1, Epyornis; 2, Ostrich; 3, Cassoway; 4, Wild Goose; 5, hen; 6, Pigeon; 7, Humming-bird; 8, Eagle; 9,…
Measuring about three feet in length, the white stork migrates to Europe during the summer, and back…
Found in the Arctic regions of Europe, Asia, and North America, the king duck strongly resembles the…
Also known as the pantagonian penguin, the king penguin is found in the far southern latitudes of South…
An imbricated turtle, flipped onto its back, revealing its underbelly.
Wind-mill Point. This view was sketched from the steam-boat, when a little below the wind-mill, looking…
Oswego in 1755. This view is looking north toward the lake. It is a reduced copy of the frontispiece…
View of Oswego and the Fort in 1798. This view is from the west side of the river, near the site of…
View of Oswego Harbor, 1848. This view is from the top of the United States Hotel, looking east-northeast.…
Distant view of Fort Niagra. This view is from the west side of the Niagra River, near the light-house.…
Part of Niagra Suspension Bridge. This view, looking up from the river, comprises about one half the…
Caughnawaga church. This old church, now (1848) known as the Fonda Academy, under the management…
View at Little Falls. This view was taken from the rail-road near the village, looking down the river.…
Fort Plain block-house. There is considerable confusion in the accounts concerning Fort Plain, for which…
Old Parsonage and Church. This view is from the high plain on the right of the block-house, looking…
Distant view of Cherry Valley. Cherry Valley derived is name, according to Campbell, from the following…
Schuyler's Mansion. This view is from Schuyler Street. The edifice is of brick, having a closed octagonal…
Washington's head-quarters at Morristown. This view is from the forks of the road, directly in front…
Fac-simile of the Continental Bills. The paper on which these bills were printed was quite thick, and…
Old Tavern at Elizabethport. This view is looking eastward. In the distance, on the right, is seen a…
Steuben's head-quarters. This view is from the field in front of the house, looking north. The dwelling…
View near Toby's Eddy. The Moravians had established six missionary settlements in the vicinity of the…
Site of Wintermoot's Fort. This view is from the ancient bed of the Susquehanna, looking west. The building,…
The Susquehanna at Monocasy Island. This view is from the left of eastern bank of the Susquehanna, opposite…
Queen Esther's Rock. This view is near the ancient river bank, looking westward. The rock is a sort…
The Yeoman House. This view is from the road, looking north. An attempt was made by a soldier to burn…
Van Schaick's Mill. This view is taken from the left bank of the Walloomscoick, a little below the bridge.…
The Bennington battle-ground. This view is from the hill on the southwest bank of the Walloomscoick,…
Distant view of Compo. This view is from the top of a high hill northeast of the dwelling of Mr. Ebenezer…
Place of the barricade, Ridgefield. This view is at the north end of the main street. It was taken from…
Fitch's Point, the landing-place of the British. This view is from the west side of Gregory's Point,…
Savin's Rock. This is a view of the spot where Farth landed, in Orange, formerly West Haven. It is between…
West Bridge and Milford Hill. This view is from the Milford Road, eastward of West Bridge. The high…
The Pine-Tree Shilling. This is a fac-simile of the first money coined in America. The mint-master,…
"The Province House. The Province House, the residence of the colonial governors, is still standing,…
"Faneuil Hall has been denominated 'the cradle of American liberty,' having been the popular gathering-place…
"The Old South. This venerable and venerated edifice, that stood through all the storms of the Revolution,…
"View of Boston from Dorchester Heights in 1774. This picture is from an English print of the time.…
"Reverse of a Massachusetts Treasury note. This is a fac simile of the device on the back of one of…
"Charlestown in 1775. No. 1 is Bunker Hill; 2, Breed's Hill; 3, Moulton's Point; 4, a causeway near…
"Monument at Lexington. This view is from the Concord Road, looking eastward, and shows a portion of…
"View of the landing-place of Arnold. This sketch is from the west side of the cove in which the troops…
"Monument at Groton. This is a view from the southwest angle of old Fort Griswold, looking northeast.…
"Landing-place of Roger Williams. This view is on the left bank of the Seekonk, looking south. The point…
"Old Tavern in Providence. This view is from the market, looking north. The building stands on the east…
"Gaspee Point. This view is from the bank of the cove just below the Point, looking northeast, showing…
"Top of Tonomy Hill. This view is from the northside of the hill, looking south. The wall appearance…
"Prescott's Headquarters. This house is on the east side of the west road, about a mile from the bay.…
"Monument at Goshen. During the battle, Major Wood, of Goshen, made a masonic sign, by accident, which…
"Remains of fortifications at Plum Point. This view is from the interior of the redoubt looking eastward…
"Head-quarters of Greene and Knox. This view is from the turnpike road, looking southeast. The water…
"The Temple. This view is from the site of the Temple, looking southeast. In the distance is…
"View of the Camp Ground. This is from a painting by Tice, in my possession. The land on which the encampment…
"Society of the Cincinnati, member's certificate. This engraving is a fac simile of a certificate, about…
"Interior of Fort Putnam. This little sketch is a view of the remains of the casemates, or vaults, of…