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Rock of Gibraltar in the British EmpireBritish troops occupying Gibraltar, 1800s. 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
New Archangel, Russian town in Alaska, now called SitkaSitka, or New Archangel, capital of Alaska in 1869, when purchased from Russia. 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
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
Immigrant waiting-room at Ellis Island, circa 1900Detained immigrants waiting, Ellis Island, New York, late 1800s. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of an 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
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
Busy Seattle harbor, circa 1890Bird s-eye view of Seattle, Washington Territory, circa 1890. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-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
Colonial shipyardShip-building in colonial North America. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century 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
Busy New Orleans waterfront, late 1800sSteamboats and barges on the Mississippi River at New Orleans, circa 1880. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Ellis Island buildings in New York harbor, 1901. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a photograph
Hopeful immigrants in the port of New York, 1800sImmigrants waiting for entry at Castle Garden, New York harbor, 1880s. 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
Immigrant families headed west from Boston, 1800sSwedish immigrants passing through Boston, bound for the Midwest, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Traders approaching Sidon, a seaport of ancient PhoeniciaCamel caravan approaching Sidon, a seaport of ancient Phoenicia. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Havana as a Spanish colonial seaportPort of Havana, Cuba, in early Spanish colonial times. Hand-colored woodcut from Montanus
Downtown Havana in the 1850sImperial del Paseo in Spanish colonial Havana, Cuba, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Cotton bale loaded on a boat in New Orleans, 1800sYoung African-American stevedore loading cotton onto a steamboat at New Orleans, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Hebrew traders in a Phoenician seaportKing Solomons ships unloading goods to trade with Phoenicians. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Portuguese capture of Ceuta, a Moorish stronghold in Morocco, 1415. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Tangier, Morocco, overlooking the Strait of Gibraltar. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Zanzibar, 1800sHarbor of Zanzibar, circa 1880. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Clipper ship loading supplies for the California gold fieldsClipper ship R.B. Forbes in Boston, taking on cargo for California, 1851. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Family of prospective American citizens at Ellis Island, New York, 1901. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a photograph
US Navy powder magazines on Ellis Island, New York harbor, 1860s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Ellis Island immigrants hoping to enter the USMen, women and children of every tribe and race emigrating to the US, circa 1900. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of an illustration
European immigrants landing in New York City, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Customs inspectors checking steamship passenger luggageFirst-class passengers baggage inspected on arrival of a steamship in New York harbor, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Harbor of Havana, Cuba, in the 1800s. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration
Sailing-ship firing on a fort in Jamaica during colonial times. Hand-colored woodcut
Louisbourg, Canada, besieged by New Englanders under the British flag, 1745. Hand-colored woodcut of a contemporary chart
King Hirams fleet brings gifts to Solomon. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration
Chinese immigrants at the San Francisco custom-hoouse, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Mombasa, Kenya, a former Portuguese colony, viewed in the 1800s when under protection of Zanzibar. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Immigrants in line at Ellis Island, New York harbor, circa 1905. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a photograph
Immigrants to America asking directionsNorthern European immigrants asking the way to the American Midwest, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Moonlight on Genoa harbor, circa 1400s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Port of Cadiz, Spain, seen from the Atlantic Ocean. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration by Gustave Dore
Lisbon, Portugal, in the 1500s. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of a 16th-century illustration
Sailboats on the lagoon of Venice. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Antwerp welcoming the German prince and princess after their marriage, 1858Prince Frederick William and his bride, Princess Victoria Adelaide, afterward emperor and empress of Germany, arriving in Antwerp, 1858. Color lithograph
German emigrants for New York embarking on Hamburg steamer. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Deportation of the Acadians by the British, 1755. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Immigrants arriving as contract laborers in an American port citiy, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration