Harbor Area Collection

La Grenouillere, 1869 (oil on canvas)
PHD926 La Grenouillere, 1869 (oil on canvas) by Renoir, Pierre Auguste (1841-1919); 65x92 cm; Oskar Reinhart Collection ʻAm Romerholz, Winterthur, Switzerland; (add.info.: by Pierre Auguste Renoir)

India House, Manchester, 1912 (oil on canvas)
3518772 India House, Manchester, 1912 (oil on canvas) by Valette, Adolphe (1876-1942); 142x86 cm; Manchester Art Gallery, UK; (add.info.: A sheltered view down the River Medlock in Manchester)

Table with representation of Livorno port, c.1601-04 (gemstones, wood, enamel)
8612009 Table with representation of Livorno port, c.1601-04 (gemstones, wood, enamel) by Gaffurri, Cristofano (fl.1576-1626) & Ligozzi, Jacopo (1547-1626); Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Tuscany

Southend-on-Sea: The Pier and Pavilion (litho)
8625452 Southend-on-Sea: The Pier and Pavilion (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Pier and Pavilion)

View from Kvaesthusgade over Copenhagen's harbour, 1908 (oil on canvas)
8711036 View from Kvaesthusgade over Copenhagen's harbour, 1908 (oil on canvas) by Hammershoi, Vilhelm (1864-1916); Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen

A correct chart of the city and harbour of Dublin, Irleand, 1730 (coloured engraving)
7339461 A correct chart of the city and harbour of Dublin, Irleand, 1730 (coloured engraving) by Price, Charles (1679?-1733); 47x58 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

A table containing details of the main maritime ports that are represented in the map of the English Channel
7339430 A table containing details of the main maritime ports that are represented in the map of the English Channel, c.1780 (paper, linen) by Unknown artist

Rear-Admiral Richard Kempenfelt (1718-1782), 1782 (oil on canvas)
7337951 Rear-Admiral Richard Kempenfelt (1718-1782), 1782 (oil on canvas) by Kettle, Tilly (1735-86); 244x152.5 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Damascus in Syria, c.1910 (print)
7293104 Damascus in Syria, c.1910 (print); (add.info.: Geography. Syria. View of Damascus. Illustration, Germany, ca 1910.); Photo: © Archives Charmet

Atlantic City, USA, c.1910-20 (print)
7292972 Atlantic City, USA, c.1910-20 (print); (add.info.: Geography. USA. The Inlet (banks) in Atlantic City. Postcard, USA, ca 1910-20.); Photo: © Archives Charmet

Harbour of Alexandria, c.1910 (b/w photo)
7292887 Harbour of Alexandria, c.1910 (b/w photo); (add.info.: Geography. Egypt. The harbour of Alexandria. Photo, Egypt, ca 1910.); Photo: © Archives Charmet

The cable-laying ship Telconia, c.1910-30 (oil on paper)
7340824 The cable-laying ship Telconia, c.1910-30 (oil on paper) by Everett, John (1876-1949); 51x64 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Creator: John Everett Oil painting)

Men in a boat near two Dutch ships, 1652 (oil on panel)
7340545 Men in a boat near two Dutch ships, 1652 (oil on panel) by Sillemans, Experiens (fl.c.1650); 28.7x39.1 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

View of the port of Amsterdam (Netherlands) in the 16th-17th century (engraving)
AIS5375504 View of the port of Amsterdam (Netherlands) in the 16th-17th century (engraving); © Iberfoto

Harbour scene with ancient ruins, 1666 (oil on panel)
8712005 Harbour scene with ancient ruins, 1666 (oil on panel) by Storck, Abraham (1644-1708); Nivaagaards Malerisamling, Niva, Denmark; (add.info.: By Abraham Storck)

Guayaquil, 1682 (coloured manuscript)
7339327 Guayaquil, 1682 (coloured manuscript) by Ringrose, Basil (c.1653-83); 16x20 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Creator)

Map of Nagasaki, Japan, c.1868 (coloured woodcut)
7339464 Map of Nagasaki, Japan, c.1868 (coloured woodcut) by Japanese School, (19th century); 44x65 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Map of Hoogly River, c.1777 (engraving)
7339428 Map of Hoogly River, c.1777 (engraving) by British School, (18th Century); 20.5x32.5 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Creator: Lacam, Benjamin Single sheet. Hand col)

Greece, the Peiraeus or Port Drako surveyed by Commander Thomas Graves, H.M.S. Beacon 1840, [Detail], 1843 (print)
7342579 Greece, the Peiraeus or Port Drako surveyed by Commander Thomas Graves, H.M.S. Beacon 1840, [Detail], 1843 (print) by Walker, J. & C

Greece, the Peiraeus or Port Drako surveyed by Commander Thomas Graves, H.M.S. Beacon 1840, 1843 (print)
7342578 Greece, the Peiraeus or Port Drako surveyed by Commander Thomas Graves, H.M.S. Beacon 1840, 1843 (print) by Walker, J. & C

Royal William Victualling Yard, Plymouth, from Mount Edgecumbe, 1845 (calotype negative, paper)
7342529 Royal William Victualling Yard, Plymouth, from Mount Edgecumbe, 1845 (calotype negative, paper) by Talbot, William Henry Fox (1800-77); 16.6x20.1 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

The port of Marseilles, France in mid-18th century (print)
7315176 The port of Marseilles, France in mid-18th century (print); Private Collection; (add.info.: The port of Marseilles, France in the mid-18th century)

The Launch of the Honourable East India Company's Ship Edinburgh from the dock yard of Messrs Wigrams & Green
7341888 The Launch of the Honourable East India Company's Ship Edinburgh from the dock yard of Messrs Wigrams & Green Blackwall with a view of the ship Abercrombie Robinson on the stocks

HMS Active (lithograph, coloured)
7341850 HMS Active (lithograph, coloured) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); 20.2x27.2 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Creator: unknown The Active leaving Portsmouth harbour)

Royal West Indian Mail Steamer Orinoco leaving Southampton, c.1854 (lithograph)
7341685 Royal West Indian Mail Steamer Orinoco leaving Southampton, c.1854 (lithograph) by French School, (19th century); 26.3x34.2 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Going into the port of Flushing (engraving)
7341613 Going into the port of Flushing (engraving) by Sayer, Robert (1724/5-94); 17.5x22 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Creator: B)

Plans of Ports, Dalrymple, Alexander published in 1791. A plane chart of the Gulf of Persia, by Lieut
7340868 Plans of Ports, Dalrymple, Alexander published in 1791. A plane chart of the Gulf of Persia, by Lieut. John Cant 1773, 1791 (print) by Dalrymple

A chart of New York Harbour with the soundings views of land marks and nautical directions for the use of pilotage
7340415 A chart of New York Harbour with the soundings views of land marks and nautical directions for the use of pilotage

Royal Victoria and Albert and King George V Docks 1934, c.1934 (print)
7340370 Royal Victoria and Albert and King George V Docks 1934, c.1934 (print) by Vincent Brooks, Day & Son (1867-1940); National Maritime Museum, London

At Limehouse, c.1884 (photo)
7340369 At Limehouse, c.1884 (photo) by British Photographer, (19th century); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Creator)

The harbour of Dublin in Ireland, 1673 (paper, linen)
7339815 The harbour of Dublin in Ireland, 1673 (paper, linen) by Unknown Artist, (17th century); 73.5x91 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Creator: unknown Scale: [ca)

Fort Rupert, Beaver Harbour, Vancouver's Island, July 23rd 1851 [Canada], 1851 (watercolour)
7295636 Fort Rupert, Beaver Harbour, Vancouver's Island, July 23rd 1851 [Canada], 1851 (watercolour) by Fanshawe, Admiral Sir Edward Gennys (1814-1906); 17.3x25.6 cm; National Maritime Museum

To the Humber Union Steam Packet Company this Engraving of the Steam Ship Wilberforce in three positions with a view of
7342627 To the Humber Union Steam Packet Company this Engraving of the Steam Ship Wilberforce in three positions with a view of The Port and Town of Hull

A scene on the main deck of a line of battle ship in harbour, 1820 (coloured aquatint)
7342160 A scene on the main deck of a line of battle ship in harbour, 1820 (coloured aquatint) by Sutherland, Thomas (1785-1838); 41.9x66.6 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Discharging grain, 1918 (pastel)
7342159 Discharging grain, 1918 (pastel) by Everett, John (1876-1949); 35.4x50.8 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Creator)

Cargo ships Middleham Castle and Bolton Castle discharging grain, 1918 (gouache, pastel, paper)
7342157 Cargo ships Middleham Castle and Bolton Castle discharging grain, 1918 (gouache, pastel, paper) by Everett, John (1876-1949); 41.8x57 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Plan of the harbour of Praslin, late 18th to early 19th century (paper)
7340729 Plan of the harbour of Praslin, late 18th to early 19th century (paper) by Dalrymple, Alexander (18th-19th century); National Maritime Museum, London

A map of the city and port of Tripoli in Barbary, 1675 (coloured engraving)
7340047 A map of the city and port of Tripoli in Barbary, 1675 (coloured engraving) by Seller, John (1632-97); 42x53 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Plan of the Bay of St Jean D'Acre and environs sent to the Admiralty from thence on 23 March 1799 by Sir Sidney
7339861 Plan of the Bay of St Jean D'Acre and environs sent to the Admiralty from thence on 23 March 1799 by Sir Sidney Smith Kt

Battle of Copenhagen, 2 April 1801, 1801 (engraving)
7339858 Battle of Copenhagen, 2 April 1801, 1801 (engraving) by Gibson, Francis (19th century); 40x45.5 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Part of the dockyard and Simon's Bay, late 1880s (b/w photo)
7295471 Part of the dockyard and Simon's Bay, late 1880s (b/w photo); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Prominent is the 1815 sail loft)

The Puntinha, Madeira, Jany 1st 1849. Taking a look at one's ship, 1849 (watercolour)
7295583 The Puntinha, Madeira, Jany 1st 1849. Taking a look at one's ship, 1849 (watercolour) by Fanshawe, Admiral Sir Edward Gennys (1814-1906); 12.7x17.7 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

London Docks, late 19th to mid 20th century (oil painting)
7337804 London Docks, late 19th to mid 20th century (oil painting) by Everett, John (1876-1949); 13x18.5 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Port Bude, in Devon (England). Oil on canvas by William Allan (1782-1850)
MMM5461440 Port Bude, in Devon (England). Oil on canvas by William Allan (1782-1850). by Allan, William (1782-1850); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Port Bude, in Devon (England)

A French galleon and a Dutch warship in a port in the Mediterranean Sea, whose large arch at the entrance to the city
MMM5459711 A French galleon and a Dutch warship in a port in the Mediterranean Sea, whose large arch at the entrance to the city carries a bell and a small circular tower behind

The HMS Buckingham on the docks in front of the main warehouse of the Royal Shipyards in Deptford (England)
MMM5466267 The HMS Buckingham on the docks in front of the main warehouse of the Royal Shipyards in Deptford (England) by Cleveley, John the Elder (c.1712-77); National Maritime Museum, London

Geography: portulan of the Mediterranean and Black Seas (author Gabriele?), 1449. Archivio di Stato di Florence
BEN5464243 Geography: portulan of the Mediterranean and Black Seas (author Gabriele?), 1449. Archivio di Stato di Florence.; Photo © Raffaello Bencini

The docks and docks of Woolwich (England), the shipyard of the royal buildings since the 16th century
MMM5461926 The docks and docks of Woolwich (England), the shipyard of the royal buildings since the 16th century by Pocock, Nicholas (1741-1821); National Maritime Museum, London

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The harbor area has always been a source of inspiration for artists throughout history. From the bustling India House in Manchester depicted in 1912 by an oil on canvas masterpiece, to the serene Carthage captured on fabric around 1830, these artworks transport us to different eras and places. In 1869, La Grenouillere mesmerized viewers with its vibrant depiction of a harbor scene on canvas. The Marina in Tunis, painted in 1870 and digitally restored today, offers a glimpse into the past with its unknown original date. A Fish Stall By A Harbour showcases the daily life and livelihoods that revolve around harbors through an exquisite oil painting on panel. Meanwhile, Us Liberty Ship captures the strength and resilience of maritime vessels through watercolor on paper. Transportation also takes center stage as we witness the birth of innovation in Atmospheric Railway at Star Cross from 1848. This watercolor painting depicts an ambitious railway project set against the backdrop of a charming harbor town. Penryn, Flushing, and Falmouth Harbours come alive through colored lithography on paper from c. 1860-80. This artwork invites us to explore these interconnected harbors along the Old Helton Road. Le bassin d'Argenteuil transports us to France in 1874 with its captivating portrayal of boats gently gliding across calm waters under a picturesque sky. Similarly enchanting is Lake Thun's depiction where nature meets tranquility through delicate brushstrokes on canvas. Saint-Malo Viewed from Dinard presents an etching created in 1914 that allows us to admire this breathtaking view between two coastal towns. Lastly, The Saint Catherine Hill in Rouen immerses us into urban landscapes with its detailed oil painting dating back to 1883. Through these diverse artworks spanning different mediums and time periods, we are reminded of how harbors have served as gateways connecting people, cultures, and stories throughout history.