Voyage Collection (page 8)

William Kitchen Parker
Portrait of William Kitchen Parker, scientist focusing on the development of the green turtle whilst on board HMS Challenger during the expedition of 1872 - 1876

Queen Pornare, Tahiti, Society Islands
A photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876) funded by the British Government for scientific purposes

World map 1784 showing the Cook Voyages
A general chart exhibiting the discoveries made by Captain James Cook in this and his preceeding voyages with tracks of the ships under his command

Titanic painting
A framed painting by T H John, dated 1914, of the RMS Titanic, which sank on her maiden voyage after hitting an iceberg, 15 April 1912. Seen here at sea before the disaster. (1 of 2)

Captain Smith of the RMS Titanic, with dog
Captain Edward John Smith (1850-1912), captain of the ill-fated passenger liner RMS Titanic which sank on her maiden voyage on 15 April 1912 after hitting an iceberg

Titanic commemorative napkin
Commemorative paper napkin produced in memory of the captain, mates, crew and passengers of the RMS Titanic which sank on 15 April 1912 after hitting an iceberg on its maiden voyage

Titanic starting on maiden voyage
RMS Titanic starting on her maiden voyage from Southampton

All Aboard for Margate
Illustration by F. Matania showing the New Palace Steamer, the Koh-i-noor leaving Old Swan Pier for Margate, 1906. The Sphere dubbed the trip as the voyage down the river which brings health to tired

Union Star Shipwreck
The wreck of the M.V. Union Star, wrecked near Tater-du lighthouse, Cornwall, on her maiden voyage from Ijmuiden to Arklow. The crew and eight Penlee lifeboat men perished

Charles Darwin during his voyage on the Beagle
Charles Darwin during his voyage on the HMS Beagle in the 1830s, when he discovered a variety of flora and fauna and begins to have thoughts about the origin of species and evolution

Centre of Earth
(VOYAGE AU CENTRE DE LA TERRE) Large crystal formations

White Star Line, RMS Titanic and RMS Olympic, postcard
White Star Line, RMS Titanic and RMS Olympic, pre-maiden voyage promotional postcard dated 12 April 1912. Date: 1912

RMS Titanic - pre-maiden voyage postcard
RMS Titanic - rare pre-maiden voyage postcard by Thomas, Lordswood Avenue, Southampton, postally unused

RMS Majestic, White Star Line cruise ship, USA
RMS Majestic (left), White Star Line cruise ship, alongside a railhead pier on the east coast of America. Date: circa late 1920s

RMS Queen Elizabeth ocean liner at Southampton
RMS Queen Elizabeth ocean liner of the Cunard Line at Southampton, with tugs Formby and Kestrel. Date: circa 1940s

Sleeping on deck aboard the R. M. S. P. Atlantis
A passenger on board the RMSP Atlantis takes to sleeping in the shade on deck with an ice pack on her forehead to cool her down. Date: 1931

Colonel de Basil & dancers arrives in England on Normandie
Colonel (Wassily) de Basil, Russian ballet impresario, pictured on board the ocean liner, Normandie, with dancers in his company including, from left, David Lichine, Irina Baronova, Colonel de Basil

Frank Capra takes his first shot of England
American film director, Frank Capra, along with his wife, Lucille Warner, arrives in Egnland on the ocean liner Normandie

Henry Hudson (1565-1611) abandoned by his crew. Engraving. C
Henry Hudson (1565-1611). English navigator and Arctic explorer. Hudson abandoned by his crew. Engraving by Charles Barbant (?-1922). Colored

Map of the Atlantic Ocean. 18th century
Map of the Atlantic Ocean from Newfoundland to Cape Horn. At A Voyage to the South-sea and along the coasts of Chili and Peru, in the years 1712, 1713 and 1714 by Amedee-Franc

Ross / Cutting the Ice
During Rosss voyage to find Franklin, they have to cut out the ice to allow the Enterprise and the Investigator pass. Date: 1848 - 49

Journey of Otto von Kotzebue exploring the Pacific Ocean (1815-1818). Indigenous inhabitants of Easter Island. Illustration by Louis Choris in Voyage dans le Pacifique. Plate XI

BRY, Theodor de (1528-1598). Americae tertia pars memorabile provinciae Brasiliae historiam contines. 1592. Third part of the series Grand Voyages

Delphinus fitzroyi. From: The zoology of the voyage of H.M.S. Beagle, under the command of Captain Fitzroy, R.N. during the years 1832 to 1836. Date: 1839

Abrocoma bennettii. From: The zoology of the voyage of H.M.S. Beagle, under the command of Captain Fitzroy, R.N. during the years 1832 to 1836. Date: 1839

First voyage of Zeppelin LZ1 on 2 July 1900. Date: 1900

Bird illustration
Tab 264 From Natural History of Jamaica (1725) by Sir Hans Sloane

H. M. S. Challenger, St. Thomas, West Indies 1873
A photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876), funded by the British Government for scientific purposes

Macropiper excelsum, kawakawa pepper tree
Finished watercolour by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771. Illustration annotated Piper myristicum

Diagrams of H. M. S. Beagle
Facing page 1 from A Naturalists Voyage Round the World (1912) by Charles Darwin

Benincasa hispida, wax gourd
Finished watercolour by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771. Illustration annotated Cucurbita pruriens

Hibiscus tiliaceus, sea hibiscus
Finished watercolour by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771. Illustration annotated Hibiscus tricuspis

Fuegian man, Native of Tierra del Fuego
A photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876) funded by the British Government for scientific purposes

Fuegian women, Natives of Tierra del Fuego
A photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876) funded by the British Government for scientific purposes

Frank Tourle Thomson
Captain of HMS Challenger from 1874 to 1876 during the Challenger Expedition

Albino native woman, St. Vincent, Cape Verde Islands
The Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876) was funded by the British Government for scientific purposes and seems to have been the first expedition to carry an official photographer as well as an

Mandinka people, West Africa
A photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876) funded by the British Government for scientific purposes

Lagenorhynchus obscurus, dusky dolphin
Delphinus fitzRoyi. Plate from The Zoology of the Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle, Vol. 1 Part 2 Mammalia, 1838-1839, by Charles Darwin

Ceriops tagal, yellow mangrove tree
Outline drawing by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage, 1768-1771. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Natives of St. Vincent, Cape Verde Islands
The Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876) was funded by the British Government for scientific purposes and seems to have been the first expedition to carry an official photographer as well as an

Columbus: The first voyage

The Miniature Ship Red, White, and Blue on her Voyage from New York to London, August 1866; with Capts. Hudson & Fitch, & dog Fanny. Sailed from New York, July 9th, arrived at Margate Aug. 16th 1866

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)

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

Painting of the R34 Airship
Painting of the R34 British airship, first to cross the Atlantic from the UK to the USA in 1919

Emigration. Irish Emigrants Leaving Queenstown Harbour
Detailed harbour scene with hundreds of emigrants waiting for the boat for New York, steam ships in the background. In the foreground barefoot young lads are expectantly waiting

Vasa Ship Museum, Sweden
The Vasa Museum, Stockholm, houses the gigantic warship Vasa, built in 1628, which sank in Stockholm harbour on its maiden voyage. It was salvaged in 1961

Christopher Columbus with Bernardo Buil (Fray Buil), a Catalan missionary monk who accompanied him on his second voyage across the Atlantic

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