Discover maps from different eras in the digital collections.
Discover maps from different eras in the digital collections.
Map showing the area bounded by Rockville and Sandy Spring, MD, Patuxent R., Matawoman Creek, Occoquon R., Manassas and Drainesville, VA. Inset illustrations by Paul J. Pelz of Capitol Building, and "The proposed United States Memorial Bridge spanning the Potomac River from Washington to Arlington National Cemetery." Text extolls the safety and benefits of investing in Washington real estate. More Details
Map showing the location of deaths from pneumonia and other lung diseases broken down by race. Also shows block numbers and radial distances from Capitol. More Details
Drawing of the Capital Transit Company Massachusetts bus line, routes N1-2. More Details
Poster/map protesting the building of the 3-Sisters Bridge and associated connector roads that would displace black families. Shows the north leg of the inner loop of the connector roads from the proposed Three Sisters Bridge. One map shows the area within the Beltway; a second map traces the route from P St. to N. Capital. The third (largest) map shows details from New Hampshire Avenue/U Street, NW to Second Street through the Shaw School Urban Renewal area. Explanatory text provides information about the effects of the proposed highway on the economic well-being of the community. More Details
A map of DC Transit railways as of August 1958 drawn by Charles Wagner for the Washington Electrical Railway Historical Society. More Details
A map provided by the Engineer Bureau of the U.S. War Department depicts forts protecting Washington D.C. in 1865. More Details
Map showing draft registration precincts and stations in the District of Columbia. The back of the map is a broadside giving more details about registration procedures and locations, including addresses of schools used as registration points. More Details
Hand-drawn track map, not to scale, for Capital Traction Company rail lines as of 1914. Because the map is not to scale, a list of the distances between stations is provided. More Details
Map of Washington, D.C. that shows square and ward numbers. The legend at the top right includes reference numbers for churches, cemeteries, markets, banks, halls, hotels, lodges, fire stations, public buildings, and schools. An insert on the lower left features a zoomed out view of D.C. More Details
Map of Washington, D.C. showing the location of typhoid fever investigated in the District of Columbia, exclusive of the cases at Takoma Park during July, August, September, and October of 1895 and including all fatal cases. Includes both fatal and non-fatal cases contracted outside the District and within the District. Map also shows the location of water-courses that are no longer in existence. More Details
Map showing sewers and public pumps in Washington, D.C. Shows both brick sewers and pipes. Pumps closed or found to be contaminated between July 1-December 1, 1895 are specifically marked. More Details
Plat map for a proposed carriage road and other improvements south of the White House from the 2nd session of the 33rd Congress. More Details
Map showing the principal streets, block numbers, and wards of Washington, D.C. References are included for the locations of churches, cemeteries, public buildings, markets, banks, halls, hotels, lodges, fire companies and public schools. More Details
Map of Washington, D.C. showing the number of diphtheria deaths in blue, scarlet fever deaths in red. Long Title: Map of the City of Washington, showing location of fatal cases of diptheria and scarlet fever; also number of cases thereof reported to the Health Department during the year ending June 30, 1897. More Details
Map of the City of Washington with original 1792 property lines overlaid. The sites are lettered and owners are identified in a key at the lower left. More Details
Drawing of the Capital Transit Company Petworth bus line, route P1. More Details
Map depicting the area bounded by New Hampshire Avenue on the west, Florida Avenue on the north, and Fifteenth Street on the east. The location of public schools are indicated by red squares and the location of licensed saloons are indicated by black dots. The map is accompanied by text that describes the location of saloons in relation to schools and the number of saloons along the route of the presidential inaugural parade. More Details
A Capital Transit Company map, reprinted from an original created in January 1937, shows streetcar and bus routes as well as an index to points of interest. (This image is a photograph negative of the map.) More Details
A pastel colored map showing Georgetown to the left and the extent of East Capitol Street to the right. The map is bound at the bottom by the Potomac River, including the arsenal at Greenleaf Point, and at the top Florida Avenue. Also features drawings of the Washington Monument, Smithsonian Mansion, and the Capitol Building. More Details
Drawing of the Capital Transit Company Pentagon bus line, route Q2. More Details