Historical Ships at Sea

Artistic prints of sailing ships and boats from historical contexts, capturing maritime life and the beauty of waterways.

Three merchant ships off the coast, Anonymous, Pierre Drevet, 1650 - 1738
Three merchant ships off the coast, Anonymous, Pierre Drevet, 1650 - 1738
360 assets in this story
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Two ships: A Boeier and a Galjoot, Reinier Nooms, 1652 - 1654 print Two ships at sea. Seen a Boeier from the side and a gallery from the front. Netherlands paper etching / drypoint sailing-ship, sailing-boat (BOYER). sailing-ship, sailing-boat (with NAME)
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Anonymous drawing of a paved city by the sea with two boats in the foreground, executed with feather and gray-laved techniques.
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PROGRESS OF THE PRINCE OF WALES IN BRITISH NORTH AMERICA, VIEWS ILLUSTRATING THE PASSAGE OF H.M.S. 'STYX,' HAVING HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS ON BOARD, FROM HANDSPORT TO ST. JOHN, NEW BRUNSWICK. CANADA, 1860. THE BASIN OF MINAS. PARTRIDGE ISLAND. THE SPLIT ROCK.
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THE REMAINS OF THE ROYAL ADELAIDE AT PORTLAND, 1872 engraving
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Boats from Tonga (Polynesia), encountered by Cook on his second voyage, 1772-1775. Engraving by W. Watts after W. Hodges, 1 February 1777.
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Two landing barges, Reinier Nooms, 1652 - 1654
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View of the two port or ship cranes in the IJ in Amsterdam, Anonymous, 1757 - 1766 print View of the two port or ship cranes in the IJ (nowadays the Open Havenfront), near the Walloon Islands Gracht, in Amsterdam. Under the show the title in Latin and Dutch. Numbering at the bottom right largely cut off 15. paper etching / engraving dock crane. harbour IJ
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Night boats to The Hague, Delft and Rotterdam, Reinier Nooms, 1652 - 1654 print Three barges on the water at night. One is illuminated and passengers are visibly sitting inside the barge. Netherlands paper etching / drypoint sailing-ship, sailing-boat
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Boats at a quay. Draughtsman: Everhardus Koster. Dating: 1846. Measurements: h 138 mm × w 205 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.
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Sail with sailboat ..
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Zaans tent yacht, which was rowed but also pulled from shore. Bottom right: Pl. 3., Couple in a Zaans tent yacht A Noord-Hollandsch Tentjagtje aan de Zaan/ Petit Yacht de plaisance, en Nordhollande (title on object), print maker: Willem van Senus, (mentioned on object), intermediary draughtsman: Hendrik Greeven, (mentioned on object), publisher: Evert Maaskamp, (mentioned on object), Amsterdam, 1824, paper, etching, h 133 mm × w 172 mm
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Rotterdam, Groenewegen, Gerrit, Views of the Maas, The new head of the city of Rotterdam, View of the head of the Leuvehaven in Rotterdam, verso - stamped, View of the head of the Leuvehaven on the Maas in Rotterdam, also called the Nieuwe Hoofd. In the foreground a rowing boat and a number of sailing ships. On the right the Ooster Nieuwe Hoofdpoort, behind it the mill 'de Pelicaan'. Numbered lower right: 2. This print is part of a series of six prints with views of the Maas., print, prints, height 186 mm, width 272 mm, 1754 - 1826-08-07, print maker, printmaker, 1797 - 1797, paper, papier, etching, etsen
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Egyptians boarding boats on the Nile during a cholera epidemic. Coloured wood engraving by W.J.P. after C. Loye.
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Coastline with horse and carriage. On the left are a few sailing ships for and on the coast, possibly to be Scheveningen. Right a manned cart rides with two horses behind a rider and a few hikers. Left in the distance is a village or city with a church tower.
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De Gelderse Kade and De Schreierstoren; De Gelderse-Kaÿ and Schreiers-Tooren; Shiny ships and seals of amstelredam; Different ships and cityscapes from Amsterdam, second part.The Gelderse Kade, The Schreierstoren and the Bridge over the water. Many ships in the water.
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. Ice convenience on the Maas at Rotterdam. On the ice people entertain are in arbsleds and carriages, with skates and ice sailing. Along the ice the city with links two mills. At the bottom in the middle of the margin the city weapa of Rotterdam flanked by a Sater and a nymph.
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A Harbor. Port face. A barge and a few rowing boats at a harbor head, in the distance is a warship for anchor.
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View of the Neva River in Sint-Petersburg seen from the west side. Ships and boats sail on the water.
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View of the middle and western port of Delfshaven The middle and western head of Delfshaven (title on object) View of the Maas (series title), View of the Maas and the middle (front) and western harbor head (behind) of Delfshaven, seen from the east. In the foreground a rowing boat and a sailing ship. On the right some boats lying on the jetty and two women washing clothes. Numbered bottom right: 4. This print is part of a series of six prints with Maas faces., Harbor, launch, rowing boat, canoe, etc., sailing ship, sailing boat, Delfshaven, Maas, Gerrit Groenewegen (mentioned on object), Rotterdam, 1797, paper, etching, h 185 mm × w 274 mm
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Face on moored ships and a shipyard; Der Haufman Gehe Zu Schiff, discontinued Gefahr Nim Jener Überfahrt, Sie Ist Bedectlich, Wahr. The foreground are ships on the land. In the background the sea.
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Aberdeen, Victoria Docks, The Port, 1885, UK
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King and Queen arriving in a boat proccession, London River Thames, Whitehall in 1622.
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Nooms, Reinier, Netherlands, Third part. Various Ships and Views of Amsterdam, drawn from life and brought to Cooper, by Reinier Nooms, alias Zeeman, Various ships and cityscapes of Amsterdam, third part, Hague, Delft, and Rotterdam, Night Boats, Night boats to The Hague, Delft and Rotterdam, verso lower left - stamped, Three boats on the water at night. One is illuminated and passengers are visible sitting inside the boat., print, prints, height 136 mm, width 254 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1624 - 1664, print maker, printmaker, 1652 - 1654, third quarter 17th century, paper, etching, etchings, drypoint, dry needle, Work conception, after own design by
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River view. River face. A ferry with people and a few row boats on the water.
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Fishing Boats on calm Water, Antonie Waldorp, 1840 - 1850
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V.O.C. Ships at Cape of Good Hope. V.O.C. Ships at Cape of Good Hope. On verso text in letterpress.
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History of Shipping, 1875 - 1903 print Leaf with 16 performances of different ships, including a hollowed -out tree trunk, a Roman warship and a brik (sailing ship). A caption under each image. Numbered at the top right: No. 26. Haarlem paper letterpress printing ships (in general)
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Rowing boat in need at sea sees a ship in the distance, Henri François Schaefels, 1864 print paper etching sailing-ship, sailing-boat. rowing-boat, canoe, etc.. saving an endangered fellow man
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V.O.C. Ships at Kaap de Goede Hoop, Coenraet Decker, 1676 print V.O.C. Ships at Kaap de Goede Hoop. On Verso text in book print. Amsterdam paper etching merchant shipping, shipping trade Cape of Good Hope
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Shipping cabinet seen from the front and back, Caspar Luyken, 1697 print Two performances of one plate. Print at the top right marked: fol: 360. print maker: Amsterdamprinter: Delftpublisher: Amsterdam paper etching ship's camel (device used to raise a ship over a bar). sailing-ship, sailing-boat
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Midday Break at a Shipyard on the Maas. View of a ship's trim yard on the Maas. A man eating sitting on a block of wood, for him a woman with a child. Behind the people a sloop covered with sailing. There are several ships that are repaired in the yard. A mill in the distance.
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Fishing at sea; Yacht and fishing; VENATIONES, PISCATIONES ET AUCUPII TYPI. Some fishing boats at sea. Fishermen mainly catch flat fish. The print has a Latin caption and is part of a series of 54 prints.
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Cityshifts with fishing vessels; Port faces. View of a city harbor with small sailing ships and fishing vessels. Print from a series of five prints with faces on Italian port cities.
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The flying vessel of daam disk, 1743; The flying vessel or new post and rys-machine Uytfast by D. Schyf and made to Zaandam. Three representations of the so-called Flying Vessel, a vessel called Follow My, which would have to achieve large speeds without sailing, an invention of Zaandam's grocery dam. On June 20, 1743 the ship, with a wheel-powered wheel powered by five horses, was left into water in the Zaan where it sank.
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New York Shortly After Independence, Scene of the East River 18th C. George Torina (18th C. American)
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De Gelderse Kade and De Schreierstoren; De Gelderse-Kaÿ and Schreiers-Tooren; Shiny ships and seals of amstelredam; Different ships and cityscapes from Amsterdam. The Gelderse Kade, the Schreierstoren and the bridge over the water. Many ships in the water.
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Reinier Nooms, called Zeeman, An Isere Vessel and a Waterschip or Zuiderzee Fishing Boat, c 1652 1654 An Isere Vessel and a Waterschip or Zuiderzee Fishing-Boat
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NAVIO DE 74 CAÑONES SECCION HORIZONTAL. Author: RAFAEL MONLEON. Location: MUSEO NAVAL / MINISTERIO DE MARINA. MADRID. SPAIN.
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Two ships: a smooth barge and a shooting barge, Reinier Nooms, 1652 - 1654 print On the left a smooth barge with tons and goods on the deck. On the right a shooting barge, a ship that was used for fishing and freight transport. Netherlands paper etching / drypoint sailing-ship, sailing-boat. poling, punting
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Zeemansleven, 1878 print Leaf with 9 performances of different ship types and a ship disaster. A caption under each image. Numbered at the top right: No. 72. Amsterdam paper letterpress printing ships (in general). shipwreck
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Port of Balaclava Harbour. Date/Period: 1855. Hand-colored albumen print. Width: 23.9 cm. Height: 18.5 cm (image). Author: James Robertson.
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Publisher: Endicott & Co., New York, 19th century, U.S. Harbor & River Monitor: Manhattan; Built by Secor & Co. JerseyCity, Lithograph, sight in frame: 37.8 × 69.1 cm (14 7/8 × 27 3/16in.), Librarytransfer, Made in United States, American, 19thcentury, Works on Paper -Prints
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Face on the tree gate, the high bridge and the runmill in Alkmaar; 't Seglis, and tree gate; to Alkmaar. View of the tree gate, the high bridge and the runmill in Alkmaar. Links Logments with suspension marks. Boats moored in the foreground.
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The Fleet of the City Steam Boats Passing in Review Order off Chalsea on the London Annual Commemoration, Edwin Jewitt, active 1855, after Harden S. Melville, active 1837-1882, c. 1850, Hand-colored tinted lithograph
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Can sailing please you, / child run Then just board; / Welbezeilde here (...), / and of all kinds, 1806 - 1830 print Leaf with 16 performances of different ships. Under each image a two -way verse. Numbered at the top right: No. 304. Publisher: Zaltbommelprint Maker: Netherlands paper letterpress printing ships (in general). military vehicles (+ sailing-ships)
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Reinier Nooms, called Zeeman, The Night Boats to The Hague, Delft, and Amsterdam, c 1652 1654 The Night-Boats to The Hague, Delft, and Amsterdam
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View of a ship off the coast of Taganrog, Anonymous, 1847 print With Dutch text on Verso. paper letterpress printing prospect of city, town panorama, silhouette of city. sailing-ship, sailing-boat Taganrog
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Vasco da Gama s fleet at sea, 1497, digitally edited Vasco da Gama s fleet at sea, 1497, digitally edited Copyright: xZoonar.com/Heinz-DieterxFalkensteinx 21660610
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Cityscape with fishing port and custard boat; Cityscapes and ports. Cityscape with fishing port and boats. In the foreground a mapping boat with ironing sailing.
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The ship the salamander; The Salemander an East Indis Vaerder; Different ships and cityscapes from Amsterdam, first part; First part. Dispatched ships and sights of amstelredam, naer t life scored and opt Cooper, by Reinier Nooms, Alÿas Zeeman. The merchant ship seen the Salamander, an East India, from the side.
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Norse Galley
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Amsterdam, Loman, JC (Junior), Title page for: ALG Bosboom Toussaint, A Leydsch Student in 1593, 1858, Boats on the water, verso - stamped, A boat with a canopy and a rowing boat on the water. In the background sailing boats and a mill on the bank., print, engraving, title page, prints, engravings, height 233 mm, width 166 mm, print maker, engraving maker, 1858 - 1858, paper, lithography (technique), Publication (Event), Publication, publisher
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NAVIO DE GUERRA DE 74 CAÑONES. Author: RAFAEL MONLEON. Location: MUSEO NAVAL / MINISTERIO DE MARINA. MADRID. SPAIN.
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Scene on the River Orwell at Ipswich, Suffolk, England.
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H.M.S "Majestic" engaging French and American Ships, 1936. Creator: Unknown.
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Carroccio, medieval four-wheel wagon with insignia and banner of Milan. From a design in Vicende di Milano. Weapons including crossbow, shield and helmet. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Giarre from Giulio Ferrarios Costumes Ancient and Modern of the Peoples of the World, Il Costume Antico e Moderno, Florence, 1844.
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Beach face with two sailing cars; Seylaning wind truck; Schuit and sailing trolleys. View of a beach where two sailing cars drive along the flood line, perhaps Sailing car from Simon Stevin. The sails are full and the cars are full of people, possibly prince Maurits with his friends. Three horses gallop around the cars. In the foreground an elegantly dressed family saves the Gade Spectacle.
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Gambier leads the Danish fleet to England
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Series of industrial plants, meat extract factory, Fray-Bentos, Argentina, jetty for unloading and loading ships, digitally enhanced reproduction of a collector's picture from c. 1900, South America
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Transport dak camel 3as 6ps, postage stamps, india, asia Copyright: xAnilxDave/DinodiaxPhotox