Sail Collection (page 14)

Traditional fishing trawler, Torbay, Devon
A traditional fishing trawler, the Pinta, in action at Torbay, Devon. Date: 20th century

Dutch sea scouts on large sailing boat, Holland
Dutch sea scouts on a large sailing boat, Holland, enjoying a snack

Dutch sea scout on a sailing boat, Holland, with his hand on the tiller

Dutch sea scouts on sailing boat, Holland
Dutch sea scouts on a sailing boat, Holland

Dutch sea scouts out sailing, Holland

Herring drifter in St Ives Bay, Cornwall
A herring drifter (lugger) and crew in St Ives Bay, Cornwall. 1938

Barges by William Henry Pyne 1805
Hand coloured etching with aquatint engraved by William Henry Pyne. Plate 35 from The Costume of Great Britain, 1805. Date: 1805

Sailing boat in choppy sea with crew on board. Date: 1923

Old firefighting equipment in a museum
Old firefighting equipment on display in a museum -- the first form of pump and suction pipe and sailcloth hose, used by John van der Heyde, on loan from the Amsterdam Fire Brigade

Bloodhound racing yacht, Cowes, Isle of Wight
Bloodhound racing yacht (or yawl), off Cowes, Isle of Wight. Owned by the British Royal Family from 1962 to 1969. Date: 1960s

Man climbing rigging of sailing ship
Man climbing the rigging of a sailing ship

Men and boy on deck of ship
Two men and a boy on the deck of the Sorlandet, a Norwegian tall ship

Rudimentary balloon with a boat slung underneath
A rudimentary balloon with a boat slung underneath.There are four balloons (two at each end), a sail to propel it vehicle and a rudder to steer it. From: Collegium experimentale, sive, curiosum

Fishing boats, Ceylon (Sri Lanka)
Fishing boats on a beach in Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: circa 1890s

Fishing boats, India. Date: circa 1890s

Boat at Qasr Ibrim on the River Nile, Egypt. Date: 1857

Junks on the water, Hong Kong, China. Date: circa 1890

British soldiers boating during rest break, WW1
British soldiers boating on a river during a rest break on the Western Front in France, World War One. Date: circa 1916

Life saving guide for seamen by G. H. Davis
For those in peril on the sea: a Government guide designed to save the lives of shipwrecked seamen during the Second World War

Inflatable German dinghy by G. H. Davis
Saving the Luftwaffe: an inflatable dinghy for defeated German airmen. It was carried by the larger German aircraft during the Second World War

Fishing boat, Rangoon, Burma (Myanmar). Date: circa 1890s

Men with fishing boat, India. Date: circa 1890s

Setting spinnakers on board a yacht at Cowes, IOW
Setting spinnakers on board a racing yacht during the Regatta at Cowes, Isle of Wight. Date: 1914

Russian Wind Propelled Skier
A Russian skier clutching a large sail, used to provide propulsion via harnessing wind. Date: Circa 1900

A Kievsky Station Food Stall, Moscow
Cheap dinners on sail at a food stall outside Kievsky Station in Moscow. Date: 1919

Sail boats and steam ships
Passengers in a middle eastern sail boat watch as a modern steamer goes sailing by

Chocolate box design, harbour scene with boats
Chocolate box design, featuring a harbour scene with boats and boatmen, and a green ribbon and bow. Date: 20th century

Toddler with sailing boat at seaside
A toddler playing with a sailing boat in a pool on the beach at the seaside

People on and around a boat by a jetty - France
People at the seaside, on and around a boat alongside a jetty on the French coast

Utagahama (Utaga Beach), Chuzenji Lake, Nikko, Japan
View from Utagahama (Utaga Beach) on the shore of Lake Chuzenji, near Nikko, Japan - looking toward the distinctive silhouette of Mount Nantai. Date: circa 1908

Mount Fuji, Japan - from Tagonoura (Takaido). Date: circa 1910s

Holmens Canal, Copenhagen, Denmark. Date: circa late 1930s

Man with Game Cocks - Stone Sails - Guadalupe, Mexico
Inset photograph of a man carrying Game Cocks and the Stone Sails Monument (in the grounds of the Basilica de Santa Maria de Guadalupe) - Guadalupe, Mexico. Date: circa 1910s

France - Departure of the Herring Fleet - Boulogne-sur-mer. Date: circa 1910s

The Houses of Parliament and Big Ben, London
A beautiful postcard depicting the Houses of Parliament and Big Ben, London with a river barge and small steamer making serene passage along the Thames. Date: circa 1907

Advertisement for a Quack Remedy - Japanese Junk - Sydney
Advertisement for a Quack Remedy on the sails of a Japanese Junk - Sydney Harbour, Australia. Dr. Sheldons New Discovery for Coughs, Colds and Consumption. Date: circa 1910s

Fun Seaside Transport - Bubble Boating. This postcard was presented as an award for correct dictation in 1931! Date: late 1920s

The return of the fishing trawler - Valencia, Spain
The return of the fishing trawler - pulled ashore by a team of two oxen - Valencia, Spain. Date: circa 1910s

Sand Sailing - Hardelot-Plage (Pas de Calais)
Sand Sailing - Hardelot-Plage (Pas-de-Calais). Date: circa 1910s

Sails drying - Arab Dhows in the harbour at Beirut, Lebanon
Sail drying - Arab Dhows in the harbour at Beirut, Lebanon. Photograph taken by Colonel David Sutherland of SBS and SAS, was part of a 12-man Special Boat Service unit which made a daring raid

Potter Hotel - Sail Boats - Santa Barbara, California, USA
Sail Boats on the lake at the massive Potter Hotel and Grounds, Santa Barbara, California, USA. Six-and-a-half stories high with 390 guest rooms

Christmas card in the shape of a pipe with seascape
Christmas card in the shape of a pipe decorated with a seascape. circa 1890s

Christmas card in the shape of a sailing boat, with seascape and verse. Date: circa 1890s

Lady Teignmouth and her party, by Hubert Cornish
Lady Teignmouth and her party on the Great Coolea Mullah in the Sunderbans, by Hubert Cornish (1757-1832). The boat in the foreground contained a kitchen

A View of the Thames, by William James
A View of the Thames looking towards London Bridge with the Royal Barge, by William James (fl. 1730-1780)

View of St Petersburgh, by Mornay
View of the Centre of the Great Bridge of the Neva, and of St Petersburgh, a hand-coloured aquatint by Clark and Dubourgh after Mornay, published by Edward Orme, 1815. Date: 1815

An English Man o War, by John Thomas Serres
An English Man o War at Anchor in Naples Harbour, by John Thomas Serres (1759-1825). Date: 1823

Design for book cover with tree and ship
Design for a book cover with a tree and a ship. Pencil and charcoal on copy paper. Silver Studio; Blackie, London. 1897

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