Conquest Collection

Mongol soldiers demonstrating their horsemanship
Mongol warriors showing their horsemanship to the Chinese forces of Hung-Wu. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Alexanders army prepares to destroy Persepolis
Thais suggests that Alexander burn Persepolis, capitol of Persia, in 331 BC. Hand-colored halftone ireproduction of a 19th-century llustration

Norman Invasion of England, 1066
Taillefer rousing the French army by singing the Song of Roland at the Battle of Hastings, 1066. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Roman siege of a fortified city
Roman legions attacking a city to expand the Roman Empire. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Germanic invasion stopped at Fiesole, 406 AD
Roman general Flavius Stilicho confronts Radagaisus, Ostrogoth leader, at Fiesole. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Genghis Khan leading the Mongols. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Spanish priests destroying Aztec idols in Mexico. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Spanish attacked by Aztec warriors during La Noche Triste
La Noche Triste. when Aztec soldiers overwhelmed Cortess forces in Tenochtitlan. Printed color lithograph of a 19th-century painting by O. Graeff

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Inca city of Cusco, Peru, in 1556, after the Spanish conquest. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of a 16th century illustration

Incas battling Spanish conquistadors in Peru
Manco Inca Yupanqui leads attack on the Spanish in Cusco, Peru, 1536. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

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Tenochtitlan, capital city of Aztec Mexico, an Island connected by causeways to land, 1520s. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of an early Spanish colonial map

Inca leader Atahualpa sentenced to execution, 1533
Spanish conqueror Pizarro orders the Inca ruler Atahualpa to be led instantly to execution in Peru, 1533. 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

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Spanish conquistador in armor on horseback, New Spain, 1500s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Map of DeSotos route, 1540s
De Soto expeditions route across southeast North America, 1539-1542. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Conquistadors battling New World natives
Battle of Santa Cruz, the first bloodshed in the New World. Color lithograph of a painting by O. Graeff

Invasion of Spain by Napoleons army
French cavalry fording a river during their invasion of Spain, Napoleonic Wars. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration

Knights of the time of the Norman Conquest, 1066
Knights in armor prepared for battle at the time of the Norman invasion of England, 1066. Antique hand-colored print

Conquest of Jerusalem by the Babylonians
Fall of Jerusalem, beginning the Babylonian Captivity of the Jews, 500s BC. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Victorious Turks entering Constantinople, making it the Ottoman Empire capital, 1453. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Napoleon Bonaparte and Tsar Alexander I discussing a treaty of alliance at Tilsit, 1807. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Pizarro capturing Inca stronghold in Peru, 1533
Pizarros assault on the Inca fortress of Sacsahuaman, Peru, 1533. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Map of part of DeSotos route, 1500s
Eastern portion of De Sotos route across southeastern North America, 1500s. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a 1593 illustration

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Bartolome de Las Casas, Spanish missionary and New World historian. Hand-colored woodcut

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Spanish invaders attacked by the Aztecs in Tenochtitlan during La Noche Triste, 1520. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Hernando Cortes met by Toltec dignitaries on arriving in Teotihuacan with his army, Mexico, 1519. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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

Spanish colonial administrators of Chile, 1600s
Spanish viceroy and governor of Chile on horseback. Hand-colored woodcut from Ovales " Regno de Chile, " 1648

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Hernando Cortes returning to Toledo, Spain, celebrated for his conquest of Aztec Mexico, 1520s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Mexico at the time of Cortes, 1500s
Map of Cortes landing area in Mexico, 1519. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Burial of Hernando DeSoto in the Mississippi River to keep his death secret from hostile Native Americans, 1542. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Napoleon accepting the surrender of Cairo, 1798
Submission of the Mamelukes to Napoleon Bonaparte. Hand-colored engraving

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Napoleon and the Sphinx at the time of the French invasion of Egypt, 1798. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century painting by Jean-Leon Gerome

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Missionary Father Valverde addresses the Inca king Atahualpa during the Spanish conquest of Peru, 1532. Printed color lithograph of a 19th-century illustration

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Bartholomew Columbuss cruel destruction of native villages on Hispaniola. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

DeSoto with Native American captives, 1539
De Soto expedition traveling with captive Native Americans, 1539. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a 19th-century Darley illustration

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Meeting between Napoleon and Mack von Leiberich at Ulm, 1805. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th century illustration

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Samuel de Champlain and his Huron Indian allies fighting the Iroquois near Lake Champlain, 1609. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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William the Conqueror and his army entering London in triumph, 1066. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Roman army of Julius Caesar landing in Britain, circa 55 A.D. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Persians hurling cats at Pelusiums defenders during Cambyses IIs conquest of Egypt, 525 BC. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Egyptian sandstorm destroys the army of Cambyses II
Persian army of Cambyses II destroyed in a North African sandstorm after conquering the Nile valley, 522 BC. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century Gustav Dore illustration

Roman army crossing the Danube
Roman legions crossing the Danube on a bridge of boats. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Roman legions battling the Sarmatians
Roman soldiers in battle against the Sarmatians. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Conquest of Constantinople by the Ottoman Turks, 1453. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

DeSotos route in Louisiana
Western part of De Sotos route, from Desisles map published in 1707. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of an 18th-century illustration

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Bartolome de Las Casas protecting the Aztecs from Spanish conquerors. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Nicolas de Ovandos army on Hispaniola setting out for Xaragua, 1500s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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