Date: | 1847 |
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Description: | Engraving of the McCormick Reaper Works as it appeared in 1847. The factory was located on the north bank of the Chicago River, east of the Michigan Avenue... |
Date: | 1655 |
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Description: | Christopher Columbus begins his first expedition, 1492. |
Date: | 1655 |
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Description: | Encounter with Indians during Christopher Columbus' first expedition in 1492. |
Date: | 1655 |
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Description: | Scene on Hispaniola in 1500, when Columbus was forced to return to Spain after a new adminstrator had arrived. |
Date: | 1655 |
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Description: | Scene from Christopher Columbus' fourth voyage, 1502-1504. |
Date: | 1655 |
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Description: | Scene from the Laudonnière Expedition in South Carolina, ca. 1564. |
Date: | 1655 |
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Description: | Scene from Drake Expedition on coast of California, ca. 1579. Francis Drake on the Coast of New Albion, California. |
Date: | 1655 |
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Description: | Scene from Jamestown Settlement in Virginia, 1610. |
Date: | 1655 |
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Description: | Scene from Jamestown Settlement in which the brothers of Pocahontas visit her. |
Date: | 1655 |
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Description: | Scene from near Jamestown Settlement in Virginia, ca. 1614. The Chickahominy tribe's proximity to Jamestown meant they had early contact with the English.... |
Date: | 1655 |
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Description: | Scene from near Jamestown Settlement in Virginia, 1615. |
Date: | 04 1884 |
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Description: | An engraving depicting the impressment of American seamen by the British Navy during the period before the War of 1812. The image shows a group of American... |
Date: | 1873 |
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Description: | Engraved image of a lock and dam at Sault St. Marie. Two men are operating the sluice as ships are waiting on the opposite side of the lock. Another man is... |
Date: | 1783 |
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Description: | This map is hand-colored and shows the boundaries of British, Spanish, and the newly recognized American claims, as well as the fishing rights granted to F... |
Date: | 1627 |
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Description: | Map of North and South America showing settlements, rivers, lakes, mountains, islands and regions of the western hemisphere. It includes an inset map of Gr... |
Date: | 1630 |
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Description: | One of the few maps by Dutch cartographer Willem Blaeu depicting the Americas, this map shows regions, settlements, islands, mountains, forests, rivers, an... |
Date: | 1636 |
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Description: | Map of North America, divided into regions, and showing some rivers, lakes, settlements, cities, mountains, and Native American land. Of the Great Lakes on... |
Date: | 1684 |
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Description: | Map of North America showing some colonies, cities, rivers, lakes, and Native American land. Ship routes spread across both oceans, including one decorated... |
Date: | 1713 |
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Description: | Map showing the regions explored by Robert de La Salle between 1681 and 1686, as well as the route La Salle, and later Henri Joutel, took, moving north fro... |
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