Colonization Collection

PAXTON, Joseph (1801-1865). Crystal Palace. 1851. First building with revolutionary modular, prefabricated design, and use of glass. Built for the Universal Exhibition of 1851 in Hyde Park, London

Christopher Columbus (1451-1506). Engraving. Colored
Christopher Columbus (1451-1506). Explorer and navigator genoese. Columbus taking possession of the island of San Salvador. Engraving by Martin Rico after a painting of Isidro Gil

Emporium. 570 BC. Asclepius, god of medicin. Neapolis. Girona province. Catalonia. Spain

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)

Map showing the settlements in the New England Colonies, North America in the 17th century
2956605 Map showing the settlements in the New England Colonies, North America in the 17th century. From The History of Our Country, published 1899; Private Collection.

Roger Williams acquiring land on which to establish the Providence Settlement, Rhode Island
2956603 Roger Williams acquiring land on which to establish the Providence Settlement, Rhode Island, from the Native American Chief, Canonicus in 1636. Roger Williams, c.1603 - 1683

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.

Interior of a New England pioneer's home in the 17th century. From The History of Our Country, published 1899
2956599 Interior of a New England pioneer's home in the 17th century. From The History of Our Country, published 1899; Private Collection.

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)

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.

A naval engagement in Gabarius Bay, Cape Breton, North America in 1745 during the capture and Siege of Louisbourg
2956612 A naval engagement in Gabarius Bay, Cape Breton, North America in 1745 during the capture and Siege of Louisbourg, part of the War of the Austrian Succession, aka King George's War

The colonial assault on the Narragansetts' fort in the Great Swamp Fight in December 1675 during King Philip's
2956608 The colonial assault on the Narragansetts' fort in the Great Swamp Fight in December 1675 during King Philip's War, aka First Indian War, Metacom's War, Metacomet's War

The landing of Myles Standish on the shore of Cape Cod in 1620, prior to the establishment of the Plymouth Colony
2956600 The landing of Myles Standish on the shore of Cape Cod in 1620, prior to the establishment of the Plymouth Colony, North America. Myles Standish, also Miles, c. 1584 - 1656

British Empire in North America, 1783
2902816 British Empire in North America, 1783; (add.info.: Bowless new map of North America and the West Indies, exhibiting the British Empire therein with the limits)

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.

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.

Roger Williams opposing the Pequot emissaries during the Pequot War. Roger Williams, c.1603 - 1683
2956606 Roger Williams opposing the Pequot emissaries during the Pequot War. Roger Williams, c.1603 - 1683. English Puritan theologian and Chief Officer of Providence and Warwick

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.

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.

Symbol of the Spanish viceroy of New Spain (Mexico)
2910727 Symbol of the Spanish viceroy of New Spain (Mexico); (add.info.: Symbol of the Spanish viceroy of New Spain (Mexico)

Luis de Velasco
2910726 Luis de Velasco; (add.info.: Luis de Velasco (1511-July 31, 1564) was the second viceroy of New Spain during the Spanish colonization of the Americas in the mid-sixteenth century

James Oglethorpe, accompanied by settlers, arrives in 1732, at Yamacraw Bluff, Savannah
2956616 James Oglethorpe, accompanied by settlers, arrives in 1732, at Yamacraw Bluff, Savannah, Georgia to establish a camp with the help of a local elderly Indian chief, Tomochichi

Edward Hyde, 3rd Earl of Clarendon, 1661 - 1723, Viscount Cornbury 1674 - 1709
2956613 Edward Hyde, 3rd Earl of Clarendon, 1661 - 1723, Viscount Cornbury 1674 - 1709. Governor of New York and New Jersey between 1701 and 1708

Capture of Brookfield, Massachusetts, North America by Nipmucks in 1675 during King Philip's War
2956607 Capture of Brookfield, Massachusetts, North America by Nipmucks in 1675 during King Philip's War, aka First Indian War, Metacom's War, Metacomet's War, or Metacom's Rebellion

An incident during the Pequot War, an armed conflict between the Pequot tribe
2956604 An incident during the Pequot War, an armed conflict between the Pequot tribe and an alliance of the English colonists of the Massachusetts Bay, Plymouth

A scene in the courtroom during The Salem witch trials of 1692. From The History of Our Country, published 1899
2956611 A scene in the courtroom during The Salem witch trials of 1692. From The History of Our Country, published 1899; Private Collection.

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"Exploring the Legacy of Colonization: From Ancient Empires to Modern Conquests" This captivating caption takes us on a journey through time, shedding light on various aspects of colonization. Starting with a map of Belfast in 1685, we are transported to an era when European powers were expanding their territories across the globe. The engraving of Christopher Columbus reminds us of one of history's most famous explorers who played a significant role in initiating European colonization in the Americas. His voyages marked the beginning of an era that would shape the course of world history. Moving forward, we encounter Joseph Paxton's Crystal Palace from 1851, symbolizing Britain's imperial might during the height of its colonial empire. The grandeur and opulence displayed at such exhibitions often masked darker realities behind colonization. An intriguing glimpse into ancient times is offered by the depiction of Neapolis' emporium in 570 BC, highlighting how even civilizations from antiquity engaged in trade and expansion. Asclepius, god of medicine, serves as a reminder that cultural exchange was not limited to territorial conquests but also encompassed knowledge sharing. The phrase "Colonization, Police Them Endlessly. Repolice Them" hints at both resistance against oppressive colonial regimes and attempts by colonizers to maintain control over conquered lands. It underscores how power dynamics shaped relationships between colonizers and indigenous populations throughout history. Human sacrifices among Bakutis remind us that some forms involved brutal practices imposed upon native peoples for religious or ideological reasons. This chilling image highlights one dark aspect often overshadowed by narratives glorifying exploration and discovery. Shifting our focus to Africa, we witness German presence in Mukenge during Congo's colonial period—a testament to Europe's scramble for African territories during late 19th-century imperialism. Leopoldville station further emphasizes Belgium's influence over Congo as it became King Leopold II’s personal colony known for its exploitation of resources.