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

The Peruvian warship Huascar, engraving. Pacific War, 19th century.
The Peruvian warship Huascar, engraving. Pacific War, 19th century.
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An engraving depicting a Dutch sailing carriage of the 17th-century. Dated 19th century
1899-77897242
Galicia, Spain. Collision and shipwreck, at dusk on 21 July 1884, of the steamers ""Gijon"" (Spanish) and ""Lexham"" (English), off the Sisargas Islands, between the latter and Cape Vilan. Drawing by A. de Caula. Engraving by Bernardo Rico (1825-1894). The Spanish and American Illustration (La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana). July 30, 1884.
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St. Mary's Entering the Harbour of Mobile, Study Aids - Arithmatic
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Tall ship sailing in the sea
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Carabelas Pinta y Niña fondeadas en el puerto de Barcelona. Grabado de 1892.
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Coasting Vessel, Macau, "Classical Portfolio of Primitive Carriers", by Marshall M. Kirman, World Railway Publ. Co., Illustration, 1895
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Illustration showing a fifteenth-century warship and galley. 1851
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Old Full Rigged Ship, Off Portland Harbor, Portland, Maine , Ships, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States
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The training ship Le Borda in Brest, France, illustration from L'Illustration, Journal Universel, No 205, Volume VIII, January 30, 1847.
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Old Full Rigged Ship, Off Portland Harbor, Portland, Maine , Ships, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States
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Engraving of a jib boom, a spar run out forward as an extension of the bowsprit. Dated 19th Century
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Muirhead Bone, On the Clyde, 1: Building a Cross Channel Train Ferry, 1917-18, lithograph on wove paper.
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Sweden, Blekinge, Blekinge, Karlskrona, Karlskrona, external marina (depicted, town).Sweden, Blekinge, Blekinge, Karlskrona, Karlskrona, External War Gogs (depicted, City)
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The ship shown here is a dandy. The illustration dates to the 1800s.
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DINNER held by HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE at EN ROUTE ABOARD YACHT PRINZESSIN VICTORIA VICTORIA LUISE (SS;). Buttolph, Frank, 1850-1924. Menus. 1901. Rare Book Division
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España. La Armada española. Crucero de primera clase Reina Mercedes. Acuarela. Fotocromograbado de 1900. Author: Francisco Hernández Monjo.
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Loading and unloading of a sailing merchant ship, section, drawing.
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Marina de Guerra de la República Argentina. De izquierda a derecha: 6-Acorazado "El Plata", 5-Aviso "Rosetti", 4-Corbeta "Uruguay", 3-Cañonero "República", 2-Cañonero "Pilcomayo" y 1-Lanza-torpedos "Maipú". Grabado. La Ilustración Española y Americana, 22 de julio de 1883. Grabado, 22 de julio de 1883.
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Yacht ""Meteor"" of New York, Small Yacths
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Shipping, ship Grand Turk at Canton 1786 , Ships, Marine paintings, Grand Turk Ship. Frank Cousins Glass Plate Negatives Collection
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The steamer, 'Berlin', with the Duke of Edinburgh on board, cutting the blue ribbon at the opening of the new Edinburgh dock at Leith in 1881.     Date: August 6th 1881
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U.S. ShipPennsylvannia. Artist: William James Bennett, American, 1787-1844 After: J. Pringle, American
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English Warship, 16th Century, "Classical Portfolio of Primitive Carriers", by Marshall M. Kirman, World Railway Publ. Co., Illustration, 1895
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The lifeboat at Brighton,  Sussex, is dragged into the  water : the boat carries sails  to assist the oarsmen if the  wind is in a favourable  direction.     Date: 1875
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transport transportation ""HMS Bounty"" Royal Navy later colour print ""Mutiny on the Bounty"",
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1930s SHIP-RIGGED SAILING SHIP WITH THREE MASTS AND A BOW SPRIT
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Pacific Coast Steamship Co's Steamer State of California, Goodall, Perkins & Co. General Agents, San Francisco, Cal .
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Two Ships, Quaint and Old-Fashioned, Employed in Coast Trading and Pleasure Purposes, China, "Classical Portfolio of Primitive Carriers", by Marshall M. Kirman, World Railway Publ. Co., Illustration, 1895
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Chinese pirate sailboat junk
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Picture series sailing ships under German flag, brigantine, stern view, digitally restored reproduction of a collectors picture from c. 1900
1899-20226380
American Whaler.
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Spanish ship, 15th century.
1848-19361946
The Gokstad Ship is a 9th century Viking ship found in a burial mound at Gokstad in Sandar, Sandefjord, Vestfold, Norway, Historic, digitally restored...
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The East Indiaman "Warren Hastings", 1936.  Creator: Unknown.
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Engraving showing the deck of the P.&O. steamship 'Zambesi', in heavy weather as it crosses the Bay of Biscay. Two of the ships' officers, standing by the guardrail, are trying to take a reading of their position with sextants     Date: 1875
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The 'Sindia' -- 1901, wreck of the 'Sindia' now, Ocean City, N. J. , Ships, Beaches, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States
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Shipping, ship 'Syren,' Charles H. Allen, Master , Marines Visual works, Ships, Syren Ship. Frank Cousins Glass Plate Negatives Collection
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Clipper Ship "Red Jacket" - In the Ice off Cape Horn, on Her Passage from Australia, to Liverpool, August 1854 1855 Charles Parsons "Red Jacket" ranks among the largest and fastest American clipper ships ever built. Designed with a 255-foot deck by Boston-based Samuel Hartt Pook for the owners Seacombe and Taylor, it was built by George Thomas in Rockland, Maine, who launched it in November 1853. The name "Red Jacket" refers to Sa Go Ye Wat Ha, ("he who keeps them awake"), the great Seneca orator and leader who had aided the British during the American Revolution, earning him his British red uniform and nickname. After the Revolution, Sagoyewatha championed peace, became a defender of native American culture and a spokesman for the Iroquois confederacy in 1792, when he led Iroquois chiefs to Philadelphia, where they agreed to mediate in frontier war. During the War of 1812, Sagoyewatha fought with the Americans against the British. In January 1854, "Red Jacket" made her first voyage fr
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The ship pictured here is a lugger. The illustration dates to the 1800s.
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The 'sea-serpent' seen at  Gloucester Bay, Boston, Massachusetts, on several  occasions       Date: August 1817 & later
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U.S. Steam Transport Mississippisic. Signed lower right: Lars Everding, Title inscribed below image, Inscribed lower right: May 24th 1862, Source unknown. Mississippi (Ship), 1860-1870, Ships, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Transportation, United States
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The vessels pictured in this 19th-century drawing are all schooners. From top to bottom, left to right, they are: bark (barque), brigantine, hermaphrodite brig, fore-and-aft, top-sail, two-top-sail.
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Codrington's Flagship,H.M.S. "Asia", before Navarino, 1936. Creator: Unknown.
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Illustration of vintage sea ship. Design element for poster, card, emblem, sign, banner. Vector image. Illustration of vintage sea ship. Design element for poster, card, emblem, sign, banner.
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French Flotilla in Portsmouth Harbour,  1891. Artist: F Meaulle
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A tunnel resting on the sea  floor would be very vulnerable         Date: 1905
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Shipping, ship 'Sumatra,' J. Dudley, Commander , Marines Visual works, Ships, Sumatra Ship. Frank Cousins Glass Plate Negatives Collection
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English Warship, 16th Century, "Classical Portfolio of Primitive Carriers", by Marshall M. Kirman, World Railway Publ. Co., Illustration, 1895
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Illustration showing a Royal Navy E Class submarine 1913
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Photograph shows the Terra Nova ship icebound during the British Antarctic Expedition, circa 1910
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Shipping, ship 'Sumatra,' J. Dudley, Commander , Marines Visual works, Ships, Sumatra Ship. Frank Cousins Glass Plate Negatives Collection
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St Paul's Ship
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'Portsmouth', c1910. Artist: Unknown.
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Ship blocked by ice
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The first ship that sailed around the world. Magellan's Victoria, from Hulsius's Collection of Voyages, 1602.
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French warship around the middle of the 17th century, France, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact date unknown...
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The 'Sindia' -- 1901, wreck of the 'Sindia' now, Ocean City, N. J. , Ships, Beaches, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States
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transport transportation navigation warships British frigate HMS ""Meander"" in the Strait of Magellan"" circa 1850 wood engraving 19th century,
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Engraving depicting a lighthouse, light, guiding a ship into harbour at night. Dated 19th Century
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Fotocollectie Anefo. MN Merchant Navy / Anefo Londen serie. Tekening "The North Atlantic guarded Smit's Tugs various strategically situated ports. De single call P.I.S.L. bring action once". {1940-1945}
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Model of an old, historic sailing ship, three-master, Sweden, Europe
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Native Vessel on Canton River, China, "Classical Portfolio of Primitive Carriers", by Marshall M. Kirman, World Railway Publ. Co., Illustration, 1895
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Engraving depicting the Sunderland lifeboat. Dated 19th Century
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Shipping, Frigate Essex, painting by Joseph Howard, in Peabody Museum in Salem , Marine paintings, Ships, Essex Frigate. Frank Cousins Glass Plate Negatives Collection
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Yacht ""Puritan"" of Boston, Small Yacths
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The Mayflower, 1620, Plymouth, Mass. , Sailing ships, Mayflower Ship, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States
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Ship Isabella of Kittery 1800-1899 United States. Pen and black ink, with watercolor, over graphite, on cream wove paper (discolored) . Unknown artist
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Warship, side view, diameter and details, ca. 1700, 1690 - 1710 print Side view and cross -section of a large warship. With images of different details and instruments. With extensive numbering of all parts and with the statement in German. Augsburg paper etching / engraving ships (in general) (+ propulsion of vehicle, ship, etc. by wind). warfare; military affairs (+ sailing-ships)
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Engraving depicting a folding boat by Edward Lyon Berthon (1813-1899) being used as a sailing dingy. Dated 19th Century
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The steamer 'Caroline' drifting over Niagara Falls, 1837. The Caroline affair, also known as the Caroline case, was a series of events that strained relations between the United States and Britain.
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Wabash. Morgan collection of Civil War drawings. Wabash (Steamship), 1860-1870, Ships, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Transportation, United States
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ships and rudder
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The 'Titanic' colliding with an iceberg, 1912. Artist: Unknown
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Captain Scott's expedition reached the Great Ross Barrier in January - February 1911 showing the immense height of the ice barrier, which in some places reached to 280 feet compared to the Terra Nova.  1913
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Shipwreck of the ship Eider, the lifeboats in action, Historic, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century
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T, trireme, triple oarsman, was an oar-driven warship of antiquity, from the 6th to the 3rd century BC the most important warship of the naval powers in the Mediterranean, digitally restored reproduction of an original 19th centuryTriere from Greece
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Illustration of Viking Ships; 1900. Vikings were Norse seafarers, mainly speaking the Old Norse language, who raided and traded from their Northern European homelands across wide areas of northern, central, eastern and western Europe, during the late 8th to late 11th centuries
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Torsten Vilhelm Nordenfelt's  (1842-1920) submarine in the  dock.        Date: 1887
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Engraving depicting a collapsible steel boat by E. H. Crispin. Dated 19th Century
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Shipping, ship Mindoro, last full rigged ship owned in Salem , Ships, Mindoro Ship. Frank Cousins Glass Plate Negatives Collection
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Lusitania: Sunk Without a Trace Jean Leon Gerome Ferris (1863-1930 American)
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Engraving of the 'Sea Messenger', a lifeboat designed for ships letters and papers, invented by J.A.R. Vandenbergh. As many ships carried mail and state papers, there was always a chance that vitally important paperwork could be lost in a shipwreck. Vandenbergh intended this rugged little vessel to be carried aboard mail ships, ready to save the paperwork in the event of its parent vessel being wrecked.     Date: 1870
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Engraving depicting the first attempt to launch the Bermuda floating dock from Woolwich. Dated 19th Century
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Sailing alone around the world.. text. Advertising, Posters. 1895 - 1911. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Art & Architecture Collection. Publishing industry, Posters, American, Book & magazine posters
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A lifeboat is launched in heavy seas, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact date unknown
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THE ITALIAN MINIATURE SCHOONER "LEONE DI CAPRERA," WHICH HAS RECENTLY CROSSED THE ATLANTIC, VINCENTE FONDACARO (CAPTAIN), 1881
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Sea yachts. Active people.
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The 'New Trans-Atlantic Hebrew Line' - for the exclusive use of 'The Persecuted'. A caricature showing a crowded ship carrying Jewish immigrants.
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USSR- CIRCA 1981: a stamp printed by USSR, shows  russian sailing barquentine  ´ Vega (1)´, series, circa 1981.
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German postage stamps, charity stamps, 2006, tall ships, Greif, Passat, Rickmer Rickmers, Schulschiff Deutschland and Grossherzogin Elisabeth
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Band design for: P.J. Andriessen, the Hollandsche Robinson Crusoë, 1895. On a loaded raft with a sail, a group of men rows over a rough sea to a sailing ship in the distance. In the foreground, tons and released parts of the ship can be seen in the waves.
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REPUBLIC OF CHAD - CIRCA 1984: A stamp printed in Republic of Chad shows the ship ´Le Carlisle Castle´, series is devoted to sailing vessels, circa 1984
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