British Colony Collection

Map of Cape Colony, South Africa
South Africa when a British colony, 1870s. Printed color lithograph of a 19th-century illustration

Cecil Rhodes in South Africa, 1900
Cecil John Rhodes, British colonial administrator, on his verandah near Cape Town, South Africa, c. 1900. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a photograph

Papua, New Guinea, native village
Native village on Humboldt Bay, Papua, New Guinea, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Jamaican plantation houses from a roadside, 1880s. Hand-colored halftone of a 19th-century Howard Pyle illustration

British Viceroy of India entering Delhi, 1902
Lord Curzon, British Viceroy of India, entering Delhi on an elephant, with Lady Curzon, 1902. Photograph

Sydney, Australia, 1850s
Port of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, in the 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Jamaicans bringing their produce to market, circa 1890. Hand-colored halftone illustration of a 19th-century illustration

Dunedin, New Zealand, 1860
Princes Street in Dunedin, New Zealand, in 1860. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Outdoor kitchen in a Jamaica town, 1890s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Elephant-fight for sport in British colonial India
British officials watching a duel on elephants in Baroda, India, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Singapore and Malaysian traders, 1800s
Chinese traders from the Straits Settlement and from Singapore (right), 1800s. Antique hand colored print

Acquittal of John Peter Zenger, 1735
John Peter Zenger celebrating his acquittal after trial for libel, colonial New York City, 1735. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century Darley illustration

Cecil Rhodes and other British South Africa Company officials, 1896
Doctor Jameson, Cecil Rhodes, and J.T. Newton (left-right), administrators of the British South Africa Company, 1896. Hand-colored haltone reproduction of a photograph

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Andrew Hamiltons defense of John Peter Zenger, establishing freedom of the press in the American colonies, 1734-1735. Hand-colored halftone of a 19th-century illustration

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Toussaint Louverture, liberator of Haiti. Hand-colored woodcut

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Jean-Jacques Dessalines, emperor Jacques I of Haiti. Hand-colored woodcut

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Ox-drawn wagons carrying harvested sugar cane on a Jamaica plantation, circa 1890. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

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Ripe bananas brought to the wharf, Annatto Bay, Jamaica, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Native woman shopping in a farmers market, Jamaica, circa 1890. Hand-colored halftone illustration of a 19th-century illustration

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Townspeople on a Jamaica street, 1890s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Jamaica woman on her way to market, 1890s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Natives loading a schooner with coconuts at Kingston, Jamaica. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Black Hole of Calcutta, 1756
English officers imprisoned in the Black Hole of Calcutta, India, 1756. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Papuan natives, 1800s
Group of Koyari chiefs and their families, southeast New Guinea, 1800s. Hand-colored engraving reproduction of a 19th-century photograph

Borneo village in the 1800s
Native village in Borneo near Sarawak, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Montreal, Canada, seen from the St. Lawrence River, 1760. Hand-colored woodcut

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British official reading the Decree of Expulsion to Acadians in Canada, 1755. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Swan Hotel in the diamond-mining region of South Africa, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century photograph

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Prospectors working the diamond diggings near Colesberg, South Africa, 1872. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Native workers descending into a diamond mine near Johannesburg, South Africa, 1890s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

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Sailing-ship firing on a fort in Jamaica during colonial times. Hand-colored woodcut

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Jamaican women carrying bananas to a seaport, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Leonard Parkinson, a captain of Maroons during a Negro insurrection in Jamaica, 1700s. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a contemporary illustration

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Native people on their way to market in Kingston, Jamaica, circa 1890. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Plantation coffee-mill, surrounded by stone terraces, Jamaica, circa 1890. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

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Native women carrying coal onto a steamship at Kingston, Jamaica, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Hudson Bay Company traders discuss the price of a horse with Native Americans Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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British removing Acadians from Canada in 1755. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Deportation of the Acadians by the British, 1755. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Fur traders arriving at a Hudson Bay Company post in boats and wagons. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

William Johnson portrait
William Johnson, British colonial administrator of Indian affairs, 1700s. Photogravure reproduction of a portrait painting

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British colonial government burning Zengers newspaper on Wall Street, New York City, 1734. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Village of European settlers in the Orange Free State, South Africa, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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