RMS Titanic, maiden voyage, 10 April 1912
Sir Robin Knox-Johnston circumnavigates the globeSir Robin Knox-Johnston and his 32-foot ketch Suhaili, after completing a 312-day non-stop single-handed voyage around the world
Vasco da Gama in IndiaPortuguese Colonial History Series - Vasco da Gama has an audience with The King of Calicut (Kozhikode), the Samudiri (Zamorin) in May 1498
HMS Beagle in straits of Magellan. Mt. Sarmiento in the distance
H. M.s BeagleFrontispiece from A Naturalists Voyage Round the World (1912) by Charles Darwin
Sailing Ships Date: 1927
Poster advertising the Transvaal Castle cruise ship, sailing from England to South Africa with frequent connections from New York via the Cunard Line
Orient-Express
Titanic 2nd Class DeckColour illustration depicting the Second Class Promenade Deck of the ill-fated Titanic. Passengers can be seen sitting on steamer and deck chairs
Banksia integrifolia, coastal banksiaFinished watercolour by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771
Poster advertising Cunard from the UK to CanadaPoster advertising Cunard departures from Liverpool and Belfast to Canada on the RMS Caronia and Carmania
Jazz orchestra by the pool on board the MauretaniaA jazz orchestra entertains passengers by the pool on board the ocean liner, the Mauretania, just one of the many amusements available. Date: 1931
Catalina: Now see Santa Catalina, the Scenic Riviera of the USA.... yet only a short delightful voyage from Los Angeles. Travel poster for tourism to Santa Catalina Island, California
Blue Star Line posterPoster for the Blue Star shipping line service to South America showing a magnificent passenger liner sailing over the horizon by renowned maritime artist, Norman Wilkinson
The ocean liner Normandie by G. H. DavisThe new giant French ocean liner which made a record Atlantic crossing in four days, three hours: the " Normandie" - a diagrammatic drawing of her interior construction by G. H
Gardenia taitensis, Tahitian gardeniaFinished watercolour by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771. Illustration annotated Gardenia florida
Luggage label, Zeppelin to South AmericaLuggage label, Deutsche Zeppelin-Reederei (Airline) for the LZ 129 Hindenburg flight to South America. The passenger is a Mrs Sinclair, destination Rio de Janeiro, berth number 32. 1936
Titanic PosterA poster advertising the ill- fated Titanics departure from New York on the 20 April 1912, a voyage it was never to make since it sank on 15 April after hitting an iceberg
Olympic arrives at Halifax, WW1, dazzle paintingThe troopship Olympic arrives in Halifax, Nova Scotia with a cargo of 6000 Canadian soldiers. It was the premier troopship in the world and throughout the First World War transported 70
Arrival of the Queen Mary - New York - after maiden voyageArrival of the Queen Mary after her maiden voyage, in New York. America. Photograph. August 8th 1938. Date: 1938
Titanic leaving Southampton on the 10th April 1912. 1912
Cinema, LetchworthQueuing to see The Golden Voyage of Sinbad at the Broadway cinema, Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire, England Date: circa 1969
Postcard from Tom Mudd, RMS TitanicA handwritten postcard from Tom (Thomas Charles) Mudd to his mother in Halesworth, Suffolk, to let her know that he has arrived safely at Southampton for the departure of the Titanic on her maiden
R. M. S. Queen Mary, Cunard White Star liner, May 1936Photograph of the R.M.S. Queen Mary on sea trials, prior to her maiden voyage, May 1936
View of the luxurious reading room onboard the TitanicA view of one of the many luxurious interior features of the Titanic; the reading and writing room. First class passengers travelled in style onboard the Titanic, having free use of the gym
Columbus / Voyage MapA map showing the voyages of Christopher Columbus
Fashionable PassengersIn their creations by Drecoll and Martial et Armand they can look their best while en voyage... travelling in a train carriage Date: 1924
The Tatler travel number front cover, 1953Charming illustrated front cover of The Tatlers Travel number showing a number of well-known global landmarks with various intrepid travellers using a multitude of transport methods. Date: 1953
Titanic Leaves BelfastThe Titanic leaving Belfast, Ireland, for Southampton, England for its maiden voyage New York, USA. It was built in Belfast 1909-1911, and fitted and furnished there 1911-1912. Date: 2 April 1912
Drake Knighted / 1581 / ColQueen Elizabeth I knights Francis Drake on his ship, Golden Hind, after his round the world voyage
Saint Brendans VoyageDuring his voyage to the promised land of saints, Brendan and his companions celebrate mass on the back of a good-natured whale
RMS Titanic dockedThe Titanic docked before her disastrous voyage Date: 1912
The White Star liner Titanic leaving SouthamptonA photograph showing the Titanic leaving Southampton on its fateful maiden voyage
Madocs Voyage / AmericaPrince Madoc Ab Owain Gwynedd of Wales is said to have landed at Mobile Bay, Alabama in the 12th century, based on medieval texts and a Cherokee tale of people called Welsh
Discovery of America. Second Voyage of Columbus. Jamaica. 15Jamaica. 15th century. Second Voyage of Columbus. Jamaicans refuse to give food to Columbus and he, knowing that there will be a lunar eclipse, tells them that God will deny the light
RMS Olympic, White Star Line cruise ship, SouthamptonRMS Olympic, White Star Line cruise ship, leaving Southampton, with people watching from the quay. early 20th century
RMS Transvaal Castle by G. H. DavisDetailed cross-section drawing of the new mailship for the Union-Castle fleet, R.M.S. Transvaal Castle, which made her maiden voyage from Southampton to South Africa on 18 January 1962
Thomas Henry HuxleyPortrait of Thomas Henry Huxley 1895, scientist focusing on Spirula, whilst on board HMS Challenger during the expeditionof 1872 - 1876.of 1872 - 1876
Banksia serrata, old man banksiaFinished watercolour by John Frederick Miller from an original outline drawing by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771
Titanic / SouthamptonThe ill-fated White Star Line passenger liner, RMS Titanic departing from Southampton on its maiden, and only, voyage
Captain Smith / TitanicCaptain Edward John Smith, captain of the ill-fated passenger liner RMS Titanic which sank on her maiden voyage on 15 April 1912 after hitting an iceberg
Queen Mary Ocean Liner, whistles used for signallingQueen Marys three giant whistles two on the fore funnel and one on the midships funnel, were fitted. Each were seven feet in length, and could be heard five miles away, but so low pitched
Piper methysticum, kavaFinished watercolour by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771. Illustration annotated Piper inebrians
Woman on a Train Date: 1950
Specimens collected by Darwin on the voyage of the Beagle 18A case displaying various beetle specimens collected by Charles Darwin during the Beagle voyage, as well as a map of the ships route
Old Sugar Mill, St. Thomas, West Indies 1873A photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876), funded by the British Government for scientific purposes
Alexander AgassizPortrait of Alexander Agassiz, 1889, scientist focusing on Echinoidea whilst on board HMS Challenger during the expedition of 1872 - 1876
Correa alba, white correaFinished watercolour by James Miller from an original outline drawing by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771
