Eleazer Wheelock founding Dartmouth College, 1770Eleazer Wheelock founding Dartmouth College in the forests of New Hampshire, 1770. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Saint Francis of Assisi statueSaint Francis statue, St Francis of Assisi churchyard, Ranchos de Taos, New Mexico. Digital photograph
Dr Livingstones African servants, 1800sChuma and Susi, David Livingstones loyal African servants, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
John Eliots Indian BibleTitle page of John Eliots translation of the Bible into a Native American language, 1663. Document
PEXP2A-00059Father Pierre Jean de Smet, a Jesuit missionary to Native Americans on the western US frontier, 1800s. Hand colored woodcut of a 19th century photograph
Florida explored by De Soto, 1539Bivouac of De Sotos expedition in the Florida wilderness, 1539. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Stephen stoned to death in 36 ADApostle Stephen stoned to death for preaching Christianity, 36 AD. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century Gustave Dore illustration
Saint BonifaceBoniface, medieval English missionary to Germany. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration
Ulfilas, Christian missionary to the VisigothsBishop Ulfilas translating the Bible into Gothic, 4th century AD. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
St Francis of AssisiSaint Francis of Assisi addressing a group of birds. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
EXPL2A-00050Spanish missionaries addressing Native Americans in California. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
EXPL2A-00112Spanish priests destroying Aztec idols in Mexico. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
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
French settlement of the Great Lakes, 1600sFrench Jesuit map of Lake Superior, Upper Michigan, and Wisconsin, 1600s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 17th-century illustration
EXPL2A-00123Spanish explorer Hernando De Soto discovering the Mississippi River, 1540. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration
Peter preaching in the house of CorneliusPeter the Apostle in the house of Cornelius, a Roman soldier. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Paul and Barnabus at AntiochApostles Paul and Barnabas preaching Christianity at Antioch. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Pauls shipwreck while on a missionary journeyShipwreck of Apostle Paul off Malta in the Mediterranean Sea. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Marcus and Narcissa Whitman, missionaries in Oregon, 1840sNarcissa Whitman nursing a sick Native American during the Whitmans missionary expedition, 1840s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Dr. David LivingstonePortrait of missionary and explorer David Livingstone. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a 19th-century portrait
Dr. Livingstone, I presume? 1871Stanley finding Dr. Livingstone at Ujiji, Tanganyika, 1871. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Junipero Serra statue at San Diego MissionStatue of Father Junipero Serra in front of San Diego Mission, first of the Spanish missions in California. Digital photograph
Saint Aiden of LindisfarneSaint Aiden, Irish missionary who founded monastery at Lindisfarne in 635, becoming Bishop of Northumbria, England. Digital photograph
Saint Francis XavierJesuit missionary Francis Xavier. Digitally colored woodcut
Junipero Serras quarters, San Diego MissionFather Junipero Serras personal quarters at San Diego Mission, which he founded in 1769. Digital photograph
Pala Mission in California, 1800sNative American woman ringing bell for sunrise Mass at Pala Mission, California, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Moravian missionary Zeisberger in Pennsylvania, 1767Moravian missionary David Zeisberger preaching to Native Americans in Pennsylvania, 1760s. Hand-colored woodcut of a painting by Schuessele
EXPL2A-00051California mission with padres, Spanish soldiers, and Native Americans. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Church in Mexico City founded by CortesChurch and Hospital of Jesus, founded by Cortes in Mexico City, 1500s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Roman Catholic church for natives in the hills of Mexico, 1800sNative American woman approaching hut where Mass is celebrated near Pachuca, Mexico, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
PREL2D-00020Junipero Serra, Spanish missionary to natives of Mexico and California, statue in Queretaro, Mexico. Digital photograph
EXPL2A-00195Jacques Marquette and Louis Joliet on the upper Mississippi River in canoes 1673. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
EXPL2A-00256French missionary and fur traders carrying a canoe at a portage in North America. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
EXPL2A-00266Jacques Marquette and Louis Joliet in a canoe on the upper Mississippi River, 1673. Hand-colored halftone of a 19th-century illustration
Father Hennepin in Minnesota, 1680Father Louis Hennepin at a Native American bark-covered dwelling in Minnesota, 1680. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Apostle preaching Christianity, a medieval depictionPreaching of the first missionary Apostles, as depicted in a 1402 tapestry. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of the tapestry
PEXP2A-00066French Jesuit missionary and explorer Jacques Marquette. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration
EXPL2A-00127Father Marquette and Louis Joliet, the first white men on the upper Mississippi River, 1673. 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-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-00043French missionaries preaching to Native Americans. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
PBIB2A-00015Apostle Paul arrested in Jerusalem and taken before the Roman authorities. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
San Miguel Mission, California, 1800sNative Americans at San Miguel Archangel Mission, California, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Peter holding a keySaint Peter holding the keys to Heaven. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration
Junipero Serras chair, San Diego MissionFather Junipero Serras chair in his personal quarters at San Diego Mission, which he founded in 1769. Digital photograph
Santa Barbara Mission, California, 1800sPadre in the garden at Santa Barbara Mission, California, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Children at San Juan Bautista Mission, California, 1800sNuns leading Native American children into San Juan Bautista Mission, California, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration