Sailing Collection (page 52)

German Trading Vessels
German trading vessels

Bellerophon Warship
British warship, to whose Captain Maitland Napoleon I surrenders on 15 July 1815, at Rochefort : he is taken on board her to Torbay, previous to his exile on Saint Helena

Raleighs Warspite
One of many vessels bearing this name, this is the galleon used by Raleigh in his raid on the Spanish port of Cadiz - singeing the King of Spains beard

Toy Boats at Seaside
Children playing with model yachts at the seaside

Sailing Model Boats
Edwardian children sailing model boats on the Round Pond, Kensington Gardens in London

Indian Exhibit / C. Palace
Models of Ships in the Indian exhibit

Cowes Regatta / 1914
A scene at Cowes Regatta - sailing ships fly past as the wind fills their billowing white sails. Some spectators wave their hankerchiefs in encouragement

Floating Dock London
Repairing a sailing warship in the floating dock at Rotherhithe, on the Thames

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

Ship on Blue Sea
A sailing ship with coloured sails in a very blue sea

18Thc Ship Cross-Section
A cross-section of an late eighteenth century warship

Child / Water 1927
A young boy jumps with evident delight into the sea by moonlight

Family at Sea
A family at sea

Lorgues / Takes Sacrament
Columbus takes the sacrament before sailing

Female Type / Sailor Suit
Young woman dressed in a sailor suit, with a toy boat on a string

Children Play with Boat
Little girl and boy are out for the day playing with their toy sailing boat

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

West India Comp. Ships
Vessels of the Dutch West India Company

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

Clyde & Forth Canal
Sailing vessels at the entrance to the CLYDE AND FORTH CANAL at Bowling

Ship Near Hastings
Local folk gather on the cliffs near Hastings as a sailing ship is driven onto their shore by a storm

Floods in Cheshire
When Northwich, Cheshire, is inundated, the streets are full of boats - even a sailing boat ! - rescuing people from their homes, while others are evacuated on piggy-back

Cliffa at Etretat
The cliffs et Etretat, on the Channel, are magnificently picturesque, but a menace to shipping - here a sailing vessel has been driven onto the shore

Lightning and Ship 3
A sailing warship, under half sail to keep from being driven by a storm onto the rocky coast, is struck by lightning on both its mainmast and foremast

Lightning and Ship 2
The foremast of a sailing warship, anchored off the coast, is struck by a shaft of lightning which runs down to the deck

Thunderbolt Misses Ship
A French sailing vessel has a narrow escape from a thunderbolt during a storm at sea

The Ark Royal, the flagship of the British fleet

I Saw Three Ships (Wc)
I saw three ships come sailing by, on New Years Day in the morning... three pretty girls were in them then

I Saw Three Ships (Evb)
I saw three ships come sailing by, on New Years Day in the morning... three pretty girls were in them then

A Merchants Ship
A merchants ship with a key in English and Latin

LOSS OF INDIAN QUEEN
This sailing vessel strikes an iceberg in the South Pacific

China / Shau-Chew
The city of SHAU-CHEW 100 miles north of CANTON. A city on a river with a mountainous hinterland. A tower has been built upon a small island

China / Hu Kew Hyen
HU KEW HYEN or KYEW on the RIVER KYANG. A walled city set up high on a cliff above a busy trading river. Sampan with sails or oars can be seen

Malaka, Malaysia C18Th
A view of Malaka from the sea showing sailing ships and other smaller vessels, rows of small houses, a walled area of the town & a building set up on stilts in between

Flushing / Peters
Flushing in the province of Zeeland: A view of the entrance into the port showing a couple of sailing barges being tossed by the raging sea

Lisbon Circa 1600
A view of Lisbon from the sea showing the docks and many types of sailing craft. Some ships can be seen in dry dock

View of Gloucester C18Th
A perspective view of the city looking down & across the surrounding countryside. The cathedral, local sailing boats, the river Severn & turnpike road are all depicted

Sailing Ship Jumper
A ski-jacket worn over a long length, hand-knitted jumper with a v neck & bold sailing ship design. A small brimless cap or hat completes the outfit

Sea Battle 1877
Sea battle in the Chile-Peru war. The Shah and the Huascar send cannonballs back and forth

Red Cross of the Sea
A lifeboat saves passengers from a sailing vessel : note the insignia, The Red Cross of the Sea which we have not seen elsewhere

Adelaide, Port
Sailing vessels and a paddle- driven steam tug in the port

Twickenham 1750
A curious sailing-boat, with oarsmen as well as a sail, is one of the craft on the Thames at Twickenham, Middlesex

Ryde, Isle of Wight
The town seen from the sea : in the harbour are sailing vessels and a paddle- steamer - presumably a ferry from the mainland

Tunis Early C19
Sailing vessels and galleys in the harbour, looking inland from the sea

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