Channel Collection (#7)

The Cherbourg Fetes - the "Pera" with Members of the House of Commons, leaving Southampton, 1858. British politicians travel to France

Near Dieppe, 1833. Creators: Thomas McLean, Eugene Isabey
Near Dieppe, 1833. From Six Marines

Côte rocheuse en Bretagne. Rocky coast in Brittany, 1871-1918. Creator: Maxime Emile Louis Maufra
Cote rocheuse en Bretagne. Rocky coast in Brittany, 1871-1918

Plymouth Regatta - start of yachts in the first race - froma sketch by J. Offord, Plymouth, 1860. Creator: Smyth
Plymouth Regatta - start of yachts in the first race - from a sketch by J. Offord, Plymouth, 1860. The annual Royal Western Yacht Club of England

Rocky coast at Boulogne sur Mer, 1829. Creator: Petrus Johannes Schotel
Rocky coast at Boulogne sur Mer, 1829

View of the harbour in Calais, 1745-1775. Creator: Anon
View of the harbour in Calais, 1745-1775. Ships and boats lie on the water. On the right a fortresss, and groups of figures on the waterfront

Wreck of "The George Lord", off the Isle of Wight, 1856. Creator: Edmund Evans
Wreck of "The George Lord", off the Isle of Wight, 1856. Ship bound for London, ...laden with a valuable cargo of fruit from Zante

View of a village on the water in Cochin China, 1745-1775. Creator: Anon
View of a village on the water in Cochin-China, 1745-1775

A Ditch, c.1850. Creator: Lorenz Frolich
A Ditch, c.1850

The Spanish Armada off the English Coast in 1588, c.1620-c.1625. Creator: Cornelis Claesz van Wieringen
The Spanish Armada off the English Coast in 1588, c.1620-c.1625

The Running Down of Lord Alfred Paget's Yacht "Alma" off Dover, 1856. Creator: Unknown
The Running Down of Lord Alfred Paget's Yacht "Alma" off Dover, 1856. Collision at sea. Lord Alfred Paget describes the loss of his yacht

The Battle of the Downs, 1659. Creator: Willem van de Velde I
The Battle of the Downs, 1659. Other Title(s): The Battle of the Downs against the Spanish Armada, 21 October 1639

The Gun-Boat Flotilla off Portland - sketched by Lieutenant Montagu O'Reilly, 1856. Creator: Unknown
The Gun-Boat Flotilla off Portland - sketched by Lieutenant Montagu O'Reilly, 1856....the Squadron...from a Sketch...by Lieutenant Montagu O'Reilly, now in command of H.M

Lost Channel, Thousand Islands, N.Y. (1901?). Creator: Unknown
Lost Channel, Thousand Islands, N.Y. (1901?)

Among the Harbor Islands, Lake George, N.Y. c1904. Creator: Unknown
Among the Harbor Islands, Lake George, N.Y. c1904

Un aspect du Sudd; Le Nord-Est Africain, 1914. Creator: Unknown
Un aspect du Sudd; Le Nord-Est Africain, 1914. From "Grande Geographie Bong Illustree", 1914

Mesnilval, c1894. Creator: Jean-Charles Cazin
Mesnilval, c1894

French Fleet for the Baltic at Deal, 1854. Creator: Unknown
French Fleet for the Baltic at Deal, 1854. From "Cassells Illustrated Family Paper; London Weekly 31/12/1853 - 30/12/1854"

Beach landscape, Fécamp. Creator: Louise Abbema
Beach landscape, Fecamp

Cross in the mist, Brittany, 1905. Creator: Henry Brokman
Cross in the mist, Brittany, 1905

Cross and wave, Brittany, c.1905. Creator: Henry Brokman
Cross and wave, Brittany, c.1905

The Graphic, Front Cover Saturday, November 28, 1891, 1891. Creator: Unknown
The Graphic, Front Cover Saturday, November 28, 1891, 1891. The Very Last Wave - an Incident in the Cruise of the Channel Squadron. From "The Graphic

Harwich, 1854. Creator: M. Jackson
Harwich, 1854. Port in Essex. This important line of railway, which will considerably shorten the distance between the metropolis and the Hague and the northern fiart of Europe

The Emperor leaving Calais Harbour, to visit the English Squadron, 1854. Creator: Unknown
The Emperor leaving Calais Harbour, to visit the English Squadron, 1854. French emperor and president Napoleon Bonaparte III inspects Royal Navy ships off the coast of France before they leave for

Good weather in Pern (Ile d'Ouessant), 1901. Creator: Henri Moret
Good weather in Pern (Ile d'Ouessant), 1901

Rising tide in Port-Blanc, 1914. Creator: Maxime Emile Louis Maufra
Rising tide in Port-Blanc, 1914

The Seine at La Bouille, near Rouen, c1904. Creator: Albert Lebourg
The Seine at La Bouille, near Rouen, c1904

Solitude, in the evening: Morsalines (Channel), c1887. Creator: Marie Joseph Leon Iwill
Solitude, in the evening: Morsalines (Channel), c1887

The Grand Military Mass, at the Camp at Honvault, near Boulogne, on Sunday last, 1854. Creator: Unknown
The Grand Military Mass, at the Camp at Honvault, near Boulogne, on Sunday last, 1854. British and French troops at a religious service in France

French Fleet in Torbay, 1850. Creator: Unknown
French Fleet in Torbay, [Devon], 1850. The French fleet, under the command of Vice-Admiral Deschenes...had been detained at Cherbourg by the weather; and, when ordered to sea

Submarine Electric Telegraph between Dover and Calais - Temporary Station at Dover...1850. Creator: Unknown
Submarine Electric Telegraph between Dover and Calais - Temporary Station at Dover - Steamers preparing to Start, 1850. Ships laying a telegraph cable between England and France

Southampton Water, 1887. Creator: James Abbott McNeill Whistler
Southampton Water, 1887

The Sea at Bognor, 1895. Creator: Theodore Roussel
The Sea at Bognor, 1895

The Sea at Bognor, 1895. Creator: Theodore Roussel
The Sea at Bognor, 1895

Wreck of the "Superb" Steamer, 1850. Creator: Unknown. Wreck of the "Superb" Steamer, 1850
Wreck of the "Superb" Steamer, 1850. The wreck of the Superb occurred on the Minquiers Rocks [about 15 km south of Jersey in the Channel Islands] and resulted in the loss of eleven persons

Wreck of the "Superb", as Seen through a Telescope, from Jersey, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Wreck of the "Superb", as Seen through a Telescope, from Jersey, 1850. The wreck...occurred on the Minquiers Rocks [south of Jersey in the Channel Islands]

Submarine Electric Telegraph between Dover and Calais - The Electric Wire at Cape Grinez, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Submarine Electric Telegraph between Dover and Calais - The Electric Wire at Cape Grinez, 1850. Ships laying a telegraph cable between England and France

Submarine Electric Telegraph between Dover and Calais - The Goliah Steamer...1850. Creator: Unknown
Submarine Electric Telegraph between Dover and Calais - The Goliah Steamer "Paying Out" the Electric Wire, 1850

The Royal Yacht Squadron Saluting the French Squadron - sketched by the Hon. Dudley Pelham, 1850. Creator: Unknown
The Royal Yacht Squadron Saluting the French Squadron - sketched by the Hon. Dudley Pelham, 1850. French and British warships at a naval review off the coast of Cherbourg

Margate, Outer View of the Pier, Coast of Kent, and from Fort Cliffs, published June 1, 1805

Margate, Inner View of the Pier, Bathing Rooms, and taken from the Shipwrights, June 1, 1805
Margate, Inner View of the Pier, Bathing Rooms, and taken from the Shipwrights, published June 1, 1805

Bray Dunes, near Dunkirk, during the evacuation, WW2
Members of the British Expeditionary Force at Bray Dunes, to the east of Dunkirk, northern France, during the evacuation, with men making their way into the water ready to embark onto vessels

Map, South Wales coalfield. 1939

The Last of England, 1852-1855. Creator: Ford Madox Brown
The Last of England, 1852-1855. This is a painting about emigration, the couple are departing for Australia. The subject itself - departure in desperate circumstances for a foreign land - has

The Promenade, Havre-des-Pas, Jersey, Channel Islands. Date: 1960s

The Swimming Pool, Havre-des-Pas, Jersey, Channel Islands. Date: 1960s

Mercedes Gleitze (1900-1981) - British professional swimmer. She was the first person to swim the Straits of Gibraltar and the first British woman to swim the English Channel

Eddystone Lighthouse, c1870. Smeatons lighthouse at Eddystone Rocks on the English Channel remained in use until 1877 when erosion of the rocks under the lighthouse caused it to shake whenever large

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