221 illustrations of famous people including: John Adams, John Quincy Adams, Samuel Adams, Alexander Agassiz, Louisa May Alcott, Alexander the Great, Ethan Allen, Washington Allston, Hans Christian Andersen, Major John Andre, Queen Anne of England, Susan B. Anthony, Marie Antoinette, Aristotle, Benedict Arnold, and many more
(1854-1897) Swedish balloonist lost while trying to reach the North Pole in 1897.
He served as the Governor of Massachusetts between 1861 and 1866 during the tumultuous American Civil…
Lancelot Andrewes (1555 – 25 September 1626) was an English clergyman and scholar, who held high positions…
(1829-1916) American educator, editor of the Providence journal and minister to China and Turkey
"General Santa Anna was the Mexican President during the Mexican War."—E. Benjamin Andrews 1895
Anne (6 February 1665 – 1 August 1714) became Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland on 8 March…
Anne (6 February 1665 – 1 August 1714) became Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland on 8 March…
The Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland. She was born on February 6, 1665 and died on August 1, 1714.
(1820-1906) Susan B. Anthony was a school teacher who became a prominent agitator for the abolition…
An American civil rights leader who helped introduce women's suffrage into the United States.
(1820-1906) A prominent American civil rights leader and abolitionist, who worked to secure women's…
"It was during Hadrian's sojourn in this country that his favorite, the beautiful Birthynian named Antinous,…
Portrait of Antiochus IV from a large engraving of him looting the Jewish Temple. Engraving by William…
Queen of France and Archduchess of Austria. she was the daughter of the Holy Roman Emperor Francis I…
(1755-1793) Archduchess of Austria and queen of France and Navarre, married to Louis XVI.
The Queen of France from 1774 to 1792. She was executed by guillotine in 1793 at the height of the French…
"Marcus Aurelius Antoninus stands almost alone in the history of the world as a philosopher and philanthopist…
(1495-1552) A famous German humanist, known for his works in mathematics, astronomy, and cartography.
(1495-1552) A famous German humanist, known for his works in mathematics, astronomy, and cartography.
Caspar Aquila (sometimes Kaspar or Gaspar Aquila, Caspari Aquilae, etc.; 7 August 1488 – 12 November…
Admiral Mariot Arbuthnot was a British admiral, who commanded the Royal Navy's North American station…
"This young peasant girl, with soul sensitive to impressions from brooding over her country's wrongs…
Aristotle was a Greek philosopher, a student of Plato and teacher of Alexander the Great. He wrote on…
"Aristotle was born in 384 B.C., at Stagira, a seaport town of Chalcidice, whence he is frequeently…
Aristotle was a Greek philosopher, a student of Plato and teacher of Alexander the Great. He wrote on…