Historical Naval Battles

Depicts various naval battles from the 17th to 18th centuries featuring ships, whalers, and battlegrounds with dramatic ocean scenes.

The British Navy taking the Caribbean island of Curacao during the Napoleonic Wars. Date: 1807

French and American warships in the harbour of Gaeta, where Francesco II, king of the Two Sicilies, continues to resist the patriotic forces. Date: circa October 1860

Copper engraving and etching by Matheus de Sallieth after 1781 depicting the Dutch and English fleets in the Battle of Doggerbank on August 5, 1781, showing ships, flags, and naval action.

Attack on Bunker Hill and the Burning of Charlestown, during the American Revolutionary War, June 17, 1775. Black and white Illustration.

events Second Opium War 1856 - 1860 attack against the Taku forts 20.5.1858 engraving by Hanhart after Dedwell 1858 politics China Great Britain France colonialism imperialism Asia French and British navy landing,

The large sea battle with duins (plate 2), 1639; Pugna Navalis in Hispanos Vicere in Duins Angliae Belgae Foederati AO. MDCXXXIX. Large representation of the sea battle at DUINS between the Spanish fleet under the command of Antonio de Oquendo and the State fleet among Maarten Harpertsz. Tromp, October 21, 1639. Sheet 2: Fighting at sea, on the background burning ships off the coast at Walmer. Unassembled ensemble consisting of 7 numbered plates, the black strips with the title and text sheet with the description.

Ship of Commander van Speijk explodes, Pieter le Comte, 1831 print Amsterdam paper sailing-ship, sailing-boat. (military) attack Antwerp

Cartoon of the Patriots on the first anniversary in 1788 of their defeat in September 1787. The Patriots' sun chariot falls from the sky as they attempt to drive through the Stadhouderspoort (reference to the riot surrounding the deputies of Dordrecht, Messrs. Gevaerts and De Gijzelaar who drove their carriage through the Stadhouderspoort into the Binnenhof, 17 March 1786). The sun carriage is struck by lightning bolts from the King of Prussia. On the right a crumbling pyramid (Tower of Babel) with the place names Utrecht, Gorcum and Amsterdam. In the foreground on the right desperate Patriots and on the left joyful Orangists. On the page below the picture an explanation of the depiction and the legend of the numbers 1-6 with the names of the patriots, mockery of the patriots on the first anniversary of their defeat, 1788 De Val van Faeton, of wonder Month September 1787. ter Gedagtenis opraagen, aan alle Weldenkende Inwoners by deszelfs eerste Verjaaring 1788 / Verklaaring van de Pla

Sea battle at Lowestoft on 13 June 1665. Draughtsman: Willem van de Velde (I). Dating: 1665. Place: Northern Netherlands. Measurements: h 332 mm × w 473 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Fire from crèvecoeur, 1673; Crevecoeur. View of the burning city and fortress crèvecoeur. Crèveceur conquered by the French army under pennye in 1672 and the end of 1673 fired. Under the plate texts in Dutch and French.

End of the sea battle at Doggersbank, 1781, Antonio Suntach, 1782 - 1790 print The end of the naval battle at Doggersbank on 5 August 1781 between the Dutch fleet under Schout-by-night Johan Zoutman and the English fleet under Vice-Admiral Hyde Parker. In the margin the title in French. Part of a series of four albums from Zeurgen in the year 1781. Rotterdam paper etching / engraving battle (+ naval force) North Sea. Doggersbank

Port Royal, South Carolina, the New United States Naval Station, Drawn by Granville Perkins, Harper's Weekly, February 5, 1876

This English warship belonged to the class known as ship-of-the-line, a fighting tactic used at the time (1600s-mid1800s).

Death of Counter admiral Magon (1763-1805) at the Battle of Trafalgar, 21 October 1805, in command of the French ship of the line "Algésiras". Drawing by Karl Girardet. Engraving by Paul Girardet. "Histoire du Consulat et de l'Empire" (History of the Consulate and the Empire of France under Napoleon), by A. Thiers. Volume VI. Published in Paris, 1847. Author: Karl Girardet (1813-1871). Swiss artist. Paul Girardet (1821-1893). Swiss-born French copper engraver.

FIRE AT BOSTON, FROM A DRAWING BY MR. W. CAISTER

Lance division of the Sardinian navy attacking Tripoli, September 27, 1825. Libya, 19th century.

The battle of Brandenburg and Spanish ships off Cape St. Vincent, Portugal, 1681, woodcut, historical engraving, 1882, Europe

Nieuw Nederlandt. Cityscape prints, Reproductive prints. 1840 - 1870. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection. New York (N.Y.) , To 1699, New Netherland, New York (N.Y.) , 1630-1639, Forts & fortifications , New York (State) , New York , 1630-1639, Sailing ships , New York (State) , New York , 1630-1639, Fort Amsterdam (New York, N.Y.) , 1600-1699

Etching by Jacques Callot showing the bottom right section of the siege of St. Martin Citadel on the Île de Ré, 1631, illustrating soldiers, fortifications, and battle activity.

Landing on Hispanola Island (Santo Domingo), engraving by Cornelis Decker, Antilles 17th Century.

THE KING OF PORTUGAL VISITING THE BRITISH SQUADRON AT LISBON, 1870

Vintage Photograph. The destruction of tea at Boston harbor lithograph

The town of Cameta, in Para, South America, 1868. 'The Brazilian province of Para, which lies to the south of the great estuary of the river Amazon, is now becoming a country of great commercial importance. One of the rivers flowing into the same estuary, which were opened to foreign merchant-vessels last September, is the Tocantins, with the town of Cameta on its banks. It was visited in August by H.M.S. Sharpshooter of the British Royal Navy, and we have to thank Mr. C. Raxworthy, of that ship, for the view of Cameta engraved in this Number'. From "Illustrated London News", 1868.

'Landing of Julius Caesar in Britain', 1890. Creator: Unknown.

navigation pirates raiding a Dutch fishing boat engraving by Dancker Dankcerts (1634 - 1666) boarding 17th century,

. The conquest of the cat burger bridge to the island of Kattenburg on the rebellious orange-zims by the armed Amsterdam citizens, 30 May 1787. Left part of the land sea magazine. At the bottom right is a caption covered by a cache.

View of the attack on Bunkers Hill, with the Burning of Charlestown, June 17, 1775. Engraver: John Lodge, British, active 1774-96 After: George Henry Millar, British, late 18th century

Carraca. Barco de guerra del rey Enrique VIII de Inglaterra, de 1520. Facsímil de 1877.

Historical scene, the ship of Sir Henry Morgan, around 1635 - 1688, an English buccaneer of the 17th century, victory over the Spanish fleet

View of Corfu in the Mediterranean Sea, Greece, in 1869 / Blick auf Korfu im Mittelmeer, Griechenland, im Jahre 1869, Historisch, historical, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century / digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert,.

Leisure from the fire and shocking of the city of Antwerp on the 27 October 1830, under the command of Z. Exc.e luit.T Gener.L Baron D.H. Chassé; With the position of Z.M. Smaldeel under Kommando van den Kapit.n ter Zee, Jonkh.r J.E. LEWE of Aduard.The Bombing of Antwerp by the Dutch Warsships Under the Command of General Chassé, From The Scheldt, October 27, 1830. Central Between The Ships The Gunboat from Speijk, on the right the burning warehouse. At The Bottom Of The Margin The Names Of The Ships Shown And Their Commodities.

The ship of Pieter Vlak in Fight with two Algierse Kapers, 1723, Reinier Vinkeles (I), After Jacobus Buys, 1783 - 1795 print The Dutch ship of Pieter Vlak in fight with two Algierse Hijders near Gibraltar, May 1723. Amsterdam paper etching battle (+ naval force). pirate(ship) Algiers

Netherlands, 1900. 1910. Vinkhuijzen, Hendrik Jacobus. still image. Illustrations. General Research Division. Military uniforms , History, Netherlands

The Ship Woestduin hits pieces, 1779, Arend Fokke Willemsz., After Engel Hoogerheyden, 1780 print The stranded Woestduin hits pieces in the waves in the evening, July 24, 1779. Third album in a series of four about the salvation by the Frans and Jacob Naerebout brothers of the 87 people of the VOC ship Woestduin (Woestduyn) on 24 July 1779 stranded at the Noorderraassen (off the coast of Westkapelle). Northern Netherlands paper etching / engraving shipwreck Westkapelle

Kaiser Wilhelm II., Friedrich Wilhelm Viktor Albert von Preußen 27. Januar 1859 bis 4. Juni 1941, aus dem Haus Hohenzollern war von 1888 bis 1918 letzter Deutscher Kaiser und König von Preußen und König Umberto I., auch Humbert I., mit vollem Namen Umberto Rainerio Carlo Emanuele Giovanni Maria Ferdinando Eugenio di Savoia geb. 14. März 1844, gest. 29. Juli 1900, entstammte dem Hause Savoyen und war von 1878 bis 1900 König von Italien bei einem Treffen in Venedig, um 1890, Italien, digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert, historisch, Menschen feiern in einem Hafen voller Schiffe und Boote mit wehenden Flaggen

Russo-Turkish War (1877-1878). Embarkation of artillery on the Turkish ship Medjidie. Engraving by A. Brun. "La Guerra de Oriente" (The Russo-Turkish War). Volume I. 1877.

The Naval Review: Dance on Board H.M.S. "Caesar", 91, Capt. Robb - from a sketch by J. W. Carmichael, 1856. Entertainment after a display by warships of the Royal Navy. 'In the evening...there were several festive commemorations of the event in the town of Portsmouth and in the fleet. In heartiness and real enjoyment, probably, neither of these festivities exceeded the dance on board H.M.S. Caesar, Captain John Robb, whose amiable wife and her youug lady friends joined the officers in the gay scene which our Artist has depicted. Under the influence of a well appointed orchestra and a

The crew and prisoners heading for forced labor in French Guyana listening to mass on board the Fortune ship, illustration from L'Illustration, Journal Universel, No 546, Volume XXII, August 13, 1853.

Bombing and taking Algiers. (IT)

U.S. frigate Constitution. No. 5082, Title from item, Mounted with five other photographs, Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865.

A diver on the deck of a barge waiting to descend into the wreckage of the Magenta ironclad, sunk in Toulon port on October 31, 1875, France, illustration by Kauffmann and Smeeton Tilly from L'Illustration, Journal Universel, No 1709, Volume LXVI, November 27, 1875.

Armoured Austrian Casemate Ship Tegetthoff, Battleship of the Tegetthoff Class of the Imperial and Royal Navy. Kriegsmarine, Austria, c. 1890, Historic, digital reproduction of an original 19th century model, Europe

"Pensacola", United States sloop-of-war 19th Century Mathew Brady, Quartermaster, and Other Civil War Photographs

Submarine Infernal machine intended to destroy the "Minnesota". Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. 5, no. 253 (1861 Nov. 2), p. 701. Sailing ships, 1860-1870, Submarines, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Naval operations.

Netherlands, Bendorp, Carel Frederik (I), The sailing of the country's ship Prins Willem, on the Zuider-Haaks, on 14 September 1781, Ship Prins Willem runs aground on the Zuiderhaaks sandbank near Den Helder on 14 September 1781, print, prints, height 257 mm, width 400 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1736-02-09 - 1814-10-03, print maker, printmaker, 1781 - 1781, fourth quarter 18th century, paper, papier, etching, etchings

MacDonough's victory on Lake Champlain, and defeat of the British Army at Plattsburg by Genl. Macomb, Septr. 11th. 1814.. Reinagle, Hugh (1788-1834). Prints. 1816. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Naval warfare , New York (State), Macdonough, Thomas, 1783-1825 , Military service, United States , History , War of 1812 , Campaigns, Plattsburgh (N.Y.), Battle of, 1814, Lake Champlain, Battle of, N.Y., 1814

The Anglo-French armada forces its way through the Vuelta de Obligado, November 20, 1845, painting by Manuel Larravide. Argentina, 19th century.

Town and Fortress of Silistria - from an original sketch by our own artist, 1854. During the Siege of Silistria, Turkish troops and British officers were confined in the Ottoman fortress at Silistra, present-day Bulgaria. An extract from Captain Charles Nasmyth's account: 'Up to the 24th May there is nothing very particular to record, except that, on the evening of that day, the two English officers, in commemoration of Queen Victoria's birthday, drank her Majesty's health "in a mug full of sour wine". A furious attack was made by the Russians on the 25th; but the fortress does not

Fleet of the four Elector on the Rhine, 1580, 1581 - c. 1585 print Fleet of armed galleien and other rowing vessels of the four German Electors on the Rhine. Riders on the bank. With caption of 12 lines in German. Nummered in the bottom left: 167. The print is part of an album. Cologne paper etching warfare; military affairs (+ oared ships, e.g.: galley) Rhine

Destruction of the privateer ship Petrel by the Saint Lawrence River in 1861, USA, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated, North America

Brig 'Charles Chalmers, Artist Unknown

Patriots leaves Gorinchem, 1787, Anonymous, 1787 - 1790 print The Patriots flee the city of Gorinchem at the arrival of the Prussian troops, September 17, 1787. Picture belonging to the letter B from an ABC book. Northern Netherlands paper etching putting the enemy to flight - HH - being put to flight, fleeing (+ citizen soldiery, civil guard, citizen militia) Gorinchem

Spaß auf dem zugefrorenen See, Schlittschuhläufer, Schlittenfahrer und Pferde auf dem Eis, 1800, Holland, Historisch, digital restaurierte Reproduktion von einer Vorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert.

Execution of the pirate Stoertebeck and his 70 accomplices, 1402. Hamburg. 16th cent. woodcut.

explorers first meet natives, crews of hms òisabella & òalexanderó, with capt.john ross rn 10 august 1818, prince regent's bay, baffin bay

Illustration from a nineteenth century edition of 'Robinson Crusoe' a novel by Daniel Defoe. The book was first published on 25 April 1719. It relates the story of Robinson Crusoe, stranded on a desert Island for 28 years and his subsequent fight for survival.

Netherlands, 1900. 1910. Vinkhuijzen, Hendrik Jacobus. still image. Illustrations. General Research Division. Military uniforms , History, Netherlands

The capture of Porto Bello by Vice Admiral Vernon on November 22, 1739 with only six men of war, view of the siege of Porto Bello in present day Panama by Admiral Edward Vernon. 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.

NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY SOUDA BAY, Greece (July 18, 2022) File photo captioned, Former President Ulysses S. Grant (center, seated) with his wife and son, and ship's officers, on board Vandalia, during his 1877-78 Mediterranean cruise on board that ship. Former President Grant and his party boarded Vandalia at Villefranche, France, on or about 13 December 1877. They left the ship at Naples, Italy, on 18 March 1878, following visits to ports in Italy, Egypt, Turkey and Greece.” Naval Support Activity Souda Bay is an operational ashore base that enables U.S., Allied, and Partner nation forces to be where they are needed when they are needed to preserve security and stability in the European, African, and Central Command areas of responsibility.

Pelayo was a battleship of the Spanish Navy which served in the Spanish fleet from 1888 to 1925. She was the first battleship and the most powerful unit of the Spanish Navy at the time, built by Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée at La Seyne in France. Old illustration from La Nature 1887

Willem Tell jumps on rock and escapes captivity; Willem Tell. Willem Tell escapes his punishment during storm at sea of the ship on which he is held to jump on a rock.

Sailors and a cannon on deck of a gunboat, US, USA, America, Vintage photography

Allegory over the victory in the sea battle at Doggersbank, 1781, Louis Gravelle des Vallees, 1781 print Allegory over the victory in the sea battle near Doggersbank on 5 August 1781 between the Dutch and the English fleet. A triton with the Dutch flag on which the name of Zoutman blows on a horn, in the background the sea battle. Possibly to a ribbon with the same performance. Northern Netherlands paper engraving battle (+ naval force)

Approach to the Fortress of Ibrim.. Roberts, David, 1796-1864. Brockedon, William, 1787-1854. Prints, Illustrations. 1846 - 1849. General Research Division. Egypt, Antiquities, Boats , Egypt , Ibrîm, Cliffs , Egypt, Forts & fortifications , Egypt , Ibrîm

Medical staff receiving training on a hospital ship during the Xhosa Wars, Africa. Wood engraving.

Photography.Photography after painting by jgg of navy exercise ship outside Visby.E Target Hägg J.

Transfer of the body of Napoleon Bonaparte from St. Helena in 1840. Coloured lithograph by J.A. Monthelier after P.F. Lehnert.

View and Map of the Affair at Ratan, on August 20, 1809, Gillberg, Carl Gustaf (1774-1855)

James Mason and John Slidell, landing at Fort Lafayette, New York Harbor, to be briefly imprisoned. The Confederate diplomats, were forcibly removed from the British ship RMS Trent on Nov. 8, 1861 by US Captain Charles Wilkes. With British sovereignty violated, a diplomatic crisis followed, to be resolved by President Lincoln's release of the men on Dec. 26, 1861 (BSLOC_2018_6_46)

Publication of a failed assassination attempt to King William III, 1696; Relationships of the Royal Netherlands company of the Jacobus II / Realtion de la Royale Entreprise de Jaques II. The expelled king Jacobus II in exile in France gives up to sail to England if the assassination attempt succeeds in King William III. Warships at sea and in the foreground an army that arranged. Right high-quality, probably Louis XIV and Jacob II. Right defense towers and a piece of the coast. On the leaf under the plate A description of the compartment and a speech by King Willem III made on March 5, 1696 in which he announces the failed assassination attack on him. Text in two columns in Dutch and in French.

A view of the bombardment of Fort McHenry, near Baltimore, by the British fleet..... Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Baltimore, Battle of, Baltimore, Md., 1814, Fort McHenry (Baltimore, Md.), Maryland , History , War of 1812 , Campaigns

The Cadoudal Plot to assassinate Napoleon I: The Royalist conspirators disembarking on the cliffs at Biville, near Dieppe, 16 Jan 1804. Plot failed. Prince de Polignac imprisoned until 1814 for involvement. France Watercolour

Sea battle at Cape La Hogue, 1692, 1692 print Sea battle at Cape La Hogue where the French were defeated under Admiraal de Tourville by the combined fleet of England and Holland under the Admirals Russel and Almonde, 29 May to 3 June 1692. Under the plate a verse in 3 columns and the Legend A-T . print maker: Northern Netherlandspublisher: Leiden paper etching / letterpress printing battle (+ naval force)

The Ordnance Wharf, Balaklava Made 1855 England. Salted paper print, from the album Photographic Pictures of the Seat of War in the Crimea (1856) . Roger Fenton

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