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Maerten de Vos - America, 15th century

Anonymous, Netherlandish, 16th century ? Public domain scan of 16th-century drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Julius Goltzius - America from The Four Continents

Julius Goltzius (Netherlandish, died ca. 1595) Public domain scan of Dutch Golden Age 15th-century print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Vespucci, Amerigo - Public domain portrait engraving

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Vespucci, Amerigo - Public domain portrait engraving

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Vespucci, Amerigo - Public domain portrait engraving

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Vespucci, Amerigo - Public domain portrait engraving

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Vespucci, Amerigo - Public domain portrait print

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Vespucci, Amerigo - Public domain portrait engraving

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Vespucci, Amerigo - Public domain portrait engraving

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Vespucci, Amerigo - Public domain portrait engraving

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Theodor de Bry - Their manner of fishing in Virginia

Native men and women in a canoe fishing while others in the background stand in the river and spear fish. Illus. in: A brief and true report of the new found land of Virginia: of the commodities and of the natu... More

Vespucci, Amerigo - Public domain portrait engraving

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America (part of a set of four) - Public domain museum photogrpaph

The scene on these plates (59.208.30–.33) are copied from engravings by Cornelis van Daten the Younger (1638–1664) of designs by Dirk Barentsz (1534–1592). After a composition by Cornelis van Daten the Younger ... More

New Inventions of Modern Times [Nova Reperta], The Discovery of Americ...

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Vespucci, Amerigo - Public domain portrait engraving

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Vespucci, Amerigo - Public domain portrait engraving

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Vespucci, Amerigo - Public domain portrait engraving

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Christopher Columbus - Public domain portrait engraving

Portrait, bust, 3/4 facing right. Engraving by John Sartain from the original portrait presented to William A. Bryan, Esq., of Virginia by H.M. the late Queen Sophia of Holland. This record contains unverified,... More

Amerigo Vespucci, 1451-1512, Head and Shoulders Portrait

Portrait, head and shoulders, facing right. Reproduction of anonymous painting. "Ed. Alinari. Firenze - R. Galleria Uffizi. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card, with subsequent revisions.

Portrait of a Man, Said to be Christopher Columbus (born about 1446, d...

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Schema huius praemissae divisionis sphaerarum [page 5]

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Novae insvlae XXVI nova tabvla. - Public domain old map

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Die Neüwen Inseln so hinder Hispanica gegen Orient bey dem Landt Indie...

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Portret van Francis Drake - Public domain portrait engraving

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Americae sive novi orbis, nova descriptio.

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Personification of America medal, Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Personification of America medal, Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Discovery of America: Vespucci Landing in America

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Discovery of America: Vespucci Landing in America

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Theodor de Bry - [The town of Pomeiock] / T.B.

Fortified Native village the manner of construction of the buildings and the enclosing stockade. Illus. in: Wunderbarliche, doch warhafftige Erklärung, von der Gelegenheit vnd Sitten der Wilden in Virginia ... ... More

Americæ pars, nunc Virginia dicta : primum ab Anglis inuenta, sumtibus...

Scale ca. 1:1,700,000. Has watermark. Oriented with north to the right. Relief shown pictorially and by hachures. Pictorial map. Covers coastal region from Cape Fear to Chesapeake Bay. From Thomas Hariot's A br... More

Theodor de Bry - [How they catch fish]

Native men and women in a dugout canoe fishing while others in the background stand in the river and spear fish. Illus. in: Wunderbarliche, doch warhafftige Erklärung, von der Gelegenheit vnd Sitten der Wilden ... More

Theodor de Bry - [How they cook their fish] / T.B.

Native men cooking fish on a wooden frame over a fire. Illus. in: Wunderbarliche, doch warhafftige Erklärung, von der Gelegenheit vnd Sitten der Wilden in Virginia ... / Erstlich in engelländischer Sprach besch... More

Theodor de Bry - [A weroans, or chieftain, of Virginia]

Full-length, front and back portraits of a Native chief in Virginia, with bow and arrow; hunting scene in the background. Illus. in: Wunderbarliche, doch warhafftige Erklärung, von der Gelegenheit vnd Sitten de... More

Theodor de Bry - [The Englishmen's arrival in Virginia]

Map showing the coast of Virginia with many islands just off the mainland, two Native territories, Secotan and Weapemeoc, and the Native community of Roanoak on an island at the mouth of a river. Illus. in: Wun... More

[An old man in his winter clothes] / T.B.

An aged Native man from Pomeiock, full-length portrait, facing front, wearing winter garment; landscape scene with village in the background. Illus. in: Wunderbarliche, doch warhafftige Erklärung, von der Geleg... More

[Indian seated in hut] - Public domain book illustration

Illus. in: America. Edited by Theodor de Bry. Franckfort am Mayn : Gedruckt bey J. Wechel, in Verlegung d. Bry, 1590, plate 21.

Americae pars, nunc Virginia dicta : primum ab Anglis inuenta, sumtibu...

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[How the chief ladies of the town of Dasamonquepeio dress and carry th...

Full-length, front and back portraits of a Native woman of Dasamonquepeio showing manner of dress and way of carrying a child on her back; view of river and landscape in the background. Illus. in: Admiranda nar... More

Theodor de Bry - [How they build boats] / T.B.

Native men making dugout boats by burning and scraping with seashells. Illus. in: Admiranda narratio, fida tamen, de commodis et incolarvm ritibvs Virginiæ [...]. Wecheli : svmtibvs T. de Bry, 1590, [plate] 12.... More

Theodor de Bry - [The tomb of the weroans]

An Algonquian burial house showing bodies on a raised platform and a priest squatting by a fire beneath the platform. Illus. in: Wunderbarliche, doch warhafftige Erklärung, von der Gelegenheit vnd Sitten der Wi... More

[A noblewoman of Pomeiock] / T.B., engraving, Library of Congress

Native woman of Pomeiock carrying a clay vessel, and her daughter holding a doll and a rattle.

[Map of the coast of Virginia in 1585] / autore Ioanne With ; sculptor...

Illus. in: Admiranda narratio, fida tamen, de commodis et incolarvm ritibvs Virginiæ [...]. Wecheli : svmtibvs T. de Bry, 1590. Engraving by Theodor de Bry after watercolor by John White. The New World [...] / ... More

Theodor de Bry - [The dances at their great feasts]

Native men and women dancing around a circle defined by posts with carved faces, three Native women stand together in the center of circle. Illus. in: Admiranda narratio, fida tamen, de commodis et incolarvm ri... More

[A fortified village]. Book illustration from Library of Congress

A Native village with the chief's house in the center, surrounded by huts of other principal men, and fortified by a circular arrangement of tall palings that spiral to a narrow opening at the entrance. Illus. ... More

[The widows approach the chief]

Native youths shooting arrows, throwing balls at target placed atop tall pole, and running races.

[Exercises of youth]. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Illus. in: Brevis narratio eorvm qvæ in Florida Americæ provi̇cia Gallis acciderunt, : secunda in illam nauigatione, duce Renato de Laudōniere ... anno MDLXIIII. Qvae est secvnda pars Americae ... / Auctore Iac... More

[Killing alligators]. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Natives attack and kill alligators by ramming a pole down it's throat, turning it over, beating it with clubs, and shooting it with arrows. Illus. in: Brevis narratio eorvm qvæ in Florida Americæ provi̇cia Gall... More

[Exercises of the youths] - Public domain book illustration

Native youths shooting arrows, throwing balls at target placed atop tall pole, and running races.

Theodor de Bry - Gallorum ad Maij flumen navigatio

French expedition under Jean Ribaut enter the River of May (St. John's) in Florida. Illus. in: Brevis narratio eorvm qvæ in Florida Americæ provi̇cia Gallis acciderunt, : secunda in illam nauigatione, duce Rena... More

[The queen-elect is brought to the king]

Native men carrying the queen seated on a throne supported by a litter; trumpeters lead the procession which is followed by young women carrying baskets of fruit and by a contingent of bodyguards. Illus. in: Br... More

Theodor de Bry - [The French arrive in Florida]

The arrival of the French expedition under Laudonnière at the River of May (St. John's) in Florida. Illus. in: Der ander Theyl, der newlich erfundenen Landtschafft Americae, von dreyen Schiffahrten, so die Fran... More

America (part of a set of four)

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Johannes Staden tries to swim to a French boat in order to escape, but...

Illus. in: Theodor de Bry, America, Frankfurt, 1593, p. 50. Reference copy may be in LOT 4411. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Shelf.

Johannes Staden helps to defend the Indians who captured him against ...

Illus. in: Theodor de Bry, America, part 3, Frankfurt, 1593, p. 35. Reference copy may be in LOT 4411. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Shelf.

Johannes Lerii's account of the description of the method the Indians ...

Indians barbecuing and eating parts of human bodies. Illus. in: Theodor de Bry, America, pt. 3, Frankfurt, 1593, p. 155. Reference copy may be in LOT 4411. This record contains unverified, old data from caption... More

Ceremonies used when killing enemies and eating these. Methods of kill...

Illus. in: Theodor de Bry, America, Frankfurt, 1593, p. 83. Reference copy may be in LOT 4411. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Shelf.

Johannes Staden being kept prisoner on San Maro by Indians

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Johannes Lerii's account of Caraibes Indians with rattles dancing and ...

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[Illustrations of Johannes Staden's description of the Tuppin Inwa Ind...

Illus. in: Theodor de Bry, America, pt. 3, Frankfurt, 1593, p. 56. Reference copy may be in LOT 4411. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Shelf.

Johannes Staden goes to war with the Indians

Indians cooking, eating, relaxing, etc. Illus. in: Theodor de Bry, America, part 3, Frankfurt, 1593, p. 52. Reference copy may be in LOT 4411. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Captio... More

The Tuppin Ikin Indians fight the Tuppin Inwa, who are holding Johanne...

Illus. in: Theodor de Bry, America, pt. 3, Frankfurt, 1593, p. 54. Same illus. used a second time on p. 189 in account of Johannes Lerii. Reference copy may be in LOT 4411. This record contains unverified, old ... More

Battle between Portuguese and Indians and Garasu near the harbor of Ma...

Illus. in: Theodor de Bry, America, Frankfurt, p. 5. Reference copy may be in LOT 4411. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Shelf.

[Illustrations of Johannes Staden's description of the Tuppin Inwa Ind...

Illus. in: Theodor de Bry, America, pt. 3, Frankfurt, 1593, p. 70. Reference copy may be in LOT 4411. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Shelf.

The women and children [nude Indians] eat the intestines of the killed...

Illus. in: Theodor de Bry, America, pt. 3, Frankfurt, 1593, p. 87. Reference copy may be in LOT 4411. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Shelf.

Johannes Lerii's account of Indians persecuted by demons whom they cal...

Illus. in: Theodor de Bry, America, pt. 3, Frankfurt, 1593, p. 215. Reference copy may be in LOT 4411. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Shelf.

[Columbus landing on Hispaniola, Dec. 6, 1492; greeted by Arawak India...

Engraving by DeBry. Illus. in: DeBry, America, pt. 4, plate IX. Reference copy may be in Biog. File. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: RBD?; Columbus; Indians; Haiti.

Christopher Columbus. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Engraving by Johann Theodor de Bry. Proof impression of the plate printed on page 3 of Theodor de Bry, ed., Americae pars quinta (German edition: Americae das funffte Buch), Frankfurt, 1595. (Copies in Rosenwal... More

Portret van Francis Drake (1553-1619), Engels edelman, / in het album ...

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Drake, Francis - Public domain portrait engraving

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[Indians greeting Francis Drake]

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New Inventions of Modern Times [Nova Reperta], Amerigo Vespucci Discov...

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New Inventions of Modern Times [Nova Reperta], The Discovery of Americ...

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Drake, Francis - Public domain portrait engraving

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Drake, Francis - Public domain portrait engraving

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Drake, Francis - Public domain portrait engraving

Stecher: Bollinger, Friedrich Wilhelm Verlag: Gebrüder Schumann Datierung: 1818 / 1832 Public domain scan of English 17th-century print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Godfried Maes - America, 16th century

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New Inventions of Modern Times [Nova Reperta], The Discovery of Americ...

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Drake, Francis - Public domain portrait engraving

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Drake, Francis - Public domain portrait engraving

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Drake, Francis - Public domain portrait engraving

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Drake, Francis - Public domain portrait engraving

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Drake, Francis - Public domain portrait engraving

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Drake, Francis - Public domain portrait engraving

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Drake, Francis - Public domain portrait engraving

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Drake, Francis - Public domain portrait engraving

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Drake, Francis - Public domain portrait engraving

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Drake, Francis - Public domain portrait engraving

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Abraham Bosse - America, 16th century

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Drake, Francis - Public domain portrait print

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Drake, Francis - Public domain portrait engraving

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Drake, Francis - Public domain portrait engraving

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Drake, Francis - Public domain portrait engraving

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Drake, Francis - Public domain portrait engraving

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Drake, Francis - Public domain portrait engraving

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Drake, Francis - Public domain portrait engraving

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Drake, Francis - Public domain portrait engraving

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Drake, Francis - Public domain portrait engraving

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Drake, Francis - Public domain portrait engraving

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Antonio Tempesta - Lion Hunt ("America")

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america

rare book and special collections division

early works to 1800

hans and hanni kraus sir francis drake collection library of congress

the kraus collection of sir francis drake

virginia

colonial period

early america