Ollier Collection (#16)

An encampment of Mormon converts in the desert, c1846 (c1880). The Mormon Church (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) was founded by Joseph Smith in 1830

Elisha Kent Kane and his companions in Greenland, c1855 (c1880). Kane served as senior medical officer on the Grinnell Arctic Expedition of 1850-1851

Henry Clay, American statesman, (c1880). Clay (1777-1852) was Secretary of State in the administration of John Quincy Adams, and was an unsuccessful candidate for the presidency three times

Seizure of Lopez, (c1880). A print from Cassells History of the United States, by Edmund Ollier, Volume III, Cassell Petter and Galpin, London, c1880

A slave hunt, USA, mid 19th century (c1880). An escaped negro slave being pursued by men on horseback with dogs. A print from Cassells History of the United States, by Edmund Ollier, Volume III

A market place in San Francisco, California, USA, mid 19th century (c1880). The discovery of gold in 1848 and the ensuing California gold rush caused San Francisco to grow rapidly

Gold washing in California, c1840s (c1880). After gold was discovered at Sutters Mill in 1848, some 300, 000 people flooded into California in what became known as the California Gold Rush

Mexico City, Mexico, mid 19th century (c1880). A print from Cassells History of the United States, by Edmund Ollier, Volume III, Cassell Petter and Galpin, London, c1880

Battle of Buena Vista, Mexico, 1847 (c1880). The Battle of Buena Vista was an engagement in the Mexican-American War. The American army under Major-General Zachary Taylor was able to repulse a much

John C Fremont, American soldier, explorer and presidential candidate, (c1880). Fremont (1813-1890) undertook several surveying expeditions to the West in the 1830s and 1840s

Mexican filibusters on the march, mid 19th century(c1880)
Mexican filibusters on the march, mid 19th century (c1880). The term filibuster described irregular soldiers involved in campaigns in Mexico and Central America

John Tyler, tenth President of the United States, (c1880). Tyler (1790-1862) was president from 1841 to 1845. He was the first vice-president to assume the presidency after the death in office of his

Daniel Webster, 19th century American statesman (c1880). Webster (1782-1852) was a United States senator and Secretary of State

Mob firing cannon before the courthouse where Alexander McLeod was imprisoned, 1840 (c1880). Alexander McLeod was a former deputy sheriff of Niagara district who was arrested in Buffalo

Osceola, Chief of the Seminoles, c1837 (c1880). Osceola was a war chief who led a small band of warriors in the Second Seminole War which broke out when the US Government attempted to have

Creek Indians, early 19th century (c1880). The Creek fought a war of resistance (Red Stick War) against white immigration into their lands in 1813-1814

Andrew Jackson, 7th President of the United States (c1880). Jackson (1767-1845) was president from 1829 until 1837. A print from Cassells History of the United States, by Edmund Ollier, Volume III

The Abduction of William Morgan, New York, USA, 1826 (c1880). Artist: Hooper
The Abduction of William Morgan, New York, USA, 1826 (c1880). Morgan was an American opponent of Freemasonry. After he threatened to write a book divulging Freemasonrys secrets

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

John Wesley, English non-conformist preacher, 18th century (c1880). John Wesley (1703-1791) and his brother Charles were the founders of Methodism

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

New England paper money, 1743 (c1880). A print from Cassells History of the United States, by Edmund Ollier, Volume I, Cassell Petter and Galpin, London, c1880

General James Oglethorpe, English colonist of Georgia, 18th century (c1880). Artist: Ravenet
General James Oglethorpe, English colonist of Georgia, 18th century (c1880). A champion of the cause of the poor in debtors prisons

Old view of New York, 1730 (c1880). From Popples American Atlas, 1730. A print from Cassells History of the United States, by Edmund Ollier, Volume I, Cassell Petter and Galpin, London, c1880

Death of Sebastien Rale, French Jesuit missionary in America, 1724 (c1880). Rale (1657-1724) was a French Jesuit missionary who worked among the Abenaki Indians in north-eastern North America

John Law, Scottish economist, late 17th-early 18th century (c1880). Artist: Whymper
John Law, Scottish economist, late 17th-early 18th century (c1880). A Scottish economist, gambler, banker, murderer, royal advisor, exile, rake and adventurer

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)

Sir Alexander Cuming on his way to visit the Cherokees, South Carolina, c1730 (c1880). Cuming was an English envoy sent to negotiate with the Cherokee and conclude an allianxe with them

Tuscarora Indians tracking fugitives, late 17th-early 18th century (c1880). A print from Cassells History of the United States, by Edmund Ollier, Volume I, Cassell Petter and Galpin, London, c1880

Map of the course of the River St Lawrence as far as Quebec, 1730 (c1880). From Popples Atlas, 1730. A print from Cassells History of the United States, by Edmund Ollier, Volume I

Sack of Puerto Principe, Hispaniola, by Captain Morgan, 1667 (c1880). Born in Wales, Henry Morgan (1635-1688) was a notorious pirate and buccaneer who

Captain Morgans defeat of the Spanish fleet, 1660s (c1880). Born in Wales, Henry Morgan (1635-1688) was a notorious pirate and buccaneer who, with the tacit support of the English government

Francois l Ollonois, 17th century French buccaneer, c1880. L Ollonois was a notorious pirate noted for his brutality. Operating mainly in the West Indies he progressed from slave to Pirate King

Martha Corey and her prosecutors, Salem, Massachusetts, c1692 (c1880). Martha Corey (c1627-1692) was one of the accused at the notorious Salem Witch Trials of 1692

Indian medicine man, c1700(?) (c1880). A print from Cassells History of the United States, by Edmund Ollier, Volume I, Cassell Petter and Galpin, London, c1880

Mrs Dunstan escaping down the Merrimac, late 17th century(?) (c1880). A print from Cassells History of the United States, by Edmund Ollier, Volume I, Cassell Petter and Galpin, London, c1880

The Reverend Cotton Mather, late 17th or early 18th century (c1880). The son of a Puritan minister, Increase Mather, Cotton Mather (1663-1728) followed his father into the church

Old view of Quebec, 1730 (c1880). From Popples American Atlas, 1730. A print from Cassells History of the United States, by Edmund Ollier, Volume I, Cassell Petter and Galpin, London, c1880

De Lamberville sent away by the Onondagas, late 17th or early 18th century (c1880). Jean and Jacques de Lamberville were French Jesuit missionaries who worked among the Native American tribes of New

Sir Edmund Andros, English colonial governor in America, 17th century (c1880). Andros (1637-1714) served as Governor of the Dominion of New England from 1686 until 1689

Attack on the captain of the Rose, c17th century (c1880). A print from Cassells History of the United States, by Edmund Ollier, Volume I, Cassell Petter and Galpin, London, c1880

View in Hartford, Connecticut, c17th century (c1880). A print from Cassells History of the United States, by Edmund Ollier, Volume I, Cassell Petter and Galpin, London, c1880

James II proclaimed at Boston, 1685 (c1880). Artist: Whymper
James II proclaimed at Boston, 1685 (c1880). James II succeeded Charles II as King of England, Scotland and Ireland (and the North American colonies) in 1685

Increase Mather, Puritan minister and American colonist, 17th century (c1880). Mather was involved in the government of the Massachusetts Bay colony, the administration of Harvard University

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

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

Mrs Rowlandson and the Indians, 1676 (c1880). The wife of a Puritan minister, Mary Rowlandson (c1637-1711) was a colonist living in the frontier village of Lancaster, Massachusetts

Native American scalp dance, 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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