Amerique Continent Collection

Pachacuti, 10th Inca King (oil on canvas)
NYH192687 Pachacuti, 10th Inca King (oil on canvas) by Peruvian School (18th century); Brooklyn Museum, New York

Cortes meets Montezuma in 1519
BL239836 Cortes meets Montezuma in 1519, from Homenaje a Cristobal Colon by Alfredo Chavero, 1892 (colour litho) by Mexican School, (19th century); British Library, London

Albert Einstein and his wife Elsa with Charlie Chaplin at the film premiere of City Lights at the Los Angeles theater
PVD1682335 Albert Einstein and his wife Elsa with Charlie Chaplin at the film premiere of City Lights at the Los Angeles theater, 1931 (b/w photo) by Unknown photographer, (20th century); PVDE

Pre-Columbian civilization: Aztec statue of the god Xiuhtecuhtli made of volcanic stone
JEB4908278 Pre-Columbian civilization: Aztec statue of the god Xiuhtecuhtli made of volcanic stone. Dim. 33 cm

Nocturne in Black and Gold, the Falling Rocket, 1875 (oil on panel)
492849 Nocturne in Black and Gold, the Falling Rocket, 1875 (oil on panel) by Whistler, James Abbott McNeill (1834-1903); 60.2x46.7 cm; Detroit Institute of Arts

Geography: representation of the Caribbean Sea with the island of Cuba
VEN5031173 Geography: representation of the Caribbean Sea with the island of Cuba, Jamaica and Hispaniola

Geography Atlas: representation of the Caribbean Sea region
VEN5030080 Geography Atlas: representation of the Caribbean Sea region, the Greater Antilles (Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola) and the Lesser Antilles. Map from an Atlas of 1818

Apurina Indians of Rio Purus (Peru)
FLO4635825 Apurina Indians of Rio Purus (Peru, Brazil), scene of daily and family life. Illustration of " Journey to Brazil, 1815-1817" by Maximilian von Wied Neuwied

Human sacrifice among the ancient Peruvians (Incas)
FLO4621105 Human sacrifice among the ancient Peruvians (Incas). Priests flay the flesh of a living prisoner and distribute it to waiting men and women

George Catlin camped at night on the Illinois prairie with his wild Comanche horse Charley
FLO4600725 George Catlin camped at night on the Illinois prairie with his wild Comanche horse Charley

Pawnee village on the banks of the Red River
FLO4600699 Pawnee village on the banks of the Red River, with straw huts and field of maize

Wives and children of a chief outside their teepee in the Comanche village
FLO4600647 Wives and children of a chief outside their teepee in the Comanche village. Buffalo meat drying on poles behind

Gladiator sacrifice to the Aztec god Xipe Totec or Tlatlauhca
FLO4622152 Gladiator sacrifice to the Aztec god Xipe Totec or Tlatlauhca, Mexico City. An Aztec warrior with sword and shield fights a captured enemy on a raised stage before an audience

Monument in Oaxaca, Mexico, depicting an Aztec warrior
FLO4622079 Monument in Oaxaca, Mexico, depicting an Aztec warrior

View of the Chimborazo volcano in the Andes
FLO4620939 View of the Chimborazo volcano in the Andes, Ecuador

Market square in Buenos Aires, Argentina
FLO4621687 Market square in Buenos Aires, Argentina, early 19th century, with the guardhouse on the right and fort on the left

Pernambuc or Brasil wood or embossed wood - Engraving by Lambert fils
FLO4605064 Pernambuc or Brasil wood or embossed wood - Engraving by Lambert fils, after drawing by Pierre Jean Francois Turpin (1775-1840), extracted from La flore medicale, de Chaumeton

Dance of the Ohlone Indians, with body painted with clay and coal and feather caps
FLO4635705 Dance of the Ohlone Indians, with body painted with clay and coal and feather caps, at the San Jose mission (California, USA)

Geography: map of the islands of the Lesser Antilles in the Caribbean Sea
VEN5031325 Geography: map of the islands of the Lesser Antilles in the Caribbean Sea. Map made by naval officers Cosme Churruca and Francisco Fidalgo, 1802

Family of the extinct Charrua people of Paraguay crossing a river on a hunting trip
FLO4621245 Family of the extinct Charrua people of Paraguay crossing a river on a hunting trip

Tobacco pipes of the Native Americans
FLO4601568 Tobacco pipes of the Native Americans, and a peace pipe with war-eagle feathers at top. The pipes are carved from pipe-stone, red steatite

A couple of Indians from Tierra del Fuego (Argentina)
FLO4635782 A couple of Indians from Tierra del Fuego (Argentina)

Mexican Indians, with feather heats
FLO4635683 Mexican Indians, with feather heats, celebrating the beginning of the century by dancing to the sound of percussion

Native Americans hunting the loggerhead sea turtle
FLO4646503 Native Americans hunting the loggerhead sea turtle, Caretta caretta (caouanne or turtle caret) (endangered)

Hawthorn variety, Crataegus glandulosa
FLO4664549 Hawthorn variety, Crataegus glandulosa

Portrait of Jerzy Kosinski, May 7, 1976
SOB4825455 Portrait of Jerzy Kosinski, May 7, 1976 by Rousseau, Henri J.F. (Le Douanier) (1844-1910); (add.info.: Portrait of Jerzy Kosinski, May 7, 1976); © Sophie Bassouls

Minerals collected by the author during his tour: chrome of lead
FLO4721663 Minerals collected by the author during his tour: chrome of lead, gold in chlorite, new variety of hydragillite, red oxide of titanium

Costume of a Mexican lady, 19th century
FLO4656438 Costume of a Mexican lady, 19th century. Handcoloured lithograph from Thomas Hailes Lacy's " Female Costumes Historical, National and Dramatic in 200 Plates, " London, 1865

Weapons of the Native Americans: scalping knives and scabbards a
FLO4601569 Weapons of the Native Americans: scalping knives and scabbards a, b, war clubs c, clubs d tomahawks and pipe tomahawks e, hatchet f and horse whips g

Crow people migrating with luggage drawn by horses and drying animal hides outside teepees
FLO4600697 Crow people migrating with luggage drawn by horses and drying animal hides outside teepees

House of the Island Carib or Kalinago people
FLO4621559 House of the Island Carib or Kalinago people, West Indies. A man relaxes in a hammock under a thatched roof, with rattan basket, rattan table and water jug

El Jorullo, a cinder cone volcano in Michoacan
FLO4622027 El Jorullo, a cinder cone volcano in Michoacan, central Mexico

Duels between Indians botocudo
FLO4635780 Duels between Indians botocudo, has the fight and baton fight, in order to determine the hunting territories

Mexican Indians wearing feathers
FLO4635674 Mexican Indians wearing feathers, celebrating the end of the century, through a ritual performed with water, fire and clay pots

Geography Atlas: representation of the Caribbean Sea
VEN5029608 Geography Atlas: representation of the Caribbean Sea, Caribbean Sea (Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola), Bahamas Islands, South United States (Florida, Virginia, Carolina)

Pygopristis denticulata piranha (Spotted saw-bellied salmon)
FLO4649847 Pygopristis denticulata piranha (Spotted saw-bellied salmon, Serrasalmo punctatus). Handcoloured steel engraving by W.H

Geography Atlas: representation of the Caribbean Sea
VEN5029603 Geography Atlas: representation of the Caribbean Sea, Caribbean Sea (Cuba, Jamaica, Caiman Islands), Bahamas Islands, South United States (Florida)

Geography Atlas: frontispiece of "The west indian atlas or general description of west indies" by Thomas
VEN5029591 Geography Atlas: frontispiece of "The west indian atlas or general description of west indies" by Thomas Jefferys, Prince of Wales geographer, 1794

Vaquieros from Brazil gathering cattle with long sticks
FLO4635925 Vaquieros from Brazil gathering cattle with long sticks, aided by dogs

The mercy of Mayta-Capac, fourth Emperor of the Incas
FLO4621114 The mercy of Mayta-Capac, fourth Emperor of the Incas, after the conquest of Cac-Yaviri. The Collao people offer their own lives and their naked women and children

Inca puberty rites (huarachicoy) during Capac Raymi wherein boys become warriors
FLO4621144 Inca puberty rites (huarachicoy) during Capac Raymi wherein boys become warriors, and receive breechclouts (huara) and weapons, have their nails clipped and ears pierced

Atahualpa, the last Incan Emperor
FLO4621165 Atahualpa, the last Incan Emperor, captured by Francisco Pizzaro during the Spanish conquest

Guarani people of Paraguay. They wear cotton skirts and hats with nets to hold harvested corn and fruit
FLO4721728 Guarani people of Paraguay. They wear cotton skirts and hats with nets to hold harvested corn and fruit. From Felix de Azara's Voyages in America Meridionale

Men of the Island Carib or Kalinago people
FLO4621632 Men of the Island Carib or Kalinago people. The wear loincloths, armlets, garters, tattoos and nose piercings

Indigenous Mapuche of Chile playing the game of ciueca or palin
FLO4621232 Indigenous Mapuche of Chile playing the game of ciueca or palin, a hockey-like game with sticks and large ball. Copied from G. Bramati

Manco-Capac, cofounder and ruler of the Incan Empire
FLO4621096 Manco-Capac, cofounder and ruler of the Incan Empire, with his sister/wife Queen Coya Mama-Ocllo

Gaucho soldiers drinking mate tea armed with muskets and swords
FLO4621712 Gaucho soldiers drinking mate tea armed with muskets and swords, near the east bank of the River Plate

The last of the nomadic Charrua people
FLO4688623 The last of the nomadic Charrua people, Uruguay, 1833

View of the Jesuit mission at St
FLO4621335 View of the Jesuit mission at St. Fidelis on the Paraiba river, Brazil

Hunters of the Wayana (Guayana) people of Paraguay with spears and bows wearing feather headdresses
FLO4621263 Hunters of the Wayana (Guayana) people of Paraguay with spears and bows wearing feather headdresses

Chestnut-fronted macaw, Ara severus
FLO4640000 Chestnut-fronted macaw, Ara severus. Brasilian green macaw. Illustration copied from George Edwards

Buginvillaea spectabilis (La bougainvillee or bougainvillee)
FLO4686833 Buginvillaea spectabilis (La bougainvillee or bougainvillee). Hand-coloured lithograph drawn by Samuel Holden for Sir Joseph Paxton in " Magazine of Botany, " London, W.S

Installation of an explorers camp in Guatemala (1882), 1898 (engraving)
8672353 Installation of an explorers camp in Guatemala (1882), 1898 (engraving) by Riou

Buster Keaton, in "The Spy", 1929 (movie still)
7315350 Buster Keaton, in "The Spy", 1929 (movie still); (add.info.: Buster Keaton, American actor and filmmaker (1895-1966), silent movie genius

3 boxes taken from the adventures of Buster Brown and his dog Tiger, 1904 (illustration)
7311792 3 boxes taken from the adventures of Buster Brown and his dog Tiger, 1904 (illustration) by Outcault

My Mother 2, 1870 (illustration)
7309630 My Mother 2, 1870 (illustration) by Howard, J. (active c)

The adventures of Buster Brown and his dog Tiger, 1904 (illustration)
7311791 The adventures of Buster Brown and his dog Tiger, 1904 (illustration) by Outcault

Car Traffic in Broadway, Main Street of New York (New York) (Traffic jam on Broadway Avenue)
ELD4844309 Car Traffic in Broadway, Main Street of New York (New York) (Traffic jam on Broadway Avenue, Manhattan) 19th century Chromolithography Private Collection by French School

Baby 1, 1870 (illustration)
7309623 Baby 1, 1870 (illustration) by Howard, J. (active c)

Luxury tourism: life of passengers aboard a cruise distracting in the reading room
ELD4844429 Luxury tourism: life of passengers aboard a cruise distracting in the reading room, top Yosemite Valley Lake in California

Toronto Entrance - in "Smiths Sketches in the Canadas"by Coke Smyth, 1838
LSE4082230 Toronto Entrance - in " Smyths Sketches in the Canadas" by Coke Smyth, 1838 by Smyth, Coke (1808-1882); Bibliotheque Nationale, Montreal

Rapids on the St Laurent - in "Smiths Sketches in the Canadas"by Coke Smyth
LSE4082225 Rapids on the St Laurent - in " Smyths Sketches in the Canadas" by Coke Smyth, 1838 by Smyth, Coke (1808-1882); Bibliotheque Nationale, Montreal

Eskimos of northwest Hudson Bay - in "The old and modern costume"by Ferrario
LSE4099652 Eskimos of northwest Hudson Bay - in " The old and modern costume" by Ferrario, ed

Cod fishing made by the inhabitants of Newfoundland - in "Le costume ancien et moderne"by Ferrario
LSE4098275 Cod fishing made by the inhabitants of Newfoundland - in " Le costume ancien et moderne" by Ferrario, ed

Montreal - in "Smiths Sketches in the Canadas"by Coke Smyth, 1838
LSE4082224 Montreal - in " Smyths Sketches in the Canadas" by Coke Smyth, 1838 by Smyth, Coke (1808-1882); Bibliotheque Nationale, Montreal

Rebel Attack and Defeat - in "Smiths Sketches in the Canadas"by Coke Smyth, 1838
LSE4082234 Rebel Attack and Defeat - in " Smyths Sketches in the Canadas" by Coke Smyth, 1838 by Smyth, Coke (1808-1882); Bibliotheque Nationale, Montreal

Battle of the Thousand Islands - in "Smiths Sketches in the Canadas"by Coke Smyth
LSE4082232 Battle of the Thousand Islands - in " Smyths Sketches in the Canadas" by Coke Smyth, 1838 by Smyth, Coke (1808-1882); Bibliotheque Nationale, Montreal

Quebec settlers at the exit of the church of Beauharnois - in "Shyths sketches in the Canadas"by Coke Smyth
LSE4082228 Quebec settlers at the exit of the church of Beauharnois - in " Shyths sketches in the Canadas" by Coke Smyth, London, 1838 by Smyth, Coke (1808-1882); Bibliotheque Nationale

La Fortress de Quebec - in "Shyths sketches in the Canadas"by Coke Smyth
LSE4082222 La Fortress de Quebec - in " Shyths sketches in the Canadas" by Coke Smyth, London, 1838 by Smyth, Coke (1808-1882); Bibliotheque Nationale, Montreal

View of Quebec and its Citadel - in "Smiths Sketches in the Canadas"by Coke Smyth
LSE4082220 View of Quebec and its Citadel - in " Smyths Sketches in the Canadas" by Coke Smyth, 1838 by Smyth, Coke (1808-1882); Bibliotheque Nationale, Montreal

Indian and white barter in Canada - in "The old and modern costume"by Ferrario
LSE4098297 Indian and white barter in Canada - in " The old and modern costume" by Ferrario, ed

River lamprey, Lampetra fluviatilis (Lampern or lesser lamprey)
FLO4614318 River lamprey, Lampetra fluviatilis (Lampern or lesser lamprey, Petromyzon fluviatilis)

Small sandeel, sand launce or sand eel
FLO4614162 Small sandeel, sand launce or sand eel, Ammodytes tobianus. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his Natural History of British Fishes, Donovan and F.C

Conger eel, Muraena conger
FLO4613982 Conger eel, Muraena conger. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his Natural History of British Fishes, Donovan and F.C. and J. Rivington, London, 1802-1808

Black and yellow creeper, brown and white creeper
FLO4695834 Black and yellow creeper, brown and white creeper, Certhia americana, Cayenne creeper, Dacnis cayana, Dodo, Raphus cucullatus, and purre or stint, Calidris alpina

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EDITORS COMMENTS

The Amerique Continent, a land of contrasting narratives and historical events. From the haunting sale of slaves in Virginia in 1861 to the comedic genius of Buster Keaton captured in "The Spy" movie still from 1929, this continent has witnessed both tragedy and entertainment. In the early 1900s, three boxes illustrated the adventures of Buster Brown and his loyal dog Tiger, captivating readers with their mischievous escapades. Meanwhile, across the ocean in Brazil, slaves were transported aboard negriers, enduring unimaginable suffering as they lay on the ground while white men carried a sick or deceased slave. A stark reminder of humanity's darkest chapter. During post-Civil War America (1861-1865), carpetbaggers arrived from Nordic lands to occupy defeated territories or exploit political positions for personal gain. These opportunists clashed with local electors who fought to protect their rights and rebuild their communities amidst turmoil. Amidst these struggles emerged illustrations like "My Mother 2" (1870) depicting tender maternal love and innocence embodied by an illustration from that era. The same period also saw car traffic congesting Broadway Avenue in New York City - a bustling metropolis even then. As scandals rocked the Republic - Panama, Baker, Egypt - Marianne faced them head-on while finding solace in art's honor according to Willette's caricature from 1901. Luxury tourism flourished too; passengers aboard cruise ships indulged themselves with distractions like reading rooms overlooking breathtaking views such as Yosemite Valley Lake in California. Lastly, Uncle Tom's Box depicted a chilling scene at the slave market based on Harriet Beecher Stowe's influential novel. This Liebig chromolithography serves as a poignant reminder of how literature can shed light on society's injustices.