Historic Naval Battles

Illustrative prints depicting major naval battles from history, including the Battle of Trafalgar and others, featuring detailed ships and combat scenes.

Battle of Messina, 1676, print maker: Jan Luyken, publisher: Pieter van der Aa (I), print maker: Amsterdam, publisher: Leiden, 1698, paper, etching, letterpress printing, h 111 mm × w 158 mm

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.

Battle of Messina, 1676, print maker: Jan Luyken, publisher: Pieter van der Aa (I), print maker: Amsterdam, publisher: Leiden, 1698, paper, etching, letterpress printing, h 111 mm × w 158 mm

The Battle of Camperdown - Kamperduin in Dutch - 11 October 1797, during the French Revolutionary Wars. It was fought between the British North Sea Fleet and a Batavian Navy fleet. The British preva

Seascape with war fleet.

Aquatint of the Battle of Trafalgar, the victory to Leeward of the Santissian Trinidad. Print by J. Jeakes. Dated 1805

Attack on a Dutch ship by René Trouin (1673 - 1736) a French corsair

The naval battle of Terheide, August 10, 1653, episode from the First English Sea War (1652-1654). Battle between Dutch and English warships. The right page of a large representation composed of three pages, Zeeslag bij Terheide, 10 August 1653 (right page)., draughtsman: Willem van de Velde (I), draughtsman: Willem van de Velde (II), Northern Netherlands, 1653, paper, pen, brush, h 421 mm × w 756 mm

Episode from the Four Days' Battle, 11-14 June 1666, of the Second Anglo-Dutch War, 1665-67, Willem van de Velde (I), 1668 painting Episode from the four-day sea battle, 11-14 June 1666, in the Second English Sea War (1665-67). Sea battle between the Dutch fleet under the command of Cornelis Tromp, the English fleet under Sir George Ayscue. The ships are shown: Royal Prince, Hollandia, Gouda, Spiegel, Protector, Swiftsure, Royal Charles and the Seven Provinces. canvas. ink battle (+ sailing-ships). sailing-ship, sailing-boat

Episode from the Four Days' Battle, 11-14 June 1666, of the Second Anglo-Dutch War, 1665-67. Dating: 1668. Measurements: h 119 cm × w 182 cm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Author: Willem van de Velde (I).

An English Flagship Under Easy Sail in a Moderate Breeze, Charles Brooking, 1723-1759, British, ca. 1750, Oil on canvas, Support (PTG): 14 1/2 x 22 1/2 inches (36.8 x 57.2 cm), clouds, flags, frigates, marine art, men-of-war, merchants, Red Ensign, sea, seascape, ships, Union Jack, warships, wind

The Battle of Trafalgar, John Christian Schetky, 1778-1874, British, ca. 1841, Oil on canvas, Support (PTG): 33 1/4 x 48 1/2 inches (84.5 x 123.2 cm), battle, cannons, flags, fleet, galleon, longboats, men-of-war, rigging, sea, ships, smoke, Spain, Trafalgar

Cannon shot, warship, sailing ship with full armament firing at an enemy ship, Historic, digital reproduction of an original 19th century artwork, original date not known

The Bombardment of Acre, Egyptian-Ottoman War, 1840

The Bombardment of Palembang, Sumatra, 24 June 1821, Martinus Schouman, 1821 - 1848 painting The shooting of Palembang on Sumatra on 24 June 1821 by the Dutch fleet. The Dutch warships lie off the coast of Sumatra, some sloops sail between the ships. canvas. oil paint (paint) (military) attack (+ sailing-ships). sailing-ship, sailing-boat. navy Palembang (City)

1800s WAR OF 1812 USS PRIVATEER DOLPHIN CAPTURES HMS HEBE AND BRIG 3 BROTHERS JANUARY 25 1813

The Battle of Trafalgar.

The troops disembarking to attack Fort Oswego, under the command of General Drummond Lake Ontario, May the 6th 1814

Naval Combat before Cadiz on July 13, 1801 by Gilbert, Pierre-Julien (1783-1860) / Musee de l'Histoire de France, Chateau de Versailles / 1832 / France / Oil on canvas / History / 74,8x116,5 / Maritime art

Fighting between the French frigate Amazone and the British frigate Santa Marguerita at Chesapeake bay, July 29, 1782, by Frederic Roux (1805-1874), watercolour. American War of Independence, the United States, 18th century.

DEFEAT OF THE FRENCH FLEET IN THE ENGLISH CHANNEL

The Battle of Lake Erie, Commodore Perry transfering his flag from the Lawrence to the Niagara, 1813

'Victory of Admiral Duncan', c1798. Artist: Thomas Whitcombe.

The Battle of Trafalgar by Clarkson Stanfield. The painting is set about an hour after Nelson was shot. From The Island Race, a 20th century book that covers the history of the British Isles from the pre-Roman times to the Victorian era. Written by Sir Winston Churchill and abridged by Timothy Baker.

Eduardo de Martino Eduardo de Martino, Naval Battle of June 30, 1826, 1888, oil on canvas, National Museum of Fine Arts MNBA, Buenos Aires, Republic of Argentina Copyright: xZoonar.com/Tolox 21818452

The English and Dutch Fleets exchanging Salutes at Sea with the 'Prince' and the 'Gouden Leeuw' in the Foreground. Willem van de Velde I (1611-1693). Oil on canvas. Signed and dated 1684. 159.8 x 214cm.

The Indianman Euphrates.

Sea battle at Terheide, 10 August 1653 (right magazine), Willem van de Velde (I), 1653 drawing The sea battle at Terheide, 10 August 1653, episode from the first English sea war (1652-1654). Battle between Dutch and English warships. The right leaf of a large performance composed of three magazines. Northern Netherlands paper. ink. pencil pen / brush sea (seascape). navy (+ sailing-ships). battle (+ sailing-ships). sailing-ship, sailing-boat. Battle of Scheveningen

Arival of King George the 4th in Scotland 1822, Serres, John Thomas, 1822.

The Battle of Trafalgar, John Christian Schetky, 1778-1874, British

THE SPANISH ARMADA The engagement off the Isle of Wight : Admiral Winter engages two Spanish galleons Date: 29 July 1588

Action off the Cape of Good Hope. Date/Period: Ca. 1757. Painting. Oil on canvas. Height: 667 mm (26.25 in); Width: 946 mm (37.24 in). Author: Samuel Scott.

walrus hunt nova Zembla 1596. Willem Barentsz (William Barents or Barentz) (c. 1550 20 June 1597) Dutch navigator, cartographer, and Arctic explorer. He went on three expeditions to the far north in search for a Northeast passage. During his third expedition, the crew was stranded on Nova Zembla for almost a year. Barentsz died on the return voyage in 1597. In the 19th century, the Barents Sea was named after him.

Painted series telling the story of Nicosia under siege, which happened in 1570 AD. Wherein Turks under the command of Lala Mustafa Pasha landed unopposed near Limassol on July 2, and laid siege to Nicosia. On the day the city fell, 20,000 Nicosians were put to death, and churches, public buildings, and palaces were looted.

The Battle of Navarino, 1827, Greek War of Independence, Navarino Bay, modern Pylos

The Battle of Trafalgar from the picture in the Vernon Gallery, drawn by C. Stamfield, engraved by J.Cousen

Columbus embarking at Palos de la Frontera

The Bombardment of Sveaborg 1856 James Wilson Carmichael (1800-1868 British) Oil on canvas

Rodney defeats De Grasse off Dominica during the Anglo-French War

Sea battle. Anthonisz., Aert (1579/1580-1620), painter

Action off the Cape of Good Hope, Samuel Scott, 1701/2-1772, British, ca. 1757, Oil on canvas, Support (PTG): 26 1/4 x 37 1/4 inches (66.7 x 94.6 cm), battle, fire, flags, French, marine art, men, men-of-war, merchants, sails, sea, ships, ships of the line, smoke, warships, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa

Batalla de Lepanto (7 de octubre de 1571). Combate naval entre las flotas del Imperio Otomano y de la Liga Santa, compuesta por España, Venecia y el Papado. Ilustración por Urrabieta. Grabado por A. Roca. Historia de Cataluña y de la Corona de Aragón, por Victor Balaguer. Barcelona,1883.

'Action off San Domingo', c1807. Artist: Richard Harraden.

Battle of Lepanto Nafpaktos Greece October 7,1571

Battle of Lissa (Vis - modern Croatia) 20 July 1866, in the Adriatic between Austrian Empire and Italy; decisive Austrian victory. First major naval engagement between ironclads. After Joseph Puttner (1821-1881) Czech painter.

'Defeat of the Dutch Fleet', 1666 (c1850s). Artist: Unknown

Northern Netherlands, Two French warships captured by those of Dort, Two French privateers at the mouth of the Maas, 1536, Two French privateers at the mouth of the Maas captured by a skipper of Dordrecht, 1536., print, picture, historical print, prints, pictures, Frederik Muller Historical plates, height 99 mm, width 125 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1600 - 1699, 17th century, paper, etching, etchings, engraving, engraving (printing process)

A French Squadron near a Rocky Coast, Jacob Adriaensz. Bellevois, 1640 - 1676

Shipwreck of the Duke of York en route to Edinburg, 1683, print maker: Caspar Luyken, publisher: Pieter van der Aa (I), print maker: Amsterdam, publisher: Leiden, 1698, paper, etching, letterpress printing, h 109 mm × w 152 mm

The Great Elector's Fleet on the Baltic Sea, after a painting by Lieve Berschuier, 1864. Frederick William, the Great Elector, Frederick William, 6 Fe...

Drawing depicting Admiral Pereira's naval fleet, 1384. Portugal, 14th century.

The English Fleet following the Invincible Spanish Armada, 1688

The Dutch in the Medway. The Raid on the Medway, sometimes called the Battle of the Medway, Raid on Chatham or the Battle of Chatham, was a successful Dutch attack on the largest English naval ships, laid up in the dockyards of their main naval base Chatham, that took place in June 1667 during the Second Anglo-Dutch War.

War of 1812. USS Constitution escapes from a British Squadron, July 18-19, 1812. For two windless days, the towing rowboats kept the Constitution out of cannon range from four pursuing British frigates, Shannon, Belvidera, Guerriere, and Aeolus. Captain Issac Hull out sailed the British in a three-day chase, to arrive safely at Boston July 26, 1812 (BSLOC_2019_6_85)

The Sea Battle of Vigo Bay, 23 October 1702 by Netherlandish master Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ca 1705 Oil on wood 59x82,5 The Netherlands Baroque History Painting

The Battle of Terheide, Willem van de Velde (I), 1657 painting The sea battle at Terheide, 10 August 1653: Episode from the first English sea war (1652-54). Battle between Dutch and English warships. Are depicted (among other things) the ships Hollandia, Peace, Resolution, Zeelandia and Brederode. On the list (in the middle) there is a cut cartouche on which a description with numbers and capital letters of the ships depicted and what happened. canvas. ink battle (+ sailing-ships). sailing-ship, sailing-boat. Battle of Scheveningen Ter Heijde

James Cole, fl.1720-1743, The Royal George, a first Rate Man of War carrying 100 Guns and 780 Men. Hand-colored engraving on wove paper.

C.w. Eckersberg (1783-1853), a Danish corvet, located to talk to a Danish orlogsbrig. The scene is intended to take place in the West Indies, 1827

Conquest of Palembang, Sumatra in Indonesia, by Lieutenant-General De Kock, June 24, 1821, Louis Meijer, 1857 painting The overpower of Palembang, on Sumatra in Indonesia by Lieutenant General de Kock, 24 June 1821. There are several warships in the port, in the foreground some sloops. panel. oil paint (paint) bombardment (+ sailing-ships) Palembang (City)

Explosion of the lantern of Ancona at the side of the sea, siege of Ancona, 1860, Italian Risorgimento, lithograph by Carlo Perrin from the drawing by Carlo Bossoli (1815-1884), 22x15 cm, from Album Storico-Artistico della Guerra d'Italia (Historic-Artistic Album of the Italian War), Turin.

Battle of Navarino. 20 October 1827. Greek War of Independence (1821-32). Coast Peloponnese. Belligerents: Allied forces of British, French and Russian against Ottoman Empire. Allies' victory. Engraving. 19th century.

Commodore Perry Leaving the Lawrence for the Niagara at the Battle of Lake Erie c. 1814 Thomas Birch (1779-1851/American) Oil on canvas

The Fire on the Wharves of Algiers, Shortly after the Commencement of the Bombardment by the Anglo-Dutch Fleet, August 27, 1816, by Nicolaas Baur, c.1816-20, Dutch painting, oil on panel. One of Four Episodes during the Presence of the Anglo-Dutch Fleet in the Bay of Algiers, August 26-27, 1816 (BSLOC_2016_2_234)

The Pacific is ringed by many volcanoes and oceanic trenches

Action off Cape St. Vicent, 14 February 1797, Robert Dodd, 1748-1816, British, c. 1797, Sheet: 19 1/2 x 29in. (49.5 x 73.7cm)

Northern Netherlands, Illustrations and what manners the Admiral Pieter Adriaensen conquered Italy two times Honduras, Conquest of Capture of two Spanish admiral's ships by the fleet of the WIC under admiral Pieter Adriaensz. Ita, 1628, Capture of two Spanish admiral's ships by the fleet of the WIC under admiral Pieter Adriaensz. Ita, 1 August 1628. Battle between warships at sea off the Cuban coast, Havana in the distance on the right. Marked top left Fol. 37., print, history print, prints, Frederik Muller History plates, height 275 mm, width 366 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1649 - 1651, second quarter 17th century, third quarter 17th century, paper, etching, etchings

FELIPE II KING OF SPAIN 1527-1598 INVINCIBLE ARMY, YEAR 1588 ANIME OIL, 16TH CENTURY, ENGLISH SCHOOL. Author: ANONYMOUS.

'Sea-Fight in a Harbour', c1670, (1903). Artist: Willem van de Velde the Younger.

The Battle of Lake Erie, September 10, 1813, engraving published 1849

Episode from the Four Days' Naval Battle, 11-14 June 1666, of the Second Anglo-Dutch War, 1665-67, attributed to Willem van de Velde (I), 1666 - 1693

The Conquest of the Silver Fleet. The 8th of September 1628. Despite the general perception that many Spanish galleons were captured by English or Dutch privateers, few fleets were actually lost to enemies in the course of the flotas long career. Only Piet Hein managed to capture the fleet in 1628 and bring the whole cargo safely to the Dutch Republic

Portuguese Civil War (1828-1834). Naval Battle of Cape St. Vincent. Confrontation between the Liberal and Absolutist fleets on July 5, 1833. The Liberal fleet, commanded by the British officer Charles Napier, defeated Don Miguel's fleet. Admiral Napier aboard the ship of the line ""Rainha de Portugal"" in Lisbon, after his victory over the Absolutist fleet at Cape St. Vincent. Oil on canvas (46 x 61 cm) by M. Yarwood, ca. 1850. Maritime Museum. Lisbon, Portugal.

Battle of the Nile, 1798, James Fittler, After Philippe Jacques de Loutherbourg, 1803 print London paper etching / engraving battle

MONLEON Y TORRES, Rafael (1835-1900). Defence of the Havana Promontory (1st july 1862). 1873. Seven Years' War. Attack of the British fleet to the Spanish bastion. Oil on canvas. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid. Navy Museum.

Naval battle in the Baltic Sea, oil on canvas. Russian-Swedish wars, Sweden, 18th century.

Battle of Scheveningen - Naval battle near Ter Heijde on 10 August 1653, during the First Anglo-Dutch War. In the middle the Brederode, the Dutch flagship of Maarten Tromp is in combat with the English flagship Resolution under the command of admiral Monk. Jan Abrahamsz Beerstraaten, circa 1654

The Columbus and the Vincennes in Japan in 1846

'The 'Mediator' and the 'Alexander', c1784. Artist: Dominic Serres.

The Battle of La Hogue. Destruction of the French fleet, May 22 1692. Engraved by W. Ridgway after Benjamin West.From the book 'Illustrations of English and Scottish History' Volume II

The Battle of Quiberon Bay, 21 November 1759: the Day After - The French Soleil Royal and Héros are in flames on the right, in the foreground HMS Resolution lies wrecked on her starboard side. In front of her is HMS Essex, with other members of the British fleet at anchor in the background. The captured French Formidable is attended by a British frigate on the left of the picture. Richard Wright, 1760

Knights of Malta, 1048-1799 1910. Vinkhuijzen, Hendrik Jacobus. still image. Illustrations. General Research Division. Military uniforms , History, Knights of Malta

At Valencia, the Spanish Admiral Papachino is attacked by three French ships under Admiraal Tourville because he did not Salue Salue, 1688, Jan Luyken, 1698 print print maker: Amsterdampublisher: Leiden paper etching / letterpress printing battle (+ naval force). (military) attack (+ naval force) Valencia

Naval battle between the Dutch and French navies at Syracuse on 22 April 1676, in which Admiral Michiel Adrianszoon de Ruyter lost his life, etching by Jan Luyken, digitally improved reproduction of an original print from the 19th century

Cornelis de Wael / 'Naval combat between Spaniards and Turks', 17th century, Flemish School, Oil on canvas, 62 cm x 110 cm, P01154. Museum: MUSEO DEL PRADO, MADRID, SPAIN.

Surprise Attack on three Portuguese Galleons in the Bay of Goa, 30 September 1639.Sea battle in which three Portuguese galle children are surprised in the bay of Goa on September 30, 1639 by a Dutch squadron under the order of Cornelis Simonsz. Van Der Veere. The ships are disappointed and are shot on the shore from a fort.

Dutch Ships in a Calm, by Willem van de Velde (II), c. 1665, Dutch painting, oil on canvas. In center, a sloop with trumpeters carrying commanders to a warship whose crew is hoisting sails and raising the anchor. The ships are painted with great accuracy (BSLOC_2016_6_281)

This is the sinking of the 'Redoubtable' after the Battle of Trafalgar on 21 October 1805, from the picture by C. Bolanachi. Date: 20 October 1877

Dutch and French Admiral's Ships, in combat with each other. Coloured engraving published by Gerard van Keulen, Amsterdam. 1728

The Naval Battle of Navarino on 20 October 1827 by Tkachenko, Mikhail Stepanovich (1860-1916) State Central Navy Museum, St. Petersburg 1907 Oil on canvas 110x155 Russia Russian Painting, End of 19th - Early 20th cen. History Painting

events War of the First Coalition 1792 - 1797 Naval Battle of Camperdown 11.10.1797 contemporary copper engraving after drawing by G. Groenewegen,

The Battle of Livorno. The Naval Battle near Livorno, 14 March 1653. Dating: 1653 - 1664. Measurements: h 142 cm × w 225 cm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Author: REINIER NOOMS.

American Revolution, Battle of Bunker Hill (aka Breed's Hill), June 17, 1775. British soldier's in long boats row to shore and form ranks in preparation for their uphill assault on the American redoubt on the top of the hill. British bombardment from a battery on the left shore has set Charles Town ablaze. Warships are also shelling the battlefield. (BSLOC_2019_3_81)

Bombardment of St Jean D'Acre by Admiral Sir Charles Napier, 3 November 1840 (c1857).Artist: H Winkles

Duilius Corvus (boarding device) on Roman galley warship, by Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur (1757-1810), engraving from Ancient Rome, or The historical and pictorial description of everything related to the Roman people, their military, customs, religious and public life, 1825. First Punic War, 3rd century BC.

U.S. Brig Perry, American Slave Ship Martha. 'Off Ambriz June 6th, 1850.', 1854, Publisher, D. Appleton & Co., New York

The Raid on the Medway, sometimes called the Battle of Medway or the Battle of Chatham, was a successful Dutch attack on the largest English naval ships, laid up in the dockyards of their main naval base Chatham, that took place in June 1667 during the Second Anglo-Dutch War. The Dutch, under nominal command of Lieutenant-Admiral Michiel de Ruyter, bombarded and then captured the town of Sheerness, sailed up the River Thames to Gravesend, then up the River Medway to Chatham, where they burnt three capital ships and ten lesser naval vessels and towed away the Unity and the Royal Charles, pride and normal flagship of the English fleet. The raid led to a quick end to the war and a favourable peace for the Dutch.

Catalan volunteers embarking for the war in Cuba in 1870, by Ramon Padro Pedret (1848-1915). Spain, 19th century.

The Brandenburgers attack the Spanish treasure fleet, St. Vincent Island, 1681, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original

The bombardment of Algiers by the French fleet on July 3, 1830, Algeria, digital improved reproduction of an original print from the 19th century.

William III landed at Torbay on 5 November 1688 in 463 ships, unopposed by the Royal Navy and with an army of 14,000 troops which gathered local support and grew to over 20,000. It became known as The Glorious Revolution.

William Anderson, 1757-1837, British, Hussars Embarking at Deptford, 1793. Oil on canvas.

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