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Discovery Collection (#3)

Background imageDiscovery Collection: Dwelling, Luzon Island, Philippines, 19th century. Creators: Friedrich Heinrich Kittlitz

Dwelling, Luzon Island, Philippines, 19th century. Creators: Friedrich Heinrich Kittlitz, Godefroy Engelmann
Dwelling, Luzon Island, Philippines, 19th century. One of 65 lithographs that were included in the volume of maps published after the round-the-world voyage of the corvette Seniavin commissioned by

Background imageDiscovery Collection: Inhabitants of the island of Sitka (northwest coast of America), 19th century

Inhabitants of the island of Sitka (northwest coast of America), 19th century. One of 65 lithographs that were included in the volume of maps published after the round-the-world voyage of

Background imageDiscovery Collection: Inhabitants of the island of Sitkha (northwest coast of America), 19th century

Inhabitants of the island of Sitkha (northwest coast of America), 19th century. One of 65 lithographs that were included in the volume of maps published after the round-the-world voyage of

Background imageDiscovery Collection: Fishing in Kamchatka, 19th century. Creators: Friedrich Heinrich Kittlitz, Godefroy Engelmann

Fishing in Kamchatka, 19th century. Creators: Friedrich Heinrich Kittlitz, Godefroy Engelmann, Jules David
Fishing in Kamchatka, 19th century. One of 65 lithographs that were included in the volume of maps published after the round-the-world voyage of the corvette Seniavin commissioned by Tsar Nicholas I

Background imageDiscovery Collection: Dwelling of Kamchatka, 19th century. Creators: Friedrich Heinrich Kittlitz, Godefroy Engelmann

Dwelling of Kamchatka, 19th century. Creators: Friedrich Heinrich Kittlitz, Godefroy Engelmann, Jules David
Dwelling of Kamchatka, 19th century. One of 65 lithographs that were included in the volume of maps published after the round-the-world voyage of the corvette Seniavin commissioned by Tsar Nicholas I

Background imageDiscovery Collection: View of Kosrae Island, Caroline Islands, 19th century. Creators: Friedrich Heinrich Kittlitz

View of Kosrae Island, Caroline Islands, 19th century. Creators: Friedrich Heinrich Kittlitz, Godefroy Engelmann
View of Kosrae Island, Caroline Islands, 19th century. One of 65 lithographs that were included in the volume of maps published after the round-the-world voyage of the corvette Seniavin commissioned

Background imageDiscovery Collection: View of the entrance to Avacha Bay, taken from Starichkov Island, 19th century

View of the entrance to Avacha Bay, taken from Starichkov Island, 19th century. One of 65 lithographs that were included in the volume of maps published after the round-the-world voyage of

Background imageDiscovery Collection: Vegetation of Kamchatka, 19th century. Creators: Friedrich Heinrich Kittlitz

Vegetation of Kamchatka, 19th century. Creators: Friedrich Heinrich Kittlitz, Louis-Pierre-Alphonse Bichebois
Vegetation of Kamchatka, 19th century. One of 65 lithographs that were included in the volume of maps published after the round-the-world voyage of the corvette Seniavin commissioned by Tsar Nicholas

Background imageDiscovery Collection: Kamchatka, Hunting Puffins, 19th century. Creators: Friedrich Heinrich Kittlitz, Victor Adam

Kamchatka, Hunting Puffins, 19th century. Creators: Friedrich Heinrich Kittlitz, Victor Adam, Godefroy Engelmann
Kamchatka, Hunting Puffins, 19th century. One of 65 lithographs that were included in the volume of maps published after the round-the-world voyage of the corvette Seniavin commissioned by Tsar

Background imageDiscovery Collection: Vegetation in the interior of the Kamchatka peninsula, 19th century

Vegetation in the interior of the Kamchatka peninsula, 19th century. Creators: Friedrich Heinrich Kittlitz
Vegetation in the interior of the Kamchatka peninsula, 19th century. One of 65 lithographs that were included in the volume of maps published after the round-the-world voyage of the corvette Seniavin

Background imageDiscovery Collection: Vegetation around the settlement of Novo-Arkhangelsk (northwest coast of America), 19th century

Vegetation around the settlement of Novo-Arkhangelsk (northwest coast of America), 19th century. One of 65 lithographs that were included in the volume of maps published after the round-the-world

Background imageDiscovery Collection: View of the Interior, Luzon Island, Philippines, 19th century

View of the Interior, Luzon Island, Philippines, 19th century. Creators: Friedrich Heinrich Kittlitz, Victor Adam
View of the Interior, Luzon Island, Philippines, 19th century. One of 65 lithographs that were included in the volume of maps published after the round-the-world voyage of the corvette Seniavin

Background imageDiscovery Collection: Dwelling at Valparaiso, Chile, 19th century. Creators: Friedrich Heinrich Kittlitz, Victor Adam

Dwelling at Valparaiso, Chile, 19th century. Creators: Friedrich Heinrich Kittlitz, Victor Adam, Godefroy Engelmann
Dwelling at Valparaiso, Chile, 19th century. One of 65 lithographs that were included in the volume of maps published after the round-the-world voyage of the corvette Seniavin commissioned by Tsar

Background imageDiscovery Collection: Dwelling at Unalaska, Aleutian Islands, 19th century. Creators: Friedrich Heinrich Kittlitz

Dwelling at Unalaska, Aleutian Islands, 19th century. Creators: Friedrich Heinrich Kittlitz, Victor Adam
Dwelling at Unalaska, Aleutian Islands, 19th century. One of 65 lithographs that were included in the volume of maps published after the round-the-world voyage of the corvette Seniavin commissioned

Background imageDiscovery Collection: Dwelling of Two Shipwrecked Europeans in Port Lloyd of Peel Island, Bonin Islands, 19th century

Dwelling of Two Shipwrecked Europeans in Port Lloyd of Peel Island, Bonin Islands, 19th century. One of 65 lithographs that were included in the volume of maps published after the round-the-world

Background imageDiscovery Collection: Dwelling at Guam, Mariana Islands, 19th century. Creators: Friedrich Heinrich Kittlitz, Victor Adam

Dwelling at Guam, Mariana Islands, 19th century. Creators: Friedrich Heinrich Kittlitz, Victor Adam
Dwelling at Guam, Mariana Islands, 19th century. One of 65 lithographs that were included in the volume of maps published after the round-the-world voyage of the corvette Seniavin commissioned by

Background imageDiscovery Collection: Hunters of Kamchatka, 19th century. Creators: Friedrich Heinrich Kittlitz, Victor Adam

Hunters of Kamchatka, 19th century. Creators: Friedrich Heinrich Kittlitz, Victor Adam
Hunters of Kamchatka, 19th century. One of 65 lithographs that were included in the volume of maps published after the round-the-world voyage of the corvette Seniavin commissioned by Tsar Nicholas I

Background imageDiscovery Collection: Inhabitants of Kamchatka, 19th century. Creators: Friedrich Heinrich Kittlitz, Victor Adam

Inhabitants of Kamchatka, 19th century. Creators: Friedrich Heinrich Kittlitz, Victor Adam, Jean Louis Tirpenne
Inhabitants of Kamchatka, 19th century. One of 65 lithographs that were included in the volume of maps published after the round-the-world voyage of the corvette Seniavin commissioned by Tsar

Background imageDiscovery Collection: View of the Kamchatka River Kamchatka peninsula, 19th century. Creator: Friedrich Heinrich Kittlitz

View of the Kamchatka River Kamchatka peninsula, 19th century. Creator: Friedrich Heinrich Kittlitz
View of the Kamchatka River Kamchatka peninsula, 19th century. One of 65 lithographs that were included in the volume of maps published after the round-the-world voyage of the corvette Seniavin

Background imageDiscovery Collection: View of the port of St Peter and St Paul, Kamchatka, 19th century

View of the port of St Peter and St Paul, Kamchatka, 19th century. Creators: Friedrich Heinrich Kittlitz
View of the port of St Peter and St Paul, Kamchatka, 19th century. One of 65 lithographs that were included in the volume of maps published after the round-the-world voyage of the corvette Seniavin

Background imageDiscovery Collection: Departure for an excursion to the island of Ualan (the Carolinas), 19th century

Departure for an excursion to the island of Ualan (the Carolinas), 19th century. One of 65 lithographs that were included in the volume of maps published after the round-the-world voyage of

Background imageDiscovery Collection: Hunting the Stag of the Mariana Islands, Guam Island, 19th century

Hunting the Stag of the Mariana Islands, Guam Island, 19th century. Creators: Friedrich Heinrich Kittlitz
Hunting the Stag of the Mariana Islands, Guam Island, 19th century. One of 65 lithographs that were included in the volume of maps published after the round-the-world voyage of the corvette Seniavin

Background imageDiscovery Collection: Siberian Cossacks Exploring New Lands, 19th century. Creator: Nikolay Nikolaevich Karazin

Siberian Cossacks Exploring New Lands, 19th century. Creator: Nikolay Nikolaevich Karazin
Siberian Cossacks Exploring New Lands, 19th century. One of 21 watercolors (out of an original 27) from an album relating to the history of the Siberian Cossacks held by the Rare Books Department of

Background imageDiscovery Collection: Mirror Lake, Adirondacks, New York, c1897. Creator: Unknown

Mirror Lake, Adirondacks, New York, c1897. Creator: Unknown
Mirror Lake, Adirondacks, New York, c1897. From " A Tour Through the New World America", by Prof. Geo. R. Cromwell. [C. N. Greig & Co. London, c1897]

Background imageDiscovery Collection: Natural Bridge, Virginia, c1897. Creator: Unknown

Natural Bridge, Virginia, c1897. Creator: Unknown
Natural Bridge, Virginia, c1897. Natural arch in limestone gorge of Cedar Creek in Rockbridge County, Virginia purchased by Thomas Jefferson from King George III of England for 20 shillings in 1774

Background imageDiscovery Collection: Niagara Falls, c1897. Creator: Unknown

Niagara Falls, c1897. Creator: Unknown
Niagara Falls, c1897. From " A Tour Through the New World America", by Prof. Geo. R. Cromwell. [C. N. Greig & Co. London, c1897]

Background imageDiscovery Collection: Christopher Columbus autograph letter written to his son Diego on 5th February 1505

Christopher Columbus autograph letter written to his son Diego on 5th February 1505, it was given by Vespucci to the son of Columbus

Background imageDiscovery Collection: A rum-running boat caught smuggling in 2000 bottles, USA, 1920s

A rum-running boat caught smuggling in 2000 bottles, USA, 1920s. The sale, manufacture, and transportation of alcohol for consumption were banned in the United States under the Eighteenth Amendment

Background imageDiscovery Collection: Tesselated Roman Pavement at Dorchester, 1858. Creator: Unknown

Tesselated Roman Pavement at Dorchester, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Tesselated Roman Pavement at Dorchester, 1858....a very beautiful and perfect Roman pavement was discovered [in the grounds of the County Prison]

Background imageDiscovery Collection: Map of Magellans round the world voyage, 1519-1521

Map of Magellans round the world voyage, 1519-1521. A Portuguese-born navigator sponsored by Spain, Ferdinand Magellan (c1480-1521)

Background imageDiscovery Collection: 'An Interesting Discovery';from a picture by Elizabeth Gardner, 1890. Creator: Unknown

"An Interesting Discovery";from a picture by Elizabeth Gardner, 1890. Creator: Unknown
" An Interesting Discovery" ; from a picture by Elizabeth Gardner, 1890

Background imageDiscovery Collection: 1601 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach, FL. Creator: Chris Suspect

1601 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach, FL. Creator: Chris Suspect
1601 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach, FL

Background imageDiscovery Collection: Bedcover Showing the Landing of Columbus, Italy, 1750 / 1800. Creator: Unknown

Bedcover Showing the Landing of Columbus, Italy, 1750 / 1800. Creator: Unknown
Bedcover Showing the Landing of Columbus, Italy, 1750/1800

Background imageDiscovery Collection: Contraband at the Hospital (plate 26), 1843. Creator: Charles Emile Jacque

Contraband at the Hospital (plate 26), 1843. Creator: Charles Emile Jacque
Contraband at the Hospital (plate 26), 1843

Background imageDiscovery Collection: Clodius Disguised as a Woman from The Story of Caesar and Cleopatra, Flanders, c. 1680

Clodius Disguised as a Woman from The Story of Caesar and Cleopatra, Flanders, c. 1680
Clodius Disguised as a Woman, from The Story of Caesar and Cleopatra, Flanders, c. 1680. Woven at the workshop of Gerard Peemans, after a design by Justus van Egmont

Background imageDiscovery Collection: 2c Landing of Columbus single, 1893. Creator: American Bank Note Company

2c Landing of Columbus single, 1893. Creator: American Bank Note Company
2c Landing of Columbus single, 1893. Mint

Background imageDiscovery Collection: 8c Columbus Restored to Favor single, 1893. Creator: American Bank Note Company

8c Columbus Restored to Favor single, 1893. Creator: American Bank Note Company
8c Columbus Restored to Favor single, 1893. Mint; Design of the stamp taken from a painting by Francisco Jover entitled " Columbus Restored to Favor"

Background imageDiscovery Collection: 15c Landing of Columbus re-issue single, 1875. Creator: National Bank Note Company

15c Landing of Columbus re-issue single, 1875. Creator: National Bank Note Company
15c Landing of Columbus re-issue single, 1875. Used; perf 12; re-issue of 1869; without grill; In 1875, Post Office Department officials decided to exhibit samples of all previously issued stamps at

Background imageDiscovery Collection: Spacecraft, New Horizons, Mock-up, model, 2008. Creator: Unknown

Spacecraft, New Horizons, Mock-up, model, 2008. Creator: Unknown
Spacecraft, New Horizons, Mock-up, model, 2008. New Horizons was the first spacecraft to visit Pluto and the Kuiper Belt in the outer solar system

Background imageDiscovery Collection: Pioneer 10 / 11, reconstructed full-scale mock-up, 1972

Pioneer 10 / 11, reconstructed full-scale mock-up, 1972
For over 30 years, the Pioneer 10 spacecraft sent photographs and scientific information back to Earth. Launched March 2, 1972, it reached speeds of 52, 100 kilometers (32)

Background imageDiscovery Collection: Lander, Mars, Viking, Proof Test Article, ca. 1964. Creator: Martin Marietta

Lander, Mars, Viking, Proof Test Article, ca. 1964. Creator: Martin Marietta
This is the proof test article of the Viking Mars Lander. For exploration of Mars, Viking represented the culmination of a series of exploratory missions that had begun in 1964 with Mariner 4

Background imageDiscovery Collection: USFC Steamer 'Albatross'Circumnavigation of South America, 1888

USFC Steamer "Albatross"Circumnavigation of South America, 1888
USFC Steamer " Albatross" Circumnavigation of South America, 1888. View of coast from ship

Background imageDiscovery Collection: Portraits of Emil Bessels in fur parka, 1880. Creator: United States National Museum

Portraits of Emil Bessels in fur parka, 1880. Creator: United States National Museum
Portraits of Emil Bessels in fur parka, 1880. Arctic explorer Emil Bessels models a hooded fur coat acquired during a polar expedition

Background imageDiscovery Collection: USFC Steamer 'Albatross'Survey of Fishing Banks from Newport to Newfoundland

USFC Steamer "Albatross"Survey of Fishing Banks from Newport to Newfoundland
USFC Steamer " Albatross" Survey of Fishing Banks from Newport to Newfoundland, 1885. Dry dock

Background imageDiscovery Collection: Northern Alaska Exploring Expedition, 1884-1886. Creator: Unknown

Northern Alaska Exploring Expedition, 1884-1886. Creator: Unknown
Northern Alaska Exploring Expedition, 1884-1886. Dog tied to stake in snow. Exploration of the Kobuk River and northern parts of Alaska, led by Lieutenant George M. Stoney of the U.S. Navy

Background imageDiscovery Collection: USFC Steamer 'Albatross'Survey of the Bahamas, 1886

USFC Steamer "Albatross"Survey of the Bahamas, 1886
USFC Steamer " Albatross" Survey of the Bahamas, 1886. Sailing vessels, and timber on the dock side

Background imageDiscovery Collection: United States Fish Commission Steamer 'Albatross'

United States Fish Commission Steamer "Albatross"
United States Fish Commission Steamer " Albatross" Circumnavigation of South America, 1888. View of coast from ship

Background imageDiscovery Collection: St. Peter, Apostle; St. Mary of Angels; Discovery of the Body of St. Stephen; St. Dom

St. Peter, Apostle; St. Mary of Angels; Discovery of the Body of St. Stephen; St. Dom



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