Historical Sailing Vessels

Engravings of various classic ships, including a Chinese junk and steamers, showcasing 19th-century naval design and maritime history.

Loch Fyne herring boats gathered round the steamer at dawn to sell their catch.

Discovery of the Hudson by Warren Sheppard, 1895, (1858-1937)

Maria outsailing the America - May 14th 1851

Launch of the Braganza P&O paddle steamer at Cowes, Isle of Wight 1844. Black and White Illustration;

Engraving showing the obelisk ship 'Cleopatra' off Gravesend, Kent, nearing the end of its voyage from Egypt in 1878. The 'Cleopatra' was a cylinder ship built around 'Cleopatra's Needle', an ancient Egyptian obelisk. Date: 2 February 1878

The ship The Séraphique Marie of Nantes, outfitted by Mr Gruel, for Angola, under the command of Gaugy, who dealt in Loango, whose sight is below the quantity of 307 captives.

VESSELS USED IN THE ZANZIBAR SLAVE TRADE

Before a single spadeful of earth is dug, the 'Ajax' takes soundings to determine the best route the tunnel should follow. Date: 1876

Engraving depicting a ship docked at Green, Wigram, and Green's Shipyard, Blackwall. Dated 19th century

Engraving depicting the launch of the paddle steamer 'Ariel' at Rotherhithe. Dated 19th Century

THE SEVERE WINTER IN THE BLACK SEA: THE PORT OF ODESSA BLOCKED WITH ICE, UKRAINE, 1883

THE GOLDEN GATE, SAN FRANCISCO: H.M.S. "COMUS" LEAVING THE HARBOUR ACCOMPANIED BY GENERAL McDOWELL: THE FORT SALUTING, 1883, US, USA, U.S., U.S.A., UNITED STATES, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AMERICA

'THE GREAT BRITAIN' STEAMSHIP, SKETCHED ON THE MORNING AFTER SHE WENT ASHORE AT RATHMULLAN, 1846

Engraving depicting the H.M.S. 'Euryalus' with Prince Alfred on Board, entering Simon's Bay. Dated 1860

Engraving depicting Henry Bessemer's cross-channel steamer fouling the pier at Calais. Dated 19th Century

'THE ALLIANCE' SOUTHAMPTON AND HAVRE MAIL STEAMER

H.M.S. ZEALOUS IN THE STRAITS OF MAGELLAN, 1867

Annual schooner race of the Royal Thames Yacht Club: the yachts at the Mouse light ship, 1862. 'The morning had been very gloomy and threatening, but just before the vessels started it became much brighter and more promising...Flying Cloud at once hoisted her mainsail, and Leonora was not long delaying, but Shark and Galatea waited until they had partially swung before touching their halyards. Flying Cloud made an excellent start, and took the lead, followed by Leonora, and in less than ten minutes the sails, including big topsails, were set and trimmed...A wonderfully close match after a run

A TOW ON LAKE ST. CLAIR, CANADA, NINETEENTH CENTURY ENGRAVING

A TOW ON LAKE ST. CLAIR, CANADA, NINETEENTH CENTURY ENGRAVING

SMS Oldenburg was the first ship built of steel in Germany, an armoured ship of the Imperial Navy designed from the outset without sail rigging and intended for coastal protection, Germany, c. 1890, Historic, digital reproduction of an original 19th-century pattern, Europe

The Sardinian forcing her way through ice in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, 1880. 'The voyage of his Royal Highness Prince Leopold to Canada on board the fine screw steam-ship Sardinian, of the Allan line of Royal Mail service from Liverpool to Quebec and Montreal, was attended with some unusual experiences. On the edge of the Banks of Newfoundland, which the ship passed on the 19th May, the icebergs were very numerous, and of the largest size known in these latitudes. On the 21st May, when entering the Gulf of St. Lawrence, off Cape Ray, the ship met with field-ice extending right across the gulf,

Ships on calm sea; Small seascapes ..

The famous tea clipper Cutty Sark in Surrey Docks. The iconic craft now housed in dry dock at Greenwich was severely damaged by a fire whilst under restoration on 21st May 2007 Date: 1923

The yacht "Hohenzollern I", used by the German Emperor Wilhelm I of Germany (1797-1888). It was built between 1876 and 1878. On board took place the meeting with the Russian Emperor Alexander III (1845-1894). Engraving by Bernardo Rico (1825-1894). La Ilustracion Espan~ola y Americana, 1881.

The machine mater in the port of Brest, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1847.

Engraving of a Duplex Catamaran, built in Rhode Island USA, for Mr. Henry N. Custance, honorary treasurer of the Corinthian Yacht Club, August 1880. The engraving shows the vessel near her moorings on the River Thames at Erith. The catamaran was 33 feet long, with a draught of 3 foot, and had been recorded making 23 mph (with the tide) in the Lower Hope. Date: 1880

Attempt to Capture the Passenger-steamer "Fei Ma" ("Flying Horse") by 53 Imperial Junks, in Canton River, 1857. '...she was attacked by fifty-three large Imperial junks: each of these junks carried two if not four heavy guns, and was propelled by at least forty oars with three or four men at each oar. The steamer, owing to the Malay leaving the wheel, lost her way and was very nearly surrounded. The Chinese, knowing we could offer no resistance, came on most manfully. Their shot flew round us like hail: nine or ten penetrated the side; one went within an inch or two of the

The British steamer Sirius.. Clay, Edward Williams (1799-1857). Prints. 1838. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Ships , British

East India Company sailing ship being towed into a dock on the Thames river, United Kingdom, illustration from L'Illustration, Journal Universel, No 532, Volume XXI, May 7, 1853.

Ship on the water, print maker: anonymous, Netherlands, 1700 - 1799, paper, h 176 mm - w 237 mm

Age of Discovery. The Caravel. 15th-16th century. Engraving. 19th century.

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

Port of Mahon (Port of Mao), Minorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. Ships anchored in front of the lazaretto, suffering quarantine due to the cholera epidemic that originated in France. Engraving. The Spanish and American Illustration (La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana), 1884.

The President Steam Ship, On her Passage from New York to Liverpool, encountering a severe Gale on Nov. 5th 1840

Columbus Flagship - The Santa Maria

Ships on the River Mersey near Liverpool in 1860, England, digitally restored reproduction of an original 19th century painting, exact original date unknown

Ship; French; 1860s; Albumen silver print

Fishermen display their catch on the sea front at Ramsgate, Kent Date: 1817

Ships of Diego Velasques´fleet, historic discoveris by ship

Her Majesty's Despatch Gun-Boats, 1854. Crimean War: Royal Navy ships Lynx, Beagle, Arrow and Viper en route for the Black Sea. 'The boats composed of this little fleet may be looked upon as by far the most perfect and effective class of vessels ever furnished for the purposes for which they are intended. They have been built jointly by the eminent firm of Messrs. Green and Messrs. Mare, of Blackwall, and in their construction the builders have most conscientiously carried out the excellent designs furnished by the Admiralty...both in appearance and speed, they have exceeded the fullest anti

Symonds and Co Collection H. M. S. RODNEY.

P. & O. "Chusan" -- Built 1852. 699 tons, 80 Horse Power.The "Chusan was the first P. & 0. mail steamer to Australia. She left Southampton on 15th May, 1852, and arrived Sydney Aug. 3rd, 80 days later. A great reception was given to the ship on her arrival. April 25, 1938.

Drawing by Samuel Atkins of two East India ships navigating toward a lee shore during a storm, executed in ink and watercolor between 1787 and 1808.

Tidal wave sweeping away the city of Arica

Junk chinese boat sketch

Frigate Cumberland, Newport News. Morgan collection of Civil War drawings. Cumberland (Ship), 1860-1870, Ships, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Transportation, United States, Virginia, Newport News

THE NEW WORLD, ONE OF THE HUDSON RIVER STEAMERS

The public pier of Pauillac. A ship being loaded, arriving from the passenger train. France, Europe. Old 19th century engraved illustration from La Nature 1897

Engraving of a Ketch, a two-masted, fore-and-aft rigged sailing boat with a mizzenmast stepped forward of the rudder and smaller than its foremast. Dated 19th Century

GALERA DEL SIGLO XVI - GRABADO DE LA MISMA EPOCA.

Engagement between the Federal steam-sloop 'Kearsarge' and the Confederate war-steamer 'Alabama' which ends when 'Kearsarge' sinks the 'Alabama'.

LA FRAGATA ALMANSA EN BATALLA. Location: MUSEO NAVAL / MINISTERIO DE MARINA. MADRID. SPAIN.

Sectional view of the subway under the River Thames between Tower Hill and Vine Street.

A flounder sails out of the harbor. Further ahead, a frigate sails. At the forward jetty a punt is moored with two figures, Seascape with harbor and several boats, print maker: anonymous, 1809 - 1899, paper, h 315 mm - w 445 mm

Wreck of the "Royal Adelaide" Steam-Ship, 1850. On Sunday 31 March 1850 a ship was wrecked on Tongue Sands, just off the coast of Kent, in bad weather: 'The gale continued with such unabated violence the whole of Sunday and Monday, that it was not until late in the afternoon of the latter day that any official notification of the wreck was made at Margate...she appeared to have lost her funnel, as her fires appeared coming up through the deck...the only portion of the wreck visible above the surface was about one-half the starboard paddle-wheel...Many of the bodies of the poor people

'Victoria and Albert', the first steam-driven royal yacht, c1855. Artist: Unknown

Thomas Whitcombe, Three British Men-o'-War and Four Fishing Boats in Breeze Off-Shore, 1783-1824, oil on canvas.

Loading of beams in the harbor. von Dardel.

Breaking out through the ice - the sealing fleet leaving St. Johns, Newfoundland, (Canada now) . drawn by Schell and Hogan from a sketch by J.W. Hayward

Shipping the Mediterranean telegraph cable at Morden Wharf, Greenwich, London, 1854

H.M.S."Rodney", 1936. Creator: Unknown.

15th century ship, Germany, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact original date not known, Europe

THE VIKING'S SHIP: THE VESSEL WHEN BROUGHT TO CHRISTIANIA; THE VESSEL AS SHE MUST HAVE LOOKED SAILING BEFORE THE WIND

Engraving depicting the salvaging of a sunken ship. Dated 19th Century

The iron paddle-steamer 'Johore' blows up off Singapore. Date: 1865

Sailing ships - Merchant Shipping. Sovereign of the seas. October 07, 1944.

Torbay Regatta: the schooner-yachts starting from Torquay, 1864. Engraving from a sketch by Mr. G. Whitaker. 'The course was three times round the bay, starting from a point just outside the pier and Beacon Rock...illustration also shows Berry Head and Brixham...The yachts which were entered for this race were the Vestal...belonging to Sir Bruce Chichester; the Madcap...Mr. J. Abbott Dunbar; the Blue Bell...Mr. F. Edwards; and the Albertine...Lord Londesborough...the wind died away in the afternoon, and after going once round the bay they were obliged to desist from the race...On the next da

ROUNDING THE COMMITTEE STEAMER, A SKETCH AT A THAMES SAILING BARGE MATCH, AUGUST 1, 1874, 1874 engraving

Laying the foundation-stone of the Hubberston Dock at Milford Haven, 1864. 'The foundation-stone...was laid on Thursday, the 11th August, by Mrs. Potter, the wife of Mr. Richard Potter, chairman of the Great Western Railway Company. This event was looked upon as one of great importance to the interests of the county of Pembroke, which had a few days previously congratulated itself also upon the opening of the short line of railway from the town of Pembroke to Pembroke Docks, with the prospect of a speedy completion of the Pembroke and Tenby line. The place chosen for the site of the new dock i

Illustration depicting the 'Hibernin' as she begins to sink. Crew members are escaping the wreck via the use of lifeboats. Dated 19th Century

BURNING OF THE 'EASTERN MONARCH' AT SPITHEAD, FROM A SKETCH TAKEN AT HASLAR HOSPITAL

John Wood' Approaching Bombay'. At this time the East India Company was still governing India. JC Heard (c1850) British painter. Oil on canvas.

Engraving depicting a Lugger, a small sailing ship with two or three masts and a lugsail on each. Dated 19th Century

'Poole Harbour', 1898. From "Our Own Country, Volume IV". Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris & Melbourne, 1898

Henry Papprill, 1816-d.after 1883, American, Launch of the Great Britain Steamship, at Bristol, July 19th 1843, 1843. Colored lithograph.

Her Majesty landing at Cowes, Isle of Wight, 1844. Crowds wait to greet Queen Victoria: '...the thunder of the artillery of Cowes Castle, succeeded by the salutes from the Royal Yacht Squadron battery, and the private batteries along both shores of the Medina, announced the approach of the royal yacht "Victoria and Albert"...The weather, which had been extremely boisterous, for days previous, continued unfavourable for the debarkation; the rain came down in torrents; the royal party consequently postponed for a while their landing'. From "Illustrated London News", 1844, Vol

Barque Rewa, as she entered Auckland eight years ago. Now laid up there, she is rusted through. March 25, 1930.

An engraving depicting the entrance to Ramsgate harbour. Dated 19th century

Engraving depicting the 'Great Eastern' used during the creation of the Atlantic Telegraph. The men are laying the cable on board the 'Great Eastern'. Dated 19th Century

SKIN BOATS USED BY THE NATIVES OF POINT BARROW

The 'Fairy Queen' Paddle-Wheel despatch-boat for General Garibaldi; September 1860.

Boat Catastrophe, and the "Lalla Rookh" in Distress, off Worthing, 1850. Shipwrick off the coast of Sussex. '...a heavily laden barque, since ascertained to have been the Lalla Rookh, bound to London from the Brazils, was observed riding at anchor, and labouring severely. It being evident that she was in difficulties, having lost her mainmast, a boat with eleven men put off from Worthing to her aid, and, notwithstanding the tremendous surf that was running, the brave fellows made a desperate effort to reach the barque. They had got within a short distance of the vessel, and were abou

Steamboat. River Thames. Engraving by Charles Riviere, 19th century. London.

Illustration depicting the attempt to salvage the 'Great Britain' after she went aground in Dundrum Bay. Dated 19th Century

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

Old iron sides on a Lee shore

SMS Kronprinz was an armoured ship of the Imperial Navy, 1869, sailing steamer, Prussia, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of an original 19th century model, exact original date unknown

Illustration of a Royal Navy dockyard, showing a warship. Dated 19th Century

An engraving depicting a New York garbage disposal: a barge is used to take the residue of sorted rubbish down the river for dumping. Dated 19th century

U. S. frigate Constitution - Old Ironsides

Velero "Great Republic". Museum: UNIVERSIDAD DE YALE NEW HAVEN USA. Author: CURRIER, NATHANIEL & IVES, JAMES M.

Egypt. Suez Canal. View of the entrance to Port Said (on the Mediterranean shore). Drawing by A. de Caula. Engraving by Rico. La Ilustración Española y Americana, 1882.

The Ship "John W. Brewer" ca. 1845 Chinese Painter. The Ship "John W. Brewer" 13003

LONDON AND NORTH WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY's NEW STEAMER SHAMROCK, ENGRAVING 1876

Shipping, ship 'Ocean Rover,' from Salem to Hong Kong, J.W. Willcomb, commander, 1865 , Marines Visual works, Ships, Ocean Rover Ship. Frank Cousins Glass Plate Negatives Collection

Dutch Fishing Craft, "Classical Portfolio of Primitive Carriers", by Marshall M. Kirman, World Railway Publ. Co., Illustration, 1895

Whale hunting in the UK in the 1840s

A ship of Albuquerque's fleet. From a woodcut published about 1516 of Albuquerque's siege and capture of Aden.

The Alarm winning the Ladies Challenge Cup at Cowes, 1830 by GM Gilbert on stone by L Haghe. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes.

Clipper Ship 'Flying Cloud' E Brown Jr publisher N Currier 1852.

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