Nautical and Early Maps

Historical nautical charts and maps of coastal areas, depicting navigational routes, anchorages, and early cartographic detail from Massachusetts.

Plan of Ipswich made by Philander Anderson, dated 1831 ,. Massachusetts. Office of the Secretary of State

Bay of Seven Islands. Title from published bibliography. Oriented with north to the right. Appears in the author's Atlantic Neptune. London : J.F.W. Des Barres, 1777-1781.... , Saint Lawrence River ,river

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

A correct map of Europe divided into its empire, kingdoms &c. , Europe, Maps, Early works to 1800 Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

1853 U.S. Coast Survey Map or Chart of Bartaria Bay, Louisiana

St. Vincent, from an actual survey made in the year 1773 : after the treaty with the Caribs , Saint Vincent, Maps, Early works to 1800, Saint Vincent, Administrative and political divisions, Maps, Early works to 1800 Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

1857 U. S. Coast Survey Map of the Chesapeake Bay (3 parts)

Plan showing encroachments upon the inner basins of Boston Harbor : accompanying annual report of Harbor and Land Commissioners, 1880 , Harbors, Massachusetts, Boston, Maps, Boston Harbor Mass., Maps Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

West Indies, Jamaica--south coast, Port Morant : surveyed by Staff Commander G. Stanley, R.N. 1873 ; republication of British Admy. chart no. 454 , Harbors, Jamaica, Port Morant, Maps, Nautical charts, Jamaica, Port Morant, Port Morant Jamaica, Maps Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Trapana plan

Start of the siege of the Citadel of Antwerp by the French army in December 1832, 1832 - 1833 print Map of the Citadel of Antwerp at the start of the siege by the French army, December 1832. The siege works now claimed to the third pearl and, at the top, the designation of the location of the Belgian sample mortar. At the bottom of the legend 1-11. Amsterdam paper permanent fortifications Citadel of Antwerp (19th century)

Survey across the isthmus of Cape Cod, state of Massachusetts and town of Sandwich of a proposed canal between Buzzard's and Barnstable Bays 1825 , Canals, Massachusetts, Cape Cod, Maps, Cape Cod Canal Mass., Maps Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

South America, United States of Colombia, Savanilla Harbor : from the latest surveys with corrections by U.S.S. Albatross, Lieut. Comdr. Z.L. Tanner, comdg. March 1884 , Nautical charts, Colombia, Puerto Colombia Atlántico, Puerto Colombia Atlántico, Colombia, Maps Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Topographical sketch of Lake George , George, Lake N.Y. : Lake, Maps Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

The harbours of Rishibucto & Buctush : on the west shore of the Gulph of St. Lawrence. 1st state. Relief shown by hachures and shading. Depths shown by soundings. Chart of the coast of New Brunswick from Richibucto Harbor to Buctouche Harbor. Appears in the author's Atlantic Neptune. London : J.F.W. Des Barres, 1777-1781... Harbours of Rishibucto and Buctush. Harbours of Rishibucto and Buctush, Canada , Saint Lawrence, Gulf of

Plan of Weymouth made by Lemuel Humphrey and Noah Torrey, dated 1830 ,. Massachusetts. Office of the Secretary of State

Fundriß of the Danube vertebra at Struden,Grein

Map of the Maas mouth with postal routes (part at the top right), Joost van Geel, in or after 1698 print Part (top right) of map of the Maas mouth with postal routes. Rotterdam paper etching / engraving maps of separate countries or regions. ships (in general) - CC - more than one ship. postal service North Sea. Holland

Atlas of the city of Chelsea and the towns of Revere & Winthrop, Massachusetts : from actual surveys and official plans. plate 22 , Real property, Massachusetts, Winthrop, Maps, Landowners, Massachusetts, Winthrop, Maps, Winthrop Mass., Maps Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

South America, west coast, sheet 15, Peru, Chicama Riv. to Port Payta : republication of Brit. Admty. chart no. 1335, with additions to 1876 , Coasts, Peru, Maps, Nautical charts, Peru, Piura Department, Nautical charts, Peru, Lambayeque Department, Nautical charts, Peru, La Libertad Department, Piura Peru : Department, Maps, Lambayeque Peru : Department, Maps, La Libertad Peru : Department, Maps, Lambayeque Peru, Maps, Puerto Chicama Peru, Maps, Villa Eten Peru, Maps, Pacasmayo Peru, Maps Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Map of Augusta County, Virginia. Relief shown by hachures. Shows the names of some residents.... , Virginia , Augusta ,county

Map of the Bering River Coal Field : showing distribution of the various kinds of coal and location of the coal sections and coal samples described in Bulletin 335 , Coal, Alaska, Bering River, Maps, Coal, Alaska, Controller Bay, Maps, Geology, Alaska, Bering River, Maps, Geology, Alaska, Controller Bay, Maps, Bering River Region Alaska, Maps, Controller Bay Region Alaska, Maps Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Siege and intake of Sluis, 1604, 1604 print The siege and the intake of Sluis by the State Army under Maurits, August 20, 1604. Map of the country around Sluis, Aardenburg and Middelburg with the arrival of the fleet near Biervliet and Breskens and the draft of land. At the top of a caption of one line in Latin, below a cartouche with a verse of 16 lines in Latin, on the left the assignment. Left and below -sticky printed text magazines with a description of the events in Dutch. Delft paper etching / letterpress printing maps of separate countries or regions. siege, position war Lock

The second section of the survey of 1819 depicts Grand Island, New York, as issued by the U.S. Light-House Board in 1891. The map illustrates the international boundary between the United States and Canada, specifically focusing on the Niagara River and Grand Island. It is sized at 56 x 36 cm and includes details relevant to the boundaries and historical context related to the War of 1812

Carte du cours de la Seine pour servir a l'intelligence de l'ouvrage la Seine et ses bords. Oriented with north to the right. From Nodier's La Seine et ses bords. Paris : Au Bureau de la publication, rue Saint-Honore, 245, 1836... Cours de la Seine de Rouen au Havre. Cours de la Seine de Rouen au Havre, France , Seine River

A new map of the southern parts of America taken from manuscript maps made in the country and a survey of the eastern coast maode by the order of the King of Spain. Relief shown pictorially. Includes notes. Cataloging, conservation, and digitization made possible in part by The National Endowment for the Humanities: Exploring the human endeavor.... , South America South America

Map of the island of the Batavians, at the time of the Batavian rebellion, 1770 print TitleCartouche top right. At the bottom right three scale sticks: Milles d'Altemagne the 15 au degré, Milles Espagnols the 17.5 au degré, Lieües Francoises et Angloises the 20 au Degré. Degree distribution along the edges. paper engraving maps of separate countries or regions

The second section of the survey of 1819 , Canada, Boundaries, United States, Maps, Grand Island N.Y. : Island, Maps, United States, Boundaries, Canada, Maps, United States, History, War of 1812, Territorial questions, Maps Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

St. Vincent, from an actual survey made in the year 1773 : after the treaty with the Caribs , Saint Vincent, Maps, Early works to 1800, Saint Vincent, Administrative and political divisions, Maps, Early works to 1800 Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Charleston Harbor and its approaches showing the positions of the Rebel batteries , Charleston Harbor S.C., History, 19th century, Maps, Charleston Region S.C., History, 19th century, Maps Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Road from Philadelphia to Washington, seg. 16 Moore, S. S.. Cartographic. Maps, Atlases. 1802. Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division. Philadelphia (Pa.), Philadelphia , Guidebooks, 1802, Roads , Middle Atlantic States, United States , Guidebooks, United States, Middle Atlantic States Guidebooks

Map of Ethiopia by Heinrich Kiepert, created between 1849 and 1856 in Berlin, published by Nicolaische Buchhandlung. The map is colored and measures 77 x 59 cm. It features elements related to Egypt, antiquities, and Ethiopia

Det gamle Norge That old Norway Schøning, Gerhard, 1722-1780. Cartographic. Maps. 1771. General Research Division. Norway , History , To 1030

The province of Maine, from the best authorities. Relief shown pictorially. Prime meridians: Philadelphia and London. "Engraved for Carey's American edition of Guthrie's Geography improved." In upper right margin: 27. Map 27 in his Carey's general atlas. Philadelphia : Mathew Carey, 1800.... , Maine

Plan of Barcelonne with the attack of the year 1706

To his excellency Genl Washington ... this plan of the investment of York and Gloucester.... 1782. Cartographic. Prints, Maps. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Yorktown (Va.) , History , Siege, 1781, Yorktown (Va.), Virginia , History , Revolution, 1775-1783

Plan of the city of Washington in the territory of Columbia.... Cartographic. Prints, Maps. 1792. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Washington (D.C.)

Plan of Topsfield made by Philander Anderson, dated 1830 ,. Massachusetts. Office of the Secretary of State

Plan of the fort and fortress at Crown Point with their environs. With the disposition of the English Army under the command of General Amherst ... 1759

Plan of the Island of Gorée; View of Cape de Verde, off at sea 3 1/2 leagues S.S.W.; View of the Cape, 3 leagues off at sea. S.S.E.. Prints, Plans, Maps. 1745 - 1747. Rare Book Division

South America, west coast, sheet 13, Peru, Independencia Bay to Begueta : republication of Brit. Admty. chart no. 1323 with additions to 1876 , Coasts, Peru, Maps, Nautical charts, Peru, Ancash, Nautical charts, Peru, Lima Department, Ancash Peru, Maps, Lima Peru : Department, Maps, Chincha Islands Peru, Maps Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Plan of Falmouth made by John G. Hales, dated 1831 ,. Massachusetts. Office of the Secretary of State

Kaart van de kop van Noord-Holland en Texel, veroverd door de Britten, 1799; Aan exact Plan of the Capture of the Helder & Port of the Texel (...) 27th of August 1799.English map of the head of Noord-Holland with Den Helder and the Harbor Texel, conquered by the English by the raid on August 27, 1799. Also a squadron English scoop off the coast at Callantsoog. Under the map The legend A-I, a list of the conquered Dutch ships in the new deep, a list of the English warships and a list of Dutch ships conquered at Texel on August 30, 1799.

Port Louis Plan Other times Blavet

Ventre de la vache,' 1809 - 1828, Additional, Egypte topogr. 25, Issued in Paris by Impr. impériale in 1818

The cross and the crescent--Harper's pictorial map of the seat of the war in the east , Turkey, Maps, Balkan Peninsula, Maps Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Plan of Randolph made by Royal Turner, dated 1830 ,. Massachusetts. Office of the Secretary of State

Plan of Randolph made by Royal Turner, dated 1830.... , Massachusetts , Norfolk ,county , Randolph

A map of a river and a valley c.1506-7. Pen and ink | 28.6 x 19.9 cm (sheet of paper). Museum: ROYAL LIBRARY, Windsor, GREAT BRITAIN. Author: LEONARDO DA VINCI.

Northern coast of Long Island Sound from Delancey Point to Calves Island, including the towns of Mamaroneck, Rye, and Port Chester, New York and Connecticut, 1870. Issued by the U.S. Coast Survey, Washington, D.C., 1 map; 65 x 43 cm, on sheet 67 x 49 cm

Etching from 1783 showing a detailed map of the Kingdom of Naples, illustrating cities, towns, roads, rivers, mountains, and territorial boundaries in accurate cartographic representation.

A survey of Lake Champlain including Lake George, Crown Point, and St. John, 1776-08-05, London, Publisher, Printed for Robt. Sayer & Jno. Bennett, Valcour Island, Battle of, N.Y., 1776, Maps, Champlain, Lake, History, George, Lake (N.Y. Lake), 1 map hand col. ; 66 x 46 cm

1763 Bellin Map of Cape Town (Cape of Good Hope) South Africa

Plan of Washington made by Luke Barber, dated May 9, 1831 ,. Massachusetts. Office of the Secretary of State

Sketch of the Heights of Kingsbridge, with the proposed redoubts couloured yellow. 1777

1857 U.S. Coast Survey Chart or Map of the Chesapeake Bay

Carte des costes de la Floride Françoise : suivant les premieres découvertes , South Atlantic States, Maps, Early works to 1800 Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

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1866 U.S. Coast Survey Nautical Chart of Map of New York City and Harbor

Plan of Coesfeld

Vera-Cruz dans le Golfe du Méxique and Isle St. Juan, Fort de St. Jean d'Ulloa , San Juan de Ulúa Island Mexico, Maps, Veracruz Veracruz-Llave, Mexico, Maps Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Plan of No Man's Land (Chilmark), surveyor's name not given, dated 1830 ,. Massachusetts. Office of the Secretary of State

Proyecto para mejorar el Puerto de Barcelona, por el ayudante de término del cuerpo subalterno de obras públicas Don Miguel Coma, 1858. Biblioteca de l'Il·lustre Col·legi de l'Advocacia de Barcelona.

Rebel line of works at Blakely captured by the Army of West Miss., April 9, 1865. Union works are colored red, and Confederate works are blue. Includes roads, vegetation, drainage, and relief by hachures.... , Alabama , Baldwin ,county , Spanish Fort

Port Bonavista , Harbors, Newfoundland and Labrador, Bonavista, Early works to 1800, Nautical charts, Newfoundland and Labrador, Bonavista, Early works to 1800 Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Plan of Waldoborough surveyed by Ebenezer Jennison, dated 1794-5. ,. Massachusetts. Office of the Secretary of State

Plan of Mashpee made by John G. Hales, dated 1831.... , Massachusetts , Barnstable ,county , Mashpee

Map of Cape de Goede Hoop, Anonymous, 1763 print Numbered at the top right: 99. Amsterdam paper etching / engraving maps, atlases Cape of Good Hope

A survey of Lake Champlain, including Lake George, Crown Point, and St. John : surveyed by order of His Excellency Major-General Sr. Jeffery Amherst, Knight of the most Honble. Order of the Bath, Commander in Chief of His Majesty's forces in North America, (now Lord Amherst) , Valcour Island, Battle of, N.Y., 1776, Maps, Early works to 1800, Champlain, Lake, Maps, Early works to 1800, George, Lake N.Y. : Lake, Maps, Early works to 1800 Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

A survey of Lake Champlain, including Lake George, Crown Point, and St. John : surveyed by order of His Excellency Major-General Sr. Jeffery Amherst, Knight of the most Honble. Order of the Bath, Commander in Chief of His Majesty's forces in North America, (now Lord Amherst). Relief shown by hachures. Shows naval actions at Valcour Island and Buttonmold Bay in Oct. 1776. Includes indexes to points of interest and descriptive text. Inset:A particular plan of Lake George, surveyed in 1756, by Capt. Jackson. In The American military pocket atlas (London : R. Sayer and J Bennet, 1776), no. 6.... , Champlain, Lake New York , George, Lake

Easter Island Description: Map and sketches of Easter Island from J Gilbert's log of the voyage of HMS Resolution through the Pacific from 1772-5. Date: c.1773 chile, easter, polynesia, sketch, map, north, journey, borneo, resolution, gilbert, georgian, exploration, moai, easterisland, navigation, admiralty, captainjamescook, rapanui, isladepascua, 1773, hmsresolution, jgilberts

Plan of Elbe Island / Buonaparte Residence. (IT)

1857 U.S. Coast Survey Map of Monterey Bay, California

Reconnaissance of the western coast of the United States middle Sheet from San Francisco to Umpquah River, 1869. United States Coast Survey., 1869., Washington, D.C. Publisher, U.S. Coast Survey. Nautical charts covering California and Oregon along the Pacific Coast., 1 map; 60 x 55 cm, on sheet 77 x 66 cm

A plan of the town of Newport in the province of Rhode Island , Nautical charts, Rhode Island, Newport, Early works to 1800, Newport R.I., Maps, Early works to 1800 Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Fort Niagara, N.Y.: Plan of Fort Niagara with its environ.. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. New York (State), Forts & fortifications , New York (State), Niagara (N.Y.)

Vintage Map of the St Lawrence River (Fleuve St-Laurent) from Quebec city to Lake Ontario, Canada. circa 1720

Collection card with the distribution of the city and cadastral municipality of Utrecht in sections A, B and C, belonging to the minute plan with a list of streets and special buildings.

St: Malo

Map of the mouth of the River Kongo or Zayre, with the adjacent coast Child, G.. Cartographic. Maps. 1700 - 1799. Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division. Congo River, Congo (Democratic Republic), Cabinda Bay (Angola)

Plan de projet pour l'établissement de la ville du Port Napoléon dans l'isle St. Domingue, sur la presqu'isle et baye de Samana, Bron, Ink and watercolor on paper, ca. 1806

Location of the British and the Dutch ships during the bombing of Algiers, 1816, Willem George Frederik Heijmans, After de Fes, 1816 print Location of the British and Dutch ships during the bombing of Algiers on the night of 26-27 August 1816 by the combined English-Dutch fleet, under command of Lord Exmouth and Jonkheer van Capellen. In the caption De Legenda with the Dutch ships numbered 1-6 and the British ships numbered 7-23 with the name of the commander and the number of documents by ship. Netherlands paper etching bombardment ~ siege (+ sailing-ships). bombardment (+ sailing-ships). navy (+ sailing-ships) Algiers

A map of Kalabar River commonly called Kalabar or Rio Real, and the adjacent coast 1699. Cartographic. Prints, Maps. Rare Book Division

1853 U.S.C.S. Map of Cape Charles and Vicinity, Virginia

Amsterdam, Doornick, Marcus Willemsz., Northern Netherlands, Short and concise Story of all that happened on the River of London, and in the Harbour of Chattam, Scapeia &c., happened on the 19th, 20th, 21st, 22nd, 23rd of June 1667., The Raid on the Medway, 1667, The Dutch Raid on the Medway, Sheet with two representations of the Raid on the Medway on 20th-23rd of June 1667 by the Dutch fleet under Admiral De Ruyter. On the left a map of the English east coast and the mouth of the Thames. On the right the Dutch ships on the Thames and Medway and the battles at the Isle of Sheppey and the places Sheerness and Chatham. On the sheet below the representation a description in 3 columns., print, picture, map, news print, prints, pictures, Frederik Muller History plates, height 367 mm, width 462 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1667 - 1667, third quarter 17th century, paper, etching, etchings, engraving, engraving (printing process), letterpress printing, hand coloring, Publication (Event), Publi

1859 U.S. Coast Survey Map or Nautical Chart of the Florida Keys and Key West

Fortress Monroe, Va. and its vicinity. Bird's-eye view. Includes index to points of interest. Description derived from published bibliography.... , Virginia , Fortress Monroe ,defense installation

Map of Rappahannock County, Virginia : prepared under the direction of P.S. Michie , Rappahannock County Va., Maps, 1866 Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

1850 Levasseur Map of Ile de La Reunion

Map of Rappahannock County, Virginia : prepared under the direction of P.S. Michie. Relief shown by hachures.... , Virginia , Rappahannock ,county

A plan of Quebec and environs, with its defences and the occasional entrenched camps of the French commanded by Marquis de Montcalm : shewing likewise the principal works and operations of the British forces, under the command of Major General Wolfe, during the siege of that place in 1759 , Nautical charts, Saint Lawrence River, Early works to 1800, Québec Québec, Maps, Early works to 1800, Saint Lawrence River, Maps, Early works to 1800 Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

1857 U.S.C.S. Map of Cape Fear, North Carolina

Plan of Elizabeth Islands (Nashawena, Cuttyhunk, and Peniquese), surveyor's name not given, dated 1830 ,. Massachusetts. Office of the Secretary of State

1885 De Witt Alexander Wall Map of Maui, Hawaii

Charles-town, capitale de la Caroline , Charleston S.C., Maps, Early works to 1800 Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Charles-town, capitale de la Caroline. Appears in the author's Recueil des plans de l'Amerique Septentrionale.... , South Carolina , Charleston ,county , Charleston

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