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A Map of the lands ceded by the Cherokee Indians to the State of South-Carolina at a congress held in May, A.D. 1777; containing about 1,697,700 acres.

A Map of the lands ceded by the Cherokee Indians to the State of South...

Scale ca. 1:253,440. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Prime meridian: Charleston. Relief shown by hachures. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1522 Available also through the Library of Congress Web si... More

A survey of the city of Philadelphia and its environs shewing the several works constructed by His Majesty's troops, under the command of Sir William Howe, since their possession of that city 26th. September 1777, comprehending likewise the attacks against Fort Mifflin on Mud Island, and until it's reduction, 16th November 1777.

A survey of the city of Philadelphia and its environs shewing the seve...

Scale 1:14,400; 400 yards to an in. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Relief shown by shading. Annotated: John Montresor, chief engineer. Map sections individually titled: Fort Mifflin on Great Mud Island... More

A map of the bay of Narraganset with the islands therein and part of the country adjacent.

A map of the bay of Narraganset with the islands therein and part of t...

Scale ca. 1:63,360. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Relief shown by shading. Depths shown by soundings. Includes "References" to the fortifications and defenses of the region. LC Maps of North America,... More

Map of Hudson's River, with the adjacent country

Map of Hudson's River, with the adjacent country

Appears in The Scots Magazine, 1777. LC copy mounted on cloth backed paper. LC maps and charts of North America and the West Indies, 1750-1789, 704 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a r... More

Les marches du corps du Lord Cornwallis de Billinsport jusqu'a Philadelphia au mois de Novembre, 1777.

Les marches du corps du Lord Cornwallis de Billinsport jusqu'a Philade...

Scale ca. 1:53,000. Manuscript, pen-and-ink on tracing paper. Relief shown by hachures. Camps are dated Nov. 18 at Billinsport to Nov. 25 at Gloucester. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1277 Available also ... More

A plan of the town of Newport in Rhode Island.

A plan of the town of Newport in Rhode Island.

Scale ca. 1:6,000. Hand colored. Relief shown by hachures. Oriented with north to the left. Indexed for points of interest. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1013 Available also through the Library of Congre... More

[Lake Champlain and Lake George, and the country between the Hudson and the lakes on the west, and Connecticut River on the east.

[Lake Champlain and Lake George, and the country between the Hudson an...

Scale ca. 1:640,000. Title from William Faden's Catalogue of a curious and valuable collection of original maps and plans. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Has watermarks. Imperfect: Right upper corner i... More

A map of the most inhabited part of New England, containing the provinces of Massachusets Bay and New Hampshire, with the colonies of Conecticut and Rhode Island, divided into counties and townships; the whole composed from actual surveys and its situation adjusted by astronomical observations. Tabula geographica cultis simam delineans Novæ Angliæ partem, provincias nempe Massachusets Bay et New Hampshire colonias porro Connecticut et Rhode Island

A map of the most inhabited part of New England, containing the provin...

Scale ca. 1:460,000. Hand colored. Prime meridian: London and Ferron. Relief shown pictorially. Includes note "Camp of the colonists 1776," across the Hudson River from Kings Bridge and insets "Ichnographia por... More

Theatre de la guerre en Amerique - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collection

Theatre de la guerre en Amerique - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Co...

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

A topographical chart of the bay of Narraganset in the province of New England, with all the isles contained therein, among which Rhode Island and Connonicut have been particularly surveyed, shewing the true position & bearings of the banks, shoals, rocks &c. as likewise the soundings: To which have been added the several works & batteries raised by the Americans. Taken by order of the principal farmers on Rhode Island.

A topographical chart of the bay of Narraganset in the province of New...

Scale ca. 1:50,000. Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings and form lines. Inscribed "To the Right Honourable Hugh Earl Percy ... with His Lordship's permission ... by ... Wm. Faden." Includes text... More

Plan of the operations of General Washington, against the Kings troops in New Jersey, from the 26th, of December, 1776, to the 3d. January 1777.

Plan of the operations of General Washington, against the Kings troops...

Scale ca. 1:113,000. Hand colored. LC copy trimmed to border. Relief shown by hachures. Shows area from Newtown, Pennsylvania to Kingston, New Jersey, with routes of British and American forces. Includes tables... More

From an actual survey made by Nichos. Scull surveyor of the province of Pensylvania [sic] / engraved by L. Jackson.

From an actual survey made by Nichos. Scull surveyor of the province o...

Print shows title ornament on a map with a Continental soldier standing next to a wall which bears title inscription and forms the base for two broken pillars, his left arm is pointing to the right. Illus. in:... More

1st. & 2d. position of that part of the army engaged on the 19th Sept. 1777. 3d & 4th postn. Sept. 19.
A topographical map of the northn. part of New York Island, exhibiting the plan of Fort Washington, now Fort Knyphausen, with the rebels lines to the southward, which were forced by the troops under the command of the Rt. Honble. Earl Percy on the 16th. Novr. 1776, and survey'd immediately after by order of His Lordship,

A topographical map of the northn. part of New York Island, exhibiting...

Scale ca. 1:20,000. Relief shown by hachures LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1160 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Vault AACR2: 100; 651/1; 651/2

Carte de l'Amérique Septle. pour servir à l'intelligence de la guerre entre les Anglois et les insurgents.

Carte de l'Amérique Septle. pour servir à l'intelligence de la guerre ...

Scale ca. 1:7,100,000. Hand colored. Relief shown pictorially. Inset: [Car]te [de la N]ouvelle York d'une partié de la Nouvelle Angleterre et de la Pensilvany [ca. 1:2,200,000] Available also through the Librar... More

A sketch of the navigation from Swan Pt. to the River Elk at the head of Chesapeak Bay. Sketch of the River Elk, at the head of Chesapeak Bay.

A sketch of the navigation from Swan Pt. to the River Elk at the head ...

Scale ca. 1:72,000 and ca. 1:30,500. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Annotated in handwriting of Admiral Lord Howe: By Mr. Hunter, master of the Eagle. Depths shown by soundings. Navigable channels outl... More

A plan of the town of Boston, with the intrenchments &c. of His Majestys forces in 1775: From the observations of Lieut. Page of His Majesty's Corps of Engineers; and from the plans of other gentlemen.

A plan of the town of Boston, with the intrenchments &c. of His Majest...

Scale ca. 1:9,700. Includes "References to the lines &c." and "References to the town." Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 934 Vault ... More

A plan of the city and environs of Philadelphia.

A plan of the city and environs of Philadelphia.

Scale ca. 1:42,000. Hand colored. Shows names of landowners in rural areas. LC copy annotated, has "8.11.45.Vme." Includes "Elevation of the State House." Available also through the Library of Congress web site... More

Plan de notre camp à New Brunswick le 12e. juin, notre marche le 14 à Middlebush, la situation du camp le 15e juin, et cette du Genl. Washington à Boundbrook, le poste que le Genl. Sulivan occupoit le 15 dans la nuit pour courir Philadelphia, se postant sur la route de Pennington,

Plan de notre camp à New Brunswick le 12e. juin, notre marche le 14 à ...

Scale ca. 1:65,000. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor on tracing paper. Relief shown by hachures. On verso: V75. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1273 Available also through the Library of Congress Web... More

Seat of war in the environs of Philadelphia:

Seat of war in the environs of Philadelphia:

Scale ca. 1:656,000. Relief shown pictorially. Prime meridian: London. "For the London magazine, 1777." Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. LC Maps of North America, 1750-... More

A map of the provinces of New-York and New Jersey, with a part of Pennsylvania and the Province of Quebec.

A map of the provinces of New-York and New Jersey, with a part of Penn...

Scale ca. 1:1,040,000. Hand colored. LC copy mounted on cloth and paper backing. Prime meridian: New York. Relief shown pictorially. Shows administrative divisions in New York and New Jersey. LC Maps of North A... More

A plan of the city and environs of Philadelphia /

A plan of the city and environs of Philadelphia /

Scale ca. 1:42,000. Hand colored. Shows names of landowners in rural areas. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. LC copy annotated, has no. 9 in lower right corner. Vault AACR2

A plan of Boston in New England with its environs, including Milton, Dorchester, Roxbury, Brooklin, Cambridge, Medford, Charlestown, parts of Malden and Chelsea with the military works constructed in those places in the years 1775 and 1776.

A plan of Boston in New England with its environs, including Milton, D...

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

A Chart of the harbour of Boston, with the soundings, sailing-marks, and other directions.

A Chart of the harbour of Boston, with the soundings, sailing-marks, a...

Scale ca. 1:28,000. LC copy annotated with "No. 2" to the left of the title; concentric circles, drawn in ink, centered on compass roses; and, a stamp "Engr. Dept. U. States Topl. Bureau." Annotated on verso: B... More

Gov. Tryon's expedition to Danbury, 1777.

Gov. Tryon's expedition to Danbury, 1777.

Scale ca. 1:80,000. Title in pencil. Alternate title from P. L. Phillips' A list of maps of America: Map of the route of Gen. William Tryon's expedition to Danbury. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Has w... More

A sketch of the operations of His Majesty's fleet and army under the command of Vice Admiral the Rt. Hble. Lord Viscount Howe and Genl. Sr. Wm. Howe, K.B., in 1776.

A sketch of the operations of His Majesty's fleet and army under the c...

Scale ca. 1:130,000. Hand colored. Relief shown by hachures and shading. Depths shown by soundings. Centered on the Hudson River and New York Bay from Sandy Hook to Haverstraw. Includes index entitled "Referenc... More

A Plan of that part of the boundary between the states of North and South Carolina, lying between that part of said boundary marked in 1764 and the old Cherokee boundary line. Fixed and marked by commissioners appointed by each respective colony, now states, in June A.D. 1772.

A Plan of that part of the boundary between the states of North and So...

Scale ca. 1:260,000. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Prime meridian: Charleston. Relief shown pictorially. Shows "Old Cherokee Boundary" which was changed in 1777. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1... More

A map of the most inhabited part of New England, containing the provinces of Massachusets Bay and New Hampshire with the colonies of Conecticut and Rhode Island divided into counties and townships, the w[h]ole composed from actual surveys and its situation adjusted by astronomical observations. After the original by M. Le Rouge.

A map of the most inhabited part of New England, containing the provin...

Scale ca. 1:440,000. Alternate title: La Nouvelle Angleterre en 4 feuilles. Hand colored. Prime meridian: London and Ferro. Relief shown pictorially. From the author's Atlas amériquain septentrional. 1778-[92] ... More

Carte du theatre de la guerre entre les Anglais et les Américains ; dressée d'aprés les cartes anglaises les plus modernes

Carte du theatre de la guerre entre les Anglais et les Américains ; dr...

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

Battle of Brandywine, 11th Septr. 1777, in which the rebels were defeated by the Army under the command of Genl. Sir Willm. Howe.

Battle of Brandywine, 11th Septr. 1777, in which the rebels were defea...

Scale ca. 1:14,500. Manuscript, pen-and-ink, pencil, and watercolor. Title on verso: Batle [sic] of Brandy Wine. American battles. Has watermarks. Relief shown by shading. Unfinished map showing topography and ... More

A plan of the city and environs of Philadelphia,

A plan of the city and environs of Philadelphia,

Scale ca. 1:42,000. Shows names of land holders in rural areas. Includes table of distances and "Elevation of the State House." LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1320 Available also through the Library of Co... More

A topographical chart of the bay of Narraganset in the province of New England, with all the isles contained therein, among which Rhode Island and Connonicut have been particularly surveyed, shewing the true position & bearings of the banks, shoals, rocks &c. as likewise the soundings; To which have been added the several works & batteries raised by the Americans. Taken by order of the principal farmers on Rhode Island.

A topographical chart of the bay of Narraganset in the province of New...

Scale ca. 1:50,000. Hand colored. Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings. Inscribed "To the Right Honourable Hugh Earl Percy ... with His Lordship's permission ... by ... Wm. Faden." Includes text,... More

A plan of the operations of the King's army under the command of General Sr. William Howe, K.B. in New York and east New Jersey against the American forces commanded by General Washington from the 12th. of October, to the 28th. of November 1776, wherein is particularly distinguished the engagement on the White Plains, the 28th. of October.

A plan of the operations of the King's army under the command of Gener...

Scale ca. 1:84,000. Hand colored. Relief shown by hachures. LC Copy 1 on verso: Plan of operations at New York. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1055 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site ... More

Portrait of Augustine Taylor, miniature painting

Portrait of Augustine Taylor, miniature painting

Public domain image of portrait painting, 18th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Plan of the operations of General Washington, against the Kings troops in New Jersey, from the 26th. of December, 1776, to the 3d. January 1777.

Plan of the operations of General Washington, against the Kings troops...

Scale ca. 1:113,000. Hand colored. Relief shown by hachures. Shows area from Newtown, Pennsylvania to Kingston, New Jersey, with routes of British and American forces. Based on manuscript no. 61a in Library of ... More

The provinces of New York, and New Jersey; with part of Pensilvania and the province of Quebec. Drawn by Major Holland, Surveyor General of the Northern District in America

The provinces of New York, and New Jersey; with part of Pensilvania an...

Scale ca. 1:650,000. Hand colored. Relief shown pictorially. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1046 LC copy imperfect: Upper corners missing. LC copy annotated "Presented to the Department of State by Benj. ... More

Pennsylvania - Paoli, Chester Co - Public domain old map
A New and accurate map of the present seat of war in North America : comprehending New Jersey, Philadelphia, Pensylvania, New-York, &c.

A New and accurate map of the present seat of war in North America : c...

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

Plan von Rhode Island, und deren dem comando des Herrn General Majors Presgott inf dies-malig befundlichen campements.

Plan von Rhode Island, und deren dem comando des Herrn General Majors ...

Scale ca. 1:50,000. Relief shown by hachures. Manuscript, pen-and-ink. Includes index to encampments, fortifications, and naval positions. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1014 Available also through the Li... More

Plan of Perth Amboy from an actual survey. Sketch of Bonham Town.

Plan of Perth Amboy from an actual survey. Sketch of Bonham Town.

Scale ca. 1:12,000 and scale not given. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Has watermark. Relief shown by shading. Sketch of Bonhamton shows "Redoubts for its defence in the winter, 1776-1777." Accompanied... More

American Revolution, Massachusetts Militia - State Constitutional Convention for Massachusetts, 1777-1780

American Revolution, Massachusetts Militia - State Constitutional Conv...

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

Sketch of Brunswick. Sketch of the ground near Mr. Low's at Rariton Landing.

Sketch of Brunswick. Sketch of the ground near Mr. Low's at Rariton La...

Scale ca. 1:12,000 and scale not given. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Watermark: J. Whatman. Relief shown by shading. No. 3 includes numbered location index to redoubts, troop positions, etc. Accompan... More

[Views of the coastline of New York, Long Island, Staten Island, and the lighthouse on Sandy Hook, New Jersey]

[Views of the coastline of New York, Long Island, Staten Island, and t...

Illus. in: The Atlantic Neptune, published for the use of the Royal Navy of Great Britain, by Joseph F.W. Des Barres, .... London : 1777-1781. This record contains unverified, old data from Cresswell, 1975. Pu... More

A plan of the attacks against Fort Miflin on Mud Island which surrendered 16th, November 1777 to the Kings troops under the command of the honorable Sir William Howe K.B. general and commander in chief &c., &c.
A Sketch of the Battle of German. Tn., 4th October 1777, where the rebels were repulsed.

A Sketch of the Battle of German. Tn., 4th October 1777, where the reb...

Scale ca. 1:16,200. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Relief shown by shading. Differs from other copies by square cartouche. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789 1344 Stamped on verso: Montresor. Availabl... More

La Pensilvanie en trois feuilles, traduite des meilleures cartes anglaises. A map of Pennsylvania exhibiting not only the improved parts of that Province, but also its extensive frontiers: Laid down from actual surveys and chiefly from the late map of W. Scull published in 1770; and humbly inscribed to the Honourable Thomas Penn and Richard Penn, Esquires, true and absolute proprietaries and Governors of the Province of Pennsylvania and the territories thereunto belonging

La Pensilvanie en trois feuilles, traduite des meilleures cartes angla...

Scale ca. 1:375,000. Hand colored. LC copy sectioned and mounted on cloth backing. "Longitude occidentale de Londres." Relief shown pictorially. Shows county boundaries. Appears in the author's Atlas amériquain... More

Position de notre camp le 24 juin 1777 à Perth Amboy.

Position de notre camp le 24 juin 1777 à Perth Amboy.

Scale ca. 1:11,000. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor on tracing paper. Relief shown by hachures. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1274 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a rast... More

Quebec. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Quebec. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Print shows bird's-eye view of the city of Québec. Includes legend at top identifying prominent buildings. Illus. in: Atlante dell' America, contenente le migliori carte geografiche, e topografiche delle princ... More

Position of the detachment under Lieut't Col. Baum & attacks of the enemy on the 16th August at Walmscock near Benington, 1777

Position of the detachment under Lieut't Col. Baum & attacks of the en...

Scale ca. 1:6,000; 200 paces to an in. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Has watermark. Oriented with north to the right. Relief shown by hachures. Shows troop positions of battle fought in the town of Ho... More

A plan of the town of Boston with the intrenchments &ca. of His Majesty's forces in 1775, from the observations of Lieut. Page of His Majesty's Corps of Engineers, and from those of other gentlemen.

A plan of the town of Boston with the intrenchments &ca. of His Majest...

Scale ca. 1:9,600. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Relief shown by hachures. "N.B. Since the evacuation of Boston ... " LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 933 Available also through the Library of Con... More

Plan of the operations of General Washington against the King's troops in New Jersey, from the 26th of December 1776 to the 3d of January 1777.

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 plan of the city and environs of Philadelphia,

A plan of the city and environs of Philadelphia,

Scale ca. 1:42,000. Shows names of landowners in rural areas, "Billingsfort Id.," "Billingsfort," and "Red Bank Fort." Includes table of distances and "Elevation of the State House." LC Maps of North America, 1... More

Plan de l'affaire de Westfield & du camp de Raway.

Plan de l'affaire de Westfield & du camp de Raway.

Scale ca. 1:50,000. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor on tracing paper. Relief shown by hachures. Shows troop positions in Essex and Union counties, New Jersey and location of camps near Rahway for the 26t... More

Plan of the position which the army under Lt. Genl. Burgoyne took at Saratoga, on the 10th of September 1777, and in which it remained till the convention was signed.

Plan of the position which the army under Lt. Genl. Burgoyne took at S...

Scale ca. 1:108,000. Manuscript, pen-and-ink. Has watermarks. Oriented with north to the left. Relief shown by hachures. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1178 Available also through the Library of Congress ... More

A plan of the city and environs of Philadelphia

A plan of the city and environs of Philadelphia

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

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

Plan of the town of Boston with the attack on Bunkers-Hill in the peninsula of Charlestown the 17th of June 1775

Plan of the town of Boston with the attack on Bunkers-Hill in the peni...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a vintage city plan, 18th-19th century map, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

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

Prospect der König Strasse gegen das land thor zu Boston = Vuë de la Rue du Roi vers la porte de la campagne a Boston

Prospect der König Strasse gegen das land thor zu Boston = Vuë de la...

Print shows view of King Street in Boston, Massachusetts. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

[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

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

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

John Singleton Copley - Robert Hyde, Squire of Hyde

John Singleton Copley - Robert Hyde, Squire of Hyde

Public domain photograph of 18th-century portrait painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A picturesque view of the state of the nation for February 1778

A picturesque view of the state of the nation for February 1778

In the foreground, an American Indian saws off the one remaining horn of a cow representing Britain. A Dutchman milks the cow while a Frenchman and Spaniard await their turns. In the background, the Howe brothe... 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

An exact map of New Jersey, Pensylvania, New York, Maryland & Virginia, from the latest surveys

An exact map of New Jersey, Pensylvania, New York, Maryland & Virginia...

Public domain scan of an 18th-century map, vintage, old, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.

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

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

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

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.
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

[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

Photo of Wool Bedcover, France - Public domain dedication

Photo of Wool Bedcover, France - Public domain dedication

Public domain photograph of textile 3d object, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl Description.

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 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

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

City Canal - Drawing. Public domain image.

City Canal - Drawing. Public domain image.

Public domain image of a historic building, 16th-17th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

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

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

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

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 du théatre de la guerre entre les Anglais et les Américains

Carte du théatre de la guerre entre les Anglais et les Américains

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

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

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

Special Karte von den Mittleren Brittischen Colonien in Nord Amerika

Special Karte von den Mittleren Brittischen Colonien in Nord Amerika

Relief shown by hachures and pictorially. Some place names in English. From Christian Leiste's Beschreibung des Brittischen Amerika zur Ersparung der englischen Karten. Wolfenbüttel, 1778. Prime meridian: Londo... 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.

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

A picturesque view of the state of Great Britain for (1778? or 1780?)

A picturesque view of the state of Great Britain for (1778? or 1780?)

In the foreground, an American Indian saws off the one remaining horn of a cow representing Britain. A Dutchman milks the cow while a Frenchman and Spaniard await their turns. In the background, the Howe brothe... More

Plan de Boston avec les sondes et les directions pour la navigation. Traduit de l'anglais.

Plan de Boston avec les sondes et les directions pour la navigation. T...

Scale ca. 1:28,000. Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings. Based on A Chart of the harbour of Boston, with the soundings, sailing-marks, and other directions. [1777] From the author's Pilote améri... More

Carte de la Floride occidentale et Louisiane. La peninsule et golfe de la Floride ou canal de Bahama avec les isles de Bahama.

Carte de la Floride occidentale et Louisiane. La peninsule et golfe de...

Scale ca. 1:1,360,000. Hand colored. Relief shown pictorially. Soundings shown in fathoms. "Les sondes le long de la côte de la Floride des isles et des bas fonds sont marqués en pieds." Pictorial map. From the... More

Plan of the town with the attack on Bunkers-Hill in the peninsula of Charlestown, the 17th. of June 1775.

Plan of the town with the attack on Bunkers-Hill in the peninsula of C...

Scale ca. 1:19,000. Relief shown by hachures. Battle of Bunker Hill shown pictorially. From James Murray's Impartial history of the present war in America. v. 1. p. 431. Includes historical note on fires and in... More

[Taking of Savannah in Dec. 1778]

[Taking of Savannah in Dec. 1778]

Scale ca. 1:21,000. Manuscript, pen-and-ink. Oriented with north to the bottom. Relief shown by hachures. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1574 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a r... More

British camp at Trudruffrin from the 18th. to the 21st. of September 1777, with the attack made by Major General Grey against the rebels near White Horse Tavern on the 20th. of September.

British camp at Trudruffrin from the 18th. to the 21st. of September 1...

Scale ca. 1:31,680. Relief shown by hachures. Includes references. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1342 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Vault AACR2

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