1754 circa

Washington, George, 1732-1799

Map

Title: Map of the western parts of the colony of Virginia, as far as the Mississip[p]i

Rare folding map of Eastern part of what is today the United States to the Mississippi River. With orange color supplied on the borders of Virginia. Shows Washington's route from Williamsburg to French Fort. Removed from book due to condition 1997.

GLC00419.02

1833 ca.

Meiser, Edward S., fl. 1833

Map

Title: Map of the southern part of Texas

Map which belonged to Anthony Dey, a chief figure in the Galveston Bay & Texas Land Co. The map has had lands owned by the Company outlined in ink. Date inferred from provenance. Streeter, Texas 1137A and Philips Maps p. 843.

GLC02754

[1768/11]

Map

Title: Indian Boundary Line as Settled by Sr. William & them in Nov[ember[ 1768

GLC03107.02166

1777/06/17

Kitchin, Thomas, fl. 1750-1777

Map

Title: British dominions in America agreeable to the treaty of 1763...

With hand-colored outlines. Depicts the east coast of North America from New Foundland to Florida. Printed by Dury.

GLC05713

1820, 1823

Melish, John, fl. 1820-1823

Map

Title: A Map of the United States with the contiguous British & Spanish possessions

The 1823 edition, but copyright 1820. Of Melish and his maps, Martin & Martin write (p. 115): "Recognizing the demand for geographical information on the American West was limitless for the foreseeable future, Melish undertook to accumulate a vast amount of descriptions, statistics, and maps, and in 1816 produced in six sheets his famous map. It proved so popular it was reprinted at least twenty-two times by the end of 1822. For the Texas area, Melish relied heavily on the surveys conducted by William Darby, who had personally surveyed much of the Sabine River area.... Melish's map…

GLC04319

1778/04/13

Faden, William, fl. 1750-1836

Map

Title: Battle of Brandywine...rebels were defeated, September 11th, 1777...

Nebenzahl, Battle Plans of the American Revolution, 126; British Library 123; Clemonts catalog 14, Snyder fig. 185.

GLC04313

1776/06/28

Faden, William, fl. 1750-1836

Map

Title: A Plan of the Attack on Fort Sulivan [Sullivan]... 28th of June 1776

Nebenzahl, Battle Plans of the American Revolution, 64.

GLC04317

1796/01/01

Arrowsmith, Aaron, 1750-1823

Map

Title: A Map of the United States of North America

Handcolored. Each sheet is 66 cm high. The map shows the northwest territory outside the Union. A portion of Louisiana is included.

GLC04318

1863/05/23

Winn, Charles A., fl. 1863

Map signed

Title: [Battle of Gum Swamp]

Shows the Confederate and Union lines, the locations of a Massachusetts brigade attack and other skirmishes, and the arrangement of fields, woods, roads, and fences. Captain Winn, of Company G in the 58th Pennsylvania Infantry, commanded the skirmish line at the battle of Gum Swamp. Date inferred from the date of the skirmish, 22 May 1863.

GLC04158

1776/10/19

Faden, William, fl. 1750-1836

Map

Title: A Plan of New York island, with part of Long Island... [second issue]

Nebenzahl, Battle Plans of the American Revolution, 107. Second issue dated a month later than GLC 3533 (first issue). This map shows British control of Manhattan.

GLC04177

1794/05/14

Whittle, & Laurie, fl. 1759

Map

Title: A new and general map of the middle dominion belonging to the United States...

The map shows part of the United States, from western New England to Michigan, and from Vermont to southern Virginia.

GLC04178

1804/09/28

Krafft, C., fl. 1804

Map

Title: A View of Tripoli in Barbary

GLC07828

1781, reprint Philadelphia 1807

Map

Title: Plan of the investment and attack of York in Virginia [from Life of Washington]

Plate IX. Shows Yorktown. Published by C. P. Wayne; engraved by Francis Shallus.

GLC04760.02

1776/03/12

Dury, Andrew, fl. 1775-1776

Map

Title: A Plan of Boston and its Environs... [siege of Boston]

Nebenzahl, Battle Plans of the American Revolution, 16.

GLC04410

1775/11/27

Sayer, Robert, 1725-1794

Map

Title: A Plan of the Battle on Bunkers Hill [Boston]

Nebenzahl, Battle Plans of the American Revolution, 28.

GLC04411

1786/08/15

Sayer, Robert, 1725-1794

Map

Title: A Map of the Whole Continent of America... [Wall Map on 4 sheets]

GLC04412.01

1787/01/01

Sayer, Robert, 1725-1794

Map

Title: Europe divided into its Empires, Kingdoms, States... [Wall Map on 4 sheets]

This map has an attractive depiction of Algiers and the Barbery states which is slightly larger than that for GLC# 4412.04 (Africa)

GLC04412.02

1787/01/06

Sayer, Robert, 1725-1794

Map

Title: Asia and its islands, according to D'Anville... [Wall Map on 4 sheets]

GLC04412.03

1787/01/06

Sayer, Robert, 1725-1794

Map

Title: Africa with all its states, kingdoms... by S. Boulton [Wall Map on 4 sheets]

GLC04412.04

1870? ca.

Porter, Fitz-John, 1822-1901

Map

Title: Maps accompanying the proceedings of...the case of Fitz-John Porter [Atlas]

23 maps of Second Bull Run.

GLC07422

1856 ca.

Map

Title: To the free men of the North [election] [large cloth-backed lithographed map]

Free Labor Party abolitionist map used during the 1856 presidential campaign, printed, with hand-coloring in red, black and green.

GLC06662

[1863-1864]

Meigs, John R., fl. 1850-1864

Map

Title: Hand-drawn map in blue and red pencil, including towns of Newmarket, Hawkinsburg, and Woodstock.

Note on verso reads: "Field notes and maps found in pocket of J.R.M."

GLC07059.18

1861 circa

Bohn, Casimir, fl. 1849-1861

Map

Title: Map of Fortress Monroe and surroundings

Includes an engraving with hand-written indications of where camp, mill creek, and a bridge are located. The map also indicates where fighting occurred and the course of the soldiers.

GLC02016.007