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Location of the Island of Flores, Indonesia
Location of the island of Flores, Indonesia (highlighted in red).
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Arrival of the Roanoke Island Colonists
A 1590 CE engraving by John White showing the arrival of English colonists in Virginia, the first English colony in North America (modern-day North Carolina). Around 100 settlers created a settlement on Roanoke Island in 1585 CE.
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St. Cuthbert's Island
St. Cuthbert's Island, near Lindisfarne, where Saint Cuthbert (c. 634 - 20 March 687) retired to live in solitude before he was offered the bishopric of Lindisfarne.
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Governor Endicott Landing on Block Island
Wood engraving depicting Governor Endicott (l. c. 1600-1665 CE) landing on Block Island, by Alfred R. Waud and A. V. S. Anthony, 1876-1881 CE. New York Public Library, Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture...
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Oheka Castle, Huntington, Long Island, NY, USA
Oheka Castle, Huntington, Long Island, NY, USA. Now a luxury hotel, it was once the home of industrialist Otto Herman Khan (l. 1867-1934) and was built between 1914-1919. It has been featured in famous films such as Citizen Kane as well as...
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La Amistad off Long Island, New York, 1839
The sailing vessel La Amistad off Culloden Point, Long Island, New York, on 26 August 1839; on the left is the brig Washington of the US Navy - the ship that towed La Amistad to Connecticut. Watercolor by an unknown artist, 1840. New Haven...
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Monastery Ruins on Selja Island, Norway
The monastery ruins on Selja Island, Stad, Norway. The Benedictine abbey was constructed in the 11th century CE and was linked to the legend of Saint Sunniva (10th century CE). Behind is the trail up to the sacred cave in the mountain side.
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Napoleon Crossing the Bridge to Lobau Island
Napoleon crossing the bridge to Lobau Island during the War of the Fifth Coalition, 1809, oil paint on wood, by Richard Caton Woodville, Jr, 1912.
Tate, London.
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Beecher Island Monument
Monument erected in 1905 to commemorate the Battle of Beecher Island of 1868 known to the Cheyenne as "The Fight Where Roman Nose Was Killed." The image is incorrectly dated to 1899. A wooden monument was erected at the site in 1899, but...
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Alfred Dreyfus on Devil's Island
Alfred Dreyfus on Devil's Island in 1898, stereoscopy by F. Hamel, Altona-Hamburg.