| George Washington | Frontispiece |
| | From the painting attributed to Gilbert Stuart in the National Portrait Gallery. | |
| | To face page |
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| Sir Francis Drake | [14] |
| | From an engraving by J. Honbraken in the British Museum. | |
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| Captain John Smith | [30] |
| | From an engraving in his "Generall Historie of Virginia." | |
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| Map of North America, 1755 | [144] |
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| William Pitt, Lord Chatham | [166] |
| | From the painting by W. Hoare in the National Portait Gallery. | |
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| Quebec from Point Levy in 1761 | [200] |
| | From an engraving by R. Short. | |
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| The Marquis de Montcalm | [246] |
| | From a painting by J. B. Massé. | |
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| General James Wolfe | [270] |
| | From the picture by Schaak in the National Portrait Gallery. | |
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| The Death of Wolfe | [278] |
| | After the painting by B. West. | |