Wilderness Collection

First settlers of Hartford, Connecticut, 1636
Thomas Hookers congregation migrates from Massachusetts to settle Hartford, Connecticut, 1636. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Battle of the Wilderness, Civil War, 1864
Confederates capturing Union breastworks during the Battle of the Wilderness in Virginia, 1864. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Wild iris in the Pecos Wilderness, New Mexico
Blue flag wildflower in the Pecos Wilderness, Sangre de Cristo Mountains, New Mexico. Digital photograph

Judges, lawyers, and clients on their way to court on the frontier, late 1700s or early 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Maori village in New Zealand, 1800s
Maori fortified village, or pah, in Taranaki, New Zealand, mid-1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Bears Paw Mountains, Montana
Sunset after rainstorm, Bears Paw Mountains, Montana. Photograph

Puritans founding New Haven, Connecticut
John Davenport leads Puritans in giving thanks for their arrival at New Haven, Connecticut, 1630s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Ten Commandments delivered by Moses
Moses giving the tablets with the Ten Commandments to the people of Israel. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Pecos Wilderness wildflowers, New Mexico
Alpine wildflowers in the Pecos Wilderness, Sangre de Cristo Mountains, New Mexico. Digital photograph

Samuel de Champlains fortified camp at Quebec on the St Lawrence River, 1600s Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut of a 17th-century map

Puritan families migrating to Connecticut, 1635
Colonials traveling to the Connecticut River Valley to settle Wethersfield and Windsor. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

English colonists in Georgia, 1700s
Early settlers in the swampy wilderness of Georgia Colony. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

New England Puritans on their way to church in the snow. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Black Hills, South Dakota
Black Hills with lingering snow, sacred area of the Sioux, South Dakota. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Columbia River campsite of Native American fishermen
Native American fishing camp on the banks of the Columbia River. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Columbia River fishing camp of Native Americans
Native American fishing camp by the Columbia River, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Vermonts Green Mountains overlooking Lake Champlain
Lake Champlain and the shore of New York State, seen from Mount Mansfield, Vermont. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Ezekiel in the valley of dry bones
Hebrew prophet Ezekiel walking through the valley of dry bones. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Rhode Island natives befriending Roger Williams, 1635
Roger Williams welcomed by Rhode Island Native Americans, 1635. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Amazon rain forest
Rain forest in the upper Amazon basin. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Cape Cod wilderness as the Pilgrims found it
Wooded shore of Cape Cod before the Plymouth colonists arrived. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Canoeists on a slow-moving stream
Woodsmen in canoes floating on a tranquil river, circa 1900. Printed color halftone reproduction of a Schoonover illustration

Canoeing a load of furs from the north woods
Trappers running rapids on a wilderness river, circa 1900. Printed color halftone reproduction of a Schoonover illustration

Moses parting from his people, who will enter the Promised Land
Hebrew people leaving Moses at Mount Pisgah before crossing the Jordan River. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Spanish missionaries addressing Native Americans in California. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Delaware settled by colonists from Sweden, 1600s
Swedish settlers landing at Paradise Point, Delaware, 1600s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Settlement of Indianapolis, 1820
First settlers cabin in Indianapolis, Indiana, 1820. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Boston colonists greeted by Native Americans, 1635
Native Americans welcome Puritans with a gift of fish on the Charles River, Massachusetts Bay Colony, 1635. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration

Roger Williams making a home in Rhode Island, 1636
Roger Williams building his first dwelling in Rhode Island, 1636. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Roger Williams escaping to Rhode Island, 1635
Roger Williamss exile from Massachusetts Colony to Rhode Island, 1635. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Native Americans spearing fish
Native Americans fishing from a canoe. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Map of Benedict Arnolds route to invade Quebec during the American Revolution, 1775. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Indian canoe on the upper Mississippi River
Bluffs along the Mississippi River north of La Crosse, Wisconsin. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Chesapeake Bay entrance before settlers arrived
Entrance to Chesapeake Bay, as it appeared to early explorers and colonists. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

French settlement of the Great Lakes, 1600s
French Jesuit map of Lake Superior, Upper Michigan, and Wisconsin, 1600s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 17th-century illustration

Group of pioneer horsemen getting their first glimpse of the Sierra Nevada range 1800s. Hand colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Hand-to-hand combat, Battle of the Wilderness, Civil War
Fierce fighting at the Bloody Angle, Battle of the Wilderness, Virginia, 1864. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Bear getting honey from a beehive
Bear raiding a beehive in a fallen tree. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century A. B. Frost illustration

Moses reciting the Ten Commandments
Moses giving the laws to the Hebrew people during the Exodus. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Moses leading the Jews out of Egypt and into the Wilderness. Hand colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Exodus from Egypt of the Hebrew people
Moses leads the Hebrews out of slavery into the wilderness of Sinai. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Worship of a golden calf by the Hebrews
Worship of a golden calf by the Israelites in the time of Moses. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Roger Williams exiled to Rhode Island, 1635
Roger Williams leaving Massachusetts Bay Colony for Rhode Island, 1635. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century Darley illustration

Lolo Creek in the Bitterroot Range, Montana
Lolo Creek on Lewis and Clarks trail over the Bitterroot Mountains in Montana. Photograph

Buffalo herd on the American prairie
Herd of bison crossing a river bottom on the Great Plains. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a 19th-century painting by Hays

Great Falls on the Missouri River
Bison overlooking the Great Falls of the Missouri River, Montana, before settlement. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Buffalo bulls fighting on the Great Plains
Confrontation between bulls in a buffalo herd, Great Plains. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Missouri River in the Missouri Breaks area, Montana
Missouri Breaks backcountry of the Missouri River, first described by Lewis and Clark, Montana. Photograph

Pack horses in the Rocky Mountains, 1800s
Pack train carrying supplies or furs over the Rockies, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a Frederic Remington illustration

Maine map used in Arnolds invasion of Quebec, 1775
Montresors map of inland Maine, used for Arnolds march to Quebec, 1775. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Mammoth Hot Springs in Yellowstone Park, 1880s
Visitors exploring Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Garden of Eden
Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden - the temptation (left) and expulsion. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Jesuit missionary preaching to Native Americans and fur traders in the wilderness. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Spanish missionary Father Garzes instructing Native Americans. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Pioneers entering the wilderness on horses. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

French missionaries arriving in Maine, 1600s
French missionaries landing on Mount Desert Island, Maine. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Traveler in colonial Maryland
Horseback traveler on an early road into the mountains of western Maryland. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Paleo-Indian caribou hunters. Photograph of a Maine State Museum diorama

Paleo-Indian caribou hunters. Photograph of a Maine State Museum diorama

Paleo-Indian caribou hunters. Photograph of a Maine State Museum diorama

Native American canoe on Lake Champlain
Lake Champlain before the arrival of European settlers. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Portaging canoes between waterways
Native Americans carrying their canoes at a portage. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Native Americans in a canoe hunting a moose. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Native American bow-hunting pronghorn antelope on the Great Plains. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Native American women gathering wild rice in baskets. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Native Americans bow-hunting deer by moonlight. Hand-colored photogravure of a 19th-century illustration

Native American canoeing, watching a snow goose take flight. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Aborigine hunters using an atlatl and a boomerang in an Australian forest, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Aborigine kindling fire by twirling a stick for friction, Australia, 1800s. Hand -colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Native American canoe in the Georgia wilderness
Savannah River at the time of James Oglethorpes first visit to Georgia, 1700s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Mud in the Bisti Badlands, New Mexico
Pattern of mud near a stream bed in the Bisti Wilderness, an arid area in the Four Corners, New Mexico. Digital photograph

Bisti Badlands, New Mexico
Stream bed in the Bisti Wilderness, an arid area near the Four Corners, New Mexico. Digital photograph

Pecos Wilderness, New Mexico
High glacial lake in the Pecos Wilderness, Sangre de Cristo Mountains, New Mexico. Digital photograph

Portage around whitewater on a frontier river
Expedition pulling boats overland on a portage around rapids on a river. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Lewis and Clark trail over Lolo Pass, Bitterroot Mountains, Montana. Photograph

Daniel Boone in the Kentucky wilderness. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Daniel Boone, pioneer of Kentucky, with his rifle and dog. Hand-colored engraving of a painting

Early exploration of the Maine coast
English explorers sailing up the Penobscot River on the coast of Maine. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Kentucky viewed by Daniel Boone
Daniel Boones first view of Kentucky. Digitally colored etching of a 19th-century illustration

French missionaries preaching to Native Americans. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

La Salle at Niagara Falls, 1669
French explorer La Salle at Niagara Falls, 1669. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Beavers at work below Niagara Falls, early 1700s. Hand-colored woodcut from Molls New and Exact Map

Earthquake swallowing the wicked Hebrew people who have not heeded Moses. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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