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Manuscript maps and plans detailing land surveys and burial sites in Massachusetts, illustrating historic property layout and community planning.

Plan of Worthington, surveyor's name not given, dated May 15, 1795. ,. Massachusetts. Office of the Secretary of State

Prince Street and Augustus Street 1803. Cartographic. Maps, Surveys, land surveys. Manuscripts and Archives Division

John Read to Samuel Phillips, 21 February 1789 , Public land sales, United States, Massachusetts, Politics and government, 1775-1865, Maine, Politics and government, 1775-1865, United States, History, Revolution, 1775-1783, Claims, Canada, Boundaries, United States

Webber and Van Arden, 1780 - 1800

Plan of Goshen made by John Grant, dated September 19, 1831 ,. Massachusetts. Office of the Secretary of State

Plan of Dennis surveyed by Elisha Barrett, dated May, 1795. ,. Massachusetts. Office of the Secretary of State

Paul Richard's ground near Whitehall, 1770 - 1800

Two plans of Amherst, surveyor's name not given, dated 1794-5. ,. Massachusetts. Office of the Secretary of State

Plan of Rowe (Zoar) made by E. P. Farnsworth, dated 1839 ,. Massachusetts. Office of the Secretary of State

Plan of Lenox, made by Eldad Lewis, dated November 1794..... , Massachusetts , Berkshire ,county , Lenox

A fine graphite sketch by Francesco Borromini showing measurement studies with lettering for Palazzo Falconieri in Rome.

Widow Roosevelt at the Tea Water Pump 1774. Cartographic. Maps, Surveys, land surveys. Manuscripts and Archives Division

Proposed tennis cts, Rockport, Mass. ,

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Plan of Tremont Street from Park to Boylston , Streets, Massachusetts, Boston, Maps, Manuscript, Boston Mass., Maps, Manuscript Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Plan of Charlemont surveyed by Jesse King, dated 1794-5..... , Massachusetts , Franklin ,county , Charlemont

Number 171 Catherine 1802. Cartographic. Maps, Surveys, land surveys. Manuscripts and Archives Division

Barclay and Greenwich Streets 1787. Cartographic. Maps, Surveys, land surveys. Manuscripts and Archives Division

Plan of Little Falls (Hollis) surveyed by Daniel Grainger, dated 1795..... , Maine , York ,county , Hollis Center

A block of 6 brick houses the property of Isaac Stebbins Esquire , Real property, Massachusetts, Chelsea, Maps, Chelsea Mass., Maps Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Double -edged swords (16th century); Czekan (15th century); Czachórski, Władysław (1850-1911); 1870 (1870-00-00-1870-00-00);

Study. Witsen has crossed the fold in the bract. Companion leaf A, front bract, from a sketchbook with 13 sheets.

Steep Bank Landing ,

Dr. Charleton's ground in Lumber Street near the parsonage 1781. Cartographic. Maps, Surveys, land surveys. Manuscripts and Archives Division

Fly Market 1800. Cartographic. Maps, Surveys, land surveys. Manuscripts and Archives Division

Ground lying on the east side of Bowery Lane., September 3, 1794

1793 August 14 1793. Cartographic. Maps, Surveys, land surveys, Documents. Manuscripts and Archives Division

Delancey, Columbia, Cannon, Lewis, and Goerck Streets 1804. Cartographic. Maps, Surveys, land surveys. Manuscripts and Archives Division

Marketfield Street 1780 - 1810. Cartographic. Maps, Surveys, land surveys. Manuscripts and Archives Division

Sudbury, 1708 , History. Wayland Historical Maps and Plans

Plan of a part of New Brighton, Staten Island, showing the 500 blocks comprised in a proposed sale of lots , Real property, New York State, New York, Maps, Landowners, New York State, New York, Maps, Staten Island New York, N.Y., Maps Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Plan of a part of New Brighton, Staten Island, showing the 500 blocks comprised in a proposed sale of lots. Oriented with north to the lower left. Date handwritten below title statement.... , New York , New York , Staten Island

Copy of M. Stacy's survey, 1300 acres (survey of Mahlon Stacy's lands and William Reed's plantation, in Mercer County, New Jersey, no date)., 1701 - 1763, New Jersey, 1 manuscript map; sheet 40 x 45 cm or smaller

Stone Street 1768. Cartographic. Maps, Surveys, land surveys. Manuscripts and Archives Division

Collins 1780 - 1810. text. Documents, Surveys, Maps. Manuscripts and Archives Division

Plan of Nobleborough, made by Ephraim Robings, dated March 24, 1795. ,. Massachusetts. Office of the Secretary of State

Plan of Huntington (Norwich) made by Samuel Kirkland, dated May 30, 1795. ,. Massachusetts. Office of the Secretary of State

Plan of Dalton, surveyor's name not given, dated 1794-5. ,. Massachusetts. Office of the Secretary of State

Stone Street 1801. Cartographic. Maps, Surveys, land surveys. Manuscripts and Archives Division

Plan of estates on Beacon St., Somerset St. & Pemberton Square : to be sold at auction by Whitwells & Seaver, on Thursday June 19th 1851, at 12 o'clock , Landowners, Massachusetts, Boston, Maps, Real property, Massachusetts, Boston, Maps, Boston Mass., Maps Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Plan of Williamsburg surveyed by Nehemiah Cleveland, dated May 5, 1795..... , Massachusetts , Hampshire ,county , Williamsburg

Near Aiguebelle, John Robert Cozens, 1752-1797, British, undated, Graphite on thin, slightly textured, cream laid paper, Sheet: 5 1/2 x 7 1/4 inches (14 x 18.4 cm), buildings, cliffs, hills, landscape, mountains, trees, Aiguebelle, Europe, France

Document, 1779-03-09, Providence, D. S., John Callender, Capt. Lt., John Crane, Comdt. Arty., Signed also by Frans. Green, D. M. M., Endorsed., 2 pp. Fo

Greenwich 1794. Cartographic. Maps, Surveys, land surveys. Manuscripts and Archives Division

A travel sketch by Valentin Wagner from 1631-1638 showing a panoramic view of Leipzig, created in ink and feather.

1801 December 21 1801. Cartographic. Maps, Surveys, land surveys. Manuscripts and Archives Division

A plan of the road from Concord to Cambridge drawn from a scale of half a mile per inch ,. Lincoln Town Archives

Rutgers's store, Rutgers Street 1794. Cartographic. Maps, Surveys, land surveys. Manuscripts and Archives Division

Suite de la coste de Guinée depuis le Cap de Palme jusqu'au Cap des Trois Pointes Bellin, Jacques Nicolas, 1703-1772. Cartographic. Maps. 1746. Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division

Survey of land for Richard Stephenson in Frederick County; attested by Robert Worthington, Henry Bradshaw and Lewis Thomas : recto , Jefferson County W. Va., Maps, Real property, West Virginia, Jefferson County, Maps, Manuscript maps

Mr. Somerendyke's at Bloomingdale 1799. Cartographic. Maps, Surveys, land surveys. Manuscripts and Archives Division

Plan of Williamsburg surveyed by Nehemiah Cleveland, dated May 5, 1795. ,. Massachusetts. Office of the Secretary of State

Plan of Winslow, surveyor's name not given, dated May 24, 1795. ,. Massachusetts. Office of the Secretary of State

West side of Long Bridge 1780. Cartographic. Maps, Surveys, land surveys. Manuscripts and Archives Division

Plan of South Hadley, surveyor's name not given, dated November 1794. ,. Massachusetts. Office of the Secretary of State

Plan of Main Street , Streets

Plan of Rochester, surveyor's name not given, dated 1794-5. ,. Massachusetts. Office of the Secretary of State

Charles Robert Cockerell, 1788-1863, British, The Temple of Aphaia at Aegina: Fieldnotes with Moulding and Column Flute Profiles, undated. Pen and gray ink with traces of graphite on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper.

Pine Street from Pearl Street to South Street 1803. Cartographic. Maps, Surveys, land surveys. Manuscripts and Archives Division

Teapot, 1890 - 1946 Rear bract from a sketchbook with 76 sheets. paper. pencil tea-pot; samovar

Study and annotations. Study and annotations. Page 85 from a sketchbook with 43 sheets.

John Thurman's lots - Wall Street, 1770 - 1800

Sketchbook 'Interior of the Greek church in Vienna , on the reverse of architectural bonds at the South Railway Station in Vienna Krysi Ski, Anzelm Dobromir (1836 1885)

Plan of Sutton, made by Ebenzer Waters, dated Novmeber 1794. ,. Massachusetts. Office of the Secretary of State

Recording sketch by Adolf Loos of an unknown billiard room, executed on stationery with pencil, showing spatial layout and interior arrangement.

1798 Map of Washington ,. Messenger Collection

Manuscript map of the corner of Duane Street and Park Street in Manhattan, New York., 1870., New York, Manhattan (New York, N.Y.)., 1 map manuscript, colored; 37 x 70 cm

Lots between Veasey and Barclay Streets, and Broadway and North River., 1789-03-15

A firm paper graphite drawing by Francesco Borromini from 1644-1650 showing the noble floor of Palazzo Pamphilj, Rome, with construction details, layout, scale, and lettering for architectural reference.

Ruiter, George Hendrik Breitner, 1907 Rider. Page 93 from a sketchbook with 46 magazines made in Amsterdam, Rotterdam and Haarlem. Amsterdam paper. pencil riding a horse, ass, or mule; rider, horseman

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Parcel of land in the Bowery 1784. Cartographic. Maps, Surveys, land surveys. Manuscripts and Archives Division

Stone Street 1775. Cartographic. Maps, Surveys, land surveys. Manuscripts and Archives Division

Detail of Red Altar for Prestbury Church, Cheltenham, George Edmund Street, 1824-1881, British, 1864, Graphite, pen and black ink on thin, moderately textured, brown wove paper, Sheet: 19 1/4 × 27 7/8 inches (48.9 × 70.8 cm), architectural subject

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Samuel Pell's lots 1770 - 1800. text. Documents, Surveys, Maps. Manuscripts and Archives Division

Plan of Milton, surveyor's name not given, dated 1794-5. ,. Massachusetts. Office of the Secretary of State

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Sketches from Calé, Colombia, Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826-1900, Graphite on white wove paper, folded, Left half: sketch of a part of the town with the landscape background, into which 'plain' and '2's' are inscribed., Written on top:, 'the tops of the, mountains are of a superb rose, line- and the clouds back () above and, before the mountains are more orange., Bottom:, looking East at sunset, 2 Lower part of the mountains, fine cool gray blue. Open sky, ....ing () to orange or green with, reversed rasp more blue, with, a snow peak the effect would have, been superb, Cali July 53, Right half, top, vertically: 'A hut', Caption: 'Cale - 53'., Bottom: sketched coconut palms, written on top:, 'Cocoanut trees, wind', USA, July 1853, landscapes, Drawing, Drawing

LICENCIA DADA A SANTA TERESA PARA FUNDAR UN CONVENTO EN TOLEDO - SIGLO XVI. Location: CONVENTO DE SAN JOSE. Toledo. SPANIEN.

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CROQUIS DE LOS VIAJES DE HERNAN CORTES - SIGLO XVI. Location: Archivo General de Indias. Sevilla. Seville. SPAIN.

Survey map of land owned by Samuel Davenport, created by Joseph DeCow in 1752. The map measures 40 x 45 cm or smaller and pertains to real property in New Jersey

Plan of real estate in Charlestown belonging to Seth Barker & others : to be sold on the premises at public auction, June 26th, 28th, and 30th, 1866, at 3 p.m. Shows properties on and around Main St., Mead St., Russell St., Auburn St. and Eden St. Cadastral map showing lot numbers, dimensions, areas, and some adjacent property owners... Plan of real estate in Charlestown belonging to Seth Barker and others. Plan of real estate in Charlestown belonging to Seth Barker and others, Massachusetts , Suffolk ,county , Boston , Charlestown

Cross-sections of drinking vessel of the king of Kandy. Draughtsman: Jan Brandes. Dating: 4-Apr-1786. Place: Indische Oceaan. Measurements: h 195 mm × w 310 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Plan of Mr. Mott and Mr. Sawyer's lots on Captain De Lancey's ground with the alteration., 1780 - 1789

Cherry Street and ship yards 1772. Cartographic. Maps, Surveys, land surveys. Manuscripts and Archives Division

Plan of Hinsdale, surveyor's name not given, dated 1830 ,. Massachusetts. Office of the Secretary of State

Cortland Street 1772. Cartographic. Maps, Surveys, land surveys. Manuscripts and Archives Division

Queen and Skinner Street, May 1, 1788

Liverpool March� St John Plan Victor Baltard (1805-1874). Liverpool, St John Market. Plan. Pencil feather. Nineteenth century.

Colonel De Lancey's cleared land 1764. text. Documents, Surveys, Maps. Manuscripts and Archives Division

Plan of Sandisfield, surveyor's name not given, dated June 1795..... , Massachusetts , Berkshire ,county , Sandisfield

A blueprint showing the first-floor plan of House Karl and Hilda Strasser, converted and expanded, at Kupelwiesergasse 28, Vienna XIII, by Adolf Loos, 1918-1919.

PLANO-CIUDAD DE MENDOZA-1561-Y REPARTO SOLARES. Location: Archivo General de Indias. Sevilla. Seville. SPAIN.

Plan of Wayne, surveyor's name not given. Endorsement reads New Sandwich or No.1 Plantation, Lincoln. Received January 18, 1796. ,. Massachusetts. Office of the Secretary of State

Lehmgrübner Paul (1855-1916), sketchbook: Rathaus, Schwalenberg (without dat.): Rathaus Schwalenberg. Door's door, explanations. Pencil on paper, 17.4 x 21.7 cm (including scan edges) Lehmgrübner Paul (1855-1916): Skizzenbuch: Rathaus, Schwalenberg

Plan of Cheshire, surveyor's name not given, dated May 22, 1795. ,. Massachusetts. Office of the Secretary of State

Three photor productions from drawings from stations in Berlin; Plan De La Station De Friedrichstrasse; Plan De La Station d'Alexanderplatz; De Friedrichstrasse station. Above the map of the station on the Friedrichstrasse, the center of the station on Alexanderplatz, under the station hall of the station on the Friedrichstrasse.

Perrin Farm, 67 Ruggles Street , Farms. Westborough

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