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Flintlock pistol used in the fur tradeFlintlock pistol to be traded at a mountain-man rendezvous reenactment, Fort Mandan, North Dakota. Photograph
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
EVNT2A-00048British capturing Quebec in the Battle of the Plains of Abraham, French and Indian War, 1759. Hand-colored woodcut
EXPL2A-00284Early map of Hudsons Strait and Hudsons Bay, 1662, in Arctic Canada. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction
EXPL2A-00184Part of the 1613 Samuel de Champlain map of New France. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century reproduction of the original ma
New Orleans in 1718French colonial port of New Orleans, Louisiana, in 1718. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of an earlier 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
French colonists in IllinoisFestivities of early French settlers in Illinois. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Flag of France, 1700sFrench flag marking La Verendrye expeditions claim of the northern Great Plains for France in 1743, Pierre, South Dakota. Digital photograph
French map of the Great Lakes, 1703La Hontans map of the Great Lakes and Saint Lawrence valley, 1703. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of an 18th 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
PEXP2A-00114Rene-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, French explorer of North America. Hand-colored woodcut
French soldiers in North America, early 1700sCanada and Louisiana defended by French soldiers in the early 1700s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Louisbourg surrendered by the French in Canada, 1758Surrender of Louisbourg to the British under General Jeffrey Amherst, French and Indian War. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
British army gathering to capture Quebec, 1759General Wolfe assembling the British army on the Plains of Abraham to take Quebec, 1759. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a Frederic Remington illustration
EXPL2A-00325Map of New France and Canada, 1597. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of a 16th-century map printed in Wytfliet
North American colonies in 1733European claims in North America in 1733, when the last English colony, Georgia, was founded. Color lithograph
BUSN2P-00115Beaver pelt stretched on a sapling frame and laced with rawhide, a reproduction of the pre-industrial tanning method displayed in Wisconsin. Photograph
BUSN2A-00026Native Americans bringing beaver pelts to white traders. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
EXPL2A-00170La Salle and his companions exploring the lower Mississippi River for France, 1682. 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
PEXP2A-00009French explorer Rene-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de la Salle. Hand colored 19th-century woodcut of an 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
PEXP2A-00066French Jesuit missionary and explorer Jacques Marquette. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration
PEXP2A-00051Title page of Henri de Tontis account of the La Salle expedition. Woodcut with a watercolor wash of the English edition, printed in London 1698
EXPL2A-00127Father Marquette and Louis Joliet, the first white men on the upper Mississippi River, 1673. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
BUSN2A-00027Native Americans aboard ship to trade their furs to Europeans. 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
Dutch map of eastern North America, 1670Nova Belgh Tabula, map of New Netherland and New England, 1670. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction
EXPL2A-00043French missionaries preaching to Native Americans. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Colonial reenactors in QuebecColonial French army reenactors portraying 18th-century Quebec. Digital photograph
Home of Louis Joliet in old QuebecHome of Louis Joliet in the Petit Champlain district of old Quebec City. Digital photograph
Memorial for Louis Joliets home in old QuebecMemorial plaque, in English, at Louis Joliets home in old Quebec City. Digital photograph
PCAN2A-00001Louis de Buade, Count Frontenac, Governor General of New France, 1600s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration from a statue
Stone building in the historic district of old QuebecStone building festooned with flags in the historic district of Quebec City. Digital photograph
Louis Joliet memorial plaque in old QuebecMemorial ifor Louis Joliet in old Quebec City. Digital photograph
EXPL2A-00126Map of New France, 1550, showing the coast of Canada and the Gulf of Saint Lawrence Hand-colored woodcut
French fort at Quebec as a winter refuge, 1600sStarving Native Americans seeking refuge at the French fort at Quebec, Canada, 1600s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
EXPL2A-00186Samuel de Champlain and his Huron Indian allies fighting the Iroquois near Lake Champlain, 1609. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Champlains Tadoussac settlement, 1613Champlains map of Tadoussac settlement in New France, 1613. Hand-colored woodcut of a 17th-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-00231Shipwrecks in the Strait of Belle Isle, Gulf of St Lawrence, Canada. 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
GCAN2A-00016Louisbourg, Canada, besieged by New Englanders under the British flag, 1745. Hand-colored woodcut of a contemporary chart
GCAN2A-00014Dining hall of the French colonists at Annapolis Royal, Canada, 1600s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
GCAN2A-00013French priest baptising natives at Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia, 1600s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Quebec and Tadoussac, 1609Lescarbots map of the St. Lawrence and the Saguenay showing Quebec (Kebec) in Canada, 1609. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
