Canoe Collection

Hannah Duston escapes from capture by Native Americans
Hannah Duston and two other captives escaping from Abenaki Indians on the Merrimac River, New Hampshire, 1697. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Settlers on the Ohio River
Flatboat of settlers descending the Ohio River, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Hawaiians in the mid-1800s
Diamond Head and Waikiki in the Hawaiian Islands, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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

Sailing ships in the Spice Islands
Volcano on Tidore in the Moluccas, seen from the neighboring island of Ternate, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Landing of Jean Nicolet on the Wisconsin shore of Lake Michigan, 1634, the first European to reach that region. Hand-colored halftone of a 19th-century illustration

Columbia River campsite of Native American fishermen
Native American fishing camp on the banks of the Columbia River. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Native Samoan sea-canoes, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Colonial trading post on Kent Island, Maryland
William Claibornes trading post on Kent Island in Chesapeake Bay, 1631. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Jamestown settlement in 1622
Virginia colonists firing on canoes from Jamestown fort, 1622. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Canoeists on a slow-moving stream
Woodsmen in canoes floating on a tranquil river, circa 1900. Printed color halftone reproduction of a Schoonover illustration

Canoeing a load of furs from the north woods
Trappers running rapids on a wilderness river, circa 1900. Printed color halftone reproduction of a Schoonover illustration

Racing heavy canoes on a northern river, 1800s
A bateau (boat) race in the north woods, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Native American longhouses on Manhattan Island
Manhattan Island when the first Europeans arrived. Hand colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration

Native Americans spearing fish
Native Americans fishing from a canoe. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Mohawk village in central New York State, about 1780. Hand-colored woodcut

Hiawatha aiming his arrow at a sea-dragon. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Indian canoe on the upper Mississippi River
Bluffs along the Mississippi River north of La Crosse, Wisconsin. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Father Jacques Marquette holding a peace pipe to greet Native Americans during his journey to the upper Mississippi River, 1673. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Jacques Marquette and Louis Joliet on the upper Mississippi River in canoes 1673. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

DeSoto expedition retreating down the Mississippi, 1542
Spaniards descending Mississippi River after De Sotos death, 1542. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Meriwether Lewis and William Clark expedition losing notes and specimens in a canoe accident on the upper Missouri River

Mariana Islands in the Pacific discovered by Magellan, 1521
The Ladrones, later called the Marianas, and a native outrigger drawn by Pigafetta on the Magellan expedition, 1521. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a 16th-century illustration

Henry Hudson meeting with Native Americans along the Hudson River, 1609. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Africans taken by canoe to be sold as slaves
African native slavers canoe carrying captives to the coast. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century Kemble illustration

African explorer Henry Stanleys camp on the Congo River, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Fur traders boat piled high with pelts on the Bear River, Utah. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Hiawatha fishing from a canoe. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Riverside camp of voyageurs, or French fur traders. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Native Americans around a fire on the Virginia/North Carolina coast, 1500s. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of an illustration from Hariot

Seminoles in their dugout canoe made from a cypress log, Florida, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Native American canoe on Lake Champlain
Lake Champlain before the arrival of European settlers. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Portaging canoes between waterways
Native Americans carrying their canoes at a portage. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Canoes on the Ohio River traveling by moonlight Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Native Americans in a canoe hunting a moose. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Native Americans racing in canoes. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Native American canoeing, watching a snow goose take flight. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Outrigger canoes at a native village in the Nicobar Islands, Bay of Bengal, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19-century illustration

Native village of Warus-Warus, Ceram, in the Moluccas (Spice Islands). Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Native canoe in the Strait of Magellan, Tierra del Fuego, southern tip of South America. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Native American canoe in the Georgia wilderness
Savannah River at the time of James Oglethorpes first visit to Georgia, 1700s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Aztec merchants on a canal in Tenochtitlan before the Spanish conquest. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Mekong River village in the 1800s
Native village on the Mekong River shore in Khong, Laos-Cambodia border, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century woodcut

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

La Salle and his companions exploring the lower Mississippi River for France, 1682. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Henry Hudsons ship " Half Moon" arriving at Manhattan Island, 1609. Hand-colored halftone of a 19th-century illustration

Balboa expeditions canoes on the Pacific, 1513
Balboas first embarkation on the Pacific Ocean (South Sea), 1513. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

French missionary and fur traders carrying a canoe at a portage in North America. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Jacques Marquette and Louis Joliet in a canoe on the upper Mississippi River, 1673. Hand-colored halftone of a 19th-century illustration

LaSalle at the mouth of the Mississippi River claims Louisiana for France 1682. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Henry Hudsons ship " Half-Moon" ascending the Hudson River, 1609. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Huron chief Donnacona warns Cartiers expedition not to sail up the St Lawrence River, 1535. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Raft transport on the St Lawrence River
Rafts on the rapids of the St Lawrence River, Canada. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Duston family defended against Indians, bas-relief on a memorial in Haverhill, Massachusetts. Digital photograph

Carolina colonists fleeing in canoes from a Native American attack. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

An idyllic log cabin home in North Carolina. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Native Americans in a dugout canoe on the Columbia River. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Native American women gathering wild rice by threshing it into their canoe. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Making a dugout canoe
Native Americans making a dugout canoe by burning out the core. Digitally colored woodcut of a Theodore DeBry engraving

Colorado Rockies home of a Native American
Native American tipi and canoe on the shore of lake beneath Longs Peak, Colorado. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Native American lodges and their birch-bark canoe in Canadian forest. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Native Americans using spears during fish run, Salmon Falls. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

The way the Indians fished, using spears and dugout canoes, Virginia Colony, 1500s Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a John White illustration

Native American and his canoe beside Silver Cascade on the shore of Lake Superior, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Native Americans catching salmon in the Columbia River. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Sioux village on the upper Mississippi River. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Native American fishing in a birchbark canoe. Printed halftone reproduction of an illustration by N.C. Wyeth

Native American building a birchbark canoe on the shore of a waterway. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Native Americans burning a schooner in the Detroit River at night during Pontiacs War, 1763-1764. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

De Sotos expedition met by Chief Aquixos Native Americans in canoes on the Mississippi River, 1542. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Captain James Cook, discoverer of the Sandwich Islands, with his ships in Kealakekua Bay, where he was killed by natives in 1779. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a painting

Antoine de La Mothe, Sieur de Cadillac landing on the shore of Lake Saint Clair where he founded Fort Detroit, 1701. Hand colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration by Howard Pyle

Caribbean natives bring provisions to the shipwrecked crew of Columbus, 1492. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Native Americans paddling canoes to a trading ship on the Pacific Northwest coast. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Henry Hudsons ship " Half Moon" meets Native Americans in the Hudson River highlands, 1609. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration

Secret burial of Hernando de Soto at night in the Mississippi River, 1542. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

French traders canoeing on a river in the forests of North America. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Fur-traders canoes imperiled by rapids on the Red River of the North. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Hannah Duston escaping from Indian captors
Hannah Duston and others escape from Abenaki, bas-relief on a memorial in Haverhill, Massachusetts. Digital photograph

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