Colonisation Collection (page 3)

Robert Rich (1587-1658), Second Earl of Warwick, ca. 1632-35. Creator: Anthony van Dyck
Robert Rich (1587-1658), Second Earl of Warwick, ca. 1632-35

Dutchman with a Servant, early 19th century. Creator: Kawahara Keiga
Dutchman with a Servant, early 19th century

Emigrants Crossing the Plains, c1869, (1874). Creator: Henry Bryan Hall Jr
Emigrants Crossing the Plains, c1869, (1874). Pioneers in covered wagons pulled by oxen, travelling west to colonise the USA

Sir Francis Drake, (c1540-1596), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Sir Francis Drake, (c1540-1596), 1830. Sir Francis Drake (c1540-1596) English sea captain, privateer, slave trader, naval officer

Cortes, (1485-1547), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Cortes, (1485-1547), 1830. Hernan Cortes (1485-1547) Spanish Conquistador who led an expedition that caused the fall of the Aztec Empire From " Biographical Illustrations"

Christopher Columbus, (1451-1506), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Christopher Columbus, (1451-1506), 1830. Christopher Columbus (1451-1506) Italian explorer, navigator, and colonist who completed four voyages across the Atlantic Ocean initiating the permanent

Sir Nathaniel Bacon, (1647-1676), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Sir Nathaniel Bacon, (1647-1676), 1830. Nathaniel Bacon (1647-1676) colonist of Virginia Colony, instigator of Bacons Rebellion of 1676, which ended when he died from dysentery

Portrait of George Sandys, with slashed doublet and Vandyke collar, c1610-1630, (1937)
Portrait of George Sandys, Secretary of the Virginia Colony, showing slashed doublet and Vandyke collar. Reign of Charles I, c1610-1630, (1937)

Lord Clive, c1755, (1890). Creator: Unknown
Lord Clive, c1755, (1890). Robert Clive (1725-1774), also known as Clive of India, Commander-in-Chief of British India, British officer and privateer who established the military

Warren Hastings, c1790, (1890). Creator: Unknown
Warren Hastings, c1790, (1890). Warren Hastings (1732-1818) English statesman, first Governor of Presidency of Fort William (Bengal), head of Supreme Council of Bengal

Penns Treaty with the Indians, 1682, (1890). Creator: Unknown
Penns Treaty with the Indians, 1682, (1890). William Penn (1644-1718) early Quaker, and founder of North American colony of Pennsylvania

Francisco Pizarro, c1510-1520, (1890). Creator: Unknown
Francisco Pizarro, c1510-1520, (1890). Francisco Pizarro, (c1471-1541) Spanish colonist of the Inca. From " Cassells Illustrated Universal History, Vol

House of Pizarro, Cuzco, 1890. Creator: Unknown
House of Pizarro, Cuzco, 1890. Colonial villa of Francisco Pizarro, (c1471-1541) Spanish colonist of the Inca who arrived in Cusco in 1533. From " Cassells Illustrated Universal History, Vol

Reception of Cortes by Montezuma, 1519, (1890). Creator: Unknown
Reception of Cortes by Montezuma, 1519, (1890). Moctezuma II (1466-1520) met Hernando Cortes (1485-1547) Spanish Conquistador on 8 November 1519, the two leaders exchanged gifts

Hernando Cortes, c1530-1540, (1890). Creator: Unknown
Hernando Cortes, c1530-1540, (1890). Hernando Cortes (1485-1547) Spanish Conquistador who began the first phase of Spanish colonisation in the Americas

Building colonies on the African coast, 1 January 1683, (1936). Creator: Unknown
Building colonies on the African coast, 1 January 1683, (1936). Errichtung Von Kolonien An Der Afrikanischen Kuste, 1 Januar 1683

Statue of Columbus on the Paseo, City of Mexico, c1897. Creator: Unknown
Statue of Columbus on the Paseo, City of Mexico, c1897. Monument to Christopher Columbus on the Paseo de la Reforma, a gift to the city from Antonio Escandon, by French sculptor Charles Cordier

English American Settlements - latter part of 17th Century, 1926. Creators: Unknown
English American Settlements - latter part of 17th Century, 1926. Map of the eastern coast of North America, the Caribbean and the north coast of South America, showing areas settled by Europeans

Death of Father Marquette, (1877). Creator: Albert Bobbett
Death of Father Marquette, (1877). French Jesuit missionary Jacques Marquette (1637-1675), founded a European settlement in what is now Michigan, United States

Indians Plundering South Carolina Plantations, (1877). Creator: Albert Bobbett
Indians Plundering South Carolina Plantations, (1877). European settlers colonised the east coast of what is now the United States in the early 17th century

Puritans Barricading Their House Against Indians, (1877). Creator: Albert Bobbett
Puritans Barricading Their House Against Indians, (1877). European settlers colonised the east coast of what is now the United States in the early 17th century

Governor Stuyvesant Destroying The Summons To Surrender, (1877). Creator: Unknown
Governor Stuyvesant Destroying The Summons To Surrender, (1877). Dutch soldier and colonial administrator Peter Stuyvesant (c1612-1672)

Virginians Defending Themselves Against Indians, (1877). Creator: Albert Bobbett
Virginians Defending Themselves Against Indians, (1877). European settlers colonised the east coast of what is now the United States in the early 17th century

English Settlers in America, (1877). Creator: Albert Bobbett
English Settlers in America, (1877). The Europeans who arrived on the east coast of what is now the United States in the early 17th century

Public Worship at Plymouth by the Pilgrims, (1877). Creator: Albert Bobbett
Public Worship at Plymouth by the Pilgrims, (1877). In 1620, a group of English Puritans arrived on the east coast of what is now the United States of America

Forefathers Rock, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA, c1900. Creator: Unknown
Forefathers Rock, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA, c1900. The rock traditionally believed be the 1620 disembarkation site of the Pilgrims coming from Plymouth in England to the New World

Map of the Vikings & Western Christendom in the Ninth Century, (1935). Modern map showing territories occupied, controlled or raided by the Vikings (roughly 793-1066 AD)

The Pilgrim Fathers, 1916. From America in Pictures, by H. Clive Barnard, M.A. B.Litt. [A. & C. Black, Limited, London, 1916]

The Battle at Makhram on August 22, 1875. Private Collection

Portrait of the Cossacks leader, Conqueror of Siberia Yermak Timopheyevich (?-1585), 1818. Found in the collection of State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

The Death of Yermak. 1584 (From Illustrated Karamzin), 1836. Artist: Chorikov, Boris Artemyevich (1802-1866)
The Death of Yermak. 1584 (From Illustrated Karamzin), 1836. Found in the collection of Russian State Library, Moscow

Yermaks Embassy at the Tsar Ivan the Terrible (From Illustrated Karamzin), 1836. Found in the collection of Russian State Library, Moscow

Map with a Russian camp in Eastern Siberia, 1689-1722. Artist: Chinese Master
Map with a Russian camp in Eastern Siberia, 1689-1722. Found in the collection of the Library of Congress, Washington D. C

Display of Trophies, 1871-1872. Artist: Vereshchagin, Vasili Vasilyevich (1842-1904)
Display of Trophies, 1871-1872. Found in the collection of the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

Columbuss Santa Maria, 1937. From The Story of Navigation. [The Imperial Tobacco Co. (Of Great Britain & Ireland), Ltd. 1937]

Dr. Carl Peters 1856-1918, 1934. Carl Peters (1856-1918), German colonial ruler, explorer, politician and author, the prime mover behind the foundation of the German colony of East Africa

Sir Charles Somerset, c1566. Artist: George Gower
Sir Charles Somerset, c1566. From The Connoisseur Volume XCII, edited by F. Gordon Roe. [The Connoisseur Ltd, London, 1933]

The landing of troops from New England on the island of Cape Breton to attack Louisbourg, 1747. Artist: James L. Brooks
The landing of troops from New England on the island of Cape Breton to attack Louisbourg, 1747. After J. Stevens. From The Connoisseur Volume XCII, edited by F. Gordon Roe

Map of Manitoba and the Northwest, Canada, c1893. Artist: George Philip & Son Ltd
Map of Manitoba and the Northwest, Canada, c1893. From Outlines of British Colonisation, by William Henry Parr Greswell

Visit of James Oglethorpe to the Highland colony, Georgia, c1730s (c1880). General James Oglethorpe established a new colony called Georgia in 1733

A view of the town of Savanah, in the colony of Georgia, South Carolina, 1741, (c1880). Savannah was the site chosen by General James Oglethorpe in 1733 for his colony of Georgia

William Penns House, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, late 17th-early 18th century (c1880). Artist: Whymper
William Penns House, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, late 17th-early 18th century (c1880). The home of William Penn (1644-1718)

New England in 1660, (c1880). From Blaeus Theatre du Monde. In this curious map the north is at the bottom and the south at the top

William Penn, founder of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, c1666 (c1880). Artist: Whymper
William Penn, founder of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, c1666 (c1880). A member of the Society of Friends, popularly known as Quakers

John Endecott, 17th century English colonial governor, magistrate and soldier in America, c1880. Endecott (c1588-1665) led a group of Puritan settlers that arrived in Massachusetts from England in

Connecticut, c17th century (c1880). From the Mapp of new England, by John Seller. A print from Cassells History of the United States, by Edmund Ollier, Volume I, Cassell Petter and Galpin, London

Thomas Mayhew and the Narragansett sachem, 17th century (c1880). Thomas Mayhew (1593-1682) was part of the so-called Great Migration that saw 20

Converted Native Americanan and Powows, c17th century (c1880). A print from Cassells History of the United States, by Edmund Ollier, Volume I, Cassell Petter and Galpin, London, c1880

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