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
Native American attack on a western stagecoachWestern stagecoach fighting off Native Americans on the plains. Printed color halftone reproduction of a Frederic Remington illustration
Cedars of LebanonTravelers stopping to rest among a grove of cedars in Lebanon. 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
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
Fleet of Viking raiders in the Middle AgesViking ships at sea with warriors on board. 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
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
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
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
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
Mohawk and Hudson Railroad, 1831First steam train on the Mohawk and Hudson Railroad, New York, 1831. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Marietta on the Ohio River, 1870sSteamboats on the Ohio River at Marietta, Ohio, 1870s. 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
French frigate, 1700sArmed French frigate of the 18th century. Hand-colored woodcut of an illustration
Albany & Buffalo Railroad schedule, 1843Albany & Buffalo Railroad timetable, showing fares and routes, 1843. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century printed piece
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
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
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
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
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
Railroad in Montana, 1880sUtah & Northern Railroad in Silver Bow Canyon near Butte, Montana, 1880s. Hand-colored mezzotint of a 19th-century 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
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
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
Dutch galleons, 1600sDutch traders galleons at sea in the 1600s. Hand colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of an earlier illustration
Ship in the 1600sSailing-ship of the seventeenth century. 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 Arabia of the Cunard LIneRoyal Mail steamship " Arabia" of the Cunard Line, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration