Historic Sailing Ships

19th-century illustrations of majestic clipper ships and steamers, featuring intricate details and a sense of maritime history.

Baltimore Clipper Ship by unknown American artist, 19th century

Austrian steamship arriving in Trieste, Italy, mid 19th century

Sweden, Blekinge, Blekinge, Karlskrona, Karlskrona, external marina (depicted, town).Sweden, Blekinge, Blekinge, Karlskrona, Karlskrona, External War Gogs (depicted, City)

Schooner, vintage engraved illustration. Schooner sailboat at sea. Trousset encyclopedia (1886 - 1891).

Ship of the Ottoman Turkish fleet, three-master Mahmudiye, Sultan Mahmoud, in 1869, Turkey, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of an original 1...

Art and Discovery leaving the harbor of Portsmouth, vintage engraving. Art and Discovery leaving the harbor of Portsmouth, vintage engraved illustration. Journal des Voyage, Travel Journal, 1880-81. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10657197

Argentina: 1832 A pencil sketch of the H.M.S. Beagle in the Straits of Magellan during the around the world Second Beagle Survey with Charles Darwin on board.

Admiral Richard Byrd's flag ship, THE CITY OF NEW YORK leaving for Antarctica. She was part of Byrd's First Antarctic Expedition of 1928-1930. She was built in 1882, as a Norwegian sealer designed to withstand the pressures of polar ice (BSLOC_2018_2_34)

The Redoubtable; French naval ironclad warship. Illustration 1889

A flute ship, 1642 A Fluyt (title on object) Ten different Dutch types of inland vessels (series title), in oval, to the left, 1642. With two-line Dutch verse. Page No. 4 in a series of ten different Dutch types of inland vessels, sailing ship, sailing boat, Dirk Eversen Lons, Northern Netherlands, 1642, paper, engraving, h 230 mm × w 165 mm

Dutch navy frigate under sail, early 19th century. After a print by Willem Hendrik Hoogkamer from a drawing by Lieutenant van der Hart.

'Cutty Sark' at Festival Berth. May 01, 1951. (Photo by Reuterphoto).

Engraving of a Schooner, a sailing ship with two or more masts, typically with the foremast smaller than the mainmast. Dated 19th Century

The 'Napoleon III', Transatlantic French liner launched in 1866

Reproduction after oil painting showing Örlogskepp Göta lion under sail at full speed from the starboard side .. Reproduction after oil painting that shows the örlogsklepp Göta lion under sail at full speed from the starboard side.

The United States Steam ShipBaltic. Artist: Charles Parsons, American, born England, 1821-1910

Engraving showing Queen Victoria of Great Britain boarding the Arctic exploration ship HMS 'Resolute' in Cowes Harbour, 15th December 1856. In 1852 HMS 'Resolute' had set out with three other Royal Navy ships to search for the missing explorer, Sir John Franklin, who had disappeared in the Northwest Passage in 1845. In her exploration of the Canadian coast 'Resolute' became ice-bound and was abandoned by her crew. When the ice melted the ship travelled south without crew, until salvaged by

Shipping, ship 'Australia,' Dudley, Captain , Marines Visual works, Ships, Australia Ship. Frank Cousins Glass Plate Negatives Collection

This is a sectional drawing of the interior of H.M.S. Victory, Nelson's flagship. It shows how the 'Victory' was fought at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805. Date: 21/10/1905

The Danish square rigged ship "Danmark". October 11, 1951.

Boston Harbor, Fitz Henry Lane, circa 1850-1855, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Mass, USA, North America

Ship of the Ottoman Turkish fleet, three-master Mahmudiye, Sultan Mahmoud, in 1869, Turkey, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of an original 19th century painting, exact original date unknown, Asia

Sweden, Blekinge, Blekinge, Karlskrona, Karlskrona, external marina (depicted, town).Sweden, Blekinge, Blekinge, Karlskrona, Karlskrona, External War Gogs (depicted, City)

Galleons - General Merchant Shipping. October 21, 1953. (Photo by Warner Bros. Pictures Distributing Corporation).

Journey's End "Landfall at sun set", with her canvas furled and lashed the Pamir is towed up to cravesend as dusk falls on the Thames to-day (Monday). Bringing a breath of the spacious days of sail to busy steamer-choked. Thames river is the four-masted 3,200 ton barque Pamir which has completed a 13,000 mile from Wellington, New Zealand with 64 cases of Christmas lifts among her cargo of tallow and wool. Under the command of Capt. H.S. Collier - whore wife is abroad an acre of canvas. December 22, 1947.

Norfolk, 1880, by William Forster. Acquisition history unknown.

Engraving depicting the 'Great Eastern' used during the creation of the Atlantic Telegraph. Dated 19th Century

The American steamship Columbia, of New York for Europe; W. Endicott & Co., printmaker; New York : Wm. Endicott & Co., c1852.; 1 print : lithograph, with tint stone, hand-colored ; 39 3/4 x 30 5/8 in.

Admiral Nakhimov (armored cruiser) ca. 1892.

Anefo photo collection. Arrival "Amerigo Vespucci" Sail Amsterdam. July 29, 1985

Do Tchicki wet, seen abeam, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1842.

Model of Queen Elizabeth's yacht, 1864. 'Our Engraving represents a model of the Royal yacht built for Queen Elizabeth, now in the possession of Mr. Charles Brown, of her Majesty's Dockyard, Deptford. It is about 5 ft. in length, and was modelled in 1588. It is cut out from the solid timber, the ornamental carvings, which are excellent both in their design and execution, being left in relief. Below the gunwale, on a blue streak or ribbon, are painted several groups of small figures, representing various subjects of classical mythology; and on the stern is an exquisite carving, which represents

Liquor trade on the open North Sea, Sailors with sailing boat hand over the goods on the high seas, Smuggler, Alcohol smuggler, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original

U.S.S. Pawnee | Library of Congress

'Belfast Harbour - Ferry Steps, 1851', (1909). Creator: James Glen Wilson.

Russian ship, between 1860 and 1865, drawing on cream paper pencil, 17.4 x 26.2 cm. (sheet), 1862-1865, by Alfred R Waud, 1828-1891, an american artist famous for his American Civil War sketches, America, US

Clipper. 19th century. Engraving.

The ship Tyburnia leaves Madeira under fire from a custom house on The Loo Rock. Date: 7 February 1885

MONLEON Y TORRES, Rafael (1835-1900). History of the navigation. Triremes of the athenian navy in time of Pericles (5th century B.C.). Watercolour. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid. Navy Museum.

HMS Comus steam corvette, 1878, United Kingdom, drawing.

Sweden, Blekinge, Blekinge, Karlskrona, Karlskrona, external marina (depicted, town).Sweden, Blekinge, Blekinge, Karlskrona, Karlskrona, External War Gogs (depicted, City)

School ship Teje ... Old

U.S. Sloop of War Dale, between 1860 and 1865, drawing on white paper pencil, 11 x 15.5 cm. (sheet), 1862-1865, by Alfred R Waud, 1828-1891, an american artist famous for his American Civil War sketches, America, US

The image titled 'Is this the Shubrick' is a photographic print created between 1800 and 1899, approximately. It features a single tax and is attributed to George Henry, who lived from 1839 to 1897. The print measures 15.6 x 19 cm

U.S. Ship Cumberland. Morgan collection of Civil War drawings. Cumberland (Ship), 1860-1870, Ships, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Transportation, United States

Fegat de Ruijter lying in the port in Antwerp, Johan Conrad Greive, 1847 - 1874 print Figat de Ruijter lying in the port of Antwerp, with two ships on the left, a gunboat and a rowing boat in the foreground. Amsterdam paper ships (in general) Antwerp

Armoured battleship Suffren, French navy, illustration from L'Illustration, Journal Universel, No 1592, Volume LXII, August 30, 1873.

Arrival of the Finnish four-masted barque, Pamir, at Auckland after a voyage of 72 days from the Seychelles Group. Pictures taken as the vessel was shortening sail before entering the harbour and after berthing at King's Wharf. March 11, 1938.

Hark Away Attributed to Samuel Walters (1811-1882 British)

Edward Duncan, 1803-1882, British, Ships of the General Steam Navigation Company, Caledonia 800 Tons leaving Hamburg - The Neptune 800 tons entering the Elbe, with her Majesty's Mails, 1842. Colored aquatint.

The German East Asia Squadron. China. The Imperial German Navy battleship, Kaiser class, SMS Deutschland (1875-1904). It was assigned to the East Asia Squadron for three years. Engraving by Matute. La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana, 1898.

Naval ships - France's Marine Nationale cruiser Dupetit-Thouars, 1874. Color illustration

Anefo photo collection. Sailing ship "Gorch Fock" in the Scheveningen port. Ports, sailing ships. 21 May 1979. Scheveningen, South Holland

Anefo photo collection. Italian Training ship Amerigo Vespucci in Amsterdam. August 14, 1978. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

'A Ship of the time of Christopher Columbus', (1931). Artist: Charles Henry Bourne Quennell.

Pervenets (coastal defense ship) ca. 1892.

Engraving depicts the HMS Captain,an unsuccessful warship built for the Royal Navy due to public pressure, in a gale storm. Dated 1870

The 135 ft barque sailing ship 'Modwena', 1911. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes.

Ramtorenschip Prince Hendrik of the Netherlands Sailing at sea, Johan Conrad Greive, after Johan Coenraad Leich, 1847 - 1874 print Amsterdam paper ships (in general)

Anefo photo collection. Arrival Italian naval sailing training ship in Amsterdam. September 22, 1959. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

The English Brig 'Norval' before the Wind, William Clark, 1803-1883, British, 1833, Oil on canvas, Support (PTG): 19 7/8 x 29 5/8 inches (50.5 x 75.2 cm), banners, birds, boats, brig, English, flags, hills, marine art, men, ocean, pennants, schooner, sea, ship, sloops (sailing vessels), wind, yawls (sailing vessels)

Galleons. October 21, 1953. (Photo by Warner Bros. Pictures Distributing Corporation).

The Talisman ship, scientific expedition of the Travailleur and Talisman ships to dredge the abyss of the Mediterranean and the Atlantic, illustration by Tilly and Alexis Lemaistre from L'Illustration, Journal Universel, No 2137, Volume LXXXIII, February 9, 1884.

Engraving depicts the departure of the Prussian ironclads from Plymouth. An ironclad was a steam-propelled warship in the early part of the second half of the 19th century. Dated 1870

The Puritan - Genesta Foul, September 8, 1885 - America's Cup

The Cutty Sark by Joseph Links, 1968, 20th century art

Fegat de Ruijter lying in the port in Antwerp, Johan Conrad Greive, 1847 - 1874 print Figat de Ruijter lying in the port of Antwerp, with two ships on the left, a gunboat and a rowing boat in the foreground. Amsterdam paper ships (in general) Antwerp

Ships - Great Britain, Royal Navy - Victoria first rate three-decker warship (1859). Cross-section drawing

HMS 'Hero', Royal Navy 2nd class battleship, c1890-c1893.Artist: William Frederick Mitchell

'Cutty Sark', Falmouth, 1936. Artist: Unknown

Engraving depicting S.J. Mackie's design for a channel passenger steamer. Dated 19th Century

At right: Olive- bank, soon to join the race to the other side of the world with her hold full of Australian wheat. January 16, 1933.

Pamiat Azova (armored cruiser) ca. 1892.

Ships of the General Steam Navigation Company, Caledonia 800 Tons leaving Hamburg - The Neptune 800 tons entering the Elbe, with her Majesty's Mails, Edward Duncan, 1803-1882, British, after William John Huggins, 1781-1845, British, 1842, Colored aquatint, Sheet: 18 3/4 x 27in. (47.6 x 68.6cm)

Vintage Photograph. Old Print of English Sailing Ship of 1885 to 1900 period.

Glory of the Seas , Clipper ships, Glory of the Seas Clipper ship. The Massachusetts WPA Federal Art Project Photograph Collection

12-gun tender Luch - Lithograph by V. A. Prokhorov ca. before 1917.

Sweden, Blekinge, Blekinge, Karlskrona, Karlskrona, external marina (depicted, town).Sweden, Blekinge, Blekinge, Karlskrona, Karlskrona, External War Gogs (depicted, City)

Amerigo vespucci. 1928.

Salem, Shipping, ship Mount Vernon, commanded by Captain Elias Hasket Derby, 1799 , Ships, Marine paintings, Mount Vernon Ship : 1799. Frank Cousins Glass Plate Negatives Collection

THE NEW STEAMER SCOT, UNION STEAMSHIP COMPANY, SOUTH AFRICAN ROYAL MAIL SERVICE

Sailing ship, by Petrus van der Velden. Gift of E.B. Lattey, 1949.

HMS Polyphemus. Royal Navy torpedo ram, in service from 1881 to 1903. Designed by Nathaniel Barnaby. It was laid down at Chatham Naval Dockyard (England, Kent) on 15th June 1881. Engraving by Rico, 1882. Author: Bernardo Rico (1825-1894). Spanish engraver.

Clipper Ship 'Red Jacket' in the ice off Cape Horn on her passage from Australia to Liverpool August 1854 Drawn by J B Smith and Son Brooklyn L I on stone by C Parsons publisher N Currier 1855

The corvette Najaden in rough seas. Date/Period: 1833. Painting. Width: 34.8 cm. Height: 24.5 cm. Author: Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg.

1850s SAILING BOAT REGATTA OF THE NEW YORK YACHT CLUB ROUNDING SW SPIT JUNE 1 1854 CURRIER & IVES LITHOGRAPH PRINT

Vintage Photograph. Mystic Seaport - Old Sailing ship.

Jarramas (depicted - name).Jarramas (depicted - name)

The ship Zoutman on camels, J. Vos, 1807 drawing Ship in sea champions, seen from diagonally under the stern. Background white. On both Stevens Dutch flag. Two men, the judge in uniform, on the sea champions. Stipping lines have been applied over the camels; The hull is partially drawn in diameter. Under the sizes of the ship and the camels, scale and inscription: the ship. Zoutman. On the parliamentary. In the offing. / On a corner of 26 degrees. Signed; r.o.: i: fox. Dated; r.o.: ao. 1807. Netherlands paper. cardboard. ink. watercolor (paint) pen / brush ship's portrait. dry-dock, floating-dock

Cod fishing-off Newfoundland. Vintage print Published by Currier and Ives. 19th century

The governor of Hakodate visiting the Virginie ship, Hakodate, Japan, French expedition in Indochina, illustration from L'Illustration, Journal Universel, No 673, Volume XXVII, January 19, 1856.

Departure from twelve Dutch merchant ships from the port of Portsmouth, 1833 (plate 2); This set of three plates represented the departure from the port of Portsmouth on the 2.D JUNY 1833 of 12 Nederlandsche Koopvelden Scheepen out of Embargo fired (...) / This Series of Three Prints Representing The Departure from Portsmouth (...) . The departure of the twelve Dutch merchant ships from the port of Portsmouth, after the lifting of the embargo, June 2, 1833. The British embargo was brought about November 1832 to move the Dutch people to transfer the Antwerp Citadel to Belgium. All Dutch ships were placed on the chain in British ports. Second plate in a series of three. On the left the ship prince of orange dragged by a steamboat. At the bottom of the margin the names of the ships. King Willem I coat of arms at the bottom of the Dutch and English title and assignment.

The Great Republic, for East Boston High School , Ships, Great Republic Bark. The Massachusetts WPA Federal Art Project Photograph Collection

Naval ships - United States Navy sailing frigate USS Essex, 1799. Color illustration

Elsevier photo collection. Scale model sailing ship. April 1925

Warship de Jupiter, 1797; The Iupieter Anno 1797 / Viesadm.L Reyties, S: B: N: Meurer. The Batavian warship De Jupiter, under vice-admiral Hermanus Reijntjes and schout-at-night Frederik Alexander Meurer. The ship was part of the Batavian fleet that was defeated by the British during the sea battle at Kamperduin on October 11, 1797. Sailing to the left on the high sea, accompanied by two smaller armed ships.

Dutch warship in the first half of the 17th century, Holland, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact date unknown

Burning of the Omar Pacha, Australian ship, homeward bound, 1869. Passenger and cargo ship destroyed by fire in the North Atlantic. 'She was laden with wool and other colonial produce...on April 22...fire broke out in her hold...so rapidly did the flames extend, from the inflammable nature of the cargo, that by eleven o'clock the ship was burning from stem to stern, the labour of all the crew and male passengers at the pumps and buckets having failed to subdue the fire. An Italian barque...had fortunately seen their signals of distress, and had come to their relief...When all hope of saving h

Rügen / Germany: Sailor. Three parasail on open lake

The fireboat Adlergrund in the harbour of Swinemünde on the Baltic Sea, 1887 / Das Feuerschiff Adlergrund im Hafen von Swinemünde an der Ostsee, 1887, Historisch, historical, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century / digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert,.

The Hoogly River by Fort William 1858-61 Unknown. The Hoogly River by Fort William 287622

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