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Historic Sailing Vessels

Engravings showcasing various historical ships navigating rough seas, highlighting maritime activity and ship design from the Northern Netherlands.

Engraving depicting a British galleon. Dated 18th Century
Engraving depicting a British galleon. Dated 18th Century
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Partly covered barge with two men. Draughtsman: Herman Saftleven. Dating: 1619 - 1685. Measurements: h 62 mm × w 82 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.
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Allegory of victory in the naval battle at Dogger Bank on August 5, 1781 between the Dutch and English fleets. A triton bearing the Dutch flag with Zoutman's name on it blows a horn, in the background the naval battle. Possibly after a ribbon with the same representation, Allegory of victory in the naval battle at Doggers Bank, 1781 Victoire du Doggers Bank, 5 Aut 1781 , print maker: Louis Gravelle des Vallees, Northern Netherlands, 1781, paper, engraving, h 116 mm - w 187 mm
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NAVIO ESPAÑOL DE PORTE DE 112 CAÑONES Y ENGALANADO -VISTO POR ALETA DE BABOR - SIGLO XVIII. Author: AGUSTIN ALEJO BERLINGUERO (1750-1810). Location: MUSEO NAVAL / MINISTERIO DE MARINA. MADRID. SPAIN.
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'Sea Sattle: Grappling with a Ship'. Italy, 1765. Dimensions: 99x138 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg. Author: Pierre Jacques Volaire.
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VAPORES DE RUEDAS - ACUARELA SIGLO XIX. Author: RAFAEL MONLEON. Location: MUSEO NAVAL / MINISTERIO DE MARINA. MADRID. SPAIN.
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Paris under water, vintage engraved illustration. Earth before man  1886.
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Battle of Chesma by Jacob Philipp Hackert, oil on canvas, 1772, 1737-1807, Russia, St Petersburg, State Open-air Museum Peterhof
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The Annual Sculling Race for Doggett's Coat and Badge, Thomas Rowlandson, 1756-1827, British, between 1805 and 1810, Watercolor, with pen, in brown ink, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, blued white, wove paper, Sheet: 5 11/16 × 9 3/16 inches (14.4 × 23.3 cm), badge, boats, coat, crowd, marine art, men, oars, race (event), racing, sails, sporting art, water
866-21206
A Bird's Eye View of Valetta from the Sea, with Men-o-War entering the Harbour. Italian School (early 18th Century). Black chalk, pen and black ink, watercolour on light brown paper. 25.6 x 63.6cm
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Conquest of Majorca by King James I (1208-1276). On 5 September 1229, the Aragonese squadron sailed from Tarragona, Salou and Cambrils with an imposing fleet of more than 150 ships to conquer Majorca. Departure of James I for the conquest of Majorca. Chromolithography. "Glorias Españolas" (Glories of Spain). Volume II. Published in Barcelona, 1890.
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John Thomas Serres, 1759-1825, British, Coast Scene with Figures, 1808. Watercolor, black ink, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper mounted on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper.
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Oranda sen no zu, 1801 - 1900, Woodcuts, Color, Paper / Sheet 12 11/16 x 16 1/8 in. (32.2 x 41 cm)
866-12144
A Shipwreck. Thomas Luny (1759-1837). Oil on canvas. 87.5 x 137cm.
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Fishermen in front of Helgoland, North Sea, 1880, woodcut, Germany, Europe
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Textile Fragment (France); cotton
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George Rowney & Co., 1792-1870, British, Ramsgate, 1894. Chromolithograph.
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Hans Holbein the Younger, Der Schiffman Der Schiffman
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Third Voyage of Christopher Columbus. Columbus and his brothers Diego and Bartholomew are sent to Spain after being arrested in the island La Espanola by the spanish governor of the Indies Francisco de Boadilla, 1500. Engraving, 1807. Colored.
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View of the Tryall in Two Positions, Nicholas Pocock, 1740-1821, British, 1779, Pen and black ink and gray wash over graphite on medium, slightley textured, cream laid paper, Sheet: 15 1/8 × 21 1/8 inches (38.4 × 53.7 cm), boats, coat of arms, commander, crest, flags, marine art, military art, sails, sea, seascape, ships, warship
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Swedish brig at sea. Draughtsman: Jan Brandes. Dating: 23-May-1778 - 28-Sep-1778 and/or Apr-1787 - 26-Jun-1787. Place: Atlantic Ocean. Measurements: h 195 mm × w 310 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.
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Hendrik de Meijer, Ice skating on the Meuse at the Witte or Wester Nieuwehoofdpoort, Rotterdam, cityscape painting footage paint oil paint wood, Painting: oil on panel Reclining rectangle in ornamented gilded frame Front panel painted on flag: H. De Meyer 1689 (badly readable) Erasmusstichting cityscape topography Rotterdam City center Stadsdriehoek Maas ijsvermaak winter Leuvehaven White gate Wester Nieuwehoofdpoort Purchased with the support of Stichting Bevordering van Volkskracht and the Erasmus Foundation.
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Vasco da Gama's arrival in India by Gameiro, Alfredo Roque (1864-1935)/ Private Collection/ c. 1900/ Portugal/ Colour lithograph/ Academic art/ 42x57/ Genre,History
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Phoenician fleet on a voyage of discovery. Engraving. Later Colouration. Cyclopedia of Universal History, 1885.
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Votive plaque to commemorate a battle in 1766 off Alicante, Spain in which Antoni Barcelo defeated North African pirates
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POLIPTICO DE ISABEL LA CATOLICA - TEMPESTAD CALMADA. Author: JUAN DE FLANDES (1465-1519). Location: PALACIO REAL-PINTURA. MADRID. SPAIN. APOSTLE PETER.
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Line drawing of Pageants at Evesham. Dated 16th Century
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Puerto de Barcelona. Grabado siglo XVIII. Museo de Historia de la ciudad de Barcelona.
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Each early Spring, French Breton and Norman deep sea fisherman left home for the cod fisheries off Iceland and Newfoundland. From Le Petit Journal, Paris, 19 March 1894. France, Industry, Fishing, Sailor
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Venetian gondolas of Empress Eugenie in Fontainebleau, France, illustration from L'Illustration, Journal Universel, No 1062, Volume XLI, July 4, 1863.
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The Departure of a Dignitary from Middelburg. Het vertrek van een hoogwaardigheidsbekleder uit Middelburg. Dating: 1615. Measurements: support: h 63.2 cm × w 131.6 cm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Author: Adriaen Pietersz. van de Venne.
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The Capture of the "Marquis d'Antin" and the "Louis Erasme". Date/Period: Between 1745 and 1755. Painting. Oil on canvas. Height: 330 mm (12.99 in); Width: 483 mm (19.01 in). Author: Charles Brooking.
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A Sea Battle with Sardinian and Venetian Warships and Sardinian and Egyptian() Galleys in the Foreground. Luca Carlevaris (1663-1730). Oil on canvas. 131.5 x 292.5cm.
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Figurehead at the ship's bow, tall ship, wooden figure, superstition, stem, sailing ship, anchor, sailor, paint, renew, planks, historical illustration 1880
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Arrival at Borneo, 1600; La Baye de Isle et Cite de Borneo. Arrival of the ship de Mauritius in the Bay of Borneo, 26 December 1600. The ship surrounded by the locals in canoes. Part of the illustrations in the report of the journey to the world through Olivier van Noort in 1598-1601. No 22.
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ILLUMINATION OF THE GRAND CANAL, VENICE, IN HONOUR OF THE LAUNCH OF THE NEW IRONCLAD, 'FRANCESCO MOROSINI'
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Illustration of King Arthur asleep in a boat from the fourteenth-century Waresbrut MS. 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.
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THE COFFIN EXPEDITION OR BONEY INVINCIBLE ARMADA The Coffin Expedition Gold Boney Invincible Armada ". Water-strong anonymous color, 1804.
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Site of Rhodes, Taula de Canvi, Tapestry, 16th century. Museum: Museu del Disseny, Barcelona.
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View of Tsukuda Island (Tsukudajima no kei), from the series Eastern Capital (Toto) 1784-1823 Japan. Color woodblock print; oban . Shotei Hokuju
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Portuguese Man of War. In similar ships skirting the coasts, the Portuguese have achieved their famous voyages. Around 1270 the compass, being box and needle combined, began to be more freely used by mariners and greatly benefitted the making of more exact sea maps.
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CURTIUS, Rufus Quintus (1st century). The history of Alexander the Great. 1461 - 1468. The fleet of Alexander. Ilustration of the french ediciÑn of the original of the 1st century b.c. Gothic art. Miniature Painting. FRANCE. CHAMPAGNE-ARDENNE. MARNE. Reims. Bibliothque Municipale (Municipal Library).
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Pittura antica, nella facciata principale della stanza sotterranea, nel orto dei Frari di Sa. Gregorio al Monte Celio, 1783. Additional, Ancient painting, in the main facade of the underground room in the garden of the Frari di S. Gregorio at Monte Celio., 1783., Paris. Publisher, Molini et de Lamy
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SERIE SOBRE LA TOMA DE SICILIA EN EL SIGLO XV - ESCUELA FLAMENCA - PINTURA SOBRE COBRE DEL SIGLO XVII. Location: PRIVATE COLLECTION. MADRID. SPAIN. MONCADA ANTONIO DE. BLANCA DE SICILIA.
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The Return to Amsterdam of the Second Expedition to the East Indies, 19 July 1599 by Vroom, Hendrick Cornelisz. (1562/3-1640) / Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam / 1599 / Holland / Oil on canvas / Genre,History / 102x218,4
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France, Paris, Jean Bart (1650-1702) aboard the British pirate ship by Leon Morel-Fatio (1810-1871), engraving
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The Miracle of the Obol in the Mouth of the Fish. Dating: 1630 - 1645. Measurements: h 119 cm × w 197.5 cm; d 8.5 cm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Author: Jacob Jordaens (I).
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The Battle of La Hogue, May 1692. GERMANY. Munich. New Schleissheim Palace. Nine Years' War (1688-1697). Baroque art. Tapestry.
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Daenisches Schiff aus dem 9. Jahrhundert, digital restaurierte Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage 19. Daenemark
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'The barge of Edgar manned by eight kings on the Dee', 973 (1864). Artist: James William Edmund Doyle.
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History of navigation. Medieval ship. Carrack. French Navy. Miniature. 15th century. Castel of Chantilly. France.
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Album Amicorum of a German Soldier. Italy, 1595. Drawings. Gouache on paper
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Offa crosses the sea to Rome  in a small sailing craft         Date: circa 740
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Bayeux Tapestry. Duke William's ship crosses the Channel. 1066 AD. France.
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Ancient Greece. Ship. Engraving.
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USA, Massachusetts, New Bedford, Whaling Museum. Scrimshaw whalers art, panbone (sperm whale jawbone) carved plaque. (Large format sizes available)
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Tereoboo, King of Owyhee, bringing Presents to Cap.J Cook. Plate 61. From the book: Folio of Plates to Captain Cook's Voyages, 1784, by John Webber, Benjamin Pouncy. Gift of Charles Rooking Carter.
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La Coruña. Emperor Charles V ( 1500-1558 ) embarking in 1520 destination Germany. Tiles. Spain Square. Seville. Spain. Detail.
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The Constitution Bearing Down for the Guerrière, one in a series ofeight. Artist: Abel Bowen, American, 1790-1850 After: Michele Felice Cornè, American, born Italy, 1752-1845
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Votive offerings. Storm., XIX Century, oil on canvas,
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Journey to Portugal of the kings of Spain, Alfonso XII (1857-1885) and Maria Cristina de Habsburgo-Lorena (1858-1929). Lisbon. Celebrations in honour of the kings on the Tagus River, 13th January 1882. Illuminations and fireworks. Illustration by J. Comba. Engraving by Rico. La Ilustración Española y Americana, 1882. Author: Juan Comba García (1852-1924). Spanish artist. Bernardo Rico (1825-1894). Spanish engraver.
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Christopher Columbus landing in the Americas, 1494
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SAN FRANCISCO DE ASIS. ITALIAN RELIGIOUS. 1182-1226.. FOUNDER OF THE FRANCISCAN ORDER. "SAN FRANCISCO CALMING THE TEMPEST". OIL BY ANTONIO CARNICERO. PRADO MUSEUM. MADRID. BASILICA DEPOSIT OF SAN FRANCISCO EL GRANDE. MADRID.
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BLAEU, Jan (1596-1673). Atlas Novus or Atlas Maior. 1635 - 1665. Detail of the world map with the legend of America. Etching. SPAIN. CATALONIA. Barcelona. Biblioteca de Catalunya (National Library of Catalonia).
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Making the Splice between the Shore End and the Ocean Cable. Artist: Robert Charles Dudley (British, 1826-1909). Dimensions: 22 3/4 x 33 1/4 in. (57.8 x 84.5 cm). Date: ca. 1866. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.
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Depicted here are medieval artillery engines: #1-5 are Chinese; #6-8 are Saracenic; and the rest are Frank.
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Tiffany window at the New York Historical Society, New York City, NY, USA. (Editorial Use Only)
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Shooting the Harpoon at a Whale, Hunting
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Fire of London, 1666: boats full of citizens who have escaped, looking back to Old St Pauls and the blazing city from the safety of the south bank of the Thames.  Portraits of Charles I (1600-1649) Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector (1599-1658) and Charles II (1630-1685). Kronheim chromolithograph c1865
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Spanish caravel "La Pinta" which Christopher Columbus discovered America in 1492. Engraving by Christopher Columbus. Author: Chistopher Columbus.
1788-1623
Italy - Latium region - Ostia (Rome province) - 1st century b.C. - 1st century A.D. Forum of Corporations.  Phoenician-style sailing ship. Mosaic.
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MAQUETA DEL NAVIO'REAL CARLOS' DE 114 CANONES. Location: MUSEO NAVAL / MINISTERIO DE MARINA. MADRID. SPAIN.
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CUBA - CIRCA 1982: A stamp printed in Cuba shows carvel Pinta, devoted Discovery of America, 490th anniversary, circa 1982 CUBA - CIRCA 1982: A stamp printed in Cuba shows carvel Pinta, devoted Discovery of America, 490th anniversary, series, circa 1982 Copyright: xZoonar.com/OlgaxPopovax 3606421
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Museu de Marinha Museum, Belem, Lisbon, Portugal, Europe
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Sign, both sides painted with Herring Boats. Dating: 1700 - 1799. Place: Northern Netherlands. Measurements: h 78.5 cm × w 77.5 cm × t 8.8 cm; h 67.2 cm × w 72.7 cm × t 0.2 cm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.
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