Shipping Industry Collection (#7)

Submarine Electric Telegraph between Dover and Calais - The Electric Wire at Cape Grinez, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Submarine Electric Telegraph between Dover and Calais - The Electric Wire at Cape Grinez, 1850. Ships laying a telegraph cable between England and France

Submarine Electric Telegraph between Dover and Calais - The Goliah Steamer...1850. Creator: Unknown
Submarine Electric Telegraph between Dover and Calais - The Goliah Steamer "Paying Out" the Electric Wire, 1850

Launch of the "Dragon-Fly" Steamer on Lake Windermere, 1850. Creator: Smyth
Launch of the "Dragon-Fly" Steamer on Lake Windermere, 1850....another vessel, built for the Windermere Iron Steamer Company, was launched at Low Wood, Windermere

After-Deck of the "Asia", 1850. Creator: Smyth. After-Deck of the "Asia", 1850. Creator: Smyth
After-Deck of the "Asia", 1850. The Asia was built by Messrs. Steele, of Greenock. The engines and boilers were furnished by Mr

The British Mail Steam-Ship "Asia", 1850. Creator: Smyth. The British Mail Steam-Ship "Asia", 1850
The British Mail Steam-Ship "Asia", 1850. The Asia was built by Messrs. Steele, of Greenock. The engines and boilers were furnished by Mr

Small Dutch Port with Shipping, n.d. Creator: Unknown
Small Dutch Port with Shipping, n.d

Grand Saloon of the "Atlantic", 1850. Creator: Smyth. Grand Saloon of the "Atlantic", 1850
Grand Saloon of the "Atlantic", 1850. The Atlantic arrived at Liverpool...the first of six similar vessels to be built for E. K. Collins, Esq

The United States Mail Steam-Ship "Atlantic" entering the Mersey, 1850. Creator: Smyth
The United States Mail Steam-Ship "Atlantic" entering the Mersey, 1850. The Atlantic arrived at Liverpool on the 10th [May]. the first of six similar vessels to be built for E. K

The Landing of Lord Gough at Southampton, 1850. Creator: Unknown
The Landing of Lord Gough at Southampton, 1850. The gallant hero of Gwalior and Chillianwallah, accompanied by Lady Gough and suite, arrived at Southampton [from India] on Sunday last

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

Hold of the "Cornelius Grinnell" Line-Ship, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Hold of the "Cornelius Grinnell" Line-Ship, 1850. The Cornelius Grinnell [is] owned by Messrs. Grinnell, Mintum, and Co

New York American Line Ship, "Cornelius Grinnell", 1850. Creator: Smyth
New York American Line Ship, "Cornelius Grinnell", 1850. The Cornelius Grinnell arrived a few days since in the London Docks

Launch of the "Pelican", Iron Screw Steam-Ship, at Cork, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Launch of the "Pelican", Iron Screw Steam-Ship, at Cork, [Ireland], 1850. Her amount of tonnage will approach 850 tons

Opening of the New Docks at Sunderland - the Marine Procession, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Opening of the New Docks at Sunderland - the Marine Procession, 1850. The river [Wear] was studded with every variety of craft that human beings could crowd into it'. Taking part were: 1

St Pauls from Bankside, London, 1883. Artist: William Richardson
St Pauls from Bankside, Southwark, London, 1883; view across the Thames with barges and ships on the water

R. M. S. Mauretania, 1937
R.M.S. Mauretania, 1937. From The Story of Navigation. [The Imperial Tobacco Co. (Of Great Britain & Ireland), Ltd. 1937]

RMS Atlantis, c1929-c1952. Previously a liner named Andes, the Atlantis was converted into a cruise ship and renamed by the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company in 1929

Schooner Thilda, 1830. Creator: Joseph Honore Maxim Pellegrin
Schooner Thilda, 1830

Brig Punch, (c1860s). Creator: B Lundstrom
Brig Punch, (c1860s). In the background on the left a yellow steamer, "Formby", and 5 sailors on the horizon, on the right on the horizon a sailor. Captain A

Brig Agnes of Gavle, 1871. Creator: Mathias Truelsen
Brig Agnes of Gavle, 1871

Robert Rettig, (c1870s). Creator: Carl Frederick von Saltza
Robert Rettig, (c1870s)

Neptune from Gefle, 1830. Creator: Ole Johnsen Seboy
Neptune from Gefle, 1830

The full-rigger Peru, 1891. Creator: Lars Petter Sjostrom
The full-rigger Peru, 1891

Paddle steamer Chapman, 1840s-1870s. Creator: Carl Julius Emil Olsen
Paddle steamer Chapman, 1840s-1870s. The paddle steamer Chapman from Gavle. Came to Gavle's merchant fleet in 1859. The ship belonged to the company Rettig/Rettigska varvet

Brig Sophia af Gavle, (1870s). Creator: Lars Petter Sjostrom
Brig Sophia af Gavle, (1870s)

Alfhild of Gavle, 1889. Creator: Lars Petter Sjostrom
Alfhild of Gavle, 1889

Schooner Constance, 1870. Creator: Lars Petter Sjostrom
Schooner Constance, 1870

The full-rigger Pacific, (c1860s). Creator: Carolus Ludovicus Weyts
The full-rigger Pacific, (c1860s). Built in 1867 at Rettig's shipyard in Gavle. belonging to the company Rettig/Rettigska varvet, 1840-1870s

The ship Superior, (c1830s). Creator: Petrus Weyts
The ship Superior, (c1830s)

The ship Indiaman, 1864. Creator: Heinrich Petersen
The ship Indiaman, 1864. Ship belonging to the company Rettig/Rettigska varvet, 1840-1870s

Robert Rettig, (c1860s). Creator: Hildegard Norberg
Robert Rettig, (c1860s)

S.S. Alameda, between c1900 and c1930. Creator: Maude Dempsey
S.S. Alameda, between c1900 and c1930

S.S. Alameda with supplies for new railroad at Anchorage, between c1900 and c1930. Creator: Maude Dempsey
S.S. Alameda with supplies for new railroad at Anchorage, between c1900 and c1930

The iron clipper-ship Cornwallis, a new vessel of the Black Ball line, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The iron clipper-ship Cornwallis, a new vessel of the Black Ball line, 1862. This magnificent new iron clipper ship, which was launched on the 11th ult. from the yard of Messrs

The International Exhibition: Ward's night-signal telegraph, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The International Exhibition: Ward's night-signal telegraph, 1862....an ingenious system of marine telegraph, consisting of flags for day

The International Exhibition: the Admiralty Department of the Naval Court, 1862. Creator: Smyth
The International Exhibition: the Admiralty Department of the Naval Court, 1862. The subject selected for our Engraving is that part of the Naval Court devoted to the contributions of the Lords of

The Melbourne and Hobson's Bay Railway Company's pier at Sandridge, near Melbourne, Australia, 1862. In 1853-4

Lake Baikal, 1904-1917. Creator: Unknown
Lake Baikal, 1904-1917. National Library of Russia

The Peninsular and Oriental Company's ship Candia under repair on the Atakah Reef, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The Peninsular and Oriental Company's ship Candia under repair on the Atakah Reef, 1862. The steamship, which had suffered a fractured propeller shaft in the Red Sea

The Reinforcements for Canada: shipping horses on board the Calcutta at Woolwich by the... 1862. Creator: Unknown
The Reinforcements for Canada: shipping horses on board the Calcutta at Woolwich by the hydraulic crane, 1862. Although there is now every reason to hope - if not, indeed

The roads at Chefoo seen from the hills, China, 1898. Creator: Christian Wilhelm Allers
The roads at Chefoo seen from the hills, China, 1898. Steamships and junks on the Yellow Sea off the coast of what is now Yantai. Die Rhede von Chi-Fu vom Hugel gesehen, 1898

Liverpool in 1846, (1942). Creator: J McGahey
Liverpool in 1846, (1942). The busy port of Liverpool seen from Upper Transmere, Cheshire. From " British Ports and Harbours, by Leo Walmsley. [Collins, London, 1942]

New Orleans, 1872. Creator: DG Thompson
New Orleans, 1872. Goods on the quayside by the Mississippi River in the port of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. From " Picturesque America; or, The Land We Live In

City of Boston, (from South Boston), 1874. Creator: Edward Paxman Brandard
City of Boston, (from South Boston), 1874. Ships on the Charles River at the port of Boston, Massachusetts, USA....on either hand, are the wharfs and docks, crowded with craft of every size, shape

St. Georges Church from the Docks, Liverpool, c1830. Creator: Edward Francis Finden
St. Georges Church from the Docks, Liverpool, c1830. Ships at the quayside, with warehouses and the spire of St George Derby Square

The Mauretania, 1922, (1935). Creator: Unknown
The Mauretania, 1922, (1935). In May 1922, the liner Mauretania set a new record of 5 days 8 hours 56 minutes for the crossing from New York to Southampton

RMS Queen Mary passing Cowes, Isle of Wight, August 1936. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
RMS Queen Mary passing Cowes, Isle of Wight, August 1936. A policeman watches from the quay as the ocean liner Queen Mary passes the port of Cowes

M. V. Georgic, 1937
M.V. Georgic, 1937. From The Story of Navigation. [The Imperial Tobacco Co. (Of Great Britain & Ireland), Ltd. 1937]

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The shipping industry has a rich history that spans across continents and centuries. From the majestic S. S Etruria, sailing from New York to Liverpool in November 1890, to the Cunard Line's Ivernia off New Brighton in 1910, these vessels were not just means of transportation but symbols of human ingenuity and exploration. In Hamburg, Germany, Europe, a container ship gracefully glides along the River Elbe. This modern marvel represents the evolution of shipping technology and its vital role in global trade. Meanwhile, a glimpse into history takes us back to 1912 when passengers aboard the Titanic enjoyed a sumptuous dinner with their second-class menu. The Queen Mary stands tall at Clydebank, Glasgow in 1934 - an iconic Cunard liner that captured hearts with its grandeur and elegance. Centuries earlier in London's Lloyds Coffee House of 1798 (depicted in 1947), maritime insurance was born as merchants gathered to discuss risks associated with sea voyages. As we fast forward to 1936, we witness the magnificent Berengaria approaching Cunard pier - another testament to engineering prowess and luxury travel. However, even before these giants graced our oceans, there was Great Eastern on the stocks at Millwall on the Thames in 1857 - an ambitious project ahead of its time. Art also captures moments within this industry's narrative; John Wood Approaching Bombay by Joseph Heard showcases both beauty and adventure as ships sailed through exotic waters around c1850. And let us not forget how ports like Antwerp were bustling hubs for trade as early as1520. Lastly, we delve into artistic representations such as Steamship La Champagne from French Line's Ocean and River Steamers series (N83). These artworks immortalize vessels that connected people across vast distances while symbolizing progress during their respective eras.