New World Collection (#49)

COCOA PLANTATION on Grenada in the West Indies: wood engraving, 1856

MAP: NEW FRANCE, 1632. Samuel de Champlains map of New France, 1632

PILGRIMS: THANKSGIVING, 1621. Pilgrims and Native Americans sharing the harvest at the first Thanksgiving at Plymouth Colony in 1621. Wood engraving, American, 1870

THE CHARTER OAK, 1687. Captain Joseph Wadsworth hiding the Connecticut Charter in the hollow of a white oak tree at Hartford, Connecticut

NATIVE AMERICANS: COLLECTING GOLD. Florida Native Americans getting gold from the rivers. Copper engraving, 1591, by Theodor de Bry after Jacques Le Moyne de Morgues

MANHATTAN ISLAND, pre-1800. Wood engraving, 19th century

COLUMBUS: DEPARTURE, 1492. The departure of Christopher Columbus from Palos, Spain, on 3 August 1492 (the presence of Ferdinand of Aragon and Isabella of Castile is symbolic and was not actual)

JAMESTOWN: ARRIVAL, 1607. The arrival of the first English colonists at Jamestown, Virginia, May 1607. Engraving, 19th century

BOTANY: TOBACCO PLANT. (Nicotiana tabacum) in flower. Engraving for Basilius Beslers Florilegium, Nuremberg, 1613

FRANCISCO de ORELLANA, 1541. Fracisco de Orellanas expedition down the Amazon River in search of gold, 1541. Wood engraving, American, 1848

ANTEATER. The giant anteater. Wood engraving, German, 19th century

MAP OF NEW FRANCE, 1566. Engraved map of New France by Bolognino Zaltieri, published at Venice, Itlay, in 1556. Zaltieris work is notable for being the first printed map to show the Strait of Anian

FIVE NATIONS: MEETING, c1570. Iroquois leaders from the Five Nations (Cayuga, Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga)
FIVE NATIONS: MEETING, c1570. Iroquois leaders from the Five Nations (Cayuga, Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, and Seneca) assembled around the Huron prophet Deganawidah, center

NAVAL COMBAT, 1548. Naval combat between French and Portuguese ships off Brazil in 1548. Line engraving by Theodore de Bry, 1592

EL DORADO, 1599. The city of El Dorado situated on the imaginary Lake Parima. At top left, a party of travelers portage their boats to the lake from the headwaters of the (real) River Essequibo

SIR GILBERT HUMPHREY (c1539-1583). English navigator and soldier. Gilbert taking possession of Newfoundland for Queen Elizabeth at St. Johns on 3 August 1583. Line engraving, 19th century

LOUIS JOLLIET (1645-1700). French explorer. Father Jacques Marquette and Jolliet meeting Illinois Indians. Line engraving, American, 19th century

DE BRY: FLORIDA NATIVE AMERICANS. Rene de Laudonniere and the Florida Native Americans. Copper engraving, 1591, by Theodor de Bry after Jacques Le Moyne de Morgues

WORLD MAP: GRYNAEUS. Detail from the Grynaeus world map, attributed to Hans Holbein the Younger, 1532

DE BRY: POMEIOOC VILLAGE. The Native American village of Pemeiooc, in modern-day North Carolina. Line engraving by Theodor de Bry after John White, 1590

NATIVE AMERICANS: FLORIDA VILLAGE. Copper engraving, 1591, by Theodor de Bry after Jacques Le Moyne de Morgues

POWHATAN (1547-1618). Native American Chief. Chief Powhatan in state. Line engraving from John Smiths Generall Historie of Virginia, 1624

JOHN SMITH (1580-1631). English soldier and adventurer. One of Smiths adventures in Virginia. Line engraving from his Generall Historie of Virginia, 1624

PEDRO de ALVARADO (1495?-1541). Spanish soldier in America. Line engraving, Spanish, early 19th century

ROGER WILLIAMS (1603-1683). Cleric and founder of the colony of Rhode Island. Resting in the winter of 1635 on his way to Rhode Island. Wood engraving, 19th century

DE BRY: ROANOKE NATIVE AMERICAN. A cheiff Lorde of Roanoac. Line engraving by Theodor de Bry, after John White, 1590, with text by Thomas Harriot

PILGRIMS AT PLYMOUTH. Pilgrims building houses at Plymouth, Massachusetts. Color engraving, 19th century

NATIVE AMERICANS AND GOLD. Florida Native Americans panning gold in a stream. Colored engraving, 1591, by Theodor de Bry after a now lost drawing by Jacques Le Moyne de Morgues

NEW WORLD: BUFFALO, 1699. The Buffalo. Color engraving from Hennepins A new discovery of a vast country in America... 1699

POCAHONTAS, 17th CENTURY. The 12-year-old Pocahontas pleads with her father, Powhatan, for the life of Captain John Smith: 19th century engraving

NEW WORLD: DISCOVERY, 1550. A view of the newly found isles in the New World: engraving from Sebastian Munsters Cosmographiae Universalis printed in Basle, 1550

MAYFLOWER AT SEA, 1620. The Mayflower at sea during the Pilgrims voyage to America. Wood engraving, American, late 19th century

JAMESTOWN: SETTLEMENT. The building of Jamestown, Virginia. Wood engraving, 19th century

DE BRY: NATIVE AMERICAN COOKING. Powhatan Native Americans cooking fish over an open flame. Line engraving by Theodor de Bry after John White, 1590, with text by Thomas Harriot

PILGRIMS: FIRST WINTER, 1620. The first winter of the Pilgrims in Massachusetts, 1620: engraving, 19th century

DE BRY: SECOTON VILLAGE. The Native American village of Secoton (North Carolina). Line engraving by Theodor de Bry after John White, 1590, from Thomas Harriots New Found Land of Virginia

DE BRY: NATIVE AMERICAN COOKING. The browylinge of their fishe over the flame (Powhatan Indians). Line engraving by Theodor de Bry after John White, 1590

DE SOTO (c1496-1542). Hernando De Soto. Spanish explorer in America. De Soto at Tampa Bay, Florida, 1539. Steel engraving, American, 1853, after a drawing by Seth Eastman

DE BRY: CANOE MAKING, 1590. Powhatan Native Americans making a dugout canoe. Line engraving, 1590, by Theodor de Bry after John White

ALGONQUIAN VILLAGE, 1585. The Algonquian village of Pomeiooc (North Carolina). Color engraving by Theodor de Bry, 1590, after a painting, 1585, by John White

DE SOTO: FLORIDA, 1539. Spanish explorer Hernando De Soto at Tampa Bay, Florida, in 1539. Steel engraving, American, 1853, after a drawing by Seth Eastman

HERNANDO de SOTO (1500-1542). Colored Spanish engraving, 1728

FLORIDA NATIVE AMERICANS: SPORTS, 1591. Colored engraving by Theodor de Bry after a now lost drawing by Jacques Le
FLORIDA NATIVE AMERICANS:SPORTS, 1591. Colored engraving by Theodor de Bry after a now lost drawing by Jacques Le Moyne de Morgues

FLORIDA NATIVE AMERICANS, 1591. A tribe of Florida Native Americans and their French allies in combat with another tribe. Colored engraving, 1591

ROANOKE LANDING, 1585. The landing of the English at Roanoke Island in 1585. Contrary to the engraved legend, Sir Walter Raleigh, though the promoter of the expedition, remained home in England

SEVILLE: DEPARTURE, 1594. Departure for the New World from Sanlucar de Barrameda, the port of Seville, Spain. Line engraving, 1594, by Theodor de Bry

JEAN RIBAULT: FLORIDA, 1562. The French, under the command of Jean Ribault, arriving in Florida in 1562. Colored engraving, 1591, by Theodor de Bry after Jacques Le Moyne de Morgues

FORT CAROLINE, 1564. The second French expedition to Florida, under Ren

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