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Rowing Boats Collection (page 4)

Rowing boats have a rich history and can be found in various picturesque locations around the world

Background imageRowing Boats Collection: Troops landing at Point Isabel, 1849. Creator: Unknown

Troops landing at Point Isabel, 1849. Creator: Unknown
Troops landing at Point Isabel, 1849. From "Pictorial History of Mexico and the Mexican War", by John Frost, LL.D.. [Thomas, Cowperthwait and Co. Philadelphia, 1849]

Background imageRowing Boats Collection: Ships Boat-Race at Cherbourg, 1850. Creator: Unknown

Ships Boat-Race at Cherbourg, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Ships Boat-Race at Cherbourg, 1850. Naval review and regatta on the French coast....multitudes assembled on the piers, wharfs, roofs, and shores

Background imageRowing Boats Collection: Captain Austin's Expedition, Sent in Search of Sir John Franklin, 1850. Creator: Unknown

Captain Austin's Expedition, Sent in Search of Sir John Franklin, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Captain Austin's Expedition, Sent in Search of Sir John Franklin, 1850. Ships bound for the Arctic: The Expedition consists of the Resolute, Captain H. T

Background imageRowing Boats Collection: The French President Quitting the Squadron at Cherbourg, 1850. Creator: Unknown

The French President Quitting the Squadron at Cherbourg, 1850. Creator: Unknown
The French President Quitting the Squadron at Cherbourg, 1850. Louis Napoleon attends a naval review off the coast of France....the Prince visited each line-of-battle ship in succession

Background imageRowing Boats Collection: Tiger Island, 1834. Creator: Clarkson Stanfield

Tiger Island, 1834. Creator: Clarkson Stanfield
Tiger Island, 1834. Boats in rough seas at the entrance to the Canton River, China. From "Views in India, China and on the Shores of the Red Sea, Vol. I". [Fisher, Son & Co. London, 1835]

Background imageRowing Boats Collection: Long Live the Japanese Navy and Army! The Great Battle near Weihaiwei (Nihon kairiku... 1895)

Long Live the Japanese Navy and Army! The Great Battle near Weihaiwei (Nihon kairiku... 1895)
Long Live the Japanese Navy and Army! The Great Battle near Weihaiwei (Nihon kairiku banzai, Ikaiei fukin daigekisen no zu), Japan, 1895

Background imageRowing Boats Collection: The Late Attack upon Marshal Haynau - Escape of Marshal Haynau in the Police Galley, 1850

The Late Attack upon Marshal Haynau - Escape of Marshal Haynau in the Police Galley, 1850. Creator: Unknown
The Late Attack upon Marshal Haynau - Escape of Marshal Haynau in the Police Galley, 1850. During a visit to London, the Austrian general Julius Jacob von Haynau was attacked by an angry mob who

Background imageRowing Boats Collection: The Golden Horn, Constantinople, 1850. Creator: Unknown

The Golden Horn, Constantinople, 1850. Creator: Unknown
The Golden Horn, Constantinople, [modern Istanbul], 1850. One of our artistic correspondents has sketched the great harbour...The pontoon bridge was then opened

Background imageRowing Boats Collection: Election Saturday at Eton - Regatta and Fireworks, 1850. Creator: Unknown

Election Saturday at Eton - Regatta and Fireworks, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Election Saturday at Eton - Regatta and Fireworks, 1850. View of firework display on the River Thames in Berkshire:.the brilliant finale to the Election Saturday Regatta at Eton, on July 27'

Background imageRowing Boats Collection: Reception of Lord Gough at Calcutta, 1850. Creator: Unknown

Reception of Lord Gough at Calcutta, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Reception of Lord Gough at Calcutta, 1850. Loud Gough arrived at Calcutta [modern Kolkata, India] on the 29th of December

Background imageRowing Boats Collection: Murthly on the Tay, 1905. Creator: David Young Cameron

Murthly on the Tay, 1905. Creator: David Young Cameron
Murthly on the Tay, 1905

Background imageRowing Boats Collection: Market Boats Arriving at Angers - painted by E. A. Goodall, 1850. Creator: Unknown

Market Boats Arriving at Angers - painted by E. A. Goodall, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Market Boats Arriving at Angers - painted by E. A. Goodall, 1850. Exhibition at the Royal Academy in London. In few towns of France will the antiquary, artist

Background imageRowing Boats Collection: The 'Viceroy', at Anchor in the Roads at Galway Bay, 1850. Creator: Unknown

The "Viceroy", at Anchor in the Roads at Galway Bay, 1850. Creator: Unknown
The "Viceroy", at Anchor in the Roads at Galway Bay, [Ireland], 1850. Steamship carrying mail across the Atlantic....with the steamer O'Connell putting visitors on board; and Salt Hill

Background imageRowing Boats Collection: Illustration of a Japanese Sentry Vessel and Fortress, 1813. Creator: Vasilii Osipov

Illustration of a Japanese Sentry Vessel and Fortress, 1813. Creator: Vasilii Osipov
IIllustration of a Japanese Sentry Vessel and Fortress, 1813. In 1803-06, Captain I. F. Kruzenshtern became the first Russian to circumnavigate the globe

Background imageRowing Boats Collection: View of the Canal, Leading to Gonamu Opposite Canton, 1813.. Creator: Ivan Vasil'evich Chesky

View of the Canal, Leading to Gonamu Opposite Canton, 1813.. Creator: Ivan Vasil'evich Chesky
View of the Canal, Leading to Gonamu Opposite Canton, 1813. In 1803-06, Captain I. F. Kruzenshtern became the first Russian to circumnavigate the globe

Background imageRowing Boats Collection: Raising the iron ship Ganges, sunk in the Thames off Shadwell, 1862. Creator: Unknown

Raising the iron ship Ganges, sunk in the Thames off Shadwell, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Raising the iron ship Ganges, sunk in the Thames off Shadwell, [London], 1862. The Ganges was...an iron ship of nearly a thousand tons burden...The accident happened just opposite the Shadwell

Background imageRowing Boats Collection: Garibaldi's quarters at Varignano, Spezia - from a sketch by M. Beaucé, 1862. Creator: Smyth

Garibaldi's quarters at Varignano, Spezia - from a sketch by M. Beaucé, 1862. Creator: Smyth
Garibaldi's quarters at Varignano, Spezia - from a sketch by M. Beauce, 1862. Varignano [the gaol of "The Prisoner of Italy"] is situated on an inlet of the Gulf of Spezia...Fort

Background imageRowing Boats Collection: Launch of Her Majesty's armour-plated screw-frigate Caledonia, 31 guns, at Woolwich... 1862

Launch of Her Majesty's armour-plated screw-frigate Caledonia, 31 guns, at Woolwich... 1862. Creator: Unknown
Launch of Her Majesty's armour-plated screw-frigate Caledonia, 31 guns, at Woolwich, [London], 1862....the vessel having been named by Miss Nicolson, daughter of the Commodore Superintendent

Background imageRowing Boats Collection: Freshwater fishes: angling in Scotland - an angling match on Loch Leven, 1862

Freshwater fishes: angling in Scotland - an angling match on Loch Leven, 1862. Creator: Mason Jackson
Freshwater fishes: angling in Scotland - an angling match on Loch Leven, 1862. Engraving from a sketch by J. R. Prentice. Little can be said by naturalists about this fish except that it is a

Background imageRowing Boats Collection: A night scene on the Nile near the mouth of the Cairo canal, during the festival of Gebr... 1862

A night scene on the Nile near the mouth of the Cairo canal, during the festival of Gebr... 1862. Creator: Unknown
A night scene on the Nile near the mouth of the Cairo canal, during the festival of Gebr-el-Haleeg, or breaking the canal, 1862

Background imageRowing Boats Collection: The annual regatta of the Clydesdale Amateur Rowing Club, recently held at Glasgow, 1862

The annual regatta of the Clydesdale Amateur Rowing Club, recently held at Glasgow, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The annual regatta of the Clydesdale Amateur Rowing Club, recently held at Glasgow, 1862. This regatta - the "Scottish Henley" - which came off at Glasgow, on Thursday and Friday

Background imageRowing Boats Collection: The new iron-clad fleet: launch at Chatham Dockyard of H.M.S. frigate Royal Oak, 50 guns, 1862

The new iron-clad fleet: launch at Chatham Dockyard of H.M.S. frigate Royal Oak, 50 guns, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The new iron-clad fleet: launch at Chatham Dockyard of H.M.S. frigate Royal Oak, 50 guns, 1862....the first completed of a new class of wooden vessels in the course of construction under the special

Background imageRowing Boats Collection: The Arrival of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales at Alexandria, Egypt, 1862. Creator: Smyth

The Arrival of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales at Alexandria, Egypt, 1862. Creator: Smyth
The Arrival of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales at Alexandria, Egypt, 1862. The future King Edward VII goes to Africa. Engraving of a drawing sent by M. Conseil

Background imageRowing Boats Collection: Mount Fuji and Lake Kawaguchi at dawn, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan

Mount Fuji and Lake Kawaguchi at dawn, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan

Background imageRowing Boats Collection: Fishing boats in harbour at dusk, Cheung Chau, Hong Kong

Fishing boats in harbour at dusk, Cheung Chau, Hong Kong

Background imageRowing Boats Collection: Canoes on lake with Drakensberg mountains in background, Ukhahlamba-Drakensberg Park

Canoes on lake with Drakensberg mountains in background, Ukhahlamba-Drakensberg Park, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Background imageRowing Boats Collection: Bregenz, Austria: wharf and post building

Bregenz, Austria: wharf and post building
3786167 Bregenz, Austria: wharf and post building; (add.info.: Bregenz, Austria: wharf and post building. C. 1900.); Lebrecht History

Background imageRowing Boats Collection: HMS Repulse pennant number 34 a Renown-class battlecruiser seen here at a fleet review

HMS Repulse pennant number 34 a Renown-class battlecruiser seen here at a fleet review prior to the second world war. Circa 1936

Background imageRowing Boats Collection: Dora Bryan English Actress who has just finnished in the starring role of Hello Dolly

Dora Bryan English Actress who has just finnished in the starring role of Hello Dolly after 1 year. Here she is seen in an inflatable boat with her children Daniel 8 Georgina 6 and William 5

Background imageRowing Boats Collection: Grotto Scene, n.d. Creator: Unknown

Grotto Scene, n.d. Creator: Unknown
Grotto Scene, n.d

Background imageRowing Boats Collection: Moored gondolas under a stormy sky at sunset with San Giorgio Maggiore island in the background

Moored gondolas under a stormy sky at sunset with San Giorgio Maggiore island in the background, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Background imageRowing Boats Collection: View towards Knaresborough viaduct, that opened in 1851, and carries the Harrogate railway line

View towards Knaresborough viaduct, that opened in 1851, and carries the Harrogate railway line over the River Nidd, Knaresborough, Yorkshire, England

Background imageRowing Boats Collection: Traditional rowing boats at Lake Titsee, Black Forest, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany

Traditional rowing boats at Lake Titsee, Black Forest, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany

Background imageRowing Boats Collection: Rowing boats competition in occasion of 'lavsoka festival in the city of Torshavn

Rowing boats competition in occasion of "lavsoka festival in the city of Torshavn. In the background the red buildings of Tinganes. Island of Streymoy. Faroe Islands

Background imageRowing Boats Collection: Rowing boats after a competion in occasion of 'lavsoka festival in the city of Torshavn

Rowing boats after a competion in occasion of "lavsoka festival in the city of Torshavn. In the background the red buildings of Tinganes. Island of Streymoy. Faroe Islands

Background imageRowing Boats Collection: Rowing boat at Upper Lake, Killarney National Park, Killarney, Ring of Kerry, Co

Rowing boat at Upper Lake, Killarney National Park, Killarney, Ring of Kerry, Co. Kerry, Ireland, Europe

Background imageRowing Boats Collection: Rowing boats at Lough Leane, Killarney National Park, Killarney, Ring of Kerry, Co

Rowing boats at Lough Leane, Killarney National Park, Killarney, Ring of Kerry, Co. Kerry, Ireland, Europe

Background imageRowing Boats Collection: Scenic sunrise with moored gondolas and San Giorgio Maggiore island in the backdrop, Venice

Scenic sunrise with moored gondolas and San Giorgio Maggiore island in the backdrop, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Background imageRowing Boats Collection: Rowing boats on the rver Dordogne at sunrise, Carennac, Lot, Occitanie, France

Rowing boats on the rver Dordogne at sunrise, Carennac, Lot, Occitanie, France

Background imageRowing Boats Collection: Beautiful old wooden rowing boat on Lake Braies, South Tyrol, Italy

Beautiful old wooden rowing boat on Lake Braies, South Tyrol, Italy

Background imageRowing Boats Collection: Rowing boats on Thiersee, Breiten, Tyrol, Austria

Rowing boats on Thiersee, Breiten, Tyrol, Austria

Background imageRowing Boats Collection: Fishing boats in Marina Corricella, Procida island, Gulf of Naples, Naples province

Fishing boats in Marina Corricella, Procida island, Gulf of Naples, Naples province, Campania, Italy

Background imageRowing Boats Collection: Ireland, Co. Donegal, Fanad, Kindrum, rowing boats on lake at dawn

Ireland, Co. Donegal, Fanad, Kindrum, rowing boats on lake at dawn
Ireland, Co.Donegal, Fanad, Kindrum, rowing boats on lake at dawn

Background imageRowing Boats Collection: Kylemore Abbey, Connemara, County Galway, Republic of Ireland

Kylemore Abbey, Connemara, County Galway, Republic of Ireland

Background imageRowing Boats Collection: Fishing boats in harbour at sunset, Cheung Chau, Hong Kong

Fishing boats in harbour at sunset, Cheung Chau, Hong Kong

Background imageRowing Boats Collection: Fishing boats in harbour, Cheung Chau, Hong Kong

Fishing boats in harbour, Cheung Chau, Hong Kong

Background imageRowing Boats Collection: England, Berkshire, Windsor, River Thames, Rowing Boats

England, Berkshire, Windsor, River Thames, Rowing Boats

Background imageRowing Boats Collection: Santa Maria della Salute and Canal Grande at sunset. Venice, Veneto, Italy

Santa Maria della Salute and Canal Grande at sunset. Venice, Veneto, Italy




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Rowing boats have a rich history and can be found in various picturesque locations around the world. One such place is the Dart estuary at Dittisham, South Devon, England, United Kingdom, Europe. Here, rowers glide through the calm waters as if they are saved from the chaos of everyday life. In contrast to this tranquility, there is a haunting tale associated with rowing boats - the sinking of the Eira on August 21st, 1881. This tragic event serves as a reminder of the unpredictable nature of water and how it demands respect. Moving on to Dell Quay in Chichester Harbour, we find ourselves surrounded by placid waters that reflect both beauty and serenity. It's here where rowers come to train and push their limits while enjoying breathtaking views across the River Wear to Durham Cathedral in County Durham, England. Another stunning location for rowing enthusiasts is Burnham Overy Staithe in Norfolk. The sight of a boat gracefully gliding along its shores against a backdrop of an idyllic boathouse creates an image straight out of a postcard. Venturing further into Kenya brings us to Uhuru Park overlooking Nairobi's skyline. Even amidst bustling city life, rowing boats provide residents with an escape into nature's embrace. Artists like James McNeill Whistler captured these moments beautifully in his painting "Nocturne: Grey and Silver - Chelsea Embankment. " The ethereal depiction transports viewers onto London's River Thames at nightfall when rowers silently navigate through shimmering waters. Heading north towards Cumbria's Lake District takes us to Derwentwater near Keswick. Here you can hire rowing boats for leisurely exploration or simply soak up the peaceful ambiance surrounding you. Continuing our journey within Cumbria brings us to Bowness on Windermere where boat stages offer captivating views across lakeshores framed by rowing boats.