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Sail Collection (page 12)

Background imageSail Collection: Windmill. Spain

Windmill. Spain
Windmill at sunset. Campo de Criptana. Castile-La Mancha. Spain

Background imageSail Collection: Clipper. 19th century. Colored engraving

Clipper. 19th century. Colored engraving

Background imageSail Collection: Mount Fuji, Japan - A small sailing boat crosses wetlands

Mount Fuji, Japan - A small sailing boat crosses wetlands Date: circa 1904

Background imageSail Collection: Snap card - Rub-A-Dub-Dub

Snap card - Rub-A-Dub-Dub
Nursery Rhyme Snap card - Rub-A-Dub-Dub, three men in a tub. early 20th century

Background imageSail Collection: Mitre Peak, Milford Sound, New Zealand

Mitre Peak, Milford Sound, New Zealand
Ships on Milford Sound sail in the shadow of Mitre Peak on the south-west coast of New Zealands South Island. Date: circa 1895

Background imageSail Collection: Matsushima in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan

Matsushima in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan
Matsushima - a group of small islands in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. There are some 260 tiny islands covered in pines hence the name Date: circa 1909

Background imageSail Collection: Japan - Sailing junk in full sail

Japan - Sailing junk in full sail. Date: circa 1908

Background imageSail Collection: Sailing ship and leaves on a hand-coloured New Year card

Sailing ship and leaves on a hand-coloured New Year card
Sailing ship and spray of green leaves on a hand-coloured New Year card. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageSail Collection: Seascape with rocks and sailing boats on a greetings card

Seascape with rocks and sailing boats on a greetings card. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageSail Collection: Abraham Duquesne - 4

Abraham Duquesne - 4
ABRAHAM, marquis DUQUESNE French naval commander, pointing to the enemy, or to where he wants to sail or which way the wind is blowing, or where to find the heads. Date: 1610-1688

Background imageSail Collection: Volcanic Coast Scene

Volcanic Coast Scene
A fairly placid volcano dominates the coastline at Ternate, in the Moluccas of Indonesia, where a steamboat and a sailing boat sail on an equally placid sea. Date: 1883

Background imageSail Collection: NILE / AT ASWAN / 1904

NILE / AT ASWAN / 1904
Nile - The First Cataract at Aswan. Date: 1904

Background imageSail Collection: Kaisers Yacht Meteor

Kaisers Yacht Meteor
Kaiser Wilhelm II owned several yachts named Meteor, this is probably Meteor III. Date: 1894

Background imageSail Collection: Floki Vilgerdasson / Expl

Floki Vilgerdasson / Expl
Floki Vilgerdasson sends out ravens on his voyage of exploration that eventually led him to Iceland, where he wintered in 865. Date: circa 865

Background imageSail Collection: Overland Cross Channel

Overland Cross Channel
The mails cross the Channel from Boulogne to Folkestone - or Folkestone to Boulogne - by paddle steamer (which has a sail as well) Date: 1844

Background imageSail Collection: Mystical Castle on Hill

Mystical Castle on Hill
A castle sits on the top of a hill. A flag flies from the turret and fishing boats sail in the water below a full moon

Background imageSail Collection: Ross / Victory Sets Sail

Ross / Victory Sets Sail
John Rosss arctic expedition: The Victory under sail for the last time. Date: 1829 - 33

Background imageSail Collection: Armada / English Attack

Armada / English Attack
THE SPANISH ARMADA The English attack the Spanish from the stern as they sail up-Channel towards Calais, where fireships will disperse them Date: July 1588

Background imageSail Collection: Photo of Lady Constance Baird

Photo of Lady Constance Baird
Black and white photograph of Lady Constance Baird in the Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News of 10th October 1925, with her sailing trophies

Background imageSail Collection: SPRAY AT MELBOURNE

SPRAY AT MELBOURNE
Joshua Slocum rows the Spray out of Melbourne harbour, in the course of his solo circumnavigation Date: 1896

Background imageSail Collection: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada - Prospect Point

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada - Prospect Point, Stanley Park - entrance to The Narrows. Date: 1929

Background imageSail Collection: The Millers Courtship by Robert Walker Macbeth ARA

The Millers Courtship by Robert Walker Macbeth ARA (1848-1910), engraved by Octave Lacour (1855-1921). Date: 1884

Background imageSail Collection: View of the harbour with mailboats, Algiers, Algeria

View of the harbour with mailboats, Algiers, Algeria. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageSail Collection: Two men competing in a raft race, St Ives, Cornwall

Two men competing in a raft race, St Ives, Cornwall, with other people and vessels in the background. Date: circa late 1970s

Background imageSail Collection: Two boys playing in the harbour, St Ives, Cornwall

Two boys playing in the harbour, St Ives, Cornwall
Two boys playing in the harbour at St Ives, Cornwall, swinging on ropes at the back of a boat. 1970s

Background imageSail Collection: Boats on the beach, St Ives, Cornwall

Boats on the beach, St Ives, Cornwall. Date: 1960s

Background imageSail Collection: Sailing ship and lightship on a Christmas card

Sailing ship and lightship on a Christmas card
Sailing ship and lightship in the moonlight on a Christmas card, with ornate embossing around the edges. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageSail Collection: Sailing boat and lightship on a New Year card

Sailing boat and lightship on a New Year card, with ornate embossing around the edges. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageSail Collection: Boats on the Adriatic at Venice on a New Year card

Boats on the Adriatic at Venice on a New Year card. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageSail Collection: Fishermen at work on a Christmas card

Fishermen at work on a Christmas card
Fishermen at work on Lake Maggiore, Italy, on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageSail Collection: Sailing boat on a crescent-shaped greetings card

Sailing boat on a crescent-shaped greetings card
Sailing boat on a river on a crescent-shaped greetings card -- The close of day. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageSail Collection: Sailing ships on a crescent-shaped Christmas card

Sailing ships on a crescent-shaped Christmas card. circa 1890s

Background imageSail Collection: View of Liverpool from the Mersey, with boats

View of Liverpool from the Mersey, with boats, at Princes Parade. Date: circa 1832

Background imageSail Collection: Formosan men aboard their boats

Formosan men aboard their boats, similar to large bamboo rafts. Date: 1932

Background imageSail Collection: The Cunard British Line Ocean Liner RMS Mauretania

The Cunard British Line Ocean Liner RMS Mauretania sailing across the Atlantic Ocean with a stylised setting sun behind her. Date: 1922

Background imageSail Collection: Text explaining how American Visas work - Tall Ship picture

Text explaining how American Visas work - Tall Ship picture
Text explaining how American Visas work and an inset illustration of an elegant tall ship, a three-master, possibly a tea clipper? Date: 1920s

Background imageSail Collection: A tall ship under sail

A tall ship under sail
An elegant three-masted tall ship under sail, possibly a tea clipper? Date: circa 1920s

Background imageSail Collection: Traditional jangada fishing boats, northern Brazil

Traditional jangada fishing boats, northern Brazil
Traditional jangada fishing boats with their distinctive triangular sails on a beach in northern Brazil. Date: circa 1920

Background imageSail Collection: Cartoon, The King of Brobdingnag and Gulliver

Cartoon, The King of Brobdingnag and Gulliver. Scene: Gulliver manoeuvring with his little Boat in the Cistern. By James Gillray. A satire on King George III and Napoleon Bonaparte. Date: 1804

Background imageSail Collection: Zeugopterus velivolans, or Sail Fluke

Zeugopterus velivolans, or Sail Fluke, Date: 1864

Background imageSail Collection: National Childrens Home (NCH) Boys Off to Canada

National Childrens Home (NCH) Boys Off to Canada
A party of boys from branches of the National Childrens Home (NCH) onboard a ship about to set sail for Canada

Background imageSail Collection: Kuwait dhow off Zanzibar, Tanzania

Kuwait dhow off Zanzibar, Tanzania
Kuwait dhow off Zanzibar, Tanganyika, British East Africa (now Tanzania). Date: circa 1950

Background imageSail Collection: Scene in a harbour with yacht in foreground

Scene in a harbour with yacht in foreground
Scene in a harbour with a yacht and crew in the foreground. Date: circa 1930s

Background imageSail Collection: Sailing boat at sea

Sailing boat at sea. Date: circa 1930s

Background imageSail Collection: WW1 - Air Patrol, 1917

WW1 - Air Patrol, 1917
WW1 - Air patrol with an aerial view of the German destroyers sailing across the ocean near a coastal area. Date: 1917

Background imageSail Collection: Chinese merchant with hand-drawn wagon with sail

Chinese merchant with hand-drawn wagon with sail.. Handcolored woodcut from Auguste Wahlens Manners, Customs and Costumes of all the People of the World, Brussels, 1845

Background imageSail Collection: Anglos Saxon sailing ship and boat used by

Anglos Saxon sailing ship and boat used by Harold Earl of Kent.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalarts Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Principal People of Antiquity

Background imageSail Collection: Greek galleys

Greek galleys. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalarts Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Principal People of Antiquity and of the Middle Ages. 1798



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