Dockyard Collection (page 5)

Ship construction in a British dockyard, WW1
Ship construction in a British dockyard, First World War. 1914-1918

Admiralty Office, Dock Yard, Storehouse, Amsterdam
Admiralty Office, Dock Yard and Storehouse, Amsterdam, Netherlands. circa 1788

Plan of the Destruction of the Turkish Squadron, at Sinope (engraving)
1618678 Plan of the Destruction of the Turkish Squadron, at Sinope (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Plan of the Destruction of the Turkish Squadron)

View from Spanish Point, Bermuda, showing the Dockyard, and the Fleet at Anchor in Grassy Bay (engraving)
1620280 View from Spanish Point, Bermuda, showing the Dockyard, and the Fleet at Anchor in Grassy Bay (engraving) by Weedon, Edwin (1819-79); Private Collection; (add.info.: View from Spanish Point)

Superman on the Stump - George Bernard Shaw 1910
Front cover of The Graphic, showing George Bernard Shaw taking part in a lively electioneering campaign, in Portsmouth. Date: 1910

The Chinese Question, Views of the Stations acquired by Great Britain and Russia (litho)
1615462 The Chinese Question, Views of the Stations acquired by Great Britain and Russia (litho) by Loye, Charles Auguste (Montbard) (1841-1905); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Chinese Question)

The Soldiers Institute, Portsmouth, established by Miss Sarah Robinson (engraving)
1596417 The Soldiers Institute, Portsmouth, established by Miss Sarah Robinson (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Soldiers Institute, Portsmouth)

Old Naval Reviews (engraving)
1596043 Old Naval Reviews (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Old Naval Reviews. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 3 August 1889)

The Launch of HMS "Encounter"at Devonport (b / w photo)
1600747 The Launch of HMS " Encounter" at Devonport (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Launch of HMS Waterloo at Chatham 1833
Launch of His Majestys ship, HMS Waterloo at Chatham in 1833. HMS Waterloo was a 120-gun first-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy. Date: 10 June 1833

Panoramic View of the Iles du Salut, showing the Ile du Diable where Ex-Captain Dreyfus was imprisoned (litho)
1042951 Panoramic View of the Iles du Salut, showing the Ile du Diable where Ex-Captain Dreyfus was imprisoned (litho) by English School

Bird s-Eye View of Portsmouth Harbour (engraving)
1047894 Bird s-Eye View of Portsmouth Harbour (engraving) by Brewer, Henry William (fl.1858-d.1903); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bird s-Eye View of Portsmouth Harbour)

Royal Navy Dockyard located on the River Medway in Kent. Date: 1890s

At the Royal Dockyard, Woolwich, artillery horses are shipped to the Crimea Date: 1855

The Zulu War, Departure of the Royal Marines from Portsmouth, outside the Dockyard (engraving)
1058926 The Zulu War, Departure of the Royal Marines from Portsmouth, outside the Dockyard (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Zulu War)

Railway Extension at Portsmouth, the New Harbour Station (engraving)
1053965 Railway Extension at Portsmouth, the New Harbour Station (engraving) by Atkins, William Edward (1842-1910); Private Collection; (add.info.: Railway Extension at Portsmouth)

A Harbour, (oil on canvas)
658762 A Harbour, (oil on canvas) by Galien-Laloue, Eugene (Jacques Lievin) (1854-1941); 44x59 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Harbour. Eugene Galien-Laloue (1854-1941). Oil on canvas

The Regresses Of Civilization, The Violence Of The Wheat Dumpers Of The Port Of Genoa To Protest Against Silos
2798781 The Regresses Of Civilization, The Violence Of The Wheat Dumpers Of The Port Of Genoa To Protest Against Silos (Colour Litho) by Beltrame

On the Manchester Ship Canal (coloured photo)
3642660 On the Manchester Ship Canal (coloured photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: On the Manchester Ship Canal)

Bow of the RMS Olympic in the slip (b / w photo)
3104557 Bow of the RMS Olympic in the slip (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bow of the RMS Olympic in the slip)

Boston Dock (colour photo)
3104492 Boston Dock (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Boston Dock. Postcard)

Fish docks, Grimsby, early 20th century (b / w photo)
XIR253154 Fish docks, Grimsby, early 20th century (b/w photo) by English Photographer; Private Collection; (add.info.: pecheurs; F. F & Co; ); English, out of copyright

Woolwich dockyard (engraving)
587795 Woolwich dockyard (engraving) by Dawson, Henry Thomas (1841/42-p.96); Private Collection; (add.info.: Woolwich dockyard, on the Thames)

Poster advertising Continental Works, Greenpoint Brooklyn
NYH189009 Poster advertising Continental Works, Greenpoint Brooklyn, published by Endicott & Co. (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); Collection of the New-York Historical Society

Foreign Factories at Canton, 1804 (oil on board) (see 185352)
PEM216845 Foreign Factories at Canton, 1804 (oil on board) (see 185352) by Corne, Michele Felice (1752-1845); Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts, USA; © Peabody Essex Museum ; American

View of the Royal Dock Yard at Deptford, engraved by William Woollett
RNM286341 View of the Royal Dock Yard at Deptford, engraved by William Woollett, published 1st July 1793 (coloured etching) by Mortimer, J. H

The Duke of Cornwall and Yorks Colonial Tour, Scenes at Gibraltar (b / w photo)
1593516 The Duke of Cornwall and Yorks Colonial Tour, Scenes at Gibraltar (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Le Port de Marseille, 1904-1918 (oil on canvas)
652389 Le Port de Marseille, 1904-1918 (oil on canvas) by Martin, Henri (1860-1943); 34.7x77.9 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Le Port de Marseille. Henri Martin (1860-1943)

The Port of Rouen; Le Port de Rouen, (oil on panel)
656489 The Port of Rouen; Le Port de Rouen, (oil on panel) by Lepine, Stanislas Victor Edouard (1835-92); 22.5x31.1 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Port of Rouen; Le Port de Rouen)

Naval school, arsenal, and disused government dockyard, Whampoa;Bogue Fort at "Tigers Mouth
6003686 Naval school, arsenal, and disused government dockyard, Whampoa; Bogue Fort at " Tigers Mouth, " commanding the chief approach to Canton (b/w photo) by European Photographer

The Docks of Paris; Les Quais a Paris, (gouache)
827404 The Docks of Paris; Les Quais a Paris, (gouache) by Galien-Laloue, Eugene (Jacques Lievin) (1854-1941); 27.2x46.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Docks of Paris; Les Quais a Paris)

Eastern Wapping Dock, with the launch of the barque Avon, 1826 (drawing
2832403 Eastern Wapping Dock, with the launch of the barque Avon, 1826 (drawing, watercolour) by Rowbotham, Thomas Leeson the Elder (1783-1853); Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, UK; eBristol Museums

Scotts Yard, called Nova Scotia, near the Overfall Dam, 1826 (w / c & pencil on paper)
2832402 Scotts Yard, called Nova Scotia, near the Overfall Dam, 1826 (w/c & pencil on paper) by Rowbotham, Thomas Leeson the Elder (1783-1853); Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, UK; eBristol Museums

View of the Dockyard, at Bahia or San Salvador (w / c on paper)
2962592 View of the Dockyard, at Bahia or San Salvador (w/c on paper) by Hornbrook, Thomas L. (1780-1850); 26.7x36.8 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English, out of copyright

Dieppe, Un Bassin, (oil on panel)
652351 Dieppe, Un Bassin, (oil on panel) by Luce, Maximilien (1858-1941); 22.6x35.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Dieppe, Un Bassin. Maximilien Luce (1858-1941). Oil on panel

Fisheries and boats docked on the Miami River, 10 July 1922 (b / w photo)
MIA437371 Fisheries and boats docked on the Miami River, 10 July 1922 (b/w photo) by Matlack, Claude C. (1878-1944); HistoryMiami, Florida, USA; eHistoryMiami; American, out of copyright

The Hongs of Canton, c. 1852 (gouache on paper)
PEM282596 The Hongs of Canton, c.1852 (gouache on paper) by Tinqua, (fl.1860); Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts, USA; ePeabody Essex Museum; Chinese, out of copyright

Rawleys Dream; or, The Man who smoked in a Dockyard (engraving)
1062786 Rawleys Dream; or, The Man who smoked in a Dockyard (engraving) by Barnes, Robert (1840-95); Private Collection; (add.info.: Rawleys Dream; or, The Man who smoked in a Dockyard)

Wei-Hai-Wei, the Chinese Naval Port and Arsenal in the Gulf of Pe-Chi-Li (engraving)
1107732 Wei-Hai-Wei, the Chinese Naval Port and Arsenal in the Gulf of Pe-Chi-Li (engraving) by Wyllie, Charles William (1853-1923); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wei-Hai-Wei)

Le Havre, seen from the old dock, 1823-1826 (hand-coloured aquatint)
986399 Le Havre, seen from the old dock, 1823-1826 (hand-coloured aquatint) by Fielding, Thales (1793-1837); 28.6x46 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Le Havre, seen from the old dock; (Le) Havre

Sunrise from Chapman Dock and Old Brooklyn Navy Yard, East River
985470 Sunrise from Chapman Dock and Old Brooklyn Navy Yard, East River, New York (oil on canvas) by Baker, Elisha Taylor (1827-90)

HMS "Leander"off Port Arthur, waiting for the Chinese Officers of the Guard (engraving)
1107843 HMS " Leander" off Port Arthur, waiting for the Chinese Officers of the Guard (engraving) by English School

Antwerp (oil on canvas)
658838 Antwerp (oil on canvas) by Mols, Robert Charles Gustave Laurent (1848-1903); 30.5x56 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; British, out of copyright

Cranes on the Seine; Grues sur la Seine, (oil on canvas)
656542 Cranes on the Seine; Grues sur la Seine, (oil on canvas) by Luce, Maximilien (1858-1941); 44.5x53 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Cranes on the Seine; Grues sur la Seine)

British Men of War at Anchor in Blackwall Reach, 1792 (oil on canvas)
FIT167227 British Men of War at Anchor in Blackwall Reach, 1792 (oil on canvas) by Serres, Dominic (1722-93); 107x168 cm; Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge

The Arsenale, Venice (oil on canvas)
CH23145 The Arsenale, Venice (oil on canvas) by Marieschi, Michele (1696-1743); Private Collection; (add.info.: founded 1104, rebuilt 15th and 16th century; ); Photo eChristies Images; Italian

Sketches of the Baltic Sea (engraving)
1608438 Sketches of the Baltic Sea (engraving) by Carmichael, John Wilson (1800-68); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sketches of the Baltic Sea)

Bermuda, the Convict Establishment (engraving)
1607221 Bermuda, the Convict Establishment (engraving) by Meadows, Joseph Kenny (1770-1874) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bermuda, the Convict Establishment)

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