Landing Gallery

Puritans founding New Haven, Connecticut

John Davenport leads Puritans in giving thanks for their arrival at New Haven, Connecticut, 1630s.
Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Borchgrevink marking the Antarctic mainland for Norway, 1894

Borchgrevink's expedition planting the Norwegian flag amidst penguins on the Antarctic mainland, 1894.
Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

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Jacques Cartier erects a cross along the Saint Lawrence River, claiming Quebec for France, 1534.
Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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