Rigging Collection (page 2)

Phaeton, cargo ship

Gracie, cargo ship

Thermopylae, cargo ship

Persian Monarch, cargo ship

Merton Hall, cargo ship

General Williams, cargo ship

Flemish Carrack Date: circa 1450

Dutch Ship with inscription above Date: early 19th century

HMS Centaur at the Diamond Rock, Martinique, West Indies Date: early 1800s

British crew from HMS Pelican boarding and capturing the American brig, USS Argus, 14 August 1813, off St Davids Head, Pembrokeshire, South Wales

Nelson and the Signal, Battle of Copenhagen, 2 April 1801 - the famous incident when Nelson held the telescope up to his blind eye in order to ignore a signal to retreat. Date: 1801

Battle of Cape St Vincent, southern Portugal, 14 February 1797, during the Anglo-Spanish War (1796-1808). The British fleet under Admiral Sir John Jervis defeated a larger Spanish fleet under Admiral

Scene on deck before the Fourth Battle of Ushant, also known as the Glorious First of June, 1 June 1794. It was the first and largest naval action between Great Britain

Bombardment of Flushing (Vlissingen, Netherlands), August 1809, during the Walcheren Campaign, an unsuccessful British expedition. Date: 1809

c. 1890 Australia - cargo ships in dock Melbourrne
c. 1890 Australia - cargo ships in dock

Military naval arsenal, Napoli, Naples, Italy
19th century vintage photograph: military naval arsenal, Napoli, Naples, Italy

Port scene, with sailor and washing line, UK, 1930 s

Sailors in the rigging, Finnish ship Herzogen Cecilie, 1933
Sailors in the rigging, Finnish sailing ship Herzogen Cecilie, 1933

Uniform of a ships ensign, enseigne de vaisseau, French Navy, 1844. Handcoloured woodblock print by Pauquet after Bara et Gerard from Eugene Paninis Marine, arsenaux, navires, equipages, navigation

Uniform of a first mate, premier maitre, French Navy, 1844. Handcoloured woodblock print by Pauquet after Goyer from Eugene Paninis Marine, arsenaux, navires, equipages, navigation, atterages

Uniform of a naval student of the first grade, 1844
Uniform of a naval student of the first grade, Eleve de premiere classe, 1844. Handcoloured woodblock print by Pauquet after Bara et Gerard from Eugene Paninis Marine, arsenaux, navires, equipages

Vice admiral in the French Navy, 1844
Uniform of a vice admiral or vice-amiral in the French Navy, 1844. Handcoloured woodblock print by Pauquet after A. Gusman from Eugene Paninis Marine, arsenaux, navires, equipages, navigation

Midshipman Newcome transferred by rowboat to HMS Vanguard
Midshipman Newcome transferred by rowboat to the HMS Vanguard near Gibraltar. Johnny in disgrace sent to another ship. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Charles Williams

Midshipman Newcome bowing as he leaves dinner in the captains cabin, HMS Victory. Captain Spring, Admiral Hearty and other offiicers drink wine after dinner

Johnny in the West Indies pursued by a black squadron
English Navy officer fleeing from an angry Massa planter and Quashee enslaved men barndishing cudgels in Jamaica. Captain Newcome waves his bicorn at a rowboat in the bay

HMS Pinafore, Ralph Rackstraw in the rigging
HMS Pinafore (Gilbert & Sullivan operetta), Able Seaman Ralph Rackstraw in the rigging. Date: 1908

HMS Bellerophon, British battleship, showing the starboard gun turret. The photographer, Mrs Broom, was the only prominent female photographer with her own premises and a Royal Warrant

HMS Suffolk, British cruiser, turret guns on quarter deck
HMS Suffolk, British Monmouth class cruiser, turret guns on quarter deck. Date: circa 1903

HMS Dragon, British light cruiser, at Malta
HMS Dragon, British D-class light cruiser, seen here at Malta in March 1922. Date: 1922

HMS Foresight, British light cruiser (Forward class). Date: circa 1908

Japanese sailboat. Illustration by Jean Louis Prevost from Jean Francois Laperouses Voyage. Copperplate engraving by Dell Acqua handcoloured Lazaretti from Giovanni Battista Sonzognos Collection of

Woman in the Belle Poule hairstyle, 1778
Woman wearing a model ship in her hair inspired by the Belle Poule, a naval frigate that distinguished itself in combat in 1778. Coiffure a la Belle Poule

Woman in the Junon Frigate hairstyle, 1778
Woman with a model ship riding on waves in her elaborate hair inspired by the Frigate Junon, a famous French naval gunship, 1778. Coiffure la Fregate la Junon

Yacht, 18th century. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after Christiane Henriette Dorothea Westermayr from Friedrich Johann Bertuchs Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1792

Yacht, longboat and gondola
Yacht 1, longboat 2 and Venetian gondola 3. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after Christiane Henriette Dorothea Westermayr from Friedrich Johann Bertuchs Bilderbuch fur Kinder

Merchant ship. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after Christiane Henriette Dorothea Westermayr from Friedrich Johann Bertuchs Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1792

Cutter. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after Christiane Henriette Dorothea Westermayr from Friedrich Johann Bertuchs Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1792

Frigate 2. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after Christiane Henriette Dorothea Westermayr from Friedrich Johann Bertuchs Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1792

Galley. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after Christiane Henriette Dorothea Westermayr from Friedrich Johann Bertuchs Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1792

The mutiny on board Columbuss ship. circa 1492

Wool ships at Williamstown, Melbourne, Australia
Wool ships alongside the docks at Williamstown, Melbourne, Australia. 1890s

View of Military Port and Sant Elmo Castle, Naples, Italy. Date: circa 1900

Naval Cadets studying a scale model of HMS Active
Naval Cadets studying a scale model of British Royal Navy vessel HMS Active in order to study rigging patterns and the complexities of running the ship. Date: circa 1895

French Royal Marine Corps

Illustration, Hilda, Lalla Rookh
Illustration, Hilda, in Lalla Rookh, a narrative poem by Thomas Moore. 19th century

Harbour, docks and landings, Calumet River, Chicago, USA
The harbour, docks and landings, Calumet River, Chicago, Illinois, USA. circa 1907

Aerial view of the Arsenal, Ferrol, Galicia, Spain
Aerial view of the Arsenal at Ferrol, Galicia, Spain, with the corvette Nautilus and the San Julian Dock. Date: circa 1908

A sailing ship on the water, part of an ocean sailing school. A boy is helped on board from a rowing boat. Date: circa 1964

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