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A narrative of the uncommon sufferings, and surprising deliverance of Briton Hammon, a Negro man
Briton Hammon
A narrative of the uncommon sufferings, and surprising deliverance of Briton Hammon, a Negro man
Credit: Library of Congress
Media type: book cover
Year: 1760
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Departure of Columbus From Palos, 1492
Randolph Rogers
Departure of Columbus From Palos, 1492
Credit: Architect of the Capitol
Media type: doors
Year: 1860
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Death of Columbus, 1502
Randolph Rogers
Death of Columbus, 1502
Credit: Architect of the Capitol
Media type: doors
Year: 1860
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The Columbus Doors
Randolph Rogers
The Columbus Doors
Credit: Architect of the Capitol
Media type: doors
Year: 1860
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Title Pg, 2nd Part Saducismus Triumphatus: Or Full and Plain Evidence Concerning Witches and Apparitions
Joseph Glanvill
Title Pg, 2nd Part <I>Saducismus Triumphatus: Or Full and Plain Evidence Concerning Witches and Apparitions</I>
Credit: Library of Congress
Media type: engraving
Year: 1681
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Frontispiece, Saducismus Triumphatus: Or Full and Plain Evidence Concerning Witches and Apparitions
Joseph Glanvill
Frontispiece, <I>Saducismus Triumphatus: Or Full and Plain Evidence Concerning Witches and Apparitions</I>
Credit: Library of Congress
Media type: engraving
Year: 1681
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The Burning of Master John Rogers (From the Third Volume of the Ecclesiastical History Containing the Acts and Monuments of Martyrs, By John Fox)
Anonymous
The Burning of Master John Rogers (From the <i>Third Volume of the Ecclesiastical History Containing the Acts and Monuments of Martyrs</i>, By John Fox)
Credit: Library of Congress
Media type: engraving
Year: 1684
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Fold-Out Illustration From The Generall Historie of Virginia, New-England, and the Summer Isles…
John Smith
Fold-Out Illustration From <i>The Generall Historie of Virginia, New-England, and the Summer Isles…</i>
Credit: Library of Congress
Media type: engraving
Year: 1631
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Murder of David Van Der Leyen and Levina Ghyselins
J. Luyken
Murder of David Van Der Leyen and Levina Ghyselins
Credit: Library of Congress
Media type: engraving
Year: 1685
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John Ogilvie (Ogilby), Societas Jesu, 1615
Mathias Tanner
John Ogilvie (Ogilby), Societas Jesu, 1615
Credit: Library of Congress
Media type: engraving
Year: 1675
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Lutheran Religious Refugees, Fleeing Salzburg, Austria
Anonymous
Lutheran Religious Refugees, Fleeing Salzburg, Austria
Credit: Library of Congress
Media type: engraving
Year: 1732
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Massacre of the Protestant Martyrs at the Bridge Over the River Bann in Ireland
Matthew Taylor
Massacre of the Protestant Martyrs at the Bridge Over the River Bann in Ireland
Credit: Library of Congress
Media type: engraving
Year: 1772
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Mr. John Rogers (Woodblock Print) From The New-England Primer Improved
Anonymous
Mr. John Rogers (Woodblock Print) From <i>The New-England Primer Improved</i>
Credit: Library of Congress
Media type: engraving
Year: 1773
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Massacre Fait A Sens En Bourgogne Par La Populace
Anonymous
Massacre Fait A Sens En Bourgogne Par La Populace
Credit: Library of Congress
Media type: engraving
Year: 1863
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Nuestra Senora De Guadalupe: Our Lady of Guadalupe
Currier and Ives
Nuestra Senora De Guadalupe: Our Lady of Guadalupe
Credit: Library of Congress
Media type: engraving
Year: 1848
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Narratio Regionum Indicarum Per Hispanos
Bartholome de Las Casas
Narratio Regionum Indicarum Per Hispanos
Credit: University of Pennsylvania Library
Media type: engraving
Year: 1598
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Gravestone of William Dickson
Anonymous
Gravestone of William Dickson
Credit: University of New Hampshire
Media type: gravestone
Year: 1692
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Details of the Lieutenant John hescy Stone, Wakefield, Massachusetts. Slate
Anonymous
Details of the Lieutenant John hescy Stone, Wakefield, Massachusetts. Slate
Credit: Wesleyan University Press
Media type: gravestone
Year: 1689
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Details of the Norder Panels of the Elijah Sadd Stone, South Windsor, Connecticut. Red sandstone.
Anonymous
Details of the Norder Panels of the Elijah Sadd Stone, South Windsor, Connecticut. Red sandstone.
Credit: Wesleyan University Press
Media type: gravestone
Year: 1756
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Landing of Columbus
John Vanderlyn
Landing of Columbus
Credit: Architect of the Capitol
Media type: painting
Year: 1847
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Discovery of the Mississippi
William H. Powell
Discovery of the Mississippi
Credit: Architect of the Capitol
Media type: painting
Year: 1855
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Landscape Scene From the Last of the Mohicans; The Death of Cora
Thomas Cole
Landscape Scene From the Last of the Mohicans; The Death of Cora
Credit: New York State Historical Association
Media type: painting
Year: 1827
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Landscape Scene From the Last of the Mohicans; The Death of Cora
Thomas Cole
Landscape Scene From the Last of the Mohicans; The Death of Cora
Credit: Van Pelt Library, University of Pennsylvania
Media type: painting
Year: 1827
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Baptism of Pocahontas
John Gatsby Chapman
Baptism of Pocahontas
Credit: Architect of the Capitol
Media type: painting
Year: 1840
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Captain John Smith
Simon de de Passe
Captain John Smith
Credit: Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities.
Media type: painting
Year: 1616
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Elizabeth Clarke Freake (Mrs. John Freake) and Baby Mary
Anonymous
Elizabeth Clarke Freake (Mrs. John Freake) and Baby Mary
Credit: Worcester Art Museum
Media type: painting
Year: 1671
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Baptism of Pocahontas, 1614
John Gadsby Chapman
Baptism of Pocahontas, 1614
Credit: Library of Congress
Media type: painting
Year: 1837
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The Mason Children: David, Joanna, Abigail
Anonymous
The Mason Children: David, Joanna, Abigail
Credit: Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
Media type: painting
Year: 1670
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Old Ship Church, 88 Main Street Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts
Frank Branzetti
Old Ship Church, 88 Main Street Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts
Credit: Library of Congress
Media type: photograph
Year: 1931
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The Death of Columbus
The Death of Columbus
Credit: Library of Congress
Media type: lithograph
Year: 1893
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Epistola . . . de Insulis Indie nuper inventis (Letter Concerning the Islands Recently Discovered. . . .); wrtitten by Christopher Columbus, 1492
Epistola . . . de Insulis Indie nuper inventis (Letter Concerning the Islands Recently Discovered. . . .); wrtitten by Christopher Columbus, 1492
Credit: Library of Congress
Media type: print
Year: 1492
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Bartolomé de Las Casas (1474-1566) to Holy Roman Emperor Charles V (1500-1558)
Bartolomé de Las Casas (1474-1566) to Holy Roman Emperor Charles V (1500-1558)
Credit: Library of Congress
Media type: letter-image
Year: 1528
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Bartolomé de Las Casas argues for Indian rights (Manuscript letter, ca. 1528)
Bartolomé de Las Casas argues for Indian rights (Manuscript letter, ca. 1528)
Credit: Library of Congress
Media type: letter-image
Year: 1528
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Dowry for Montezuma's Daughter (Hernando Cortés)
Dowry for Montezuma's Daughter (Hernando Cortés)
Credit: Library of Congress
Media type: letter-image
Year: 1526
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Francis Drake's Voyage in an Early Map
Francis Drake's Voyage in an Early Map
Credit: Library of Congress
Media type: map
Year: 1589
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The Meeting of Cortés and Montezuma
The Meeting of Cortés and Montezuma
Credit: Library of Congress
Media type: painting
Year: 1650
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The Conquest of Tenochtitlán
The Conquest of Tenochtitlán
Media type: painting
Year: 1650
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Pirates in America
Pirates in America
Media type: book illustration
Year: 1678
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The Catechism in Timucuan
The Catechism in Timucuan
Credit: Library of Congress
Media type: book-image
Year: 1627
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George Washington's Diary
George Washington's Diary
Credit: Library of Congress
Media type: diary-image
Year: 1762
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The Sixteenth-Century World
The Sixteenth-Century World
Credit: Library of Congress
Media type: map
Year: 1532
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Jeffreys Atlas
Jeffreys Atlas
Media type: illustration
Year: 1780
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Portrait of Christopher Columbus
Sebastiano del Piombo
Portrait of Christopher Columbus
Credit: Library of Congress
Media type: photograph
Year:
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