History Collection (page 15)

Vapor trailing from Mt. Mayon, Philippines
Native village beneath the volcanic cone of Mount Mayon, in the Philippines, circa 1890. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Dutch city of Leiden
City of Leiden in The Netherlands. Hand-colored woodcut 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

Schwatkas discovery of Franklin expedition grave, 1880
Grave of Franklin Expedition member Lt. John Irving found by Schwatkas American search party in Greenland, 1880. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Ships off the Antarctic ice-shelf, 1800s
Two sailing-ships near the ice-shelf of Antarctica, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Globe of 1492, lacking the New World
Diagram of Martin Behaims globe, made just before Columbus discovered America. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Captain James Cook regarding a map. Hand-colored woodcut of a painting

Dutch canal and tow-path, 1800s
Dog-cart with fresh vegetables and people towing a barge along a Dutch canal, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Medieval battle scene
Jonathan battling Baccide, from a French translation of Josephus History of the Jews, 1400s. Printed color lithograph reproduction of a miniature in a 15th century French manuscript

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Davy Crockett. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Crusaders entering Constantinople
Defeat of Muslim defenders of Constantinople during the Crusades. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Farmers making apple cider, 1800s
Farmers pressing apples to make cider, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Medieval university hierarchy
Degrees of university teaching, topped by theology, 1508. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of an earlier illustration

First Crusade begun by Peter the Hermit, 1095
Peter the Hermit preaching the First Crusade before Pope Urban II, 1095. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Pair of horses pulling a plow - calendar illustration for the month of March. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Peasant paying rent in the late Middle Ages
Tenant paying rent, from a book of surveying printed in England, 1523. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of an earlier illustration

Sugar beet
Ad for Lanes Improved Imperial Sugar Beet, B.K. Bliss & Sons, New York, 1872. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Putting in seed on a bonanza farm, 1800s
Seeding grain on a bonanza farm, North Dakota, early 1890s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Landing 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

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

Tea-time, England, 1880s
Upperclass family enjoying afternoon tea in a hothouse, England, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Deacon Giless Distillery temperance cartoon, 1830s
" Bringing back the rum, " temperance cartoon showing liquor barrels labeled with forms of death, Salem, Massachusetts. Hand-colored woodcut from an 1830s temperance pamphlet

Italian cooks preparing a meal, 1500s
Cooks preparing food in an Italian kitchen, 1500s. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of an earlier illustration

Maple syrup on homemade pancakes
Pancakes and strawberries with homemade maple syrup for breakfast. Photograph

Civil War cavalry skirmish
Cavalry duel during a Civil War battle. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Native Americans meet Lewis and Clark at Council Bluffs
Lewis and Clark meeting with Native Americans at Council Bluffs, Iowa. Hand-colored woodcut by Patrick Goss, a member of the expedition

Sunken Road, Shiloh battlefield
Hornets Nest area of the Sunken Road battlefield, Shiloh National Military Park, Tennessee. Digital photograph

Medieval rose garden
Garden with roses enclosed by a wattle fence, from Boccacios " Cento Norelle, " 1490. Hand-colored woodcut reproductioin of a 15th century illustration

Civil War artillery reenactors, Shiloh battlefield TN
Confederate artillery reenactors preparing to fire a 12-pounder Napoleon field cannon, Shiloh National Military Park, Tennessee. Digital photograph

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Dutch East India House in Amsterdam, showing warehouses and shipyard. Hand-colored woodcut

Battle of Blenheim, War of Spanish Succession
Duke of Marlborough leading his English troops at Blenheim, War of Spanish Succession, 1704. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Civil War territory map, 1861
Map showing Confederate-held territory at the end of 1861. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Confederate soldier, Civil War
Confederate infantryman, American Civil War. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Confederate field artillery
Confederate artilleryman at his cannon, 1862. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Battle of Mobile Bay, Civil War, 1864
Farraguts flagship USS " Hartford" colliding with the ironclad CSS " Tennessee" to secure Mobile Bay, 1864. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Confederate family mourning a fallen son, Civil War
Southern couple with black servant grieving at a battlefield gravesite, 1860s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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French-Canadian woman baking bread in an outdoor oven, circa 1900. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a turn-of-the-century illustration

Flag of Fort Sumter, 1861
Fort Sumters US flag after the bombardment, as raised in New York in 1861 by Major Anderson, Sumter commander. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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British capturing Quebec in the Battle of the Plains of Abraham, French and Indian War, 1759. Hand-colored woodcut

Cloth labels from American textile mills, 1800s
Labels for cloth woven at 19th-century textile mills, displayed in Lowell, Massachusetts. Photograph

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Early map of Hudsons Strait and Hudsons Bay, 1662, in Arctic Canada. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction

Traders outside the New York Stock Exchange, 1912
Busy curb market outside the NY Stock Exchange, early 1900s. Halftone reproduction of an illustration

Part of the Magna Carta preamble
Portion of the Preamble to the Magna Carta. Watercolor wash on a 19th-century woodcut reproduction of an original copy in the British Museum

Crystal Palace, London, 1851
Visitors to the Crystal Palace industrial exposition, London, 1851. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration

Jacquard loom, 1880s
Woman worker using a mechanized Jacquard loom, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illlustration

White men bringing cleanliness to native cultures, 1890s
" White mans burden" is to teach cleanliness, described in a Pears Soap ad, 1890s. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Medieval guild seal
Guild merchants seal, Gloucester, England, circa 1200. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction

Clonmacnoise, Ireland, site of an early Christian abbey
Celtic cross amid ruins of the 6th-century abbey at Clonmacnoise, Ireland. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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