Nautical Collection

Compass Rose
A compass rose

Spanish map of England, Scotland and Ireland
A Spanish map of England, Scotland and Ireland and the coast of northern France from the time of the Anglo Spanish War. Joan Martines (1556-1591). Date: 1587

JACOBs STAFF
A sailor uses a Jacobs Staff to calculate the angle between a star and the horizon

Sailors Knots
A variety of knots used by sailors for a variety of purposes. Some run, some slip, others stay put... Date: 1926

Plimsoll Line
The Mark indicates the degree to which a ship may be loaded - if it is below water level, the ship is dangerously over- loaded. (We have Plimsolls original prospectus)

King George V at Cowes Week, Bystander front cover 1927
A portrait of King George V (1865 - 1936), in a sailors outfit for Cowes Regatta, which he was attending in 1927. Looking a little like hes had one too many sherries. Date: 1927

Fisting the Mainsail by Arthur Briscoe
Sailing clinging on to a ships mast to fix the mainsail. Date: 1931

Carta marina (map of the sea). 1516. Facsimile
" Carta marina (map of the sea). 1516. Facsimile. Sea map described by Carlos Sainz in his work " The name of America". Engraving. SPAIN. Madrid. Americas Museum."

Nautical chart entitled King Hamy. 1502. Parchment
" Nautical chart entitled " King Hamy". 1502. Parchment. Miniature Painting. SPAIN. Barcelona. Barcelona Maritime Museum."

Trawler, Bridlington harbour entrance - 1
Trawler Ocean Reward returns to Bridlington harbour after a fishing trip in the North Sea Date: circa 1987

National Nautical School, Portishead
Boys holding oars in a boat - possibly in the Schools swimming pool - at the National Nautical School, Portishead, near Bristol. Date: circa 1945

Southwold Lighthouse, Suffolk, England, was erected by Trinity House in 1889. It is 30.8 metres high and its 1500 watt light can be seen for 18 nautical miles. Date: 1889

Training Ship Formidable, Portishead, Bristol
The Training Ship Formidable, moored in the Bristol Channel at Portishead, was established in 1869 as an Industrial Training establishment

Stoking a Steamship
Stokers at work in the hold of a coal-burning steamship

Nautical Christmas Cake
Captain Hover, the Master of the Goodwin Lightship, with a Christmas cake modelled in the shape of the lightship, the customary gift of Mr. E.A. Anderson of Broadstairs. Date: 1930s

Battle of Jutland
A scene depicting an action during the Battle of Jutland, 31st May 1916. William Lionel Wyllie, Ra Ri Re, (1851-1931)

Britannia and Eve magazine, August 1937
Front cover illustration featuring a heavily made-up woman, wearing a nautical style hat and neck-tie, gazing seductively out towards the viewer with huge red lips

Band Advertisement, Training Ship Wellesley, North Shields
Advertisement offering the services of the Band of the Training Ship Wellesley, on the River Tyne at North Shields, Northumberland

Carpentry & plumbing, Training Ship Wellesley, North Shields
Boys learning carpentry and plumbing on the Training Ship Wellesley, on the River Tyne at North Shields, Northumberland. In 1868

Training Ship Wellesley, North Shields, Northumberland
The Training Ship Wellesley, on the River Tyne at North Shields, Northumberland. In 1868, James Hall and other local businessmen set up a charity to provide shelter for Tyneside waifs

Summer Holiday Fashions
Nautical holiday outfits from 1932, including palazzo pants and berets

Naval Cadets. Admiral Sir Gerald Vaughan Gladstone (1901-1978). Gladstone Joined Royal Naval College, Osborne, May 1915 And Then Went To Dartmouth Naval College In January 1917

Ships tied up along the river, Seville, Spain
Vintage 19th century photograph - ships tied up along the river, Seville, Spain

France c. 1890 - entrance to the harbour at Nice
Vintage 19th century photograph: France c.1890 - entrance to the harbour at Nice, ships tied to the dock

St Patricks Day Parade, Lambeth, London, near Southwark, County of London, England. Showing what is now the London Nautical School Date: 1910s

Model of the Queen Mary by G. H. Davis
Advertisement for the unique take to pieces coloured model of the luxury passenger liner, RMS Queen Mary designed by Illustrated London News artist, G. H. Davis

Chart of oceanic section, Madeira, Portugal to St. Vincent
A photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876) funded by the British Government for scientific purposes

Cover design, The Queen of the Pirate Isle, by Bret Harte, illustrated by Kate Greenaway. Showing three children playing on a makeshift sailing boat constructed with a chair

Nautical Pin-Up / Shorts
Saucy sailor pin-up girl in a naughty nautical outfit of white t-shirt, very short shorts & naval cap

Captain Newcome saying goodbye to old crew members
Captain Johnny Newcome saying goodbye to old crew members and veterans at Greenwich Hospital. Midshipmen in uniforms, peg-legged veterans with walking sticks

Joe Carstairs in racing boat Newg II
Marion Barbara Carstairs (1900 1993), known as Joe, but called Betty here by the Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News, in her racing motor boat Newg II

Ocean liners, set of four hardbound books: Leaves from an Unwritten Log-Book by Captain Walter H. Parker, Ships and People by J. C. H

King Oscar II of Sweden, by Anders L Zorn
King Oscar II of Sweden, etching by Anders L Zorn Date: 1913

Steamship Stanley - E. A. Tilly
History of Africa. Steamship Stanley. It was built for the journey of Henry Morton Stanley on the Congo River. Engraving by E. A. Tilly

Nautical astrolabe, 1571. Spain
Nautical astrolabe, 1571. Maria Pita House Museum. Corunna, Galicia, Spain

Astronomical astrolabe, 1598. Maria Pita House Museum. Corunna, Galicia, Spain

Ballestilla. 16th century
Ballestilla (Jacob's staff). Navigational instrument used to calculate the height of the sun and other celestial bodies over the horizon for use in nautical navigation. 16th century

HMS Southampton, British nautical pennant, framed and glazed, formerly the property of Brian Ticehurst, expert on the Titanic. 32 x 20 inches. Date: 20th century

White Star Line, embroidered badge in oak frame
White Star Line, period embroidered officer's cloth cap badge contained within an oak frame in the shape of a ship's wheel

Notes relating to Board of Trade Titanic inquiry
RMS Titanic, Captain Maurice Clarke Archive. Typed notes dated 28 April 1912 relating to the Board of Trade enquiry into the Titanic disaster

Rare CGT Gerrer agent's calendar showing the ships of the line including the Ile de France. 9 x 14 inches

Rare Chernikeeff submerged radar log C662R4, maker's plate to the front no. 27806. 15 inches

Middle Ages. Ship of the eleventh and twelfth centuries. Engraving by Serra. Museo Militar, 1883. Later colouration. Date: 2019

The Old Sailor's Jolly Boat, by H M Barker
The Old Sailor's Jolly Boat, Laden with Tales and Yarns to Please All Hands, by H M Barker, with illustrations by Robert Cruikshank Date: 1843

Caricature illustrations, Our Saturday Selection, by Phyllis Kermode, illustrator. Showing the Oxford and Cambridge boat race teams, with quotations, No 4, your bags aren't baggy enough

Knitted jacket and slacks, with a fashionable nautical theme. Date: 1954

HMS Usk - a Yarrow-type River-Class destroyer
Royal Navy - HMS Usk, a Yarrow-type River-Class destroyer ordered under the 1901 - 1902 Naval Estimates and named after the River Usk in Wales flowing through Newport

J. A. Gibbs National Children's Home (NCH), Penarth, Glamorg
Boys learning nautical skills at the J.A. Gibbs branch of the National Children's Home at Penarth

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