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Ocean Collection (page 20)

Background imageOcean Collection: City centre view along the waterfront, Naples Italy

City centre view along the waterfront, Naples Italy
Vintage 19th century photograph: City centre view along the waterfront, Naples Italy. Group on a pier waiting for a ferry

Background imageOcean Collection: Eruption of Mount Vesuvius, Gulf of Naples, Campania, Italy

Eruption of Mount Vesuvius, Gulf of Naples, Campania, Italy
EVintage 19th century photograph: ruption of the volcano Mount Vesuvius, Gulf of Naples, Campania, Italy

Background imageOcean Collection: Rooftop view of the river estuary at Mogi Japan

Rooftop view of the river estuary at Mogi Japan. Vintage 19th century photograph

Background imageOcean Collection: A waterfront factory, Turkey, Sebah and Joaillier studio

A waterfront factory, Turkey, Sebah and Joaillier studio
Vintage 19th century photograph: Group of Turkish workers and dogs outside a waterfront factory, Turkey, Sebah and Joaillier studio

Background imageOcean Collection: Monaco Monte Carlo general view of the Principality

Monaco Monte Carlo general view of the Principality
Vintage 19th century photograph: Monaco Monte Carlo general view of the Principality

Background imageOcean Collection: Fort St Angelo and the Grand Harbour Valletta Malta

Fort St Angelo and the Grand Harbour Valletta Malta
Vintage 19th century photograph: Fort St Angelo and the Grand Harbour Valletta Malta

Background imageOcean Collection: Ships in the port of Genoa Genova italy

Ships in the port of Genoa Genova italy
Vintage 19th century photograph: Ships in the port of Genoa Genova italy

Background imageOcean Collection: Ships tied up in harbour, Palermo, Sicily Italy Monte Pelleg

Ships tied up in harbour, Palermo, Sicily Italy Monte Pelleg
Vintage 19th century photograph: Ships tied up in the harbour, Palermo, Sicily Italy with Monte Pellegrino

Background imageOcean Collection: High angle view of the city of Messina, Sicily, Italy

High angle view of the city of Messina, Sicily, Italy
Vintage 19th century photograph: High angle view of the city of Messina, Sicily, Italy

Background imageOcean Collection: Rope Bridge Carrick-a-rede Co Antrim coast road Northern Ire

Rope Bridge Carrick-a-rede Co Antrim coast road Northern Ire
Vintage 19th century photograph: Rope Bridge Carrick-a-rede, Co Antrim coast road, Northern Ireland

Background imageOcean Collection: Pleaskin Head, Giants Causeway, Co. Antrim Northern Ireland

Pleaskin Head, Giants Causeway, Co. Antrim Northern Ireland
Vintage 19th century photograph: Pleaskin Head, Giants Causeway, Co. Antrim Northern Ireland

Background imageOcean Collection: Foreign settlement in the Tsukiji district of Tokyo, Japan

Foreign settlement in the Tsukiji district of Tokyo, Japan
foreign settlement in the Tsukiji district of Tokyo, Japan. Vintage 19th century photograph

Background imageOcean Collection: Fujiyama from Satta Pass near Okitsu

Fujiyama from Satta Pass near Okitsu. Vintage 19th century photograph

Background imageOcean Collection: Fisherman launching their boat, Japan

Fisherman launching their boat, Japan. Vintage 19th century photograph

Background imageOcean Collection: Photograph of Ocean Wave PH, Eastbourne, Sussex

Photograph of Ocean Wave PH, Eastbourne, Sussex. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Corner on view of the pub

Background imageOcean Collection: WW2 - Orders by means of the Ardente Loud Hailer

WW2 - Orders by means of the Ardente Loud Hailer
Captain to Captain - The Commander of a Corvette at Sea giving orders by means of the Ardente " Loud Hailer, " which has a remarkable Acoustic Range 1941

Background imageOcean Collection: People of Northwest Canada

People of Northwest Canada
Interior of an underground Aleut house in Unalaska 43, native methods of starting a fire 44, and Tlicho or Dogrib people in front of their huts 45. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rev

Background imageOcean Collection: Irish gentlemen descend into an underground hostel, 1821

Irish gentlemen descend into an underground hostel, 1821
Irish gentlemen descend into an underground hostel near Dirty Lane, Dublin, with beds and cheap victuals. Adventures in a Snoozing Cellar

Background imageOcean Collection: Battle over the corpse of Patroclus outside Troy

Battle over the corpse of Patroclus outside Troy
Greeks and Trojans battle over the naked corpse of Patroclus outside Troy. Menelaus and Ajax protected the body until Achilles could retrieve it. Combattimento pel Cadavere di Patroclo

Background imageOcean Collection: Reconstruction of the rich marine life of the Cambrian era

Reconstruction of the rich marine life of the Cambrian era. Extinct crinoids, jellyfish, coral and horseshoe crabs. Illustration by Hugo Wolff-Maage from Wilhelm Bolsches Das Leben der Urwelt

Background imageOcean Collection: Woman in a train in pelerinex jacket and taffeta dress, 1913

Woman in a train in pelerinex jacket and taffeta dress, 1913
Woman in a train carriage in old-blue travel cape and black taffeta dress, with exotic bird in a cage. Manteau de voyage a pelerine, bleu ancien, robe de taffetas noire

Background imageOcean Collection: Freetown, Sierra Leone

Freetown, Sierra Leone
View of Freetown, capital city of Sierra Leone in 1874. 1874

Background imageOcean Collection: Plymouth Harbour, Devon, with ships and lighthouse

Plymouth Harbour, Devon, with ships and lighthouse -- a modern view, 300 years after the Pilgrim Fathers set out on the Mayflower. Date: 1920

Background imageOcean Collection: The Mayflower setting out from Plymouth

The Mayflower setting out from Plymouth on her way to the New World. Date: 1620

Background imageOcean Collection: Signpost at Lands End, Cornwall, with charity walkers

Signpost at Lands End, Cornwall, with charity walkers
Signpost at Lands End, Cornwall, with four charity walkers and their lion mascot, who have come all the way from John O Groats. Date: 1984

Background imageOcean Collection: Plymouth as a Port of Call in 1928

Plymouth as a Port of Call in 1928 - multiple travel routes to all parts of he world. Date: 1929

Background imageOcean Collection: Sinking of HMS Courageous, September 1939

Sinking of HMS Courageous, September 1939
Photograph of aircraft carrier HMS Courageous as it sinks, having been torpedoed by a German submarine, 17 September 1939

Background imageOcean Collection: Three children, survivors of the Athenia, September 1939

Three children, survivors of the Athenia, September 1939
Three young girls; Margot from London, Theodora from Toronto and Virginia from Detroit, photographed after being rescued from the transatlantic passenger liner, the Athenia

Background imageOcean Collection: H. M. destroyer rescues passengers of the Athenia, Sept 1939

H. M. destroyer rescues passengers of the Athenia, Sept 1939
Sailors on a British destroyer are shown holding onto former passengers of the Athenia in a lifeboat, 1939. The Sphere comments on the swell which made the rescue operation more difficult

Background imageOcean Collection: Lifeboats watching the Athenia as it sinks, Sept 1939

Lifeboats watching the Athenia as it sinks, Sept 1939
Illustration of overcrowded lifeboats as they watch the transatlantic ocean liner, the Athenia, sink. The ships are shown lighting flares

Background imageOcean Collection: Explosion of a hatch on the Athenia, September 1939

Explosion of a hatch on the Athenia, September 1939
Illustration of the explosion as a torpedo from a German submarine hit the port side No. 5 hatch of the Athenia, a British transatlantic passenger liner

Background imageOcean Collection: Extra bedding loaded onto Queen Mary ship, September 1939

Extra bedding loaded onto Queen Mary ship, September 1939
Men carry extra bedding aboard the Queen Mary ship for additional passengers, departing the UK following the outbreak of war in September 1939

Background imageOcean Collection: Poster, Les Iles de l Ocean, Chemins de Fer de l Etat

Poster, Les Iles de l Ocean, Chemins de Fer de l Etat
Poster, Les Iles de L Ocean, Eglise de St Martin de Re (Ile de Re, Charente-Maritime, France), Chemins de Fer de l Etat. 1930

Background imageOcean Collection: SS Ranchi, P&O cruiser, with people playing deck games

SS Ranchi, P&O cruiser, with people playing deck games
SS Ranchi, P&O Line cruiser, with people playing games on deck. Date: circa 1930

Background imageOcean Collection: HM Transport ship Georgic, WW2

HM Transport ship Georgic, WW2
HM Transport ship Georgic, towards the end of the Second World War. Date: circa 1945

Background imageOcean Collection: HMS Dauntless leaving Miraflores locks, Panama Canal

HMS Dauntless leaving Miraflores locks, Panama Canal
HMS Dauntless, British Danae class light cruiser, leaving Miraflores locks, Panama Canal, South America. Date: 1932

Background imageOcean Collection: Man of the Chamorro people, Mariana Islands

Man of the Chamorro people, Mariana Islands. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Frederic Shoberls The World in Miniature: The Asiatic Islands and New Holland, R. Ackermann, London, 1824

Background imageOcean Collection: New Zealand fur seal, Arctocephalus forsteri

New Zealand fur seal, Arctocephalus forsteri (Sea bear of the Southern Ocean according to Forster). Handcoloured steel engraving by W.H

Background imageOcean Collection: Stilt houses in the ocean on Rawak Island

Stilt houses in the ocean on Rawak Island, Papua New Guinea, 19th century. Natives on outrigger canoes fishing. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Corsi after Alphonse Pellion from Giulio

Background imageOcean Collection: Common stingray, Dasyatis pastinaca

Common stingray, Dasyatis pastinaca (Sting ray, Raja pastinacea). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his Natural History of British Fishes, Donovan and F.C. and J

Background imageOcean Collection: Opah or king fish, Lampris guttatus

Opah or king fish, Lampris guttatus (Zeus luna). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his Natural History of British Fishes, Donovan and F.C. and J

Background imageOcean Collection: Mediterranean rainbow wrasse, Coris julis

Mediterranean rainbow wrasse, Coris julis (Indented-striped wrasse, Labrus julis). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his Natural History of British Fishes

Background imageOcean Collection: Brill or pearl, Scophthalmus rhombus

Brill or pearl, Scophthalmus rhombus (Pleuronectes rhombus). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his Natural History of British Fishes, Donovan and F.C. and J

Background imageOcean Collection: European flounder, Platichthys flesus

European flounder, Platichthys flesus (Flounder, Pleuronectes flesus). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his Natural History of British Fishes, Donovan and F.C

Background imageOcean Collection: Bream, Abramis brama

Bream, Abramis brama (Cyprinus brama). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his Natural History of British Fishes, Donovan and F.C. and J. Rivington, London, 1802-1808

Background imageOcean Collection: Burbot, Lota lota

Burbot, Lota lota (Gadus lota). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his Natural History of British Fishes, Donovan and F.C. and J. Rivington, London, 1802-1808

Background imageOcean Collection: Brown trout, Salmo trutta

Brown trout, Salmo trutta (Sewen, Salmo cambricus). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his Natural History of British Fishes, Donovan and F.C. and J

Background imageOcean Collection: Gilt-head seabream, Sparus aurata

Gilt-head seabream, Sparus aurata
Gilt-head seabream or lunulated gilt-head, Sparus aurata. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his Natural History of British Fishes, Donovan and F.C. and J



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