Collections Online

Welcome to the Maryland Historical Society’s Collections Online Database. Browse through both Museum Department collections and the Special Collections Department of the H. Furlong Baldwin Library by subject or by medium. Here you will see paintings, photographs, manuscripts, decorative arts pieces, lithographs, and more.

With well over one million items housed at MdHS, this database contains merely a fraction of what can be found in the combined collections. Information contained in the records of the Collections Online Database is subject to change as a result of ongoing research.

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American Civil WarAfrican American HistoryPhotographs
War of 1812Women's HistoryBenjamin Henry Latrobe
PaintingsMining the Museum (exhibit)

Works on Paper

Emigration & immigrationMaritimePrints
Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849.
Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849., Portrait male, Etching., Prints
Unknown
Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1949). Etching with signature. Hayden Collection.
For more information, please contact the Special Collections Department: special_collections@mdhs.org
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Unknown
[Graphics]


"The Dandy Slave: A Scene in Baltimore, Maryland"
Baltimore (Md.), Prints, Slavery, African American history, Newspapers and periodicals, Baltimore City Life Museum Collection,
Unidentified artist
"The Dandy Slave: A Scene in Baltimore, Maryland." Print in unidentified newspaper or periodical.
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1861
CB2883


John Bull and the Baltimoreans
War of 1812, Prints, Cartoons, Political cartoons, Baltimore (Md.)
William Charles del et Sculp.
John Bull and the Baltimoreans. William Charles del et Sculp., ca. 1814.
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ca. 1814
MB581


View of the Spot Where General Ross Fell Near Baltimore.
War of 1812, 1812-1815; Baltimore (Md.); Lithographs, Prints

View the Hambleton Print collection finding aid.

Hill, J.
View of the Spot Where General Ross Fell Near Baltimore. Published by M. Carey and Sons, Philadelphia. Engraved by J. Hill. Included in McCauley, E15.
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H92


First View of the Battle of Patapsco Neck...
Prints, War of 1812, 1812-1815, Lithographs; Patapsco Neck, Battle of, Md., 1814

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Unknown
First View of the Battle of Patapsco Neck dedicated to those who lost their friends in defence of their country. September 12, 1814. References to locations of fourteen regiments in bottom margin. Engraving.
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ca. 1814
H86


Massachusetts Militia Passing Through Baltimore.
Prints, American Civil War, 1861-1865; Lithographs, Hambleton Print Collection, Baltimore (Md.), Riots.

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Virtue & Co. (publishers)
Massachusetts Militia Passing Through Baltimore. Published by Virtue & Co. Publishers, N.Y. F.O.C. (Felix Octavius Carr) Darley and F.F. Walker.
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1861
H254


The Lexington of 1861.
Prints, American Civil War, 1861-1865; Lithographs, Hambleton Print Collection, Baltimore (Md.), Riots.

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Currier & Ives (publishers)
The Lexington of 1861. Published by Currier & Ives.
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ca. 1861
H247


First Blood. The Sixth Massachusetts Regiment fighting their way through Baltimore.
Prints, American Civil War, 1861-1865; Lithographs, Hambleton Print Collection, Baltimore (Md.), Riots.
First Blood. The Sixth Massachusetts Regiment fighting their way through Baltimore, April 19, 1861.
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ca. 1861
None [Medium Prints]


Plan of Baltimore in 1729.
Prints, Lithographs, Maps, Hambleton Print Collection, Baltimore (Md.)

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Plan of Baltimore in 1729 containing 600 acres divided into 60 lots. Hambleton Print Collection.
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ca. 1823
H10


View of Baltimore City.
Prints, Baltimore (Md.), Lithographs, Baltimore (Md.)--Aerial views., Hambleton Print Collection, Monuments, Baltimore (Md.)--Buildings, structures, etc., Baltimore (Md.). Mount Vernon, Washington Monument--Baltimore (Md.)

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E. Sachse & Co.
View of Baltimore City. Drawn from nature on stone by E. Sachse & Co., 1850. Lithograph, printed in colors.
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1850
H13


Baltimore in 1752.
Prints, Baltimore (Md.), Lithographs, Baltimore (Md.)--Aerial views., Hambleton Print Collection, Landscape, Landscape--Water

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Moale, John (sketch); Strickland, William (engraving)
Baltimore in 1752. Engraved by William Strickland, 1817. Sketch made by John Moale, Esq., corrected by Daniel Bowley Esq. Aquatint, some impressions hand colored.
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1817
H16


Baltimore & Southern Packet Company's Steamship Tennessee.
Baltimore (Md.), Lithographs, Hambleton Print Collection, Landscape, Landscape--Water; E. Sachse & Co.; Maritime, Prints

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E. Sachse & Co.
Baltimore and Southern Packet Company's Steampship Tennessee, 1200 tons. William B. Hudgins, Commander. Running between Baltimore and Charleston. Lithograph drawn on stone and printed in colors by E. Sachse & Co.
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ca. 1850
H73


To the Brethren of the Order of I.O.O.F.
Prints, Lithographs, Hambleton Print Collection, Clubs and organizations, E. Sachse & Co.

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E. Sachse & Co.
To the Brethren of I.O.O.F. This print representing the distinguishing characteristics of Odd Fellowship Benevolence, is respectfully dedicated to the Author. Lithograph and print by E. Sachse & Co., 1859.
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1859
H82


Stone Chapel, Pipe Creek.
Prints, Lithographs, Hambleton Print Collection, A. Hoen & Co., Houses, Churches and synagogues

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A. Hoen & Co.
Stone Chapel, Pipe Creek, ca. 1855. T.C. Ruckle; Lithograph by A. Hoen & Co. Built, 1783 re-built in 1800. Took the place of Strawbridge Log Chapel.
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ca. 1855
H129


The Conspiracy Against Baltimore, or The War Dance at Montgomery Court House [sic].
War of 1812, Prints, Etching,
Unidentified artist
The Conspiracy Against Baltimore, or The War Dance at Montgomery Court House [sic]. Engraving by unidentified artist. Small Prints Collection, Graphics Shelf 2, Box P196-P340.
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Not Dated
SMPR P322


La Fayette Barracks, Baltimore, Maryland.
Prints, American Civil War, 1861-1865, Lithographs; Occupation--Military--Soldier, E. Sachse & Co., Baltimore (Md.), Lafayette Square (Baltimore, Md.), Baltimore (Md.)--Buildings, structures, etc., Baltimore (Md.) Lafayette Square, Military camps, Maryland. Militia, Barracks--Maryland--1860-1870., Military camps--Maryland
E. Sachse & Co.
La Fayette [sic] Barracks, Baltimore, Maryland. 151st Regiment New York Volunteers (with names). Lithograph by E. Sachse & Company, ca. 1862. Accession: 72642. Medium Prints Collection: Civil War, 1861-1865, Barracks and Quarters.
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ca. 1862
[Medium Print]


Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company (promotional poster)
Prints, Lithographs; Transportation, Trains; Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
Hunckel
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad forming the Central link of the Great National Route between East & West. Colored promotional poster by Hunckel. Hambleton Print Collection.
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1850
H445


Sir George E. Calvert, Lord Baltimore
Lithographs; Calvert Family, Prints, Hambleton Print Collection, Etching
Sir George E. Calvert with autograph and seal of John Thane. Lithograph by unknown artist. Hambleton Print Collection.
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H175


Yacht 'Ross Winans'.
Lithographs; Maritime, Prints
Unknown
Yacht 'Ross Winans'. Lithograph by unknown artist.
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ca. 1866
H170


George Washington in prayer at Valley Forge
Prints, Washington, George, 1732-1799.; Lithographs; American Revolutionary War, 1775-1783
E. Sachse & Co.
George Washington in prayer at Valley Forge. Lithograph by E. Sachse & Co.
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H150A