Voyage Collection (page 9)

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

Music cover, The Fairy Voyage, Ou Voulez Vous Aller? (Where Do You Want To Go?) Barcarolle by Charles Gounod. circa 1871

French Railway Alphabet - XY for Lord et lady XY en voyage (Lord and Lady X Y on their travels). 19th century

Fancy dress en route to India, c. 1920
Male passengers on board a ship bound for India posed on deck in a variety of strange fancy dress. There are a few clowns, a nurse and a somewhat sinister chap holding two sheeps heads on plate

The Prince of Waless bedroom on board HMS Serapis, on the voyage to India. Date: 1875

Royal visit to India: address of the Municipal Council
Arrival of the Prince of Wales at Bombay: address of the Municipal Council. Dosabhai Framji reads a welcome address to the Prince (later King Edward VII). Date: 1875

Royal visit to India: illuminations at Benares 1876
Royal visit to India: illuminations at Benares in honour of the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII). The Princes boat ride along the River Ganges. Date: 1876

The Baggage Room by Longley
A cupid painting his quiver of arrows with a message in the luggage hold of a ship, announcing they will be wanted on the voyage. 1929

The Emigrant Ship leaving Britain. 1890

Departure of Mary Queen of Scots from France -- she left Calais for Scotland on 14 August 1561, at the age of 18. 1561

Winter cruise fashions for 1937
Fashions for cruising from Bradleys department store of Chepstow Place, London. In the centre is a dress of slub linen. The skirt is cut on trouser lines

The Christmas Sunshine Cruise by Lewis Baumer
Vignettes by Lewis Baumer in The Tatler showing various types on board during a Christmas sunshine cruise, an increasingly popular pursuit during the 1930s. Date: 1937

Shipwreck of St Paul - Acts 28. circa 1688

Poster, Voyage au Bresil. circa 1930s

French radio broadcaster on Queen Mary on her maiden voyage
A French radio announcer broadcasting from the promenade deck of the Queen Mary ocean liner on her maiden voyage in May 1936

Dining room of the Queen Mary on her maiden voyage
An animated scene in the dining-room of the Queen Mary at the start of her maiden voyage across the Atlantic in May 1936. Date: 1936

Cocktail bar on board an ocean liner
Passengers enjoy cocktails at the bar on board an ocean cruise liner in 1931. Date: 1932

A trio of stars on board the Mauretania
Film star and comedian Charlie Chaplin, champion jockey Steve Donoghue and record breaking speed king Sir Malcolm Campbell travelling on board the Mauretania from America to London in 1931

Ishbel Macdonald playing golf on board the Berengaria
Miss Ishbel Macdonald, daughter of Ramsay Macdonald, playing golf on board the Berengaria during a transatlantic voyage. Date: 1929

Cruising suit & suntop from Harvey Nichols, 1934
A couple of outfits for wearing while on a summer cruise. On the right is a natural shantung silk cruising suit relieved with pale blue revers and buttons

Backless sun dress from Harvey Nichols, 1934
Two views of a backless sun dress in uncrushable cotton showing a broken plaid and check design in a variety of pastel colours, worn with a snappy little coat. Date: 1934

Outfit for beach and deck wear
Smart, tailored shorts outfit from Harvey Nichols, suitable for beach and deck wear comprising of shorts in an off white shade, whilst the jacket and coat are of polka dot navy

Smart suit from Jenners for cruise wear
A smart suit, appropriate for deck as for shore wear, in uncrushable linen from Jenners of Edinburgh. The skirt is cut on fitting lines with godet pleats while a high neckline

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