19th Century Ships

Engravings of historical steamships and frigates, depicting maritime travel from past centuries with detailed craftsmanship.

The Peruvian warship Huascar, engraving. Pacific War, 19th century.

SS 'Great Western' (1837) transatlantic paddle steamer designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel. Engraving 1882

The Peruvian warship Huascar, engraving. Pacific War, 19th century.

The armoured frigate Schiff Kaiser of the Kaiserliche Marine, 1882, Germany, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact original date unknown, Europe

THE NEW STEAM-SHIP " NEWPORT," OF WARD'S HAVANA LINE, FROM A PICTURE BY ANTONIO JACOBSON., 1880, 19th century engraving, USA, America

DEPARTURE OF H.R.H. THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH: H.M.S. "SULTAN", 1876

The Seringapatam wooden tea clipper ship, built in 1837 at the Blakwall Yard for Greens Blackwall Line. The East Indiaman Seringapatam. by T.G. Dutton, artist and engraver 19th century

War ship on the IJ, Cornelis Ploos van Amstel, After Ludolf Bakhuysen, 1768 print A warship on the IJ for Amsterdam. On the left a sail ship, a rowing boat with fishermen on the right. Amsterdam paper etching sailing-ship, sailing-boat IJ

Corvette warship Augusta, historical illustration, circa 1886

The Bonhomme Richard, Flagship of John Paul Jones during the American Revolution

THE STEAMSHIP CHIMBORAZO, OF THE ORIENT LINE, FOR AUSTRALIA, 1880

The USS Constitution escaping a British Fleet during the War of 1812

H.M. GUN BOAT 'TEASER' CAPTURING THE SLAVER 'ABBOT DEVEREUX'

Marine view , Sailboats, Seas. Louis Prang & Company Collection

The missing screw-steamer City of Boston, 1870. The ship disappeared after leaving Halifax, Nova Scotia, bound for Liverpool. 'The City of Boston, like the rest of the Inman fleet, is ship-rigged, a large spread of canvas being assigned to her, to act in aid of her propeller in securing steadiness and speed in sailing. The ribs, beams, and plating of this fine vessel are all exceedingly strong...Every department connected with the management and working of the ship, which is under the command of Captain Halcrow, is of the very best description. She was provisioned for fifty-eight days, and thi

Toulon, France. Vessel the ""Sarthe"". Evidence suggests that the cholera epidemic of 1884 in Southern Europe was imported into France by the ""Sarthe"", a badly disinfected ship on which there had already been cases of cholera. Engraving by Capuz (1834-1899). The Spanish and American Illustration (La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana), 1884.

H.M.S. 'COLLINGWOOD.'

The 'Great Eastern' laying the shore end of the Atlantic telegraph cable in Heart's Content Bay, Newfoundland August 1866

The 'Solferino', ironclad steam-propelled warship, launched in 1863

Engraving showing HMS 'Eurydice' in Portsmouth Harbour, shortly before her last voyage, 1878. Launched in 1843 as a 21-gun frigate, by 1878 'Eurydice' was being used as a training ship. On the 22nd March that year, she was struck by a wintery squall off the Isle of Wight and sank with the loss of 326 men. Date: 1878

THE PROHIBITION OF COOLIE TRAFFIC BY THE PORTUGUESE GOVERNMENT, AMERICAN CLIPPERS USED TO CONVEY COOLIES LYING IDLE IN MACAO ROADS, 1874 engraving

Germania, a North German research vessel that served as the main ship in the Second German North Polar Expedition in 1869-70, Germany, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of an original 19th century artwork, exact original date unknown, Europe

Warships at anchor at the mouth of the Thames awaiting the tide. The vessel on the right is a sailing vessel while the one next to her is transitional with steam and sail. On the left are convict hulks used as prison accommodation. Engraving by Arthur Willmore (1814-1888).

The Royal Mail Clipper "Schomberg", 1856. 'The Melbourne papers received by last Australian mail contain full particulars of the wreck of this splendid ship, of the Black Ball Royal Mail fine of clippers. The Schomberg sailed from Liverpool on the 6th Oct...a current running westward from three to four knots an hour - of which the captain was ignorant, and of which no mention is made in any existing chart...carried the ship into a sandspit about thirty-five miles west of Cape Otway, not laid down in any of the charts...'. From "Illustrated London News", 1856.

Middle Ages. Ship of the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries. Engraving by Serra. Museo Militar, 1883.

The Constitution rounding Elba on a Mediterranean cruise in 1837

Journey of the King and Queen of Spain to Galicia (August 16, 1881). Galicia, Pontevedra province, Carril. The King Alfonso XII and Queen Maria Cristina disembarking in the port of Carril. Engraving by Capuz. La Ilustracion Espan~ola y Americana, 1881.

Auxiliary Steam Packet Ship, Massachusetts, circa 1845. Black and White Illustration;

Isabella II (1830-1904). Queen of Spain (1833-1868). She was the elder daughter of Ferdinand VII by his fourth wife, Maria Cristina. Proclaimed queen on her father's death in 1833. During her minority (1833-1843), her mother and General Espartero acted as regents. Isabella settled in Paris, where in 1870 she abdicated in favour of her elder surviving son, the future king Alfonso XII (1874-1885), after the Revolution of 1868. Journey of the Queen mother, Isabella II, to Santander (Spain) on July 30, 1876. King Alfonso XII (1857-1885) aboard the royal barge, reviewing the Cantabrian Squadron anchored in front of El Sardinero. From left to right: schooner "Concordia", royal barge, frigate "Numancia" and steamship Ferrolano. The review took place on the afternoon of July 31, 1876. Drawing by Caula. Engraving. La Ilustracion Espa-ola y Americana, August 8, 1876.

. Seascape of a ship with a mast and three sails. A second sailing ship behind the ship.

The US steamer ship Nashville entering the French Port at La Havre 1857.

Steamboat fishing at night. Old 19th century engraved illustration, El Mundo Ilustrado 1880

Three ships at sea, 1860-1865, drawing, 1862-1865, by Alfred R Waud, 1828-1891, an american artist famous for his American Civil War sketches, America, US

THE FLAG SHIP 'OCEAN,' SALUTING THE ROYAL SQUADRON, AT THE NORE

THE LOSS OF H.M.S. "DOTEREL", 1881

H.M.S. AGINCOURT AGROUND ON THE PEARL ROCK, GIBRALTAR BAY, 1871

The Chukchi boats docking at the Vega ship. The Chukchi are an indigenous people inhabiting the Chukchi Peninsula, the shores of the Chukchi Sea and the Bering Sea region of the Arctic Ocean, Russia. The Voyage of La Vega through Asia and Europe by Adolf Erik Nordenskiold 1879-1880, Le Tour du Monde 1882

China tea clipper, 19th century illustration

Ship of the Ottoman Turkish fleet, three-master Mahmudiye, Sultan Mahmoud, in 1869, Turkey, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of an original 19th century painting, exact original date unknown, Asia

Our First Dreadnought - The Dreadnought is shown as she appeared when serving in the Ship Money Fleet of Charles the First, circa 1637

The Steam-Ship "Iberia," with "Cunningham's Patent Topsail." November 3, 1954.

The 'Perire', transatlantic liner, launched in 1866

Ein Segelschiff - with sails backed by steam engines. Date: circa 1860

Engraving of Hepworth's 'Cigar' ship and the SS Connector. Dated 19th Century

Clipper Ship 'Sweepstakes' F F Palmer lith publisher N Currier 1855

A Chinese pirate-boat at Canton, carrying a small army of ruffians Date: 1857

Woodcut of a sailing ship, c.1800. Date: C.1800

Engraving titled 'Moody's Sea Refuge and Telegraph Ship'. Dated 1870

Engraving depicting a ship sinking in rough seas. Dated 18th Century

Illustration of the United States frigate 'Macedonian' arriving at Cork with a cargo of food for the starving Irish. Dated 19th Century

WEST AFRICA The British naval vessel 'Pluto' captures a large slave ship Date: 1860

The Royal yacht Victoria and Albert departs the Isle of Wight for Antwerp, carrying the newly married Prince and Princess Louis of Hesse on their way to Darmstadt. The bride was the former Princess Alice, third child, and second daughter of Queen Victoria. Date: 8 July 1862

1883 EL"JESSE H.FREEMAN"ENTRA EN SERVICIO-MOTOR A VAPOR POR CARBON.

Egypt. Suez Canal. The British gunboats 'Hotspur' and 'Don', destined to protect the security of the canal. Engraving by Rico. La Ilustración Española y Americana, 1882.

New Zealand, Entry in the Bay Akaroa, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1843.

$The Peninsular and Oriental Company's ship Candia under repair on the Atakah Reef, 1862. The steamship, which had suffered a fractured propeller shaft in the Red Sea, was beached on the Atakah Reef, in the Gulf of Suez to enable repairs to be made. The reef was used as there were no docks nearby. The lifting of the ship on to the reef was a very complex technical operation, but was carried out successfully. From "Illustrated London News", 1862.$

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

BURNING OF THE OMAR PACHA, AUSTRALIAN SHIP, HOMEWARD BOUND, 1869

Sailing ships docked in front of a city. Draughtsman: Hendrik Abraham Klinkhamer. Dating: 1820 - 1872. Measurements: h 122 mm × w 193 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

U.S. Frigate Hartford | Library of Congress

A four masted sailing ship leaving harbour. From a late 16th century engraving by Frans Huys.

Engraving of a Chinese Junk, an ancient Chinese sailing ship design, with a sternpost rudder. Dated 19th Century

THE UNION STEAMSHIP COMPANY'S CAPE MAIL STEAMER BRITON

Bully Hays ship at the "Leonora" at Tahiti. July 25, 1937.

Double piragua boat, New Caledonia. Journey to New Caledonia by Jules Garnier 1863-1866 from Le Tour du Monde 1867

Illustration depicting the steamer 'The Great Britain', the first screw steamer to cross the Atlantic, after it's refit. Dated 19th Century

Engraving depicting the Schooner Yacht 'Augusta'. Dated 19th Century

. A tweemaster with figures, to the right sailing. There is a sloop on the deck. This print is part of a series of twelve prints with different sailing ships.

Joseph Cartwright, c.1789-1829, British, Junk Ship Employed Against Gibralter..Single Junk Ship, 1782. Watercolor, pen and black ink, gray ink and graphite on medium, slightly textured, beige, wove paper, mounted on, moderately thick, slightly textured, beige, wove paper.

The Royal Mail screw steam- ship in a hurricane off Mauritius in the Indian Ocean - the wretched passengers below deck must have been alarmed and uncomfortable. Date: 1853

Illustration depicting a steamer. Dated 19th Century

Illustration showing the Royal Navy ship 'The Monarch' a turret battleship 1869

H.M.S. 'EURYALUS,' WITH PRINCE ALFRED ON BOARD, ENTERING SIMON'S BAY. 1860

Transparency - "The Cataragui" coming down the Galop Rapids, above Montreal, QC, 1854, wood engraving

Engraving of the 'Arcadia' in rough seas. Dated 19th Century

Sovereign of the Seas, Clipper Ship, 1852

From the Antipodes, Boating & Leisure

Alliance, steamship, an established new service between Le Havre and Southampton. engraving 1855

The SS Vega, a Swedish barque, built in Germany in 1872 was the first ship to complete a voyage through the Northeast Passage.

H.M.S. Brisk, granted to the International Mid-Channel Telegraph Company, anchored in the English Channel, 1870.

Steam ships at anchor on the Mississippi, United States of America, illustration by Le Breton from L'Illustration, Journal Universel, No 276, June 10, 1848.

The picture shows a model of the archipelago infregate steering bear from the starboard side .. The illustration shows a model of the archipelago infregate steering bear from the starboard side.

The Rochambeau (ex US Dunderberg) was a French ironclad or ram ship built for the US Navy during the War of Secession in the USA, but not commissioned...

The Sin Nanzing, new China clipper, 1870. 'The first British merchant-vessel that has made the voyage to India by passing through the Suez Canal is the new paddle steam-ship Sin Nanzing...She left Greenock on Nov. 11, stopped three days at Gibraltar for coal, and...was off Port Said on the 29th...on Dec. 1...she went into the Canal...and arrived at Suez on Dec. 3...She left the same day and reached Bombay in twelve days ten hours. The whole voyage from Greenock to Bombay thus occupied thirty-six days. In the opinion of Captain James Blow, marine superintendent of the North China Steam-Sh

THE ANGLO-AMERICAN YACHT RACE BETWEEN THE SAPPHO AND THE CAMBRIA, 1870

Engraving depicting a Norse/Viking ship typical of the 10th century. Dated 19th century

Shipping, ship 'George,' Thomas West, Master , Marines Visual works, Ships. Frank Cousins Glass Plate Negatives Collection

Historia de España. Buques de la Edad Media. Grabado de 1872.

Arrival of the 'Great Western' at New York (1838), c1895. Steam ship designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806-1859) and built by William Patterson (1795-1869) of Bristol, which began a regular run between Bristol and New York in 1838. This was a steam-powered wooden vessel, capable of 12 knots under steam and, because of her engine and her ability to carry fuel for 26 days, it was possible to cut down her rigging. From 'The Sea' by F. Whymper. (London, c1895). Artist Overend, William Heysman (British artist, 1851-1898)

Illustration of Henry Bell's steamboat 'Comet', showing the engine and paddles. Henry Bell (1767-1830) a Scottish engineer. Dated 19th Century

View of the Port of Palapa on the Island of Samar - 18th century - lithograph. Author: Fernando Brambila. Location: MUSEO DE AMERICA-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.

THE EAST AFRICAN SLAVE TRADE, BRITISH SLAVE CRUISING YACHTS ORDERED ON SPECIAL SERVICE TO THE COAST OF ZANZIBAR

'At sea; A sailboat is boarding: during the whole visit, the ship remains under the cannon of a patrol boat', 1917. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" L'Illustration, Paris, 1924.

Pirate ship sailboat retro sketch hand drawn. Vector illustration design.

THE RHONE, ONE OF THE VESSELS LOST IN THE LATE HURRICANE IN THE WEST INDIES, 1867

Engraving showing the emigrant ship 'Hercules' at anchor in Campbelton Harbour, Isle of Skye, 1853. The 'Hercules' sailed from Skye that year with passengers emigrating for a new life in the British colonies. Date: 1853

United States "Auxiliary Screw" steam frigate "Merrimac" 60 guns. Off the entrance to New York harbour / T.G. Dutton, del et lith. ; Day & Son, Lithrs. to the Queen. | Library of Congress

Barque Under Sail, S F Wilton

España. Galicia. Inauguración oficial del ferrocarril a La Coruña. Viaje de los Reyes de España, Alfonso XII (1857-1885) y María Cristina de Habsburgo-Lorena (1879-1885). La falúa real atracando al costado de la fragata "Victoria". Dibujo del natural por A. de Caula. Grabado por Tomás Carlos Capuz (1834-1899). La Ilustración Española y Americana, 15 de septiembre de 1883.

Spanish ship 'Santsima Trinidad ' with 4 gundecks and 136 cannons, launched in 1797 and sunk in the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805. Illustration after watercolor by Alejo Berlinguero (1750-1810). Engraving. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid. Navy Museum.

Danish North Pole expedition with the ship Dijmhana, historical illustration, 1884

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