Historic Naval Battles

Engravings depicting naval battles and maritime scenes from various historical periods, showcasing ship combat and naval vessels in action.

Baltic fleet in the Crimean War.
Baltic fleet in the Crimean War.
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Captives taken into slavery by Algerian pirates in the North African city of Algiers. Line engraving XVII the Century
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An Anglo-Dutch fleet bombarded Algiers on August 27, 1816. European ships and munitions were deadly enough to devastate the Algerian fleet, harbor, and defenses. The 9 hours attack brought Omar Agha, the Dey of Algiers and Ottoman Governor, into negotiations resulting in a Treaty on Sept. 24, 1816. With it, Omar Agha freed about 1,200 Christian slaves, the hostage British Consul, and repaid £80,000 ransom money taken in 1816 (BSLOC_2019_6_180)
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William Hodges, 1744-1797, British, View of a Military Encampment with Chunargarh in the Distance, ca. 1784. Gray wash, pen and black ink and graphite on laid paper, laid down on 19th Century wash mount.
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Mirror fight on the IJ in honor of the Russian Tsarina, 1716; Mirror fight on 't y, in honor of the Czaarin van Moscovien. Mirror fight held on the IJ; Probably in 1716 or 1717 in honor of the visit of the Russian Tsarina (Catharina I) or in honor of the second visit from Tsar Peter the Great in 1717.
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Dr. Livingstone's station at the mouth of the Kongone River, on the Zambesi delta.
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Battle of Actium, 31 BC
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Sea battle at Cadiz, 1781, Anonymous, 1781 - 1790 drawing Zeegebecht at Cadiz between two Dutch frigates Castor and Den Briel and two English frigates Flora and Crescent, 30 May 1781. The English ship Crescent shot at the Nederland frigate Briel under the command of Gerardus Oosthuys, in the background the other two ships. Northern Netherlands paper battle (+ naval force)
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Prise du Fort St. Jean dUlloa (Capture of Fort San Juan de Ulua). Engraver: Joseph Skelton, British, 1783-1871 After: Horace Vernet, French, 1789-1863
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DAY ONE Napoleon lands at Antibes, from Elba, rallies his men and marches north Date: 2 March 1815
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Sea battle for Dunkirk, 1639; Sea Schlach for Duyncken by Marten H. Tromp Anno 1638. Sea battle off the coast at Dunkirk, 18 February 1639. Stroke between the State fleet among Maarten Harpertszoon Tromp and a Spanish fleet trying to break the blockade of the harbor. Signature at the top left: Twede part fol: 34.
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Divers Bergen the load of the Schoener Martha, 1848, Anonymous, 1848 stranded at Texel print Rails (iron rails) are brought to the coast with boats and towed with horses on the land. Part of a series of three prints of transferring with the help of divers from the ship load from the wreck of the English Schooner Martha sunken at Texel. Operation with divers performed under the leadership of Jan van Geuns in the night of 25 to 26 June 1848. Netherlands paper diving (sport). salvaging a wreck Texel
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Pierriers firing stones at a ship in a bay. Type of swivel cannon used in the middle ages. Copperplate engraving from Francis Grose's Military Antiquities respecting a History of the English Army, Stockdale, London, 1812.
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U.S. Gun Boat Pawnee, between 1860 and 1865, drawing on white paper pencil, 7.6 x 10.3 cm (sheet), 1862-1865, by Alfred R Waud, 1828-1891, an american artist famous for his American Civil War sketches, America, US
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Camp of the army of William III for Leuven, 1674. Draughtsman: Josua de Grave. Dating: 1674. Place: Henegouwen. Measurements: h 128 mm × w 193 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.
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Engraving depicting the French evacuating Portugal. Dated 1814
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Stranding of the British East Indies 'General Barker' near Noordwijk, 1781, Louis Bernard Coclers, in or after 1781 - 1817 print At sea the wreck of the British East Indies 'General Barker'. Two Dutch sailing ships with the drowning people off the coast. A horse cart comes to pick up the drowning people. Many people are watching on the beach of Noordwijk. Netherlands paper etching shipwreck. Fourth Anglo-Dutch War Noordwijk
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The USS Cumberland was sunk by the CSS Virginia, formerly the USS Merrimack, on March 8, 1862 during the American Civil War. The sinking occurred off Newport News, Virginia, and was a demonstration of the ironclad's superiority in battle. Sailors who have abandoned ship are being rescued by nearby small sailboats and rowboats.
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St Helena: British shipping off St Helena, the island to which Napoleon was banished after his surrender following defeat at Waterloo in 1814. Engraving. London 1817.
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A view of the taking of Quebeck by the English forces commanded by Gen. Wolfe Sep. 13th 1759. Bird's-eye view. "For the London Mag: 1760."... , Canada , Quebec ,province , Québec
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Bendorp, Carel Frederik (I), Northern Netherlands, Second and Last Set of Four Art Plates, depicting Vaderlandsche Historien ter Zee, Map with four plates of historical events at sea in the years 1781-1784, second series, The country's ship De Vryheid, ran aground near Minorca in a storm between 3 and 4 February. 1784, Loss of the ship Vrijheid, 1784, verso - stamped, The loss of the ship Vrijheid under the command of Vice-Admiral Reynst near the island of Minorca during the storm of 3-4 February 1784. Part of the series of historical events at sea in the years 1781-1784, second series., print, prints, Frederik Muller Historieplaten, height 253 mm, width 400 mm, Noord-Nederlands, 1736-02-09 - 1814-10-03, print maker, printmaker, 1784 - 1784, paper, papier, etching, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, after own design by
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Face to fifteen minutes of Prince Willem in Bodegraven, 1672; At Bode Grave / Int Prinscen Quartier de 9/2 1672. View of the quarter of Prince Willem and his troops in Bodegraven on the Oude Rijn river on September 2, 1672. The drawing shows different vessels that are moored on the riverside. Behind it some tents of the camp of Prince Willem.
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A Canoe on the Sandwich Islands, the Rowers Masked John Webber 1784
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Two ships: a states hunt and an interpreter; A states yacht, a Uÿtlegger or watte congo; Shiny ships and seals of amstelredam; Different ships and cityscapes from Amsterdam, second part. On the left the states hunt, hunting for members of the States General. Right an interpreter, a ship that guides hunting on the Wadden Sea.
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The English fleet under the command of Sir Francis Drake attacking the Spanish Armada in 1588, from Old England's Worthies by Lord Brougham and others, published in London about 1880, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from an original from the 19th century, Record date not stated..
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. The floor of the ship Prince Willem under captain A. de Bruin on the Zuiderhaans on September 14, 1781.
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GRABADO-EVACUACION DE TOLON POR LA ARMADA ANGLO-HISPANA 1793. Location: PRIVATE COLLECTION. MADRID. SPAIN.
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Engraving titled 'the invincible armada' by Franz Hogenberg (1535-1590) a Flemish and German painter, engraver, and mapmaker. Dated 16th Century
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Cologne, Hogenberg, French, Series 8: Dutch Events, 1577-1583, Passenger sow and ammunition of the four electors of the Rhine, Coln, Meintz, Trier, and Palatinate on 28 August Ao. D. 1580, Fleet of the four electors on the Rhine, 1580, Fleet of armed galleys and other rowing vessels of the four German electors on the Rhine. Horsemen on the bank. With a 12-line caption in German. Numbered: 37., print, picture, news print, album sheet, prints, pictures, Frederik Muller Historieplaten, height 210 mm, width 280 mm, Dutch, German, 1540 - 1590, print maker, printmaker, 1580 - 1582, fourth quarter 16th century, paper, papier, etching, etchings
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Sea battle between Dutch and Spanish ships off the coast at Goa, 1638, 1638 drawing Sea battle between the Dutch fleet under Adam van Westerwolt and a Spanish fleet off the coast at Goa, January 24, 1638. At the bottom right a cartouche with the title and the names of the Dutch ships A-M. Northern Netherlands paper battle (+ naval force) Goa
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Battle of Lepanto, 1571, and Murder during the Bartholomeünacht in Paris, 1572, Simon Fokke, 1722 - 1784 print Performances from world history. Above: drowning people during the sea battle at Lepanto. Below: Murder of the Huguenots in Paris during the Bartholomeünacht. Two performances of one plate, numbered: CLXVII and CLXVIII. The leaf is marked at the top left: XI.D. Amsterdam paper etching violent death, being killed; being mishandled and maltreated; seeking death. battle (+ naval force). massacre ~ war Paris
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Etching by Jacques Callot from 1617 depicting 'The Fight of the Four Galleys', showing naval battle scenes with ships, figures, and detailed composition.
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An example of a method used by the Barbary Corsairs to torture their Christian captives.
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Illustration of the Dutch Finis Bellis, a fortified ship meant to break the Spanish blockade. Dated 16th Century
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4th Anglo-Dutch War: Attack on Saint Eustatius by the British fleet , 3 February 1781. Dutch Commander de Graaff surrendered to Admiral Rodney. West Indies Antilles Leeward Islands Naval Battle Warship Sail Britain Netherlands
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The Alabama (290) & the Brilliante. Signed lower right of image: G. Perkins, Title inscribed below image, Inscribed on mat : Ord. Div. No. 6035, A Lieutenant George Perkins served in the Union Navy. See: The Coastal War (in the Time-Life Civil War Series), pp. 73-74, According to the Harper's story, the captain of the Brilliante certified that this image is an accurate rendering of the Alabama. The certification is dated 18 October 1862, apparently after the Brilliante and its goods were seized, Signed G. Perkins, probably the artist Granville Perkins, Published in: Harper's Weekly, 1 November 1862, p. 689 (cover), as: The Pirate "Alabama," Alias "290," Certified to be Correct y Captain Hagar of the "Brilliant.", Source unknown, Reference print available in the Civil War Drawings file P. Hagar, Captain, Military service, Alabama (Steamship), 1860-1870, Brillliante (Ship), 1860-1870, Ships, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Naval operations, United States, History
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The capture of Porto Bello by Vice Admiral Vernon on 22 November 1739 with only six men of war, view of the siege of Porto Bello in present-day Panama by Admiral Edward Vernon. The built environment includes fortifications, castle, homes, churches, ships with British flags and boats. Soldiers scaling the walls of the fort, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original
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George Bryant Campion, 1796-1870, British, Coastal Scene with Troops Embarking, undated. Watercolor, black chalk, and gouache on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper.
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Puerto de Rochefort. Punto de partida de travesía de l Etoile (grabado de 1776).
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Two Galien with soldiers at sea, Abraham Dircksz. Santvoort, 1666 print At the top right: 4: B. print maker: Netherlandspublisher: Amsterdam paper etching the soldier; the soldier's life (+ oared ships, e.g.: galley). sea (+ landscape with figures, staffage)
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Lithograph of The Jolly Bachelor beating off two Piratical Proas at Datto Point, Borneo, Indonesia. Lithograph by Dickenson. Dated 1845
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Ready for service again , Naval yards & naval stations, Warships, Crowds. Joseph Pennell (1857-1926). Prints and Drawings
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Exiled to the island of Elba, after his abdication, he none the less plans a glorious come-back... Date: 1814-1815
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William of Normandy's fleet carries his troops across the Channel to England Date: 1066
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THE KULEIEH BARRACKS, CONSTANTINOPLE, ISTANBUL, THE ROYAL ARTILLERY DISEMBARKING FROM THE JASON. 1854
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A view of the sally-port of Fort Moultrie, Charleston, South Carolina. The Robin G. Stanford Collection, Digitized 2015 Funding from Center for Civil War Photography. United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, South Carolina, Charleston