Jan van der Straet - Map of the Western Hemisphere
Title plate to Nova Reperta, a series of engravings after drawings by Stradanus published by Galle in Antwerp. Shows Christopher Columbus pointing to a map of the Western Hemisphere. New France and Florida are ... More
West-Indische paskaert waer in de graden der breedde over weder zijden...
Shows the west coast of North America from Belle Isle, Newfoundland, both coasts of South America, mediterranean Europe, and the east coast of Africa. Includes illustrations. Available also through the Library ... More
Carte de la Louisiane et du cours du Mississipi [i.e. Mississippi]: dr...
Covers United States from Rio Grande River to Hudson River. Relief shown pictorially. Prime meridian: Ferro. Item 46 in LC Kohl exhibition, Mar. to June 1993. Phillips. Maps of America. Includes notes. Inset: C... More
Chart of South America, comprehending the West Indies, with the adjace...
A chart of North and South America, including the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, with the nearest coasts of Europe, Africa and Asia Courtesy of Boston Public Library
The first ship / painted by Joshua Shaw ; engraved by J. Sartain.
Ship of Christopher Columbus in background, and three Indians in foreground.
A map of Lewis and Clark's track across the western portion of North A...
Scale ca. 1:4,400,000. Relief shown by hachures. Meridian: London and Washington. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Vault AACR2
Indians set fire to their village at the approach of de Soto / J.W. Or...
Indians burning their village in Arkansas, at the approach of de Soto. Illus. in: The Life, travels and adventures of Ferdinand de Soto, Discoverer of the Mississippi / Lambert A. Wilmer. Philadelphia : J.T. Ll... More
Crossing on an Indian bridge / J.W. Orr, N.Y.
Hernando de Soto and his soldiers crossing a river on an Indian bridge. Illus. in: The Life, travels and adventures of Ferdinand de Soto, Discoverer of the Mississippi / Lambert A. Wilmer, Philadelphia : J.T. L... More
Porcallo in the mire - Public domain book illustration
Vasco Porcallo pinned under horse in mud, as two Indians watch. Illus. in: The Life, travels and adventures of Ferdinand de Soto, Discoverer of the Mississippi / Lambert A. Wilmer. Philadelphia : J.T. Lloyd, 18... More
Columbus explaining his discovery to King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella...
Illustration shows Christopher Columbus pointing to a spot on a map while Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand of Spain look on. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. XII, no. 596 (1868 May 30), cover.
Balboa claiming dominion over the South Seas on behalf of the King of ...
Print shows Balboa standing in the Pacific Ocean holding a sword and the banner of Spain. Copyright 1893 by Gebbie & Co. Illus. in: The American continent and its inhabitants before its discovery by Columbus ... More
"The caravels had arrived" - Public domain book illustration
Juan d'Añasco with soldiers in a rowboat after arriving in the bay of Apalache, caravels in background. Illus. in: De Soto and his men in the land of Florida / Grace Elizabeth King. New York : The Macmillan Com... More
Shackleton's expedition to the Antarctic Endurance for two months befo...
Photograph shows the sailing ship the Endurance, tilted and stuck within an ice floe being propped up by wooden planks; two crew members are onboard.
Shackleton's expedition to the Antarctic Sir Ernest Shackleton to the ...
Photograph shows crew members pushing smaller boat into the ocean; three crew members on board steer with long handle oars. No. 212302.
Map of the Red River in Louisiana from the Spanish camp where the expl...
Also shows cities and towns, Indian settlements, and features in the region along the Red River. King's final work based on the Freeman-Curtis expedition of 1806. Oriented with north toward the upper left. Avai... More
Shackleton's expedition to the Antarctic winter flashlight scene in th...
Photograph shows a night view of the Endurance, lighted, stuck among large chucks of ice. No. 212293. Annenberg batch 14
Codex diplomaticus., 16th century
Cataloged from surrogates: information from de Ricci and J.W. Hessler. Christopher Columbus Book of privileges ..., 2014. Documents in Spanish and Latin. Ms. codex cartulary. The work of several scribes in scri... More
A journal of a voyage to the South Seas, in his Majesty's ship, the En...
Account of the first expedition under command of Capt. Cook, 1768-1771. LAC knj 2019-06-19 update (1 card)
POSITION OF H.M.S. INVESTIGATOR ON THE 20TH of SEPTEMBER 1851
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Theodor de Bry - They reach Port Royal
French expedition exploring Port Royal showing habitat, wildlife, and Native encampment. Illus. in: Brevis narratio eorvm qvæ in Florida Americæ provi̇cia Gallis acciderunt, : secunda in illam nauigatione, duce... More
Zwölffter Theil der Newen Welt, das ist: Gründliche volkommene Entde...
Cf. Church. Cat. of books relating to ... America, 199. This collection of voyages by Herrera and others, was previously published in Amsterdam, in 1622, under title: Novvs Orbis, sive Descriptio Indiae Occiden... More
Zwölffter Theil der Newen Welt, das ist: Gründliche volkommene Entde...
Cf. Church. Cat. of books relating to ... America, 199. This collection of voyages by Herrera and others, was previously published in Amsterdam, in 1622, under title: Novvs Orbis, sive Descriptio Indiae Occiden... More
Zwölffter Theil der Newen Welt, das ist: Gründliche volkommene Entde...
Cf. Church. Cat. of books relating to ... America, 199. This collection of voyages by Herrera and others, was previously published in Amsterdam, in 1622, under title: Novvs Orbis, sive Descriptio Indiae Occiden... More
Africa as known to the Ancients; Before the Muhammadan Invasion.
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Political Africa - 1898. - Public domain vintage map
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Map of a reconnoissance between Fort Leavenworth on the Missouri River...
Public domain image of the vintage map from NYPL Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. The Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division is one of the wo... More
Americvs Vespvccivs florentinvs portentosa navigatione ad occasum atqu...
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Hommes à Lukodja. - A black and white photo of a group of people
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Nisou, jeune fille du Noupé.
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Christopher Columbus, his own book of privileges, 1502 : photographic ...
"The original Codex on vellum is written on both sides of the leaf, and is here reproduced in same same form, but is interleaved with corresponding pages of transliteration and translation"--P. [9]. Also availa... More
Christopher Columbus, his own book of privileges, 1502 : photographic ...
"The original Codex on vellum is written on both sides of the leaf, and is here reproduced in same same form, but is interleaved with corresponding pages of transliteration and translation"--P. [9]. Also availa... More
Christopher Columbus, his own book of privileges, 1502 : photographic ...
"The original Codex on vellum is written on both sides of the leaf, and is here reproduced in same same form, but is interleaved with corresponding pages of transliteration and translation"--P. [9]. Also availa... More
Christopher Columbus, his own book of privileges, 1502 : photographic ...
"The original Codex on vellum is written on both sides of the leaf, and is here reproduced in same same form, but is interleaved with corresponding pages of transliteration and translation"--P. [9]. Also availa... More
Grand birds-eye view of the grounds and buildings of the great Columbi...
Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 2684
Architectural Remains, Unit A, Sub-unit 39, Jamestown, James City Coun...
Significance: The site was first excavated in 1934, and the foundations were drawn by HABS around that time. The archaeological work uncovered a pair of rowhouses made of brick and likely one-story in height. ... More
Schooner ERNESTINA, New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park State...
Significance: ERNESTINA is an example of Essex fishing schooner design and has been used for a variety of purposes. She worked in Grand Banks fishing during the peak of sail and is the oldest surviving Grand B... More
Schooner ERNESTINA, New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park State...
Significance: ERNESTINA is an example of Essex fishing schooner design and has been used for a variety of purposes. She worked in Grand Banks fishing during the peak of sail and is the oldest surviving Grand B... More
Americae pars VII. Verissima et ivcvndissima descriptio praecipvarvm q...
Translation of Ulrich Schmidel's Warhafftige und liebliche Beschreibung. The 3 numb. plates intended to illustrate this pt. were published with pt. 8, 1st ed., 1599. First ed. Cf. Church. Cat. of books relating... More
Americae pars VII. Verissima et ivcvndissima descriptio praecipvarvm q...
Translation of Ulrich Schmidel's Warhafftige und liebliche Beschreibung. The 3 numb. plates intended to illustrate this pt. were published with pt. 8, 1st ed., 1599. First ed. Cf. Church. Cat. of books relating... More
Découvertes et établissements des français dans l'ouest et dans le ...
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Découvertes et établissements des français dans l'ouest et dans le ...
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Découvertes et établissements des français dans l'ouest et dans le ...
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Découvertes et établissements des français dans l'ouest et dans le ...
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Zehender Theil Americae darinnen zubefinden: Erstlich, Zwo Schiffarten...
The 1st pt. is based on Vespucci's letters giving an account of his 1st and 2d voyages, in 1497 and 1499. First issue. Cf. Church. Cat. of books relating to ... America, 196. Kraus, H.P. Sir Francis Drake, no. ... More
Zehender Theil Americae darinnen zubefinden: Erstlich, Zwo Schiffarten...
The 1st pt. is based on Vespucci's letters giving an account of his 1st and 2d voyages, in 1497 and 1499. First issue. Cf. Church. Cat. of books relating to ... America, 196. Kraus, H.P. Sir Francis Drake, no. ... More
Zehender Theil Americae darinnen zubefinden: Erstlich, Zwo Schiffarten...
The 1st pt. is based on Vespucci's letters giving an account of his 1st and 2d voyages, in 1497 and 1499. First issue. Cf. Church. Cat. of books relating to ... America, 196. Kraus, H.P. Sir Francis Drake, no. ... More
Americae pars VIII. Continens primo, descriptionem trivm itinervm Fran...
Bound with the editor's [America. pt. 5. Latin. Francoforti] 1595. 1st ed., 1st issue, copy 3. Plates have special t.p.: Tabulae & imagines ad septimam et octavam Americae partem ... The history of Drake's firs... More
The Mississippi River and its source : a narrative and critical histor...
This volume of the Collections of the Minnesota Historical Society is devoted to a historical discussion by Jacob Vredenberg Brower (1844-1905) about the source and headwaters of the Mississippi River, combined... More
Additamentvm; das ist, Zuthuung zweyer fürnemmer Reysen ... Herrn Fra...
Bound with the editor's [America. pt. 8. German] Franckfurt, 1599. Copy 1. First ed. Cf. Church. Cat. of books relating to ... America, 194. The history of Drake's first voyage is translated from the account by... More
Additamentvm; das ist, Zuthuung zweyer fürnemmer Reysen ... Herrn Fra...
Bound with the editor's [America. pt. 8. German] Franckfurt, 1599. Copy 1. First ed. Cf. Church. Cat. of books relating to ... America, 194. The history of Drake's first voyage is translated from the account by... More
Additamentvm; das ist, Zuthuung zweyer fürnemmer Reysen ... Herrn Fra...
Bound with the editor's [America. pt. 8. German] Franckfurt, 1599. Copy 1. First ed. Cf. Church. Cat. of books relating to ... America, 194. The history of Drake's first voyage is translated from the account by... More
Haklvytvs posthumus, or, Pvrchas his Pilgrimes : contayning a history ...
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Haklvytvs posthumus, or, Pvrchas his Pilgrimes : contayning a history ...
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Haklvytvs posthumus, or, Pvrchas his Pilgrimes : contayning a history ...
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Haklvytvs posthumus, or, Pvrchas his Pilgrimes : contayning a history ...
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Haklvytvs posthumus, or, Pvrchas his Pilgrimes : contayning a history ...
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Haklvytvs posthumus, or, Pvrchas his Pilgrimes : contayning a history ...
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Haklvytvs posthumus, or, Pvrchas his Pilgrimes : contayning a history ...
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Haklvytvs posthumus, or, Pvrchas his Pilgrimes : contayning a history ...
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Haklvytvs posthumus, or, Pvrchas his Pilgrimes : contayning a history ...
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Haklvytvs posthumus, or, Pvrchas his Pilgrimes : contayning a history ...
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Vespucci, Amerigo - Public domain portrait engraving
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Vespucci, Amerigo - Public domain portrait engraving
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A mapp of Virginia discovered to ye hills, and in it's latt. from 35 d...
Relief shown pictorially. Based on a manuscript map drawn by John Farrer. Oriented with north to the right. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Includes text, portrait of ... More
Virginia and Maryland as it is planted and inhabited this present year...
Oriented with north to the right. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Includes cartouche, portait of Augustine Herrman, text, and ill. Vault
Plan général du Fort Septentrional du Detour des Anglois, tel qu'il es...
Relief shown pictorially. Shows buildings, internal facilities, and surrounding area. Pen-and-ink and watercolor. Mounted on cloth backing. Copy annotated in pencil in lower left margin: 84482. A progress repor... More
A map exhibiting all the new discoveries in the interior parts of Nort...
Relief shown by hachures. Shows "Rivers added east of the Rocky Mountains, 90⁰ L. 45⁰ Lat.," from Tooley's Printed maps of America. In lower margin: London: Published Jan. 1, 1795 by A. Arrowsmith, No. 24 Rathb... More
A map of the discoveries of Capt. Lewis & Clark from the Rockey Mounta...
Relief shown pictorially. Meridians: London and Philadelphia. Ink and watercolor, sectioned in 2 and mounted on cloth. Exhibited: Rivers, edens, empires: Lewis & Clark and the revealing of America, Library of C... More
Christopher Columbus from "De Aardbol. Magazijn van hedendaagsche land...
This image has been taken from scan 000020 from volume 10 of "De Aardbol. Magazijn van hedendaagsche land- en volkenkunde ... Met platen en kaarten. [Deel 4-9 by P. H. W.]". The title and subject terms of this ... More
Map of an exploring expedition to the Rocky Mountains in the year 1842...
Relief shown by hachures. State 3: Includes notes, Great Basin statement, and place name South Park below Bayou Salade; some place names differ from other states. "Published in Report of the exploring expeditio... More
Christopher Columbus, ink drawing, Metropolitan Museum of Art
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The Natives of Florida worship the column erected by the commander on ...
Chief Athore with René Laudonnière, commander of the second French expedition to Florida, standing by column erected by Jean Ribaut during first expedition, showing Natives worshiping the column and many offeri... More
Landing of De Soto in Florida / Warren.
Illustration shows Hernando De Soto, soldiers, sailors and priests landing in Florida. Reference copy available in LOT 4409-D. Illus. in: Ballou's pictorial, v. 8, (1855 April 7), p. 217.
Spaniards hunting Indians. Book illustration from Library of Congress
Soldiers under command of officers of Don Pedro de Avila chasing and killing Indians, 1519.
The discovery of Greenland wood engraving, Library of Congress
Illustration shows a Viking ship surrounded by whales and icebergs. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. 19, (1875 Sept. 25), p. 780.
Iztacchihuatl [i.e., Iztaccíhuatl] from Amecameca
Photograph showing Iztaccíhuatl towering over the town of Amecameca, with its cathedral in the foreground. No. 08623.
Columbus Cleveland and his mutinous crew - "This ship shall not turn b...
Illustration shows Grover Cleveland as Christopher Columbus holding a map labeled "Route to Reform", aboard ship surrounded by mutinous sailors labeled "Bayard, Whitney, Eustis, Sterling, Hedden, Pulitzer, Blac... More
Honorable John W. Clark, after whom Lake Clark is named
John W. Clark, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left. Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, 1891 Oct. 31, p. 208.
Christopher Columbus. Discoverer of America, engraving, Library of Con...
Christopher Columbus, head-and-shoulders portrait, and crossed flags, composed of 41,819 letters representing the biography of Columbus. 46092 U.S. Copyright Office.
Christopher Columbus from "[Famous Voyagers and Explorers.]"
This image has been taken from scan 000008 from "[Famous Voyagers and Explorers.]". The title and subject terms of this image have been generated from tags, created by users of the British Library's flickr photostream.
Nouvelle decouverte de plusieurs nations dans la Nouvelle France en l'...
From the Jesuit Relations, vol. 59, p. facing 86. 8 x 10 film negative available in G&M Reading Room. Part of the Missisippi River exhibit. Original version: [S.l. : s.n., 1674] Facsimile. Available also throug... More
Ferdinand Cortes and Hernando de Soto in the camp of the Inca at Caxam...
Illus. in: The Discovery and conquest of the new world. Conquest of Peru / Mexico and by W.W. Robertson. Cincinnati, O[hio]: W.H. Ferguson Company, c1902, p. 645. Reference copy in Lot 4409-D.
Interior of cathedral where Columbus was buried
H53574 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Detroit Photographic Co. Public domain photograph - New York City, downtown, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Frederic Remington - [The unknown explorers]
I10214 U.S. Copyright Office Reproduction of painting by Frederic Remington.
Shackleton's expedition to the Antarctic last moments of the Endurance...
Photograph shows the sailing ship the Endurance stuck in an ice floe. No. 212300.
Captain James Cook - Print, Library of Congress collection
General information about the Popular and Applied Graphic Art print materials is available at: loc.gov Title information compiled by Junior Fellows, 2005-2017. Dance, N., artist. Sherwin, J.K., engraver. Printe... More
Authorized map of the Second Byrd Antarctic Expedition.
Second Byrd Expedition. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
A journal of a voyage to the South Seas, in his Majesty's ship, the En...
Account of the first expedition under command of Capt. Cook, 1768-1771. LAC knj 2019-06-19 update (1 card)
The Barnum and Bailey greatest show on earth--Imre Kiralfy's Columbus ...
Poster showing dancers before the Moorish king in the Alhambra. Copyright by Imre Kiralfy.
Woodchopper Roadhouse, Yukon River, Circle, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area,...
Significance: Woodchopper Roadhouse, built ca. 1910, is the largest and oldest log structure on the Yukon between Eagle and Circle. Located halfway between the two towns, the roadhouse housed winter travelers ... More
[Christopher Columbus] - Public domain portrait painting
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Zwölffter Theil der Newen Welt, das ist: Gründliche volkommene Entde...
Cf. Church. Cat. of books relating to ... America, 199. This collection of voyages by Herrera and others, was previously published in Amsterdam, in 1622, under title: Novvs Orbis, sive Descriptio Indiae Occiden... More
Christopher Columbus at the royal court of Spain / VBrožik 1884.
Print showing Christopher Columbus presenting his request to Queen Isabella I and Ferdinand V and a gathering of courtiers. 13506 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyrighted by Mast, Crowell & Kirkpatrick, Springfield, Ohio.
History of the discovery of the Northwest by John Nicolet in 1634 : wi...
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History of the discovery of the Northwest by John Nicolet in 1634 : wi...
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