Harbor 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

Bay of Naples, Italy, 1800s
Bay of Naples in the mid-1800s. Color lithograph of a 19th-century Samuel Read illustration

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

South Street docks in New York City, 1870s
Merchant ships unloading along South Street, New York City, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Colonial family banished from Puritan Massachusetts, 1600s
Punishing heretics by exiling them from Massachusetts Bay Colony, 1600s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century 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

Baltimore in the 1870s
Harbor of Baltimore, Maryland, looking from Federal Hill, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Delaware River waterfront of Philadelphia, 1750s
Colonial Philadelphias skyline and harbor, 1750s. Hand-colored woodcut of an 18th-century illustration

Seaport of Galveston, Texas, 1800s
Galveston bar and roadstead on the Gulf Coast, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Yacht club in Newport, Rhode Island, 1880s
Clubhouse of the New York Yacht Club in Newport, Rhode Island, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Brooklyn Bridge when newly opened, 1883
Brooklyn Bridge over the East River, looking toward Manhattan, 1883. 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

New Amsterdam canal, 1600s
Dutch colonists using the canal in Broad Street, New Amsterdam, 1600s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Manhattan map, 1780s
John Hills map of New York City, surveyed in 1782, drawn in 1785. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of an 18th-century illustration

New York City map, 1767
Map of New York City in 1767. Hand-colored woodcut of an 18th-century illustration

Drying and salting fish in colonial Maine
First settlers of Maine drying and salting fish on the Atlantic shore. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Hawaiians in the mid-1800s
Diamond Head and Waikiki in the Hawaiian Islands, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

New Archangel, Russian town in Alaska, now called Sitka
Sitka, or New Archangel, capital of Alaska in 1869, when purchased from Russia. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

New York harbor, 1850s
New York City, viewed from Brooklyn, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Pharos, the lighthouse of ancient Alexandria
Harbor and lighthouse of ancient Alexandria, a great center of Hellenistic culture and trade. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Men going ashore from a sailing ship
Shore party descending into a rowboat from the stern of a sailing ship, 1700s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Rene Descartes at Amsterdam. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

New London, Connecticut, 1776
Seaport of New London, Connecticut in 1776. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a contemporary sketch

Wall Streets Tontine Coffee House in the late 1700s
Tontine Coffee House, corner of Water and Wall Street, meeting-place of New York brokers who formed the NY Stock Exchange. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Erie Canal boats wintering in New York harbor
Erie Canal boats anchored for the winter at the East River docks, New York City, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Dutch colonists in early New Amsterdam
Dutch settlers outdoors along the Battery, New Amsterdam, 1600s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Erie Canal boats at their New York City dock
Erie Canal boats anchored on the Hudson River, New York City, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Manhattan map, 1789
Map of the City of New York, 1789. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of an 18th century illustration

Rio de Janeiro about 1700
Rio de Janeiro from the harbor while a Portuguese colony, circa 1700. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of an 18th-century illustration

Ponce, Puerto Rico, 1890s
City and harbor of Ponce, Puerto Rico, 1890s. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Golden Tower of Seville, Spain, landing place of treasure from the New World, view in the 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Plymouth colonists embarking on the Mayflower voyage, 1620
Pilgrims leaving for their " Mayflower" voyage from Delft Haven, Netherlands, 1620. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century painting

British evacuation of Charleston SC, 1782
Charleston, South Carolina, abandoned by the British near the end of the Revolutionary War. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Boat landing at the Chagres River, Panama, a seaport during the California Gold Rush. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Busy Seattle harbor, circa 1890
Bird s-eye view of Seattle, Washington Territory, circa 1890. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Sydney, Australia, 1850s
Port of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, in the 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Seaport of Plymouth, England
Ships in the harbor of Plymouth, England, Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Life in Boston, Massachusetts, 1660s
Colonial seaport of Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony, in the 1660s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Colonial New York harbor, 1667
New York City after its surrender by the Dutch, 1667. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 17th-century illustration

Cartoon protesting Jeffersons trade embargo, 1807
Cartoon protesting the Embargo Act passed by President Thomas Jefferson in 1807 Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Washington DC in the 1840s
City of Washington from Maryland, showing the Anacostia River joining the Potomac, 1840s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Chicago grain elevators loading ships, 1870s
Grain loaded in Chicago on ships bound for the Erie Canal, 1870s. Hand colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Settlement at Boston, 1630s
Windmill overlooking the first houses at Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony, 1630s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Mayflower arrives at Plymouth, 1620
The " Mayflower" anchored in Plymouth Bay, 1620. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Nantucket in the 1850s
Sailing ships in the harbor of Nantucket, Massachusetts, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

City of Chicago in 1860
Overview of Chicago, looking west from Lake Michigan, 1860. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Flames reaching the waterfront, Chicago Fire, 1871
Flaming buildings and boats on the Chicago River during the Great Fire, 1871. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Baltimore harbor, 1850s
City and seaport of Baltimore, Maryland, 1850s Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Founding of Baltimore, Maryland
Colonial surveyors laying out Baltimore Town, January 12, 1730. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration by F.B. Mayer

Home in colonial Baltimore, Maryland
Colonial gentleman smoking a pipe of Maryland tobacco. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Entrance to the Erie Canal at Buffalo, New York, 1880s
Lake Erie freighters and Erie Canal barges along the waterfront of Buffalo, New York, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Port of Honolulu, 1870s
Harbor and city of Honolulu, capital of the Sandwich Islands, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Colonial Philadelphia waterfront
Bridge over Front Street, at Arch Street, Philadelphia, 1700s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Charleston, South Carolina, 1870s
Bird s-eye view of Charleston, South Carolina, in the mid-19th century Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Colonial shipyard
Ship-building in colonial North America. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Charleston, South Carolina, 1700s
Port of Charleston, South Carolina, before the American Revolution. Hand-colored 19th-century halftone reproduction of an illustration

Clipper ship Flying Cloud launched in Boston
Launch of shipbuilder Donald McKays clipper ship " Flying Cloud" in Boston, 1851. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Charleston, South Carolina, 1780
Seaport of Charleston, South Carolina, during the American Revolution. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of an earlier illustration

Busy New Orleans waterfront, late 1800s
Steamboats and barges on the Mississippi River at New Orleans, circa 1880. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Dutch merchants trading with Native Americans on Manhattan Island, 1600s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Castle Garden arrival of immigrants, 1870s
Immigrants arriving at Castle Garden, New York City, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Ellis Island buildings in New York harbor, 1901. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a photograph

Peter Minuit buying Manhattan Island for a Dutch colony
Dutch trading trinkets with Native Americans for Manhattan Island, 1631. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

New Amsterdam, mid-1600s
View of New Amsterdam at the foot of Manhattan Island, mid-1600s. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of a 17th-century illustration by Augustine Herman

Native American longhouses on Manhattan Island
Manhattan Island when the first Europeans arrived. Hand colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration

Brooklyn Ferry on the Manhattan shore, 1700s
Brooklyn Ferry loading to cross the East River to Long Island, 1700s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Colonial seafarers in New York, 1700s
Recruiting sailors outside a tavern on Brownjohns wharf, New York, 1700s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century Howard Pyle illustration

Seaport of New York City, 1670s
New York City as an English colony in 1673. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a 17th-century illustration

Dutch settlers arriving in New Amsterdam
Landing of the Walloons in New Amsterdam, 1600s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Manhattan Island farm and shipyard, 1600s
Smiths Valley with a Dutch blacksmith shop, farm, and shipyard on Manhattan Island, 1600s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Manhattan Island in the late 1700s
New York City, viewed from upper Manhattan Island, late 1700s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Busy New York harbor, 1880s
Boat traffic in New York Citys harbor, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Boston colonists greeted by Native Americans, 1635
Native Americans welcome Puritans with a gift of fish on the Charles River, Massachusetts Bay Colony, 1635. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration

New York harbor chart, 1733
Popples map of New York City and the surrounding area, 1733. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of an 18th-century illustration

Manhattan in 1767
Ratzer map of New York City, 1767. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of an 18th-century illustration

Map of colonial Charleston, South Carolina, 1600s
Colonial map of the Ashley and Cooper rivers, site of Charleston, South Carolina, 1600s. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of a document

Seaport of Sidon, Lebanon
Sidon, a chief seaport of ancient Phoenicia on the Mediterranean. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Statue of Liberty inaugurated in New York harbor, 1886
Celebrating the Statue of Libertys installation in New York City, 1886. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Callao, Peru, under Spanish rule, 1620
Spanish colonial port of Callao, Peru, circa 1620. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a 17th-century illustration

Santo Domingo, early 1700s
Busy port of Santo Domingo on Hispaniola, early 1700s. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of an 18th-century illustration

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

Arriving at Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1800s
Passengers disembarking from steamships in Buenos Aires harbor, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Rio de Janeiro in the 1800s
Harbor of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Lisbon destroyed by earthquake and tsunami, 1755
Earthquake and tidal wave causing destruction of buildings in Lisbon, Portugal, 1755. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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