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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
Disappearance of Roanoke Island colonists, 1591Return of Governor John White to find Roanoke colonists have vanished, 1591. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Chinese man dying of thirst in the Mohave, 1800sChinese immigrant dying of thirst in the Mohave Desert, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century Frederic Remington illustration
McClure discovers the Northwest Passage, 1850British ship " Investigator" in Arctic ice during McClures discovery of the Northwest Passage while searching for the lost Franklin expedition, 1850
The search for Sir John Franklins Arctic expedition, 1850s" Resolute" and four other ships leaving England to search for Franklins lost Arctic expedition, 1852. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
GGBR2A-00060Cluricauns of Irish folklore leading a traveler astray. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Governor White finds Roanoke Colony abandoned, 1591Roanoke Colony abandoned without a trace except " Croatoan" carved on a tree, 1591. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Immigrants to America asking directionsNorthern European immigrants asking the way to the American Midwest, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
HSET2A-00079Stagecoach caught in a prairie blizzard, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Town crier with a lost childTown crier calling, " Child lost!" and ringing an alarm bell. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
EXPL2A-00180Henry Grinnells ship aground during the search led by Elisha Kent Kane for the lost Sir John Franklin expedition, under the midnight sun, 1853