Historic Naval Engagements

Vintage illustrations capturing significant naval battles and operations, showcasing ships and wartime activities in historical settings.

BATTLE OF LEPANTO The Spanish & Venetian fleets, commanded by Don John of Austria, defeat the Turkish fleet and end Turkish naval supremacy in Mediterranean

Clearing the sea floor Charleston Bay to remove wreckage from the port entrance, United States of America, illustration from L'Illustration, Journal Universel, No 1415, Volume LV, April 9, 1870.

'THE BULLDOG' AND 'STARLING' INTERCEPTING TRADING VESSELS, SKETCHED BY J.W. CARMICHAEL

STEAMSHIPS OF THE ALLIED FLEET SEARCHING FOR INFERNAL MACHINES OFF CRONSTADT, RUSSIA, 1854

A levee breach at the Mississippi, United States of America

BATTLE OF LEPANTO The Spanish & Venetian fleets, commanded by Don John of Austria, defeat the Turkish fleet and end Turkish naval supremacy in Mediterranean

In the War of 1812, near Bermuda, the Essex captured the Alert, a vessel in the Royal British Navy,

EXCEPTIONAL NUMBER / Illustrated Paris and Colonial Expeditions / April 1885 (IT)

Historical drawing, Naval Battle of the steam gunboat of the Chamaeleon-class Meteor, 23 October 1870 off Havana with the French ship Aviso Bouvet, Franco-Prussian War or Franco-German War, 1870-1871, between the French Empire and the Kingdom of Prussia

The Battle of Lissa, July 1866. The superior gunnery of the Austrians at Lissa and the deadly use they made of the ram, attracted world-wide attention to the first action between modern sea-going fleets.

Hendrik Willem Mesdag (1831-1915). Dutch painter of marines. Engraving by R. Bong after a painting of Mesdag. The Artistic Illustration, 1884.

The East India Company's Steamer Nemesis and the Boats of the Sulphur, Calliope, Larne, and Starling destroying the Chinese War Junks in Anson's Bay - January 7, 1841

Reception of President Washington in New York USA April 23, 1879, After a 19th century print by J Rogers after J McNevin, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from an original from the 19th century, Record date not stated..

Page from The Illustrirte Vienna Tegetthoff, in with the illustration the sea battle near Lissa , Unknown

GALLANT CAPTURE OF A SLAVER, OFF FISH BAY, WEST COAST OF AFRICA

The Livingstone expedition in Africa - H.M.S. Lynx sent for the relief of the expedition, taking sail during a squall.

H.M.S. 'EXMOUTH' AND 'BLENHEIM' COVERING GUN BOATS DURING AN ATTACK ON THE FORTS AT THE MOUTH OF THE NARVA

The Battle of Navarino, 1827, Greek War of Independence, Navarino Bay, modern Pylos The Battle of Navarino, 1827, Greek War of Independence, Navarino Bay, modern Pylos Copyright: xZoonar.com/Heinz-DieterxFalkensteinx 21664857

The transport of horses on board a ship by the Italian army. From L'Univers Illustre, published Paris, 1859

Bombardment of Sweaborg, Battle of Viapori, Battle of Suomenlinna, Crimean War, 1855 Bombardment of Sweaborg, Battle of Viapori, Battle of Suomenlinna, Crimean War, 1855 Copyright: xZoonar.com/Heinz-DieterxFalkensteinx 21665275

The Cherbourg Fetes - Arrival of Her Majesty at Cherbourg, 1858. 'When the Queen Victoria and her suite arrived at Cherbourg there were great demonstrations on shore. The waters that wash the harbour had a gay appearance at the time, being covered with crafts of all description, with colours and flags flying. As soon as the Emperor received the intelligence that her Majesty had entered the harbour he proceeded at once to pay his personal respects, and was duly received on board the Royal yacht'. From "Illustrated London News", 1858.

Wreck of fishing boats on the coast of the Cantabrian Sea, caused by the "galerna" (violent storm with strong wind), on April 20, 1878. Bermeo, Basque Country, Spain. Illustration by Rafael Monleón. Engraving by Rico. La Ilustración Española y Americana, 1878. Author: Rafael Monleón (1843-190). Spanish painter. Bernardo Rico (1825-1894). Spanish engraver.

Edward Parry and his crew with 'Hecla' & 'Griper' cutting into their winter quarters at Winter Harbour, on the south side of Melville Island. Date: 1819

H.M. IRONCLAD 'HOTSPUR', 1870

Crimean (Russo-Turkish) War 1853-1856. The British Coldstream Guards on the steamer 'The Orinoco' leaving Southampton, England. From The Illustrated London News (London, 4 March 1854).

The Capture of Galveston, Texas, the blowing up of the Union gunboat Westfield, January 1, 1863

Union fleet attacking the forts of Charleston, United States of America, April 7, 1863, American Civil War, illustration from L'Illustration, Journal Universel, No 1055, Volume XLI, May 16, 1863.

Engraving showing the battle between HMS 'Shah' and 'Amethyst' and the Peruvian Ironclad turret ship 'Huascar' on the 29th May 1877. The 'Huascar' had been taken over by some Peruvian revolutionaries and declared a 'pirate' by the Peruvian government. The 'Shah' and 'Amethyst' were ordered to protect British Merchant Shipping and after the 'Huascar' had stopped several British merchant ships, the Royal Navy decided to hunt down the 'Huascar'. In the action depicted, the 70 guns of the British

French physicist Denis Papins (1647-c1712) Steamboat of 1707 being wrecked by boatmen on the Weser, who saw it as a threat to their jobs. Engraving, Paris,1863.

'Bombardment of Acre', c1880. Artist: Charles Olivier Murray.

THE NAVAL MANOEUVRES, 1889: CHASED BY THE ENEMY.

Sudamérica. Guerra del Pacífico entre Chile y los aliados Perú y Bolivia. Combate naval de Angamos; el buque de la marina de guerra peruana Huáscar capturado por los buques chilenos Blanco Encalada y Cochrane, en aguas de Mejillones, el 8 de octubre de 1879. Grabado de 1879.

Ostend captured by the Spaniards from the French, 1658, print maker: Caspar Luyken, publisher: Pieter van der Aa (I), print maker: Amsterdam, publisher: Leiden, 1698, paper, etching, letterpress printing, h 110 mm × w 155 mm

1860s 1862 DESTRUCTION OF GOSPORT NAVY YARD BY CONFEDERATES NORFOLK VIRGINIA

The combat between the Alabama and the Kearsage, off Cherbourg on the 19th of June, 1864, USA Civil War

España. Catalunya. Guerra de Sucesión. La escuadra de la Gran Alianza formada por Alemania, Inglaterra y Holanda fondeada ante el puerto de Barcelona en 1705.

América del Sur. Chile. Guerra civil. Bombardeo de la ciudad de Iquique por la escuadra constitucional chilena en mayo de 1891. Grabado de 1891.

Admiring a line-up of French warships at Cherbourg, one of France's principal Atlantic ports. Date: 1850

Hendrik Willem Mesdag (1831-1915). Dutch painter of marines. Engraving by R. Bong after a painting of Mesdag. The Artistic Illustration, 1884.

An engraving depicting The Great Eastern laying the Atlantic Telegraph. Dated 19th century

EE.UU. Guerra de Secesión. Combate naval entre el navio acorazado MERRIMAC, del ejército confederado, contra las fragatas federales CUMBERLAND y CONGRESS, hundidas frente a las costas de Viriginia el 8 de marzo de 1862. Grabado de la época.

Desperate Engagement, April 24th 1862 between the United States Gunboat Varuna, Commander Boggs, and the Confederate Steam Ram J C Breckenridge and the Gunboat Governor Moore, USA Civil War

Wilhelmshaven, Germany. Imperial German Navy (Kaiserliche Marine). Warships SMS Ariadne (steam corvette) and SMS Bismarck (Bismarck-class corvette) destined for the east coast of Africa. Engraving. The Spanish and American Illustration (La Ilustración Española y Americana), 1884.

. It takes the ship Drenthe under command of Captain Balthasar G. Smissaert at the island of Minorca during the storm of 3-4 February 1784. Loose print in the folder with four prints of historical events at sea in the years 1781-1784, second series .

Frigate "Navas de Tolosa", sent by the Spanish government on a friendly mission to the Pacific ports. Drawing by Cortellini Sánchez. Engraving by Tomás Carlos Capuz. La Ilustración Española y Americana, December 8, 1882. Author: Ángel Cortellini Sánchez (1858-1912). Spanish painter. Tomás Carlos Capuz (1834-1899). Spanish engraver.

Spanish-American War (1898). US Navy. From left to right: USS Texas, USS Cushing and USS Indiana. Illustration by A. de Caula. Photoengraving by Laporta. La Ilustración Española y Americana, 1898. Author: Antonio de Caula (1847-c. 1904). Spanish artist.

Bombardment of Fort Henry, Tennessee River, Tennessee, by the Mississippi Flotilla Flag Officer Foote, February 6, 1862. USA Civil War

Battle of the Nile, 1 August 1798. Artist: Unknown

The Battle of Trafalgar (21 October 1805) was a naval engagement between the British Royal Navy and the combined fleets of the French and Spanish Navies during the War of the Third Coalition (August-December 1805) of the Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815).

'' The Civil War in Chili, Forts Valdiva and Yerbas at Valparaiso firing on the Rebel Congressional "Esmeralda" ', 1891. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44. July to December, 1891.

Destruction of Messina, Italy in 1783

American Revolutionary War (1775-1783). Battle of Sullivan's Island, Juny 28th, 1776. American soldiers firing their artillery against the English fleet. Engraving.

The Sumter running the blockade of Pass à l'Outre, by the enemy's Ship Brooklyn, on the 30th June, 1861 / lith. by Hoen & Co. Balto.. Illus. from: Memoirs of service afloat during the war between the states / Raphael Semmes. Baltimore: Kelly, Piet & Co, 1869. Sumter (Confederate cruiser), 1860-1870, Blockade running, Mississippi River, 1860-1870, Cruisers (Warships), Confederate, Mississippi River, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Naval operations, Confederate.

Laying down the Mediterranean telegraph cable at Spezia, Italy, 1854

Lobster fishermen in Folkestone Harbour, London, 1847.

American Civil War 1861-1865: Destruction of the Confederate (Southern) flotilla by Unionist armoured gunboats at Memphis, Tennessee, July 1862. Wood engraving.

Die Brandenburg war ein bis 1899 als Panzerschiff klassifiziertes Linienschiff der kaiserlichen Marine, Deutschland, digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert, historisch

slavery combat capture of the slave ship ""Emanuela"" by the British warship HMS ""Brisk"" Mozambique Channel 10.8.1860 contemporary wood engraving,

LA CORUÑA. LLEGADA AL PUERTO DEL REY ALFONSO XII , AÑO 1881. GRABADO DE LA ILUSTRACION ESPAÑOLA Y AMERICANA.

Illustration depicting a burial at sea. Dated 19th Century

Recall from Fort Bath, 1809; The glorious re -övering of the Fort Bath by the Hollandsche Trapen under the guided van den Dapperen General K. Heyligers in harvest month 1809; Four plates of the WalcherenExpedition in 1809. Recalling the Fort Bath brought by the British, 4 September 1809. Dutch troops under the Command of General Cort Heijligers wade through the water of the Kreekrak to the fort.

American War of Independence (1775-1783). Battle of Bunker Hill (June 17, 1775). Engraving, 18th century. Colored.

Victory over Palembang, 1821. Shooting of the coastal batteries located on the river in Palembang on Sumatra by Dutch warships during the second expedition to Palembang on June 24, 1821. Legged at the top right: LXXXVIII.

Landing the Atlantic Cable at Heart's Content, Newfoundland and Lanrador, Canada, 1858

Confederate troops escape Fort Moultrie, set on fire, during the American Civil War, Charleston, United States of America, engraving from L'Illustration, Journal Universel, vol 37, no 937, February 9, 1861.

'Crimean War, Russo-Turkish War 1853-1856: Massacre of British sailors returning prisoners under truce, ambushed and killed by Russians, 20 June 1855.. Hango (Hanko), south coast of Finalnd. Engraving.'

THE VOLUNTEER MANOEUVRES AT DOVER, UK, 1886: LAUNCHING FOR A SAIL

Second opium War (1856-1860) between the British Empire and the Second French Empire against Qing Dynasty of China. Landing of the allied troops of France and Great Britain near at Beitang (Pei Tang) in China. Engraving in "L'Illustration", 1860. Colored.

China. The Boxer Rebellion. The Allied Forces bombing Fort Taku (June 17th 1900). Engraving.

Union ships under the command of Flag Officer David Farragut moving up the Missippi river to take New Orleans, the biggest Confederate port. Date: 1862

General Ambrose Burnside's expedition crossing Cape Hatteras bar in a heavy sea, 1862

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

Historical drawing, US-American history, 19th century, the CSS Virginia also known as Merrimack, a pocket battleship of the Confederate Navy in the American Civil War destroying the USS Cumberland on 8th March 1862

PERAL, ISAAC. Spanish engineer, naval officer and designer of the Peral Submarine. He joined the Spanish navy in 1866, and developed the first electric-powered submarine which was launched in 1888. "PROOF OF IMMERSION IN THE BAY OF CADIZ, YEAR 1889, OF THE MOST ADVANCED PERAL SUBMARINE". ENGRAVING. SPANISH AND AMERICAN ENLIGHTENMENT.

Bombardment and capture of Forts Walker and Beauregard Port Royal South Carolina 7 November 1861, USA, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated, North America

The attack on Bunker Hill and the burning of Charles Town, 1775, engraving from Barnard's 'History of England,' 1790

Midshipman Newcome transferred by rowboat to the HMS Vanguard near Gibraltar. Johnny in disgrace sent to another ship. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Charles Williams from John Mitfords Adventures of Johnny Newcome in the Navy, London, 1819.

Illustration showing Roll-call on the quarter-deck of an emigrant ship leaving Liverpool for America. 1850.

Italian Ironclad "Duilio" 1880 - with projecting ram and torpedo apparatus. The most powerful war vessel afloat. THickness of armor, 16 to 24 inches. Armament, four 100 ton guns. Ordinary charge for each gun, 551 pounds of powder and a 2000 pound projectile

Lieutenant Caldwell Slipping the chain, American Civil War, 1861-1865 (c1880). Artist: Unknown

Communication with a Ship in distress by means of the Cliff Waggon.

Crab fishermen examining their creels, London, 1837.

Occupation of Livorno, Italy, by the French, Coalition War, 1795, 1797, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact date unknown...

The late storm: the volunteer life brigade at work. Rocket life-saving apparatus kept ready for use whereby a rocket is fired to throw a line over the ship in trouble from the shore, the hawser (rope) is then brought on board and the sling life-buoy set in operation to bring the seamen and passengers safely ashore. Date: 1886

Burford's Panorama of the Polar Regions - The "Investigator" Snow-Walled in for Winter, 1850. Sailors at Port Leopold, Canada, building an ice wall '...constructed of blocks of snow...cut and shaped by cutlasses and shovels; they were cut of a size, so as to enable two men to lift and place them in a proper position...the point in the distance is North-east Cape and its beacon; the right-hand horizon glows with the splendour of an Aurora Borealis...with parties of the voyagers in the foreground, who are trapping white foxes...Mr. Burford's Panoramic Views are painted in the finest

First naval combat between iron vessels. The Confederate CSS Virginia formerly the Merrimack left and the Union USS Monitor right at Hampton Roads Virginia

The Rochambeau (ex US Dunderberg) was a French ironclad or ram ship built for the US Navy during the War of Secession in the USA, but not commissioned. During the Franco-Prussian War it was used in the Baltic Sea in August and September 1870, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of an original 19th century model, exact original date not known

A Party Going Off near Brighton Beach, 18 September 1815, Capt. Thomas Hastings, 1778-1854, British, 1815, Graphite on thin, slightly textured, cream laid paper, Sheet: 3 3/4 × 6 1/8 inches (9.5 × 15.6 cm)

The First Cuban Man of War, The Cuba, Formerly the Hornet, during Ten Years War

MARIA CRISTINA DE HABSBURGO. REINA DE ESPAÑA. 1858 - 1929. SE CASO CON ALFONSO XII EN EL AÑO 1879. VIAJE DE LA REINA REGENTE A BARCELONA , AÑO 1888. VISITA A LA ESCUADRA ESPAÑOLA. DIBUJO DE COMBA. ILUSTRACION ESPAÑOLA Y AMERICANA.

Dr Paul Neis undertook a scientific mission to Cochinchina and Laos on behalf of the French Minister of Public Education. He returned to Bangkok by way of Chiang Mai and north Thailand. His mission lasted for 19 months between 1882 and 1884.

Perry's Victory on Lake Erie during the War of 1812

CADIZ. DIQUE DE CARENAS EN LA PLAYA DE MATAGORDA EN MAREA ALTA. GRABADO DE LA ILUSTRACION ESPAÑOLA Y AMERICANA , AÑO 1878.

Guerra Ruso-Japonesa (1904-1905). Marcha de la tercera escuadra del Pacífico de la armada rusa para el extremo oriente. Cromo de Chocolates Amatller. Año 1905. Author: Joaquim Coll Salieti.

An engraving depicting men fishing for mackerel. Dated 19th century

William Miller, 1796-1882, British, The Shipwreck, 1859-1879. Steel engraving.

Drowning of Prince Johan Willem Friso, 1711; Drowning Johan Willem Friso, Prince of Orange and Nassau & c. In t'Overde Vande Merdyk den 14th July, 1711. Johan Willem Friso, Prince of Oranje-Nassau, drowned during the crossing of the Moerdijk during heavily again on July 14, 1711. The boots on which the Prince's carriage and several people Hit water.

Wreck of Sir Cloudeley Shovell's Fleet on the Scilly Isles, 2 November 1707 from Cassell's History of England King's Edition Part 29

Soldiers on battleship by William Simpson, lithograph, watercolour, 1855, 1832-1898, Ukraine, Sevastopol, State Museum of the Defense of Sevastopol 1854-1855

Submarine Electric Telegraph between Dover and Calais - Temporary Station at Dover - Steamers preparing to Start, 1850. Ships laying a telegraph cable between England and France. 'The only conjectured difficulty on the route was at a point in mid-channel, called the Ridge, between which and another inequality called the Varne, both well known and dreaded by navigators, there is a deep submarine valley, surrounded by shifting sands, the one being seventeen miles and the other twelve miles in length. Here ships encounter danger, lose their anchors, and drift; and trolling nets of fishermen are f

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