Historic Maritime Events

Illustrations of historical maritime events, including displays of fireworks and naval engagements, depicting celebrations and conflicts.

Richard Howe's Action of June 1st, 1794

Spectacle with ship with fireworks and the columns of Hercules, Jacob Neefs, 1636 print Spectacle with ship with fireworks, firing guns and the columns of Hercules. Print is part of a series that illustrates the edition of the description of the entry of the Cardinal Infant Ferdinand of Austria in Ghent on January 28, 1635 as the new governor for the Spanish Netherlands. Antwerp paper engraving triumphal entry and public reception, pageant, 'entrée solennelle', 'joyeuse entrée'. bonfire, fire-works - AA - festivities on the water. ships (in general) (+ propulsion of vehicle, ship, etc. by wind)

VISIT OF THE KING OF THE FRENCH TO QUEEN VICTORIA

MOGADORE

RUSSIAN FRIGATE ON FIRE IN SEBASTOPOL HARBOUR, SKETCHED BY O.W. BRIERLY

H.M.S. IMMORTALITE FINDING THE DERELICT MARGARET POLLOCK AT SEA, 1873

War of the Pacific.1879-1883. Conflict between Chile and Peru and Bolivia. Naval combat. Huascar ship against the Chilean Blanco Escalada and Cocharane ships in port of Mejillones, October 8, 1879. Engraving by Eugenio Vera. La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana, 1879.

Richard Howe's Action of June 1st, 1794

THE WAR IN THE EAST

Battleship, Anthony van den Bos, 1778-1832.

ARRIVAL OF THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF WALES AT CONSTANTINOPLE, ISTANBUL, TURKEY, 1869

During the second third of the 19th century many Spaniards went as farmers to make their fortune in northern Algeria. On June 11, 1881, the men of the Marabout Mohamed el-Arbi, known as Bu-Amena, attacked farmers who were gathering esparto in the Oranian agricultural fields of Khalfalia and Frendah, near Saida (Algeria). It caused panic among European emigrants. Many of them returned to their countries of origin. Port of Cartagena (Spain). Arrival of the transatlantic steamer "Saint Augustin", transporting reinforcements of French troops from Marseille to Algeria. The contingent was made up by 905 French infantrymen . Engraving by Tomás Carlos Capuz (1834-1899). La Ilustracion Española y Americana, 1881.

Cod fishing on the great bench of Terra Nova. Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada. Old 19th century engraved illustration, Le Tour du Monde 1863

Battle of Trafalgar (October 21, 1805). Naval combat that confronted Spain and France against Great Britain, under the command of Lieutenant General Gravina (Spain), Admiral Villeneuve (France) and Vice Admiral Nelson (Great Britain). Anglo-Spanish War (1804-1809). Third Coalition. Illustration by Vallejo. Engraving by Laporta. La Ilustración Española y Americana, 1898.

The British fleet on the edge of Besika Bay, at the mouth of the Dardanelles, engraving. Russo-Turkish War, Turkey, 19th century.

The Arrival of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales at Alexandria, Egypt, 1862. The future King Edward VII goes to Africa. Engraving of a drawing sent by M. Conseil. 'The Prince arrived at Alexandria on the 1st April. The arrangements for his reception underwent considerable modification, and, among other things, the intention of receiving him with a sort of feu de joie from the batteries of the harbour was abandoned. The matter was compromised by the Prince landing under the ordinary salute of twenty-one guns, which the Viceroy insisted could not be dispensed with, since its omission would

Capture of the United States Mail Steamer Ariel, Captain Jones, off the east end of Cuba, by the pirate Alabama, Captain Semmes, December 7, 1862. USA Civil War

WRECK OF THE TROOP-SHIP CHARLOTTE. ATTEMPT OF THE LIFE-BOAT, 1854

Illustration showing HMS AGAMEMNON laying the Atlantic telegraph cable during the first attempt in 1858.

Franco-British squadron in Avaca bay, August 29, 1854, Kamchatka, Russia, from a drawing by Rene de Kerret, illustration from L'Illustration, Journal Universel, No 614, Volume XXIV, December 2, 1854.

Illustration from a nineteenth century edition of 'Robinson Crusoe' a novel by Daniel Defoe. The book was first published on 25 April 1719. It relates the story of Robinson Crusoe, stranded on a desert Island for 28 years and his subsequent fight for survival.

The capture of the Confederate ship CSS Tennessee in mobile Bay, August 5, 1864

IRISH RELIEF SQUADRON, UNDER THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH

Engraving. The Spanish Armada. 1588.

French admiral Lamothe-Piquet, to protect a convoy at Martinique, engages six English ships so bravely that the English congratulate him Date: 18 December 1779

THE CIVIL WAR IN CHILI

Embarkation at Cape Coast Castle of the troops recalled from the Ashantee War, 1864. Engraving from a sketch by Dr. Eames of H.M.S. Gladiator, showing '...the harbour or roads of Cape Coast Castle...The transport-vessel which awaits the boats, in readiness to convey the soldiery from this unhealthy station, is escorted by the Gladiator and Rattlesnake ships of war. The town consists, except a few European houses, of straggling lines of mud huts, with clusters of palm-trees and tamarind-trees; but the fortress, which is large and well-built, standing on a rock close to the sea, is the most cons

Riff pirates attack a Spanish ship off the North African coast Date: 1862

Battle of the Bonhomme Richard and the Serapis during the American Revolution

Capture of the HMS Cyane and HMS Levant by the USS Constitution, February 1815

THE 'GASPEE' INCIDENT - The citizens of Rhode Island, angered by British tax demands, board the grounded revenue schooner 'Gaspee' and burn her. Date: 9 July 1772

The Battle of the USS Kearsage and the CSS Alabama off the coast of Cherbourg, France, June 19, 1864 during the American Civil War

The Capture of H. B. M. Sloop of War Frolic (by theWasp). Artist: F. Kearney After: Lt. Claxton, American, 1813-1881

events First Schleswig War 1448 - 1851 naval battle of Eckernfoerde 5.4.1849 the Danish warships ""Gefion"" and ""Christian VIII"" are being captured contemporary watercolour,

THE CIVIL WAR IN CHILI, THE BATTLE OF VINA DEL MAR; This general engagement took place on August 23rd, 1891, between devisions of Balmaceda's and the Congressional troops, with the Esmeralda and the Almirante Cochrane aiding the latter by firing at Fort Callao, and endeavouring to silence the field batteries at the back. The Congressional troops failed to capture Vina del Mar, but eventually cut the railway line a few miles out, and crossed over to the back of Valparaiso.

OLD IRONSIDES THE UNITED STATES FRIGATE CONSTITUTION CAPTURING THE SHIP HMS GURRIERE DURING THE WAR OF 1812

12th June 1776. Sailing from Halifax to N. York. Robertson, Archibald, approximately 1745-1813. 1776. Drawings. Spencer Collection. Armies , British , To 1799, Military officers , Personal narratives, War in art, United States , History , Revolution, 1775-1783, Campaigns & battles, Sailing ships

The Battle of Plattsburgh, aka the Battle of Lake Champlain - Macdonough's victory, 6-11 September 1814. From An Illuminated History of North America, from the earliest period to the present time, pu

War of the Pacific (1879-1883). Western South America with Bolivia and Peru in front of Chile as a belligerants. Capture of the Chilean transporter Rimac by the Peruvian ironclad Huascar and the corvette Union before Antofagasta (Chile) on 23th july, 1879. Engraving by Capuz. La Ilustracio_n Espan_ola y Americana, 1879.

THE VISIT OF THE FRENCH FLEET

Illustration of the British Fleet, under Sir George Pocock, entering Havana Harbour on 14th August 1762. In the centre of the image can be seen Morro Castle; an important stronghold to the east of Havana. Date: 1898

Samuel Atkins, active 1787-1808, British, active in the East Indies (1796-1804), Men-of-War and other Shipping on the Thames (most probably at Deptford), undated. Watercolor and pen and black ink and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper.

Liberal revolutions of 1848. In 1848 troops led by Garibaldi and Mazzini occupied the Vatican. Pope Pius IX (1792-1878) fled Rome with the help of the Spanish, French and Bavarian ambassadors. On 18 February 1849, after the declaration of the Roman Republic on 9 February, the Pope asked for military aid from Spain, France, Austria and Naples. The French military expedition set sail from Marseille on 18 April 1849, under the command of General Oudinot de Reggio (1791-1863). Preparations for the embarkation of the French expedition in Marseille. Engraving by E. Buxó. Histoire de la Révolution de Rome. Tableau religieux, politique et militaire des années 1846, 1847, 1848, 1849 et 1850 en Italie (History of the Revolution in Rome. Religious, political and military overview of the years 1846, 1847, 1848, 1849 and 1850 in Italy), by Alphonse Balleydier. Volume II. Tomás Gorchs Polytechnic Printing and Bookstore, Barcelona, 1857. Author: Esteban Buxó. 19th-century Spanish engraver.

geography / travel, USA, American Civil War 1861 - 1865, Battle of Forts Jackson und St. Philip, Louisiana, 18.- 28.4.1862, breakthrough of the USS ""Iroquis"", 24.4.1862, wood engraving, 19th century,

Etching of the attack on the Armada off Gravelines. Drake in the Revenge attacking Medina Sidonia in the San Martin. Etched by David Law. Dated 1588

The Bombardment of Odesa on 6 April 1854, Crimean War, Ukraine The Bombardment of Odesa on 6 April 1854, Crimean War, Ukraine Copyright: xZoonar.com/Heinz-DieterxFalkensteinx 21665041

The Battle of Hiddensee, Baltic Sea, Germany, December 1870, historical illustration, Illustrierte Kriegschronik 1870 - 1871 illustrated chronicle of war, German-French campaign, Europe

THE PRUSSIAN IRONCLAD FRIGATE KRON PRINZ, 1867

THE CRIMEAN WAR

THE INSTALLATION OF LORD PALMERSTON AS LORD WARDEN OF THE CINQUE PORTS, DOVER REGATTA

Engraving depicting a scene from Franklin's lost expedition, a British voyage of Arctic exploration led by Captain Sir John Franklin that departed England in 1845 aboard two ships, HMS Erebus and HMS Terror. Dated 19th century

Capture of the Mexican Steamers At Anton Lizardo. Artist: Calvin Curtis, American, 1822-1893

Following the breakdown of negotiations to seek recompense for the Namamugi Incident in September 1862, and having been surprised by cannon fire from the shore, ships of the British Royal Navy bombard the Japanese town of Kagoshima. The ships involved were HMS Euryalus; HMS Pearl; HMS Coquette; HMS Argus; HMS Perseus; HMS Racehorse and the gunboat HMS Havoc. The clash resulted in more British than Japanese casualties, the town having been evacuated, and the British stopped short of landing troop

In the Naval Battle of Texel, the fourth naval battle in the Third Anglo-Dutch War, on 21 August 1673 the fleet of the United Provinces of the Netherlands once again encountered the combined fleets of the restored Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of France in the North Sea off the Dutch island of Texel, digitally restored reproduction of an original from the 19th century, exact date unknown

Admiral stallion with his squadron strength of the entrance floor, vintage engraving. Admiral stallion with his squadron strength of the entrance floor, vintage engraved illustration. History of France 1885. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10656487

The British frigate 'Shannon' in combat with and eventual victor over the American 'Chesapeake'

The Flagship of a Commander in Chief, Charles Brooking, 1723-1759, British, undated, Pen in gray ink, black ink, and gray wash on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream, laid paper, Sheet: 11 13/16 × 18 1/2 inches (30 × 47 cm), commanders, marine art, ship

Capture of the HMS Guerriere by the USS Constitution, during The War of 1812. From An Illuminated History of North America, from the earliest period to the present time, published 1860.

The Constitution and Guerriere-Fought August 19th, 1812-The The Guerriere had 15 men killed and 63 wounded-The Constitution had 7 men killed and 7 wounded 1848 Lithographed and Published by Nathaniel Currier American. The Constitution and Guerriere-Fought August 19th, 1812-The The Guerriere had 15 men killed and 63 wounded-The Constitution had 7 men killed and 7 wounded 661151

THE ZULU WAR

The Battle of Salamis fought between an Alliance of Greek city-states and the Achaemenid Empire of Persia in September 480 BC in the straits between the mainland and Salamis, an island in the Saronic Gulf near Athens. It marked the high-point of the second Persian invasion of Greece which had begun in 480 BC.

Dutch Fleet in the Medway England, Burning of Sheerness 1667, From Old England's Worthies by Lord Brougham and others published London circa 1880's, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

A Ponton English, military prison, vintage engraving. A Ponton English, military prison, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1846. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10673191

The U.S. Frigate United States capturing the British Frigate Macedonian (no.426). Artist: Horace Thayer, American, born 1811 After: Elijah C. Kellogg, American, 1811-1881

British ships bomb Flissingen, 1809; The Bombing of Vlissingen 1809. From the sea and from the country, the Britons bomb Flissingen, 1809.

NAUFRAGIO DE LA CORBETA REY ITALIA EN BATALLA DE LISSA EL 20 DE JULIO DE 1866. Location: MUSEO DEL MARE. Genova. ITALIA.

American privateer General Armstrong in Port Fayal, Azores, 26 Sept. 1814, firing on 4 boats of British Marines from the Carnation. Attack repelled. Next day fired on by British and scuttled by crew who escaped ashore. Print 1830.

1800s 1860s CONFEDERATE SHIP ALABAMA VERSUS THE USS KEARSARGE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR

'The President and the Little Belt', c1812. Artist: Joseph Cartwright.

Battle of Navarino, 27 October 1827. HMS 'Asia' engaging the enemy.

Henri Durand-Brager, 1814-1879, French, Le Lendemain de Trafalgar, c. 1844. Colored lithograph.

Naval Battle at Cherbourg between the Kearsarge and the Alabama, June 19, 1864, coloured lithograph by Lebreton. France, 19th century.

BOULOGNE HARBOUR - FRENCH IRONCLAD SENDING HER PRIZES INTO PORT.(TI)

Suppression of the Slave Trade on the east coast of Africa: running on shore of a slave-dhow to escape capture, 1869. Engraving depicting '...the running on shore of an Arab slave-dhow, in order to escape capture by H.M.S. Daphne, whose life-boat is seen landing through a heavy surf, in the endeavour to rescue the slaves. The Arabs engaged in the slave trade, when they find escape impossible, prefer risking the lives of the slaves and wrecking their vessel to being captured by a British ship, and many lives are frequently lost in the attempt to run ashore. From the information which our office

naval forces mutiny in Cadiz during the Glorious Revolution (La Gloriosa) in Spain. 1868

The Battle of Salamis fought between an Alliance of Greek city-states and the Achaemenid Empire of Persia in September 480 BC in the straits between the mainland and Salamis, an island in the Saronic Gulf near Athens. It marked the high-point of the second Persian invasion of Greece which had begun in 480 BC.

The Brazilian Steam-Brig "Pacquete de Santos" captured by H.M. Steam-Sloop "Rifleman", 1850. Royal Navy ship pursuing a slaver 'known to have made several voyages from the Coast of Africa to the Brazils, conveying from 1000 to 1500 slaves each trip...on observing the Rifleman, the Pacquete de Santos altered her course, and made every effort to escape: a well-directed shot from the Rifleman's long gun...astonished the crew of the slaver, and brought her to; she was then boarded and searched...seized, and sent to St. Helena for adjudication, and there decreed to be condemne

War of the Two Peters (1356-1369). Conflict between King Peter I of Castile (1334-1369) and King Peter IV of Aragon (1319-1387). Battle of Barcelona (1359). The Castilian fleet arrived in Barcelona on 9 June 1359, under the command of Admiral Egidio Boccanegra. The Aragonese fleet succeeded in repulsing an attack that took place and the Castilian fleet fled. The Castilian squadron in the harbour of Barcelona. Engraving by Serra Pausas. "Glorias Espanolas" (Glories of Spain). Volume II. Published in Barcelona, 1890.

Sudamérica. Guerra del Pacífico entre Chile, Perú y Bolivia. Hundimiento de la corbeta chilena Esmeralda por el buque de guerra peruano Huáscar el 21 de mayo de 1879 en la batalla de Iquique. Grabado de 1879.

Cudillero, Asturias, Spain. Night work at the construction of the new quay, taking advantage of the low tide. Drawing from life by Tomas Campuzano (1857-1934). Engraving by Tomas Carlos Capuz (1834-1899). The Spanish and American Illustration (La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana). December 15, 1884.

Amsterdam, Desguerrois & Co., Netherlands, Schotel, Petrus Johannes, Johannes Christiaan, Last, Carel Christiaan Antony, Overrun of the boat of Jan van Speijk, 1831, verso - stamped, View of the Scheldt with on the left the gunboat of Jan van Speijk overrun by the Belgians, 5 February 1831. On the right a sloop being rowed towards the gunboat. Van Speijk is standing on the deck. In the caption the date., print, prent, prints, Frederik Muller Historieplaten, height 210 mm, width 274 mm, Dutch, 1808-12-11 - 1876-12-17, print maker, printmaker, 1837 - 1837, paper, papier, lithografie (techniek), 1787-11-11 - 1838-12-21, intermediary draughtsman, after a drawing by, 1808-08-19 - 1865-07-23, printer, drukker

The ironclad frigate 'New Ironsides' and two Ericsson batteries going into action at Charleston. Date: 1863

Stipple of Abercrombie's Troops landing in Egypt. Stipple by L. Schiavonetti. Dated 1801

España. Santander. Desembarco de la reina española Maria de las Mercedes de Orleans Borbón (1860-1878), esposa de Alfonso XII, el 30 de julio de 1876. Grabado de 1876.

The Battle of the Nile, Egypt, 1 August 1798 (c1857). Artist: J Rogers

Captain Samuel Wallis, of the Royal Navy, discovers Tahiti, in the Society Islands, but is attacked by the natives in their boats as he anchors off the shore.

Captain Samuel Wallis

12/31/1896. Drawing by Antonio de Cauala showing the Spanish squad in the Philippine War.

Bombardment of Island No. 10 and the fortifications opposite on the Kentucky Shore by the Federal Mortar Boats and Gunboats March 13th, 1862. USA Civil War

Explosion of the British FrigateGuerrière. After: John James Barralet, American, born Ireland, ca. 1747-1815

Naval watercolour drawings / by George Tobin 1790s. Engagement between the Thetis and the Hussar and five large French armed ships (on the coast of Virginia) when two of the five were taken after an action of an hour and a quarter - a third struck, but made off on finding the British Frigates disabled from pursuing - May 16th 1795

U. S. Capturing theMacedonian. Artist: George Thresher, American, active 1806-17

Budapest 1881, celebrating Rudolph of Hapsburg's marriage. Habsburg Empire, Hungary, 19th century.

THE SEARCH FOR DR. LIVINGSTONE

DESTRUCTION OF RUSSIAN BARRACKS AND MAGAZINE, AT HANGO

US Historical Documents. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

The arrival in Havana of a new body of Spanish volunteers, Cuba, Ten-Year war, illustration from L'Illustration, Journal Universel, No 1371, Volume LIII, June 3, 1869.

Sinking of Russian cruiser Varyag at Battle of Chemulpo Bay by Anonymous / Private Collection / 1904 /Colour lithograph / History / 33x41,4

Peninsular War (1808-1814). Barcelona occupied by the French. Blocked by sea by the English Admiral Hollowell and by land by the Spanish and English allied armies, commanded by Generals Francisco de Copons and Lord Clinton. The city was besieged on February 13, 1808 and was released on May 28, 1814. Engraving by Jose Coromina.

The Explosion on board the Great Eastern Steam Ship, off Hastings, on the 9th September, 1859. The 'Great Eastern' left the Thames on 7 September 1859. Two days later, when she was passing the south coast, a terrific explosion occurred, caused by an absence of safety valves for the paddle engine boilers. Six firemen were killed and the grand saloon and several cabins were wrecked. However, it is a testament to the solidity of the ship's construction that it survived the blast.

The Gallant Attack & Capture of the American Gun Boats in Lake Borgne…. Artist: Charles Hullmandel, British, 1789-1850 After: T. M. Williams, American

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