Historical Ports and Shipping

Engravings depicting 19th-century ports with ships, boats, and scenic views, illustrating maritime life in Brazil, Florida, and Brittany.

Sailing vessels in the harbour at Ramsgate, Kent, viewed from the sea Date: 1817

The port of Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil, South America. Journey of the French painter Francois Auguste Biard in Brazil, 1858-1859

Old panoramic general view of the port of Jacksonville, Florida, United States of America. Old 19th century engraved illustration from Four months in Florida by Achille Poussielgue, Le Tour du Monde 1870

The port of Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil, South America. Journey of the French painter Francois Auguste Biard in Brazil, 1858-1859

View of the port of Lorient in Brittany, department of Morbihan, vintage engraving. View of the port of Lorient in Brittany, department of Morbihan, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1843. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10660453

WRECK OF THE 'RENOWN,' AT SHEERNESS, 1852

The Message, French navy ship. Guinea-Bissau Africa. Old 19th century engraved illustration, Journey through Senegambia and Portuguese Guinea by captain Henri Brossard-Faidherbe (1855-1893) from Le Tour du Monde 1889

Illustration depicting a river steam-train. Dated 19th Century

On the right, a quay can be seen with some warehouses. On the left, a man is pulling a rowing boat ashore. Harbour with several sailing vessels, print maker: anonymous, 1809 - 1899, paper, h 307 mm - w 460 mm

Sailing vessels in the harbour at Ramsgate, Kent, viewed from the sea Date: 1817

THE CHANNEL FLEET IN THE TAGUS, 1873

WRECK OF THE UTOPIA, GIBRALTAR

Sailing ships off the coast of Abyssinia, 1869, today Ethiopia and Eritrea, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of an original 19th century pa...

The Washington paddle steamer, from the Transatlantic company, in the Eure basin, Le Havre, France, illustration from L'Illustration, Journal Universel, No 1111, Volume XLIII, June 11, 1864.

Spain. Catalonia. Barcelona. Port form the Machinery House. Engraving by Nicanor Vazquez. "La Ilustracion", 1887.

View of a city canal near Drachten, Friesland, The Netherlands, Europe. Friesland, Dutch newspaper De Aarde en Haar volken, 1883. Le Tour du Monde 1886

Amber dredger on the Curonian Spit, Curonian Lagoon, Lithuania, amber, dredger, tree resin, fossilisation, economy, trade, shore, historical illustration 1880, Europe

LOCK No. 23, THOROLD, CANADA, NINETEENTH CENTURY ENGRAVING

Entrance to the port of New York, USA. Travels in North America by Louis Deville, United States and Canada 1854-1855. Le Tour du Monde 1861

Traditional fishing with boat on the river Nile. Ancient Egypt History. Old 19th century engraved illustration from El Mundo Ilustrado 1879

Woodcut shows the voyage of Governor Philip to Botany Bay, Australia. Work titled A View of Botany Bay. Dated 1789.

Arch Street Ferry. Original caption: Arch Street Ferry. W. Birch & Son. State: Pennsylvania Place: Philadelphia.

VICTORIA DOCKS, THE PORT OF ABERDEEN, UK

Old illustration of vessel stuck in the ice in Kirpon bay, Newfoundland, Canada. By Le Breton, publ. on le Tour du Monde, Paris, 1863

An engraving depicting the Port of London. Dated 19th century

Nordenskjold's ship, The Vega, saluting Cape Chelyuskin, the most northerly point of the old world.

New Orleans port, USA. Fragment of a trip to New Orleans in 1855 by Elisee Reclus (1830 - 1905). Old 19th century engraving from Le Tour du Monde 1860

H.M. FLOATING BATTERY 'GLATTON'

The harbour of PORT LOUIS with ships being loaded Date: 1861

An engraving depicting a procession of ships passing through the Suez Canal during the opening celebrations - 16 November 1869. Dated 19th century

Weser barges in the harbour, Lower Saxony, quay, dolphins, one-master, sailing ships, rowing boat, Germany, historical illustration 1880, Europe

Eckernfoerde, Danish frigate Gesion, warship, jetty, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, historical illustration 1880, Europe

View of the city of Allahabad during the overmeuring by the insurgents in 1857, O. Meyer, 1857 print There are rowing boats and a steamboat on the water. Right in the foreground Indian insurgents. On the horizon the Fort Allahabad and behind it the city. There are plumes of smoke hanging above the fort, the city is on fire. The Hague paper revolution, revolt. river (+ landscape with figures, staffage). fortress. steamship, motorship Allahabad. Ganges

THE BURNING OF THE TRAINING SHIP "GOLIATH", 1876:1. The Remains of the Vessel. 2. The Vessel on Fire.

Launch of H.M. Gun-Boat "The Hardy", at Bristol, 1856. 'This fine vessel was launched from the Albion Dockyard of Messrs Charles Hill and Sons...As the dockyard clock commenced striking four, a gun fired. Miss Stewart named the Hardy, the blocks were knocked away, the band struck up "God Save the Queen," and the beautiful vessel glided majestically into the water, amid the shouts of the vast multitude...The following are the dimensions of the vessel: Length, 106 feet; breadth, 22 feet; depth, 8 feet; tonnage, 233; draught of water 6 ft. 6 in. Her engines are by Messrs. Ma

Egypt. Suez Canal. El Ferdan station, near Ismailia. Drawing by Caula. Engraving by Rico. La ilustración Española y Americana, 1882.

England. London. Dock of The East India Company (EIC). English and later British joint-stock company. Engraving by J.R. Wells. "La Ilustracion Iberica", 1888.

Canal Scene with Shipping, William Brassey Hole (Salisbury, England, 1846 - 1917)

H.R.H. PRINCESS LOUISE ON BOARD THE ALBERTA, OPENING THE NEW EXTENSION WORKS, PORTSMOUTH DOCKYARD, ENGRAVING 1876, UK, britain, british, europe, united kingdom, great britain, european

Whampoa, from Dane's Island drawing by, 1858. The Whampoa anchorage and Changzhou island (Dane's Island), in the Pearl River in Guangzhou (Canton), midway to Macau.

Haven in Hamburg, Carel Nicolaas Storm van 's -Gravesande, 1851 - 1902 print Sailing boats and ships in the port of Hamburg with a pier on the right. Netherlands paper harbour Hamburg

Ships at anchor in front of Alameda de Paula, Havana, Cuba, illustration by P Blanchard from L'Illustration, Journal Universel, No 1415, Volume LV, April 9, 1870.

Egypt. The Spanish frigate "Berenguela" by the Suez Canal, the first large-scale ship that carried out __the voyage. Engraving by Padro. "La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana", 1870.

Caravels and other vessels structures, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1845.

H.M.S. Grampus, a hospital ship, lying off Deptford Creek, Greenwich, sailing boats nearby. Lithograph by W. P. Kay, ca. 1827.

Der Hafen von Wallwitzhafen an der Elbe, 1886, Sachsen Anhalt, Deutschland, History, digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhunde...

Arriving ferry with men, women, two cows and a covered wagon with a horse ..

The port of Pola in 1880, today Pula in Croatia, digitally restored reproduction of an original 19th-century painting

BILBAO. LANZAMIENTO DE LA PRIMERA PIEDRA PARA LAS OBRAS DEL PUERTO EXTERIOR. GRABADO DE LA ILUSTRACION ESPAÑOLA Y AMERICANA.

TOWN AND HARBOUR OF HAVANNAH

The Paris Sea port at Saint-Nicolas Port, Paris, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1869.

Channel port of Rimini, Emilia Romagna. Italy. Trip from Ravenna to Otranto by Charles Yriarte

THE TWIN-SCREW STEAM-LAUNCH LADYBIRD, 1871

The pier of Wilhelmshaven, Wilhelmshafen, in the evening, Lower Saxony, Germany, c. 1890, Europe

Fishing boat. Stankiewicz, Zofia (1862-1955), draughtsman, cartoonist

Flower boat, in Canton or Guangzhou, China vintage engraving. Old engraved illustration of flower boat on lake.

The arrival of the Great Western at New York, April 23, 1838. Walter, Joseph (1783-1856). 1838 - 1856. Paintings. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Ships , New York (State) , New York, Great Western (Steamship)

Vessels: life boats, Thames fishing boats, Thames barges.. Knight, Charles, 1791-1873. Prints, Illustrations. 1858. Science, Industry and Business Library: General Collection. Art, Industrial arts, Vessels

England. London. Dock of The East India Company (EIC). English and later British joint-stock company. Engraving by J.R. Wells. "La Ilustracion Iberica", 1888.

The entrance to the harbour. Date: circa 1870

Landing the Abstract Express, at low water, 1844. Postal service between Britain and India - transferring the mail from a steamship to shore at Folkestone: '...if it be low-water, the weather rough, and the time night, a scene of exciting adventure ensues. A galley - a long clear-water boat, manned by some eight or more stout fellows, under Mr. Faulkner’s command - is launched from the beach, and sent off to the approaching vessel...a number of fishermen are usually posted with flambeaus to light them through the breakers'. From "Illustrated London News", 1844, Vol I.

WRECK OF THE BRIG 'RETRIEVER,' IN THE BOCCASES, TRINIDAD. 1850

The 'Victoria' paddle steamer, operated by the South-Eastern Railway Company, plies between Folkestone and Boulogne. Date: 1861

Plymouth Vessel Passing Good Hope, Illustration, Ridpath's History of the World, Volume III, by John Clark Ridpath, LL. D., Merrill & Baker Publishers, New York, 1897

Bridge voltage over the main nose case in the Göta River on the line between Vänersborg and Vargön.

Journey of the Kings of Spain, Alfonso XII (1857-1885) and Maria Cristina de Habsburgo-Lorena (1858-1929), to the northwestern provinces. Gijon, Asturias. Arrival of the squadron at the port, to receive the kings on board. Drawing by A. de Caula. Engraving by Vela. The Spanish and American Illustration (La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana). September 30, 1884.

Hamburg harbour, moorings, dolphins, many sailing ships, landing stage, rowing boats, trade, Germany, historical illustration 1880, Europe

THE ROYAL BARGE OF THE SECOND KING OF SIAM (LENGTH, 87 FEET)

Sinking of a boat, vintage engraved illustration. Journal des Voyage, Travel Journal, (1880-81).

The Port of Wallwitzhafen on the Elbe, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of an original 19th-century painting, Europe

At the port in Wismar, Germany, 1890 / Am Hafen in Wismar, Deutschland, 1890, Historisch, historical, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century / digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert.

Engraving depicting Robert Fulton's paddle steamer 'Clermont' which plied between New York and Albany on the Hudson River. Dated 19th Century

'The City of Detroit, (From Canada Shore)', 1872. Sailing ships at the port of Detroit, Michigan, USA, seen from Windsor, Ontario. The two cities are located on the Detroit River between Lake St Clair and Lake Erie. The Detroit River is one of the four major straits that connect the Great Lakes system to the Saint Lawrence Seaway. From "Picturesque America; or, The Land We Live In, A Delineation by Pen and Pencil of the Mountains, Rivers, Lakes...with Illustrations on Steel and Wood by Eminent American Artists" Vol. I, edited by William Cullen Bryant. D. Appleton and Company, New Yo

''The Eastern Question -- The Shipping in the Bosphorus off Galata', 1891. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44. July to December, 1891.

The small electric boats of the Nouveau Cirque, Paris. France, Europe. Old 19th century engraved illustration from La Nature 1899

Egypt Suez Canal built 1859 - 1869 near Port Said engraving after photography circa 1885,

Jonathan Hullss design for a steamship, patented 21 December 1736. Engraving, London, 1852.

READING REGATTA

ON THE LOWER OTTAWA, CANADA, NINETEENTH CENTURY ENGRAVING

St Louis.. Lewis, Henry (1819-1904). Prints. 1854 - 1857. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Mississippi River, Saint Louis (Mo.), Steamboats , Mississippi River

LAUNCH OF THE GERMAN FRIGATE KAISER AT POPLAR, 1874

An engraving depicting a cross-section of the proposed Channel Tunnel between Dover and Calais. Dated 19th century

LAUNCH OF H.M. GUN-BOAT PELTER, AND THE PORTUGUESE STEAMSHIP DOM PEDRO SECONDO, AT NORTHFLEET, 1854

The Prince of Wales at Holyhead in Wales: view of the new dock from the clock-tower, 1880. Formal opening by the Prince of Wales of the enlarged Holyhead Old Harbour. 'The works now finished are those for the accommodation of the railway company's steamers plying to Kingstown for Dublin...What is now provided will give separate and distinct passenger platforms, quay walls, goods sheds, and sidings, respectively, for the export and import traffic of the harbour, and for the up and down traffic of the railway...Passing through a covered way lined by the Anglesey militia, his Royal Highness...b

BIRCH-BARK CANOE PRESENTED TO HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCE OF WALES BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE HUDSON'S BAY COMPANY

Arkhangelsk harbor by unknown painter, etching, 1833, Private Collection

The gunboat Farcy on the Seine in Paris, designed by military engineer Eugène Farcy, France. Old 19th century engraved illustration from La Nature 1886

Haarlem, Overbeek, Leendert, Image of the Fin-Vis stranded between Wyk aan Zee and Zandvoord, November 18, 1791, Fin whale washed up on the beach at Zandvoort, verso - stamped, A Common Fin Whale, washed up on the beach at Zandvoort, attracts a lot of attention. Three men guard and examine it. Day trippers come with carriages to look at the animal. Front left women selling something to drink and eat., print, prints, height 285 mm, width 330 mm, Noord-Nederlands, 1752-04-15 - 1815-03-24, print maker, printmaker, 1792 - 1792, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Work conception, after own design by

The death of King Johann von Sachsen, The steam boat Saxonia with the corpse conduct on the way from Pillnitz to Dresden from Allgemeine Familien-Zeitung, Unknown

Engraving depicting a grain fleet in New York harbour at night.

Approach to New York by the Hudson, 1891, USA

H.M.S. ANTELOPE, AT FERNANDO PO

Robert Fulton's steamboat. Constructed by the North American engineer Robert Fulton (1765-1815). Colored engraving of the 19th century.

THE FRENCH FLEET ARRIVING AT MILFORD HAVEN

LAUNCH OF THE VITTORIO EMANUELE IRON SCREW STEAMER, AT BLACKWALL, 1854

Steamboat intended to serve as a ferry service on the Seine, during the exposition, 1867 (propeller model)

Engraving of Symington's steam engine, used to successfully to drive the paddles of a boat on Lake Dalswinton, Scotland. Dated 18th Century

Captain Cook's vessel beached at the entrance of Endeavour River, where the seaport of Cooktown now stands. From an engraving in the Atlas of Cook's first Voyage.

Paddle-wheel steamboat on a river, United States of America, illustration by Le Breton from L'Illustration, Journal Universel, No 276, June 10, 1848.

Edward Lear, 1812-1888, British, Boats on the Nile, 1867. Watercolor, graphite, pen and brown ink on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper.

Russian torpedo boats on the Danube. Russo-Turkish War, 1877. Chromolithograph.

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