An interior view of an early American colonial parlor.

Early American -- Still Life with Steak by Sharon Core, 2008.

Early Settlers in Virginia

Early Settlers farming

Map showing the Native American culture areas and the tribes within those cultures in western North America. From the Perry Castaneda collection.

This site includes links to short summaries of the history of the Declaration of Independence including the authors and the events leading to its writing; click on "Scanned Originals of Early American Documents" to see the full text of...

Early Setters

An early map of the southeastern North America around 1776, showing the American Indian Nations of the region at the time. The map shows colonial boundaries extending from the Atlantic coast to the Mississippi River, towns, forts, and...

A map of the lower James River, Chesapeake Bay, and Accomack County, showing the early English settlements in the Virginia Colony in 1632. The map is keyed to show the extent of English settlement at the time, and shows the Native...

A map showing the development of the Carolinas from the land grant of Charles II in 1663 to the establishment of the Province of Georgia by charter in 1732. The map shows the area of Carolina as established by the Patent of 1665...

Jubal Anderson Early (November 3, 1816 - March 2, 1894) was a lawyer and Confederate general in the American Civil War.

A map of the American colonies and territories west to the Mississippi River between the end of the French and Indian War of 1763 and the beginnings of westward expansion of the trans-Appalachian colony proposed in the Vandalia Project...

A map of the region involved in major northern campaigns of the American Revolutionary War. The map shows cities, towns, and forts, rivers and terrain features, and is keyed to show British and American routes during the campaigns. An...

A map of the portions of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia involved in major campaigns of the American Revolutionary War. The map shows cities, towns, and forts, rivers and terrain features, and is keyed to show...

Map shows the victory of Americans at Saratoga in 1777.

A map of the North American Colonies in 1643 at the establishment of the New England Confederation. The map is color-coded to show the territorial claims of the British, French, Dutch, and Swedish at the time, and shows the British...

A series of maps showing the country around Boston, the immediate vicinity of Boston, and the country between New York City and Philadelphia during the American Revolutionary War period. These maps show cities and towns, forts, rivers,...

A map of America's middle states during the time of the American Revolution, including New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, and part of Virginia and North Carolina. The map shows major cities, towns, forts, battle...

A map of the Northwest Territory between the Allegheny Mountains and the Mississippi River and the Great Lakes to the Tennessee River showing the military operations and extent of settlement in the area during the American Revolutionary...

A map of eastern North America in 1783 at the end of the American Revolutionary War, showing the territory of the newly formed United States as proposed by the Treaty of Paris, the Canadian border extending to the Ohio River proposed by...

A sketch map of North America from 1888 showing the probable lines of migration and distribution of the American Tribes, including the Esquimaux (Eskimo), West Coast Tribes, Tinne, Algonquin Tribes, and the Alleghans and Toltecans, based...

A map of the southern theater of the American Revolutionary War from the Chesapeake Bay south to Savannah, showing major cities and towns, forts, and important battle sites of the period. An inset map details Yorktown, site of the final...

Interior of a colonial kitchen, or hall.

This is a nice collection of rare photos of American naval ships from the pre-battleship era (late 19th century-early 20th century.) Several of the ships pictured were in the Great White Fleet.