Harbor Area Collection (#4)

Metha Nelson (Am, 1896) at Quayside - View of the schooner Metha Nelson docked in 1896
MMM5478617 Metha Nelson (Am, 1896) at Quayside - View of the schooner Metha Nelson docked in 1896, a three-masted schooner from the Alaska Packers Association

British trading ship in a port in the Mediterranean Sea. Oil on canvas, 1694, by Willem van de Velde (1633-1707)
MMM5459847 British trading ship in a port in the Mediterranean Sea. Oil on canvas, 1694, by Willem van de Velde (1633-1707)

Caricature in L'Assiette du Beurre, 1906, depicting an adulterous wife in the dock at a divorce court
5617123 Caricature in L'Assiette du Beurre, 1906, depicting an adulterous wife in the dock at a divorce court; Universal History Archive/UIG

View of the boat prison (or hulk) Justitia, with inmates doing forced labour at the Royal Arsenal in Woolwich (London)
MMM5485416 View of the boat prison (or hulk) Justitia, with inmates doing forced labour at the Royal Arsenal in Woolwich (London, England); National Maritime Museum, London

View of the south of a Coruna (Spain), from the heights near the convent of St Margaret
MMM5484927 View of the south of a Coruna (Spain), from the heights near the convent of St Margaret; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: View of the south of a Coruna (Spain)

To the captains, officers, and sailors who served in the detachment of ships in the fleet
MMM5484859 To the captains, officers, and sailors who served in the detachment of ships in the fleet, who set fire to the French ships the Prudent and the Bienfaisant in the port of Louisbourg

The steamship Britannia, of the Cunard Company, leaving the Boston docks (USA) on February 3, 1844
MMM5483501 The steamship Britannia, of the Cunard Company, leaving the Boston docks (USA) on February 3, 1844, in a canal dug in the ice for Liverpool (England); National Maritime Museum, London

Blackwall Railroad Terminal and Brunswick Pier, with the Brunswick propeller and other steamers
MMM5483654 Blackwall Railroad Terminal and Brunswick Pier, with the Brunswick propeller and other steamers; National Maritime Museum, London

A Weyschuit (Dutch sailboat, here without a mast) moored between stakes on which boots are put to dry
MMM5482745 A Weyschuit (Dutch sailboat, here without a mast) moored between stakes on which boots are put to dry, with fish baskets; National Maritime Museum, London

An engraving depicting the Trafalgar Dock, London: the Wharf Shed, 19th century
5310660 An engraving depicting the Trafalgar Dock, London: the Wharf Shed, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1865); Universal History Archive/UIG

Colombo, Sri Lanka, c.1910 (print)
7293211 Colombo, Sri Lanka, c.1910 (print); (add.info.: Geography. Sri Lanka. View of the harbour of Colombo. Postcard, Sri Lanka, ca 1910.); Photo: © Archives Charmet

San Francisco, California, Octr 6th 1851, 1851 (watercolour)
7295640 San Francisco, California, Octr 6th 1851, 1851 (watercolour) by Fanshawe, Admiral Sir Edward Gennys (1814-1906); 17.6x51.5 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: No)

A View of the Cape of Good Hope, taken on the spot, from on board the Resolution, 1772 (oil on canvas)
7295298 A View of the Cape of Good Hope, taken on the spot, from on board the Resolution, 1772 (oil on canvas) by Hodges, William (1744-97); 96.5x124.4 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

View of part of Owharre [Fare] harbour, island of Huahine, 1774 (oil on canvas)
7295320 View of part of Owharre [Fare] harbour, island of Huahine, 1774 (oil on canvas) by Hodges, William (1744-97); 49x64.5 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

The tug Agama at Greenwich, c.1970 (oil on canvas)
7337795 The tug Agama at Greenwich, c.1970 (oil on canvas) by Merritt, Anna Lea (1844-1930); 50.8x61 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Creator: Anne Christopherson Oil painting)

Launch of the Great Britain Steam Ship at Bristol, July 19th 1843, c.1843 (lithograph)
7337512 Launch of the Great Britain Steam Ship at Bristol, July 19th 1843, c.1843 (lithograph) by Picken, Thomas (fl.1838-70); 43.9x59.2 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

The Alabama at Port Royal, Jamaica, 1850
3359480 The Alabama at Port Royal, Jamaica, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the Alabama at Port Royal, Jamaica. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

The floating dock at Rangoon, 1850
3331153 The floating dock at Rangoon, 1850; (add.info.: Portrait of the floating dock at Rangoon. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

A floating dock in New York Harbour, 1850
3330900 A floating dock in New York Harbour, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving of a sectional view of a floating dock in New York Harbour. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Henry Bessemer's cross-channel steamer, 1850
3330670 Henry Bessemer's cross-channel steamer, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Henry Bessemer's cross-channel steamer fouling the pier at Calais)

Henry Bessemer's cross-channel steamer, 1850
3330664 Henry Bessemer's cross-channel steamer, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Henry Bessemer's cross-channel steamer fouling the pier at Calais)

Henry Bessemer's cross-channel steamer, 1850
3330655 Henry Bessemer's cross-channel steamer, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Henry Bessemer's cross-channel steamer fouling the pier at Calais)

A hydraulic lift at the docks near Blackwall, 1850
3330793 A hydraulic lift at the docks near Blackwall, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration of a hydraulic lift at the docks near Blackwall. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

16th Century woodcut print depicting Antwerp
3330413 16th Century woodcut print depicting Antwerp; (add.info.: Woodcut print depicting Antwerp during the 16th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Cannes harbour around 1890 (photochrome)
3272480 Cannes harbour around 1890 (photochrome); Underwood Archives/UIG

View of port in Saint-Raphael, Var, 1910 (photo)
ELD4942960 View of port in Saint-Raphael, Var, 1910 (photo); Private Collection; (add.info.: View of the beach of the fishermen in saint raphael); Photo © The Holbarn Archive

History of England (C19th). Colonization (1880). Bahama selling pineapples. English colony in New Providence Island
CUL4855793 History of England (C19th). Colonization (1880). Bahama selling pineapples. English colony in New Providence Island

MALASPINA, Alejandro (1754-1809). Italian-Spanish navigator and explorer.; POZO, Jose del (18th century). Detail
CUL4862828 MALASPINA, Alejandro (1754-1809). Italian-Spanish navigator and explorer.; POZO, Jose del (18th century). Detail. Drawing. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid

Wisdom in the pulpit (engraving)
3479576 Wisdom in the pulpit (engraving); (add.info.: The Church failing to speak out against injustice.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Capriccio (imaginary landscape) with scenes of life in a port city (painting)
3497468 Capriccio (imaginary landscape) with scenes of life in a port city (painting); Fondazione Cariplo, Milan, Lombardy

River pageant on the Y at Amsterdam in honour of the Prince of Orange, 5/15 June 1660, c.1675 (pen, wash)
7341982 River pageant on the Y at Amsterdam in honour of the Prince of Orange, 5/15 June 1660, c.1675 (pen, wash) by Velde, Willem van de

Sketch of merchant ships in port, late 19th to early 20th century (watercolour)
7341728 Sketch of merchant ships in port, late 19th to early 20th century (watercolour) by Wyllie, William Lionel (1851-1931); 23.3x36.9 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

James, Duke of York (1633-1701), 1672-73 (oil on canvas)
7337943 James, Duke of York (1633-1701), 1672-73 (oil on canvas) by Gascar, Henri (1634/5-1701); 228.6x162.5 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

A chart of the harbour of Boston, 1775 (coloured engraving)
7340430 A chart of the harbour of Boston, 1775 (coloured engraving) by DesBarres, Joseph Frederick Wallet (1721-1824); 73x53 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Creator: J.F.W)

The harbour of Halifax, 1777 (engraving)
7340410 The harbour of Halifax, 1777 (engraving) by DesBarres, Joseph Frederick Wallet (1721-1824); 84x62 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Annapolis Royal, 1781 (pen, ink)
7340408 Annapolis Royal, 1781 (pen, ink) by DesBarres, Joseph Frederick Wallet (1721-1824); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Creator: J.F.W)

A plan of the road and harbour of Fowey or Foy by Lieutenant James Cook of the Royal Navy, 1779 (copperplate engraving)
7340127 A plan of the road and harbour of Fowey or Foy by Lieutenant James Cook of the Royal Navy, 1779 (copperplate engraving) by British School, (18th Century); 73x54 cm; National Maritime Museum

Archipelago Lemnos - Port Mudros (Port San Antonio) - from the latest information in the Hydrographic Department, 1893
7342741 Archipelago Lemnos - Port Mudros (Port San Antonio) - from the latest information in the Hydrographic Department, 1893, 1894-1918 (paper, ink) by British School

The Port Of Liverpool, Merseyside, Lancashire, England In The Late 19Th Century
UIG5420291 The Port Of Liverpool, Merseyside, Lancashire, England In The Late 19Th Century. From Our Own Country Published 1898 ©UIG/Leemage

Bristol, England Seen From St. Augustine's Quay, In The Late 19Th Century
UIG5420270 Bristol, England Seen From St. Augustine's Quay, In The Late 19Th Century. From Our Own Country Published 1898 ©UIG/Leemage

Engraving depicting a ship docked at Green, Wigram, and Green's Shipyard, Blackwall, 19th century
5308707 Engraving depicting a ship docked at Green, Wigram, and Green's Shipyard, Blackwall, 19th century; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a ship docked at Green, Wigram)

St Augustine, 1588 (engraving)
7340020 St Augustine, 1588 (engraving) by Boazio, Baptista (fl.1588-1606); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Creator)

Concepcion, 1682 (manuscript)
7339610 Concepcion, 1682 (manuscript) by Ringrose, Basil (c.1653-83); 16x20 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Creator)

Valparaiso, 1682 (manuscript)
7339609 Valparaiso, 1682 (manuscript) by Ringrose, Basil (c.1653-83); 16x20 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Creator)

Cabo San Lorenzo and Manta, 1682 (coloured manuscript)
7339603 Cabo San Lorenzo and Manta, 1682 (coloured manuscript) by Ringrose, Basil (c.1653-83); 16x20 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Creator: Basil Ringrose Bound sheet. Col)

A new and correct large draught of the Channell between England and France with the coast of Ireland St
7339560 A new and correct large draught of the Channell between England and France with the coast of Ireland St. Georges & Bristoll Channell and several of the most noteable harbours at large

Seascape, Sketchbook, 1901 (graphite, pastel, pen & ink)
7341510 Seascape, Sketchbook, 1901 (graphite, pastel, pen & ink) by Everett, John (1876-1949); 25.3x17.6 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Bacarole, late 20th century (cellulose acetate negative)
7341507 Bacarole, late 20th century (cellulose acetate negative) by British School, (19th century); 2.4x3.5 cm; 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.