Sails Collection

STS Malcolm Miller under full sail
STS (Sail Training Ship) Malcolm Miller under full sail. circa 1970s

The Mary Rose, Tudor ship, built in 1510. In service for 34 years, it sank in 1545. Discovered in 1971 it was successfully raised from the sea bed in 1982 amid much publicity. Date: 1982

Erebus and Terror, Franklins last trip
The Erebus and Terror leave England on the Franklin polar expedition, never to return

CUTTY SARK AT SEA
The Cutty Sark in mid-ocean, with all sails set

Breezing Up by Winslow Homer (1836-1910). Date: 1876

Sailing Ships Date: 1927

Yachting at Cowes
In the foaming wake of a racing cutter Date: 1914

Norfolk Broads - River Thurne
A sign by the windmill points the way to the Lion Hotel on the River Thurne, Norfolk. The sailing boat on the broad certainly seems keen to get home for supper! Date: circa 1930s

Golden Hind / Fred Law
The ship of sir Francis Drake, formerly named Pelican

Fishing trawler and crew, Resplendent, Scotland. Date: 1960s

The Battle of the Balloons. A fanciful image depicting four balloons with flags and sails, their passengers in close aerial combat. The opponents appear to be British and French. circa 18th century

Jersey Airways Poster
Poster, I d prefer Jersey Airways. A cartoon of animals powering and piloting a flying machine above a rough sea, with a Jersey Airways biplane high above them

Bayeux Tapestry (1 of 8)
A black and white depiction of the Bayeux Tapestry

The Brigantine " Steadfast" - a companion vessel to the Metropolitan Asylums Board Training Ship " Exmouth"

Hiawatha / Longfellow
Hiawathas departure: Hiawatha sails Westward into the sunset

Henri Grace a Dieu
Deptford-built warship in the carrack style : she is the largest warship of her day, with golden sails - square on fore and main masts, lateen on the two mizzen masts

The windmill, Turville, Buckinghamshire. Used in the movie Chitty Chitty Bang Bang in 1968. Date: 1980s

Nelson on Shore
HORATIO, LORD NELSON standing on a rocky shore, while a line of warships sails past behind him

Spanish Armada Defeated
THE SPANISH ARMADA Drake tows the captured Capitana into Torbay

Holidaymakers watching the Brixham Regatta, 1936
Photograph showing a group of holidaymakers watching the Brixham Regatta, from a vantage point on a West Country cliff, 1936

Cornish Fishing Fleet leaving the harbour Date: 1904

Scene with ships during the Spanish Armada, when the expedition sent by King Philip II of Spain was met by the Royal Navy and out-manoeuvred. The surviving Spanish ships were badly damaged in storms

Fishermen with boats, Southwold, Suffolk
Fishermen Rogers, Craigie, Craigie and Jed Palmer, on the beach with boats, Southwold, Suffolk, September 1907. 1907

Fisting the Mainsail by Arthur Briscoe
Sailing clinging on to a ships mast to fix the mainsail. Date: 1931

American schooner Westward - built by Herrehoff
The American schooner Westward - built by Herrehoff in 1910 and later owned by Mr Thomas Benjamin Davis - a magnificent schooner of 323 tonnes. In 1910 she sailed in eleven races and won them all

Ark Royal - Elizabethan Naval ship
Built by Raleigh, and named the Ark Raleigh, purchased by Elizabeth and renamed Ark Royal (and subsequently Anne Royal Date: 1587

Cadet on the Sorlandet, a Norwegian tall ship
Cadet in the rigging of the Sorlandet, a Norwegian tall ship, probably during a Tall Ships Race. Date: 1960s

AMUNDSEN / THE FRAM
Roald Amundsen, the first to reach the South Pole, did so on 14 December 1911 and returned home safely. The Fram

Boats on the water at Tiberias, Sea of Galilee, Israel
Sailing boats on the water at Tiberias, Sea of Galilee, Israel. Date: circa 1905

Training Ship Warspite, Greenhithe, Kent
The Training Ship Warspite at anchor on the River Thames at Greenhithe, Kent. The Warspite, established by the Marine Society in 1876, was originally moored at Woolwich

Sailing Ships
with all sails set

Brixham fishing trawler, Provident, at sea. Date: circa 1980s

Treasure Island, Nassau, Bahamas, West Indies, with yacht and cove. Date: circa 1930

View of the Outer Quay, Brixham, Devon, with people and boats. Date: 1920s

Australian packet ship, the Ben Nevis
Australian White Star Line packet ship, the Ben Nevis. Date: 1852

Chinese junk Date: 1930s

Windmill, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex
The Windmill (known as Archers Mill) at Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, pictured here after it had ceased working. It was a post mill working two pairs of stones and was demolished in 1921. circa 1915

Furling the Sails Victorian period

Stationery, Charles Ware & Sons, Sails, Tents and Blinds, High Street, Hull, Yorkshire. 1939

Chinese Junk in Hong Kong Bay. Date: circa 1910s

Schooner C & F Nurse in Poole Harbour
Schooner C & F Nurse (right), a coast hopper, in Poole Harbour, Dorset. Date: circa 1930s

Yacht at rest with National 12 dinghies in twilight -- one of a great series of studies of sailing off the Devon and Cornwall coasts. The National 12 is a two-person, two-sail racing dinghy. 1952

Multi-masted Chinese Junk. Date: circa 1920s

Boats in Susans Bay, Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa. Date: circa 1920s

Mirror dinghies at Newquay, Cornwall. circa 1980s

Sailing luggers off the Norfolk Coast near Great Yarmouth
Sailing luggers (Herring fleet) off the Norfolk Coast near Great Yarmouth. Date: circa 1904

Lowestoft, Suffolk - Sailing trawlers towed to Sea Date: circa 1920s

American Valentines Card - Boy sailing a yacht of love
American Valentines Card - Boy sailing loves yacht with the following words: (Lolli)Pops are my cargo Love is my crew As I go sailing Directly to you Date: circa 1930

Design for Frieze (Wallpaper) with sailing ships. Charcoal and Pencil on copy paper with one portion in coloured Crayon. Silver Studio. circa 1900

SOROLLA, Joaqu�(1863-1923). Launching the Boat
SOROLLA, Joaqu� (1863-1923). Launching the Boat

Barge and windmill, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex
A picturesque view of a sailing barge and Archers Windmill at Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex

Herzogin Cecilie nearing Falmouth, Cornwall
The Herzogin Cecilie, a German four mast barque (Windjammer), named after German Crown Princess Duchess Cecilie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1886-1954), nearing Falmouth, Cornwall

Alain Gerbault Sails
Intrepid French yachtsman ALAIN GERBAULT prepares to cross the Pacific, alone, in his boat the Firecrest

Cutty Sark Passes Cimba
The tea clipper Cutty Sark under full sail passes the Cimba - th Cutty Sark wasa badly damaged whilst under restoration in dry dock in Greenwich on 21st May 2007

English Coble Boat
Coble, fishing-boat of north- east England : though shown here with sails, it is often rowed

THE ARGO
The Argo sails up the Bosphorus to the Black Sea, heading for Colchis where the Golden Fleece is kept

Kukai Sails to China
The priest Kukai (later known as Kobo-Daishi) sails to China to study its religion, returns to create a Japanese religion containing elements of Confucianism with Shintoism

Advert, Ferguson & Co, Sailmakers, Greenock, Scotland
Advert for Ferguson & Co, Sailmakers for Ships, Steamers and Yachts, Roslin Street, Greenock, Scotland. 1905

Advert, Rolls-Royce, Vickers Vimy biplane
Advert for Rolls-Royce, 25th anniversary of a Vickers Vimy biplane with Rolls-Royce engines, first direct Atlantic crossing by air, June 1919. 1944

Baron Munchhausen sails to the moon
The Baron sails to the Moon. Date: First published: 1785

The Dar Mlodziezy, Polish tall ship, fully rigged, Falmouth
The Dar Mlodziezy, a Polish tall ship, fully rigged at Falmouth. Date: circa 1980s

Bridlington - A sailing Coble boat
Bridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire - A sailing Coble boat - the Five Sisters. Date: circa 1910s

Music cover, The Torpedo Galop, by Charles d Albert, based on music from Edmond Audrans comic opera, Olivette. 1880

Dragon boat on the water, China. Date: circa 1890

France - Brittany - Two Bisquines Cancalaises
France - Brittany - Emerald Coast - Two Bisquines Cancalaises at Dinard. Date: circa 1910s

France - Emerald Coast - Racing Bisquines Cancalaises at a regatta - traditional lugger boats from Brittany. Date: circa 1910s

Sailing off the Cornish coast
One of a great series of studies, showing boats sailing off the Cornish coast. 1952

Roman Galley (W / Sails)
A Roman Galley (trireme) under sail

Paglesham Regatta- Start of first-class oyster-smacks

The Spanish Steamer Murillo

The Brighton Lifeboat
The lifeboat at Brighton, Sussex, is dragged into the water : the boat carries sails to assist the oarsmen if the wind is in a favourable direction

England Vs Wales 1902
A penalty kick sails between the posts, giving Wales a 9-8 victory over England at Rectory Field, Blackheath, England

Japanese River Boats
Various types of boat on a river, some with sails, others propelled with poles

Norsemen in Humber
The Danish king Anlaff sails from Ireland with Cumbrian and Scottish allies and enters the Humber, but they are defeated by Athelstan

Regulus Leaves Carthage
Roman ambassador Atilius Regulus sails from Carthage with a diplomatic delegation, hoping to negotiate peace with Rome; he promises to return if he fails

Diaz Sails to the Cape
Bartholomew Diaz, Portuguese navigator, sails to the Cape

Seascape on a sail-shaped Christmas card
Seascape with sailing boat on a sail-shaped Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Comic postcard, Boy and dog on the beach, with ships on the horizon. Date: 1914-1918

Richard Beauchamp, Earl of Warwick, in pilgrim's dress, embarks on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land. Date: 1408

A Danish farm using wind-power in lots of their equipment: threshing machine, straw press, grain-mill, chaff cutter and sack hoist. Date: 1921

Pontifical galley equipped with large stays, sails, oars and heavy artillery. 19th-century version of an engraving by Frans Huys (ca. 1522-1562) in 1550 after a drawing by Brueghel the Elder (ca)

War ship which carried King Henry VIII (1491-1547) from Dover, (England) to France, for his meeting with King Francis I on the Field of the Cloth of Gold, on 7 June 1520

Ship Safety Matches - Matchbox top carton label

Racing Yacht Cetonia, Victorian period. Date: late 19th century

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