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Northwest Passage Collection

Background imageNorthwest Passage Collection: Schwatkas discovery of Franklin expedition grave, 1880

Schwatkas discovery of Franklin expedition grave, 1880
Grave of Franklin Expedition member Lt. John Irving found by Schwatkas American search party in Greenland, 1880. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Background imageNorthwest Passage Collection: Early map of Hudsons Strait and Hudsons Bay

Early map of Hudsons Strait and Hudsons Bay, 1662, in Arctic Canada. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction

Background imageNorthwest Passage Collection: McClure discovers the Northwest Passage, 1850

McClure discovers the Northwest Passage, 1850
British ship " Investigator" in Arctic ice during McClures discovery of the Northwest Passage while searching for the lost Franklin expedition, 1850

Background imageNorthwest Passage Collection: Henry Hudsons ship ' Half Moon' arriving at Manhattan Island

Henry Hudsons ship " Half Moon" arriving at Manhattan Island, 1609. Hand-colored halftone of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageNorthwest Passage Collection: The search for Sir John Franklins Arctic expedition, 1850s

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

Background imageNorthwest Passage Collection: Map of New France, 1550, showing the coast of Canada and the Gulf of Saint Lawrence Hand-colored woodcut

Map of New France, 1550, showing the coast of Canada and the Gulf of Saint Lawrence Hand-colored woodcut

Background imageNorthwest Passage Collection: Map of Hudsons Bay, Canada

Map of Hudsons Bay, Canada, showing Hudsons Strait, 1722. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of an 18th-century map

Background imageNorthwest Passage Collection: Jacques Cartier erects a cross along the Saint Lawrence River

Jacques Cartier erects a cross along the Saint Lawrence River, claiming Quebec for France, 1534. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageNorthwest Passage Collection: Jacques Cartier aboard ship arriving on the shore of Canada

Jacques Cartier aboard ship arriving on the shore of Canada, 1534. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageNorthwest Passage Collection: Shipwrecks in the Strait of Belle Isle

Shipwrecks in the Strait of Belle Isle, Gulf of St Lawrence, Canada. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageNorthwest Passage Collection: Huron chief Donnacona warns Cartiers expedition not to sail up the St Lawrence

Huron chief Donnacona warns Cartiers expedition not to sail up the St Lawrence River, 1535. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageNorthwest Passage Collection: Jacques Cartier embraced by Donnacona

Jacques Cartier embraced by Donnacona, a native Canadian Huron chief, Gaspee Peninsula, 1535. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageNorthwest Passage Collection: Title page of the London edition of Jacques Cartiers book about his discoveries

Title page of the London edition of Jacques Cartiers book about his discoveries in Canada, printed in 1580. Watercolor wash over a 19th-century printed halftone reproduction

Background imageNorthwest Passage Collection: One of Henry Hudsons ships, early 1600s

One of Henry Hudsons ships, early 1600s. Hand-colored 19th-century reproduction of a woodcut from Hudsons " Voyages" published in 1612

Background imageNorthwest Passage Collection: Henry Grinnells ship aground during the search led by Elisha Kent Kane for

Henry Grinnells ship aground during the search led by Elisha Kent Kane for the lost Sir John Franklin expedition, under the midnight sun, 1853

Background imageNorthwest Passage Collection: Hudsons ship ' Half-Moon' leaving Amsterdam for the New World

Hudsons ship " Half-Moon" leaving Amsterdam for the New World, 1609. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageNorthwest Passage Collection: Hudsons map of his voyages in the Arctic

Hudsons map of his voyages in the Arctic, published in 1612. Hand-colored 19th-century reproduction of a woodcut from Hudsons " Voyages" published in 1612

Background imageNorthwest Passage Collection: Mutineers send Henry Hudson

Mutineers send Henry Hudson and his son overboard to die adrift in a small boat in the Arctic 1611. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageNorthwest Passage Collection: Henry Hudsons attack on a Native American village on the Atlantic coast

Henry Hudsons attack on a Native American village on the Atlantic coast, 1609. Hand colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageNorthwest Passage Collection: Vitus Berings Russian expedition ships wrecked upon the Aleutian Isles

Vitus Berings Russian expedition ships wrecked upon the Aleutian Isles. 1741. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageNorthwest Passage Collection: Walrus in Arctic waters near a tall sailing ship

Walrus in Arctic waters near a tall sailing ship. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageNorthwest Passage Collection: Sailing-ship in a Greenland fjord below the end of a glacier

Sailing-ship in a Greenland fjord below the end of a glacier. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageNorthwest Passage Collection: Explorer Henry Hudson. Hand-colored 19th-century engraving

Explorer Henry Hudson. Hand-colored 19th-century engraving

Background imageNorthwest Passage Collection: Arctic icebergs surrounding a sailing ship

Arctic icebergs surrounding a sailing ship. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageNorthwest Passage Collection: Chart of Vitus Berings voyage from Kamchatka

Chart of Vitus Berings voyage from Kamchatka, Russia, to North America, 1700s. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction

Background imageNorthwest Passage Collection: English Explorer John Cabot landing on the shore of Canada

English Explorer John Cabot landing on the shore of Canada, 1484. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration


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