El Dorado Collection

New York City, Manhattan, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Reservoir track, El Dorado Apartments building in the background
2005-307840-01

NYC, Manhattan, Central Park, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Reservoir

The Emissary of Cortez in the Country of El Dorado (litho)
3627367 The Emissary of Cortez in the Country of El Dorado (litho) by Tennant, C. Dudley (1867-1952) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Emissary of Cortez in the Country of El Dorado)

The New El Dorado (litho)
1597775 The New El Dorado (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The New El Dorado. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 7 August 1897)

Extract from Raleighs diary of his second voyage to Guiana
KDC441071 Extract from Raleighs diary of his second voyage to Guiana, showing entries for October 29, 30, and 11, 12 and 13 November, 1617 (pen & ink on paper) by Raleigh

Gold in California, "El Dorado, "in Sacramento (engraving)
1607492 Gold in California, " El Dorado, " in Sacramento (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gold in California, " El Dorado)

"A Bit of Human Nature, "by David Christie Murray (engraving)
1045903 " A Bit of Human Nature, " by David Christie Murray (engraving) by Macquoid, Percy (1852-1925); Private Collection; (add.info.: " A Bit of Human Nature)

Eldorado, illustration from Regni Guianae, by G
CHT202681 Eldorado, illustration from Regni Guianae, by G. Raleigh, 1594-96 (engraving) (b/w photo) by German School, (16th century); Bibliotheque Nationale de Cartes et Plans, Paris

Mask and headdress (gold)
MAE176544 Mask and headdress (gold) by Pre-Columbian; Museo del Oro, Bogota, Colombia; ePaul Maeyaert; South American, out of copyright

Basaltic Rocks near the Lake Parima, in the El Dorado of Sir Walter Raleigh (engraving)
1594088 Basaltic Rocks near the Lake Parima, in the El Dorado of Sir Walter Raleigh (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Basaltic Rocks near the Lake Parima)

A Muisca votive figurine (Tunjo) depicting the Ceremony of El Dorado (copper & gold alloy
XBP341842 A Muisca votive figurine (Tunjo) depicting the Ceremony of El Dorado (copper & gold alloy) by Pre-Columbian; 10.2x19.1x10.1 cm; Museo del Oro, Bogota

Warrior wearing gold ornaments (gold)
MAE176543 Warrior wearing gold ornaments (gold) by Pre-Columbian; Museo del Oro, Bogota, Colombia; ePaul Maeyaert; South American, out of copyright

Decorative plates (gold)
MAE176542 Decorative plates (gold) by Pre-Columbian; Museo del Oro, Bogota, Colombia; ePaul Maeyaert; South American, out of copyright

Departure For El Dorado, 19th century (1937). Artist: C Quirot
Departure For El Dorado, 19th century (1937). From Old California, In Pictures and Story, by Stewart Edward White and published by Doubleday, Doran and Company (New York, 1937)

Village on the banks of the El Dorado, Upper Amazon River Basin, Loreto, Peru, South America

The legendary South American golden city of El Dorado in the summertime

SUGAR LOAF PEAK, c1865. Sugar Loaf Peak, El Dorado County, in California. Oil on canvas by Thomas Hill, c1865

GOLD MINING: KLONDIKE. Junction of the Eldorado and the Bonanza, the two richest creeks on Earth. Klondike region of Yukon Territory, Canada, 1890s

DAWSON CITY, c1897. Construction workers seated on logs taking a break at the gold mining town of Dawson City, Yukon Territory, Canada

CALIFORNIA: MINING, c1850. Gold miners in El Dorado, California. Photograph, c1850

Eldorado and Silver Legacy Casinos on Virginia Street, Reno, Nevada, United States of America, North America

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