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"Die Schiffe des Columbus" (the ships of Columbus) print published in 1892 German book. Image: Wikimedia Commons
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"First landing of Columbus on the shores of the New World: At San Salvador, W.I., October 12th 1492" lithograph by Currier & Ives published circa 1892. Image: Library of Congress
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Hispaniola Indians offering Columbus's men piles of gold in exchange for their shoelaces (illustration from Theodor de Bry, 1594). Image: Library of Congress
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Lithograph published in 1880 depicting baptism of Virginia Dare, born August 18, 1587, and first child born in the New World to English parents, at "Lost Colony" of Roanoke in Virginia, where all settlers disappeared soon after Virginia's birth. Image: Wikimedia Commons
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Map of New Nederland by Nicolaas Visscher II (1649-1702) depicting colonies from Virginia to New England Image: Wikimedia Commons
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Transcription by William Bradford of text of the Mayflower Compact, first governing document of the Plymouth Colony, signed aboard ship on November 11, 1620, by 41 of the 101 Pilgrims. Image: Wikimedia Commons
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Reprint of 1650 Map of New Netherland, New England, and parts of Virginia Image: Library of Congress
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The six islands of the Indies, woodcut from the 1494 Basel edition of Columbus's letter to King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella. Image: Wikimedia Commons
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Document executed by Royal proprietors of colony of West Jersey in 1677 guaranteeing rights to colonial assembly and religious freedom in order to encourage settlement. Image: New Jersey State Archives
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