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Historic Maritime Illustrations

Detailed etchings of ships and naval battles from the 16th and 17th centuries. Scenes depict maritime conflict, showcasing the artistry of historical naval life.

Pietro Ciacconne conquer a boat from Leiden The Netherlands, 1574. Jan Luyken, Engelbrecht Boucquet, 1699
Pietro Ciacconne conquer a boat from Leiden The Netherlands, 1574. Jan Luyken, Engelbrecht Boucquet, 1699
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Stockholm in 17th c., with a portrait of Queen Christina of Sweden. Engraving.
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River view, Gerrit Gauw, Jacob Matham, Rudolf II of Habsburg, German emperor, 1604-1638
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Amsterdam, Binger, Gebroeders, Kok, A. (photographer), Köhler, H.J., Vlieboot 'De Halve Maen' sailing up the Hudson River, Henry Hudson's ship on the Hudson River, 1609, Henry Hudson's ship, the Halve Maen in the service of the VOC, on the Hudson River, 1609. Part of a group of prints: Oud Hollands Glorie, New York, Hudson, Fulton Feesten van september 1909., reproduction, historical print, prints, Frederik Muller Historieplaten, height 530 mm, width 439 mm, Work conception, after a design by, 1909 - 1909, first quarter 20st century, first quarter 20th century, paper, reproduction of a colored drawing, Dutch, 1852-07-29 - 1916-02-05, photographer, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher
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Hogenberg, French, Northern Netherlands, Fleet of the four electors on the Rhine, 1580, Fleet of armed galleys and rowing vessels of the four German electors on the Rhine, horsemen on the bank. With 4-line caption in Latin. Numbered 120. Printed on the back with text in Latin., print, picture, history print, prints, pictures, Frederik Muller History Plates, height 134 mm, width 173 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1613 - 1615, first quarter 17th century, paper, etching, etchings, Work conception, Dutch, German, 1540 - 1590
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The Dutch East India Company, or VOC, was a chartered company granted a monopoly by the Dutch government to carry out colonial activities in Asia. It was the first multinational corporation in the world and the first company to issue stock. It was also arguably the world's first megacorporation, possessing quasi-governmental powers, including the ability to wage war, imprison and execute convicts, negotiate treaties, coin money and establish colonies. The VOC was set up in 1602 to gain a foothold in the East Indies (Indonesia) for the Dutch in the lucrative spice trade, which until that point was dominated by the Portuguese. Between 1602 and 1796, the VOC sent almost a million Europeans to work in the Asia trade on 4,785 ships, and netted more than 2.5 million tons of Asian trade goods.
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Augustin Hirschvogel's circa 1548 etching depicts the biblical story of Jonah being swallowed by a whale, emphasizing figure, gesture, and narrative composition.
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FRANCISCO DE BOBADILLA ENVIO PRESOS A CASTILLA AL ALMIRANTE DON CRISTOBAL COLON Y A SUS HERMANOS - GRABADO XVII. Author: HERRERA Y TORDESILLAS ANTONIO. Location: INSTITUTO DE COOPERACION IBEROAMERICANA. MADRID. SPAIN.
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Scene tile, three-master in side view, angular pattern ox's head, wall tile tile sculpture ceramic earthenware glaze, baked 2x glazed painted Yellow shard square two nail holes. Purple pull blue on white fond shipping
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Iraq. Baghdad and Tigris river. Abbasid Caliphate. Engraving. 19th c. Color.
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Rivierlandschap met wapen; Vissen en andere zeedieren - zoetwater tweede reeks; Seconde partie de Poissons d'eau douce.River landscape with the arms of Nicolas Foucquet in the foreground, between two palm branches. Different boats on the river and several houses along the shore. At the top of a cartouche with French text with series title and manufacturing names. Title print for the second freshwater series of five sets with different fish species and other marine animals.
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Paris, Callot, Jacques, Siege of La Rochelle, September 1627-October 1628 (central map, part bottom center), verso bottom left - stamped, Sixteenth part (central map, part bottom center) of a print of the siege of the Huguenot stronghold of La Rochelle in the years 1627 and 1628, which was carried out on the orders of the French king by the French army under the command of Cardinal Richelieu. On this sheet a part of the area around La Rochelle, populated by many figures. The siege works that surround the city (redundants, fortifications, ramparts, the dike in front of the entrance to the harbor) are clearly recognizable. In the foreground, the middle ground and the background many ships off the coast., print, image, historical print, prints, images, height 569 mm, width 452 mm, French, 1592-08-21 - 1635-03-24, print maker, printmaker, 1628 - 1631, second quarter 17th century, paper, etching, etchings, Expression creation
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Who is believed to sail, / must come here to explain, Barend Koene (III), 1814 - 1830 print Leaf with 6 performances of Dutch warships. A caption under each image. Amsterdam paper letterpress printing ships (in general). military vehicles (+ sailing-ships)
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Canto XL. Cipriani, Giovanni Battista, 1727-1785. 1701 - 1772. Lapi, Giovan Battista, -1772. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection
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The Sea Battle in the Gulf of Morbihan 16th century Workshop of Taddeo Zuccaro Italian. The Sea Battle in the Gulf of Morbihan 372638
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The drowning at sea of Edwin, younger son of Anglo-Saxon King Edward the Elder and Aelfflaed, 933. Exposure of Prince Edwin. Copperplate engraving from M. A. Jones History of England from Julius Caesar to George IV, G. Virtue, 26 Ivy Lane, London, 1836.
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Telemachus and Mentor in a Galley after Fleeing the Island of Calypso, from The Adventures of Telemachus, Book 8 1808 Italy. These twelve drawings depict scenes from the French novel The Adventures of Telemachus (Les aventures de TÈlÈmaque) by FranÁois FÈnelon. First published in 1699, it was one of the most popular books of the 1700s and 1800s.Telemachus is the son of Ulysses from Homerís Odyssey, the first four books of which describe the heroís search for his father. FÈnelon invented further adventures for Telemachus, in which he undergoes many trials while accompanied by his tutor, Mentor, who is actually the goddess Minerva (the embodiment of wisdom) in human disguise. A scathing critique of autocratic government and a diatribe against war, the book denounces luxury and decadence and calls for the simplicity and equality FÈnelon believed ancient Greece best exemplified.Pinelli illustrated scenes from books 1ñ8 and one scene from book 18, and probably planned to illustrate more fro
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The Landing of the Jutes at the Isle of Thanet Kent England A.D.449 From the book The Church of England A History for the People published c.1910
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An attempt to land a bishop in America. British Cartoon Prints Collection , Published in: The American Revolution in drawings and prints; a checklist of 1765-1790 graphics in the Library of Congress / Compiled by Donald H. Cresswell, with a foreword by Sinclair H. Hitchings. Washington : For sale by the Supt. of Docs, U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1975, no. 636, Exhibited in: "Creating the U.S." Library of Congress, Washington, D.C, 2008. Religion,1760-1770. , Bishops,1760-1770. , United States,History,Revolution, 1775-1783.
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Who does not love wine, women and singing, will remain a fool all life according to Andreas Achenbach. A clip from a German magazine unknown, Achenbach, Andreas (1815 1910)
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View of Amsterdam, seen from the north, Pieter Bast, 1599 print View of Amsterdam, seen from the north. Left in the foreground a child, three women and five men, one of whom plays a lute. On the right four bodies on the gallows on the Volewijck. In the middle plan ships in the IJ. Behind the city with the old church in the middle. At the top left of the Wapen van Holland, in the middle a banderole entitled and the top right the coat of arms of the city of Amsterdam. paper engraving prospect of city, town panorama, silhouette of city. harbour. violent death by hanging. lute, and special forms of lute, e.g.: theorbo - CC - out of doors. ships (in general). coat of arms (as symbol of the state, etc.) (+ province; provincial). coat of arms (as symbol of the state, etc.) (+ city; municipal) Amsterdam. Volewijk. Ij. Old church
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Living table puts Neptunus in Arion, 1642, 1642 print Allegorical Tableau Vivant with Neptune in his chariot and Willem van Oranje as Arion on the Dolphin. In the background a ship (the cog ship) And a bridge. Display planned - but ultimately not performed - on the water of the Damrak during the visit of English queen Henrietta Maria to Amsterdam, 20-22 May 1642. In the caption the title and 2 times 4 lines in Latin. First plate in a group of ten impressions and triumph arches. Northern Netherlands paper etching 'Living painting'. Arion Rides on Dolphin, Holding His Lyre. specific aspects, allegorical aspects of neptune; Neptune as boss. Triummphal Entry and Public Reception, pageant, 'solemn entrance', 'Joyeuse entrance' Amsterdam. Damra
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Fleet of Floris V van Holland (1288), Hendrik Jacobsz Soeteboom, 1658 print A few rowing boats with soldiers and a larger sailing ship. In the background a tower with soldiers. Used as an illustration for the conquest of West-Friesland in 1288 under the leadership of Floris V of Holland, using the high water as a result of Sint-Lucia flood (1287). Zaandam paper etching / engraving / letterpress printing rowing-boat, canoe, etc.. sailing-ship, sailing-boat
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Zeeslag tussen Hollandse en Spaanse schepen voor de kust bij Goa, 1638. Scheeps Strijt tusschen de Hollantsche Scheepen ondert Commandem.t van D Heer Adam Westerwolt geboortigh van Delft ende de Spaensche vloot sterck ses galioenen neffens seventien vergats: geschiet den 24 Januario anno 1638 voor Goa (...) (title on object). Draughtsman: anonymous. Dating: 1638. Place: Northern Netherlands. Measurements: h 412 mm × w 630 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.
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Northern Netherlands, Ranninck, Kattenburger, Shot, 30 May, hung with legs on the gallows, taken down with ceremony, 6 Dec 1787, Body of Johannes Rannink taken down from the gallows, 1747, verso - stamped, The body of Johannes Rannink, leader of the axes, the rebellious Orange-minded Amsterdam shipwrights who rose up against the patriot city council on the island of Kattenburg, and who died on 30 May 1787, is taken down from the gallows with ceremony on 6 December. Plate belonging to the letter R from an ABC book., print, prent, prints, prenten, Frederik Muller Historieplaten, height 72 mm, width 89 mm, print maker, prentmaker, 1787 - 1790, paper, papier, etching, etsen
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Le Port de Nantes, 1906. Auguste Louis Lepère (French, 1849-1918). Chiaroscuro woodcut;
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The Wyde Zee reinuts distant countries; / Every one takes abundance of d'one to the Andre beaches. / If the humanism takes care of the general vree, / then you can miss the warship on the sea. Leaf with 12 performances of sailing ships. Under every image a caption. Numbered at the bottom right: No. 56.
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Rhine ships, ships on the Rhine infront of the walls of Cologne, facsimile from the woodcut of Anton von Worms from the year 1531, Germany, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact original date not known, Europe
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FIESTAS REALES DE FERNANDO VI-FRAGATA S FERNANDO Y BARBARA. Location: PALACIO REAL-BIBLIOTECA. MADRID. SPAIN.
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CIVITATES ORBIS TERRARUM - NIMEGA (HOLANDA) - GRABADO - 1575. Author: GEORG BRAUN 1541-1622 / FRANS HOGENBERG. Location: PRIVATE COLLECTION.
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Obtained by Johannes Rannink van de Galg, 1747; Ranninck, Kattenburger, Dierschooten, 30 MEY, hung with the legs at the gallows, decreased there with a statement, 6 Dec 1787. The corpse of Johannes Rannink, captain of the axes, the rebellious orange-minded Amsterdam ship's trimmers who revolve on the island of Kattenburg Against the patriotic city council, and who died on May 30, 1787, will be taken from the gallows on December 6. Picture belonging to the letter R from an ABC book.
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The highly ornamented first gondola of Ambassador Giovanni Battista Colloreado entering Venice. Date: 1720-30. Accession number: 505807, after a painting by Faldoni, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from an 18th or 19th century original
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BORGOíA, Juan de (1465-1536). The Conquest of Oran by Cardinal Cisneros. 1517. SPAIN. Toledo. Mozarab Chapel. Disembarkation in the coast of Oran (1509). Painting.
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Two Dutch frigates, Reinier Nooms, 1652 - 1654 print Two frigates with Bolle Zijlen, one of the back and one of the side. Netherlands paper etching / drypoint ships (in general)
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Haarlem, Emrik & Binger, Langendijk, Dirk, Meijer, Christiaan, Netherlands, Dekker, Hendrik Adriaan Christiaan, Departure of Willem V, 1795, verso - stamped, Departure of Prince Willem V from the beach of Scheveningen to England, 18 January 1795. The stadtholder says goodbye on the beach while luggage is on board a fishing boat being loaded. Public gathered on the beach. Numbered top right: LXXIII., print, history print, prints, Frederik Muller History plates, height 162 mm, width 245 mm, Dutch, 1836-09-28 - 1905-05-11, print maker, printmaker, 1853 - 1861, paper, tone lithography, Work conception, 1782, after a design by, Northern Netherlands, 1748-03-08 - 1805-12-15, printer
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Portuguese caravel Date: 15th century
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Historia de Catalunya. Jornada de Túnez, expedición de Carlos I de España (1500-1558) contra el corsario Barbarroja en Túnez en junio de 1535. Cromo de Xacolata Juncosa. Año 1932. Author: Albert Mestre Moragas.
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Bella, Stefano della, Landscapes and harbours, Man carrying parcels on the quay, verso - stamped, A man carrying parcels on the quay. In the background a ship in the harbour., print, engraving, prints, engravings, height 132 mm, width 130 mm, Italian, 1610-05-18 - 1664-07-27, print maker, printmaker, 1656 - 1656, paper, papier, etching, etchings
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VASCO DA GAMA On his return to Portugal, he is honoured by a visit from king Manoel I
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Italy, 18th century. View of Genoa. Unknown artist.
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GRABADO-BARCO ATRAPADOS POR EL HIELO EN EL POLO. Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.
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A Naval Battle Between Gillion's Troops and the Soldiers of the Saracen Prince; Lieven van Lathem (Flemish, about 1430 - 1493), David Aubert (Flemish, active 1453 - 1479); Antwerp, Belgium; 1464; Tempera colors, gold, and ink on parchment; Leaf: 37 x 25.5 cm (14 9,16 x 10 1,16 in.)
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Detail from the altarpiece of Saint Ursula and the eleven thousand virgins by Joan Reixach (1411-1486) Spanish painter and miniaturist. Dated 15th Century
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The British Neptune riding Triumphant, or the Carmignol's Dancing to the Tune of Rule Britannia, Isaac Cruikshank, 1756-1810, British, 1794, Etching, hand-colored, Sheet: 12 1/2 x 18in. (31.8 x 45.7cm)
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King Edgar is rowed down the River Dee at Chester by eight tributary kings, from other regions of Britain, a symbolic act of allegiance. Date: 973
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The shipwreck of the Medusa, vintage engraved illustration. History of France 1885.
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First miraculous catch of fish
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Japanese trolley, Genkei school Nagasaki, c. 1759 Presentation screen: a blue sea with white, stylized waves on which on the left a ship with black trunk, 3 red masts, 8 white sails and 5 Dutch flags in top. On the rear mirror of a deer. Different figures on deck and on the RAs. On the right a Chinese youngsters with 2 masts, sailed, a side sword and a few red/white flags and eyelashes in top. Different figures on deck. On the bow and hull dragon head and flowers. Bruise of blue with golden silk. Nagasaki wood (plant material). silk. paper. metal DESHIMA
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Old Oil Painting of Cape Town, Castle of Good Hope, Cape Town, South Africa, Western Cape, Africa
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18th century. Naples. Vesuvius erupting and The Lanterna del Molo. Watercolour on paper, 36x44 cm. Unknown Nordic artist.
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Dune landscape with a hiker Verscheyden Beaches and water views taken by Jan Percelles (series title), print maker: Gillis van Scheyndel (I), print maker: Jan Porcellis, (rejected attribution), intermediary draughtsman: Jan Porcellis, Noord-Nederland, 1645, paper, etching, h 74 mm × w 91 mm
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Detail of painting of fishing sailing craft boats in Vatican Museum Room of Maps by Ignazio Danti 1536-1586 The Vatican Rome Italy Europe EU
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NORMAN VESSEL OF THE TWELFTH CENTURY.
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España. Siglo XIX. Islas Canarias. Pulpo gigante localizado en aguas de Tenerife. Grabado de 1862.
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. Pillow leaf of a magistratow cushion of carpet tissue with a symbolic representation of the "great fishing" and the city weapons of Delft, Rotterdam, Schiedam and Den Briel. Manufactured for the "College of De Groote Visschij" in Delft.
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A bronze statue of Apollo, 100feet high, erected at theentrance of the harbour of Rhodes in about 280 BC. An earthquake in 224 BC caused itto fall from its pedestals.