Book Collection (page 2)

Hutchinsons account of Massachusetts Bay Colony in the 1600s
Title page of Thomas Hutchinsons " History of the Colony of Massachusets-Bay, " first published in 1764. Woodcut with a watercolor wash

Account of Pizarros conquest of Peru, 1535
Title page of Xeres account of the conquest of Peru, 1535. Document

Bookstall on a city street, 1800s
Browsers at a sidewalk bookstall, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century E.A. Abbey illustration

Illuminated manuscript page of the Gospels in Latin
Page from the Latin Gospels given by King Aethelstan to the Church of Canterbury, 900s AD. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of the document

Sisters reading a book, 1800s
Girl reading to her younger sister outdoors, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Fireside reading, 1800s
Woman reading by the fire in the Victorian era. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

PLIT2A-00025
Cover of Brothers Grimm tales from a German edition published in Berlin, 1865. Antique printed book cover

EXPL2A-00351
Title page of the first publication of Lewis and Clarks journal and notes, 1814. Woodcut with a watercolor wash

Monk copying a medieval manuscript
Medieval copyist writing a manuscript on a sheet of vellum, 1400s. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut of an earlier illustration

PEXP2A-00051
Title page of Henri de Tontis account of the La Salle expedition. Woodcut with a watercolor wash of the English edition, printed in London 1698

PPRT2A-00006
Gutenbergs printing press, Mainz, Germany, 1450s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

PPRT2A-00002
Johannes Gutenberg examining a proof. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th century illustration

Chained books in a Dutch library
University of Leiden library, where all the books were chained in place, 1500s -1600s. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of a 17th-century illustration

Freedmens school in Vicksburg, Mississippi, 1866
Primary school for freedmen, in charge of Mrs. Green, at Vicksburg, Mississippi, 1866. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Freed slaves attending school in Charleston, South Carolina, 1866
Zion School for colored children, Charleston, South Carolina, 1866. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Manuscript of Bradfords History of Plimoth Plantation
First page of Governor Bradfords manuscript, " History of Plimoth Plantation, " early 1600s. Woodcut reproduction with a watercolor wash

EXPL2A-00237
Title page of John Smiths book, " A True Relation... in Virginia... " 1608. Hand-colored 19th-century reproduction of the original document

Martin Luthers German translation of the Bible
First edition title page of Martin Luthers translation of the Bible into German. Woodcut with a watercolor wash

Salem witchcraft account, 1697
" A Modest Enquiry into Witchcraft, " by John Hale, 1697, title page of Boston printing, 1702. Halftone reproduction with a watercolor wash

Bay Psalm Book, 1640
Bay Psalm Book, printed in Massachusetts Bay Colony, 1640. Woodcut with a watercolor wash

PROY2A-00172
Catherine the Great of Russia, with her signature. Hand-colored woodcut of a portrait

Arithmentic lesson of young Abe Lincoln
Page from Abraham Lincolns exercise book when he was age 17. Woodcut reproduction with a watercolor wash

Lincolns desk and bookcase
Abraham Lincolns law office bookcase and writing-desk. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

PBIB2A-00003
Mary the Virgin, Queen of Heaven, presiding over an assembly of saints. 19th-century color lithograph reproduction of a 15th-century painting

Jews teaching a child the laws of ancient Israel
Jews teaching a child the laws, ancient Israel. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

NATI2A-00165
Title page of the US Supreme Court record, Cherokee Nation v. State of Georgia, 1831. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of the document

PREV2A-00052
Title page of " The Federalist, " 1788, urging ratification of the new U.S. Constitution. Woodcut reproduction with a watercolor wash

PLIT2A-00090
Noah Webster, American lexicographer, surrounded by books. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century portrait

Secondhand bookstore, 1800s
Young woman at the counter of a bookstore, late 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

BUSN2A-00065
Stephen Dayes press, the first printing press in America, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1640. Hand-colored woodcut

BUSN2A-00155
Writing master using a quill pen. Hand-colored engraving of an illustration

Old books
Antiquarian books. Digital photograph

Erasmus Colloquies
Colloquies of Erasmus, hand-bound edition published in Basel, 1537. Hand-colored engraving

Empire fashion in Europe
European ladies reading and a couple walking during the early French Empire period, 1802 to 1804. Antique hand-colored print

Engravers preparing books in China
Printers engraving the Chinese classics, China, 1800s. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Lady Isabel Burton with her memoirs
Isabel Burton, wife of explorer Richarrd Burton. Hand-colored photogravure reproduction of a photograph

PEXP2A-00084
Daniel Boone holding a book Hand-colored engraving from a painting by Sully

PPRT2A-00003
Page of Gutenbergs 42-line Bible, printed in the 1450s, probably the first use of movable type. Color lithograph reproduction

Marco Polos Voyages published in 1477
Title page of Marco Polos " Voyages" published in Nuremberg in 1477. Woodcut with a watercolor wash

EXPL2A-00251
Title page of the London edition of Jacques Cartiers book about his discoveries in Canada, printed in 1580. Watercolor wash over a 19th-century printed halftone reproduction

Description of the colony granted to William Penn, 1681
Title page, " Some Account of the Province of Pennsilvania... " 1681. Woodcut reproduction with a watercolor wash

PUSA2A-00084
John Winthrops Journal, written 1630-1644, title page of the first printing, 1790. Woodcut with a watercolor wash

EXPL2A-00290
Title page of John Smiths " General Historie of Virginia, New England, and the Summer Isles..." printed in 1624. Woodcut with a watercolor wash

PREV2A-00057
John Hancock, prominent signer of the Declaration of Independence, with his signature. Hand-colored engraving of a painting

PREV2A-00029
Patrick Henry writing. Hand-colored engraving of a painting by Alonzo Chappel

EVRV2D-00043
General Washingtons desk at his winter camp headquarters in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. Digital photograph of a restored National Park site

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