Sails Collection (page 4)

Midshipman Newcome bowing as he leaves dinner in the captains cabin, HMS Victory. Captain Spring, Admiral Hearty and other offiicers drink wine after dinner

Johnny in the West Indies pursued by a black squadron
English Navy officer fleeing from an angry Massa planter and Quashee enslaved men barndishing cudgels in Jamaica. Captain Newcome waves his bicorn at a rowboat in the bay

Plymouth Harbour, Devon, with ships and lighthouse -- a modern view, 300 years after the Pilgrim Fathers set out on the Mayflower. Date: 1920

The Mayflower setting out from Plymouth on her way to the New World. Date: 1620

Sailing match at Greenwich, SE London
Sailing match on the River Thames at Greenwich, Kent (SE London) on 3 July 1838, showing The Gazelle (left) beating Royal Sovereign. 1838

Henry Bells first English steamboat, The Comet Henry Bells first English steamboat
Henry Bells first English steamboat, The Comet, built in 1812. circa 1812

Windmills at Margate, Kent. circa 1850

HMS Wellington, Royal Navy ship, 131 guns
HMS Wellington, Royal Navy ship with 131 guns. 1854

HMS Albert, Royal Navy ship, 131 guns
HMS Albert, Royal Navy ship with 131 guns. 1854

Gosport from the Point, Portsmouth, Hampshire. 1860

When Johnny Comes Home Again by F. Cayley Robinson
Atmospheric scene showing a ship returning home at night. A solitary woman stands on the beach holding a lantern to guide the boats return. Date: 1923

Ancient Greek ships - Galleys. Date: BCE

Spanish Armada setting sail for England on 18 May 1588 - about 130 vessels with 24, 000 soldiers and sailors on board. Date: 1588

Departure of the Mayflower from Plymouth with 102 men, women and children on board, to seek religious liberty in the New World. Date: 1620

Scene from the Battle of Trafalgar, Cape Trafalgar, Spain
Scene from the Battle of Trafalgar (21 October 1805), Cape Trafalgar, Spain, fought by the British Royal Navy against the combined fleets of the French and Spanish Navies. Date: 1805

Poster, Herring Packing. circa 1928

View of Portobelo, Colon Province, Panama. Date: 1843

Corocoro boat from the island of Guebe, Maluku
Corocoro boat with sails and oars from the island of Guebe, Maluku Islands, Indonesia, 19th century. The Guebe chief or king sits on deck, while a drummer beats time for the oarsmen

William the Conquerors fleet of battleships, 11th century. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Verico from Giulio Ferrarios Costumes Ancient and Modern of the Peoples of the World, Florence, 1847

Chinese junks and freight vessels, with sails and banners. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrrarios Costumes Antique and Modern of All Peoples

Woman in the Belle Poule hairstyle, 1778
Woman wearing a model ship in her hair inspired by the Belle Poule, a naval frigate that distinguished itself in combat in 1778. Coiffure a la Belle Poule

Woman in the Junon Frigate hairstyle, 1778
Woman with a model ship riding on waves in her elaborate hair inspired by the Frigate Junon, a famous French naval gunship, 1778. Coiffure la Fregate la Junon

Various boats including pahie, lifeboat, caracore, etc
Tahitian pahie canoe with outrigger, South American balza sailing raft, English lifeboat rowboat, and Indonesian caracore with sails and outrigger

Chinese flower boat. Date: 1842

The Mayflower II mid-Atlantic
The Mayflower II sailing across the Atlantic Ocean in 1957. The ship was designed by American naval architect William Baker and was a painstakingly researched

Souvenir postcard of the Suez Canal, Egypt. Date: circa 1900s

Great Southern Hotel, Parknasilla, County Kerry, Ireland. Date: circa 1908

The Mill, Chadwell Heath, Romford, Essex. Date: circa 1908

Frieze, Loading tea onto a Chinese junk

Sailing boats on the water. Date: circa early 1920s

Florida Discovered by French Huguenots
Two large ships are anchored at the mouth of the St. Johns river, as an expedition boat filled with French Huguenots, sails upriver to explore what would later become Florida. Date: 1564

Insurrection in Haiti
The bridge of the Corvette, on 22nd December, in observation off the Cape. Sailors are grouped about the bridge, talking and resting, as the ship sails around Cap-Haitien. Date: 1865

The Santa Maria - The Flagship of Columbus Fleet
The Santa Maria, the flagship of Columbus fleet sails off into the distance. Date: 1492

Lifeboat crew in action at sea, English coast
Lifeboat crew in action at sea on the English coast. Date: 1922

Boy at the Round Pond, Kensington Gardens, London
Boy in a sailor suit with his model boat at the Round Pond, Kensington Gardens, London. Date: 1922

Felucca with lateen sails on the River Nile, Egypt
A felucca, a sailing boat with two lateen (triangular) sails, on the River Nile, Egypt. Date: 1922

Front cover, The Queens Pirate, by B J Clarke
Front cover, The Queens Pirate, The tale of Drakes argosy of terror, by B J Clarke, illustrated by W G Savory, price one shilling. Date: 16th century

Queen Victorias farewell to the Duke of Wellington, 131 guns, Spithead, 11 March 1854. 1854

Blue flowers on a Christmas card with an ornate blue, white and gold border, opened to reveal pink roses on either side, and a sailing boat on the water at the centre. (2 of 2) Date: circa 1890s

America yacht winning at Cowes, 1851
The America yacht winning at Cowes in 1851. 1851

Illustration, Hilda, Lalla Rookh
Illustration, Hilda, in Lalla Rookh, a narrative poem by Thomas Moore. 19th century

Defeat of the Spanish Fleet by Sir John Jervis, Battle of Cape St Vincent, 14 February 1797. 1797

Children with a sailing boat on a Christmas card
Children with a sailing boat on the beach on a Christmas card -- Oceans of happiness this Christmas season. (2 of 2) Date: circa 1890s

Sailing ship at the quayside on a birthday card. Date: circa 1890s

Advert, National Steamship Company Limited, Liverpool to New York and London to New York. 1880

John Wesley Missionary Ship
The John Wesley Missionary Ship

Life on the river, Hong Kong, China. Date: circa 1930s

The Round Pond, Kensington Gardens, London
Children sailing their model boats on the Round Pond, Kensington Gardens, London. Date: circa 1930s

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