19th Century Maritime Vessels

Illustrations of historical ships from the 19th century, showcasing steamboats and sailing vessels in dynamic maritime scenes.

Engraving of a Wood & Roger's system for lowering a lifeboat from a moving ship. Dated 19th Century

Lons, Dirk Eversen, Eight different types of Dutch inland waterway vessels, An Uyterse Veerschuyt of outs, Open ferry boat, verso - stamped, An open ferry boat filled with passengers with lowered mast, rowed by five men. Below the image a two-line Dutch verse., print, prent, prints, height 215 mm, width 163 mm, 1600 - 1686, print maker, printmaker, 1609 - 1686, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process)

THE ROYAL THAMES YACHT CLUB MATCH

The iron clipper ship, the Eastminster, shown capsized in London Docks. Strong winds blew her over causing her to hit and sink three barges. The crew escaped wet but unharmed. No serious damage was caused, the ship was returned to its upright position and moored at the quay where water was pumped out of her. Date: 31st August 1878

transport transportation navigation disasters ship at Vistula Lagoon in distress at sea copper engraving mid 19th century,

Prince of Orange Landing at Torbay, engraving by William Miller after J M W Turner, circa 1852

LANDING THE ANGLO-FRENCH TELEPHONE CABLE AT SANGATTE

Harbour in southern Spain, seen from the sea. Date: 1860

events Great Depression 1929 - 1933 Brasilian coffee is dumped into the sea contemporary drawing,

Illustration depicting holidaymakers taking a boat trip. Dated 19th century

On the shore of the Curonian Spit, Curonian Lagoon, Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia, sailing boat, wooden jetty, barges, reeds, fishermen, historical illustration 1880, Europe

Sebastopol, now Sevastopol, port on the Crimea peninsula, Ukraine, woodcut from 1880, Europe

The "Christopher Columbus" Cutter, 45 Tons, in which Mr. Webb recently crossed the Atlantic, 1858. 'The cutter sailed from New York on the 19th of August, and occupied forty-five days in the voyage. She is...53 feet in length...44 feet keel, 16 feet wide, and the mast is 50 feet 6 inches long..."A more frail-looking bark in which to cross the stormy Atlantic (says a person who saw her at Southampton) it is scarcely possible to conceive; and...few would imagine, or scarcely believe it when told them, that this miniature vessel could have travelled over such a wild waste of waters

Engraving depicting Robert Fulton's paddle steamer 'Clermont' which plied between New York and Albany on the Hudson River. Dated 19th Century

Riverboat on Yang-Tse river, China, "Classical Portfolio of Primitive Carriers", by Marshall M. Kirman, World Railway Publ. Co., Illustration, 1895

1900s APRIL 15 1912 HARPER'S WEEKLY DRAWING OF THE SINKING OF THE TITANIC OCEAN LINER

Engraving showing HMS 'Alert' as she was pushed ashore by the pressure of the ice surrounding her at Radmore Harbour, Kennedy Channel 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

military China navy gunboat on the Yellow River (Huang Ho) wood engraving mid 19th century,

Men Towing Riverboat, Burma, "Classical Portfolio of Primitive Carriers", by Marshall M. Kirman, World Railway Publ. Co., Illustration, 1895

Illustration used to explain how radio communication between ships works. In the background is a shore station such as the Marconi one at Poldhu, Cornwall. Dated 20th century

A tidal wave, following an earthquake, hits the steamship 'La Plata' off the island of St Thomas, West Indies Date: 1867

Lapland, Wrecks, 1867, on the coast caused by the ice in the white sea, destruction, suffering crew

Engraving of a Sri Lankan (then Ceylon) surf-boat, under sail, riding the waves, from The Graphic, 1887. With an outrigger and fairly large sail, this vessel looks a stout craft, but the European passenger is holding firmly onto the mast. Date: 1887

Collision of the steamer Waesland with a whale on July 13, 1886. Old illustration from La Nature 1887

Engraving from Charles Tomlinson's 'Cyclopaedia of Useful Art and Manufactures'. Dated 19th Century

Engraving depicting Henry Greathead's design of a lifeboat. Dated 19th Century

Engraving depicting a boat using Woodbridge Davis's Kite for shore ship rescue known as the 'Davis Star'. Dated 19th Century

The Orient Line steamer Chimborazo in a gale, 1880. 'This magnificent vessel, one of the new "Orient Line," carrying passengers and mails from London to Adelaide and Melbourne, and returning by the Suez Canal route, met with a severe blow from a storm-wave in going out of the Channel on the 9th February. It caused some loss of life, and so much damage to the ship's fittings that she was obliged to put back and delay her voyage. The Chimborazo...had left Plymouth on the Sunday, having on board 484 persons, of whom 362 were passengers. About nine o'clock on Monday morning...in a violen

Engraving depicting the launching of a lifeboat into the water. Dated 19th Century

Mid ocean - A sailing ship tossed on the sea

On the deck of an emigrant steamship Date: 1875

Ship-Building, Gloucester Harbor, 1873. Winslow Homer (American, 1836-1910). Wood engraving;

Winter at sea--Taking in sail off the coast , Sailors, Ship equipment & rigging

The Winans Steam-vessel - end view, 1858. The Cigar Ship, a 'singular vessel' which was launched near the Ferry Bay at Baltimore. It was designed by Ross Winans and his son Thomas. '...steam power on board seagoing vessels, when used in aid of sails, ensures, to a great extent, dispatch, certainty of action, and uniformity in the time of their voyages. Now, we believe that by discarding sails entirely, and all the necessary appendages, and building the vessel of iron, having reference to the use of steam alone, these most desirable ends greater safety, economy of transportation by sea may be

Ship on sea

Second German North Polar Expedition, polar expedition, ship La Hansa is pulled out of the pack ice with a rope during a calm, digitally restored reproduction of an original from the 19th century, exact date unknown

Torpedo boat in floating deck, 1887 / Torpedoboot im Schwimmdeck, 1887, Historisch, historical, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century / digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert,.

Venetian galley on the sea, historical illustration

Prison hulk at Deptford. These convict hulks were an intermediate confinement between an ordinary gaol or transportation. Prisoners were used as labourers in the naval dockyards and can be seen here being taken by boat to their work. Hulks (Tenders) were

An engraving depicting the boats in the Thames off Billingsgate. Dated 19th century

Taking the Pilot on board off New York, USA, 1891

Mandan village and boats, vintage engraving. Mandan village and boats, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1870. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10679036

Engraving of the Berthon Folding Boat designed by The Rev. E. L. Berthon. Dated 19th Century

Illustration from 'The sinking of the Titanic' by Logan Marshall. Dated 1912

The Y off Amsterdam. Ships on a turbulent IJ for Amsterdam. In the foreground a tjalk, behind a few warships. On the right a port head with a signal.

Engraving of the twin steam ship 'Gemini', designed by Peter Borrie and built in 1850. The ship was fitted with two rudders and two steering positions, so that she might be operated in either direction and could carry up to 1000 passengers. Date: 1850

A Nile boat, or Canja. From Bruce's travels to discover the Source of the Nile .James Bruce was a Scottish traveller and travel writer who spent more than a dozen years in North Africa and Ethiopia, where he traced the origins of the Blue Nile

The Victoria Steam Tug, and the Magazine LifeBoat. Lithographer: Unknown

Ancient Greek and Roman ships which sailed the Mediterranean. 1. Greek Bireme. 2. Greek Unireme. 3 and 4. Roman Galleys from about 100AD. 5 and 6. Greek Merchant Ships of around 500BC. From the book Harmsworth History of the World published 1908.

Engraving of a paddle-steamer approaching a passenger ship, as viewed from the hurricane-deck of the passenger ship. Date: 1883

Fishing trawler at sea off the British coast 1948

Two of Dutch navigator Willen Barents' ships as depicted in account of Barents' three voyages (1594-1597) by Gerald de Veer.

MISS JOURNEAUX'S PERILOUS ADVENTURE AT SEA, 1886: 1. Miss Louisa Journeaux. 2. Her Companion Jumps into the Sea to Recover the Oar and the Boat Drifts Away. 3. She Signals a Passing Ship. 4. The Rescue. 5. Safe Arrival at St. John's Newfoundland.

Engraving depicting a boat using Woodbridge Davis's Kite for shore ship rescue known as the 'Davis Star'. Dated 19th Century

Away they went like a rocket - A harpooned whale pulling a whaleboat - Nantucket Sleigh Ride, circa 1850

The Lesson of SS Titanic: Lifeboat drill on a passenger liner, 1912., From Le Petit Journal. (Paris, 2 June 1912)

A flying boat devised by Franciscus Lana, with sails and balloons attached to it, and with three men as passengers. Engraving after J.C. Sturm, 1789.

Engraving of a Spritsail rigged boat. The spritsail is a form of three or four-sided, fore-aft sail and its rig. Dated 19th Century

Hay harvest with the boat, The hay is brought home, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, ...

LECCION DE SALVAMENTO EN EL TITANIC. Location: PRIVATE COLLECTION, FRANCE.

Engraving of a French vessel with a sternpost rudder. Dated 19th Century

sailing ships

Armoured corvette Sachsen in dock in Bremerhaven, Lower Saxony, North Sea, shipyard, harbour, warship, navy, construction, propellers, water, raft, Germany, historical illustration 1880, Europe

transport transportation aviation balloons scientific balloon ready to start Vauxhall Gardens London wood engraving 4.9.1852,

Engraving depicting Cleopatra's Needle, an obelisk from Alexandria being transported to England. Dated 19th Century

The great disaster at a ship launch on the Clyde : sinking of the Daphne, with two hundred men. The Daphne, a steamer with the Glasgow and Londonderry Steam Packet Company, was launched on the River Clyde in Scotland with 200 men and boys ready to start work as soon as the ship was made fast. The ship almost immediately capsized, not helped by the number on board and the weight of 30 tons of loose gear shifting to port. 124 lost their lives. Date: 1883

'How the Boat Came Home' 1886, (c1902). Creator: Unknown.

Engraving depicting a Lighter, a type of flat-bottomed barge used to transfer goods and passengers to and from moored ships. Dated 19th Century

A lifeboat is launched in heavy seas, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact date unknown

Ocean vessel hull, c. 1500. Engraving, 19th century.

Pilcher of London and Wilson of Dublin demonstrate their 'Cyclone' yacht at Southampton : the parasol not only sails your boat, it protects you from sunburn ! Date: 1897

The cylinder ship "Cleopatra", with the obelisk, at Westminster Bridge, London. Date: February 1878

An engraving depicting various wind chariots. Dated 19th century

Swansea pilot boat Date: circa 1880

The Steamer 'Hans Egede' at Uummannaq - Qaasuitsup, Greenland Date: circa 1910s

Boot im Mondschein auf dem Hardangerfjord in Norwegen, 1898, Historisch, digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert, Original...

Canal boat for passengers and freight with framework for tarpaulin (top) and boat for freight covered with tarpaulin (bottom). Rope leading out of picture to left is attached to draught horse on canal towpath. From Robert Fulton 'A Treatise on the Improve

The Tay Bridge Disaster: steam launches and divers' barge employed in search, 1880. 'The loss of lives is now reckoned at seventy-five, not one person in the train having the slightest chance of escape...Diving operations were continued daily throughout the last week, except one day, when they were stopped by the rough weather. Two parties of divers have been engaged in the search, one employed by the Dundee Harbour Trustees, the other by the North British Railway Company. A steamboat and a proper diving-barge were used by the former, and a steam-launch by the latter, with six or seven experie

Engraving of a native surf boat heading through the breakers, to bring it's cargo of two European officers to land at Accra, Ghana. Date: 1891

Two-masted fishing boat with lateen sails used by Algerian fishermen. Date: circa 1880

Aviation, 1910: Francesco Lana's (1631-1687) Flying ship.

Sailing catamaran canoe used in Fiji. Date: circa 1880

Postal canoe on the Niger, 1897., 1897., London. Publisher, W. Heinemann. Canoes, Mali, Boatmen, Niger River, Postal service, Malians

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