Colonisation Collection

The Pilgrim Fathers boarding the Mayflower for their voyage to America. After painting by Bernard Gribble

Pilgrim Fathers boarding the Mayflower for their voyage to America. After painting by Bernard Gribble

Quakers Sail to New Wrld
William Penn and other Quakers sail to the New World in the Welcome

French Brochure
L INDOCHINE FRANCAISE a propaganda booklet issued by the French, showing the benefits of colonisation

Map of French possessions and spheres of influence in Africa
CHT206391 Map of French possessions and spheres of influence in Africa and a view of the river Senegal, cover of a school exercise book, late 19th century (colour engraving) by Dascher, G

Plan of the Battle of Assaye, illustration from Cassell
876370 Plan of the Battle of Assaye, illustration from Cassells Illustrated History of India by James Grant, pub. 1879 (litho) by English School

Naval battle of Grand Port, Mauritius, in 1810 (litho)
XIR382372 Naval battle of Grand Port, Mauritius, in 1810 (litho) by Lebreton, Louis (1818-66) (after); Musee de la Marine, Paris, France; (add.info.: bataille navale de Grand Port)

British Empire throughout the World (coloured engraving)
XCF275033 British Empire throughout the World (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Montezuma Declares his Allegiance to the King of Spain before Cortes (oil on canvas)
XIR174135 Montezuma Declares his Allegiance to the King of Spain before Cortes (oil on canvas) by Spanish School, (16th century); Museo de America, Madrid, Spain; Spanish, out of copyright

Poster advertising the gold mines in California (colour engraving)
XIR164526 Poster advertising the gold mines in California (colour engraving) by French School, (19th century); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris

The Spanish in America burning an Indian village (litho)
PNP344509 The Spanish in America burning an Indian village (litho) by American School; Private Collection; Peter Newark American Pictures.

Colonization of Cyprus by the Phoenicians (litho)
8660878 Colonization of Cyprus by the Phoenicians (litho) by Rowlandson, George Derville (1861-1930) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Colonization of Cyprus by the Phoenicians)

A french tourist visiting Annam French protectorate, French Indochina (Vietnam). 19th century (chromolithograph)
ELD4844246 A french tourist visiting Annam French protectorate, French Indochina (Vietnam). 19th century (chromolithograph); Private Collection; Photo © The Holbarn Archive.

French possessions and colonies: french east Africa, Madagascar island. End of the 19th century (chromolithograph)
ELD4964736 French possessions and colonies: french east Africa, Madagascar island. End of the 19th century (chromolithograph); Private Collection.

French possessions and colonies: french Asia, protectorate of Cambodia. End of the 19th century (chromolithograph)
ELD4964702 French possessions and colonies: french Asia, protectorate of Cambodia. End of the 19th century (chromolithograph); Private Collection; Photo © The Holbarn Archive.

French possessions and colonies: french Sahara. End of the 19th century (chromolithograph)
ELD4964665 French possessions and colonies: french Sahara. End of the 19th century (chromolithograph); Private Collection; (add.info.: French colonial empire)

The missionary father Vicente de Valverde addressed King Inca Atahualpa in 1532, 19th century (lithograph)
NWI4846312 The missionary father Vicente de Valverde addressed King Inca Atahualpa in 1532, 19th century (lithograph); (add.info)

Couplets in indigenous Copan language of Indians in Guatemala. 1540's (manuscript)
3521796 Couplets in indigenous Copan language of Indians in Guatemala. 1540's (manuscript); (add.info.: Couplets in indigenous Copan language of Indians in Guatemala. 1540's)

Vincent de Valverde, and the Inca emperor Atahualpa, 1880 (engraving)
7241695 Vincent de Valverde, and the Inca emperor Atahualpa, 1880 (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: Spanish Dominican and missionary Vincent de Valverde (1498-1541)

Senegales tirailleurs, 1908 (engraving)
7143638 Senegales tirailleurs, 1908 (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: History. Senegal. Senegalese Tirailleurs (colonial infantry in the French Army) leaves for Morocco with their wives

Father Juan de Padilla found the cross deposited by Francisco Vasquez de Coronado, 19th century (engraving)
NWI4849751 Father Juan de Padilla found the cross deposited by Francisco Vasquez de Coronado, 19th century (engraving); (add.info)

PENN, William (1644-1718) (engraving)
CUL4935621 PENN, William (1644-1718) (engraving); (add.info.: English Quaker colonizer, founder of Philadelphia (1683).); AIC.

Zapotec Indians converting to Christianity, Mexico, 16th century (woodcut)
3521794 Zapotec Indians converting to Christianity, Mexico, 16th century (woodcut); (add.info.: Spanish woodcut); Universal History Archive/UIG.

William Penn, c.1820 (engraving)
8698407 William Penn, c.1820 (engraving) by Italian School, (19th century); (add.info.: History. USA. The quaker William Penn with native americans, Pennsylvania)

East part of Ulster, c.1594-1603 (laid on linen)
7340914 East part of Ulster, c.1594-1603 (laid on linen) by Unknown Artist, (16th century); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Unknown Artist)

CORTES, Hernan (1485-1547). Spanish conqueror of Mexico.; MONTEZUMA II (1467-1520). Aztec king (1502-1520)
AIS5393440 CORTES, Hernan (1485-1547). Spanish conqueror of Mexico.; MONTEZUMA II (1467-1520). Aztec king (1502-1520). Conquest of Mexico (1519-1521). Moctezuma visit to Hernan Cortes in its housing

Vincent de Valverde, and the Inca emperor Atahualpa, 1880 (engraving)
5313674 Vincent de Valverde, and the Inca emperor Atahualpa, 1880 (engraving); (add.info.: The Dominican friar Vincenzo Di Valverde shows a book of scriptures to the indigenous Cape Atahcalpa)

The meeting between Hernan (or Hernando) Cortes or Fernand Cortez (1485-1547) and Montezuma (or Moctezuma)
XEE5027231 The meeting between Hernan (or Hernando) Cortes or Fernand Cortez (1485-1547) and Montezuma (or Moctezuma: 1466 - 1520)

Spanish missionary Pere Garzes taught the Indians of America, 19th century (engraving)
NWI4846708 Spanish missionary Pere Garzes taught the Indians of America, 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: Spanish missionary Pere Garzes taught the Indians of America)

Illustration representing an African young girl from Kano (Nigeria). French. 1870 (chromolithograph)
5669214 Illustration representing an African young girl from Kano (Nigeria). French. 1870 (chromolithograph); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Etats-Unis (colour litho)
5213926 Etats-Unis (colour litho) by Pinchon, Joseph Porphyre (1871-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: Etats-Unis. Illustration for L'Epanouissement du Monde (Blonder La Rougery)

Spanish colonial church in San Pedro de Atacama, northern Chile. 16th century (photo)
546934 Spanish colonial church in San Pedro de Atacama, northern Chile. 16th century (photo); Omniphoto/UIG.

War of the British in East India, 1798 (engraving)
8822251 War of the British in East India, 1798 (engraving) by Kuffner, Abraham Wolfgang (1760-1817); 11,4 x 7,8 cm; JMK Archiv, Bremen

War Gluk der Franks in West India, 1798 (engraving)
8822249 War Gluk der Franks in West India, 1798 (engraving) by Kuffner, Abraham Wolfgang (1760-1817); 10,7 x 7,8 cm; JMK Archiv, Bremen

French possessions and colonies: french colony in north of Africa, Tunisia. End of the 19th century (chromolithograph)
ELD4964954 French possessions and colonies: french colony in north of Africa, Tunisia. End of the 19th century (chromolithograph); Private Collection; Photo © The Holbarn Archive.

French possessions and colonies: french india, Pondichery and Chandernagor. End of the 19th century (chromolithograph)
ELD4964776 French possessions and colonies: french india, Pondichery and Chandernagor. End of the 19th century (chromolithograph); Private Collection; Photo © The Holbarn Archive.

French possessions and colonies: french west Africa, french Dahomey. End of the 19th century (chromolithograph)
ELD4964686 French possessions and colonies: french west Africa, french Dahomey. End of the 19th century (chromolithograph); Private Collection; Photo © The Holbarn Archive.

History. Louis Joseph de Montcalm, commander of the French forces in North America during the Seven Year's War
3434278 History. Louis Joseph de Montcalm, commander of the French forces in North America during the Seven Year's War

History. Canada. House where Louis Joseph de Montcalm died, Quebec, 1759. Photo, Canada, c.1920 (postcard)
3433830 History. Canada. House where Louis Joseph de Montcalm died, Quebec, 1759. Photo, Canada, c.1920 (postcard); (add.info.: Canada. Photo, Canada, vers 1920. Coll. Part. History. Canada)

Menelik II, 1896 (print)
7143715 Menelik II, 1896 (print); Private Collection; (add.info.: History. Ethiopia. Emperor Menelik II and king of italy Umberto I. Caricature on the battle of Mekele, defeat of the italian troops)

Vietnamese musicians and singers during French Colonial rule. 1895 (photo)
5669510 Vietnamese musicians and singers during French Colonial rule. 1895 (photo); Universal History Archive/UIG.

The town of Boston in New England, 1723-33 (engraving)
8703273 The town of Boston in New England, 1723-33 (engraving) by Bonner, John (c.1643-1726); Boston Public Library, Boston, Massachusetts

Jobs in the world: the postman on a sedan chair wearing colonial clothes, the french flag and the stamp of Madagascar
ELD4922506 Jobs in the world: the postman on a sedan chair wearing colonial clothes, the french flag and the stamp of Madagascar

French possessions and colonies: french east africa, French Somaliland, (Djibouti today)
ELD4964718 French possessions and colonies: french east africa, French Somaliland, (Djibouti today). End of the 19th century (chromolithograph); Private Collection; Photo © The Holbarn Archive.

French possessions and colonies: french Asia, protectorate of Laos. End of the 19th century (chromolithograph)
ELD4964705 French possessions and colonies: french Asia, protectorate of Laos. End of the 19th century (chromolithograph); Private Collection; Photo © The Holbarn Archive.

French colonial empire: French possessions and colonies: french west Africa, Ivory Coast
ELD4964687 French colonial empire: French possessions and colonies: french west Africa, Ivory Coast. Late 19th century (chromolithograph); Private Collection; Photo © The Holbarn Archive.

French possessions and colonies: french west Africa, french guinea. Late 19th century (chromolithograph)
ELD4964683 French possessions and colonies: french west Africa, french guinea. Late 19th century (chromolithograph); Private Collection; Photo © The Holbarn Archive.

Aztec god of the dead, Mitlantecuhtli. 15th century (gold pendant)
532975 Aztec god of the dead, Mitlantecuhtli. 15th century (gold pendant); (add.info.: One of the few gold ornaments which escaped being turned into bullion by the Spanish conquistadors)

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"Exploring New Horizons: A Journey through Colonisation" The Pilgrim Fathers boarding the Mayflower: Brave souls embark on a voyage to seek religious freedom in the New World. Quakers Sail to New World: Seeking refuge from persecution, Quakers set sail towards a land of tolerance and opportunity. French Brochure: Discovering France's ambitions, explore their efforts to establish colonies and expand influence across Africa. Map of French possessions and spheres of influence in Africa: Tracing the intricate web of French colonial territories that shaped the continent's history. Plan of the Battle of Assaye, illustration from Cassell's: Witness the clash between British forces and Maratha Empire as colonisation takes hold in India. Poster advertising gold mines in California (colour engraving): Unveiling dreams of wealth, this vibrant poster lures adventurers to join the Gold Rush frenzy in 19th-century California. Naval battle of Grand Port, Mauritius, in 1810 (litho): Experience a pivotal moment when British naval power secured control over strategic islands during their imperial expansion. British Empire throughout the World (coloured engraving): Marvel at an expansive empire that spanned continents and left an indelible mark on global history. Montezuma Declares his Allegiance to the King of Spain before Cortes (oil on canvas): Witness Hernán Cortés' encounter with Montezuma II as Spanish conquistadors sought dominance over Mexico during colonization attempts. Georg August Schweinfurth - German botanist and explorer: Follow Schweinfurth's footsteps as he ventured into uncharted African lands, documenting its flora and fauna for scientific exploration during Europe's scramble for Africa. Africa - The Congo - German station Mukenge: Delve into Germany's presence within Africa through Mukenge station, a testament to their colonial aspirations and influence in the Congo.