EditorialPlan of part of Black River and part of Otter Creek', possibly by one 'Ensign Wilson'; mid 18th cent. The map, which shows the two watercourses and a path between them, was intended to accompany the report by Ensign Wilson on an expedition up the Black...
EditorialWoman of Nootka Sound. Drawn from nature by John Webber and engraved by William Sharp. The head and shoulders of a woman wearing a cedar bark rain cape with a sea otter fur collar and a basketry rain hat with a bulbous top decorated with scenes of whal...
EditorialQuiver of fawn skin a, Sioux shield made of hardened buffalo neck b, tobacco pouches of beaver and otter skin c, rattle d, drum e, mystery whistle f, war whistle h, and deer skin flute or Winnebago courting flute g. Handcoloured lithograph from George ...
EditorialNative American spears, arrows, arrowheads, bows, quiver and medicine bags made of snakeskin, bird skin, otter skin, etc. Handcoloured lithograph from George Catlin's Manners, Customs and Condition of the North American Indians, London, 1841.
EditorialThe Four Continents Paying Homage to Amsterdam The Four Continents Paying Homage to Amsterdam The four continents pay tribute to the city of Amsterdam. In the center, on the edge of the kogship, the Amsterdam city maiden is dressed in a Mercury hat. It...