Captain Cook killed by Hawaiian natives, 1779Death of English explorer Captain James Cook in the Sandwich Islands (Hawaii), 1779. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a painting
Death of Hector by Achilles during the Trojan WarGreek hero Achilles dragging Hectors body behind his chariot in the Trojan wars. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration
EVCW2A-00080Confederate charge up Little Round Top, held by the 20th Maine Regiment, Battle of Gettysburg, 1863. Hand-colored halftone of a 19th century illustration
Passover ritual as begun in ancient EgyptJewish family marking their home with lambs blood for the first Passover. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
EVCW2A-00122Confederate General Thomas " Stonewall" Jackson mortally wounded by his own men at the Battle of Chancellorsville, 1863. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration
Deacon Giless Distillery temperance cartoon, 1830s" Bringing back the rum, " temperance cartoon showing liquor barrels labeled with forms of death, Salem, Massachusetts. Hand-colored woodcut from an 1830s temperance pamphlet
Confederate family mourning a fallen son, Civil WarSouthern couple with black servant grieving at a battlefield gravesite, 1860s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Egyptian Book of the DeadFragment of the Egyptian Book of the Dead. Hand colored printed halftone reproduction of the document
PSCI2A-00045Arrest of Archimedes, leading to his death. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
PANC2A-00060Alexander the Great discovering the body of Darius, King of Persia. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration by Gustave Dore
PREV2A-00049Alexander Hamilton killed in a duel with Aaron Burr, 1804. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
EVCW2A-00093Cobbs and Kershaws Confederate troops behind a stone wall defending Fredericksburg, Virginia, 1862. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th century illustration
Bubonic plague in FranceBelzunce amidst plague victims in France, 1600s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration
Terror of people escaping the Chicago Fire, 1871Terrified citizens fleeing Wells Street during the Chicago Fire, 1871. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Pirate captain hung from the yardarmThe pirate Banister, executed by hanging from the yardarm of a sailing ship. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Bubonic plague victimsVictims of the plague. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of a Poussin painting
Stephen stoned to death in 36 ADApostle Stephen stoned to death for preaching Christianity, 36 AD. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century Gustave Dore illustration
Crucifixion of JesusGuards gambling for Jesus clothing at the Crucifiction. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Death of Joseph and Hyrum SmithMurder of Joseph and Hyrum Smith by a mob in jail in Carthage, Illinois, 1844. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Lazarus raised from the deadJesus raising Lazarus from his tomb. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
PPRE2A-00272Death of John Quincy Adams in the House of Representatives, 1848. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration
Angel of DeathAngel with sickle and stalks of grain, representing Death. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Oxen dying of thirst on a wagon trailA desperate situation, the death of oxen pulling a covered wagon. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Dutch colony found destroyed by Native Americans, 1640sDe Vries finds the ruins of his Dutch settlement in New Netherland, 1640s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
NATI2A-00047Great mortality amoung the Wampanoags due to smallpox, colonial Massachusetts, 1600s. Hand-colored woodcut
PMYT2A-00081Dragon-mouth of Hell. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of an illustration from a publication in Augsburg, 1473
The Flying Dutchman, a ghost shipThe legendary " Flying Dutchman, " a phantom ship feared by sailors. Hand-covered woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Judge Lynch burning justice, cartoon of 1901Justice burned, entitled " Judge Lynchs Latest Victim, " 1901. Hand-colored woodcut of a 1901 W.A. Rogers cartoon
Mount Pelee destruction in Martinique, 1902Street scene in St. Pierre after the eruption of Mount Pelee, Martinique, 1902. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a photograph
Mount Pelee eruption on Martinique, 1902One of the series of eruptions of Mount Pelee on Martinique, 1902. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a photograph
EXPL2A-00268Magellans ships at Mactan, an island in the Philippines, where Magellan was killed in a battle with natives, 1521. Hand-colored 19th-century halftone reproduction of a 16th-century engraving
Death of ColumbusDeath of Christopher Columbus in Spain, 1506. Color lithograph reproduction of a 19th-century illustration
Lisbon destroyed by earthquake and tsunami, 1755Earthquake and tidal wave causing destruction of buildings in Lisbon, Portugal, 1755. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Conquistadors battling New World nativesBattle of Santa Cruz, the first bloodshed in the New World. Color lithograph of a painting by O. Graeff
Mass grave for plague victims, Holywell Mount, England, 1665Burying dead bodies at Holywell Mount during the Bubonic plague, England, 1665. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of an earlier illustration
People fleeing London to escape the plague, 1630Flight of townspeople into the countryside to escape the plague in England, 1630. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of an earlier illustration
Black family murdered by the KKK, 1870sKu Klux Klan members shooting a black family in their cabin, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
KKK murderers visit a black familys cabin, 1800sKu Klux Klansmen wrapped in sheets on a murderous raid in a black familys cabin, late 1800s. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration
Grimms Fairy Tales illustrationDeath of a Chicken, from a Berlin edition of Grimms Fairy Tales, 1865. Antique hand-colored book illustration
The first Passover, in ancient EgyptDeath of Egyptians firstborn children, sparing the enslaved Hebrew children. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Philip of Macedon assassinationAssasination of King Philip of Macedon, father of Alexander the Great, 336 BC. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Etruscan sarcophagus with a female effigyEtruscan sarcophagus with a single figure. Printed color halftone reproduction of an early 20th-century photograph
Etruscan sarcophagus with male and female effigiesEtruscan sarcophagus with two figures. Printed color halftone reproduction of an early 20th-century photograph
Battle of Princeton, 1777Battle of Princeton, in which General Mercer met his death, American Revolution, 1777. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration
Death of Nathan Hale, 1776Nathan Hale hanged by the British as a spy, 1776. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
African slave caravan on the marchAfrican slavers killing a captive too weak to march. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
General Mercer wounded, Battle of PrincetonGeneral Hugh Mercer mortally wounded in the Battle of Princeton, New Jersey, 1777. Printed color engraving
San Francisco earthquake and fire, 1906Fire raging in downtown San Francisco after the earthquake of 1906. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of an eyewitness illustration
