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title: Landing of the Pilgrims at Plymouth
author: Currier & Ives
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20879/landing-of-the-pilgrims-at-plymouth/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 2025-08-29
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# Landing of the Pilgrims at Plymouth

_Authored by Currier & Ives_

## Image File

[![Landing of the Pilgrims at Plymouth](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/20879.png)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/20879.png)

## Image Caption

*The Landing of the Pilgrims at Plymouth, Mass. Dec. 22nd 1620*, lithographic print by Currier & Ives, 1876. Based on the original painting by Lucy Charles, c. 1850.

This scene dramatizes the arrival of the Pilgrims (a group of English settlers motivated by fear of assimilation and dimming economic prospects in Holland) on the shores of the American continent, where they would soon establish the [Plymouth Colony](https://www.worldhistory.org/Plymouth_Colony/). On the left, they are met by a [Native American](https://www.worldhistory.org/Native_Peoples_of_North_America/), reminding the viewer that it was a land already peopled.

Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Ives, C. &. (2025, August 22). Landing of the Pilgrims at Plymouth. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20879/landing-of-the-pilgrims-at-plymouth/>
### Chicago
Ives, Currier &. "Landing of the Pilgrims at Plymouth." *World History Encyclopedia*, August 22, 2025. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20879/landing-of-the-pilgrims-at-plymouth/>.
### MLA
Ives, Currier &. "Landing of the Pilgrims at Plymouth." *World History Encyclopedia*, 22 Aug 2025, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20879/landing-of-the-pilgrims-at-plymouth/>.

## License & Copyright

The public domain content above is from the [Library of Congress](http://www.loc.gov/). You can copy it freely. [Original image](https://www.loc.gov/pictures/resource/pga.09270/) by [**Currier & Ives**](https://www.loc.gov/pictures/resource/pga.09270/). Submitted by [Zachary Kay](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/zacharykay/ "User Page: Zachary Kay"), published on 22 August 2025. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.