EditorialThe empty land where owner Soloviev group proposes building a mixed-use development, anchored by a mostly underground casino, near the United Nations headquarters, right, in Midtown Manhattan, Jan. 31, 2023. (Dave Sanders/The New York Times)
EditorialPair of Earflare Frontals, 3rd?6th century, Guatemala, Mesoamerica, Maya, Jade (jadeite), H. 2 in. (5.1 cm), Stone-Ornaments, These beautifully carved jade ornaments are 'earflare frontals.' Set into a wide perforation in the wearer?s earlobe (as earsp...
EditorialPair of Earflare Frontals, 5th?7th century, Guatemala (?), Mesoamerica, Maya, Shell, H. 2 1/4 x W. 1 3/4 in. (5.7 x 4.5cm), Shell-Ornaments, These delicately carved shell ornaments depict the severed head of the Maize God. They most likely were origina...
EditorialA View of Snug Corner Cove. A View of Snug Corner Cove, Prince William Sound, Alaska, with Resolution and Discovery anchored in the Sound. Ninety drawings, some in Indian ink, some coloured, executed by J. Webber during the Third Voyage of Captain Coo...
EditorialSpanish-American War. The American naval ship USS Maine (ACR-1) anchored in the Havana Harbor. On 15 February 1898 exploded, serving of pretext to the United States to declare the war to Spain. Engraving.
EditorialHern?n Cort?s (1488-1547). Spanish conquistador of the Aztec empire. He decided to sink his ships, which were anchored in the city of Villa Rica de Veracruz, in order to avoid desertions among his own companions. Destruction of the fleet. Burning of th...
EditorialCoastal Landscape with Anchored Vessels. Dated: 1638. Dimensions: plate: 17 x 24.6 cm (6 11/16 x 9 11/16 in.) sheet: 28.4 x 43.7 cm (11 3/16 x 17 3/16 in.). Medium: etching on laid paper.
EditorialLandscape and River with Anchored Vessels. Dated: 1638. Dimensions: plate: 22.7 x 28.7 cm (8 15/16 x 11 5/16 in.) sheet: 30 x 43.2 cm (11 13/16 x 17 in.). Medium: etching on laid paper.
EditorialSeaport with Anchored Vessels. Dated: 1638. Dimensions: plate: 22.3 x 29.4 cm (8 3/4 x 11 9/16 in.) sheet: 30 x 44 cm (11 13/16 x 17 5/16 in.). Medium: etching on laid paper.
EditorialPlate - "Cadmus Anchored". Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 20.3 x 25.4 cm (8 x 10 in.) Original IAD Object: 4 5/8" in diameter. Medium: black and white photograph.
EditorialHern?n Cort?s (1488-1547). Spanish conquistador of the Aztec empire. He decided to sink his ships, which were anchored in the city of Villa Rica de Veracruz, in order to avoid desertions among his own companions. Destruction of the fleet. Burning of th...
EditorialHorse wrapping cloth, Medium: bast fiber, probably hemp Technique: resist printed/painted; colored dyes added by stencil and by hand techniques., Two long and narrow selvage -to-selvage widths sewn together at center (for approximately 36 inches) to fo...
EditorialDiorama of the waterfront of Paramaribo Diorama of the Waterfront of Paramaribo, The diorama shows the Waterfront of Paramaribo as it looked in 1820. We see the quay with a shoemaker, a fabric store and some stately homes for the well-to-do Paramaribo ...
EditorialAn oil tanker anchored at the docks of the Cardon Refinery in Punto Fijo, Venezuela, on Dec. 30, 2021. (Adriana Loureiro Fernandez/The New York Times)