Waterway Collection

Tallinn, Estonia - Defensive moat around the old town Date: 1902

Mount Rainier and Gateway to the City of Tacoma, USA (note the Old City hall - 8193) - sitting above the extensive Northern Pacific Railroad freight depot (yards) and the Thea Foss Waterway

Belfry Tower, Bruges, Belgium, dating back to the 13th century, with later additions. Seen here in the distance, with a waterway in the foreground. Date: circa 1880s

Parish church and Carrick Roads, Falmouth, Cornwall
Parish church of King Charles the Martyr and Carrick Roads (waterway), Falmouth, Cornwall. Date: circa 1980s

Java, Indonesia - Batavia - A backstreet canal Date: circa 1930s

Damascus, Syria - A section of the Barada River, which runs through the centre of the city. Date: circa 1910s

River Fal near St Mawes, Cornwall Date: circa 1920s

Carrick Road Waterway, near St. Mawes, Cornwall Date: circa 1920s

St Mawes, Cornwall - view toward the bay
St Mawes (Lannvowsedh) - a village on the end of the Roseland Peninsula, in the eastern side of Falmouth harbour, on the south coast of Cornwall

St Mawes, Cornwall - The Castle - an artillery fort constructed by Henry VIII near Falmouth, Cornwall, between 1540 and 1542

St Mawes, Cornwall
St Mawes (Lannvowsedh) - a village on the end of the Roseland Peninsula, in the eastern side of Falmouth harbour, on the south coast of Cornwall

St Mawes, Cornwall - Country road along the shoreline
St Mawes (Lannvowsedh) - a village on the end of the Roseland Peninsula, in the eastern side of Falmouth harbour, on the south coast of Cornwall

Africa. The Congo. Access to Lake Leopold II
History of Africa. 19th century. Access to Lake Leopold II. Engraving. El Congo y la Creacion del Estado Independiente de este nombre

The Congo. Boat upstreaming the Fimi River
History of Africa. 19th century. Boat upstreaming the Fimi River towards Lake Leopold II. Engraving. El Congo y la Creacion del Estado Independiente de este nombre

Africa. The Congo. Panorama of Leopoldville and Kintamo
History of Africa. 19th century. The Congo. Panorama of Leopoldville and Kintamo. Engraving. El Congo y la Creacion del Estado Independiente de este nombre

Commercial Shipping Activity, Rotterdam
Barges of a German flotilla loading goods at Konig's harbour in the Dutch port city of Rotterdam. Due to a significant increase in inland shipping

Kolk Kade Quay, Rotterdam
Barges of a German flotilla moored at Kolk Kade, a large quay in the Dutch port city of Rotterdam. Due to a significant increase in inland shipping

Houses and boats, Canton, guangzhou, China, c. 1880s
Houses and boats, Canton, guangzhou, China, c.1880s

Kelvin Aqueduct built by Robert Whitworth, 1790
Plan, elevation and section of the Kelvin Aqueduct, built by Robert Whitworth, over the Forth River, Scotland, 1790. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by John Farey from Abraham

Canal bridge, 18th century
Plans and sections through canal bridge, 18th century. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry from Abraham Rees Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and Literature, Longman, Hurst

Waterway, Basra, Iraq, WW1
Waterway in Basra, Iraq, during the First World War. circa 1916

View of Shatt El Arab Waterway, Basra, Iraq, WW1
View of Shatt El Arab Waterway, Basra, Iraq, during the First World War. circa 1916

Shatt El Arab Waterway, Basra, Iraq, WW1
Basra, Iraq - view from Lychs Verandah, HMS Odin in the Shatt El Arab Waterway. circa 1916

Band Afloat
Brass Band Musicians on a boat on The Nantes Brest Canal waterway France Date: circa 1983

Istanbul, Turkey - The Golden Horn circa 1910s

Mode Wheel Locks, Manchester, England. Date: circa 1920s

Veules-les-Roses - The Gullies (Veules)
Veules-les-Roses, a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France - The Gullies (Veules). Date: circa 1906

Vancouver, Canada - Capilano Canyon and Flume. Sunday walkers pose on the 60-cm-wide catwalk along to the rushing Capilano flume, a water channel built to carry/move shingle bolts (blocks of woods)

Depiction of the Thames in the early 19th century
View of the River Thames in the early 19th century. The " soaring spires" of London, as well as the dome of St Paul s, are visible in the background

A Windmill on a Polder Waterway, Known as In the Month of Ju
Paul Joseph Constantin Gabriel (1828-1903). Dutch painter. A Windmill on a Polder Waterway, Known as In the Month of July, c. 1889. Rijksmuseum. Amsterdam. Holland

The Pool of London with ships and barges being loaded and unloaded with the distinctive outline of Tower Bridge in the distance. Date: circa 1920s

Regents Canal at Limehouse Basin, London. Date: circa 1930s

The Canal at Sa Dec, Dong Thap Province, Vietnam
The Canal at Sa Dec, a City in Dong Thap Province in the Mekong Delta of southern Vietnam. It is a river port and agricultural and industrial trading centre. Date: circa 1910s

Alexandria, Egypt - The Mahmoudiyah Canal
The Mahmoudiyah Canal - a sub-canal running from the Nile River through Alexandria to the Mediterranean Sea. Date: circa 1905

School Road, Batavia (Jakarta), Java, Indonesia
School Road and waterway in the European District, Batavia (Jakarta), Java, Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia). Date: circa 1908

Old Battery, Entrance to The Narrows, Newfoundland, Canada
The Old Battery, Entrance to The Narrows, St. John s, Newfoundland, Canada - note the iceberg! Date: circa 1910

Riga, Latvia - The Bastion Bridge - Bastion Hill Park Date: circa 1910s

Communist China - surveying in a field
Communist China - young people with surveying equipment on a tripod in a field, doing a waterway survey and combining knowledge learnt in school with practical activities. circa 1960s

Granada, Spain - Carrera de Darro. Date: circa 1905

Bruges, Belgium - The Rosary Dock (Rozenhoedkaal) and view toward the Belfry. circa 1950s

Vietnam - Saigon - The Chinese Creek ( Arroyo Chinois )
Vietnam - Saigon - The Mouth of the Chinese Creek ( Arroyo Chinois ) circa 1906

Mount Fuji, Japan - A small sailing boat crosses wetlands Date: circa 1904

Oura Bund and Hamano-machi Waterway - Nagasaki, Japan
The Oura Bund and aerial view of the waterway through Hamano-machi District, Nagasaki, Japan Date: circa 1908

Waterway through Hamano-machi, Nagasaki, Japan
Waterway through Hamano-machi District, Nagasaki, Japan Date: circa 1910s

Sacramento, California, USA - Sacramento River, the greatest inland waterway in the west. Date: circa mid 1930s

London - The River Thames from Tower Bridge looking west - early morning light. Date: circa 1920s

Kruispoort (City Gateway), Bruges, Belgium, dating back to the 15th century, with people on the bridge and two windmills in the distance. Date: circa 1880s

Settle to Carlisle Railway Pitched Waterway, Cumbria
Settle to Carlisle Railway Pitched Waterway, Thought to be near Rise Hill Tunnel, Cumbria, England. Date: 1970s

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