Plundering a plantation during Shermans March to the SeaShermans troops foraging on a Georgia plantation, 1864. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Prehistoric cave art of a bull, Altamira, SpainPrehistoric cave painting of a bull, Altamira, Spain. Color halftone reproduction
Chickens and other poultryDomestic poultry. Color lithograph, 19th century
Dinosaur bonesFossil dinosaur skeleton near Tuba City, Arizona. Photograph
African quagga, an extinct equineQuagga in the London Zoo, now extinct, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Uintathere, an extinct rhinocerus of North AmericaExtinct species of rhinocerus, Uintathere, ancient Wyoming and Utah. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of an 1890s Charles Knight illustration
PBIB2A-00041Arrival of shepherds to see the baby Jesus in the stable. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration
HOUS2A-00129Pair of horses pulling a plow - calendar illustration for the month of March. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Buffalo herd in South DakotaFree-ranging buffalo herd on the grasslands of Custer State Park, Black Hills, South Dakota. Digital photograph
Prehistoric cave art of a horse with foal, Altamira, SpainPrehistoric cave painting of a horse with foal, Altamira, Spain. Color halftone reproduction
Black Hills, South DakotaBlack Hills with lingering snow, sacred area of the Sioux, South Dakota. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Allosaurus modelModel of Allosaurus dinosaur at the National Zoo, Washington DC. Photograph
PBIB2A-00047Shepherds called from their fields at the birth of Jesus. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
AGRI2A-00072Milking-time in a dairy barn, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Puss-in-Boots. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Baal, god of the ancient MideastAncient Phoenician or Canaanite deity Baal holding an infant. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Buffalo killed from a train on the Great PlainsPassengers and crew shooting buffalo from a train on the transcontinental railroad, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Wooly mammoth fossil, South DakotaFossil skull and tusks of a wooly mammoth in an excavation at Mammoth Site, Hot Springs, South Dakota. Digital photograph
Small three-toed horse from fossil beds in South DakotaThree-toed Hipparion from the Niobrara beds in South Dakota, an ancestor of the horse. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 1903 illustration
Petroglyph of a coyote or wolf, New MexicoNative American petroglyph of a coyote or a wolf near Galisteo, New Mexico. Photograph
Jesus born in BethlehemShepherds and kings worshipping Jesus in a stable. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Noahs ark after the flood endedNoah and his family emerging from the ark after the flood. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
PMYT2A-00080Demonic horned dragon of Hell. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a pen drawing in a French manuscript, La Magie Noire, Paris, 1800s
PMYT2A-00081Dragon-mouth of Hell. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of an illustration from a publication in Augsburg, 1473
PMYT2A-00042Medieval monsters of land, sea, and air. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction from " Puch der Natur" printed in Augsburg, 1478
PMYT2A-00001The Roc, a fabulous legendary bird of great size and strength. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Mississippi River bayouAlligator in a cypress brake on the lower Mississippi River. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Carolina coast map, 1600sMap of the Carolinas, showing Charleston and the Outer Banks, north on the right. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a 17th-century map
Vermont cheese factory, 1800sDairy farmers bringing milk to a Vermont cheese factory, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Buffalo in South DakotaFree-ranging buffalo bull on the slopes of the Black Hills in Custer State Park, South Dakota. Digital photograph
Altamira, Spain, cave painting of a buffaloPrehistoric cave painting of a charging buffalo, Altamira, Spain. Printed color halftone reproduction
Prehistoric cave art of a wild boar, Altamira, SpainPrehistoric cave painting of a wild boar, Altamira, Spain. Color halftone reproduction
Bear getting honey from a beehiveBear raiding a beehive in a fallen tree. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century A. B. Frost illustration
Grimms Fairy Tales illustrationDeath of a Chicken, from a Berlin edition of Grimms Fairy Tales, 1865. Antique hand-colored book illustration
American buffaloBison, or American buffalo. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Worship of a golden calf by the HebrewsWorship of a golden calf by the Israelites in the time of Moses. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Ancient Hebrew sacrifice of a lambAncient Hebrews offering a sacrificial lamb. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Prehistoric hunters surrounding a wooly mammothPrehistoric mammoth hunters using bows and arrows. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Worship of a golden calf idolAnimals sacrificed to worship a golden calf in Biblical times. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Christians attacked by a lion in ancient RomeChristian martyrs facing hungry lions in the Colisseum, ancient Rome. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century painting
Ancient Roman haruspex sacrificeRoman haruspex ceremony, foreseeing the future by viewing the entrails of a sacrificial animal. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Lion and a prisoner facing off in ancient RomePrisoner fighting a hungry lion in an ancient Roman arena. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Assyrian winged lion bas-reliefCarving of a winged lion in battle at the entrance to an Assyrian temple. Photogravure reproduction of a 19th-century photograph
Buffalo herd on the American prairieHerd of bison crossing a river bottom on the Great Plains. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a 19th-century painting by Hays
GMDE2A-00007Bedouin messenger racing across the desert on a camel. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
BUSN2A-00142Woodsman setting a beaver trap in a stream, 1800s. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century A.B. Frost illustration
Iguanodon, a large herbivorous dinosaur of the early Cretaceous period, a restoration by Woodward, 1890s. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration
Wooly mammoth. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration