1800s Collection (page 7)

Rafting furs from the northwoods to market
Fur traders steering a raft through rapids of a river. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Dantes Inferno, suicides and the Harpies
Dantes Inferno. Canto XIII, line 11: Here [suicide tree] the brute Harpies make their nest (at right: Dante and Virgil). Italian poet Dante Alighieri (1265-1321)

First Atlantic crossing by steamship, 1819
American paddlewheeler " Savannah, " the first steamship to cross the Atlantic, 1819. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Steerage passengers on their way to America, 1800s
European emigrants in steerage section of steamship to the US, 1890. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Abraham Lincoln and his family, 1860s
President Abraham Lincoln and his family reading a book in the White House. Digitally colored halftone reproduction of an illustration

Pioneer family on the Oregon Trail
Covered wagon of a homesteader family heading west with their belongings. Hand-colored engraving combined with a photograph

New York harbor, 1850s
New York City, viewed from Brooklyn, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Mountain man in the old west
Old trapper in the American West, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century Frederic Remington illustration

Sioux tepee of buffalo-hide
Tipi made of buffalo hide sewn with sinew in the traditional way, Wicoti Living History Lakota Encampment, Black Hills, SD. Digital photograph

Sleighs in the 19th century
Sleigh travel on a road in winter, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Napoleon and the Old Guard before the Battle of Waterloo, 1815. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th century painting

Troop train taking Union soldiers to the front
Union troops transported to the front by rail, US Civil War. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Battle of Manila Bay, 1898
Admiral George Dewey commanding US fleet in the Battle of Manila Bay, Spanish-American War, 1898. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Growth of the United States to 1853
U.S. map, showing territorial growth to 1853. Printed color lithograph of a 19th-century illustration

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Map of the territory ceded by Mexico to the US after the Mexican-American War, 1848-1853. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Sam Houston, with his autograph. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century portrait

Strawberry Hill, Twickenham, SW London - showing part of Horace Walpoles villa in Gothic Revival style. circa 1800

Morocco, Marrakech-Safi (Marrakesh-Tensift-El Haouz) region, Marrakesh. Colorful painted ceiling at Bahia Palace (Palais de la Bahia)

Map of Coventry in Warwickshire, England Victorian Engraving, 1840
Very Rare, Beautifully Illustrated Antique Engraving of Map of Coventry in Warwickshire, England Victorian Engraving, 1840. Source: Original edition from my own archives

Map of Exeter in Devon, England Victorian Engraving, 1840
Very Rare, Beautifully Illustrated Antique Engraving of Map of Exeter in Devon, England Victorian Engraving, 1840. Source: Original edition from my own archives

Working shaft in the Kilsby Tunnel 8 July 1937 The tunnel is located near the village of Kilsby in Northamptonshire and opened in 1838 as a part of the London and Birmingham Railway

Exterior view of Dunstall Priory in Shoreham, Kent. 1939

John Dalton, British chemist C017 / 7114
John Dalton (1766-1844), British chemist, physicist and meteorologist. Daltons atomic theory that explained chemical changes was published in A New System of Chemical Philosophy (1808)

Ernest Rutherford, caricature
Ernest Rutherford (1871-1937). Caricature of the New Zealand physicist Ernest Rutherford, with an electron orbiting his head

Eugene Sandow, Prussian strongman
Eugene Sandow (1867-1925), Prussian strongman. Sandow, born Friedrich Wilhelm Muller, is known as the father of modern bodybuilding

Ross Arctic search expedition, 1848-9 C016 / 4490
Ross Arctic search expedition. 19th-century artwork of the ships HMS Enterprise and HMS Investigator caught in pack ice in Baffin Bay off Devils Point in the Arctic

Grey heron, 19th century C013 / 6291
Grey heron (Ardea cinerea). Plate 3 from Watercolour drawings of British Animals (1831-1841) by Scottish naturalist William MacGillivray

Far From The Madding Crowd
UK Quad artwork for Far From The Madding Crowd

Gregor Mendel, Austrian botanist
Gregor Johann Mendel (1822-1884), Austrian botanist and founder of genetics. Mendel, the abbot of an abbey in Brno, carried out breeding experiments with pea plants (held in hand)

Cornish tin mining, 19th century
Cornish tin mining, 19th-century artwork. Miners working in a shaft in a tin mine in Cornwall, UK. Many such excavations were near the coast and extended out under the sea for nearly a kilometre

Friedrich Nietzsche, caricature
Friedrich Nietzsche. Caricature of the German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900). Nietzsche devised a new system of values to account for the advances in biology and psychology

Department of State and the Army and Navy, Washington DC, 1882
New building for the Departments of State, Army, and Navy (later called the Executive Office Building), Washington DC, 1882. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Washington DC from Capitol Hill in 1800
Looking down Pennsylvania Avenue at Washington DC, 1800. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Hawaiians in the mid-1800s
Diamond Head and Waikiki in the Hawaiian Islands, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Governors Palace on Santa Fe Plaza, dating from the 1600s
The Governors Palace, the Spanish capitol of New Mexico and end of the Santa Fe Trail. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Ohio River at Cincinnati, Ohio, 1860s
Riverboats loading at the Ohio River levee in Cincinnati, Ohio, 1860s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

St. Elmos fire on a sailing ship
Saint Elmos fire, an electrical phenomenon, on a ships masts. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Chinese immigrants working on the transcontinental railroad
Chinese laborers constructing the Central Pacific Railroad, 1860s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Mohawk and Hudson Railroad, 1831
First steam train on the Mohawk and Hudson Railroad, New York, 1831. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Carl Friedrich Gauss
Mathematician Carl Friedrich Gauss. Digitally colored woodcut of a 19th-century portrait

New Archangel, Russian town in Alaska, now called Sitka
Sitka, or New Archangel, capital of Alaska in 1869, when purchased from Russia. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

San Gabriel Mission, California
Mission and bells of San Gabriel, near Los Angeles. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Traveling minister on the American frontier
Itinerant preacher riding a mule from settlement to settlement. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Typesetter at work, 1800s
Setting type by hand in a print-shop. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Building the railroad to Bismarck, North Dakota, 1870s
Laying railroad track in winter across the Missouri River at Bismarck, North Dakota, 1879. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Wampanoag warrior in full costume, Massachusetts. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

California under Mexican rule, 1800s
Map of Alta California under Mexican government, early 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Lighting the gas lamps for a dinner party, 1800s
Guests awaiting the return of gas-light during a Christmas dinner-party, New York City, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

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Step back in time and explore the wonders of the 1800s. From breathtaking artworks like "The Great Wave off Kanagawa" to intricate maps showcasing Swindon Works, Iceland, Scotland, England, Vancouver Island, Victoria province in Australia, and Ireland - this era was a treasure trove of discovery. The musical genius of Johannes Brahms filled concert halls with his enchanting compositions. Meanwhile, Dmitri Mendeleyev revolutionized chemistry with his groundbreaking periodic table in 1869. Bowdoin College stood proudly in Brunswick, Maine during the 1870s as an institution dedicated to education and enlightenment. As you delve into history through these captivating glimpses from around the world - including a map depicting the vast British Empire - immerse yourself in the rich tapestry of culture and innovation that defined this remarkable century.