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Pilgrims ship Mayflower at sea, 1620The " Mayflower" bringing the first colonists to Massachusetts, 1620. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Marco Polo leaving Venice, 1300sMarco Polo leaving Venice on his journey to China, 1338. Color lithograph reproductioin of a manuscript: Bod. Misc. 264
Viking ship at seaNorsemen at sea following their raven pilot. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration
Sinking of the TitanicTitanics stern in the air as the ship sinks in the North Atlantic, 1912. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of an illustration from eyewitness reports
Cedars of LebanonTravelers stopping to rest among a grove of cedars in Lebanon. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Native American attack on a western stagecoachWestern stagecoach fighting off Native Americans on the plains. Printed color halftone reproduction of a Frederic Remington illustration
Marietta on the Ohio River, 1870sSteamboats on the Ohio River at Marietta, Ohio, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Albany & Buffalo Railroad schedule, 1843Albany & Buffalo Railroad timetable, showing fares and routes, 1843. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century printed piece
Spanish galleon at seaSpanish galleon, an improved caravel three times longer than wide, used in the 1500s and 1600s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Shackletons Manchurian ponies, Antarctica, 1908Manchurian ponies used by Shackleton in the Antarctic, 1908-09. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a photograph
Great Eastern laying transatlantic telegraph cableSteamship " Great Eastern" attempting to lay telegraph cable across the Atlantic, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Lighthouse warning a clipper ship of dangerous shoresSailing ship passing a lighthouse marking the way to home port, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Fleet of Viking raiders in the Middle AgesViking ships at sea with warriors on board. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Captive Africans on a slave-ship off Key WestDeck of the captured slave-ship " Wildfire" brought into Key West, 1860. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Sun-god Ra on his daily journey, ancient EgyptSun-god Ra embarking for his daily journey through Egypt. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of ancient Egyptian art
Settlers on the Ohio RiverFlatboat of settlers descending the Ohio River, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
French frigate, 1700sArmed French frigate of the 18th century. Hand-colored woodcut of an illustration
Sleighs in the 19th centurySleigh travel on a road in winter, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Guano island off the coast of Peru, 1880sSailors visiting a guano bed off the coast of Peru, 1880. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Slave-ship diagram showing Africans packed on deckDeck plan of a slave ship, showing how captured Africans were arranged as cargo, 1700s. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of an earlier illustration
St. Elmos fire on a sailing shipSaint Elmos fire, an electrical phenomenon, on a ships masts. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
First Atlantic crossing by steamship, 1819American paddlewheeler " Savannah, " the first steamship to cross the Atlantic, 1819. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Mohawk and Hudson Railroad, 1831First steam train on the Mohawk and Hudson Railroad, New York, 1831. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Steerage passengers on their way to America, 1800sEuropean emigrants in steerage section of steamship to the US, 1890. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Slave-ship hoisting sail, 1800sAfrican slave-ship hoisting sail upon sighting an English cruiser, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
TRAN2A-00040Freighter struggling through a storm on Lake Superior, circa 1900. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of an illustration
Steering a sailing-ship through stormy seasSailors at the wheel of a merchant ship in a gale, 1800s. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration
Dutch ships in the Arctic, 1600sDutch ships of Henry Hudsons time near Novaya Zemlya, early 1600s. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of an earlier illustration
Men going ashore from a sailing shipShore party descending into a rowboat from the stern of a sailing ship, 1700s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Forest fire engulfing a steam locomotive, 1890sRailroad train racing through a forest fire in the American West, 1890s. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration
Railroad in Montana, 1880sUtah & Northern Railroad in Silver Bow Canyon near Butte, Montana, 1880s. Hand-colored mezzotint of a 19th-century illustration
Workers cheering the first train over the mountains from CaliforniaSnowsheds protecting a transcontinental railroad train in the Sierra Nevada mountains. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Transcontinental railroad in a Wyoming frontier townUnion Pacific Railroad at Sherman Station, Wyoming Territory, 1869. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Spaceship to the Moon imagined in the 1870sProjectile train to the moon, a suggested form of space travel, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
PLIT2A-00107Pilgrims embarking on their journey in Chaucers Canterbury Tales. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of an illustration
Schwatkas discovery of Franklin expedition grave, 1880Grave of Franklin Expedition member Lt. John Irving found by Schwatkas American search party in Greenland, 1880. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration
EXPL2A-00128Landing 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
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
Plymouth colonists embarking on the Mayflower voyage, 1620Pilgrims leaving for their " Mayflower" voyage from Delft Haven, Netherlands, 1620. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century painting
EXPL2A-00146Marco Polo welcomed at the court of Kublai Khan in China, 1200s. Hand-colored halftone of a 19th-century illustration
BUSN2A-00177Native American trappers carrying furs on snowshoes in a forest of the Pacific Northwest Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century Frederic Reminigton illustration
Stagecoach stop in a town along the post roadVillage stagecoach stop to change horses, early 1800s. Color halftone reproduction of an S.M. Arthurs illustration
GLAT2A-00018Boat landing at the Chagres River, Panama, a seaport during the California Gold Rush. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
EXPL2A-00034Leif Erikssen off the coast of Vineland in a Viking landing boat. Hand-colored photogravure of a 19th-century illustration
Texas to Pacific Coast stagecoach schedule and price list, 1838Schedule and ticket prices for the San Antonio & San Diego Mail-Line, circa 1838. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Buffalo killed from a train on the Great PlainsPassengers and crew shooting buffalo from a train on the transcontinental railroad, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Ship in the 1600sSailing-ship of the seventeenth century. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of an earlier illustration
Steam locomotive 1850sLocomotive on the Ohio and Mississippi Railway, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Dutch galleons, 1600sDutch traders galleons at sea in the 1600s. Hand colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of an earlier illustration
Steamship in an ocean stormSteamship " Galatea" in a cyclone in the Indian Ocean, 1868. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Passengers placed in lifeboats from a sinking shipSailor handing a child into a lifeboat during a storm at sea, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Titanic survivors on deck of a rescue shipDeck of the " Carpathia" crowded with " Titanic" survivors, 1912. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a photograph
Sailing-ships at seaSailing ships on the high seas. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Ships entering the Mississippi River from the Gulf of Mexico, 1700sSailing ships at the mouth of the Mississippi River in the late 1700s. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration
Paddlewheel steamship Scotia of the Cunard Line, 1800sThe " Scotia, " last of the Cunard Lines paddlewheel steamers. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Paddlewheel steamship Arabia of the Cunard LIneRoyal Mail steamship " Arabia" of the Cunard Line, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Sea battle in the Middle AgesShips of the thirteenth century, with forecastles, sterncastles, and fighting-tops. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Canoeists on a slow-moving streamWoodsmen in canoes floating on a tranquil river, circa 1900. Printed color halftone reproduction of a Schoonover illustration
Building the transcontinental railroadImmigrants and other workers laying track for the transcontinental railroad across Nebraska, 1860s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Transcontinental railroad workers attacked by Native AmericansCheyenne Indians attacking workers building the transcontinental railroad on the Great Plains, 1867. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Travel by railroad and canal, 1837Advertisement for rail and canal travel from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh and Louisville, 1837. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Dining car on the transcontinental railroadPalace Hotel dining car on the Union Pacific Railroad, 1869. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Transcontinental railroad in Nevada, 1869Central Pacific passenger train passing through a canyon in Nevada, 1869. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Freight train brakemen in a blizzardRailroad brakemen working atop boxcars in a snowstorm, 1890s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
An outing on the Erie Canal in the early 1800sPassengers enjoying a cruise on the Erie Canal, 1820s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Busy New Orleans waterfront, late 1800sSteamboats and barges on the Mississippi River at New Orleans, circa 1880. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Walk-in-the-Water steamboat on Lake Erie, 1818Lake Erie steamboat " Walk-in-the-Water, " 1818. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Steerage passengers bound for America, 1800sImmigrant families sailing across the Atlantic to America, mid-1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Immigrant families headed west from Boston, 1800sSwedish immigrants passing through Boston, bound for the Midwest, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Ohio River bringing settlers to the Old NorthwestPioneers on the Ohio River settling the old Northwest Territory, late 1700s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
PMYT2A-00001The Roc, a fabulous legendary bird of great size and strength. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
PMYT2A-00003Sea serpent of Hans Egidius. Hand colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
The Flying Dutchman, a ghost shipThe legendary " Flying Dutchman, " a phantom ship feared by sailors. Hand-covered woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Mississippi River flatboatFlatboat hauling cargo down the Mississippi River, early 1800s. 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
Delaware Water GapRowboat on the Delaware River between New Jersey and Pennsylvania, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Magellan sails around South America to circumnavigate the earthMagellan passing through his Strait to sail around South America on his circumnavigation of the earth, 1519-1522. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction
EXPL2A-00194Father Jacques Marquette holding a peace pipe to greet Native Americans during his journey to the upper Mississippi River, 1673. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
EXPL2A-00226Spanish ships of Hernando Cortes sailing to Mexico, 1519. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
EXPL2A-00245Spanish conquistador in armor on horseback, New Spain, 1500s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
EXPL2A-00269Meriwether Lewis and William Clark expedition losing notes and specimens in a canoe accident on the upper Missouri River. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of sketch by Patrick Goss
EXPL2A-00268Magellans ships at Mactan, an island in the Philippines, where Magellan was killed in a battle with natives, 1521. Hand-colored 19th-century halftone reproduction of a 16th-century engraving
Columbus landing in the New World, 1492First landing of Columbus in the New World, 1492. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Borchgrevink expedition landing on Antarctica, 1894Carsten Borchgrevink making the first landing on Victoria Land, Antarctica, 1894. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration
