Embarkation Collection

Small boats used in the Dunkirk evacuation, WW2
A convoy of small boats which had been used in the Dunkirk evacuation, seen here on 9 June passing Lambeth Bridge, on the River Thames in London. Date: 1940

The Landing Jetty - Port Elizabeth, South Africa Date: circa 1905

The Ferry Port at Prinkipo - Constantinople, Turkey
The Ferry Port at Prinkipo - Buyukada, Istanbul (Constantinople) - Princes Islands - the largest of the nine islands (a place of exile for the Byzantine Empresses)

Casablanca, Morocco - Maritime Station
Casablanca, Morocco - Embarkation at the Maritime Station Date: circa 1910s

Bray Dunes, near Dunkirk, during the evacuation, WW2
Members of the British Expeditionary Force at Bray Dunes, to the east of Dunkirk, northern France, during the evacuation, with men making their way into the water ready to embark onto vessels

Sunset off Dunkirk during the evacuation, WW2
Sunset off Dunkirk, on the northern French coast, during the evacuation, with Junkers dive-bombers attacking shipping, and a paddle steamer hit and beached

The Embarkation Of The Black Watch To Fontenoy
This painting depicts the Black Watch, a Scottish infantry regiment, boarding ships destined for Belgium, for the forthcoming battle of Fontenoy

Embarkation of Christopher Columbus at Palos de la Frontera
Discovery of America. Embarkation of Christopher Columbus at Palos de la Frontera (Spain), on August 3, 1492. Engraving. Museo Militar, 1883. Later colouration. Date: 2020

14th century galley. Engraving by Serra. Later colouration
14th century galley. Engraving by Serra. Museo Militar, 1883. Later colouration. Date: 2020

Conquest of Majorca by king James I of Aragon
Conquest of the island of Majorca by Christian king James I of Aragon. He landed on the beach of Santa Ponsa at midnight on September 10, 1229. Troops reaching the coast. Lithography

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

Middle Ages. Ship of the 13th and 14th centuries
Middle Ages. Ship of the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries. Engraving by Serra. Museo Militar, 1883. Later colouration. Date: 2019

Troops wading out to embark at Dunkirk, WW2
Men of the British Expeditionary Force at Dunkirk, northern France, wading out to sea to a rescuing vessel during the evacuation. Date: 1940

Scenes during the evacuation of Dunkirk, WW2
Scenes during the evacuation of Dunkirk, in northern France, showing the beach with debris, the embarkation of British troops onto various rescue ships and boats

Troops near Dunkirk during the evacuation, WW2
Troops near Dunkirk, northern France, wading out to sea to a rescuing vessel (a Clyde river steamer) during the evacuation. Date: 1940

Bray, near Dunkirk, during the evacuation, WW2
The British Expeditionary Force lining up on a beach near Bray, to the east of Dunkirk, northern France, during the evacuation, with men making their way into the water ready to embark onto vessels

Scene during the evacuation of Dunkirk, WW2
Scene during the evacuation of Dunkirk, on the northern French coast, with German dive-bombers attacking shipping and setting a paddle steamer on fire

Dunkirk during the evacuation, northern France, WW2
Dunkirk, on the northern French coast, during the evacuation, with a British Lockheed Hudson of the coastal command on guard, and burning oil tanks producing a huge cloud of black smoke. Date: 1940

The Embarkation of Emperor Maximilian
The embarkation of Emperor Maximilian of Mexico on board the Austrian war-frigate Novara at Miramar. Two large ships wait at the port, with men lining the mastpoles

The Embarkation of Columbus at Palos 3 August 1492
The embarkation of Columbus at Palos, 3 August 1492. Christopher Columbus (1451-1506) kneeling at stern of boat with crew, receiving blessing from monk, with various onlookers and weeping women

Mauritius - Moka Railway Station. A number of narrow gauge industrial railway lines, connected sugar mills with nearby sugar cane plantations

Marseille, France - Bassin de la Joliette. Date: circa 1908

Genoa Maritime Station - Nuova Stazione Marittima - Italy
The Genoa maritime station - finally opened in 1930 - the main point of embarkation for the cruise traffic of the port of Genoa (Genova), Italy. It is located in Ponte dei Mille. Date: 1933

Las Palmas - The St. Catalina Wharf - Puerto de la Luz
Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Spain - The St. Catalina Wharf - Puerto de la Luz (La Luz Port). Date: circa 1910s

Surf Boats landing at Safi, Morocco
Surf Boats (large rowing barges) landing at Safi, Morocco Date: 1929

Jean-Antoine Watteau (1684-1721). Embarkation for Cythera (1717). Louvre Museum. Paris. France

Good bye! The 3rd Battalion Grenadier Guards Leaving Waterloo Station, October 21st 1899. Chromolithograph after George Harcourt; published by ?Girl?s Own Paper?, October 1900. Date: 1899

Loading horses, World War I
A horse of the Northumberland Hussars giving trouble at the embarkation on the Minneapolis at Southampton Docks, during World War I in October 1914

The New Holland Ferry, on the Humber, April 1848
Engraving of the New Holland Ferry, on the Humber River, belonging the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway, from the Illustrated London News, 15th April 1848

Arriving at Catania to embark for Italy
Photograph: Arriving at Catania to embark for ItalyShows tanks, trucks and other vehicles lined up for embarkation. From a photograph album containing 246 photographs compiled by Maj Wilfred Herbert

The tools for the job of European Liberation
Photograph: The tools for the job of European Liberation. When the Allies launched the liberation of Europe the quantities of shells required to back up the attack and vehicles in vehicle depots

Valencia, Spain - Grao (Harbour) - General View. Date: circa 1908

Embarkation of Queen Victoria
Embarkation of (Queen) Victoria 1st Viewed from the Beach near Granton(Edinburgh) (1842). Moore, James 1819 - 1883. Date: 1842

Belgium - Boarding the Ferry to Dover at Ostende. Promotional postcard for the Belgium National Railway. Date: 1920

Seville, Andalucia, Spain - The dock. The Torre del Oro (Golden Tower), which can be seen in the right background, dominates the banks of the river Guadalquivir - it is a remnant of the Moorish

Camels ready for embarkation, Basra, Iraq. circa 1918

Embarkation point, Dar es Salaam, East Africa, WW1
Embarkation point during WW1, Dar es Salaam, East Africa (now in Tanzania). 1916

Passenger Landing Stage - Kiamari (Kemari), Pakistan - near Karachi. Date: circa 1910s

England. London. Vassar College. Engraving by R. Jones. La Ilustracion Inglesa, 1888. Colored

Le Bourget Airport
The embarkation area at Le Bourget, the principal airport for Paris : a Buffet caters for travellers needs. Date: 1932

Transporting the obelisk: embarkation of Cleopatras needle
Rolling the obelisk down the Caesarium Beach at Alexandria, Egypt. Date: 1877

City of Newcastle steamship, Margil Wharf, Basra, Iraq
City of Newcastle, Ellerman-Hall Line steamship, at Margil Wharf, Basra, Iraq. Date: circa 1933

WW1 - Embarkation of Troops at Southampton Docks
WW1 - Embarkation of Troops At Southampton Docks Date: circa 1915

A Union Castle Company Ocean Liner at Cape Town, South Africa being loaded with the glorious fruits of the country and other cargo prior to her homeward journey to England (the Mother Country !)

Embarkation of a sailing boat, Qianlong Period (1736-96). Chinese art. SWITZERLAND. Bern. Bernese Historical Museum

The embarkation of British troops at Kyook Phyoo, Burma
The embarkation of the Arracan Battalion for Rangoon, in the steam-frigates Zenobia and Mozuffer, at Kyook Phyoo, Burma in 1853. Date: 1853

Present situation in Mexico
The present situation in Mexico: the US naval ports of embarkation. An aerial view, showing Pensacola, Mobile, New Orleans

Embarkation of troops at Gravesend
The Parting. Embarkation of British troops at Gravesend, for foreign service. A soldier takes leave of his girl. Date: 1846

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