BUSN2A-00012Native Americans exchanging furs for goods at a Hudson Bay Company post. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut of a Frederic Remington 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
South Street docks in New York City, 1870sMerchant ships unloading along South Street, New York City, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Flintlock pistol used in the fur tradeFlintlock pistol to be traded at a mountain-man rendezvous reenactment, Fort Mandan, North Dakota. Photograph
Church of the Holy Sepulcher in JerusalemMarketplace in Jerusalem at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Bakers at their trade in the late Middle AgesBakers of York, showing their guild ordinances, England, 1590s. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of an earlier illustration
Carrack, a merchant ship of the late 1400sArmed Genoese carrack, a merchant ship of the 1400s and 1500s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Spanish pirates attacking English merchantmenSpanish ships capturing English ships with supplies for the colonies. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century 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
Merchant ship attacked by Chinese piratesChinese pirates attacking a European merchant ship, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
BUSN2A-00135Dutch East India House in Amsterdam, showing warehouses and shipyard. Hand-colored woodcut
Medieval guild sealGuild merchants seal, Gloucester, England, circa 1200. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction
EXPL2A-00146Marco Polo welcomed at the court of Kublai Khan in China, 1200s. Hand-colored halftone of a 19th-century illustration
Market in the French Quarter of New Orleans, 1870sNative American and black merchants in a French Quarter market, New Orleans, 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
Roman ship with a rudderAncient Roman trading ship with an early rudder. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of an earlier illustration
Hamburg, Germany, early 1800sMarket place in Hamburg, Germany. Hand-colored engraving
BUSN2A-00043Dutch merchants trading with Native Americans on Manhattan Island, 1600s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Pushcarts of fruit vendors in New York CityNew York City peddlers chased away by a policeman, circa 1900. Printed color halftone reproduction of an illustration
Powder horns and musket balls used in the fur tradePowder horns, musket balls, and other trade items at a mountain-man rendezvous reenactment, Fort Mandan, North Dakota. Photograph
Paris and the river Seine, early 1800sTown hall and Pont d Arcole on the River Seine, Paris, before 1850. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century J.M.W. Turner illustration
Opium Wars in China, 1800sChinese rioters burning British warehouses during the Second Opium War, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Singapore and Malaysian traders, 1800sChinese traders from the Straits Settlement and from Singapore (right), 1800s. Antique hand colored print
PEXP2A-00018Venetian explorer Marco Polo. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of a mosaic portrait
Traders bartering in the Middle AgesMedieval merchants bartering and a farmer trading his sheep, 1300s. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of a miniature
Italian immigrants in New York City, 1890sMulberry Street, center of the Italian immigrant neighborhood in New York City, 1890s. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration
Quincy Market in Boston, 1880sFarmers bringing fresh produce to sell at Quincy Market in Boston, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Shops in a medieval French townApothecary, barber, furrier, and tailor shops along a street in the 1400s. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of a medieval illustration
Clergy collecting tax from medieval merchantsTax on markets levied by a member of the clergy, Tournay, France, 1400s. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of a medieval illustration
People in Elizabethan EnglandEnglish merchant (left), noble, and a lady-in-waiting for Elizabeth I. Antique hand-colored print
Tower of the Winds in Athens, ancient GreeceTower of the Winds topped by a weathervane of Triton, and with sundials on the outer walls, ancient Athens. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Traders in ancient IsraelWealthy merchants in ancient Israel. Antique hand-colored print
Marketplace of ancient AthensAgora, or market area, of ancient Athens, with a backdrop of the Acropolis. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration
Life in Pompeii before the eruption of VesuviusStreet in Pompeii in the time of the Roman Empire. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Forum in ancient RomeBusy scene in the Roman Forum under the caesars. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
GMDE2A-00007Bedouin messenger racing across the desert on a camel. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
GAFR2A-00012Tangier, Morocco, overlooking the Strait of Gibraltar. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Bedouin, Muslim woman, and a messenger in EgyptBedouin girl, Muslim woman selling fruit, and a messenger, Egypt. Antique hand-colored print
Insignia of the African Company, 1588African Company arms, incorporated in London in 1588. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a 16th-century illustration
Philadelphia Fish Market, 1850sFish market on the Delaware River in Philadelphia, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
American clipper ship, close-hauled on a wind. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Black Hills gold rush, South Dakota, 1870sDeadwood City during the Black Hills gold rush, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Denver in the 1870sBusy downtown Denver, Colorado, late 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a 19th-century illustration
EXPL2A-00094Ships of Marco Polo on the Mediterranean Sea, 1300s. Hand-colored woodcut
HSET2A-00104An underground village of dugouts doing business along the transcontinental railroad, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Cargo ship at a New York City wharf, 1870sUnloading bananas from a sailing ship, New York City, 1870. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Frrench village on market-dayMarket-day in Pont-Aven, a village in Brittany, France, 1800s. Printed halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration