According to Greek mythology, Apollo was born on this tiny island in the Cyclades archipelago. Apollo's sanctuary attracted pilgrims from all over Greece and Delos was a prosperous trading port. The island bears traces of the succeeding...

The Old Town of Corfu, on the Island of Corfu off the western coasts of Albania and Greece, is located in a strategic position at the entrance of the Adriatic Sea, and has its roots in the 8th century BC. The three forts of the town,...

The Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine in the south-west of Honshu Island is a cluster of mountains, rising to 600 m and interspersed by deep river valleys featuring the archaeological remains of large-scale mines, smelting and refining sites and...

The historic urban ensemble of the canal district of Amsterdam was a project for a new 'port city’ built at the end of the 16th and beginning of the 17th centuries. It comprises a network of canals to the west and south of the historic...

The DELUGE, a fireboat that served the Port of New Orleans, is an example of large fireboats found in major ports during the 1920s.

A map of Africa in 1920 showing colonial possessions of the British, French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, and Belgians, including the former German colonies, lost after WWI, per the Treaty of Versailles. This map shows major cities and...

A map of Africa showing the continent prior to the Berlin Conference of 1885, when the most powerful countries in Europe at the time convened to make their territorial claims on Africa and establish their colonial borders at the start of...

Map of Northwestern Africa in 1906 showing the Barbary States of Morocco, Algeria, Tunis, and a portion of Tripoli, the western country of Rio de Oro, and the Upper Guinea States of Gambia, Portuguese Guinea, Sierra Leon, Liberia,...

Map of Western Africa in 1920 showing the Upper Guinea States of Gambia, Portuguese Guinea, Sierra Leon, Liberia, British Gold Coast, Togo, Dahomey, Northern and Southern Nigeria, Kamerun, and Spanish Guinea. The map also shows the...

A map from 1915 of Africa and Madagascar showing the principal economic products of the area. The map is keyed to show areas of production for rubber, gum arabic, dates, cotton, gold, ivory, and cattle breeding. Other products are named...

A map of the region around Lake Victoria, or Victoria Nyanza, in 1920, showing the northern portion of German East Africa, the eastern portion of Belgian Congo, and all of British East Africa including the Uganda Protectorate. The map...

A map from 1901 of the political and physical features of Africa. The map uses color-contouring to show highlands above 2000 feet in buff tints, lowlands in greens, and the submerged part of the continental plateau in light blue. The map...

A map from 1915 of southern Africa showing main economic products, principal cities, ports, railways, mountains, rivers, and coastal features throughout the region. The map is keyed to show the areas of wine, wool, cattle, and ostrich...

A map of Alaska from 1902 showing cities, towns, ports, major rivers and mountain systems, coastal features, and islands.

A map of Alaska from 1902 showing cities, towns, ports, major rivers and mountain systems, coastal features, and islands.

A map of Alaska from 1873 showing the State capital at Sitka, cities, towns, ports, major rivers and mountain systems, coastal features, and islands.

A map of Alaska from 1890 showing the State capital at Sitka, cities, towns, ports, major rivers and mountain systems, coastal features, and islands.

A map of Alaska from 1911 showing the State capital at Sitka, cities, towns, ports, major rivers and mountain systems, coastal features, and islands.

A map of Alaska from 1892 showing the State capital at Sitka, cities, towns, forts, ports, major rivers and mountain systems, coastal features, and islands.

A map of Alaska from 1909 showing the State capital at Juneau, cities, towns, ports, railroads, major rivers and mountains, coastal features, and islands. The map has an inset map of the western Aleutian Islands.

A map of Alaska from 1912 showing the State capital at Juneau, cities, towns, ports, railroads, major rivers and mountains, coastal features, and islands. The map has an inset map of the western Aleutian Islands.

A map of Alaska from 1919 showing the State capital at Juneau, cities, towns, ports, existing and proposed railroads, major rivers and mountains, coastal features, and islands. The map has an inset map of the western Aleutian Islands.

A map of Alaska from 1901 showing the State capital at Sitka, cities, towns, ports, major rivers and mountain systems, coastal features, and islands. Elevations of prominent peaks are given, and an outline map of Kansas at the same map...

A map of Alaska from 1910 showing the State capital at Juneau, cities, towns, ports, major rivers and mountains with elevations of prominent peaks given, coastal features, and islands. The map includes an outline map of Pennsylvania at...