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Historical Maps of North America

A selection of early maps showing areas in New England, New York Harbor, and Canada, detailing geography and postal routes.

A map of Zambesia from 1891, published by Edward Stanford Ltd. in London. The map is in color and measures 50 x 40 cm

Map of Zeeland with the flooded areas, 1808; Map of the Zeeland department with the designation of the flooded part, by the flood of 14 and 16 of Louwmaand 1808. Map of the Zeeland department on which states the areas that have been flooded at the floods from 14-15 January 1808.

Map of New England 1776, Bowles, C.

A chart of the western coast of Africa, from the Straits of Gibraltar to eleven degrees of north latitude : including the Canary & Cape Verd Islands. Relief shown pictorially. "Longd. from Ferro." Chart I from: A new general collection of voyages and travels ... Vol. 1, no. XI.... , West Africa ,area

Block Island, Rhode Island , Nautical charts, Rhode Island, Block Island Island, Block Island R.I. : Island, Maps Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

A Map of the British American Plantations, extending from Boston in New England to Georgia; including all the back settlements in the respective provinces, as far as the Mississipi. Emanuel Bowen. , 1754. Engraving, Sheet: 11 13/16 x 9 1/16 in. (30 x 23 cm). European Art 1754

1775 map showing Eastern Russian and Western North America. Map shows exploration routes of Vitus Bering (1778), Russian explorer Tachirikow, and many Spanish language place names.

antique map

Carte de la route des lacs depuis Montreal et St. Jean jusqu'a la Riviere d'Hudson : reduite d'apres les meilleures cartes anglais es, pour servir aux Essais historiques et politiques sur la revolution de l'Amerique septentrionale. Relief shown pictorially. Oriented with north to left. Includes note. From Michel Rene Hilliard d'Auberteuil's Essais historiques et politiques sur les Anglo-Americains. 1782.... , Hudson River New York Champlain, Lake Saint Lawrence River ,river

Map of Rockingham County, Virginia , Rockingham County Va., Maps Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Map of Rockingham County, Virginia. Relief shown by hachures. January 1866.... , Virginia , Rockingham ,county

Map of Wiskonsin Territory, compiled from the public surveys. Covers primarily southern Wisconsin, south of the Wisconsin and Fox Rivers, up through the Door Peninsula; includes selected areas north of the Wisconsin and Fox Rivers; includes a portion of northern Illinois in less detail. Shows public land survey sections, counties, towns, Indian reservations, lead mines, copper mines, lakes, rivers, roadways, canals, ledges, natural mounds, and artificial mounds. Southern boundary of map is "Boundary line of the fifth state established by the 5th article of the ordinance of Congress of 1787.".. Map of Wisconsin Territory, compiled from the public surveys. Map of Wisconsin Territory, compiled from the public surveys, Wisconsin

Plan de la ville et du port de Boston : capitale de la Nouvelle Angleterre , Boston Mass., Maps, Early works to 1800 Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Napoleonic map. Mouth of Scheldt river (Bouches-de-L'Escaut). It was a department of the First French Empire which was formed in 1810, when the Kingdom of Holland was annexed by France. (Netherlands). Scheldt is an European river which born in France, crosses Belgium and empties into the North Sea forming an estuary. Atlas de l'Histoire du Consulat et de l'Empire. History of the Consulate and the Empire of France under Napoleon by Marie Joseph Louis Adolphe Thiers (1797-1877). Drawings by Dufour, engravings by Dyonnet. Edited in Paris, 1864.

Mississippi Territory and Georgia. Relief shown pictorially. Prime meridians: London and Philadelphia. In his Carey's American minor atlas. Philadelphia : Mathew Carey, 1806.... , Alabama Georgia Mississippi

Map of New York State, Double Page Plate No. 2, published in 1895 by Joseph R. Bien

A new and accurate map of the province of New York and part of the Jerseys, New England and Canada, shewing the scenes of our military operations during the present war : also the new erected state of Vermont , New York State, History, Revolution, 1775-1783, Maps, Early works to 1800, New Jersey, History, Revolution, 1775-1783, Maps, Early works to 1800, New England, History, Revolution, 1775-1783, Maps, Early works to 1800, Canada, History, 1775-1783, Maps, Early works to 1800, Vermont, History, Revolution, 1775-1783, Maps, Early works to 1800, Northeastern States, History, 18th century, Maps, Early works to 1800 Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

New York ,. Robert E. Diefenbach Map Collection

The County of Essex from actual survey. Relief shown by hachures.... , Massachusetts , Essex ,county

A new map of North America from the latest discoveries , North America, Maps, Early works to 1800 Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

1862 Johnson Map of Ontario and Quebec, Canada

A general map of the northern British Colonies in America : which comprehends the province of Quebec, the government of Newfoundland, Nova-Scotia, New-England and New-York. Relief shown pictorially. Prime meridian: London. In top margin: "The seat of war, in the northern colonies, containing the province of Quebec, Newfoundland, Nova-Scotia, New-England, New-York, New-Jersey, Pennsylvania and Maryland." From the American Military Pocket Atlas. London: Sayer and Bennet, 1776. May be a later state, as described in McCorkel. Cataloging, conservation, and digitization made possible in part by The National Endowment for the Humanities: Exploring the human endeavor. This map can be viewed as a georeferenced overlay in an interactive application made especially for We Are One: Mapping America's Road from Revolution to Independence http://d2o8owo4k087al.cloudfront.net/index.htmlmapId=45.. Published by a prominent London firm, this map illustrates the extent of the British colonies in northern

Map of the island of South Beveland, Anonymous, 1753 - 1760 print Bottom left a bowl: Scale of Duisend Roden Rynands. At the bottom of the center the title cartouche with two farmers and objects that refer to agriculture. At the top right a cartouche with the legend. Degree distribution along the edges. paper engraving / etching maps of separate countries or regions. farmers. agriculture South Beveland

Post route map of the state of New York showing post offices with the intermediate distances on mail routes in operation on the 1st of December, 1903 , Counties, New York State, Maps, Postal service, New York State, Maps, Railroads, New York State, Maps, New York State, Maps Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Carte de la route des lacs depuis Montréal et St. Jean jusqu'à la Riviere d'Hudson : réduite d'après les meilleures cartes anglais es, pour servir aux Essais historiques et politiques sur la révolution de l'Amérique septentrionale , Hudson River Valley N.Y. and N.J., History, 18th century, Maps, Early works to 1800, Champlain, Lake, History, 18th century, Maps, Early works to 1800, Saint Lawrence River Valley, History, Revolution, 1775-1783, Maps, Early works to 1800 Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

A draught of New York from the Hook to New York Town. Cartographic. Maps. 1749 - 1767. Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division. Harbors , New York Region, Nautical charts , New York Region, New York Region , Maps , Early works to 1800

A map of the country between Albemarle Sound and Lake Erie, comprehending the whole of Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, and Pennsylvania, with parts of several other states in the United States of America., 1785., Paris. Middle Atlantic States Maps -- Early works to 1800. Virginia, Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania., 1 map, hand colored, dimensions 59 x 59 cm, folded to 19 x 11 cm

Plan of Scituate made by A. Robbins and S. A. Turner, dated 1831 ,. Massachusetts. Office of the Secretary of State

Map of the All Saints Bay in Brazil; Map of the saints Baay where the capital lays from Brazil. Map of the All Saints Bay of Baía de Todos Os Santos in Brazil, 1769. At the bottom right of a commitment to the map of the city of Salvador of Salvador Da Bahia. At the bottom left a cartouche with the title.

State of Maine. Base map compiled by U.S. Geological Survey, 1921 and 1922. Shows developed and undeveloped power sites. Includes list of "Developed water powers" and diagram showing relation to 1:1,000,000 map of the world. "Preliminary edition."... , Maine

Plan of Duxbury made by John Ford, Jr., dated 1833 ,. Massachusetts. Office of the Secretary of State

1730 Van Verden Map of the Caspian Sea

Carta de' contorni di Napoli , Naples Italy, Maps Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Bowles's new one-sheet map of the independent states of Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, Pensylvania, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, &c. : comprehending also the habitations & hunting countries of the confederate Indians. Cartographic. Maps, Atlases. 1813. Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division

Plan showing the principal portion of Boston : from the oldest authorities. Oriented with north toward the upper right. Shows wards, streets, railroads, Harbor Commissioners' line, some public buildings, and radial distances from City Hall.... , Massachusetts , Suffolk ,county , Boston

A new and accurate map of the colony of Massachusets Bay, in North America, from a late survey. Covers eastern Massachusetts, Rhode Island, eastern Connecticut, and small portions of New Hampshire and Vermont. Relief shown pictorially. From Universal magazine of knowledge and pleasure, vol. 66, Dec. 1780, opposite p. 281. Prime meridian: Ferro... New and accurate map of the colony of Massachusetts Bay. New and accurate map of the colony of Massachusetts Bay, Massachusetts Rhode Island Connecticut

Boyle and Mercer counties , Geology, Kentucky, Boyle County, Maps, Geology, Kentucky, Mercer County, Maps, Boyle County Ky., Maps, Mercer County Ky., Maps Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

1775 Zannoni Map of Southern Portugal, the Algarve, and Seville

Post route map of the state of New York showing post offices with the intermediate distances on mail routes in operation on the 1st of December, 1903. Insets: City of New York and vicinity -- Long Island. Includes list of counties showing relative position.... , New York

Domina Anglorum in America Septentrionali specialibus mappis Londini primum a Mollio edita, nunc recusa ab Homannianis Hered - Die Gros-Britannische colonie-laender, in Nord-America, in accuraten special-mappennach den Londone originalien getreulich mitgetheilt und heraus gegeben von Homaenischen Erben , North America, Maps, Early works to 1800 Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Historical map of the Netherlands with the areas of the Batavians and Frisians, 1725 print Map of the Batavian areas in Roman times. In the middle cartouche with title, also depicted two Germanic warriors (possibly a batav and a frieze), a combat scene in the background. Bottom left shell: Semis Gradus. paper engraving / etching maps of separate countries or regions Netherlands

State of Idaho , Idaho, Maps Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Map of the State of Mississippi compiled from official records of the General Land Office and other sources by C. Roeser, Principal Draughtsman, in 1878. The map, published by the Department of the Interior General Land Office, is presented in color and has a size of 78 x 50 cm on a sheet measuring 85 x 62 cm. The map illustrates the historical geography and administrative and political divisions of Mississippi

New Found Land, St. Laurence Bay, the fishing banks, Acadia, and part of New Scotland , New France, Maps, Early works to 1800, Newfoundland and Labrador, Maps, Early works to 1800, Nova Scotia, Maps, Early works to 1800, Saint Lawrence, Gulf of, Maps, Early works to 1800 Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

1771 Bonne Map of Paraguay, Uruguay, and Brazil

A new map of Denmark and Sweden from 1736, published in London by Tho. Bowles, a print and map-seller in St. Paul's Churchyard. The map measures 64 x 101 cm and is hand-colored, folded to 64 x 28 cm

A map of the East-Indies and the adjacent countries, with the settlements, factories and territories, explaning sic what belongs to England, Spain, France, Holland, Denmark, Portugal &c. with many remarks not extant in any other map , East India Company, East Indies, Maps, Early works to 1800, Indian Ocean, Maps, Early works to 1800, Indian Ocean Region, Maps, Early works to 1800, Asia, Maps, Early works to 1800 Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

MAP OF VIETNAM, CAMBODIA, THAILAND, LAOS, 1896

A hand-colored map from 1794 titled 'A New and Correct Map of the British Colonies in North America.' The map depicts eastern Canada, including the provinces of Quebec, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia, as well as the Government of Newfoundland. It also shows the adjacent states of New England, Vermont, New York, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey. The map was published by Laurie & Whittle, located at 53 Fleet Street in London, and measures 47 x 66 cm

Map of the State of New-York : showing its water and rail road lines, Jany. 1854 , Railroads, New York State, Maps, Canals, New York State, Maps, New York State, Maps Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Cartographic, Maps. 1874. Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division. Staten Island (New York, N.Y.) Outline Plan & Index to Staten Island Atlas Map of Staten Island , Richmond County, Staten Island, New York

Map of Manchuria, Corea & Japan. Relief shown by hachures. Inset: Bay of Tokio... Map of Manchuria, Corea and Japan. Map of Manchuria, Corea and Japan, China , Manchuria ,area North Korea South Korea Japan

Map of De Grietenij Wymbritseradeel, 1718 print At the top left title cartouche with Putti with the weapons of Wymbritseradeel, Sneek and IJlst. Bottom left legend and a bowl: a Uire Gangs of 1200 Konings rods, Welker 2000 make a common Duytze Myle of 15 in a degree. Around a fisherman and woman. At the bottom right Cartouche with administrative information about the Grietenij, around the weapon of Grietman Jonker Sjuk Gerrold van Burmania, cattle a man and a farmer. paper engraving / etching maps of separate countries or regions. coat of arms (as symbol of the state, etc.). fisherman. farmers Friesland. Wymbritseradeel. Sneek. IJLST

Carte des Parties Centrales Du Sahara et du Soudan. Map of the central parts of the Sahara and the Sudan Daumas, E. (Eugène), 1803-1871. Cartographic. Maps. 1848. Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division. Africa, North, Sahara, Sudan (Region)

Map of Manchuria, Corea & Japan , Manchuria China, Maps, Korea, Maps, Japan, Maps Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

1846 Mitchell - Tanner Map of New Jersey

To his excellency the Count of Czernichew, Commander in Chief of her Majesty the Empress, of all the Russia's fleet and gallies, Lieutenant General of her armies, one of the Lords of her Admiralty, Ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary to his Majesty the King of Great Britain, a Knight of the Order of the White Eagle, and St. Ann &c. &c. &c., this map of the present seat of war, between the Russians, Poles, and Turks is most humbly inscribed by his excellency's most humble and obedt. servt , Russo-Turkish War, 1787-1792, Maps, Early works to 1800, Black Sea, Maps, Early works to 1800, Russia, Maps, Early works to 1800 Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Vintage Maps / Antique Maps - A survey of Lake Champlain, from Crown Point to Windmil Point, and from thence to St. Iohns ca. 1762

Rand, McNally & Co.'s New York New York Rand, McNally & Co.'s new business atlas map of New York Cartographic. Maps. 1888. Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division. Railroads , New York (State), New York (State), New York (State) , Administrative and political divisions, Long Island (N.Y.)

New Iarsey Cartographic. Maps. 1703. Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division. New Jersey

The State of Pennsylvania : From the latest survey - David Martin, circa 1796

Map of the town of Sandwich, Barnstable County, Mass : surveyed by order of the town , Landowners, Massachusetts, Sandwich Town, Maps, Sandwich Mass. : Town, Maps Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Mappa Geographica Status Genuensis 1749. Cartographic. Maps. Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division. Italy , Maps, Switzerland , Maps

Charte des Königreichs Daenemark : nach Murdochischer Projection und nach den trigonometrischen Charten der König , Denmark, Maps Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

South Carolina , South Carolina, Maps Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Map of the Philippine Islands and Sulu Archipelago , Philippines, Maps Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Outline Plan & Index to Staten Island Atlas, 1874, by J.B. Beers & Co. This atlas includes maps of Staten Island, Richmond County, New York. Issued in 1874 and published by J.B. Beers & Co. in New York

Cartography, Italy, 18th century. State of Genoa. Map by Tobia Majero, Nuremberg, 1749. Copper engraving.

Peru. Relief shown pictorially. Oriented with north to the left. In French on verso, with caption title "Le Peru" and numbered 20. Bar scales in "Milliaria Gallica communia" and "Milliaria Germanica communia." Appears in Blaeu's Le theatre du monde ... Amsterdam: Chez I. Blaeu, 1650. Cataloging, conservation, and digitization made possible in part by The National Endowment for the Humanities: Exploring the human endeavor... Perv. Perv, Peru

New York State, Double Page Plate No. 25 Map of Madison, Chenango, and Broome Counties Cartographic. Atlases, Maps. 1895. Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division. New York (State) - - vMaps.

A view of the Rivers Kenebec and Chaudiere, with Colonel Arnold's route to Quebec , Kennebec River Me., History, 18th century, Maps, Early works to 1800, Chaudière River Québec, History, Revolution, 1775-1783, Maps, Early works to 1800 Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Map of Burma : prepared for the Ireland report on colonial administration in the Far East. Relief shown by spot heights. Shows railways, corrected to June 30th, 1905.... , Myanmar

Podrobnaia militernaia karta, po granits Rossii s Turtsieiu , Ukraine, Maps Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

New England, New York, New Jersey and Pensilvania

Post route map of the states of Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut showing post offices with the intermediate distances on mail routes in operation on the 1st of December, 1903 , Counties, Connecticut, Maps, Counties, Massachusetts, Maps, Counties, Rhode Island, Maps, Postal service, Connecticut, Maps, Postal service, Massachusetts, Maps, Postal service, Rhode Island, Maps, Railroads, Connecticut, Maps, Railroads, Massachusetts, Maps, Railroads, Rhode Island, Maps, Connecticut, Maps, Massachusetts, Maps, Rhode Island, Maps Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Westchester, Double Page Plate No. 17 Map of Towns of White Plains, Harrison, and Rye, 1893. Issued by Joseph R. Bien, New York

A Correct map of the island of Minorca, with an accurate plan of Fort St. Philip & its environs, and the French approaches and batteries in 1756 , Minorca Spain, Maps, Early works to 1800 Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Map of Albany, Rensselaer, and Columbia Counties, New York State, Double Page Plate No. 12, published in 1895 by Joseph R. Bien

Post route map of the state of New Jersey showing post offices with the intermediate distances on mail routes in operation on the 1st of December, 1903 , Counties, New Jersey, Maps, Postal service, New Jersey, Maps, Railroads, New Jersey, Maps, New Jersey, Maps Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Map of the province of Upper Canada shewing the organized part thereof and the adjacent county. Shows counties, townships, drainage and canals. Relief shown by hachures. Prime meridians: Greenwich and York i.e. Toronto. Dedicated to Sir Peregine Maitland, Lieutenant Governor. Includes northeast continuation to Quebec.... , Canada , Ontario ,province

Post route map of the state of Maine and adjacent parts of New Hampshire and the Dominion of Canada, 1875. Issued by the Post Office Department, this hand-colored map measures 94 x 74 cm on a sheet of 99 x 78 cm. It features postal routes, railway mail service, and railroads in Maine, along with surrounding areas. Issued in Washington, D.C

Post route map of the state of New Jersey showing post offices with the intermediate distances on mail routes in operation on the 1st of December, 1903 , Counties, New Jersey, Maps, Postal service, New Jersey, Maps, Railroads, New Jersey, Maps, New Jersey, Maps Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Kentucky , Kentucky, Maps Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Map of Burma : prepared for the Ireland report on colonial administration in the Far East , Railroads, Burma, Maps, Burma, Maps Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Map of Rensselaer County, New York: from actual surveys Cartographic. Maps, Cadastral maps. 1854. Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division. Landowners , New York (State) , Rensselaer County, Villages , New York (State) , Rensselaer County, Rensselaer County (N.Y.), Troy (N.Y.), Lansingburgh (N.Y.), New York (State) , Lansingburgh, New York (State) , Rensselaer County, New York (State) , Troy

Map illustrating the military operations in front of Atlanta, Ga : from the passage of Peach Tree Creek, July 19th, 1864, to the commencement of the movement upon the enemy's lines of communication, south of Atlanta, August 26th, 1864. Shows fortifications, headquarters, and location and dates of battles. Relief shown by hachures. Includes list of authorities and names of select landowners. Insets keyed to map: A portion of the Confederate defenses of Atlanta -- A portion of the U.S. defensive works erected after the capture of Atlanta.... , Georgia , Fulton ,county , Atlanta

A new and exact map of the United Provinces, or Netherlands &c. Relief shown pictorially. Dedicated to Charles, Lord Viscount Townshend. Insets: A chart of part of the coastlands and banks of England and Holland &c. -- Amsterdam -- Rotterdam -- Middelburg -- Utrecht -- Gronningen -- A draught of Arx Brittanica or t'Huys te Britten -- The late King William's palace called t'Loo. Appears in Moll's The world described, 1709-1736, plate 23.... , Netherlands

Map of the Republic of the Seven United Netherlands, Caspar Specht (Possible), After Caspar Specht, 1726 - 1750 print On the left an elongated cartouche containing the Dutch title and the weapons of and topographical and political information about the seven provinces. Among them two scale sticks: Milliaria Gallica Sive Hora Itineris; Milliaria Germanica Comunia. At the bottom right a cartouche with the Latin title. The card is equipped with a coordinates network and a degree distribution along edges. Zeeland is colored. paper engraving maps of separate countries or regions. coat of arms (as symbol of the state, etc.) (+ province; provincial) Netherlands

South America : corrected from the observation communicated to the Royal Societys of London & Paris , South America, Maps, Early works to 1800 Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

New map of Massachusetts : compiled from the latest and best authorities and corrected by permission from the survey ordered by the legislature in 1830 , Massachusetts, Maps Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

United States of America , United States, Maps Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

1780 Raynal and Bonne Map of Northern United States

Spain France Pyrenees Map 1872 Gotha, Justus Perthes, 1872, Atlas

1799 Cary Map of Ireland

A plan of the city and environs of Philadelphia , Philadelphia Pa., Maps, Early works to 1800, Pennsylvania, Maps, Early works to 1800 Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

1853 Mitchell Map of Argentina ( La Plata ), Uruguay and Chili

Geological map of Essex County, Massachusetts , Geology, Massachusetts, Essex County, Maps, Essex County Mass., Maps Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

PORT BONAVISTA part of New-found-land; CATTALINA HARBOR part of New-found-land 1702 - 1707. Cartographic. Maps, Nautical charts. Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division. Newfoundland and Labrador, Bonavista (N.L.)

Africa. Manuscript map of Africa, drawn by a student. Sahara Desert indicated with stippling.... , Africa Africa

A new map of the only useful and frequented part of New Found Land. Relief shown pictorially. In upper margin: For the London Mag. Cataloging, conservation, and digitization made possible in part by The National Endowment for the Humanities: Exploring the human endeavor.... , Canada , Newfoundland and Labrador ,province

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