Jacques Marquette and Louis Joliet in a Canoe on the Upper Mississippi River, c.1673

Vitus Bering's Russian Expedition Ships Wrecked Upon the Aleutian Isles, c.1741

Hernando Cortes Returning to Toledo, Spain, Celebrated for His Conquest of Aztec Mexico, c.1520

Captain John Smith Exploring the Chesapeake Bay Region

Francisco Pizarro Draws a Line in the Sand in Panama Daring His Men to Follow Him to Peru, c.1530

Map of Champlain's Settlement on the Isle de Sainte Croix, Canada, c.1613

Fire Destroying the Camp of John Wesley Powell during His Exploration of the Grand Canyon 1870

Discovery of Grapes by Leif Eriksson's Expedition, 1001 Ad, Leading to Naming the New Land Vinland

Captain James Cook, Where He Was Killed by Natives in 1779

Fremont Expedition Raising the American Flag on the Rockies, c.1842

John C. Freemont Planting the U.S. Flag on the Colorado Rockies, c.1842

Burial of Hernando Desoto in the Mississippi River, c.1542

Ships of Ferdinand Magellan Rounding Tierra del Fuego to Circumnavigate the Earth 1519 to 1521

Jacques Cartier on the Summit of Mont Real, Now Montreal, Canada, c.1535

Trade in a Seaport of the Mediterranean About the Time of Marco Polo

Samuel de Champlain and His Huron Allies Going to Fight the Iroquois, Lake Champlain, c.1600

Marquette and Joliet Meeting Native Americans in Illinois, c.1670

Henry Hudson Meeting with Native Americans Along the Hudson River, c.1609

Pocahontas Begs Powhatan to Spare John Smith's Life, in Jamestown, Virginia Colony

Samuel de Champlain's Fortified Camp at Quebec on the St. Lawrence River, c.1600

Father Jacques Marquette Holding a Peace Pipe to Greet Native Americans, c.1673

Jacques Marquette and Louis Joliet on the Upper Mississippi River in Canoes, c.1673

Henry Hudson's Attack on a Native American Village on the Atlantic Coast, c.1609

Jacques Cartier Aboard Ship Arriving on the Shore of Canada, c.1534

Huron Chief Donnacona Warns Cartier's Expedition Not to Sail Up the St. Lawrence River, c.1535