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Background imageExplorer Collection: Sir Richard Burtons journey to Mecca, 1850s

Sir Richard Burtons journey to Mecca, 1850s
Explorer Richard Burtons desert camp in Arabia during his journey to Mecca, 1850s. Color lithograph

Background imageExplorer Collection: EXPL2A-00308

EXPL2A-00308
Arctic explorer Robert Peary meeting the Relief Expedition on the Greenland Ice-cap, August 5, 1892. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageExplorer Collection: The search for Sir John Franklins Arctic expedition, 1850s

The search for Sir John Franklins Arctic expedition, 1850s
" Resolute" and four other ships leaving England to search for Franklins lost Arctic expedition, 1852. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageExplorer Collection: Sailing unknown seas in the Age of Discovery

Sailing unknown seas in the Age of Discovery
Navigating the Sea of Darkness. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction

Background imageExplorer Collection: Portage around whitewater on a frontier river

Portage around whitewater on a frontier river
Expedition pulling boats overland on a portage around rapids on a river. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageExplorer Collection: PEXP2A-00009

PEXP2A-00009
French explorer Rene-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de la Salle. Hand colored 19th-century woodcut of an illustration

Background imageExplorer Collection: PEXP2A-00014

PEXP2A-00014
Daniel Boone, pioneer of Kentucky, with his rifle and dog. Hand-colored engraving of a painting

Background imageExplorer Collection: PEXP2A-00016

PEXP2A-00016
Spanish conquistador and explorer Hernando Cortes. Hand-colored engraving from an edition of Solis published in 1715

Background imageExplorer Collection: PEXP2A-00035

PEXP2A-00035
Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageExplorer Collection: PEXP2D-00014

PEXP2D-00014
Explorers Meriwether Lewis and William Clark with their Native American guide Sacagawea. Digital photograph of a bronze statue in Charlottesville Virginia

Background imageExplorer Collection: PEXP2D-00011

PEXP2D-00011
Explorers Meriwether Lewis and William Clark with their Native American guide Sacagawea. Digital photograph of a bronze statue in Charlottesville, Virginia

Background imageExplorer Collection: Kentucky viewed by Daniel Boone

Kentucky viewed by Daniel Boone
Daniel Boones first view of Kentucky. Digitally colored etching of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageExplorer Collection: PEXP2A-00120

PEXP2A-00120
Roald Amundsen, first to reach the South Pole, fixing position at the pole, 1911. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a photograph

Background imageExplorer Collection: Sir Richard Burton

Sir Richard Burton
Explorer Richard Burton in 1879. Hand-colored photogravure reproduction of a 19th-century painting

Background imageExplorer Collection: Father Hennepin in Minnesota, 1680

Father Hennepin in Minnesota, 1680
Father Louis Hennepin at a Native American bark-covered dwelling in Minnesota, 1680. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageExplorer Collection: PEXP2A-00089

PEXP2A-00089
Columbus having visions of a ship while traveling with his son from court to court. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageExplorer Collection: PEXP2A-00086

PEXP2A-00086
Daniel Boones first sight of Kentucky. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageExplorer Collection: PEXP2A-00085

PEXP2A-00085
Daniel Boone rescues his daughter from Native American captors. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageExplorer Collection: Verrazano in Narragansett Bay, 1520s

Verrazano in Narragansett Bay, 1520s
Giovanni da Verrazano landing in Newport harbor, 1500s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageExplorer Collection: PEXP2A-00083

PEXP2A-00083
Juan Ponce de Leon portrait. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageExplorer Collection: PEXP2A-00078

PEXP2A-00078
Captain Adrian Block buildng a ship in Narragansett Bay, 1613-14. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageExplorer Collection: PEXP2A-00066

PEXP2A-00066
French Jesuit missionary and explorer Jacques Marquette. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageExplorer Collection: PEXP2A-00062

PEXP2A-00062
Christopher Columbus. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageExplorer Collection: PEXP2A-00054

PEXP2A-00054
Hernando De Soto portrait. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageExplorer Collection: PEXP2A-00051

PEXP2A-00051
Title page of Henri de Tontis account of the La Salle expedition. Woodcut with a watercolor wash of the English edition, printed in London 1698

Background imageExplorer Collection: BUSN2A-00027

BUSN2A-00027
Native Americans aboard ship to trade their furs to Europeans. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageExplorer Collection: Early depiction of Brazil in the Age of Discovery

Early depiction of Brazil in the Age of Discovery
Brazil coast, natives, and New World flora and fauna as known in 1586. Hand-colored woodcut from De Lery

Background imageExplorer Collection: Viking explorers on the North American coast

Viking explorers on the North American coast
Viking settlers exploring the North American coast. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageExplorer Collection: Early map of the New World, 1513

Early map of the New World, 1513
Tabula Terre Nove 1513: the Admirals Map of the Caribbean and Terra Incognita (unknown lands). Hand-colored woodcut reproduction

Background imageExplorer Collection: Portuguese map of the tip of South America, 1571

Portuguese map of the tip of South America, 1571
Map of South America printed in Lisbon, 1571. Printed color halftone reproduction

Background imageExplorer Collection: EXPL2A-00070

EXPL2A-00070
Columbus greeted by King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella upon his return to Spain from the New World. Color lithograph of a 19th-century painting by Ricardo Balaca

Background imageExplorer Collection: EXPL2A-00230

EXPL2A-00230
Jacques Cartier erects a cross along the Saint Lawrence River, claiming Quebec for France, 1534. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageExplorer Collection: EXPL2A-00231

EXPL2A-00231
Shipwrecks in the Strait of Belle Isle, Gulf of St Lawrence, Canada. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageExplorer Collection: EXPL2A-00234

EXPL2A-00234
Huron chief Donnacona warns Cartiers expedition not to sail up the St Lawrence River, 1535. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageExplorer Collection: La Salle at Niagara Falls, 1669

La Salle at Niagara Falls, 1669
French explorer La Salle at Niagara Falls, 1669. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageExplorer Collection: BUSN2A-00166

BUSN2A-00166
French fur traders and Native Americans dancing at a rendezvous in the north woods. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageExplorer Collection: PEXP2D-00022

PEXP2D-00022
Statue of John Smith, at the original site of Jamestown, Virginia. Photograph of a bronze memorial statue in Colonial National Historical Park

Background imageExplorer Collection: PEXP2A-00043

PEXP2A-00043
General John C. Fremont in his prairie uniform leading an expedition into western territory. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageExplorer Collection: John Speke at Lake Victoria, Africa

John Speke at Lake Victoria, Africa
Africa explorer John Henning Speke, with Lake Victoria in background. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageExplorer Collection: GAFR2A-00011

GAFR2A-00011
Native dance in the camp of an African explorer, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageExplorer Collection: Sir Richard Burton exploring Lake Tanganika, 1858

Sir Richard Burton exploring Lake Tanganika, 1858
Sir Richard Burton exploring Lake Tanganika, east Africa, 1858. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageExplorer Collection: Queen of Uganda receiving British explorers Speke and Grant

Queen of Uganda receiving British explorers Speke and Grant
John Speke introduces James Grant to the Queen of Uganda. Hand-colored woodcut from Spekes Journal, 1864

Background imageExplorer Collection: Uganda natives, as described by John H. Speke, 1860s

Uganda natives, as described by John H. Speke, 1860s
Natives near the residence of Ugandas King Mtesas uncle. Hand-colored woodcut from Spekes Journal, 1864

Background imageExplorer Collection: Mutesa I, King of Uganda

Mutesa I, King of Uganda, as described by John Henning Speke. Hand-colored woodcut from Spekes Journal, 1864

Background imageExplorer Collection: Speke entertained by the King of Uganda, 1861

Speke entertained by the King of Uganda, 1861
King Mutesa I of Uganda reviewing his troops, a woodcut from Spekes journal, 1864. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageExplorer Collection: Henry Stanley leading an African expedition, 1870s

Henry Stanley leading an African expedition, 1870s
Stanleys expedition marching toward Muta Nzege near Mount Ruwenzori, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageExplorer Collection: Sea of Darkness

Sea of Darkness
Terrors in the Sea of Darkness. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageExplorer Collection: BUSN2A-00167

BUSN2A-00167
Riverside camp of voyageurs, or French fur traders. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration



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