This illustration is part of an article about the various things to do on Mount Desert Island in the late 19th century. Vol. 73 Harper's New Monthly Magazine June to November 1886 LXXIII Title: Climbing Newport Mountain Subject: Rusticators climbing Cadillac Mt. Publication: Harper’s New Monthly Magazine Date: August 1886 Volume and Number): Volume 73 – Number 435 Page: 419 The drawing was an illustration for Chapter 8 of the serialized story, "Their Pilgrimage," by author Charles Dudley Warner in which the characters in the story visited Bar Harbor. Charles Dudley Warner (1829-1900) was a novelist and friend of Mark Twain.
Description: This illustration is part of an article about the various things to do on Mount Desert Island in the late 19th century. Vol. 73 Harper's New Monthly Magazine June to November 1886 LXXIII Title: Climbing Newport Mountain Subject: Rusticators climbing Cadillac Mt. Publication: Harper’s New Monthly Magazine Date: August 1886 Volume and Number): Volume 73 – Number 435 Page: 419 The drawing was an illustration for Chapter 8 of the serialized story, "Their Pilgrimage," by author Charles Dudley Warner in which the characters in the story visited Bar Harbor. Charles Dudley Warner (1829-1900) was a novelist and friend of Mark Twain. [show more]
Detail from a sketch by Champlain on his map depicting a 1609 battle between the Iroquois and Algonquian tribes near Lake Champlain. From Champlain's 1613 "Voyages." This image of him is considered to be the only "authentic" depiction of Samuel as it is contemporary to him and, of course, drawn by him.
Description: Detail from a sketch by Champlain on his map depicting a 1609 battle between the Iroquois and Algonquian tribes near Lake Champlain. From Champlain's 1613 "Voyages." This image of him is considered to be the only "authentic" depiction of Samuel as it is contemporary to him and, of course, drawn by him.
Vessel Name - S.S. Kaiser Wilhelm II Renamed 1900 - Hohenzollern Class – Passenger Steamship Hull - Steel Masts - 4 Designed by – Build date – 1889 Launched – April 23, 1889 Built by – A.G. Vulcan Built at – Stettin, Germany Built for – North American Lloyd Steamship Company Named for – Kaiser Friedrich Wilhelm Viktor Albrecht von Preußen; Frederick William Victor Albert of Prussia (1859-1941) Power – Steam – Triple expansion engines, 1 screw, 2 funnels – 16 knots Gross tons – 4,773 – after 1892 rebuild – 6,661 Capacity – 1,200 passengers Length – 450’ Beam – 51’ Draught - Crew – Grounded on May 10, 1908 at Alghero, Sardinia. Refloated and sold for scrap in Italy.
Description: Vessel Name - S.S. Kaiser Wilhelm II Renamed 1900 - Hohenzollern Class – Passenger Steamship Hull - Steel Masts - 4 Designed by – Build date – 1889 Launched – April 23, 1889 Built by – A.G. Vulcan Built at – Stettin, Germany Built for – North American Lloyd Steamship Company Named for – Kaiser Friedrich Wilhelm Viktor Albrecht von Preußen; Frederick William Victor Albert of Prussia (1859-1941) Power – Steam – Triple expansion engines, 1 screw, 2 funnels – 16 knots Gross tons – 4,773 – after 1892 rebuild – 6,661 Capacity – 1,200 passengers Length – 450’ Beam – 51’ Draught - Crew – Grounded on May 10, 1908 at Alghero, Sardinia. Refloated and sold for scrap in Italy. [show more]