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Ships:sea history Collection: EVNT2A-00010

EVNT2A-00010
Impressment of an American sailor by a British naval officer, early 1800s. Hand-colored halftone of a 19th century illustration

Ships:sea history Collection: EVNT2A-00009

EVNT2A-00009
British ships blockading Chesapeake Bay at the outset of the War of 1812. Hand-colored halftone of a 19th century illustration

Ships:sea history Collection: Maine lobstermen unloading their catch

Maine lobstermen unloading their catch
Lobster-boat unloaded along a Maine pier, circa 1880. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Ships:sea history Collection: EVNT2A-00035

EVNT2A-00035
Ark Royal, the flagship which led the English fleet against the Spanish Armada, 1588. Hand-colored woodcut reproducing a 16th century illustration

Ships:sea history Collection: War of 1812 sea fight on the USS Chesapeake

War of 1812 sea fight on the USS Chesapeake
Fighting at the mizzentop of the frigate Chesapeake during a naval battle, War of 1812. Printed halftone reproduction of a W. J. Aylward painting

Ships:sea history Collection: EVNT2A-00001

EVNT2A-00001
Surrender of the British " Guerriere" to the frigate USS " Constitution" during the War of 1812. Printed color halftone of a 19th century painting

Ships:sea history Collection: EVRV2A-00217

EVRV2A-00217
American frigate Alliance in 1778, built at Salisbury, Massachusetts, which carried Lafayette on two occasions. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Ships:sea history Collection: EVNT2A-00199

EVNT2A-00199
Gold seekers en route to the California Gold Rush on a clipper ship in fair weather, 1849 or 1850. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Ships:sea history Collection: Barbary Pirates attacked in Algiers, 1541

Barbary Pirates attacked in Algiers, 1541
Emperor Charles Vs attempt to capture Algiers, home of the Barbary Pirates, 1541. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of an earlier illustration

Ships:sea history Collection: EXPL2A-00095

EXPL2A-00095
Marco Polo leading the Venetian ships at Korcula in the Adriatic Sea. Hand-colored woodcut

Ships:sea history Collection: EXPL2A-00094

EXPL2A-00094
Ships of Marco Polo on the Mediterranean Sea, 1300s. Hand-colored woodcut

Ships:sea history Collection: EXPL2A-00075

EXPL2A-00075
Seizure of Spanish treasure ships by the English fleet of Sir Francis Drake. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Ships:sea history Collection: EXPL2A-00188

EXPL2A-00188
One of Henry Hudsons ships, early 1600s. Hand-colored 19th-century reproduction of a woodcut from Hudsons " Voyages" published in 1612

Ships:sea history Collection: Sea of Darkness

Sea of Darkness
Terrors in the Sea of Darkness. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Ships:sea history Collection: PNAV2A-00010

PNAV2A-00010
USS Mississippi, flagship of Mathew Perrys expedition to Japan, 1852. Hand-colored woodcut of an 1852 illustration

Ships:sea history Collection: PNAV2A-00008

PNAV2A-00008
Commander Edward Preble, US Navy officer. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century portrait

Ships:sea history Collection: Emigrants leaving for America, 1850s

Emigrants leaving for America, 1850s
European emigrants leaving their families to sail to America, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Ships:sea history Collection: HUSG2A-00044

HUSG2A-00044
Emigrants aboard ship from Europe, bound for America, mid-1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Ships:sea history Collection: PNAV2A-00013

PNAV2A-00013
John Paul Jones and the Rangers crew raiding the Earl of Selkirks castle, 1777. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Ships:sea history Collection: Customs inspectors checking steamship passenger luggage

Customs inspectors checking steamship passenger luggage
First-class passengers baggage inspected on arrival of a steamship in New York harbor, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Ships:sea history Collection: Cargo ship at a New York City wharf, 1870s

Cargo ship at a New York City wharf, 1870s
Unloading bananas from a sailing ship, New York City, 1870. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Ships:sea history Collection: PMYT2A-00061

PMYT2A-00061
Phantom ship luring a sailing vessel to its doom on the rocks. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Ships:sea history Collection: PMYT2A-00060

PMYT2A-00060
Ghost-ship in a storm. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Ships:sea history Collection: PMYT2A-00003

PMYT2A-00003
Sea serpent of Hans Egidius. Hand colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Ships:sea history Collection: PMYT2A-00008

PMYT2A-00008
Giant octopus attacking a sailing-ship. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of art in the Church of St Malo, France

Ships:sea history Collection: PMYT2A-00023

PMYT2A-00023
Ship attacked by a sea serpent in the Sea of Darkness. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction from Olaus Magnus, 1555

Ships:sea history Collection: Ghost ship with its crew of death

Ghost ship with its crew of death
Skeletons sailing a phantom-ship. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Ships:sea history Collection: PMYT2A-00051

PMYT2A-00051
Jasons ship Argo leaving ancient Corinth in the quest for the Golden Fleece. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Ships:sea history Collection: PNAV2A-00004

PNAV2A-00004
John Paul Jones during the American Revolution. Hand-colored engraving of a portrait

Ships:sea history Collection: PNAV2A-00006

PNAV2A-00006
US Naval Commander Stephen Decatur. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century portrait

Ships:sea history Collection: Admiral David Glasgow Farragut

Admiral David Glasgow Farragut. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century photograph

Ships:sea history Collection: PNAV2A-00031

PNAV2A-00031
Oliver Hazard Perry. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century portrait

Ships:sea history Collection: Battleship Indiana in battle off Cuba, Spanish-American War

Battleship Indiana in battle off Cuba, Spanish-American War
Fighting-top of the USS " Indiana" during the Battle of Santiago, Cuba, Spanish-American War, 1898. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Ships:sea history Collection: PLIT2A-00058

PLIT2A-00058
Ship in stormy seas from Coleridges " Rime of the Ancient Mariner" Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century Gustave Dore illustration

Ships:sea history Collection: PMYT2A-00065

PMYT2A-00065
Giant octopus attacking the submarine " Nautilus" in Jules Vernes book, " 10, 000 Leagues under the Sea, " edition of 1873, Paris

Ships:sea history Collection: EXPL2A-00180

EXPL2A-00180
Henry Grinnells ship aground during the search led by Elisha Kent Kane for the lost Sir John Franklin expedition, under the midnight sun, 1853

Ships:sea history Collection: Magellan sails around South America to circumnavigate the earth

Magellan sails around South America to circumnavigate the earth
Magellan passing through his Strait to sail around South America on his circumnavigation of the earth, 1519-1522. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction

Ships:sea history Collection: McClure discovers the Northwest Passage, 1850

McClure discovers the Northwest Passage, 1850
British ship " Investigator" in Arctic ice during McClures discovery of the Northwest Passage while searching for the lost Franklin expedition, 1850

Ships:sea history Collection: The search for Sir John Franklins Arctic expedition, 1850s

The search for Sir John Franklins Arctic expedition, 1850s
" Resolute" and four other ships leaving England to search for Franklins lost Arctic expedition, 1852. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Ships:sea history Collection: EXPL2A-00103

EXPL2A-00103
Fleet of Viking ships at sea. Hand colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Ships:sea history Collection: EXPL2A-00089

EXPL2A-00089
Caravel " Santa Maria, " the flagship of Columbus first voyage and which sank off Hispaniola in 1492. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Ships:sea history Collection: EVCW2A-00137

EVCW2A-00137
" Merrimac, " a Confederate ironclad ship, rams the USS " Cumberland" during the American Civil War, 1862. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Ships:sea history Collection: EVNT2A-00020

EVNT2A-00020
Sea fight between England and Holland during the Dutch War, June 1666. Printed halftone reproduction of a painting

Ships:sea history Collection: EVCW2A-00113

EVCW2A-00113
Sinking of the ironclad USS Monitor in a gale off North Carolina, 1862, crew making for the USS Rhode Island. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Ships:sea history Collection: BUSN2A-00067

BUSN2A-00067
A fleet of tea-ships in the China Sea, 1880s. Hand colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Ships:sea history Collection: GGBR2A-00071

GGBR2A-00071
Norman Invaders landing on the English coast, 1066. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Ships:sea history Collection: EVNT2A-00098

EVNT2A-00098
English warship " Vanguard" attacking the Spanish Armada, 1588. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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