General Meades council of war at GettysburgUnion generals discuss strategy before the Battle of Gettysburg, July 1863. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration
Oglethorpe and Tomo-chichi becoming friends in colonial GeorgiaTomo-chichi offering furs to James Olglethorpe, Georgia Colony. 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
Native Americans meet Lewis and Clark at Council BluffsLewis and Clark meeting with Native Americans at Council Bluffs, Iowa. Hand-colored woodcut by Patrick Goss, a member of the expedition
EXPL2A-00146Marco Polo welcomed at the court of Kublai Khan in China, 1200s. Hand-colored halftone of a 19th-century illustration
BUSN2A-00194Dynamite bomb exploding among police ranks during the Haymarket Square riot in Chicago, 1886. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration
Yamacraw Indians meeting Georgia colonists, 1730sJames Olglethorpe and first English settlers landing in Georgia, greeted by Native Americans, 1733. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Andrew Jackson in the White HousePresident Jackson receiving delegates in the White House. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Tecumseh confronting William Henry HarrisonShawnee chief Tecumseh confronting William Henry Harrison in Indiana. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration
EXPL2A-00050Spanish missionaries addressing Native Americans in California. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Boston colonists greeted by Native Americans, 1635Native Americans welcome Puritans with a gift of fish on the Charles River, Massachusetts Bay Colony, 1635. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration
Founding of Providence, Rhode Island, 1636Landing of Roger Williams at Providence, Rhode Island, 1636. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Congress of Berlin, 1878Otto von Bismarck welcoming delegates to the Congress of Berlin, 1878. Photogravure reproduction of a 19th-century illustration by Anton von Werner
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
Captain Cook landing on a South Pacific island, 1770sJames Cook landing in the Friendly Islands, greeted by Tonga natives bearing fruit, 1770s. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration
Assyrian leaders and a scribeAssyrian leaders accompanied by a scribe. Antique hand-colored print
Massasoit visiting Plymouth colonistsWampanoag leader Massasoit visiting colonists at Plymouth, 1620s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Native Americans friendship with William PennWilliam Pennss treaty with Native Americans in Pennsylvania, 1680s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Hebrew traders in a Phoenician seaportKing Solomons ships unloading goods to trade with Phoenicians. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Quaker meeting in England, 1710Quaker meeting in England, in which Aminidel is supporting the Tory clergyman, Henry Sacheverell, 1710. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of an earlier illustration
President Buchanan concluding a truce between Pawnees and PoncasPresident James Buchanan persuading warring Pawnees and Poncas to shake hands, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
PPRE2A-00089George Washingtons reception at Trenton, New Jersey, en route to his inauguration as first President, 1789. Hand colored engraving
PPRE2A-00106George Washington arrives at New York City by boat for his inauguration as President, 1789. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration
PPRE2A-00129George Washingtons first meeting with Martha Custis, a widow with two children who became his wife. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration
PPRE2A-00274President Grover Cleveland greeting citizens at a White House public reception, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
EXPL2A-00051California mission with padres, Spanish soldiers, and Native Americans. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
NATI2A-00187Comanche and Arapaho leaders holding a council of war about white encroachment on their land, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
EVNT2A-00189Napoleon Bonaparte and Tsar Alexander I discussing a treaty of alliance at Tilsit, 1807. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration
PASI2A-00004Marco Polo transported in Kublai Khans elephant car during visit to China, 1200s. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of an earlier engraving
EXPL2A-00115Henry Hudson meeting with Native Americans along the Hudson River, 1609. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
EXPL2A-00113Marquette and Joliet meeting Native Americans in Illinois during their exploration of the upper Mississippi River region, 1670s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
EXPL2A-00006Columbuss hospitable reception by Guacanagari, Caribbean chief, after shipwreck of Santa Maria, 1492. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
EXPL2A-00004Expedition of Christopher Columbus landing at Hispaniola, 1492. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
EXPL2A-00001Christopher Columbus promoting his ideas before the Council at Salamanca. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
EXPL2A-00057Columbus bringing gifts from the New World to Queen Isabella of Spain 1492. Printed color lithograph of a 19th-century illustration
EXPL2A-00030Missionary Father Valverde addresses the Inca king Atahualpa during the Spanish conquest of Peru, 1532. Printed color lithograph of a 19th-century illustration
EXPL2A-00066Landing of Columbus expedition on the island of Guanahane in 1492. Printed color lithograph of a 19th-century painting by Dioscoro Puebla
EXPL2A-00070Columbus greeted by King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella upon his return to Spain from the New World. Color lithograph of a 19th-century painting by Ricardo Balaca
EXPL2A-00043French missionaries preaching to Native Americans. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
EXPL2A-00133Lewis and Clark expedition trying to make friends with Native Americans during their exploration of Louisiana Territory. Hand-colored halftone of a 19th-century illustration
EVNT2A-00139Meeting between Napoleon and Mack von Leiberich at Ulm, 1805. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th century illustration
EXPL2A-00230Jacques Cartier erects a cross along the Saint Lawrence River, claiming Quebec for France, 1534. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
EXPL2A-00234Huron chief Donnacona warns Cartiers expedition not to sail up the St Lawrence River, 1535. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
BUSN2A-00166French fur traders and Native Americans dancing at a rendezvous in the north woods. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
PBIB2A-00067King Hirams fleet brings gifts to Solomon. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration
Babylonian leader and PersiansBabylonian ruler in conversationn with Persians. Antique hand-colored print
Penns treaty with Native Americans in PennsylvaniaNative Americans concluding an agreement with William Penn, 1680s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Penns treaty with Native AmericansWilliam Penns treaty with the Indians of Pennsylvania, 1680s. Hand-colored engraving reproduction of a Benjamin West painting
