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The Flying Dutchman, a ghost shipThe legendary " Flying Dutchman, " a phantom ship feared by sailors. Hand-covered woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Carolina coast map, 1600sMap of the Carolinas, showing Charleston and the Outer Banks, north on the right. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a 17th-century map
EXPL2A-00138Map of the flat earth according to Herodotus, ancient Greek historian. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
EXPL2A-00317Map of the world according to ancient Greek geographer Eratosthenes. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction
Havana as a Spanish colonial seaportPort of Havana, Cuba, in early Spanish colonial times. Hand-colored woodcut from Montanus
Mount Pelee eruption on Martinique, 1902One of the series of eruptions of Mount Pelee on Martinique, 1902. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a photograph
Guano island off the coast of Peru, 1880sSailors visiting a guano bed off the coast of Peru, 1880. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Javanese emperor and empress, 1890sEmperor and empress of Surakarta in Java, Indonesia, circa 1890. Hand-colored engraving reproduction of a 19th-century photograph
Balboa discovering the Pacific, 1513Spanish expedition under Balboa discovering the Pacific Ocean, 1513. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Kerguelen Islands visited by a British ship, 1870sHMS Challenger off the southern tip of the Kerguelen Islands, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
EXPL2A-00268Magellans ships at Mactan, an island in the Philippines, where Magellan was killed in a battle with natives, 1521. Hand-colored 19th-century halftone reproduction of a 16th-century engraving
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
Great voyages of the age of explorationMap of great voyages from 1492 to 1580. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Borchgrevink expedition landing on Antarctica, 1894Carsten Borchgrevink making the first landing on Victoria Land, Antarctica, 1894. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration
Mariana Islands in the Pacific discovered by Magellan, 1521The Ladrones, later called the Marianas, and a native outrigger drawn by Pigafetta on the Magellan expedition, 1521. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a 16th-century illustration
Magellans route across the PacificRoute of Magellans ships across the Pacific while circumnavigating the earth, 1519-1522. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Confederate explosive mines blocking a river, Civil WarBarrel torpedo, or mine, used by Confederates to blockade a southern river mouth, 1860s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Vikings battling natives on the coast of VinlandFreydis defends her fellow Norse settlers from Native Americans, or Skraelings, 1009. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Vikings discovering VinlandNorse settlers Thorfin and Gudrida landing on Vinland. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Norse settlers in battle with New World nativesViking expedition leader Thorwald fatally wounded by natives on the coast of Canada, 1002 AD. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Africans jumping from a slave ship, 1700sAfrican captives leaping off a slave-ship near the coast of Africa, 1700s. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration
Mayflower Compact signed by the Plymouth colonists, 1620Pilgrims agreeing to govern themselves according to the Mayflower Compact, 1620. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Port of Honolulu, 1870sHarbor and city of Honolulu, capital of the Sandwich Islands, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
PPIR2A-00009Henry Morgan, buccaneer in the Caribbean, 1660s. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction from Exquemelin
PirateBuccaneer in the classic days of piracy. Printed halftone reproduction of a watercolor by Walter Appleton Clark
Steamship in a hurricaneAmerican steamship " Yantic" heeled over in a hurricane, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Spanish caravel tacking before the wind, from a drawing attributed to Columbus. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of a 16th-century illustration
Colonial sailors fighting pirates aboard shipFighting off Carolina pirates in colonial days. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration
American clipper ship, close-hauled on a wind. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Portuguese caravelsCaravels, from " Libre de cololat tractat dels fet maritims, " Portugal, 1502. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of a 16th-century illustration
Sailing in stormy seasSailing ship struggling through stormy seas. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Passage around Cape Horn in stormy seasSlippery deck of a ship in heavy seas sailing around Cape Horn, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Young sailor climbing the riggingYoung sailor going aloft on a sailing ship, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Coney Island beach lit by electric light, 1880sSwimming by electric light at Coney Island, New York, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Makushin Volcano in the Aleutian Islands, 1870Sailing ship near Makushin Volcano on Unalaska Island in the Aleutians, 1870. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration
Tidal wave approaching a Hawaiian beachTsunami breaking on the shore of Hawaii, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
BUSN2A-00002Long boat crew harpooning a whale. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustratioin
BUSN2A-00003South Sea whaling in the 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Longboats pursuing a whale, 1800sLongboats racing to harpoon a whale. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
BUSN2A-00123Lobstermen hauling traps off the coast of Maine, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Maine lobster catch, early 1900sLobstermen loading their catch from a dory to a sailboat, circa 1900. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 20th-century illustration
BUSN2A-00122Old Whaling ship hove down for repairs, New Bedford, Massachusetts, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
BUSN2A-00150North Atlantic cod-fishing in the 1880s Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
BUSN2A-00138Old wooden whaling-ship under sail. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Thar she blowsWhaling schooner lookout calling, " There she blows!" Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
BUSN2A-00182Salmon cannery on the Pacific coast at Astoria, Oregon, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration
EVNT2A-00022Naval duel between the frigate USS " Constitution" and the British ship " Guerriere, " War of 1812. Printed color lithograph of a 19th century painting
EVNT2A-00009British ships blockading Chesapeake Bay at the outset of the War of 1812. Hand-colored halftone of a 19th century illustration