A very well widespread species of sedum common in North America.

Sedum Ternatum

A very well widespread species of sedum common in North America.

This is a small tree with wide crown, native to North America.

Hop Tree

This is a small tree with wide crown, native to North America.

This herb is a perennial found in north america, usually bearing redish flowers.

Silene Virginica

This herb is a perennial found in north america, usually bearing redish flowers.

This flowering plant belongs to the ruscaceae, which are common in North America.

Smilacina Racemosa

This flowering plant belongs to the ruscaceae, which are common in North America.

A native to south america featuring stolons.

Solanum Tuberosum

A native to south america featuring stolons.

Bears rich yellow flowers, native to north america.

Solidago Canadensis

Bears rich yellow flowers, native to north america.

A perennial tree native to eastern America.

Sorbus Americana

A perennial tree native to eastern America.

Wormwood from North America which is used in brewing beer.

Shrubs of Southernwood

Wormwood from North America which is used in brewing beer.

This plant is native to several parts of North America, including areas in south Florida.

Staphylea Trifolia

This plant is native to several parts of North America, including areas in south Florida.

This flowering plant belongs to the honeysuckle family, commonly seen in the North Americas.

Symphoricarpos Occidentalis

This flowering plant belongs to the honeysuckle family, commonly seen in the North Americas.

A lilac commonly found in Europe and North America.

Syringa Vulgaris

A lilac commonly found in Europe and North America.

A conifer commonly found in native to eastern parts of North America.

Taxus Canadensis

A conifer commonly found in native to eastern parts of North America.

Flower belonging to the daisy family, native to North America.

Thelesperma Hyridum

Flower belonging to the daisy family, native to North America.

Evergreen native to North America.

Thuja Occidentalis

Evergreen native to North America.

Tree with silver bark, common to North America.

Tilia Vulgaris

Tree with silver bark, common to North America.

This sidewort is native to Southern America.

Tradescantia Fluminensis

This sidewort is native to Southern America.

A species of orchid, commonly seen in parts of central America and Columbia.

Trichopilia Suavis

A species of orchid, commonly seen in parts of central America and Columbia.

This palm is native to South America.

Trithrinax Campestris

This palm is native to South America.

Herb belonging to the Tropaeolaceae, native to the America tropics.

Tropaeolum Tricolor

Herb belonging to the Tropaeolaceae, native to the America tropics.

Marsh plant featuring long flat leaves, commonly seen throughout North America, Europe and North Africa.

Typha Latifolia

Marsh plant featuring long flat leaves, commonly seen throughout North America, Europe and North Africa.

An ornamental tree commonly seen in North America.

Ulmus Americana

An ornamental tree commonly seen in North America.

Elm native to eastern North America.

Ulmus Fulva

Elm native to eastern North America.

Plant native to North America, featuring yellow leaves commonly used for medicinal purposes.

Veratrum Viride

Plant native to North America, featuring yellow leaves commonly used for medicinal purposes.

Named "sweet whit violet" featuring shorter stems, native to North America.

Viola Blanda

Named "sweet whit violet" featuring shorter stems, native to North America.

Violet native to North America, bearing lilac flowers.

Viola Rostrata

Violet native to North America, bearing lilac flowers.

A species of grape commonly seen in North America.

Vitis Berlandieri

A species of grape commonly seen in North America.

This is tree is native to North America, known for its dark wood and edible nuts.

Black Walnut

This is tree is native to North America, known for its dark wood and edible nuts.

A tree native to North America featuring light wood and edible nut. The Cinerea are used to make brown dye.

Juglans Cinerea

A tree native to North America featuring light wood and edible nut. The Cinerea are used to make brown…

A genus of tropical trees, native to south America.

Warscewiczella Discolor

A genus of tropical trees, native to south America.

This is a tall cereal grass, bears kernels on 'ears' which are widely cultivated.

Indian Corn

This is a tall cereal grass, bears kernels on 'ears' which are widely cultivated.

A principal cereal in Mexico and South America.

Zea Mays

A principal cereal in Mexico and South America.

Fairy Lily, native to South America.

Zephyranthes Candida

Fairy Lily, native to South America.

Perennial plant of the Asteraceae family, native to South America, and Mexico.

Zinnia Tenuiflora

Perennial plant of the Asteraceae family, native to South America, and Mexico.

An aquatic grass, native to North America.

Zizania Palustris

An aquatic grass, native to North America.

"Finally should be mentioned Jerusalem, capital of Palestine. It is situated fifteen miles west of the head of the Dead Sea. It is built on a high plateau of limestone about two miles square, abutting against the mountains on the north."—Ridpath, 1885

View of Jerusalem

"Finally should be mentioned Jerusalem, capital of Palestine. It is situated fifteen miles west of the…

American beech; tree belonging to he North American forests.

Fagus Grandifolia

American beech; tree belonging to he North American forests.

A species of beech native to eastern parts of North America.

Fagus Grandifolia

A species of beech native to eastern parts of North America.

An image of a bald cypress, in pyramidal cultivated form. It is otherwise known as taxodium distichum, and is native to the southeastern United States.

Bald Cypress in Cultivated Form

An image of a bald cypress, in pyramidal cultivated form. It is otherwise known as taxodium distichum,…

An image of a bald cypress in swamp form, with aerating roots, or knees. It is otherwise known as taxodium distichum, and is native to the southeastern United States.

Bald Cypress in Swamp Form

An image of a bald cypress in swamp form, with aerating roots, or knees. It is otherwise known as taxodium…

Also known as rhus diversiloba. It is a poisonous shrub located on the Pacific coast of North America that causes a rash on contact.

Poison Oak

Also known as rhus diversiloba. It is a poisonous shrub located on the Pacific coast of North America…

Also know as cicuta maculata. This plant is native to temperate areas of the Northern Hemisphere, and is identified by having small green or white flowers hanging in an umbrella shape. It is considered one of America's most toxic plants to humans.

American Water Hemlock

Also know as cicuta maculata. This plant is native to temperate areas of the Northern Hemisphere, and…

Also known as Cyanocitta cristata. These birds have a loud, harsh voice and striking colors. They occasionally prey upon the eggs or young of other birds, but mostly feed largely upon grain and other hard seeds. They are located broadly throughout North America.

The Common Blue Jay

Also known as Cyanocitta cristata. These birds have a loud, harsh voice and striking colors. They occasionally…

Also known as Plumeria. It is native of tropical America, and is made up of thickish branches and white, yellowish, or rose-purple flowers.

Frangipangi

Also known as Plumeria. It is native of tropical America, and is made up of thickish branches and white,…

A flower that is native to eastern North American. It is either blue or white with leafy stems.

Polemonium Reptans

A flower that is native to eastern North American. It is either blue or white with leafy stems.

A lily belonging to North America bearing orange and purple spotted flowers.

Lilium Philadelphicum

A lily belonging to North America bearing orange and purple spotted flowers.

North American lily plant bearing orange, purple, and red flowers, and can grow up to 90 centimeters.

Lilium Philadelphicum

North American lily plant bearing orange, purple, and red flowers, and can grow up to 90 centimeters.

A slightly-toothed fern with fronds ranging between 1 foot and 2 feet in length. It is a long and slender plant, commonly found in tropical America.

Pteris Denticulata

A slightly-toothed fern with fronds ranging between 1 foot and 2 feet in length. It is a long and slender…

A large-fronded fern with straw-colored leaves. It is commonly found in tropical America.

Pteris Grandifolia

A large-fronded fern with straw-colored leaves. It is commonly found in tropical America.

An arrow-fronded fern with blackish, long leaves. They are common between Venezuela and Brazil.

Pteris Sagittifolia

An arrow-fronded fern with blackish, long leaves. They are common between Venezuela and Brazil.

Also known as Pieris brassicae. It is commonly found throughout Europe, Asia, and north Africa. The wings are white with black tips, with the females having two black spots on each forewing.

Large White Cabbage Butterfly

Also known as Pieris brassicae. It is commonly found throughout Europe, Asia, and north Africa. The…

A plant which produces flowers with 7 to 8 white petals. The stamens are very numerous. They bloom between February and April, and are found in Central America.

Rhipsalis Funalis

A plant which produces flowers with 7 to 8 white petals. The stamens are very numerous. They bloom between…

"The next day there was a lively time in Cambridge. All Middlesex was aflame, to say nothing of the towns in Worcester. The people came flocking into town - several thousand of them. Dr. Warren and some of the other patriots rode out and persuaded the citizens not to do anything rash. They found old Judge Danforth standing on the Court-house steps, promising never to have anything more to do with Gage's government. He is a councilor. Then the sheriff was called upon to resign."—Coffin, 1879

Carted Through the Streets

"The next day there was a lively time in Cambridge. All Middlesex was aflame, to say nothing of the…

Also referred to as loyalists. They were the American colonists who chose to remain loyal to Great Britain during the Revolutionary war.

A Tory

Also referred to as loyalists. They were the American colonists who chose to remain loyal to Great Britain…

"This picture was drawn by a British engineer at the time of the battle. The view is from Copp's Hill, in Boston, looking north. A British battery on Copp's Hill fired across the water and set the town on fire. The smoke of the battle is seen on the hill behind the town. The wind was south-west, and carried the smoke eastward over the Mystic River."—Coffin, 1879

Burning of Charlestown

"This picture was drawn by a British engineer at the time of the battle. The view is from Copp's Hill,…

"This picture was drawn by a British engineer a few days after the battle. The view is from the north side of the hill, looking south from the spot occupied by the New Hampshire troops, under Colonel Stark and Colonel Reed. Portions of the rail-fence are to be seen. The Connecticut troops, under Colonel Knowlton, occupied the ground between the three in the centre of the view and the fort. The ground between the tree and the fort, and toward the left of the picture, was thickly strewed with the killed and wounded British soldiers. The Americans retreated past the trees at the right of the picture."—Coffin, 1879

Bunker Hill After the Battle

"This picture was drawn by a British engineer a few days after the battle. The view is from the north…

"Mr. Jacobus Kip lived in an old-fashioned Dutch house, built of bricks make in Holland and brought to America, because the old Dutch burghers thought that there was no clay in American suitable to be made into bricks. The house stood a short distance from the water, and had curiously shaped windows in the roof, and a weather-cock above the ridge-pole."—Coffin, 1879

Jacobus Kip's House

"Mr. Jacobus Kip lived in an old-fashioned Dutch house, built of bricks make in Holland and brought…

"The view shows the intrenchments in the foreground. The Americans retreated past the houses in the center of the picture."—Coffin, 1879

View Looking North from Butt's Hill

"The view shows the intrenchments in the foreground. The Americans retreated past the houses in the…

"One standing at O will only see the half of the Sky which is above the circle NESW. The whole sky will seem to be turning about the line POP'; the Stars will seem to be moving along the paths EQW, BAB', etc. Stars so near the North Pole that they are inside the dark area KPN will never set."—The Foundation Library, 1911

The Sphere of the Sky

"One standing at O will only see the half of the Sky which is above the circle NESW. The whole sky will…

Roger Williams was the founder of the Providence Plantation in Rhode Island, as well as the first Baptist church in America. He crossed the Pawtucket River in order to obtain more land from the Native Americans.

Roger Williams Crossing the Pawtucket River

Roger Williams was the founder of the Providence Plantation in Rhode Island, as well as the first Baptist…

Frederick North was the Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1770 to 1782. He led Great Britain through most of the American Revolutionary War.

Lord North

Frederick North was the Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1770 to 1782. He led Great Britain through…