Pacific Ocean Collection

Vancouver Island map, 1870s
Map of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, 1870s. Lithograph reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Captain Cook killed by Hawaiian natives, 1779
Death of English explorer Captain James Cook in the Sandwich Islands (Hawaii), 1779. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a painting

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Map of the Pacific island groups, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Map of Hawaii, 1870s
Map of the Hawaiian islands, 1870s. Color lithograph reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Lighthouse warning a clipper ship of dangerous shores
Sailing ship passing a lighthouse marking the way to home port, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Spanish galleon at sea
Spanish galleon, an improved caravel three times longer than wide, used in the 1500s and 1600s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Japanese taking Port Arthur, 1894
Japanese warships taking Port Arthur, Manchuria, during the Sino-Japanese War, 1894. Printed color lithograph reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Battle of Manila Bay, 1898
Admiral George Dewey commanding US fleet in the Battle of Manila Bay, Spanish-American War, 1898. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Hawaiians in the mid-1800s
Diamond Head and Waikiki in the Hawaiian Islands, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Pirates capturing a ship
Pirates capturing a galleon on the high seas. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century Howard Pyle illustration

Steering a sailing-ship through stormy seas
Sailors at the wheel of a merchant ship in a gale, 1800s. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration

Papua, New Guinea, native village
Native village on Humboldt Bay, Papua, New Guinea, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Sailing ships in the Spice Islands
Volcano on Tidore in the Moluccas, seen from the neighboring island of Ternate, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Vapor trailing from Mt. Mayon, Philippines
Native village beneath the volcanic cone of Mount Mayon, in the Philippines, circa 1890. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Captain James Cook regarding a map. Hand-colored woodcut of a painting

Busy Seattle harbor, circa 1890
Bird s-eye view of Seattle, Washington Territory, circa 1890. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Us Navy squadron commanded by Matthew Perry sailing for Japan, 1852: USS Susquehannah, Saratoga, St Mary s, a supply ship, Plymouth, Perry in rowboat, Mississippi, and Princeton (left to right)

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Native Samoan sea-canoes, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Ship in the 1600s
Sailing-ship of the seventeenth century. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of an earlier illustration

Dutch galleons, 1600s
Dutch traders galleons at sea in the 1600s. Hand colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of an earlier illustration

Steamship in an ocean storm
Steamship " Galatea" in a cyclone in the Indian Ocean, 1868. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Pirates celebrating aboard ship
Drunken pirates aboard their ship celebrating a successful raid. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Sailing-ships at sea
Sailing ships on the high seas. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Hawaiians surfing, 1870s
Natives on surfboards near Honolulu, Hawaii, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Harpooning a whale, 1800s
Whalers in longboats lancing a whale with harpoons, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Guano island off the coast of Peru, 1880s
Sailors visiting a guano bed off the coast of Peru, 1880. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Native village of the Marianas, 1800s
Saipan island village in the Mariana Islands, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Javanese emperor and empress, 1890s
Emperor and empress of Surakarta in Java, Indonesia, circa 1890. Hand-colored engraving reproduction of a 19th-century photograph

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Magellans 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, 1770s
James Cook landing in the Friendly Islands, greeted by Tonga natives bearing fruit, 1770s. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration

Borchgrevink expedition landing on Antarctica, 1894
Carsten 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, 1521
The 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 Pacific
Route of Magellans ships across the Pacific while circumnavigating the earth, 1519-1522. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Vancouver Island shipyard, 1800s
Drydock at Esquimalt, British Columbia, 1880s. Lithograph reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Port of Honolulu, 1870s
Harbor and city of Honolulu, capital of the Sandwich Islands, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

American clipper ship, close-hauled on a wind. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Tidal wave approaching a Hawaiian beach
Tsunami breaking on the shore of Hawaii, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Longboats pursuing a whale, 1800s
Longboats racing to harpoon a whale. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Old wooden whaling-ship under sail. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Thar she blows
Whaling schooner lookout calling, " There she blows!" Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Salmon cannery on the Pacific coast at Astoria, Oregon, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

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Native village of Warus-Warus, Ceram, in the Moluccas (Spice Islands). Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Java dancers and actors
Performers of Java in traditional costumes. Antique hand-colored print

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Map of the China Seas, Philippines, and European colonies in the region, 1898. Printed color lithograph 19th century

Borneo natives, 1800s
Natives of Borneo, 1800s. Antique hand colored print

Borneo village in the 1800s
Native village in Borneo near Sarawak, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Magellan sails around South America to circumnavigate the earth
Magellan passing through his Strait to sail around South America on his circumnavigation of the earth, 1519-1522. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction

Java official and his attendants, 1800s
Regent of Java, his bodyguard, and an attendant, 1800s. Antique hand colored print

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