Great Lakes Collection (#3)

Ojibwa mother and baby, c. 1821 (colour litho)
PNP246200 Ojibwa mother and baby, c.1821 (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; Peter Newark American Pictures; American, out of copyright

The Griffin Entering the Harbor at Mackinaw, August 27th 1679, 1847-48 (oil on canvas)
5858118 The Griffin Entering the Harbor at Mackinaw, August 27th 1679, 1847-48 (oil on canvas) by Catlin, George (1796-1872); 38x56.2 cm; National Gallery of Art, Washington DC

Iron, mining countries (colour litho)
3648649 Iron, mining countries (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Iron, mining countries)

La Salle and Party Arrive at the Village of the Illinois, January 1st 1680
5857887 La Salle and Party Arrive at the Village of the Illinois, January 1st 1680, 1847-48 (oil on canvas) by Catlin, George (1796-1872); 37.8x56.2 cm; National Gallery of Art, Washington DC

Important Great Lakes pouch (quilled hide)
778888 Important Great Lakes pouch (quilled hide) by American School; length: 37 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Of trapezoidal form)

Native American inscriptions on a rock on Lake Erie, from
TRV228846 Native American inscriptions on a rock on Lake Erie, from Information Respecting the History, Condition and Prospects of the Indian Tribes of the United States by Schoolcraft

First Sailing of the Griffin on Lake Erie, August 7th 1679, 1847-48 (oil on canvas)
5858117 First Sailing of the Griffin on Lake Erie, August 7th 1679, 1847-48 (oil on canvas) by Catlin, George (1796-1872); 37.8x56.5 cm; National Gallery of Art, Washington DC

Richard Francis Burton (engraving)
815700 Richard Francis Burton (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Captain Richard Francis Burton ( 1821-1890). British explorer and writer

Battle of Lake Erie. Perry Victorious closing scene of the Action from Army
3239904 Battle of Lake Erie. Perry Victorious closing scene of the Action from Army and Navy Magazine, pub. 1840 (coloured engraving) by Evans, J

Indian Encampment on Lake Huron, c. 1845 (oil on canvas)
ONT860 Indian Encampment on Lake Huron, c.1845 (oil on canvas) by Kane, Paul (1810-71); 49x73.6 cm; Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Canada; © Art Gallery of Ontario

Port Scene on the Great Lakes, ca. 1895. Creator: Unknown
Port Scene on the Great Lakes, ca. 1895

Glimpse of Lake Michigan, 1874. Creator: Alfred Waud
Glimpse of Lake Michigan, 1874. View of Lake Michigan, one of the five Great Lakes of North America. Michigan is the only one of the lakes which is located entirely within the USA

The Shore at Lake Forest, 1874. Creator: W. J. Linton
The Shore at Lake Forest, 1874. Coastline on Lake Michigan, Illinois, USA. On the way northward the shore of the lake assumes extraordinary forms

Sunset, Lake Michigan, 1874. Creator: W. J. Linton
Sunset, Lake Michigan, 1874. Sailing ships on Lake Michigan, one of the five Great Lakes of North America. Michigan is the only one of the lakes which is located entirely within the USA

Heading for the Shore, Lake Michigan, c1897. Creator: Unknown
Heading for the Shore, Lake Michigan, c1897. One of the five Great Lakes of North America located entirely within the United States in a region known as the American Midwest

Fence along beach of Lake Huron, Port Huron, MI

Southern Belle Between Toronto, Niagara and Buffalo... mid-late 19th century. Creator: Unknown
Southern Belle Between Toronto, Niagara and Buffalo, in connection with Canada Southern Railroad, mid-late 19th century. Paddle steamer on on Lake Erie

Heading for the Shore, Lake Michigan, USA, c1900. Creator: Unknown
Heading for the Shore, Lake Michigan, USA, c1900. Lake Michigan, one of the five Great Lakes of North America, is the only one located entirely within the United States

Map of the Dominion of Canada, Eastern Provinces, 1902. Creator: Unknown
Map of the Dominion of Canada, Eastern Provinces, 1902. Showing Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, the Gulf of St Lawrence and the Great Lakes. From The Century Atlas of the World. [John Walker & Co, Ltd

Map of Ontario and Quebec, 1902. Creator: Unknown
Map of Ontario and Quebec, 1902. Showing the Great Lakes and St Lawrence Seaway. From The Century Atlas of the World. [John Walker & Co, Ltd. London, 1902]

Map of the Dominion of Canada, 1902. Creator: Unknown
Map of the Dominion of Canada, 1902. Showing the various provinces. From The Century Atlas of the World. [John Walker & Co, Ltd. London, 1902]

Dramatic sunset light on weathered driftwood at Sand Point in Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, Michigan, USA

Dramatic sunset light light along Miners Beach in Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, Michigan, USA

Panormaic of the Marquette Harbor Lighthouse on Lake Superior in Marquette, Michigan USA

Map of Indiana, USA, c1900s Artist: Emery Walker Ltd
Map of Indiana, USA, c1900s

Map of Michigan, USA, c1900. Artist: Emery Walker Ltd
Map of Michigan, USA, c1900

Map of Ohio, USA, c1910s. Artist: Emery Walker Ltd
Map of Ohio, USA, c1910s

Alone Across The Trackless Snow, c1908, (c1920). Artist: Joseph Ratcliffe Skelton
Alone Across The Trackless Snow, c1908, (c1920). Rene-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, or Robert de La Salle (1643-1687), French explorer

Village of Prairie Indians, c19th century. This image is thought to show the Potawatomi. A Native American people of the upper Mississippi River and Western Great Lakes region

Canada, Ontario, Toronto. Lake Ontario city skyline view with CN Tower & Canadian flag
Canada, Ontario, Toronto. Lake Ontario city skyline view with CN Tower and Canadian flag

NORTHWEST TERRITORY, 1787. Map of the Northwest Territory as it appeared after the promulgation of the Northwest Ordinance of 1787

Chicago grain elevators loading ships, 1870s
Grain loaded in Chicago on ships bound for the Erie Canal, 1870s. Hand colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Walk-in-the-Water steamboat on Lake Erie, 1818
Lake Erie steamboat " Walk-in-the-Water, " 1818. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

French map of the Great Lakes, 1703
La Hontans map of the Great Lakes and Saint Lawrence valley, 1703. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of an 18th 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

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Oswego West Pierhead Lighthouse in New York

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Northern lights over lake superior

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The Sleeping Giant from Porphryry Island

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trees on the shore of lake superior

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Grand birch tree on the shores of Lake Superior

Historic image in sepia tone of the steamship SS Chicora, a passenger-and-freight steamer built in 1892 for service on the Great Lakes; Michigan, United States of America

Battle of Lake Erie during the War of 1812, after a work by E. Percy Moran. The picture shows the American Oliver Hazard Perry transferring from his damaged flagship Lawrence to another ship

Artists impression of Worlds Columbian Exposition in Chicago, in 1893. The Fair celebrated the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbuss arrival in the New World

The dunes and trees along the shores of Lake Huron in Ontario; Grand Bend, Ontario, Canada

Niagara Falls, Canada
Mist spraying from the flowing Horseshoe Falls, Niagara Falls in Canada; Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada

Sunset beauty on Lake Superior
Sunset sky and storm clouds over Lake Superior with the surf rolling into a rocky shore; Grand Portage, Minnesota, United States of America

Lone tree with mist at sunrise, Michigan, USA
Lone tree with mist at sunrise; Rudyard, Michigan, United States of America

Crashing waves on Lake Superior at sunrise, Ontario, Canada
Crashing waves along the rocky shoreline of Lake Superior at sunrise; Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada

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