Rigging Collection (page 7)

Stevenson / Yacht Equator
ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON Scottish writer on his yacht Equator in the South Seas

CARTIERs SHIP HERMINE
Jacques Cartier sailed in this ship to Canada, setting off in 1517

Wreck in Channel
Some of the crew of a steamer sinking in the English Channel are rescued as they cling to the rigging

Steamship Leith 1847
The Leith arriving at Granton Pier, Edinburgh, while The Monarch leaves for London

Bristol / Harbour / 1903
Bristol: the harbour

Evening on the Thames
A superbly evocative view of the river Thames in the early evening

Making Model Ships
Grandfather teaches his grandsons how to thread rigging onto the model ship he is making. The two well- behaved boys look captivated

Boatswain Ca 1829
A ships boatswain (bo sun) - the officer in charge of sails, rigging etc, and who summons the men to their duties and appointed tasks

Lord Nelson / San Josef
HORATIO, LORD NELSON English naval officer receiving the Spanish Admirals sword on board the San Josef, Teneriffe, 14 February 1797

Sailing Ships / Dreadnough
The old sailing ship towed to her last berth

Great Eastern / Lifeboats
Lifeboats on the starboard quarter of the Great Eastern

Sailors Reefing a Sail
Five sailors in the rigging of a sailing ship, reefing a sail (i.e. taking it in partially or taking it down entirely)

East Indiaman-Salamander
Dutch East Indiaman

Dutch Trading Vessels
A fine engraving of Dutch trading vessels, showing the distinctive rounded hull, and elaborate carvings both fore and aft

Boys on Ship
Boys on board the training ship Stork at Hammersmith

Dock / London (Dore)
A chaotic scene of ships, dockers and warehouses

Warship / 3rd Draught
Third Draught of a First Rate. A profile cross-section of a warship showing the layout of the sails, masts & rigging & including crows nests

St Elmos Fire on Spar
Sailors in the rigging alarmed by the appearance of St Elmos Fire at the tip of a spar

Richard E Byrd, American aviator and explorer
American aviator and explorer, Richard E BYRD (1888-1957), later promoted to Admiral

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