Viking ship at seaNorsemen at sea following their raven pilot. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration
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
Spanish galleon at seaSpanish galleon, an improved caravel three times longer than wide, used in the 1500s and 1600s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Shackletons Manchurian ponies, Antarctica, 1908Manchurian ponies used by Shackleton in the Antarctic, 1908-09. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a photograph
Undersea exploration in 16th-century EuropeUnderwater diver and man-at-arms, France, 1532. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration
Fleet of Viking raiders in the Middle AgesViking ships at sea with warriors on board. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Mountain man in the old westOld trapper in the American West, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century Frederic Remington illustration
EXPL2A-00014Ptolemys map of the world, illustrating a concept of the flat earth. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction
Vasco da Gamas route around Africa, 1400sAfrica as known after Vasco da Gamas discoveries, from map of Juan de la Cosa, 1500. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction
Dutch ships in the Arctic, 1600sDutch ships of Henry Hudsons time near Novaya Zemlya, early 1600s. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of an earlier illustration
Ships off the Antarctic ice-shelf, 1800sTwo sailing-ships near the ice-shelf of Antarctica, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
EXPL2A-00128Landing 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
Native Americans meet Lewis and Clark at Council BluffsLewis and Clark meeting with Native Americans at Council Bluffs, Iowa. Hand-colored woodcut by Patrick Goss, a member of the expedition
EXPL2A-00284Early map of Hudsons Strait and Hudsons Bay, 1662, in Arctic Canada. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction
Dr Livingstones African servants, 1800sChuma and Susi, David Livingstones loyal African servants, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
EXPL2A-00366Map of equatorial Africa as known in the 1870s. Printed color lithograph, 19th century
EXPL2A-00169John C. Fremonts second western expedition at Pyramid Lake, Nevada, 1842-1843. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
EXPL2A-00146Marco Polo welcomed at the court of Kublai Khan in China, 1200s. Hand-colored halftone of a 19th-century illustration
EXPL2A-00184Part of the 1613 Samuel de Champlain map of New France. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century reproduction of the original ma
Schwatkas discovery of Franklin expedition grave, 1880Grave of Franklin Expedition member Lt. John Irving found by Schwatkas American search party in Greenland, 1880. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration
Florida explored by De Soto, 1539Bivouac of De Sotos expedition in the Florida wilderness, 1539. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Use of a quadrant for navigationSailor sighting on a star with a quadrant for navigation. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Phoenician ship in the MediterraneanPhoenician galley passing the Rock of Gibraltar. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Dutch galleons, 1600sDutch traders galleons at sea in the 1600s. Hand colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of an earlier illustration
Ship in the 1600sSailing-ship of the seventeenth century. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of an earlier illustration
Sailing-ships at seaSailing ships on the high seas. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Sea battle in the Middle AgesShips of the thirteenth century, with forecastles, sterncastles, and fighting-tops. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Ship of explorer James Cook, 1700sCaptain James Cooks ship " Discovery." Hand-colored woodcut from a drawing by E. W. Cook, R.A
Flag of France, 1700sFrench flag marking La Verendrye expeditions claim of the northern Great Plains for France in 1743, Pierre, South Dakota. Digital photograph
EXPL2A-00112Spanish priests destroying Aztec idols in Mexico. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Brazilian cannibalism, 1500sNatives eating and cooking human flesh, northern Brazil, circa 1500. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a 16th-century illustration
Incas battling Spanish conquistadors in PeruManco Inca Yupanqui leads attack on the Spanish in Cusco, Peru, 1536. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration
EXPL2A-00294Tenochtitlan, 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, 1533Spanish conqueror Pizarro orders the Inca ruler Atahualpa to be led instantly to execution in Peru, 1533. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Rio de la Plata, 1698Mouth of the Rio de la Plata in South America, in a map of 1698. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
EXPL2A-00173Spanish conquistador on a horse with foal - the origin of the horse in colonial America. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century Frederic Remington illustration
Dutch map of New Netherland and New EnglandNew Netherland and New England, circa 1630. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of DeLaets map
EXPL2A-00194Father 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
DeSoto expedition retreating down the Mississippi, 1542Spaniards descending Mississippi River after De Sotos death, 1542. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
French map of the Great Lakes, 1703La Hontans map of the Great Lakes and Saint Lawrence valley, 1703. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of an 18th century illustration
Balboa discovering the Pacific, 1513Spanish expedition under Balboa discovering the Pacific Ocean, 1513. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
EXPL2A-00226Spanish ships of Hernando Cortes sailing to Mexico, 1519. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
French settlement of the Great Lakes, 1600sFrench Jesuit map of Lake Superior, Upper Michigan, and Wisconsin, 1600s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 17th-century illustration
EXPL2A-00245Spanish conquistador in armor on horseback, New Spain, 1500s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Kerguelen Islands visited by a British ship, 1870sHMS Challenger off the southern tip of the Kerguelen Islands, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
EXPL2A-00269Meriwether Lewis and William Clark expedition losing notes and specimens in a canoe accident on the upper Missouri River. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of sketch by Patrick Goss
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
Map of DeSotos route, 1540sDe Soto expeditions route across southeast North America, 1539-1542. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
