Images

This historical map of the Genoa River was produced to support the understanding of military operations from 1792 to 1800, with particular focus on the events of Montenotte and Mondovì in 1796. It provides a detailed representation of French...

This historical map was produced to support the understanding of military operations conducted between the Lahn and Sieg rivers from 14 to 21 June 1796. It provides a geographic overview of the region during this critical phase of the campaign...

This topographic and military map was created to support the understanding of the Battle of Stockach, won by Archduke Charles in 1799, as well as the Battles of Engen and Moskirch, won by the Army of the Rhine in 1800. It presents in detail...

This military map covers the French border region from Maubeuge to Douai and was designed to support the understanding of the campaigns conducted between 1793 and 1794. It details the positions of French and Austrian forces during this phase...

This historical map depicts the Battle of Trebbia, won by Marshal Suvorov on 17, 18, and 19 June 1799. It shows the various positions held during the engagement and offers a valuable cartographic account of one of the key battles of the War...

This detailed map of the Battle of Rivoli, won by the French Army on 14 January 1797, was dedicated to His Majesty Emperor Alexander by General Jomini. Engraved by Blondeau and scripted by Sauvé, the map precisely illustrates the positions...

A photograph of Pyotr Stolypin (1862-1911), Russian prime minister to Tsar Nicholas II (reign 1894-1917) from 1906 to 1911. The Stolypin reforms improved the status, education, and civil rights of many Russians, especially land-owning peasants...

A 1905 painting by Vladimir Makovsky depicting Bloody Sunday in 1905 when on 22 January peaceful protestors led by Father Georgy Gapon (1870-1906) wished to present Tsar Nicholas II (reign 1894-1917) with a petition of reforms but were shot...

Passmore Williamson, abolitionist, in Moyamensing Prison in 1855, portrait by Emil Luders, lithograph by Augustus Kollner, published by Thomas Curtis, Philadelphia, c. 1855. Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

Passmore Williamson, abolitionist and member of the Underground Railroad, c. 1856-1860, photograph by Guterkunst & Brothers, 1856-1860. Boston Public Library.