Images

A c. 1700 portrait of Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (1646-1716), the German polymath. Painted by Johann Friedrich Wentzel (1670–1729).

An infographic depicting the government of the Roman Republic, a complex political system that evolved over centuries. It was characterized by a balanced structure that included elements of monarchy, aristocracy, and democracy. Key features...

A Cheyenne Chief, His Wife, and a Medicine Man, oil on card mounted on paperboard by George Catlin, 1861/1869 National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.

A c. 1780 statue by Augustin Pajou of Blaise Pascal (1623-1662), the French scientist, mathematician, and philosopher. Pascal is shown contemplating a mathematical problem involving the cycloid. (Louvre, Paris)

Sir Guy Carleton, British general and Governor of Quebec during the American Revolutionary War. Portrait by an unknown artist, 1923. National Archives of Canada, Ottawa.

Major General Richard Montgomery (1738-1775), an Irish-born soldier who led the Continental troops in the American Invasion of Quebec (1775-1776) and was killed at the Battle of Quebec (31 December 1775). Emmet Collection of Manuscripts...

Canadian militia defends Quebec from an American Attack, on 31 December 1775. As Benedict Arnold's American troops breach the wall of Quebec, Canadian militiamen hold their ground and eventually win the fight. Painting by F.H. Wellington...

American Colonel Benedict Arnold, mezzotint made to commemorate his part in the American Invasion of Quebec (September 1775 to June 1776), by Thomas Hart, 26 March 1776. It is captioned as follows: "Colonel Arnold who commanded the Provincial...

At the Battle of Quebec (31 December 1775), the American militia commanded by Benedict Arnold are repulsed by the city's Canadian militiamen and British troops. Illustration by Charles William Jefferys, 1916; cover art for the book The father...

Ethan Allen is captured by British troops on 25 September 1775 after attempting to capture Montreal, during the American Invasion of Quebec. Illustration by H. C. Merrill, after F. C. Yohn, originally published in November 1902 in Century...