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Map of the United States, the British Provinces, Mexico, Et cetera
This 1849 map shows the United States, British North America (present-day Canada), and Mexico, with inset maps of South America and of the newly-discovered gold region of California. The routes of the...
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North America Divided into its III Principal Parts
This map, North America Divided into its III Principal Parts, was created in the late 17th century and reflects the contemporary knowledge of North America and neighboring regions in the early...
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Map Containing Part of the Coast of California
This pen-and-ink and watercolor Spanish map of 1787 rather sketchily covers the coast of what are now Oregon, Washington, British Columbia, and southeastern Alaska from the 44th to the 61st parallels....
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Map of the Mining District of California
The California gold rush of 1849 began with the strikes at Sutter’s Mill on the American River near Sacramento. This map produced in 1850 shows the location of the main gold workings in the mining...
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Small Map of the Northern Ocean Between Asia and America, After the...
This map of Alaska and the North Pacific region by the French cartographer Jacques-Nicolas Bellin (1703–72) is from a collection of hydrographic charts made for the French Navy in the period from...
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View of the Panamint Range Mountains, Mines, Mills and Town Site, 1875
In the early 1870s, prospectors made a large silver strike in the Panamint Mountains west of Death Valley, California. It proved to be a substantial regional mother lode, and brought many stampeders...
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Panama and the Canal in Picture and Prose
Published in 1913, Panama and the Canal in Picture and Prose is a comprehensive overview of Panama and the Panama Canal in the year before it was opened to commerce. Organized in 20 chapters, the book...
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Residence of Joseph Harrison, Esquire. Rittenhouse Square, Philadalphia
This hand-colored 1867 lithograph by architect Samuel Sloan (1815–84) was a plate in an architectural design book; it illustrated a perspective view of a symmetrical, Italian-style, suburban mansion....
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Harrison Mansion, Front Elevation. 18th and Locust Streets, Philadelphia
This hand-colored 1867 lithograph by architect Samuel Sloan (1815–84) was a plate in an architectural design book; it illustrated the front facade of a symmetrical, Italian-style, suburban mansion....
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Wm. B. Eltonhead, Dealer in All Kinds of Watches, and Manufacturer of All...
This circa 1855 advertising print shows a three-and-one-half story storefront located on the 200 block of South Second Street in Philadelphia. The storefront features an open entrance, two large...
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Engel and Wolf's Brewery and Vaults at Fountain Green. Office Number 26 and...
This advertising print from circa 1855 shows the facility located at Fountain Green (now part of Fairmount Park in Philadelphia) for the brewery established in 1844 by Charles Engel & Charles...
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Donnelly's Match Manufactory. Linden Street near the Stone Bridge, Philadelphia
This 1847 lithograph by an unknown artist advertises the steam patent match manufactory of John Donnelly, located south of Front Street near the Delaware River, in Philadelphia. Signage covers the...
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Interior View of Independence Hall, Philadelphia
This 1856 chromolithograph shows visitors of all ages gathered in the Assembly Room of Independence Hall in Philadelphia, which is being used as an exhibit gallery. Men, women, and children promenade,...
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William D. Rogers' Coach Manufactory. Sixth and Brown Streets, Philadelphia
This advertising print from 1847 shows a two-story factory on the 800 block of North Sixth Street near Spring Garden in Philadelphia. The building is adorned with signage reading: “Wm. D. Roger’s...
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The Castle of the State in Schuylkill
This print from 1830 shows an exterior view of the clubhouse, known as “The Castle,” for the Fishing Company of the State in Schuylkill. Men are seen across the grounds, with some sitting at a table...
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Commissioners Hall, Spring Garden
This 1851 chromolithograph shows an exterior view of the hall completed in 1848 after the designs of architect William L. Johnston, and located at Spring Garden and North 13th streets in Philadelphia....
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Fountain Park near Philadelphia. Residence of A. McMakin, Esquire
This circa 1850 lithograph, by artist Edwin Whitefield (1816–92), shows the estate of Andrew McMakin, a Philadelphia newspaper proprietor. The estate was located south of Laurel Hill on the Ridge...
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Wakefield Manufacturing Company. Hosiery. Germantown, Philadelphia County
This lithograph from circa 1850 shows a pastoral view of the hillside area surrounding the mills of the Wakefield Manufacturing Company. The mills were established circa 1815 by William Logan Fisher,...
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Humane Society of Philadelphia
This circa 1850 lithograph depicts Humane Society volunteers conducting a rescue on the Delaware River near the old Navy Yard in Southwark, Philadelphia. In the image, male volunteers attend to a...
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T. Sharpless and Sons, Wholesale Ware Room, Clothes, Cassimeres, Merinoes,...
This 1846 advertising print shows a four-story building located at 30-32 South Second Street, below Market Street in Philadelphia. The double storefronts have signage advertising the “Wholesale Ware...
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