19th Century Maritime Rescues

Vintage illustrations showcasing maritime rescue efforts and naval exercises from the 19th century, capturing the struggles of sailors and their heroic actions at sea.

John III Sobieski, king of Poland, attacks the Turkish army under Kara Mustapha Pashs besieging Vienna, and though outnumbered 2 to 1 routs it and saves the city

Castaways save themselves from a capsized boat into the sea, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact date unknown

Wintering in the frigid seas. thus accomplishes this rescue could cost the lives of three men, vintage engraved illustration. Journal des Voyages, Travel Journal, (1879-80).

THE ROYAL NAVAL ARTILLERY VOLUNTEERS AT EXERCISE, 1873

THE VISIT OF THE FRENCH FLEET

Das Fangen von Forellen mit dem Handnetz, Deutschland (1898), Historisch, digital restaurierte Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 18. Jahrhund...

Lord William Douglas, "el Audaz" (1243-1298). Barón escocés. Prisionero y muerto en Londres en 1298 a consecuencia de su enfrentamiento a Edward Plantagenet,. Grabado de 1866.

Black Agnes at the Siege of Dunbar, 1338 (1905). Artist: Charles S Ricketts.

Engraving depicting Vosges woodmen taking sledges of wood down an inclined plane. The horses are drawing a tree trunk, and the girl is carrying firewood. Dated 19th Century

John III Sobieski, king of Poland, attacks the Turkish army under Kara Mustapha Pashs besieging Vienna, and though outnumbered 2 to 1 routs it and saves the city

ENTRANCE TO CAPTAIN JACK'S CAVE, 1873

Illustration depicting a Lapland encampment with a man approaching on skis. Dated 19th century

Where the captive relates his life and adventures. Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra. Old XIX century engraving illustration by Gustave Dore

slavery combat British sailors shelling an Arabian slave ship at the East coast of Africa wood engraving 1881,

The Tour de France a small Parisian, They went rolling in the dust, vintage engraved illustration. Journal des Voyage, Travel Journal, (1880-81).

French cannon and fortifications at Montmartre during the siege of Paris, historic scene from the Franco-Prussian War or Franco-German War, 1870-1871, between the French Empire and the Kingdom of Prussia

The work of the armor plates of a battleship at the Creusot factory, vintage engraved illustration. From the Universe and Humanity, 1910.

A first aid station - wounded soldiers entering an aid station during World War I.

Franco-Prussian War

Brazil to Paris by land, He gave the right, left, great kicks, vintage engraved illustration. Journal des Voyage, Travel Journal, (1880-81).

Anti-rent insurrection - attack on the Sheriff of Albany, 1844. White settlers demand payment from indigenous Americans, with consequences: '...the Sheriff himself was held down in a ditch, and pistols were pointed at his head, and he was threatened with death, unless he gave up his papers, to which he replied, "Shoot away; I never will give up while I am alive". The Indians then proceeded to tar and feather the Sheriff, but without making any impression on the indomitable temper ol the Sheriff, who, on being asked by an Indian, who was holding a pistol at his head, what he would do

The Quarantine Question Oct 2, 1858.

THE RECENT REBELLION IN CANADA: FORT EDMONTON, HUDSON BAY, NORTH SASKATCHEWAN RIVER (LEFT); SEARCHING FOR ARMS AND STOLEN GOODS ON THE RED PHEASANT RESERVE AFTER THE SURRENDER OF POUNDMAKER (RIGHT)

After his defeat at the Battle of Culloden. Bonnie Prince Charles escaped his pursuers on the Isle of Skye in a small boat. and finally left the country aboard a French frigate. arriving back in France in September 1746. England. digital reproduction of a historical original

An engraving depicting French engineers starting work on the Channel Tunnel between Dover and Calais. Dated 19th century

Building the First House in Jamestown” Book Illustration from Indian Horrors or Massacres of the Red Men”, by Henry Davenport Northrop, 1891

'20,000 LIEUES SOUS LES MERS' 20 000 leagues under the sea The treasure of the wreck Date: 1870

Balloon ascent from Gare du Nord, Paris, at night, to carry dispatches out of besieged city during Franco-Prussian War. In foreground men are picking up basket of homing pigeons which baloon would take out of city and which would be released with messages to take back to Paris. Wood engraving London, 1871

Pine processionary moth, Thaumetopoea pinivora, Traumatocampa pinivora, Burning of the spun bales by forest workers to control the forest pest, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

Mortar being readied to fire during USA Civil War

British soldiers fleeing and being pursued by Zulu warriors after the battle of Isandlwana, KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa. From Afrika, dets Opdagelse, Erobring og Kolonisation, published in Copenhagen, 1901.

Peninsular War (1808-1814). Catalonia. Siege of Gerona (6 May 1809). Feat of Sub-lieutenant Mariano Montoro, from the Vich volunteers. On 3 July 1809, during the French artillery attack on Montjuic Castle, a Spanish flag was hit by French cannon fire and fell into the moat, whereupon Sub-lieutenant Montoro went down to pick it up and hoisted it up again, nailing it to the top of the castle. Illustration by Serra Pausas. "Glorias Españolas" (Glories of Spain). Volume IV. Published in Barcelona, 1890. Author: Joan Serra Pausas (active 1861-1902). Spanish artist.

Scenes and incidents showing the conflict waged in southwest American between the forces of honest industry and the agents of the arch-tyrant Jay Gould. A crowd of innocent spectators of the strike in east St. Louis is fired upon with fatal consequences by deputy sheriffs, and a huge destructive fire follows. Date: 1886

Rescue crew pulled a shipwrecked man out of the sea by the life ring, Rescue crew pulled a shipwrecked man out of the sea by the life ring, Historisch, historical, digital verbesserte Reproduktion von an original from the 19th century, digital restaurierte Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. century, genaues Originaldatum nicht bekannt

Scene between decks on an emigrant ship showing the crowded and unpleasant conditions. Date: 10 May 1851

US Civil War Sharpshooter

Torturing a prisoner on the rack in sixteenth century England. Engrav ing c1890.

The Papal Key Soldiers and the French, 1797, Satirical pamphlet, First Coalition War, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century or...

Talented performing seals of c. 1890 shown playing musical instruments, smoking pipes and even firing cannons! Date: c.1890

1800s 1874 DRAWING BODIES MEN MURDERED BY ALFRED PACKER LOST SNOWBOUND CANNIBAL THE COLORADO TRAGEDY

Final duty 2

Grant's Great Campaign -Stevens's Battery at Cold Harbor, Virginia during USA Civil War

Colonel Burnaby arriving at the outposts Carlists, vintage engraved illustration. Journal des Voyages, Travel Journal, (1880-81).

The French army under Napoleon Bonaparte forces marching through the valley of Aosta, Italy, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact date unknown, Europe

The Siege of Oviedo in 1936 in the Spanish Civil War. The army garrison rose in support of the coup d'état and stood a siege of three months until relieved in 1937. Illustration By Carlos Saenz de Tejada (1897 - 1958 ) Spanish painter and illustrator;identified with the Nationalist (Fascist) side in the Spanish Civil War.

Ice fishing on a north German inland water, historical illlustration, about 1886

Engraving depicting the forging of pikes in Ireland. Dated 19th century

A winter view of Fort Enterprise. From a drawing by Wm. Back, in Franklin's Journey to the Polar Sea 1823.

History of Cuba. Sponge fishermen's dwellings in Nuevitas Bay, Camaguey province. Engraving. General Chronicle of Spain, Illustrated and Descriptive History of its Provinces. Philippines (Cronica General de Espana, Historia Ilustrada y Descriptiva de sus Provincias. Filipinas), 1871.

General Patricks punishment for gamblers. Morgan collection of Civil War drawings. Patrick, Marsena Rudolph, 1811-1888, Military service, United States, Army, New York Infantry Regiment, 96th (1862-1866) , Military camps, Union, 1860-1870, Gambling, 1860-1870, Punishment & torture, 1860-1870, Soldiers, Union, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Military life, Union, United States

Pferdeherde flüchtet wegen eines Waldbrand von der Koppel, Deutschland, 1890, digital restaurierte Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahr...

French military pigeon loft. There were ten such lofts in Paris, each sending and receiving messages from different directions. Engraving, Paris, 1892.

Illustration showing a Gatling Gun on a British Train in Egypt during the Egyptian Campaign 1882

Dragging materials for the house on Ledyanaya Gavan (Ice Haven)

MANILLA

Eyre Massey Shaw (1830-1908) Irish soldier who served in the British army. Widely known as 'Captain Shaw', he was founder and Superintendant of the Metropolitan (now London) Fire Brigade 1861-1891. In Gilbert and Sullivan's light opera 'Iolanthe' the fairy wonders if Captain Shaw's 'brigade with cold cascade' could quench her love. Cartoon by Edward Linley Sambourne in Punch's Fancy Portraits series from 'Punch' (London, 22 January 1881).

The French Siege of Paris: fishing in troubled waters, Pont de Neuilly, 1871. 'It is curious to observe the people in that neighbourhood, and even fishermen angling in the river above the bridge of Neuilly, perfectly calm and cool while the missiles of destruction are hurled across the sky overhead'. From "Illustrated London News", 1871.

An engraving depicting men using signal fires in Ireland, near Tipperary. Dated 19th century

Reisende zum Amazonas werden von einem Krokodil angegriffen, Historisch, digital restaurierte Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhunde...

Marine artillery battery at Saint-Quentin, France, historical scene from the Franco-Prussian War or Franco-German War, 1870-1871, between the French Empire and the Kingdom of Prussia, Europe

Crossing the Luvua River, July 15, 1875, Central Africa. Old 19th century engraved illustration from Journey from Zanzibar to Benguela by Verney Lovett Cameron, Le Tour du Monde 1877

General Patrick's punishment for gamblers, wearing a gambler placard in camp during the USA Civil War

After the sortie- a frosty night at Champigny.(TI)

EXPLORING FOR NEW LIMITS, CANADA, NINETEENTH CENTURY ENGRAVING

Second German North Polar Expedition, The camp of the La Hansa during an Arctic expedition, Northern Sea, in the sky are northern lights, aurora borealis, aurora borealis, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact date unknown

The Siege of Oviedo in 1936 in the Spanish Civil War. The army garrison rose in support of the coup d'état and stood a siege of three months until relieved in 1937. Illustration By Carlos Saenz de Tejada (1897 - 1958 ) Spanish painter and illustrator;identified with the Nationalist (Fascist) side in the Spanish Civil War.

Night-time sneak patrol against the village of Bondy, Franco-Prussian War from 1870 to 1871, France / Nächtliche Schleichpatrouille gegen das Dorf Bondy, Deutsch-Französischer Krieg von 1870 bis 1871, Frankreich, Historisch, historical, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century / digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert,.

Illustration depicting a Rangefinder, a device that measures distance from the observer to a target, in a process called ranging. Dated 19th Century

Flusspferde und Affen am weißen Nil in Uganda, 1880, Historisch, digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert, Originaldatum ni...

French army portable field telephone 1890

Smuggler of the Serrania de Ronda, vintage engraved illustration. Le Tour du Monde, Travel Journal, (1865).

Franco-Prussian War

Franco-French War (1870-1871). Prussian soldiers housed in France. Engraving. "Historia de la Guerra de Francia y Prusia" (History of the War between France and Prussia). Volume I. Published in Barcelona, 1870.

'Ships that Pass in the Night' "Where do yer want this put, Sargint" A cartoon by Captain Bruce Bairnsfather in The Bystander Date: 1916

Illustration showing General Stuart's headquarters on the Rapidan River; a thickly wooded scene, with soldiers cutting down trees and chopping logs. At this time the Confederate army was attempting to push into Pennsylvania. Date: 1864

The Molly Maguires were a secret organization of Irish Immigrants who worked in the anthracite coal region of Pennsylvania. In the 1870s, they used sabotage and assassination against coal companies to gain better wages and working conditions. The 1970 film, THE MOLLY MAGUIRES, stared Richard Harris and Sean Connery.

WORLD WAR I (1914-1918).Trench taken by the allies to the Germans in Flanders lines.1915.

A Viking crew are attacked by mer-people Date: circa 800

Engraving showing a funeral taking place in the Arctic, during the British Arctic Expedition of 1875-1876. In the summer of 1875 the British Admiralty sent Captain George Nares with two ships, HMS 'Alert' and HMS 'Discovery', to make an attempt to reach the North Pole via Smith Sound. Although the attempt was unsuccessful, a new 'furthest North' record was set, the coasts of Greenland and Ellesmere Island were charted and much scientific data gathered. Date: 1876

Wintering in polar ice, vintage engraving. Wintering in polar ice, vintage engraved illustration. Journal des Voyage, Travel Journal, 1880-81. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10657221

Second German North Polar Expedition, polar expedition, men carrying a boat over ice floes, North Sea, Arctic Ocean, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact date unknown

They finally left the land of America, vintage engraved illustration. Jules Verne Cesar Cascabel, 1890.

The Army of the Potomac--A sharp-shooter on picket duty , Soldiers, Shooting, Rifles, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, United States. Army of the Potomac

General Putnam Starting for Boston

French Commander Saves Israel Putnam

Drill on board the Aviso Habicht, at sea, Imperial Navy, exercise, sailors, officers, warship, state yacht, cannon, telescope, Germany, historical illustration 1880, Europe

German Peasants' War, 1524-1526, peasants' parlour in Keula, boiling fish, Germany, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of an original 19th century master, exact original date unknown, Europe

Martyre Chretienne , Martyrs, Carte de Visite Collection

'A Matter of Moment' "What was that, Bill" "Trench mortar" "Ours or theirs" A cartoon by Bruce Bairnsfather in The Bystander, featuring his popular characters, Old Bill and Bert Date: 1916

Dahomey boat capsizing off the coast in large wave. Vintage 19th Century Lithograph of Dahomey as seen by colonial forces.

Stalking the enemy in the forest; two soldiers watching enemy soldiers in camouflage, at Chattanooga, Tenn. Nov. 11, 1863. Hillen, J. T. E.. 1863. Sketches, Drawings, Illustrations. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. United States , History , Civil War, 1861-1865

The early 1900s caption reads: "Olaf shot a spear at Thorir and it struck him.".

World War I (1914-1918). French explorers (Allies) advancing on the enemy, near Saint-Die, France, while the Germans trying to conquer Saint-Mihiel, France. Western Front. Engraving. La Esfera, 1915.

''The Naval Manoeuvres; Visiting Day - An Invasion of a Man-of-War', 1891. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44. July to December, 1891.

Coasting out of doors , Sleds & sleighs

History of Spain. Royal hunt in the Daimiel lagoons. King Alfonso XII (1857-1885) in the act of making a ""carambola"" (""making a carom"") with his shotgun on the morning of 13 October 1884. An episode in which the King shot two game with a single shot, which is known in Spain as a ""carambola"" in hunting terms. The king was accompanied by the royal armourers (Messrs. Leon and Becerra), Mr. Veses, the director of the hunt, and Mr. Comba, artist of La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana. Drawing from life by Juan Comba. Engraving by Bernardo Rico (1825-1894). The Spanish and American Illustration (La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana). December 30, 1884.

The coastguard, rescue team heading into the waves, circa 1887

Captain Sir John Franklin's lost expedition to the Canadian Arctic, that departed from England in 1845, tragically ended with the death of all 129 crew members. The Admiralty launched a search for the lost expedition in 1848. Expedition in search of Franklin's remains. Expeditioners rest at the foot of Divide Mountain. Engraving. La Ilustracion Española y Americana, 1881.

A Tour in the North - Salmon Fishing Disinterested Advice Unheeded, c. 1901

American Indian camp, where Passamaquoddy Indians have been tapping trees, boiling maple syrup and trapping furs during the Winter months. Date: 1863

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