Sea Port Collection (#6)

The pleasure boat harbour in Meze. Languedoc. France. Europe

Collioure. Roussillon. The beach and the village. France. Europe. Vineyard

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The old harbour. Marseillan. Languedoc. France. Europe

Arch of triumph erected during the Roman period in Tyre, Lebanon

Marble columns lying on the ground in the hippodrome, Tyre, Lebanon

Remnants of the hippodrome in Tyre, Lebanon

Cruise ship moored at the Thracian side of the Bosphorus, aerial, Istanbul - 2010 European Capital of Culture - Turkey

Galati, Romania - Sailors / Fleet
Sailors and boats of the Romanian Fleet at Galati, Romania, the capital of Galati County - the largest seaport on the River Danube. Date: circa 1900

Romania - Floods at Galati, the capital of Galai County. The largest seaport on the Danube, the waterfront was prone to flooding, as shown here

Galati, Romania - Rooftops
The caption of this card rather romantically translates as " perspective on the valley slopes" - but appears to me to be a rather standard view looking out over the rooftops of Galati

Galati, Romania - Boat for Sulina
An oriental excursion boat to Sulina - this appears to be a rather over-capacity River Danube Ferry decked out for the occasion... Date: 1902

Galati, Romania - Strada Portului (Port Street). Galati is the largest seaport on the River Danube Date: circa 1910s

Floating Dock at Galati
A view of the battleship Elisabeta in a floating dock at Galati, Romania - the largest seaport on the River Danube. The handwritten message states that the cards recipient will recognise the dock

Scotland / Oban
A fine impression of the harbour at Oban, Argyllshire, Scotland, a busy seaport, known as the Gateway to the Highlands, Date: 1950s

Ancient ships in a Roman seaport
An ancient Roman ships in a Roman seaport. Mercury, messenger of the gods and god of commerce, oversees proceedings from atop a column in the harbour

Roman tavern, Ostia Antica
Roman tavern. This Thermopolium was a 3rd century tavern that sold hot drinks and food to the inhabitants of Ostia Antica, an ancient Roman seaport built at the mouth of the Tiber River near Rome

Roman road, Ostia Antica
Roman road. This road runs through Ostia Antica, an ancient Roman seaport built at the mouth of the Tiber River near Rome, Italy

Ancona, Italy, aerial photograph. Ancona is a city and a seaport situated on the Adriatic Sea

Statue of St. Nicholas in South Nessebar Bay, Nessebar, Bulgaria, Black Sea, Europe

Boston seen from Dorchester, Massachusetts, 1774
Seaport of Boston, Massachusetts, viewed from Dorchester Heights, 1774. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration

Key West fishing fleet, 1890s
Sponge-fishing boats in Key West harbor, 1890s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Charleston, South Carolina, 1880s
Charleston harbor, seen from St Michaels Church belfry, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Cod fishermen drying and salting fish on the Newfoundland coast, 1700s. Hand-colored woodcut

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Loading lumber onto ships in Puget Sound, Washington State, 1880s. Hand-colored lithograph of a 19th-century illustration

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Peter the Great founding St. Petersburg, Russia, 1703. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a painting

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General George Washington leaving New York City after celebrating the British retreat, 1783. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Immigrants in line at Ellis Island, New York harbor, circa 1905. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a photograph

Immigrants to America asking directions
Northern European immigrants asking the way to the American Midwest, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Customs inspectors checking steamship passenger luggage
First-class passengers baggage inspected on arrival of a steamship in New York harbor, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Jasons ship Argo leaving ancient Corinth in the quest for the Golden Fleece. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Battle of San Gabriel, California, 1849
US marines, sailors, dragoons, and volunteers hold off Mexican attack, Battle of San Gabriel, US-Mexican War, 1849. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Harbor of Havana, Cuba, in the 1800s. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration

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Sailing-ship firing on a fort in Jamaica during colonial times. Hand-colored woodcut

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Native women carrying coal onto a steamship at Kingston, Jamaica, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Sacks of coffee carried into a warehouse in Brazil, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Women loading oranges on a ship at San Antonio, Paraguay, 1890s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Moonlight on Genoa harbor, circa 1400s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Trade in a seaport of the Mediterranean about the time of Marco Polo. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century reproduction of a miniature in a 15th-century manuscript of the Travels of Marco Polo

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Hudsons ship " Half-Moon" leaving Amsterdam for the New World, 1609. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Ceremony marrying Venice to the sea, 1609
Doge of Venice carried in the galley Bucentaur, to espouse the sea, 1609. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a 17th-century illustration

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Port of Cadiz, Spain, seen from the Atlantic Ocean. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration by Gustave Dore

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Lisbon, Portugal, in the 1500s. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of a 16th-century illustration

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Sailboats on the lagoon of Venice. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Antwerp welcoming the German prince and princess after their marriage, 1858
Prince Frederick William and his bride, Princess Victoria Adelaide, afterward emperor and empress of Germany, arriving in Antwerp, 1858. Color lithograph

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German emigrants for New York embarking on Hamburg steamer. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Departure of Columbuss first expedition from Palos, Spain, 1492. Printed color lithograph of a painting by Ricardo Balaca

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Surrender of the Confederate ironclad " Tennessee, " Battle of Mobile Bay, 1864. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

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US frigate " Merrimac" on fire during Confederate burning of Gosport Navy Yard, Portsmouth, Virginia, during the Civil War, 1862. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

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