Landing Gallery

Captain Cook landing on a South Pacific island, 1770s

James Cook landing in the Friendly Islands, greeted by Tonga natives bearing fruit, 1770s.
Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration

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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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