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Colonial America illustrations Collection: Meigs Raid on the British at Sag Harbor NY, 1777

Meigs Raid on the British at Sag Harbor NY, 1777
Rhode Island militia taking Sag Harbor, Long Island, from the British during the Revolutionary War. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Colonial America illustrations Collection: Colonists participating in the Boston Tea Party, 1773

Colonists participating in the Boston Tea Party, 1773
Colonists throwing boxes of tea overboard during the Boston Tea Party, 1773. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Colonial America illustrations Collection: EVRV2A-00218

EVRV2A-00218
Colonials setting a bonfire at the Bowling-Green to protest the Stamp Act in New York City, 1765. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration by Darley

Colonial America illustrations Collection: Declaration of Independence read to crowds in Philadelphia, 1776

Declaration of Independence read to crowds in Philadelphia, 1776
John Nixon reading the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia, July 8, 1776. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Colonial America illustrations Collection: EVRV2A-00180

EVRV2A-00180
Royal Governor Tryon confronting the angry colonial Regulators in North Carolina, 1771. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration by Darley

Colonial America illustrations Collection: Minuteman farmer in New England, 1775

Minuteman farmer in New England, 1775
Minuteman plowing his field, armed and ready, American Revolution. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Colonial America illustrations Collection: Gunpowder brought to Boston from Fort Ticonderoga, 1775

Gunpowder brought to Boston from Fort Ticonderoga, 1775
Colonists transporting powder from Fort Ticonderoga to defend Boston, 1775. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century Howard Pyle illustration

Colonial America illustrations Collection: EVRV2A-00172

EVRV2A-00172
British signalling surrender after the siege of Yorktown, 1781, effectively ending action in the American Revolution. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Colonial America illustrations Collection: EVRV2A-00173

EVRV2A-00173
Minutemen at the Battle of Bunker Hill at the outbreak of the American Revolution, 1775. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration

Colonial America illustrations Collection: EVRV2A-00002

EVRV2A-00002
Retreat of the British from Concord, Massachusetts, at the outset of the American Revolution. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration

Colonial America illustrations Collection: EVRV2A-00004

EVRV2A-00004
Colonists tearing down the kings arms from Independence Hall, July 8, 1776, in celebration of American independence Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Colonial America illustrations Collection: EVRV2A-00007

EVRV2A-00007
A meeting of colonists protesting British treatment before the American Revolution. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Colonial America illustrations Collection: Sons of Liberty rally in New York City

Sons of Liberty rally in New York City
Isaac Sears exhorting a crowd to oppose British taxes in New York City before the Revolutionary War. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Colonial America illustrations Collection: EVRV2A-00019

EVRV2A-00019
General Washington leading the Americans at the battle of Princeton, New Jersey, 1777. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration

Colonial America illustrations Collection: EVRV2A-00027

EVRV2A-00027
Thomas Jefferson reading his rough draft of the Declaration of Independence to Ben Franklin, 1776. Hand-colored halftone of a 19th-century illustration

Colonial America illustrations Collection: Mission of San Juan, Yosemite Valley, California, USA, 1893. Artist: John L Stoddard

Mission of San Juan, Yosemite Valley, California, USA, 1893. Artist: John L Stoddard
Mission of San Juan, Yosemite Valley, California, USA, 1893. Illustration from Portfolio of Photographs of Famous Cities, Scenes and Paintings, (The Werner Company, Chicago, c1893)

Colonial America illustrations Collection: Naive Haitian painting, Colonial Zone, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Naive Haitian painting, Colonial Zone, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, West Indies, Central America

Colonial America illustrations Collection: Agua Volcano and Arco de Santa Catalina (Santa Catalina Arch) in Antigua Guatemala

Agua Volcano and Arco de Santa Catalina (Santa Catalina Arch) in Antigua Guatemala
Santa Catalins Arch or Arco de Santa Catalina is probably the most iconic place in Antigua Guatemala, it was was built in 1693 - 1694 to allow nuns to cross the street without being seen

Colonial America illustrations Collection: Court record of testimony at the Salem witch trials, 1692

Court record of testimony at the Salem witch trials, 1692
Record of Titubas testimony at the Salem witchcraft trials, 1690s. Halftone reproduction with a watercolor wash

Colonial America illustrations Collection: Scenes of Mestizaje. Circa 1750. Casta paintings

Scenes of Mestizaje. Circa 1750. Casta paintings
" Scenes of " Mestizaje". Circa 1750. Casta paintings by Luis de Mena. Colonial baroque. Oil on canvas. SPAIN. Madrid. Americas Museum."

Colonial America illustrations Collection: MEXICO: 1810 REVOLUTION. The Cry of Dolores, Miguel Hidalgos call to revolt, 16 September 1810

MEXICO: 1810 REVOLUTION. The Cry of Dolores, Miguel Hidalgos call to revolt, 16 September 1810. Detail of the mural by Juan O Gorman, 20th century

Colonial America illustrations Collection: Zacatecas

Zacatecas, teleferico system on the Bufa mountain is an old Aerial Tram and dates from 1975, it was meant as a medium of transportation but today is more like a touristic atraction on the city

Colonial America illustrations Collection: GEORGIA TRUSTEES, 1734. The founders of the colony of Georgia, the Georgia Trustees

GEORGIA TRUSTEES, 1734. The founders of the colony of Georgia, the Georgia Trustees, and a delegation of Georgia Native Americans. Oil painting by William Verelst, 1734

Colonial America illustrations Collection: JOIN OR DIE CARTOON, 1754. First American political cartoon, originally published by Benjamin

JOIN OR DIE CARTOON, 1754. First American political cartoon, originally published by Benjamin Franklin in his Pennsylvania Gazette, 1754

Colonial America illustrations Collection: Metropolitan Cathedral Pipe Organs

Metropolitan Cathedral Pipe Organs
Metropolitan Cathedral Pipe Organ, view from bellow

Colonial America illustrations Collection: NEW ENGLAND MAP, c1775. Engraved map, c1775, of colonial New England

NEW ENGLAND MAP, c1775. Engraved map, c1775, of colonial New England, thought to be the last such map printed before the American Revolutionary War

GREAT LAKES MAP, 1755. French engraved map of the Great Lakes, 1755

Colonial America illustrations Collection: BOSTON: TAVERN, 1773. The Green Dragon Tavern in Bostons North End

BOSTON: TAVERN, 1773. The Green Dragon Tavern in Bostons North End, where the Boston Tea Party was planned. Watercolor by John Johnson, 16 December 1773, the day of the Tea Party

Colonial America illustrations Collection: BROOKLYN: WYCKOFF HOUSE. The Pieter Wyckoff House in Brooklyn. Photographed by E

BROOKLYN: WYCKOFF HOUSE. The Pieter Wyckoff House in Brooklyn. Photographed by E.P. MacFarland, c1934

Colonial America illustrations Collection: Map of Williamsburg, Virginia, and the surrounding country. Drawing, 1781

Map of Williamsburg, Virginia, and the surrounding country. Drawing, 1781, by Louis Alexandre Berthier
WILLIAMSBURG: MAP, 1781. Map of Williamsburg, Virginia, and the surrounding country. Drawing, 1781, by Louis Alexandre Berthier, an aide to General Rochambeau

Colonial America illustrations Collection: BENJAMIN FRANKLIN (1706-1790). American printer, publisher, scientist, inventor

BENJAMIN FRANKLIN (1706-1790). American printer, publisher, scientist, inventor, statesman and diplomat. Oil on canvas, c1785, after Joseph Siffred Duplessis, first owned by Thomas Jefferson

Colonial America illustrations Collection: Witchcraft book by Cotton Mather, 1689

Witchcraft book by Cotton Mather, 1689
Cotton Mather, " Memorable Providences Relating to Witchcrafts, " title page, 1689. Halftone reproduction with a watercolor wash

USA, Louisiana, Oak Alley Plantation; Vacherie, Colonial style house

Colonial America illustrations Collection: Title-page of the second edition of Thomas Paines pamphlet Common Sense, owned by John Adams

Title-page of the second edition of Thomas Paines pamphlet Common Sense, owned by John Adams
PAINE: COMMON SENSE, 1776. Title-page of the second edition of Thomas Paines pamphlet Common Sense, owned by John Adams

Colonial America illustrations Collection: North America, Mexico, Guanajuato State, Guanajuato, Cathedral, Univeristy (Universidad)

North America, Mexico, Guanajuato State, Guanajuato, Cathedral, Univeristy (Universidad)
North America, Mexico, Guanajuato State, Guanajuato, Cathedral, University (Universidad) and city from above at El Pipila scenic viewpoint

Colonial America illustrations Collection: MARY WRIGHT (1642-1699 / 1700). American Quaker from Long Island, as a teenager

MARY WRIGHT (1642-1699 / 1700). American Quaker from Long Island, as a teenager
MARY WRIGHT (1642-1699/1700). American Quaker from Long Island, as a teenager, testifying before the magistrates of Boston to urge them not to persecute innocent people

Colonial America illustrations Collection: Main Street - Yorktown, Virginia, USA

Main Street - Yorktown, Virginia, USA Date: circa 1901

FRANKLIN: FIREPLACE, 1745. Diagram by Benjamin Franklin, of his Pennsylvanian fireplace, 1745

Colonial America illustrations Collection: PLOUGH, 1706. Colonial plough with wooden moldboard at the State Agricultural Museum, Albany

PLOUGH, 1706. Colonial plough with wooden moldboard at the State Agricultural Museum, Albany, New York. Wood engraving, American, 1889

San Miguel de Allende, looking up Calle Aldama

Colonial America illustrations Collection: El Misti Volcano and Arequipa town

El Misti Volcano and Arequipa town, Peru

Farol da Barra, lighthouse, Salvador, State of Bahia, Brazil

Colonial America illustrations Collection: Map of the Siege of Quebec by the British Fleet, 1670 (engraving)

Map of the Siege of Quebec by the British Fleet, 1670 (engraving)
STC190699 Map of the Siege of Quebec by the British Fleet, 1670 (engraving) by French School, (17th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

GEORGIA: COLONIAL SEAL. Seal of the colony of Georgia, c1750. Contemporary American wood engraving

Colonial America illustrations Collection: Star-spangled banner, the 15-star US flag

Star-spangled banner, the 15-star US flag
Fifteen-star US flag (1794-1819) over Fort Moultrie, Charleston, South Carolina. Digital photograph

Old convertible car on street of Trinidad, Cuba

Colonial America illustrations Collection: USS Maine, 1911

USS Maine, 1911. The USS Maine, a pre-dreadnought battleship, exploded and sank in Havana harbour, Cuba, on 15 February 1898, with the loss of 274 of her crew

Colonial America illustrations Collection: Public street view of Guanajuato City, Mexico

Public street view of Guanajuato City, Mexico. A UNESCO World Heritage Site. 16th century old buildings & streets are preserved

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