Bay of Naples, Italy, 1800sBay of Naples in the mid-1800s. Color lithograph of a 19th-century Samuel Read illustration
Colonial Savannah, Georgia, 1700sSavannah, Georgia, as established by James Oglethorpe, 1741. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of an earlier sketch
South Street docks in New York City, 1870sMerchant ships unloading along South Street, New York City, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Rock of Gibraltar in the British EmpireBritish troops occupying Gibraltar, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Seaport of Galveston, Texas, 1800sGalveston bar and roadstead on the Gulf Coast, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Yacht club in Newport, Rhode Island, 1880sClubhouse of the New York Yacht Club in Newport, Rhode Island, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Brooklyn Bridge when newly opened, 1883Brooklyn Bridge over the East River, looking toward Manhattan, 1883. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
US Navy base at Sackets Harbor, NY, 1814Sackets Harbor on Lake Ontario in 1814, a US Naval station in the War of 1812. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration
Baltimore in the 1870sHarbor of Baltimore, Maryland, looking from Federal Hill, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
New York harbor, 1850sNew York City, viewed from Brooklyn, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Hawaiians in the mid-1800sDiamond Head and Waikiki in the Hawaiian Islands, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Ancient Phoenician traders in portPhoenician sailors trading goods in an ancient Mediterranean seaport. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Cotton loaded on steamboats by black slaves, New OrleansSlaves loading cotton bales on riverboats at the New Orleans levee, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Ohio River at Cincinnati, Ohio, 1860sRiverboats loading at the Ohio River levee in Cincinnati, Ohio, 1860s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Men going ashore from a sailing shipShore party descending into a rowboat from the stern of a sailing ship, 1700s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
New Amsterdam canal, 1600sDutch colonists using the canal in Broad Street, New Amsterdam, 1600s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Pharos, the lighthouse of ancient AlexandriaHarbor and lighthouse of ancient Alexandria, a great center of Hellenistic culture and trade. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
British evacuation of Charleston SC, 1782Charleston, South Carolina, abandoned by the British near the end of the Revolutionary War. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration
New London, Connecticut, 1776Seaport of New London, Connecticut in 1776. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a contemporary sketch
Wall Streets Tontine Coffee House in the late 1700sTontine Coffee House, corner of Water and Wall Street, meeting-place of New York brokers who formed the NY Stock Exchange. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Immigrant waiting-room at Ellis Island, circa 1900Detained immigrants waiting, Ellis Island, New York, late 1800s. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of an illustration
Dutch colonists in early New AmsterdamDutch settlers outdoors along the Battery, New Amsterdam, 1600s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration
Ponce, Puerto Rico, 1890sCity and harbor of Ponce, Puerto Rico, 1890s. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration
Golden Tower of Seville, Spain, landing place of treasure from the New World, view in the 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Drying and salting fish in colonial MaineFirst settlers of Maine drying and salting fish on the Atlantic shore. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
BUSN2A-00135Dutch East India House in Amsterdam, showing warehouses and shipyard. Hand-colored woodcut
Thames River in London, mid-1800sWestminster and the Houses of Parliament from the Thames, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Busy Seattle harbor, circa 1890Bird s-eye view of Seattle, Washington Territory, circa 1890. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Sydney, Australia, 1850sPort of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, in the 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Erie Canal boats wintering in New York harborErie Canal boats anchored for the winter at the East River docks, New York City, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Erie Canal boats at their New York City dockErie Canal boats anchored on the Hudson River, New York City, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Seaport of Plymouth, EnglandShips in the harbor of Plymouth, England, Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Colonial New York harbor, 1667New York City after its surrender by the Dutch, 1667. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 17th-century illustration
Cartoon protesting Jeffersons trade embargo, 1807Cartoon protesting the Embargo Act passed by President Thomas Jefferson in 1807 Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Life in Boston, Massachusetts, 1660sColonial seaport of Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony, in the 1660s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Settlement at Boston, 1630sWindmill overlooking the first houses at Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony, 1630s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Nantucket in the 1850sSailing ships in the harbor of Nantucket, Massachusetts, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Founding of Baltimore, MarylandColonial surveyors laying out Baltimore Town, January 12, 1730. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration by F.B. Mayer
Charleston, South Carolina, 1870sBird s-eye view of Charleston, South Carolina, in the mid-19th century Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Colonial shipyardShip-building in colonial North America. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Charleston, South Carolina, 1700sPort of Charleston, South Carolina, before the American Revolution. Hand-colored 19th-century halftone reproduction of an illustration
Clipper ship Flying Cloud launched in BostonLaunch of shipbuilder Donald McKays clipper ship " Flying Cloud" in Boston, 1851. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Buffalo Bayou, which became the Houston Ship Canal, 1870sSteamboat loading cotton on Buffalo Bayou, connected to the Gulf of Mexico, Houston, Texas, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Ellis Island, port of entry for European immigrants, 1903European immigrants arriving at Ellis Island in New York City, 1903. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a contemporary illustration
Peter Minuit buying Manhattan Island for a Dutch colonyDutch trading trinkets with Native Americans for Manhattan Island, 1631. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
New Amsterdam, mid-1600sView of New Amsterdam at the foot of Manhattan Island, mid-1600s. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of a 17th-century illustration by Augustine Herman
Native American longhouses on Manhattan IslandManhattan Island when the first Europeans arrived. Hand colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration
New Netherland surrendered to the English, 1664Dutch governor Peter Stuyvesant marching out of New Amsterdam, 1664. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration