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    An Accurate Depiction of New France, 1657.
    Novae Franciae Accurata Delineatio, 1657
    This 1657 map, entitled Novae Franciae Accurata Delineatio (An accurate depiction of New France), is attributed to the Jesuit Francesco Bressani (1612-72), who was sent as a missionary to the Huron Indians in 1642. In 1653 he published in his native Italy an account of his stay in New France in which he announced the impending publication of a map, also based on his...
    • Contributor: Bressani, Francesco Giuseppe
    • Date: 1657-01-01
    • Resource: - 1 page
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    Map of the District of Columbia including the cities of Washington, Georgetown, and Alexandria, Virginia. Shows wards and districts. Oriented with north toward the upper left. Includes ancillary map of Alexandria. LC copy 1 quartered, trimmed, has center section cut out, and mounted on cloth backing. Copy 2 fold-lined. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. DCP 2 copies
    • Date: 1873-01-01
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    Territory of Columbia. Relief shown by hachures. Facsim. of the 1793 topographic map of the District of Columbia by Andrew Ellicott. Original version: [Philadelphia? : s.n., 1793?]. Oriented with north toward the upper left. LC copies fold-lined and mounted on cloth backing. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. 2 copies DCP
    • Contributor: Ellicott, Andrew
    • Date: 1793-01-01
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    Map of n. eastern Virginia and vicinity of Washington Scale 1:63,360. Relief shown by hachures. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 470 Another edition. Mounted on cloth. Description derived from published bibliography. Available also through the Library of Congress web site as raster image.
    • Contributor: United States. Army. Corps of Topographical Engineers
    • Date: 1862-01-01
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    The tourist's pocket map of the state of Virginia : exhibiting its internal improvements, roads, distances &c. Relief shown by contours. Prime meridian: Washington. "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1851, by Thomas, Cowperthwait & Co. in the Clerks Office of the District Court of the eastern District of Pennsylvania." Signed on verso: Millard Fillmore March 1853. Includes lists of steamboat and stagecoach routes, and indexed inset of the District of Columbia. "Population of Virginia by Counties, in...
    • Contributor: Young, J. H. (James Hamilton) - Thomas, Cowperthwait & Co
    • Date: 1853-01-01
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    Chart of the head of navigation of the Potomac River shewing the route of the Alexandria Canal : made in pursuance of a resolution of the Alex'a Canal Company Oct. 1838 Nautical chart of the Potomac estuary within the District of Columbia. Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by contours and soundings. Oriented with north toward the lower right. Stephenson. Cartography of northern Virginia, pl. 29-30 Includes note. LC copies fold-lined and mounted on cloth backing. Copy 1 annotated in ink in right lower margin: From Senate Doc. 178, 26th Congress, 2nd Session, Feb. 5.,...
    • Contributor: Turnbull, Wm. (William) - Kearney, James - Alexandria Canal Company - Fairfax, Wilson M. C. - Ewing, Maskell C. - Stone, William James
    • Date: 1838-01-01
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    Potomac Aqueduct, hydrographic survey of the Potomac River near Georgetown : shewing the position of the Aqueduct, its connection with the Ch. & Ohio Canal on the north bank, and with the ... "Survey made in the fall of 1832." Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by contours and soundings. From the papers of the Virginia-District of Columbia Boundary Commission. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Rubber-stamped and annotated in ink on recto and verso: District of Columbia-Virginia Boundary Commission ... State of Virginia Exhibit No. 63 ... Date: January...
    • Contributor: Ewing, Maskell C. - Turnbull, Wm. (William) - Virginia-District of Columbia Boundary Commission
    • Date: 1832-01-01
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    Nation's capital area. [Washington D.C. and Chesapeake Bay regions] Scale 1:250,000. Photo mosaic. "National Aeronautics and Space Administration image." "NASA (ERTS-1)." Relief shown by spot heights. Depths shown by contours. "This 'false-color' composite imagery of the National Capital area was produced by the Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, from multispectral imagery taken by the NASA Earth Resources Technology Satellite (ERTS-1) on October 11, 1972 ..." Accompanied by text. 1 l. Available...
    • Contributor: Geological Survey (U.S.) - United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    • Date: 1973-01-01
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    The tourist's pocket map of the state of Virginia : exhibiting its internal improvements, roads, distances &c.
    Mitchell's map of Virginia
    Relief shown by hachures. "Longitude west of Washington." Includes lists of steamboat and stagecoach routes, and indexed inset of the District of Columbia. Virginia 1830 census information on inside front cover. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. DCP Acquisitions control no. 95-24
    • Contributor: Mitchell & Hinman - Young, J. H. (James Hamilton) - Mitchell, S. Augustus (Samuel Augustus) - Dankworth, Frederick - Yeager, E. (Edward)
    • Date: 1834-01-01
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    Territory of Columbia. Relief shown by hachures. "Reproduced by the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey in February 1898 from a print in the Hall of Maps and Charts of the Library of Congress." Facsimile. Original version: Drawn by And'w Ellicott. [Philadelphia? : s.n., 1793?]. Oriented with north toward the upper left. In left upper margin: No. 3059 price 25 cents. Available also through the Library of Congress...
    • Contributor: U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey - Ellicott, Andrew
    • Date: 1793-01-01
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    Kriegsschauplatz von Nord-America. Theil von Maryland, Distr. Columbia und Theil von Virginien
    Theil von Maryland, Distr. Columbia und Theil von Virginien | Kriegsschauplatz von Nord-America
    Bird's-eye view of Washington D.C. region to horizon. Relief shown by shading and landform drawings. Does not show Civil War battle positions or other military features. Panel title/title in lower margin. Oriented with north to the bottom. Includes distance list. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. LC copy stained, wrinkled at fold lines, annotated in pencil, has...
    • Contributor: Verlag Von A.D. Geisler - Anst. V. G. Henckel
    • Date: 1862-01-01
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    Map of the Potomac & Anacostia rivers between Washington D.C. & Alexandria Va. Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings. "Copied from the tracining [sic] of original and sent to Com'd'r J.A. Dahlgren U.S.N., M.S. Smith, Cap't of Top'l Eng'rs Asst. C.S. in charge of Office, Coast Survey Office, Washington, February 17th 1857." Blue-line print of ms. map. Includes note. "P.W. 1832. Antique." LC copy accompanied by typewritten text of note by "RS 5/9/77." Available also...
    • Contributor: Whiting, William B. - Smith, M. S. - Upshur, A. P. (Abel Parker) - United States Coast Survey - Young, William S.
    • Date: 1842-01-01
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    Highlights of the new plan for Washington's monumental core : [Washington D.C.].
    Extending the legacy, planning America's capital for the 21st century
    Bird's-eye view of future Washington D.C. as if seen from aircraft. Shows "Washington's ... monumental core ... and ... what it would be like 50 to 100 years from now." Also covers adjacent part of Arlington County (Va.). Oriented with north toward the upper left. Includes text, index of major planned changes, and col. ill. Text, "Draft, monumental core framework" map, and col. ill....
    • Contributor: United States. National Capital Planning Commission
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    George Washington Memorial Parkway, Virginia, Maryland, District of Columbia Also covers Clara Barton Parkway. "*GPO: 1996--404-952/40131. Reprint 1996." Includes directory of points of interest and ill. Text and ill. on verso. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
    • Contributor: United States. National Park Service
    • Date: 1996-01-01
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    Topographical map of Washington, D.C., and vicinity. Showing the Union forts and defences built 1861-3. Detail from a printed map of the Potomac River region of Maryland and Virginia, and including Washington, D.C., which Sneden has annotated to show the locations of Union forts and picket lines.
    • Contributor: Sneden, Robert Knox
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    Upper Chesapeake Bay, satellite image map : NASA LANDSAT-1, 1:250,000 N3849W07649, 016-033 Scale 1:250,000. Title in lower right corner: Upper Chesapeake Bay, N3849W07649, 016-033, 1972. "Imagery recorded ... Oct. 11, 1972 ..." "Projection and 10,000-meter grid: Universal transverse Mercator, zone 18, ..." False-color satellite image of northern Chesapeake Bay and Washington, D.C., regions. Includes notes, location map, and index to topographic and satellite image map coverage. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as...
    • Contributor: Geological Survey (U.S.) - United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    • Date: 1972-01-01
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    Territoire de Columbia Relief shown by hachures. On verso of cardboard mat frame: "Territoire de Columbia," published by Warden in Paris, 1820. Edward Stead, 1941. In upper margin at right: Tome 5, Page 1re. Oriented with north toward the upper left. LC copy taped to mat frame. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. DCP Vault
    • Contributor: Tardieu, P. F. (Pierre François) - Ellicott, Andrew - Warden, David Bailie
    • Date: 1815-01-01
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    Geographical, statistical, and historical map of the District of Columbia Relief shown by hachures. Title at head of text: District of Columbia. Oriented with north toward the upper left. Includes text and statistical tables. At upper right: No. 21. LC copy fold-lined, missing edge section, and accompanied by typewritten information card: [From] A complete historical, chronological & geographical American atlas, H.C. Carey & I. Lea, Philadelphia, 1822. Available also through the Library of Congress...
    • Contributor: H.C. Carey & I. Lea (Firm) - Young & Delleker
    • Date: 1822-01-01
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    Part of map of portions of the milit'y dep'ts of Washington, Pennsylvania, Annapolis, and north eastern Virginia
    Map of portions of the milit'y dep'ts of Washington, Pennsylvania, Annapolis and north eastern Virginia
    Relief shown by shading. Shows Washington D.C. region, including western part of Maryland and northeastern Virginia. Does not show Pennsylvania with the exception of Gettysburg. Probable Confederate copy of Bureau of Topographical Engineers original. Pen-and-ink with some annotations in pencil, on 2 sheets pasted together and mounted on cloth. LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.), H13 Available also through the Library of Congress web...
    • Contributor: United States. Topographical Bureau
    • Date: 1861-01-01
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    Chesapeake Bay watershed, percent area hydrological soil group "A" 1992 Data shown by "percent of non-federal land area" within hydrologic units (regions). Also covers Susquehanna River watershed. Includes notes. "6-53." Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
    • Contributor: United States. Soil Conservation Service
    • Date: 1992-01-01
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    Topographical map of Virginia between Washington and Manassas Junction. Shows Union and Confederate positions at "Battle of Bull Run, July 21st 1861." Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings. In right margin at bottom: Guide to Mount Vernon by the Road Maker. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Gift (copy 1); Edward Stead; 25 Oct. 1991. Includes index of "U.S. encampments at Arlington Heights" and...
    • Contributor: Magnus, Charles
    • Date: 1861-01-01
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    A map of the state of Virginia : reduced from the nine sheet map of the state in conformity to law
    Map of Virginia
    Covers also Washington, D.C., West Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, and southern Pennsylvania. Relief shown by hachures. "Entered according to Act of Congress, the 31st day of October 1827 by W.B. Giles, Governor of the State of Virginia." Prime meridian: Washington. Issued in blue slipcase designed for this map. Annotations of place names on map area in ink (red and black) and pencil. Handwritten annotations on...
    • Contributor: Giles, William Branch - Dawson, E. B. - Böÿe, Herman - Tanner, Henry Schenck
    • Date: 1827-01-01
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    Topographical map of the District of Columbia and a portion of Virginia Partial cadastral map showing landowners' names in rural areas of D.C. Also shows density of built-up area in city. Relief shown by contours. Depths shown by soundings. Oriented with north toward the upper left. Originally printed on 2 sheets. Includes source materials note. LC copies darkened, fold-lined, torn, quartered, and mounted on cloth backing. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as...
    • Contributor: Lydecker, G. J. (Garrett J.) - Office of the Engineer Commissioner D.C. - United States. Army. Corps of Engineers - Bruff, William T. O. - Greene, F. V. (Francis Vinton)
    • Date: 1884-01-01
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    Topographical map of the District of Columbia and a portion of Virginia Partial cadastral map showing landowners' names in rural areas of D.C. Relief shown by contours. Depths shown by soundings. Oriented with north toward the upper left. Originally printed on 4 sheets. Includes source materials notes. LC copies quartered and mounted on cloth backing. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. 2 copies DCP
    • Contributor: Symons, T. W. (Thomas William) - Office of the Engineer Commissioner D.C. - Raymond, Chas. W. (Charles Walker) - United States. Army. Corps of Engineers - Bruff, William T. O.
    • Date: 1889-01-01
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    George Washington Memorial Parkway, District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia
    George Washington Memorial Parkway | Exploring George Washington Memorial Parkway
    Also covers Clara Barton Parkway. "*GPO: 2010--357-940/80487 reprint 2010." Title from panel. Includes tourist information and directory of points of interest. Text and col. ill. on verso. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. DCP
    • Contributor: United States. National Park Service
    • Date: 2010-01-01