Fort Collection

Layout of Fort Sumter at the outset of the Civil War
Fort Sumter ground plan, situated in the harbor of Charleston, SC, 1860. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Colonial Savannah, Georgia, 1700s
Savannah, Georgia, as established by James Oglethorpe, 1741. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of an earlier sketch

Native Americans exchanging furs for goods at a Hudson Bay Company post. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut of a Frederic Remington illustration

Fort Dearborn, on the site of Chicago
Fort Dearborn in 1803, on the south side of the Chicago River. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of an illustration

US Navy base at Sackets Harbor, NY, 1814
Sackets Harbor on Lake Ontario in 1814, a US Naval station in the War of 1812. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Alhambra palace and reflecting pool, Granada, Spain
The Palacio del Portico within the Alhambra, a medieval Moorish city in Granada, Spain. Digital photograph

Fort Dearborn on the Chicago River, 1812
Fort Dearborn on the site of present-day Chicago, 1812. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Rock of Gibraltar in the British Empire
British troops occupying Gibraltar, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Maori village in New Zealand, 1800s
Maori fortified village, or pah, in Taranaki, New Zealand, mid-1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Castle of Pierrefonds, medieval France
Castle of Pierrefonds, built circa 1400, restoration by Viollet-le-Duc, 1858. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Trading post at Fort Laramie, Oregon Trail
Beaver trap on a Hudson Bay blanket in the reconstructed trading post at Fort Laramie, Wyoming. Digital photograph

Castillo San Marcos, St. Augustine, Florida
Castillo San Marcos, Spanish colonial fort in Saint Augustine, Florida. Digital photograph

British General Edward Braddock marching through wilderness to Fort Duquesne, now Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in the French and Indian War, 1755. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th century illustration

Samuel de Champlains fortified camp at Quebec on the St Lawrence River, 1600s Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut of a 17th-century map

Map of the principal westward trails in the 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Battering rams used in a medieval siege
Army besieging a medieval fortified town using battering rams. 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

Fort Smith, Arkansas, 1800s
US Army outpost at Fort Smith, Arkansas, in the mid-1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Supplies in the Fort Laramie trading post, Oregon Trail
Shelves of supplies in the reconstructed trading post at Fort Laramie, Wyoming. Digital photograph

New Netherland surrendered to the English, 1664
Dutch governor Peter Stuyvesant marching out of New Amsterdam, 1664. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Dutch turning New Amsterdam over to the English, 1670s
Final Dutch surrender of New Netherland to the English, 1674. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Fort Benton on the Missouri River, Montana
Steamboat on the Missouri River at Fort Benton, Montana, 1860s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Pharmacy at Fort Howard, Green Bay, Wisconsin
Pharmacy at Fort Howard, US Army outpost on the Wisconsin frontier in the early 1800s, Heritage Hill, Green Bay. Photograph

Siege of a medieval walled town
Moveable siege tower, archers, and cannon of medieval warfare. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Spanish colonial cannon replica, Arkansas Post National Memorial
Replica of Spanish 8-pounder used at Fort Carlos III in the 1700s, Arkansas Post National Memorial, Arkansas. Digital photograph

Swedish settlement at Fort Christina, Delaware
Fort Christina under siege by the Dutch in 1655 (now Wilmington, Delaware). Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a contemporary illustration by Campanius

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

Ruins of Inca city and Temple of the Sun at Ingapirca in the Andes Mountains, Ecuador. Digital photograph

Ruins of Inca city and Temple of the Sun at Ingapirca in the Andes Mountains, Ecuador. Digital photograph

Havana as a Spanish colonial seaport
Port of Havana, Cuba, in early Spanish colonial times. Hand-colored woodcut from Montanus

French settlement of the Great Lakes, 1600s
French Jesuit map of Lake Superior, Upper Michigan, and Wisconsin, 1600s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 17th-century illustration

Fort Mandan constructed by Lewis and Clark, 1803
Lewis and Clark expedition overwintering along the Missouri River near a Mandan village, 1803-1804. Hand-colored woodcut of a Patrick Goss drawing, a member of the expedition

Nasrid Palace in the Alhambra, Granada, Spain
One of the Nasrid Palaces of the Alhambra, a medieval Moorish city in Granada, Spain. Digital photograph

Fort Sumter artillery during the siege, 1861
Big guns of Fort Sumter returning fire from Fort Moultrie at the start of the Civil War, 1861. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

US flag over Fort Sumter before the attack, 1860
Major Robert Anderson raising the Union fllag over Fort Sumter before the Confederate attack, December 27, 1860. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th -century illustration

Andersonville POW camp, US Civil War
Union prisoner shot by a guard at Andersonville, Confederate prison camp in Georgia. Printed color lithograph

Fort Moultrie ready to fire on Fort Sumter, 1861
Secession flag over Fort Moultrie, artillery in place to attack Fort Sumter, 1861. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Map showing location of Fort Sumter, Civil War
Chart of Charleston harbor, showing Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Louisbourg surrendered by the French in Canada, 1758
Surrender of Louisbourg to the British under General Jeffrey Amherst, French and Indian War. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Quebec and Tadoussac, 1609
Lescarbots map of the St. Lawrence and the Saguenay showing Quebec (Kebec) in Canada, 1609. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Tower of London, 1400s
Tower of London under the reign of Henry VI, 1400s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Early cannon used in battle, early 1500s
English artillery in action during the reign of Henry VIII. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Ancient Celtic ruins in western Ireland
Archaic beehive huts, Fort of the Wolves on the west coast of Ireland. Hand-colored engraving

Calais, France, under English rule, Hundred Years War
Richard Beauchamp, Earl of Warwick, received as Captain of Calais on behalf of English King Henry V, 1414. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction

Scaling walls of a fort during the Hundred Years War
English soldiers scaling a fortress in Gascony, France, Hundred Years War. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration

Battle of Auray, France, Hundred Years War, 1364
Capture of Bertrand de Guescelin in the Battle of Auray, where John de Montford and Charles de Blois led opposing sides, 1364. Hand-colored woodcut

Guienne reclaimed for France, Hundred Years War
Recovery of Aquitaine, or Guienne, by the French, Hundred Years War. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Ancient Roman water system at Chesters in Northumbria, England
Remains of waterway at the Roman fort of Chesters along Hadrians Wall, Northumbria, England. Digital photograph

Ancient Roman urinal at Chesters, Northumbria, England
Remains of a Roman latrine in the bathhouse at Chesters, a fort along Hadrians Wall, Northumbria, England. Digital photograph

Assyrian siege of a city using a battering-ram
Assyrians attacking a city using a battering ram. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of a carving from Nimrud

Dutch ship threatening English colonists in Connecticut
Dutch ship passing Fort Good Hope on the Connecticut shore of Long Island Sound, 1600s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Mohawks and New Netherland colonists agree to a truce
Dutch treaty with the Mohawks at Fort Amsterdam, 1640s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Fort Ticonderoga falls to the Americans, 1775
Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys taking Fort Ticonderoga from the British, 1775. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration

Fort Laramie, Wyoming, seen from the Oregon Trail, also the route to California and Utah. Digital photograph

Stockade which became Wall Street
Dutch colonists building the perimeter stockade which became Wall Street, Manhattan Island, 1650s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Boones Fort, founded by Daniel Boone, 1775
Boones Fort, an oblong enclousure of logs about 250 x 150 feet, along the Kentucky River. Hand-colored woodcut from a sketch by Colonel Henderson

Fort Abraham Lincoln graveyard, North Dakota
Graves of soldiers who died of freezing or typhoid at Fort Abraham Lincoln, North Dakota, 1870s. Photograph

Fort Washington on the Ohio River, 1789
Fort Washington on the site that became Cincinnati, Ohio, 1789. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Fort McKeen blockhouse, aka Fort Abraham Lincoln, North Dakota
Fort McKeen blockhouse replica, renamed Fort Abraham Lincoln, built during Indian Wars, North Dakota, 1870s. Photograph

Fort Frederica on St Simons Island, Georgia
Cannon at Fort Frederica protecting James Oglethorpes 1736 settlement on St Simons Island, Georgia. Digital photograph

Treaty with the Pottawattomies at Fort Dearborn, 1833
Pottawattomies agreeing to a treaty at Fort Dearborn, Chicago, 1833. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Civil War cannon at Fort Moultrie, Charleston SC
Civil War cannon at Fort Moultrie aimed at Fort Sumter in Charleston harbor, South Carolina. Digital photograph at Fort Moultrie National Military Park

Doorways leading to Inca Temple of the Sun at Ingapirca in the Andes Mountains, Ecuador. Digital photograph

Ruins of Inca city and Temple of the Sun at Ingapirca in the Andes Mountains, Ecuador. Digital photograph

Trapezoidal doorway leading to Inca Temple of the Sun at Ingapirca in the Andes Mountains, Ecuador. Digital photograph

Ruins of Inca city and Temple of the Sun at Ingapirca in the Andes Mountains, Ecuador. Digital photograph

Ruins of Inca city and Temple of the Sun at Ingapirca in the Andes Mountains, Ecuador. Digital photograph

Ruins of Inca city and Temple of the Sun at Ingapirca in the Andes Mountains, Ecuador. Digital photograph

Ruins of Inca city and Temple of the Sun at Ingapirca in the Andes Mountains, Ecuador. Digital photograph

Doorways leading to Inca Temple of the Sun at Ingapirca in the Andes Mountains, Ecuador. Digital photograph

Ruins of Inca Temple of the Sun at Ingapirca in the Andes Mountains, Ecuador. Digital photograph

Fort Mandan, a reconstructed Lewis and Clark campsite on the Missouri River, North Dakota. Photograph

Union army spiking the cannons of Fort Moultrie before evacuating to Fort Sumter, December 26th, 1860. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Cannonballs, Fort Moultrie, Charleston SC
Cannonballs at Fort Moultrie on Sullivans Island, Charleston harbor, South Carolina. Digital photograph at Fort Moultrie National Military Park

Interior ruins of Fort Sumter after Confederate bombardment, 1861, beginning the Civil War. Hand-colored printed halftone reproduction of a photograph

French fort at Quebec as a winter refuge, 1600s
Starving Native Americans seeking refuge at the French fort at Quebec, Canada, 1600s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Champlains Tadoussac settlement, 1613
Champlains map of Tadoussac settlement in New France, 1613. Hand-colored woodcut of a 17th-century illustration

French colonists building fort at Hochelaga, a native village and the site of Montreal, Canada, 1600s. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 17th-century illustration

Louisbourg, Canada, besieged by New Englanders under the British flag, 1745. Hand-colored woodcut of a contemporary chart

French priest baptising natives at Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia, 1600s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Montreal, Canada, seen from the St. Lawrence River, 1760. Hand-colored woodcut

Quebec City and the Saint Lawrence River, 1722. Hand-colored 18th-century woodcut from La Potherie

Champlains settlement in Nova Scotia, 1600s
Samuel de Champlains fort at Port Royal, now Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia, 1600s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

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