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Naval Battles in History

Prints depicting naval battles from the 18th century, showcasing ships in combat, highlighting maritime heritage and the drama of naval warfare.

Londen, Pollard, Robert (I), Wilkinson, Robert, Serres, Dominic (I), Engeland, The Representation of the Action between the British Fleet under the Command of Vice Admiral Parker and the Dutch Fleet, Zeeslag bij Dogger Bank, 1781, London, England, verso - stamped, The Dutch and English ships during the naval battle at Dogger Bank on 5 August 1781 between the Dutch fleet under Rear Admiral Johan Zoutman and the English fleet under Vice Admiral Hyde Parker. In the caption in the middle a coat of arms with a wreath of flowers and the dedication to Parker, print, prent, prints, prenten, Frederik Muller Historieplaten, height 490 mm, width 620 mm, English, 1755 - 1838-05-23, print maker, printmaker, 1782 - 1782, paper, papier, etching, etchings, engraving, engraving (printing process), French, 1722 - 1793-11-06, after, after a painting by, Publication (Event), Publication, 1758 - 1825, publisher, uitgever, Publicatie, Engels
Londen, Pollard, Robert (I), Wilkinson, Robert, Serres, Dominic (I), Engeland, The Representation of the Action between the British Fleet under the Command of Vice Admiral Parker and the Dutch Fleet, Zeeslag bij Dogger Bank, 1781, London, England, verso - stamped, The Dutch and English ships during the naval battle at Dogger Bank on 5 August 1781 between the Dutch fleet under Rear Admiral Johan Zoutman and the English fleet under Vice Admiral Hyde Parker. In the caption in the middle a coat of arms with a wreath of flowers and the dedication to Parker, print, prent, prints, prenten, Frederik Muller Historieplaten, height 490 mm, width 620 mm, English, 1755 - 1838-05-23, print maker, printmaker, 1782 - 1782, paper, papier, etching, etchings, engraving, engraving (printing process), French, 1722 - 1793-11-06, after, after a painting by, Publication (Event), Publication, 1758 - 1825, publisher, uitgever, Publicatie, Engels
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The wreck of the Atlantic, 1873
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Crew of H.M.S. Malabar (foreground, left) watch as USS Missouri explodes and burns in the distance from accidental fire after completing first trans-Atlantic voyage of a U.S. steam powered ship the day prior. Dated 1843
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Victory over palembang, 1821; Victory of Palembang on the 24 June 1821. Shooting the coastal batteries located on the river in Palembang on Sumatra by Dutch warships under the Command of General HM de Kock during the second expedition to Palembang, 24 June 1821. At the bottom of the names of the coastal batteries and from The Dutch warships. The drawing includes a separate statement.
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The USS Macedonian, a three-masted, wooden-hulled, sailing frigate of the US Navy, with 36 guns. She served on patrol operations along the coast of Gulf of Mexico and South America, and the Caribbean during the US Civil War (BSLOC_2018_8_65)
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Pontifical galley equipped with large stays, sails, oars and heavy artillery. 19th-century version of an engraving by Frans Huys (ca. 1522-1562) in 1550 after a drawing by Brueghel the Elder (ca. 1525-1569). "Vie Militaire et Religieuse au Moyen Age et a l'Epoque de la Renaissance". Paris, 1877.
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The 'Gaspee' is burned by rebels off Rhode Island.
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Ontscheping van troepen.Elongated representation, in cartouche of rollerwork and shell pattern, from a coast to which a number of boats are. Soldiers step from the boats, which forms nice troops on the beach. On the left in the background a fort from which is shot.
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Exploding the warship Alphen in the port of Curaçao, 1778, Simon Fokke, 1778 - 1779 print The explosion of the Frigat Alphen with the complete crew of 206 men in the port of Willemstad on St. Annabaai in Curaçao, September 15, 1778. An explosion rides the ship in pieces. Northern Netherlands paper etching / engraving gunpowder disaster (+ sailing-ships) Curacao. Willemstad
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French troops disembarking in the port of Bona, Algeria, Africa, historical illustration, about 1886, Africa
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Sea battle; Different designs for peace and before the war; Divers Dessins Tant Pour La Paix Que Pour La Guerre.gate in the Sea at Sea. A Ship is On Fire. Left one on a lifeboat.
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Forced emigration to the colony of Georgia in North America of debt ridden English lords, esquires, and attorneys, who were sentenced to transportation to Georgia. The deportation of debtors reduced the English prison population during the early reign of George III.
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Drowning of Prince Johan Willem Friso, 1711; 1711 / Prince Johan Willem Friso drowns at Den Moerdijk. Johan Willem Friso, Prince of Oranje-Nassau, drowned during the crossing of the Moerdijk during heavy weather on July 14, 1711. The boots on which the carriage of the prince stands capsist and several people and horses touch water.
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Fleet of the Four Elector on the Rhine, 1580, 1580 - 1582 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. Numbered: 37. Cologne paper etching warfare; military affairs (+ oared ships, e.g.: galley) Rhine
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Pieter's ship right in fight with two Algiere hijackers, 1723. The Dutch ship of Pieter right in battle with two Algiere hijackers at Gibraltar, May 1723.
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View of Willem III's Encampment at Bodegraven, Valentijn Klotz (manner of), , 1672, View of Prince William's quarters at Bodegraven on the Old Rhine, on 29 August 1672. The drawing was made from the river or across and shows the prince hunting on the water in front of some tents of the encampment. The mention of subject, date and location is handwritten on the back of the drawing., draughtsman: Valentijn Klotz, 29-Aug-1672, paper, brush, pen, h 124 mm × w 195 mm
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Netherlands, Flora Java, Monogrammist GS (lithographer), The jumping of the King's gunboat No. II on 5 February 1831 before Antwerp, The jumping of the gunboat of Jan van Speijk, 1831, verso - stamped, View of the Scheldt with the jumping of the gunboat of Jan van Speijk, 5 February 1831. In the foreground an audience on the quay. At the bottom in the margin a portrait of Van Speijk. See also the pendant., print, prints, Frederik Muller Historieplaten, height 345 mm, width 418 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1831 - 1831, paper, papier, lithografie (techniek), printer, drukker
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American War of Independence: Battle of Yorktown, 1781. Two lines of battleships firing broadsides. From a French logbook. Henry Huntingdon Museum. Watercolour
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Battle with two warships first half 17th century Dutch. Battle with two warships 198877
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De Varna after the second severe Izspersing 21 Jan. 1883; De Nederlandsche Pool-Expeditie 1882-1883 YUTIVE by the care of the Luitnt for Sea 1st class B.J.G. Volck.
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JAN VAN SPEIEK's gunboat, 1831, 1831 print View on the Scheldt with the gun in the air of Jan van Speijk, 5 February 1831. In the foreground public on the quay. At the bottom of the margin a portrait of Van Speijk. See also the Pendant. Netherlands paper navy (+ sailing-ships). gunpowder disaster. self-sacrifice, death in the service of a higher purpose Antwerp. Scales
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American War of Independence: Battle of Yorktown, 1781: two lines of battleships firing broadsides. From a French logbook. Henry Huntingdon Museum. Watercolour
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The commander of the Merrimac repairing .... / 4 (registered title) | In America (set of all)
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Mariners at Nova Zembla, Illustration from the Book, Historical Cabinet, L.H. Young Publisher, New Haven, 1834