, counties and towns. AACR2: 651/1;700/1

A general map of the middle British colonies, in America; viz. Virgini...

Scale ca. 1:2,270,000. Relief shown pictorially. Prime meridian: Philadelphia and London. "Sold by R. Dodsley in Pall-Mall, London, & by the author in Philadelphia." Includes inscription to "Thomas Pownall, Esq... More

[New York Island and East Jersey. Unfinished.

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

Map of American camp in New Jersey and surrounding countryside

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Plan of the operations of General Washington against the King's troops...

Scale ca. 1:113,000. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Relief shown by hachures. Shows area from Newtown, Pennsylvania to Kingston, New Jersey, with routes of British and American forces. LC Maps of North... More

A map of part of the province of Jersey.

Scale ca. 1:85,000. Title from table of contents: A survey of part of the province of New Jersey contain[in]g part of Middlesex County, and part of Monmouth, Somerset, and Essex counties with part of Statten [s... More

map from "France militaire. Histoire des armées françaises de terre ...

This image has been taken from scan 000161 from volume 02 of "France militaire. Histoire des armées françaises de terre et de mer de 1792 à 1833. Ouvrage rédigé par une société de militaires et de gens d... More

map from "France militaire. Histoire des armées françaises de terre ...

This image has been taken from scan 000037 from volume 03 of "France militaire. Histoire des armées françaises de terre et de mer de 1792 à 1833. Ouvrage rédigé par une société de militaires et de gens d... More

map from "France militaire. Histoire des armées françaises de terre ...

This image has been taken from scan 000433 from volume 03 of "France militaire. Histoire des armées françaises de terre et de mer de 1792 à 1833. Ouvrage rédigé par une société de militaires et de gens d... More

Map showing the routes of the contemplated rail road from New-Haven to...

Relief shown by hachures. Includes "Profile of route by Sodom Brook" and "Profile of route by Holt's Hill." LC copies imperfect: Creased and wrinkled. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as ... More

Map of a portion of Missionary Ridge, illustrating the positions of Ba...

Scale ca. 1:11,800. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 398 Shows topography by contours, drainage, roads, railroads, and dwellings with names of inhabitants. Names of corps and commanding officers are given. Arrows i... More

map from "Introduction to the History of Cambria, from the first invas...

This image has been taken from scan 000023 from "Introduction to the History of Cambria, from the first invasion of Britain by the Romans to ... 1188, etc. [By Sir R. C. Hoare, Bart.] Progress of Architecture f... More

To David Stone and Peter Brown, Esq. : this first actual survey of the...

Relief shown by hachures. Shows state and county boundaries, names of counties, towns, cities, drainage, roads, railroads, churches, mills and other points of interest. Printed in 3 segments. Prime meridian: Lo... More

Laurens District, South Carolina / - Public domain map

LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.), S145 Description derived from published bibliography. Available also through the Library of Congress web site as raster image. At lower right corner: Traced by A. Cheville, 47 N.Y.V... More

Richland District, South Carolina / - Public domain map

LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.), S152 "[A]pproved, Chas. R. Suter, 1st Lt., U.S. Engrs., Chf. Engr., D. S." Pen and ink tracing of a map in Robert Mills's Atlas of the State of South Carolina . . . Baltimore, F. Lu... More

Spartanburgh District, South Carolina / during American Civil War

LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.), S153 In lower right corner: Traced by A. Cheville, Compagnie K. 47 N.Y.V. In lower left corner: Eng. by H. S. Tanner & Assistants. "Approved, Chas. R. Suter, Lt. & Chf. Engr., D. S.... More

Plan of a request of Electric Street Railroad, Rockport Massachusetts

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Vermont - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collection

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

Chester District, South Carolina / - Public domain map

Relief shown by hachures. Title, scale, and date from Stephenson's Civil War Maps, 1989. Description derived from published bibliography. LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.), S134 Available also through the Library of ... More

Lexington District, South Carolina / during American Civil War

Relief shown by hachures. LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.), S146 Description derived from published bibliography. Available also through the Library of Congress web site as raster image. At lower right corner: "Trac... More

Barnwell District, South Carolina / - Public domain map

Relief shown by hachures. LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.) S130. Description derived from published biibliography. Available also through the Library of Congress web site as raster image. "Approved, Chas. R. Suter, ... More

Kershaw District, South Carolina / - Public domain map

LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.), S143 Description derived from published bibliography. Available also through the Library of Congress web site as raster image. "Approved, Chas. R. Suter, Lt. & Chf. Engr., D. S." Pe... More

Ed gefield [sic] District, South Carolina /

LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.), S138 Description derived from published bibliography. Available also through the Library of Congress web site as raster image. "Approved, C. R. Suter, 1st Lt., U.S. Engrs., Chf. Eng... More

Abbeville District, South Carolina / during American Civil War

Scale from Stephenson's Civil War Maps, 1989. "Approved, Chas. R. Suter, 1st Lt., U.S. Engrs., Chf. Engr., D. S." Pen and ink tracing of a map in Robert Mills' Atlas of the State of South Carolina . . . Baltim... More

Williamsburgh District, South Carolina : / during American Civil War

Relief shown by hachures. Scale from Stephenson's Civil War Maps, 1989. "Approved, Chas. R. Suter, 1st Lt., U.S. Engrs., Chf. Engr. D.S." Pen and ink tracing of map in Robert Mills's Atlas of the State of Carol... More

Pennsylvania - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collection

Shows roads, canals, railroads, and proposed railroads. Counties are distinguished by color. Earliest general map of the state to show railroads. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

map from "Travels in North America in the years 1827 and 1828"

This image has been taken from scan 000013 from volume 01 of "Travels in North America in the years 1827 and 1828". The title and subject terms of this image have been generated from tags, created by users of t... More

Pennsylvania Historic map, Library of Congress

Shows roads, canals, railroads, and proposed railroads. Counties are distinguished by color. Main mountain ridges are shown by hachures. Earliest general map of the state to show railroads. Scale ca. 1:5,600,00... More

Map of the canals & rail roads of the United States reduced from the l...

One of the earliest general maps of the eastern United States showing railroads in operation. The working lines are in blue, proposed lines are in green. Canals are shown in red and yellow. [From published bibl... More

map from "An Account of the great Floods of August 1829, in the Provin...

This image has been taken from scan 000073 from "An Account of the great Floods of August 1829, in the Province of Moray, and adjoining districts". The title and subject terms of this image have been generated ... More

Map of the country embracing the various routes surveyed for the Balt....

Map of Baltimore, Ann Arundel, Montgomery, Frederick, and Washington counties, Md, showing drainage, roads, and important place names. [From published bibliography]

Map of Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island constructed from th...

One of the earliest county and township maps to show proposed railroads in New England. Indicates rail line between Schenectady and Albany, N.Y. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Plan and profile of the Danville and Pottsville Rail Road.

Detailed map of part of Pennsylvania between Sharp Mountain and the Susquehanna River showing roads, drainage, and relief by hachures along the survey route. Shows the east and west branches of the Mount Carbon... More

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 Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island; constructed from t...

One of the earliest county and township maps to show proposed railroads in New England. Indicates rail line between Schenectady and Albany, N.Y. Scale [ca. 1:675,000]. LC Railroad maps, 97 Description derived f... More

Morrison's North River traveller's companion : containing a map of the...

Map of the Hudson River Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Map of Franklin, in the county of Norfolk, Mass.

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A new map of the state of North Carolina /

"Entered according to Act of Conress in the year 1[?] by John Mac Rae in the clerks office of the District of North Carolina." Prime Meridian: Washington. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site... More

Map of the route of the proposed New York & Erie Railroad : as surveye...

Shows New York state from Westchester County to Lake Erie, and part of northern Pennsylvania and New Jersey. The line was chartered on April 24, 1832. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as ... More

Map of the United States compiled from the latest and most accurate s...

Detailed map of the eastern United States to about the 97th Meridian. Shows drainage, relief by hachures, state and county boundaries, cities, towns and villages, canals, roads, and railroads in operation and p... More

Map of the route of the proposed New York & Erie Railroad, as surveyed...

Shows New York state from Westchester County to Lake Erie, and part of northern Pennsylvania and New Jersey. The line was chartered on April 24, 1832. See entry 404. Scale ca. 1:500,000. LC Railroad maps, 481 D... More

Map of the route of the proposed New York & Erie Railroad, as surveyed...

Public domain image of the vintage map from NYPL Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. The Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division is one of the wo... More

Map of the railroads and canals, finished, unfinished, and in contempl...

Important early map of the United States. Includes drainage, canals, and cities and towns. Contains route profiles for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, the Columbia Railroad, Pa., and the Massachusetts railroad... More

This plan contains about 1000 acres, of the Canton Company's Land

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A map, of the principal canal and rail road improvments [sic], which w...

Outline map covering New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, and Ohio; shows drainage, canals, important cities, and railroad connections, chartered in 1828, opened to York in 1838.

map from "France pittoresque, ou description ... des départements et ...

This image has been taken from scan 000323 from volume 02 of "France pittoresque, ou description ... des départements et colonies de la France, etc. [With plates.]". The title and subject terms of this image h... More

Map B Historic map, Library of Congress

Scale 1:200,000. "Proportion of vertical scale = 10 feet." Relief shown by form lines. Shows the counties of St. Mary, Charles, and a part of Prince George, on the Western Shore of Maryland. Shows stratigraphy.... More

United States. Historic map, Library of Congress

The map covers the eastern half of the United States. Shows roads, canals, and railroads. Indicates state boundaries and many cities. Scale ca. 1:8,000,000. Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 183... More

A map exhibiting the position of two lines located with a view to the ...

Partial cadastral map showing block numbers. Facsimile. Original version: Washington : Surveyors Office, 1835. Includes text, attestors' names, and illegible seal. LC copy 1 fold-lined. LC copy 2 halved and mou... More

map from "France pittoresque, ou description ... des départements et ...

This image has been taken from scan 000518 from volume 02 of "France pittoresque, ou description ... des départements et colonies de la France, etc. [With plates.]". The title and subject terms of this image h... More

South Cove, in Boston - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collection

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Plan of the West-Philadelphia Rail-Road.

Map includes parts of Philadelphia and Montgomery counties. Indicates topography by hachures, drainage, roads, property owners, and part of the city street plan of Philadelphia. [From published bibliography]. S... More

A plan & profile of the Boston & Lowell Railroad

Plan and profile of the Boston & Lowell Railroad Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Mitchell's map of the United States : showing the principal travelling...

Shows longitude west from Greenwich and Washington. "Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1835, by S. Augustus Mitchell ..." The paper edition of this map appears in Bishop Davenport's A New Gazett... More

Tracciamento della strada di ferro da Milano a Venezia

Public domain scan of a railway map, transportation, industrial development, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.

Tracciamento della strada di ferro da Milano a Como

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

Map of the first and second anthracite coal fields

Public domain image of the vintage map from NYPL Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. The Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division is one of the wo... More

Map showing the most direct commercial route from the Atlantic via L. ...

Shows area from Washington, D.C., north to above Lake Huron and from Cape Cod to the Mississippi River. Scale [ca. 1:3,000,000]. LC Railroad maps, 73 Description derived from published bibliography. Available a... More

Plan and geological section of a rail-road route from Old Ferry Wharf,...

Topographical strip map of part of Massachusetts showing relief by hachures, drainage, property owners names, roads, and the lines of survey. Includes geological cross-section profile. [From published bibliogra... More

A map of part of Alabama & Florida, showing the route of the proposed ...

Map of southern Alabama and part of western Florida showing roads, cities, and drainage. Scale ca. 1:800,000. At head of title: No. 1. From Letter from the Secretary of War. LC Railroad maps, 388 Description de... More

A new map of South Carolina with its canals, roads & distances from pl...

The earliest general map to show the South Carolina Canal and Rail Road Company's line which began in Charleston, S.C. It was completed to Hamburg, S.C., in 1833. Its 136 miles of track were then the longest in... More

Carte des États-unis d'Amérique. - Public domain old map

Sketch map of the eastern half of the United States showing major mountain ridges by hachures. Indicates canals, railroads and the "Route Nationale" between Cumberland, Md., and Vandalia, Ill. Shows projected... More

Map of the first and second anthracite coal fields

Public domain image of the vintage map from NYPL Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. The Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division is one of the wo... More

Map of Jeffersonville enlarged - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Coll...

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map from "The Spas of Germany. By the author of “St. Petersburgh” (A. ...

This image has been taken from scan 000026 from "The Spas of Germany. By the author of “St. Petersburgh” (A. B. Granville)". The title and subject terms of this image have been generated from tags, created by u... More

United States of America

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Picryl description: Public domain image of a railways map, railroads, ...

Public domain scan of a railway map, transportation, industrial development, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.

New York - Public domain vintage map

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

Sketch of the states of Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island, ...

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Boston - Public domain vintage geogrpaphic map

This attractively designed map focuses on Boston proper and features inset views of Boston Harbor, the State Capital building, and the Bunker Hill Monument. In addition to delineating the street pattern and ide... More

map from "France pittoresque, ou description ... des départements et ...

This image has been taken from scan 000483 from volume 03 of "France pittoresque, ou description ... des départements et colonies de la France ... pur A. H". The title and subject terms of this image have been... More

map from "France pittoresque, ou description ... des départements et ...

This image has been taken from scan 000601 from volume 02 of "France pittoresque, ou description ... des départements et colonies de la France ... pur A. H". The title and subject terms of this image have been... More

map from "France pittoresque, ou description ... des départements et ...

This image has been taken from scan 000345 from volume 02 of "France pittoresque, ou description ... des départements et colonies de la France ... pur A. H". The title and subject terms of this image have been... More

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

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

Sketch of the states of Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island, ...

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Boston - Public domain map engraving

Boston's transformation and growth from a colonial port city originally confined to the physical limitations of the Shawmut Peninsula are outlined on this map. Starting in the 1790s, bridges were built to conne... More

Topographical plan & profile of the Philadelphia and Reading Rail Road...

Topographic strip map of part of Pennsylvania from Mahanoy Mountain along Schuylkill River to Philadelphia. The line was chartered on December 5, 1833, and was completed in 1839. The entire line was opened on J... More

map from "France pittoresque, ou description ... des départements et ...

This image has been taken from scan 000335 from volume 03 of "France pittoresque, ou description ... des départements et colonies de la France ... pur A. H". The title and subject terms of this image have been... More

Map of New Jersey and Pennsylvania : exhibiting the post offices, post...

Public domain image of the vintage map from NYPL Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. The Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division is one of the wo... More

Map of Virginia, Maryland and Delaware exhibiting the post offices, po...

Relief shown by hachures. Prime meridians: Washington and Greenwich. LC copy sectioned in 8 and mounted on cloth. Printed label on verso: no. 5, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia. LC Railroad maps, 70 Available also... More

Map of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and...

Relief shown by hachures. Prime meridians: London and Washington D.C. "Entered according to Act of Congress, July 10th, 1839, by David H. Burr, in the clerk's office of the District Court of the District of Col... More

Map of New York exhibiting the post offices, post roads, canals, rail ...

Detailed map showing relief by hachures, drainage, township and county boundaries, cities and towns, canals, roads, and railroads. Scale ca. 1:650,000. From his The American Atlas (London, J. Arrowsmith, 1839) ... More

Map of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and...

Detailed map showing drainage, township and county boundaries, cities and towns, canals, road, and railroads. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Map of Georgia & Alabama exhibiting the post offices, post roads, cana...

Detailed map showing relief by hachures, drainage, township and county boundaries, cities and towns, canals, roads, and railroads. Scale ca. 1:650,000. From his The American Atlas (London, J. Arrowsmith, 1839) ... More

A map of the Georgia Rail Road and the several lines of railroad conne...

Map of the southeastern United States indicating drainage, relief by hachures, place names, roads, canals in blue, Georgia Railroad in red, "R.R. completed & in progress" in yellow. "R.R. chartered & proposed" ... More

Map of New Jersey and Pennsylvania exhibiting the post offices, post r...

Detailed map showing relief by hachures, drainage, township and county boundaries, cities and towns, canals, roads, and railroads. [From published bibliography] Scale ca. 1:650,000. Relief shown by hachures. LC... More

Map of New York exhibiting the post offices, post roads, canals, rail ...

Public domain image of the vintage map from NYPL Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. The Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division is one of the wo... More

Map of the United States of North America with parts of the adjacent c...

Map of the continental United States showing relief by hachures, drainage, state boundaries, cities and towns, roads, trails, canals, and railroads.

Map of Kentucky & Tennessee exhitibing the post offices, post roads, c...

Detailed map showing relief by hachures, drainage, township and county boundaries, cities and towns, canals, roads, and railroads. Scale ca. 1:650,000. From his The American Atlas (London, J. Arrowsmith, 1839) ... More

Map and profile of the Gettysburg Rail Road as surveyed by order of th...

Survey map and profile of part of Pennsylvania and Maryland from Gettysburg to the Potomac River. Shows relief by hachures along the line, creeks, roads, cities and towns. Chartered on January 9, 1838; construc... More

Map of New Jersey and Pennsylvania exhibiting the post offices, post r...

Scale ca. 1:650,000. Relief shown by hachures. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. AACR2

Map of North and South Carolina exhibiting the post offices post roads...

Detailed map showing relief by hachures, drainage, township and county boundaries, cities and towns, canals, roads, and railroads. Scale ca. 1:650,000. From his The American Atlas (London, J. Arrowsmith, 1839) ... More

Plan showing the proposed entrance into Boston of the Fitchburg Rail R...

Street map of part of Boston showing the railroad yards and the passenger depot. Chartered on March 3, 1842. Scale 1:24,000. At the upper right of the plan is the "Proposed Plan of Depot of Granite. Front View ... More

Map of the projected railway from Harrisburg to Pittsburg [sic] with p...

Outline map showing major drainage, some relief by hachures, state boundaries, canals, and important place names. Finished and proposed railroads are indicated.

Map shewing the connection of the Baltimore and Ohio-Rail-Road with ot...

Map of the United States east of the Mississippi River. [From published bibliography] Scale ca. 1:4,900,000. LC Railroad maps, 334 Includes text. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a ras... More

Plan of Boston and its vicinity showing the connection of the Grand Ju...

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

Map of the canals and rail roads connecting the Broad Top Coal Region ...

Map of parts of Pennyslvania, New Jersey, Maryland, and Delaware indicating major drainage, relief by hachures, boundaries, cities, and towns. A table of distances appears at left of map. Scale [ca. 1:660,000].... More

Map showing the connection of the coal-field of Allegany with the cana...

Outline map of western Maryland showing drainage, major roads, cities, and the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and Canal. A shaded area indicates the coal field. Scale ca. 1:330,000. LC Railroad maps, 231 Descripti... More