Sailing Collection (#25)

Persian astrolabe from 17th century. FRANCE. ΌE-DE-FRANCE
Persian astrolabe from 17th century. FRANCE. Ό E-DE-FRANCE. Paris. Museum of Arts and Crafts (CNAM)

CAO, Diogo (ca. 1452 - ca. 1486). Portuguese navigator and explorer discoverer of the river Congo. Oil

Planispheric astrolabe. 1569. Manufactured in golden brass by Gualterus Arsenius, disciple of the dutch astronomer Regnier Gemma Frisius (1508-1555). Metals. FRANCE. Ό E-DE-FRANCE. Paris

The Sorlandet, Norwegian tall ship, in Tall Ships Race
The Sorlandet, a Norwegian tall ship, taking part in the Tall Ships Race at Torbay, Devon. Date: 1962

A tall ship, Endeavour, by G. H. Davis
A tall ship: the high, narrow sail-plan of Endeavour. Showing the sail-plan, mast and hull, beautiful lines and rig of the challenger for the Americas Cup; inset is a diagram showing her new

German postcard, U-Boat and sailing ship, WW1
German propaganda postcard, depicting a German U-Boat which has fired on an enemy sailing ship and set it on fire during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Little girl at seaside with toy boat by Muriel Dawson
A little girl at the seaside with a toy boat by Muriel Dawson. Date: circa 1920s

Repeating Pattern - Sailing Ships. *PLEASE NOTE that the magnifying glass is solely to show the detail of the repeating pattern and will not feature on the final file.*

Launch of Shamrock III
At Dumbarton, the yacht Shamrock III is launched, supported on pontoons. Owned by Sir Thomas Lipton, the yacht was to be his third challenger for the Americas Cup

Yacht Racing at Bembridge, Isle of Wight, England
Original Redwing class racing off Bembridge, Isle of Wight, England. Following a meeting at the Bembridge Sailing Club, Isle of Wight, in 1896

The American Cowslip (Dodecatheon), engraved by Warner after Henderson, in a book entitled The Temple of Flora by Dr Robert John Thornton (1768-1837). The book was published between 1799 and 1807

View of London, by William Daniell RA (1769-1837). One of six plates -- this one shows the Tower and the Pool of London. Date: circa 1804

Lady Teignmouths Budgerow, by Hubert Cornish
Lady Teignmouths Budgerow, Sunderbans, Bengal, by Hubert Cornish (1757-1832). The houseboat contained a drawing room, a bedroom and a vestibule; it is flying the East India Company flag

View of Macau, China, by Ting-Qua

View of the Praia Grande, Macau, China

Amsterdam in 16th-17th centuries. Engraving

NORWAY. Begby. Boats (1000 BC. ). Bronze Age
NORWAY. Begby. Boats (1000 BC.). Bronze Age

Clipper ship Three Brothers, 2972 tons: The largest sailing ship in the world. Date 1875

Royal Yacht Victoria and Albert arriving at Dartmouth, 1939
The last voyage of the Royal Yacht Victoria and Albert, built in 1899, arriving at Dartmouth carrying King George VI, Queen Elizabeth (later the Queen Mother)

Windmill and water mill, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex
The Windmill (known as Archers Mill) at Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex. It was a post mill working two pairs of stones, purchased together with the nearby water mill by John Archer in the 19th century

Princess Margaret honeymoons on the Britannia
Page from the ILN Royal Wedding Number, commemorating the marriage of Princess Margaret to Anthony Armstrong Jones on 6 May 1960

Henry Hudson sails up the Hudson River
Henry Hudson (1570? - 1611?), English sea explorer and navigator, sailing the Half Moon discovers the Hudson River in September 1609

Wroxham Bridge, Norfolk Broads Date: circa 1910s

Pussy with a Boat
A cat in a dress with a toy sailing boat! Date: early 1930s

The Man Who Slept Through H. M. Bateman
While his fellow voyagers cruise up the Nile and enjoy the spectacle of an Egyptian sunset, a man sleeps through on deck, blissfully unaware of what he is missing

Jonathan Hulls patent design for a steam tugboat to tow ships in and out of harbour, 1736 Date: 1736

The Thames by H. L. Oakley
The Thames in summer silhouette cut by H. L. Oakley depicting rowers on the river, sailing boats and people enjoying the spectacle or a picnic on its banks

Herzogin Cecilie wrecked off Starhole Bay, Devon
The Herzogin Cecilie, a German four mast barque (Windjammer), named after German Crown Princess Duchess Cecilie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1886-1954), on the rocks off Starhole (Starehole) Bay

Westbay, Bridport
A superb photograph of Westbay, Bridport

Conwy River Regatta - Deganwy, Wales

Poster advertising St Valery en Caux, a small fishing port and town in Normandy, northern France, offering tennis, yachting, and gambling at the casino

The Tea Clipper - Cutty Sark
The Tea Clipper Cutty Sark. Built in 1869, she served as a merchant vessel (the last clipper to be built for that purpose), and then as a training ship until being put on public display in 1954

Lady Nyassa sections brought to Africa
Visit of H.M.S. Gorgon to the Zambesi River: the Brig, Hetty Ellen discharging sections of Dr. David Livingstones new steamer, the Lady Nyassa into the Pioneer to take up the Zambesi River

The first class dining hall, Interior from the lost liner, V
The dining hall from the lost liner Vestris. The liner was sailing from New York, bound for Barbados. On the 11th November 1928 she sprang a leak during a storm and abandoned off the Virginia Capes

The Emigrant Ship Eastern Monarch, 1874
Engraving showing the three-masted sailing ship, Eastern Monarch, bound for New Zealand with emigrants aboard, 1874

The Yacht Eira in the Arctic, 1881
Engraving showing the yacht Eira, used by Benjamin Leigh Smith, to explore the Arctic region around Franz Joseph Land and the ocean North of Russia, 1881-1882

Soldiers and Sailors Manning a Capstan, 1873
Engraving showing Royal Navy sailors and soldiers from a Scottish Regiment manning a capstan, whilst a Scotch piper stands on the capstan to give them some music

14th C Sailing Vessels
Ships with designs of lions & sunbursts on their sails are boarded from rowing boats

15th Century Carrack
A sailing ship known as a carrack with its three masts, crows nests and anchor

The Mutiny on the Caswell, 1876
Engraving of a number of sketches of the Caswell Mutiny, which took place on the sailing ship Caswell between Valparaiso and Queenstown, Ireland, March 1876

LA Mora, Williams Ship
This is the vessel which carried William the Conqueror to England : it can be sailed or rowed, or both

Soleil Royal Warship
French warship of Louis XIVs reign - he is known as Le Roi Soleil so she is probably named in his honour

SHIP IDA ZIEGLER
clipper ship

Cutty Sark under Anchor
The tea clipper Cutty Sark under anchor. Whilst undergoing restoration in dry dock in Greenwich London in May 2007 the ship was badly damaged by fire

Cutty Sark - Cpt. Woodget
The captain of the tea clipper Cutty Sark - Richard Woodget Commander of the vessel between 1885-1895. The famous ship was badly damaged in a fire on 21st May 2007

William / Conqueror / Ships
Ships of William the Conqueror sailing to battle

Gokstad Ship, 1880
A Norwegian Viking ship excavated at Gokstad

Boys Racing Toy Boats
Two small boys race their toy yachts in a country stream. A thatched cottage with smoking chimney is in the background

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