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Explorer Thor Heyerdahl with his wife Jacqueline - 3
Thor Heyerdahl 1914-2002 - Kon Tiki explorer - with his wife Jacqueline at his home in Tenerife, Canary Islands Date: 1995

Kawanishi H8K2 Type 2 Model 12 Flying Boat Emily
Imperial Japanese Navy Kawanishi H8K Nishiki Hikotei Type 2 Flying Boat Emily Parked Date: 1940s

Kawanishi H8K Nishiki Hikotei Type 2 Flying Boat Emily
Imperial Japanese Navy Kawanishi H8K Nishiki Hikotei Type 2 Flying Boat Emily Flying with an Engine-Fire after Being Shot-Down Date: 1940s

HMS Encounter, 2nd class protected cruiser, Challenger class
Royal Navy - HMS Encounter, a 2nd-class protected cruiser of the Challenger class, operated by the Royal Navy (RN) and Royal Australian Navy (RAN), as HMAS Encounter

HMAS Yarra - River-Class Torpedo Destroyer
Royal Australian Navy - HMAS Yarra / HMS Yarra, a River-Class Torpedo Destroyer, making way at speed, on the River Clyde during manufacturers trials in 1910. Yarra was built by William Denny & Bros

Liverpool Ferry boat crossing the River Mersey to Birkenhead
Ferry boat crossing the River Mersey to Birkenhead, with Liverpool Docks and Harbour in the back ground with the distinctive shape of the Liver Building - Merseyside, England Date: 1924

Comic postcard, Plump woman and thin man in a rowing boat Date: 20th century

Chinese pleasure boat, China, c. 1890
Chinese pleasure boat, China, c.1890

Russia - Sevastopol Sebastopol inner harbour, Crimea Ukraine
19th century vintage photograph Russia - Sevastopol Sebastopol inner harbour, Crimea Ukraine

Grande Rue de Pera, Constantinople Istanbul Turkey
Vintage 19th century photograph - steps on the Grande Rue de Pera, Constantinople (Istanbul) Turkey, image c.1890 s

HMS Carlisle, HMS Sirdar, Nanking, Nanjing, China 1927
Vintage c.1920s photograph: British Royal Navy ships, HMS Carlisle, HMS Sirdar, Nanking, Nanjing, China 1927

World War II captured German U boat Tower Bridge London
World War II vintage photograph - captured German U boat U776 passes under Tower Bridge London

WW2 - Firing a depth charge at a u-boat from a corvette
WW2 - (1/3) Corvettes and Convoys - the little ships which are grappling with the u-boat menace. Firing a depth charge at a submerged submarine from a corvette - officers scan the sea for signs of

Patrick Miller, the first steam engine boat, 1788. 1788

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

York Building Company water tower, The Strand, London
Water tower of the York Building Company, The Strand, London. early 18th century

HMS Renown, Duke & Duchess of York on visit to Antipodes
Fold out cross section of HMS Renown, the battle-cruiser on which the Duke and Duchess of York travelled to Australia and New Zealand for their tour in 1927. 1927

George V inspecting Roman galley unearthed in London 1912
George V and Queen Mary inspecting the only Roman boat to be found in Britain during a visit to the London Museum. The galley was unearthed in London on the site of the new County Hall

Gravy boat or sauciere from Marseille, France, 18th century. Hand-finished chromolithograph from Ris Paquots General History of Ancient French and Foreign Glazed Pottery, Chez l Auteur, Paris, 1874

Kraken attacking a fishing boat off the coast of Angola
Kraken or giant cuttlefish attacking a fishing boat off the coast of Angola. After a description by Pierre Denys de Montfort in his Natural History of the Mollusca

Lido on the Sea of Galilee (Lake Tiberias), Israel, with Mount Hermon in the far distance. Date: circa 1940s

Mother of pearl divers attacked by a shark, Tahiti. Date: 1885

Comic seaside postcard sent from Blackpool. Date: circa 1930s

Cupid in a boat on a New Year postcard
Cupid in a boat drawn by two swans on a New Year postcard. Date: circa 1890s

Christmas and New Year card in the shape of a sailing boat, the Mermaid, with two passengers, their dog, and two sailors. circa 1890s

Eleanor Cobham (c. 1400 - 1452), Duchess of Gloucester, accused of practising magic to
Eleanor Cobham (c.1400 - 1452), Duchess of Gloucester, accused of practising magic to help her husband Humphrey to the throne, does public penance in the streets of London. Date: 13th November 1441

Crossing Northumberland Strait by Ice Boat. These boats were operated in the Northumberland Strait during the 19th century and early 20th century

Lynmouth Harbour, Devon, England circa 1909

Likoma, Lake Nyasa - waiting for the Mission Steamer
Likoma on Likoma Island, Lake Nyasa (Lake Malawi), Malawi - waiting for the arrival of the Mission Steamer. Malawi was at this stage Nyasaland, a British protectorate established in 1907. circa 1910s

Sailor on boat with monkey and fruit for US Navy Poster Date: 1918

Storming The Beach Date: 1943

Egyptian Cave Painting

River Nile near Port Said, Egypt. Date: circa 1910s

Poster for Union Castle / Safmarine boat services Date: circa 1970s

Elderly couple sitting on the side of a rowing boat
An elderly couple pose for a photograph sitting on the side of a rowing boat on the beach at a busy British seaside resort. Note the lapel cord on the gentlemans fine boater hat! circa 1920s

Blackpools Tram Cars
Blackpools Luxury Streamline Tram Cars, including double ( Balloon ) and single decker varieties and a fully open boat tram

Mill and cottages, Whitchurch-on-Thames, Oxfordshire. Date: circa 1908

Pengwern Boat House, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, a rowing club on the River Severn. Date: circa 1900s

Pier and Harbour, Littlehampton, West Sussex, with the paddle steamer Worthing Belle on the left and Arun Mill in the distance on the right. Date: circa 1905

Mail arriving by boat in Calshot Harbour, Tristan de Cunha
Tristan de Cunha - Mail arriving by boat in Calshot Harbour. Tristan da Cunha, colloquially Tristan, is a remote group of volcanic islands in the south Atlantic Ocean which includes Gough Island

International Exhibition in Paris - 1937 - English Pavilion, designed by Olivier Hill, alongside Abella (French collaborator). Date: 1937

Small colourful boats for hire on the River Dee, Chester
A string of small colourful boats for hire on the River Dee, Chester, Cheshire, England Date: 1986

A fishing boat returns to Aberdeen Harbour, SW Hong Kong. The boat is loaded with nets and the crew prepare the mooring lines Date: 1984

Small fishing boat lies moored off old wooden jetty, Fetheye
A small open fishing boat lies moored off an old wooden jetty at Fetheye, on the Turquoise Coast of Turkey. It is dawn and the water is flat calm Date: 1985

Kashmir, Srinagar, Dal Lake. A little girl with bare feet looks directly at the camera as she climbs aboard her house boat home Date: 1986

Benllech Bay, Anglesey, north Wales
An old man sits on the verandah of his beach house and looks out across Benllech Bay, Anglesey, north Wales. First published The Daily Telegraph Date: 1993

Salmon fishing with ghillie from a boat on the River Wye, Herefordshire. This picture story caused a rumpus when it was published in The Times on Tuesday Jan 27th 1987 - the day that the salmon

Beach fishing boat, Dungeness, Kent
Clinker-built, wooden fishing boat Ian and Tina of Dungeness, hauled up on the pebbles of Dungeness beach, Kent. First published The Sunday Times Date: 1990

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