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Local Collection (page 7)

Background imageLocal Collection: Massacre of a mission party of the 'Alan Gardiner' by the natives at Woolya, Tierra del Fuego, 1860

Massacre of a mission party of the "Alan Gardiner" by the natives at Woolya, Tierra del Fuego, 1860. Engraving after a sketch by Mr. Havers

Background imageLocal Collection: Pah, or fortified village, of the natives in the province of New Plymouth... 1860. Creator: Unknown

Pah, or fortified village, of the natives in the province of New Plymouth... 1860. Creator: Unknown
Pah, or fortified village, of the natives in the province of New Plymouth (Taranaki), New Zealand, 1860. New Zealand abounds with isolated and steep hills

Background imageLocal Collection: The North Atlantic Telegraph - The Expedition arriving at Kaksimiut, Greenland, 1860

The North Atlantic Telegraph - The Expedition arriving at Kaksimiut, Greenland, 1860. Creator: Unknown
The North Atlantic Telegraph - The Expedition arriving at Kaksimiut, Greenland, 1860. Kaksimiut is situated on the west coast of Greenland, about forty miles north of Julianshaab

Background imageLocal Collection: House of a Native Chief, near Kanala; Some Account of New Caledonia, 1875. Creator: Unknown

House of a Native Chief, near Kanala; Some Account of New Caledonia, 1875. Creator: Unknown
House of a Native Chief, near Kanala; Some Account of New Caledonia, 1875. From Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London] and Galpin

Background imageLocal Collection: Interior of Wichita grass-house, 1927. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis

Interior of Wichita grass-house, 1927. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Interior of Wichita grass-house, 1927

Background imageLocal Collection: Sketches in Australia - Mode of Climbing a Tree, 1857. Creator: Unknown

Sketches in Australia - Mode of Climbing a Tree, 1857. Creator: Unknown
Sketches in Australia - Mode of Climbing a Tree, 1857. Traditional Aboriginal skills. The native, having eyed well the inclination of the tree

Background imageLocal Collection: Travelling in Madagascar: the Tacon; A Birds-eye View of Madagascar, 1875. Creator: M.D Charnay

Travelling in Madagascar: the Tacon; A Birds-eye View of Madagascar, 1875. Creator: M.D Charnay
Travelling in Madagascar: the Tacon; A Birds-eye View of Madagascar, 1875. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London]

Background imageLocal Collection: American Sketches: scene in the Rotunda, Washington, 1876. Creator: Felix Elie Regamey

American Sketches: scene in the Rotunda, Washington, 1876. Creator: Felix Elie Regamey
American Sketches: scene in the Rotunda, Washington, 1876....an Illustration of the manner in which people stand about the Rotunda

Background imageLocal Collection: Javaanse Court Officials, c.1820-c.1870. Creator: Unknown

Javaanse Court Officials, c.1820-c.1870. Creator: Unknown
Javaanse Court Officials, c.1820-c.1870. Clothes make the man, so too in Indonesia. These are not actual portraits, but types

Background imageLocal Collection: Javanese Court Officials, c.1820-c.1870. Creator: Unknown

Javanese Court Officials, c.1820-c.1870. Creator: Unknown
Javanese Court Officials, c.1820-c.1870. Clothes make the man, so too in Indonesia. These are not actual portraits, but types

Background imageLocal Collection: Javanese Court Officials, c.1820-c.1870. Creator: Unknown

Javanese Court Officials, c.1820-c.1870. Creator: Unknown
Javanese Court Officials, c.1820-c.1870. Clothes make the man, so too in Indonesia. These are not actual portraits, but types

Background imageLocal Collection: Javanese Court Officials, c.1820-c.1870. Creator: Unknown

Javanese Court Officials, c.1820-c.1870. Creator: Unknown
Javaanse Court Officials, c.1820-c.1870. Clothes make the man, so too in Indonesia. These are not actual portraits, but types

Background imageLocal Collection: Battle between Dutch soldiers and indigenous people, 1800-1900. Creator: Unknown

Battle between Dutch soldiers and indigenous people, 1800-1900. Creator: Unknown
Battle between Dutch soldiers and indigenous people, 1800-1900

Background imageLocal Collection: Yosemite Falls, California, c1898. Creator: William H. Jackson

Yosemite Falls, California, c1898. Creator: William H. Jackson
Yosemite Falls, California, c1898

Background imageLocal Collection: The Meeting of Hetty and Hist, 1857. Creator: Tompkins H Matteson

The Meeting of Hetty and Hist, 1857. Creator: Tompkins H Matteson
The Meeting of Hetty and Hist, 1857. Characters from the novel "The Deerslayer"

Background imageLocal Collection: Seated Indian man with hookah, 1870-1923. Creator: Willem Witsen

Seated Indian man with hookah, 1870-1923. Creator: Willem Witsen
Seated Indian man with hookah, 1870-1923

Background imageLocal Collection: Miss Waters on pinto pony, between 1900 and 1915. Creator: William H. Jackson

Miss Waters on pinto pony, between 1900 and 1915. Creator: William H. Jackson
Miss Waters on pinto pony, between 1900 and 1915

Background imageLocal Collection: Louis Philippe Albert d'Orleans, at an excavation in Egypt, 1860. Creator: Willem de Famars Testas

Louis Philippe Albert d'Orleans, at an excavation in Egypt, 1860. Creator: Willem de Famars Testas
Louis Philippe Albert d'Orleans, at an excavation in Egypt, 1860. French aristocrat with Egyptian boy

Background imageLocal Collection: Robert Jacob Gordon at the Kraal of the Khoisan Leaders Gronjam and Doroep

Robert Jacob Gordon at the Kraal of the Khoisan Leaders Gronjam and Doroep, With An Ox Being Slaughtered As A Peace Ritual, 1779

Background imageLocal Collection: Pusega, daughter of Coba (or Kobé), a chief of the Gqunukhwebe tribe, 1778

Pusega, daughter of Coba (or Kobé), a chief of the Gqunukhwebe tribe, 1778. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Pusega, daughter of Coba (or Kobe), a chief of the Gqunukhwebe tribe, 1778

Background imageLocal Collection: The kraal of Captain Coba (or Kobé), a chief of the Gqunukhwebe, 1777. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

The kraal of Captain Coba (or Kobé), a chief of the Gqunukhwebe, 1777. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
The kraal of "Captain" Coba (or Kobe), a chief of the Gqunukhwebe, 1777

Background imageLocal Collection: Running Man Holding an Assegai in His Right Hand and Four Assegais in His Left, 1776-1795

Running Man Holding an Assegai in His Right Hand and Four Assegais in His Left, 1776-1795. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Running Man Holding an Assegai in His Right Hand and Four Assegais in His Left, 1776-1795. Xhosa warrior

Background imageLocal Collection: Man holding three assegais and a knobkerrie, 1776-1795. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Man holding three assegais and a knobkerrie, 1776-1795. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Man holding three assegais and a knobkerrie, 1776-1795

Background imageLocal Collection: Accurate Map of the state and the course of Rio de Berbice... 1742

Accurate Map of the state and the course of Rio de Berbice... 1742. Creators: Jan Daniel Knapp, Hendrik de Leth
Accurate Map of the state and the course of Rio de Berbice. Located with the same Plantation in the Colony of Berbice, 1742

Background imageLocal Collection: St. Paul, Minn. the Mississippi from the Indian mounds, between 1880 and 1899. Creator: Unknown

St. Paul, Minn. the Mississippi from the Indian mounds, between 1880 and 1899. Creator: Unknown
St. Paul, Minn. the Mississippi from the Indian mounds, between 1880 and 1899

Background imageLocal Collection: St. Paul, Minn. from the Indian mounds, between 1880 and 1899. Creator: Unknown

St. Paul, Minn. from the Indian mounds, between 1880 and 1899. Creator: Unknown
St. Paul, Minn. from the Indian mounds, between 1880 and 1899

Background imageLocal Collection: Fighting in the Matoppo Hills: Charge of the Matabele, c1900. Creator: William Barnes Wollen

Fighting in the Matoppo Hills: Charge of the Matabele, c1900. Creator: William Barnes Wollen
Fighting in the Matoppo Hills: Charge of the Matabele, c1900. Scene from the Second Matabele War. From "Cassell's History of England, Vol. IX"

Background imageLocal Collection: Allegory of the Treaty of Friendship and Commerce between the States General of the United

Allegory of the Treaty of Friendship and Commerce between the States General of the United Netherla Creator: Anon
Allegory of the Treaty of Friendship and Commerce between the States General of the United Netherlands and the United States of America, The Hague, 7 October 1782, 1782-1785

Background imageLocal Collection: Football in Manilla, 1857. Creator: Unknown

Football in Manilla, 1857. Creator: Unknown
Football in Manilla, 1857. Sport in the Philippines:..Sketch of a game at football, at which the Indians are very great. They stand in a circle

Background imageLocal Collection: Marriage Procession in Manilla, 1857. Creator: Unknown

Marriage Procession in Manilla, 1857. Creator: Unknown
Marriage Procession in Manilla, 1857. Scene in...the Philippines, whose delicious climate, luxuriant vegetation, friendly inhabitants, and hospitable merchants

Background imageLocal Collection: Shooting Buffaloes with Colt's Revolving Pistol, 1857. Creator: Unknown

Shooting Buffaloes with Colt's Revolving Pistol, 1857. Creator: Unknown
Shooting Buffaloes with Colt's Revolving Pistol, [USA], 1857. Medicine in illness is considered the summum bonum among the Indians

Background imageLocal Collection: A Mid-day Halt on the Rio Trombutas, Brazil, 1857. Creator: Unknown

A Mid-day Halt on the Rio Trombutas, Brazil, 1857. Creator: Unknown
A Mid-day Halt on the Rio Trombutas, Brazil, 1857. Among the experiences of the Colt revolver we know none more interesting than those of Mr

Background imageLocal Collection: Sketches in Southern Australia - River Fall in the interior, 1857. Creator: Unknown

Sketches in Southern Australia - River Fall in the interior, 1857. Creator: Unknown
Sketches in Southern Australia - River Fall in the interior, 1857. View of...a specimen of the romantic river scenery of the interior of Australia; the cataract

Background imageLocal Collection: Sketches in Southern Australia - the Dead Emu, 1857. Creator: Unknown

Sketches in Southern Australia - the Dead Emu, 1857. Creator: Unknown
Sketches in Southern Australia - the Dead Emu, 1857. The taking of the Emu is a favourite sport of the aborigines: the emu is caught in very large nets, twenty yards long and five feet high

Background imageLocal Collection: Sketches in Western Australia - Culham, in the Upper Valley of the Swan, 1857. Creator: Unknown

Sketches in Western Australia - Culham, in the Upper Valley of the Swan, 1857. Creator: Unknown
Sketches in Western Australia - Culham, in the Upper Valley of the Swan, 1857. The upper valleys of the Swan and its tributaries are studded with thriving farms and settlements

Background imageLocal Collection: Mestizo woman, c.1675-c.1725. Creator: Anon

Mestizo woman, c.1675-c.1725. Creator: Anon
Mestizo woman, c.1675-c.1725. Woman dressed in a sarong with red/white/blue patterns, a white shirt and a green/yellow jacket. She wears a red necklace and a black bracelet

Background imageLocal Collection: Aborigines of Western Australia, 1857. Creator: Unknown

Aborigines of Western Australia, 1857. Creator: Unknown
Aborigines of Western Australia, 1857. As the aboriginal tribes...disappear before the march of civilisation, it may be interesting to chronicle...a few of their peculiarities

Background imageLocal Collection: The Good Expectation at the Wanica Canal; from an album of drawings of Suriname, 1859

The Good Expectation at the Wanica Canal; from an album of drawings of Suriname, 1859. Creator: Jacob van Geffen
The Good Expectation at the Wanica Canal; from an album of drawings of Suriname, 1859

Background imageLocal Collection: Plantation Visserszorg with banana field, 1859. Creator: Jacob van Geffen

Plantation Visserszorg with banana field, 1859. Creator: Jacob van Geffen
Plantation Visserszorg with banana field, 1859

Background imageLocal Collection: Oeman Kondre on the Marowijne river, 1850. Creator: Jacob van Geffen

Oeman Kondre on the Marowijne river, 1850. Creator: Jacob van Geffen
Oeman Kondre on the Marowijne river, Suriname, 1850. Houses and rainforest seen from the river

Background imageLocal Collection: Three seated men at a kali (village), 1841. Creator: Ernest Alfred Hardouin

Three seated men at a kali (village), 1841. Creator: Ernest Alfred Hardouin
Three seated men at a kali (village), 1841. One man holds the rope of a kite

Background imageLocal Collection: View at Rijswijk Batavia, 1838-1898. Creator: Charles William Meredith van de Velde

View at Rijswijk Batavia, 1838-1898. Creator: Charles William Meredith van de Velde
View at Rijswijk Batavia, 1838-1898

Background imageLocal Collection: View of Carnation Java, 1838-1898. Creator: Charles William Meredith van de Velde

View of Carnation Java, 1838-1898. Creator: Charles William Meredith van de Velde
View of Carnation Java, 1838-1898

Background imageLocal Collection: View of a settlement from the east coast of Workai, Aru Islands, Southeast Moluccas, 1824

View of a settlement from the east coast of Workai, Aru Islands, Southeast Moluccas, 1824

Background imageLocal Collection: Indian basket market, Mackinac, An, c1905. Creator: Unknown

Indian basket market, Mackinac, An, c1905. Creator: Unknown
Indian basket market, Mackinac, An, c1905

Background imageLocal Collection: Irene Rock, an Assinaboine [sic] schoolgirl at Fort Belknap, c1907. Creator: Unknown

Irene Rock, an Assinaboine [sic] schoolgirl at Fort Belknap, c1907. Creator: Unknown
Irene Rock, an Assinaboine [sic] schoolgirl at Fort Belknap, c1907

Background imageLocal Collection: The Nebraska and Kansas Territory: Ancient Bluff Ruins, Nebraska, 1856. Creator: Unknown

The Nebraska and Kansas Territory: Ancient Bluff Ruins, Nebraska, 1856. Creator: Unknown
The Nebraska and Kansas Territory: Ancient Bluff Ruins near Fort Larumie [sic], Nebraska, 1856. View of...extensive unoccupied territory of the United States...[which] hitherto has been the home of

Background imageLocal Collection: Plantation in Suriname, 1707. Creator: Dirk Valkenburg

Plantation in Suriname, 1707. Creator: Dirk Valkenburg
Plantation in Suriname, 1707. Dutch merchant and plantation-owner Jonas Witsen commissioned Valkenburg to paint this scene of an orange plantation



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