Historical Sailing Ships

Engravings of classic sailing vessels navigating turbulent waters, depicting maritime history with fine details.

American three-mast and other ships Various ships, an American three-master and other ships on turbulent water. The name of the American ship is on the mirror 'Harriet or Georgetown.' There are six figures on the ship. In the right foreground two men are depicted ashore, one of whom is smoking a pipe. In the background the contours of various sailing ships and buildings. This print is part of a series of five prints with different ships on open water., Ships (in general), Gerrit Groenewegen, Rotterdam, 1793, paper, engraving, h 183 mm × w 271 mm

American three-mast and other ships Various ships, an American three-master and other ships on turbulent water. The name of the American ship is on the mirror 'Harriet or Georgetown.' There are six figures on the ship. In the right foreground two men are depicted ashore, one of whom is smoking a pipe. In the background the contours of various sailing ships and buildings. This print is part of a series of five prints with different ships on open water., Ships (in general), Gerrit Groenewegen, Rotterdam, 1793, paper, engraving, h 183 mm × w 271 mm

View of the IJ with the East Indian Sea Magazine and the Oosterkerk, Johan Teyler (Possible), 1750 - 1825 print Sailing ships on the IJ with in the background the East Indian sea warehouse and the Oosterkerk. Netherlands paper etching sailing-ship, sailing-boat East Indian sea warehouse. Oosterkerk. Ij

Seascape with sailing ships and in the foreground a sloop with two figures. One of the men in the sloop is rowing, while the other is casting a fishing net near the helm. This print is part of a series of five prints depicting various sailing vessels. Right in the margin: 6., Beach and sea with various boats, print maker: Gerrit Groenewegen, (mentioned on object), Rotterdam, 1793, paper, etching, engraving, h 183 mm × w 271 mm

Galei in a bay; Turkish Galay from the front. A galei with Turkish crew sails inside a bay, in the foreground a rowing boat and figures on the shore with packaged merchandise. On the right lies a high location in the distance.

Backwater with a flute ship, Reinier Nooms, 1650 - before 1705, fluyt, fluit or flute is a Dutch type of sailing vessel

Arrival of the Prince and Princess of Orange in Welzinge, 1786, Robert Pollard (I), After David Kleyne, 1786 print Arrival of the five yachts with Prince Willem V and Princess Wilhelmina van Pruisen in Welzinge, June 18, 1786. The ships pass Fort Rammekens here. The royal couple is welcomed from the quay. At the bottom of the weapons of the prince and princess. London paper etching / engraving sailing-ship, sailing-boat Welzinge. Fort Rammekens

Darning ships, Adolf van der Laan, 1728 - 1761 print Crew members of a warship, a corner and a yacht hoist the sails to sail. More ships sail in the distance. Print is part of a series of prints with performances of different ships. Amsterdam paper etching sailing-ship, sailing-boat

Six sailing ships on open sea; Thirteen scenes with ships. Open sea with six sailing ships. Fine right a pinas, a large mirror ship, with a decorated chefboard.

Face off the coast with ships in silent water, Hendrik van den Helm, 1821 - 1889 drawing paper. ink pen / brush coast. sailing-ship, sailing-boat

A yacht lying off the coast, Cornelis de Griendt, 1701 - 1783, draughtsman: Cornelis de Griendt, 1701 - 1783, paper, pen, brush, h 134 mm × w 233 mm

. Various ships on rough water near a jetty. On the left in the background the contours of a village. This print is part of a series of six prints with different ships.

Great sailing and rowing, print maker: Reinier Nooms, Arthur Tooker, 1650 - 1675

Sailing ships at sea.

. Different sailing ships and sloops on the IJ for Amsterdam. On the horizon the towers of the city.

Gray brush and graphite drawing by Jan Rood showing sailing boats navigating strong winds on water.

Amsterdam, Gruyter jr., Willem, River view with moored sailing ships, verso lower left - stamped, Wooden house at a pier with moored sailing ships and on the right in the foreground a rowing boat with three men in it. On the left below the scene two sketchily etched figures., print, prent, prints, prenten, height 218 mm, width 276 mm, 1817-09-04 - 1880-01-07, print maker, prentmaker, 1832 - 1880, paper, papier, etching, etsen

A large sailing ship lies on a calm sea off the coast. Surrounding it are fishing boats. On the beach are four fishermen with nets and baskets. In the background several fishermen's cottages, Seascape with boats off the coast, print maker: Adam Silo, (mentioned on object), Adam Silo, (mentioned on object), Amsterdam, 1689 - 1760, paper, etching, engraving, h 150 mm × w 203 mm

Various sailing ships on the water, Gerrit Groenewegen, 1795 print Different sailing ships on turbulent water. This print is part of a series of six with different sailing ships on the water. Rotterdam paper etching ships (in general) - CC - more than one ship

Samoreus, Reinier Nooms, 1652 - 1654 print A Samorous, a Rhineaak built in the Keulen region. Netherlands paper etching / drypoint sailing-ship, sailing-boat (with NAME)

Attack on a steamer by the savages of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, South India, Indian Ocean. Old 19th century engraving from Le Tour du Monde 1860

A barge loaded with barrels can be seen on the river to the right. On the left is a two-master with an English flag. In the foreground on the left, several people can be seen including a man wearing a long cloak and a woman whose luggage is being brought ashore from a boat. This print is part of a series of five prints depicting various sailing vessels, River View Various Boats on the Waves (series title), print maker: Gerrit Groenewegen, Rotterdam, in or before 1793, paper, etching, h 183 mm × w 271 mm

View of the harbor and reason for Hellevoetsluis, Mathias de Sallieth, after Dirk de Jong, 1781 - 1787 print Numbered at the top right: 13. paper etching harbour (+ number of persons ~ traffic and transport). ships (in general) - CC - more than one ship Hellevoetsluis. Haringvliet

River with various large and small ships.

After the sea battle; New ship batalien. Burning ships and a fight on a conquered ship.

ZeeZeicht, Hendrik Rietschoof, after Ludolf Bakhuysen, 1697 - 1746 drawing paper. ink pen / brush sailing-ship, sailing-boat

Seascape with a warship with three masts, next to it a smaller sailing ship. In the foreground a piece of land with vegetation and some fencing. In the background the contours of a sailing ship and a windmill, Seascape with several ships, print maker: Gerrit Groenewegen, Rotterdam, 1764 - 1826, paper, etching, engraving, h 71 mm × w 92 mm

Sailing ship, right; entry from Ferdinand in Ghent in 1635 (no. 38); O Navus Referent in Mare in Novi Fluctus: at Nilhil Est Sub Moderamine Tanti Quod Metuas Ducis; Aliorum Nautarum Navis Triumphalis. Sailing ship that symbolizes sea safety at a quay in Ghent. Many spectators in the quays. Leaf no. 38 In a set of 42 plates that illustrate the publication of the denture of the Cardinal Infant Ferdinand in Austria in Ghent on January 28, 1635 as the new governor for the Spanish Netherlands.

Seaport with large sailing ships and two rowing boats with which sailors are brought to the quay.

Large sailing ship and a rowing boat. Copy in mirror image. A large Dutch sailing ship with ironing sailing, this could be the ship "the pearl". A few more sailing ships and two rowing boats on the water.

Several sailing ships on restless water, Gerrit Groenewegen, 1795 print Different sailing ships on restless water. On the right seen a sailing ship from the rear, with a sloop on it. This print is part of a series of six prints with different sailing ships on the water. At the bottom of the margin on the right: 5. Rotterdam paper etching ships (in general)

. On a crowded pier in Vlaardingen, many people are waving to the vermaning sloops, fishing boats and sailing ships.

Driemasters on restless water, Gerrit Groenewegen, 1791 print Three three -masters and a few other sailing ships on restless water. This print is part of a series of six prints with different ships. The signature at the bottom left of the margin has been partially removed. Rotterdam paper etching ships (in general) - CC - more than one ship

View of Texel at the Nieuwe Veer, Mathias de Sallieth, after Dirk de Jong, 1781 - 1787 print View of Texel at the new ferry with different sailing ships. In the margin the weapon of Texel. Print at the top right numbered: 16. after drawing by: Rotterdampublisher: Amsterdampublisher: Amsterdampublisher: Amsterdam paper etching coat of arms (as symbol of the state, etc.) (+ city; municipal). sailing-ship, sailing-boat. coat of arms (as symbol of the state, etc.) Texel. Wadden Sea

Royal Yacht and State Yacht Sail From Moerdijk with Charles II, King of England, On Board, 1660. The Princes Hunt and the States Hunt leave Moerdijk with Charles II, king of England, on board, 1660. The yachts leave the harbor where numerous others leave the harbor where numerous others leave boats and sloops lie. In the foreground ashore a group of carding figures, right a floating inn.

Sailing ships at sea, G. van Citters, c. 1750 - c. 1800 print Netherlands paper etching sailing-ship, sailing-boat

Rotterdam, Groenewegen, Gerrit, Ships and sloops in a harbor, verso - stamped, Ships and sloops in a harbor. Eight figures can be seen on the right sloop., print, prent, prints, height 121 mm, width 170 mm, 1754 - 1826-08-07, print maker, printmaker, 1764 - 1826, paper, papier, etching, etchings, engraving, engraving (printing process)

Entrance to Calais Harbour, Joseph Mallord William Turner (London, England, 1775 - 1851) 1816

River view with sailing ship. River face with sailing ship seen on the flank.

Dutch warship in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, print maker: Anonymous, Gerard Valck possibly, 1670 - 1726

Scheepstimmerwerf in Flanders, Egidius Linnig, 1841 print paper etching ships, boats on land, beached. shipyard, shipdock Flanders

Two large warships; Thirteen scenes with ships. Two large Dutch warships with sea crew, a third ship on the horizon.

Seasing views with ships and rowing boat, Adam Silo, 1689 - 1760 print A large sailing ship with waving Dutch flags sails right along the coast. A second sailing ship with ironed sailing lies behind it. Several fishing boats and a rowing boat with three men in it. Dunes with fishermen's houses in the background. Amsterdam paper etching / engraving sea (seascape)

A drawing by Cornelis de Grient showing sailing boats and ships on a calm lake, executed with brush in gray tones.

Driemaster under emergency, a harbor with weak wind, Hendrik Abraham Klinkhamer, 1846 drawing paper. ink. pencil pen / brush sailing-ship, sailing-boat

Shipping Scene from the Collection of Thomas Cook. Dated: 1720s. Dimensions: plate: 33.5 x 40.2 cm (13 3/16 x 15 13/16 in.) sheet: 35.6 x 43200 cm (14 x 17007 13/16 in.). Medium: mezzotint and etching printed in green and black on laid paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Elisha Kirkall after Willem van de Velde the Elder.

Ships on a wild sea.

. View of the port of Brouwershaven on the island with various sailing ships. In the margin the title in Dutch and French with the coat of arms of the city in the middle. At the top right numbered: 25.

Other face on Amsterdam; Autre Veue d'Amsterdam; Seaports; Vues de Ports de Mer. A shipwreck in the port of Amsterdam. Two sailing ships in the background. In the foreground people on the quay.

A watercolor by Jan Schoute depicting the sea with Dutch sailing boats in strong wind.

A Trading Brig Preparing to Set Sail on the Thames, Warships Running Down the Estuary Beyond, Samuel Atkins, active 1787-1808, British, active in the East Indies (1796-1804), between 1787 and 1808, Watercolor, pen, black ink, and graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper, Sheet: 9 1/8 × 13 1/4 inches (23.2 × 33.7 cm), brig, cityscape, genre subject, marine art, men, oars, rowboats, rowing, seamen, ships, town, village, warships, windmill, England, Europe, Thames, United Kingdom

Amsterdam, Gruyter jr., Willem, Sailing ship on inland water, verso lower left - stamped, Sailing ship on inland water with a rowing boat behind it, a jetty on the left and a village in the background., print, prent, prints, height 90 mm, width 114 mm, 1817-09-04 - 1880-01-07, print maker, printmaker, 1832 - 1880, paper, papier, etching, etchings, engraving, engraving (printing process)

Structure of a ship, Pieter van den Berge, After Sieuwert van der Meulen, 1717 - 1732 print The structure on the shipyard of the ship whose Kiel and the Steven have already been built. after print by: Northern Netherlandspublisher: Amsterdampublisher: Amsterdam paper etching / engraving shipyard, shipdock. building a ship, ship under construction

Unloading of moored ships. Ships off the coast. On the left a man with a basket in his hands.

Ship Noord-Holland after De Storm, 1784, Carel Frederik Bendorp (I), 1784 print The floating wreck of the Schip Noord-Holland under the command of Captain Reyneveldt, saved after the storm of 3 February 1784. In the foreground the ship De Vrijheid. Loose print in the folder with four prints of historical events at sea in the years 1782-1784, first series. print maker: Northern Netherlandspublisher: Amsterdampublisher: Amsterdam paper etching / engraving shipwreck (+ propulsion of vehicle, ship, etc. by wind)

River view with sailing ship, River view with sailing ship seen on the flank. On the left a pier., Sailing-ship, sailing-boat (view, vehicle, ship, etc.), Willem Gruyter jr., Amsterdam, 1832 - 1880, paper, engraving, h 97 mm × w 146 mm

Sailing ship..

Several perish when the German steamship 'Deutschland' is wrecked off Kentish Knock in the Thames Estuary; the death of five Franciscan nuns inspires poet G M Hopkins. Date: 6 December 1875

Scaffolding on the water Styger-schuyt, or Kop-boot, or Jagt (title on object), A scaffolding with people on the water. More sailing ships, sailing ship, sailing boat sail in the distance, Adolf van der Laan, 1694 - 1755, paper, etching, h 172 mm × w 206 mm

Re Galantuomo ship returning to Naples, Italy, illustration from L'Illustration, Journal Universel, No 1110, Volume XLIII, June 4, 1864.

Sailing ship and a sloop at a harbor head; The Eastiness. A sloop with figures at a harbor head. A sailing ship behind them on the water.

Middelburg, Gillissen, Pieter, Hoogerheyden, Engel, Sallieth, Mathias de, Fokke Willemsz., Arend, The OJ Comp. Ship Woestduyn runs aground on the Noorder-Rassen. 24 July 1779, The ship Woestduin runs aground on the Noorderrassen, 1779, verso - stamped, The VOC ship 'Woestduin' of the Amsterdam Chamber ran aground on the Noorderrassen near Vlissingen just before returning from its fifth homeward voyage from Batavia. The crew is rescued by lifeboats under the command of the Vlissingen sea pilots, the brothers Frans and Jacob Naerebout., print, prints, height 313 mm, width 497 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1780 - 1780, paper, papier, etching, etchings, engraving, engraving (printing process), Czech, North Netherlands, 1749 - 1791-11-29, 1740-10-13 - 1809, intermediary draughtsman, after a drawing by, Publication (Event), Publication, Dutch, publisher

View of Haven, Dirk de Jong, After Kobell, 1779 print View of a port with various ships. In the foreground a rowing boat. In the margin a caption in French. North Netherlands paper etching / engraving harbour

Various Ships and a Rowing Boat on an Estuary n.d. Wigerus Vitringa Dutch. Various Ships and a Rowing Boat on an Estuary 365717

Attack on a steamer by the savages of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, South India, Indian Ocean. Old 19th century engraving from Le Tour du Monde 1860

Mooring of the mail boat, print maker: Joost van Geel attributed to, Jacob Quack, 1665

Ships near a Harbor. Dating: 1649. Measurements: h 77 cm × w 106 cm; d 9 cm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Author: Experiens Sillemans.

Sailing ships and a rowing boat. Many sailing ships on the water and figures in a sloop. Two figures on the shore in the foreground.

Pierre Puget black and gray ink drawing on parchment of the ship Royal Louis, showing hull, masts, rigging, sails, and water details.

Oorlogsschip op het IJ.A warship on the IJ for Amsterdam. On the left a sail ship, right a rowing boat with fishermen.

Two ships: a water ship and a water shut; A water ship for malt chain, a brewers of water shifts; Shiny ships and seals of amstelredam; Different ships and cityscapes from Amsterdam, second part. A water shift with water for a brewery in the foreground, more to a water ship with water for a saltyry.

Amsterdam, Gruyter jr., Willem, River view with sailing ship, verso lower left - stamped, seen from behind, and a rowing boat., print, prent, prints, height 51 mm, width 81 mm, 1817-09-04 - 1880-01-07, print maker, printmaker, 1832 - 1880, paper, papier, etching, etchings

An oyster fleet at work.

Yacht, surrounded by sloops, near the fleet, anchored, Yacht near a fleet, draughtsman: Willem van de Velde (I), 1622 - 1693, paper, pen, brush, h 255 mm × w 428 mm

Veerkaag sailing between Amsterdam and Leiden; A feather-kaghe sailing from Amsterdam on Leyden great about 6 Last / Cague The Amsterdam A Leiden; Various Navires Dont on Ser Sert Dance Les Provinces Unions / Icone Vararum Navium Hollandicarum Quarum Usus Maxime in Aquis Interioribus Regionis. A spring stake sailing between Amsterdam and Leiden. The print is part of an album.

Quiet backwater with berthing boat, Nicolaas Wicart, 1758 - 1815

Unknown (-); George Chinnery (1774-1852), English warships and Tanka 'Egg-Boats' in Whampoa, Canton, a deep sea cut by the Kinese coast, 1800's

Merchant ship. 18th century. Engraving.

Dutch ice boats on the Zaan, ca. 1775, Simon Fokke, After L. Loosjes, 1774 - 1776 print Ice face on the Zaan with ice barges and skaters. In the foreground, fishermen are on the right at a wak and on the left figures with ice creams. In the distance the contours of the Zaanse Schans, ca. 1775. Under the image a rule of text in Dutch. Marked at the top right: pl. IX. Amsterdam paper etching winter landscape; landscape symbolizing winter (the four seasons of the year). ice-boat. skates (winter sports). windmill Zaan. Zaanse Schans

Landtong; Landschappen; Regiunculae Amoenissimae.View of a headland in a river, where a few boats are moored. Different sailing ships and mills in the background.

Simon Stevin's sailing car, 1602, 1647 - 1649 print The sailing car of Simon Stevin, 1602. Prince Maurits, together with a group of friends, makes a trip on the beach from Scheveningen to Petten in the sail car built by Simon Stevin, April-May 1602. On the left a small sailing car, probably a prototype, with a few people on-board. Various elegant spectators and some fishermen on the beach. On a double sheet taken from the city book of Blaeu, printed on both sides with text in Latin. Northern Netherlands paper etching / engraving sailing-car

Port of Texel with the village of Oudeschild, Antonio Suntach (Possible), after Dirk de Jong, 1754 - 1828 print print maker: Italyafter drawing by: Texelpublisher: Italy paper etching / engraving harbour. ships (in general) Texel. Oudeschild

A watercolor by Cornelis de Grient showing boats in calm weather near a port with a customs house.

Seascape with sailing ships. Seascape with different sailing ships. In the margin the family crest of Mr. Kien van Citters.

A French three-deck warship with full sails. Draughtsman: Johannes Swertner. Dating: 9-Apr-1770. Measurements: h 205 mm × w 247 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Photo collection Government information service. Ship chalkles. undated

Seascape with two three-master with ironing sailing. A sloop full of men sail to a three-master with ironing sailing. On the right is another three-master, also with ironing. A fishing boat for that. In the foreground, fishermen pick up their nets from their sloop.

The whale is brought alongside the ship, ca. 1725; De Walvis Wort Bowed after board or Geroayd / der Wallfisch Wird Ans Schiff Gerudert / The Whale is Brought and Roey'd to the ship; Whaling. The hatched whale is brought alongside the ship, ca. 1725. Part of the series about whaling. Printed on the same sheet as no. 8.

Repairs to the hull of a ship. Copy in mirror image. Men standing on a smooth at work around the hull of a ship.

River face with ships. River face with ships, in the foreground a rowing boat by shore; An old man is talking to two in-laws.

Naues Mercatoriæ Hollandicæ per Indias Occidentales (Dutch East Indiaman) 1647 Wenceslaus Hollar Bohemian Dutch East Indiaman; three-masted ship with two banks of guns towed by small boat to right; two three-masted ships at anchor side by side and small boat to left; town on the coast seen in distance. Naues Mercatoriæ Hollandicæ per Indias Occidentales (Dutch East Indiaman) 361530

Robert Havell, 1769-1832, British, The Action between his Majesty's Sloop "Bonne Citoyenne" and the French Frigate "La Furieuse", 1810. Colored aquatint.

No. 1 Inflexible ship 2. Carleton schooner e. Maria schooner 4. Congress galley, run a shore with other vessels a blowing up..... Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection

Silent Sea with ships and a rowing boat on the left, Simon de Vlieger, 1610 - 1653 drawing paper. ink pen ship in the roads, roadstead. sailing-ship, sailing-boat

Sailing ship with different sloops around. A sailing ship at sea, the various parts literate from G to O. alongside two sloops. Two sloops in the foreground with a floating ton. Numbered in the middle: FIG. 94.

Fishing for shrimps off The Bligh at the mouth of the Thames. London, 1847.

A shed is taken at sea on board from a pilot boat. The print has a Dutch caption with explanation.

Naval architecture of the Berbers: barque 1, stambecco warship 2, polacca 3, and pink or pinque mechant ship 4. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Paolo Socroaldi from Giulio Ferrario's Ancient and Modern Costumes of all the Peoples of the World, Florence, Italy, 1843.

Inner water with sailing ships. Inside water with sailing ships, on the left in the foreground a ton.

French steam ship le flambart arrives in Paraguay, south America 1860

Port of Maaslandsluis, Antonio Suntach (Possible), after Dirk de Jong, 1754 - 1828 print Numbered at the top right: 14. print maker: Italyafter design by: Maassluispublisher: Italy paper etching / engraving harbour. ships (in general) Maassluis

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