Colonial Savannah, Georgia, 1700sSavannah, Georgia, as established by James Oglethorpe, 1741. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of an earlier sketch
BUSN2A-00012Native Americans exchanging furs for goods at a Hudson Bay Company post. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut of a Frederic Remington illustration
Rock of Gibraltar in the British EmpireBritish troops occupying Gibraltar, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Fort Dearborn, on the site of ChicagoFort 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, 1814Sackets 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, SpainThe Palacio del Portico within the Alhambra, a medieval Moorish city in Granada, Spain. Digital photograph
Fort Dearborn on the Chicago River, 1812Fort Dearborn on the site of present-day Chicago, 1812. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Castle of Pierrefonds, medieval FranceCastle of Pierrefonds, built circa 1400, restoration by Viollet-le-Duc, 1858. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration
Layout of Fort Sumter at the outset of the Civil WarFort Sumter ground plan, situated in the harbor of Charleston, SC, 1860. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Castillo San Marcos, St. Augustine, FloridaCastillo San Marcos, Spanish colonial fort in Saint Augustine, Florida. Digital photograph
Trading post at Fort Laramie, Oregon TrailBeaver trap on a Hudson Bay blanket in the reconstructed trading post at Fort Laramie, Wyoming. Digital photograph
EVNT2A-00011British 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
HSET2A-00123Map of the principal westward trails in the 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Battering rams used in a medieval siegeArmy besieging a medieval fortified town using battering rams. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Colonial trading post on Kent Island, MarylandWilliam Claibornes trading post on Kent Island in Chesapeake Bay, 1631. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Jamestown settlement in 1622Virginia colonists firing on canoes from Jamestown fort, 1622. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Maori village in New Zealand, 1800sMaori fortified village, or pah, in Taranaki, New Zealand, mid-1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Supplies in the Fort Laramie trading post, Oregon TrailShelves of supplies in the reconstructed trading post at Fort Laramie, Wyoming. Digital photograph
New Netherland surrendered to the English, 1664Dutch 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, 1670sFinal Dutch surrender of New Netherland to the English, 1674. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Havana as a Spanish colonial seaportPort of Havana, Cuba, in early Spanish colonial times. Hand-colored woodcut from Montanus
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
Fort Mandan constructed by Lewis and Clark, 1803Lewis 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, SpainOne of the Nasrid Palaces of the Alhambra, a medieval Moorish city in Granada, Spain. Digital photograph
Map showing location of Fort Sumter, Civil WarChart of Charleston harbor, showing Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Louisbourg surrendered by the French in Canada, 1758Surrender of Louisbourg to the British under General Jeffrey Amherst, French and Indian War. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Tower of London, 1400sTower of London under the reign of Henry VI, 1400s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Early cannon used in battle, early 1500sEnglish artillery in action during the reign of Henry VIII. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Ancient Celtic ruins in western IrelandArchaic beehive huts, Fort of the Wolves on the west coast of Ireland. Hand-colored engraving
Battle of Auray, France, Hundred Years War, 1364Capture of Bertrand de Guescelin in the Battle of Auray, where John de Montford and Charles de Blois led opposing sides, 1364. Hand-colored woodcut
Ancient Roman urinal at Chesters, Northumbria, EnglandRemains 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-ramAssyrians attacking a city using a battering ram. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of a carving from Nimrud
Fort Ticonderoga falls to the Americans, 1775Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys taking Fort Ticonderoga from the British, 1775. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration
Fort Smith, Arkansas, 1800sUS Army outpost at Fort Smith, Arkansas, in the mid-1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
HSET2D-00108Fort Laramie, Wyoming, seen from the Oregon Trail, also the route to California and Utah. Digital photograph
Stockade which became Wall StreetDutch colonists building the perimeter stockade which became Wall Street, Manhattan Island, 1650s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Fort Benton on the Missouri River, MontanaSteamboat on the Missouri River at Fort Benton, Montana, 1860s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Fort Abraham Lincoln graveyard, North DakotaGraves of soldiers who died of freezing or typhoid at Fort Abraham Lincoln, North Dakota, 1870s. Photograph
Fort Washington on the Ohio River, 1789Fort 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 DakotaFort McKeen blockhouse replica, renamed Fort Abraham Lincoln, built during Indian Wars, North Dakota, 1870s. Photograph
Pharmacy at Fort Howard, Green Bay, WisconsinPharmacy at Fort Howard, US Army outpost on the Wisconsin frontier in the early 1800s, Heritage Hill, Green Bay. Photograph
Siege of a medieval walled townMoveable siege tower, archers, and cannon of medieval warfare. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Spanish colonial cannon replica, Arkansas Post National MemorialReplica of Spanish 8-pounder used at Fort Carlos III in the 1700s, Arkansas Post National Memorial, Arkansas. Digital photograph
Treaty with the Pottawattomies at Fort Dearborn, 1833Pottawattomies agreeing to a treaty at Fort Dearborn, Chicago, 1833. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Swedish settlement at Fort Christina, DelawareFort Christina under siege by the Dutch in 1655 (now Wilmington, Delaware). Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a contemporary illustration by Campanius
Civil War cannon at Fort Moultrie, Charleston SCCivil War cannon at Fort Moultrie aimed at Fort Sumter in Charleston harbor, South Carolina. Digital photograph at Fort Moultrie National Military Park
NATL2D-00008Doorways leading to Inca Temple of the Sun at Ingapirca in the Andes Mountains, Ecuador. Digital photograph
Pizarro capturing Inca stronghold in Peru, 1533Pizarros assault on the Inca fortress of Sacsahuaman, Peru, 1533. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
