Strait Collection (#9)

The Squadron under command of Sir F. T Duckworth forcing the narrow channel of Dardanelles
STC236934 The Squadron under command of Sir F.T Duckworth forcing the narrow channel of Dardanelles, February 19th, 1807, engraved by T. Sutherland for The Naval Chronology of Great Britain by J

Naval Battle between Dutch Men-of-War and Spanish Galleys, c. 1633-50 (oil on panel)
3704135 Naval Battle between Dutch Men-of-War and Spanish Galleys, c.1633-50 (oil on panel) by Bol, Cornelius (c.1589-after 1666); 39x73 cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

The Secret of the Strait, the Nicaragua Canal (litho)
1056628 The Secret of the Strait, the Nicaragua Canal (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Secret of the Strait, the Nicaragua Canal)

The Passage Point, 1829 (oil on canvas)
SJS146955 The Passage Point, 1829 (oil on canvas) by Callcott, Augustus Wall (1779-1844); Courtesy of the Trustees of Sir John Soanes Museum

Off The Skagerrak, 1884. Creator: Whitworth Wallis
Off The Skagerrak, 1884. Whitworth Wallis was the first director of Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery. The Skagerrak is a strait between Norway, Sweden, and Denmark

Yacht Racing on the Solent, ca. 1827. Creator: Unknown
Yacht Racing on the Solent, ca. 1827. Formerly attributed to Joseph Mallord William Turner and Peter DeWint

Lime Kiln Lighthouse at sunset, Lime Kiln Point State Park, San Juan Island, Washington State

Lime Kiln Lighthouse, Lime Kiln Point State Park, San Juan Island, Washington State

South East Corner of Tangier, 1669-73. Creator: Wenceslaus Hollar
South East Corner of Tangier, 1669-73

The West Side of Yorke Castle, 1669. Creator: Wenceslaus Hollar
The West Side of Yorke Castle, 1669

The lower inner part of Tangier, 1673. Creator: Wenceslaus Hollar
The lower inner part of Tangier, 1673

Symplegades, 17th century. Creator: Cornelis Bloemaert
Symplegades, 17th century. After Pierre Brebiette

The Isle of Wight, 1844. Creator: Unknown
The Isle of Wight, 1844. Map of the Isle of Wight, off the south coast of England, made using Mr. Palmers patent Giyphographic process, or Engraved Drawing

Istanbul, Turkey - View down onto the Bosphorus. circa 1910s

WW1 - Aerial View of the Dardanelles Battlefields, Turkey
WW1 - Aerial View of the Dardanelles Battlefield theatre, Turkey on 18th March 1915. 1915

Tugboat Piloting Ship Date: 1954

The Ramparts and the Harbour - Tangier, Morocco
The Ramparts and the Harbour - Tangier, a Moroccan port on the Strait of Gibraltar. Date: 1903

Strait of Carquennes, from South Vallejo, 1868-69. Creator: Carleton Emmons Watkins
Strait of Carquennes, from South Vallejo, 1868-69

The Golden Gate, 1868-69, printed ca. 1876. Creator: Carleton Emmons Watkins
The Golden Gate, 1868-69, printed ca. 1876

Turkey, Istanbul, Passenger ferry in the Golden Horn, and Galata Tower

Turkey, Istanbul, Man fishing on quayside, and passenger ferry in Karakoy Cruise Terminal, Bosphorus Strait

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Turkey, Istanbul, People cruising on the Bosphorus Strait, on a small boat

The Baron Jumps into the Sea with a Turkish piece of Ordnance, [1809], reissued 1811

The Island of Moorea Looking across the Strait from Tahiti, January 1891, 1891. Creator
The Island of Moorea Looking across the Strait from Tahiti, January 1891, 1891

High tide below the Battery, Portsmouth Harbour, 1846, (1942). Creator: John Lynn
High tide below the Battery, Portsmouth Harbour, 1846, (1942). Cannon pointing out to sea and flags flying from the Semaphore Tower at the fortified harbour of Portsmouth on the south coast of

The Lights of Oslo and the Harbor on a Summer Night, Norway, c1930s. Creator: Unknown
The Lights of Oslo and the Harbor on a Summer Night, Norway, c1930s. During the summer months in the Northern Hemisphere, the sun is visible during the night. From " Tour of the World"

Golden Gate (From Telegraph Hill), 1872. Creator: Edward Paxman Brandard
Golden Gate (From Telegraph Hill), 1872. View of the strait that connects San Francisco Bay to the Pacific Ocean, California, USA

Painted ceiling decoration in the Stasovsky Crypt, Cimmerian Bosporus, Kerch, (1928). 1st half of 2nd Century. A.D...Kertsch, South Russia

Painted decoration in the Stasovsky Crypt, Cimmerian Bosporus, Kerch, (1928). Creator: Unknown
Painted decoration in the Stasovsky Crypt, Cimmerian Bosporus, Kerch, (1928). 1st half of 2nd Century. A.D...Kertsch, South Russia

Detailed Map of Gallipoli and Dardanelles, 1916. Creator: Unknown
Detailed Map of Gallipoli and Dardanelles, 1916. The Gallipoli campaign took place on the Gallipoli peninsula from 17 February 1915 to 9 January 1916

The Belgian Court, 1915. Creator: Unknown
The Belgian Court, 1915. In November 1914, the British declared the entire North Sea a war zone and from then it was mined

Beautiful Istanbul, a City of Two Continents - Asia in Distance to the Northeast (Right), c1930s. View of the Galata Bridge on the Bosphorous strait linking Euope and Asia in Istanbul

The Gallipoli Campaign, First World War, 1915, (c1920). Creator: Unknown
The Gallipoli Campaign, First World War, 1915, (c1920). Map illustrating the operations of the Allies under Sir Ian Hamilton from the landing on April 25 to May 30, 1915

Map of the Dardanelles and Sea of Marmara, c1914, (1920). Creator: Unknown
Map of the Dardanelles and Sea of Marmara, c1914, (1920). The coastline around parts of Turkey, Bulgaria, the Black Sea and the Aegean during the First World War

View of the Bosphorus: The Castle of Europe, 1890. Creator: Unknown
View of the Bosphorus: The Castle of Europe, 1890. On the European shore of the Bosphorus, Rumelihisari medieval fortress was built between 1451-1452 on the orders of Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II in

The Bosphorus, from Therapia, 1890. Creator: Unknown
The Bosphorus, from Therapia, 1890. Tarabya on the European shore of the Bosphorus strait in Sariyer district Istanbul, was captured by Ottoman forces during the Fall of Constantinople (1453)

King George V at the wheel of of his yacht, Britannia, during Cowes Regatta week, 1924, (1935). George V (1865-1936) sailing HMY Britannia off the coast of the Isle of Wight

La Rochelle, 1890. Creator: Unknown
La Rochelle, 1890. La Rochelle harbour on the Bay of Biscay of the Atlantic Ocean opens into a protected strait, the Pertuis d Antioche. A centre for the Huguenots from 1558

The Rock of Gibraltar, 1890. Creator: Unknown
The Rock of Gibraltar, 1890. A monolithic limestone promontory located in on the Starits of Gibraltar, with a system of underground passages, known as the Galleries or the Great Siege Tunnels

Xerxes Crossing The Hellespont, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Xerxes Crossing The Hellespont, 1890. Pontoon Bridges were constructed during the second Persian invasion of Greece on the orders of Xerxes I of Persia so his army could cross the Hellespont

On Board A French Dreadnought, (1919). Creator: Unknown
On Board A French Dreadnought, (1919). Scene from the First World War, 1914-1919: The forward turrets of one of the French Dreadnoughts operating with the Allied Fleet in the Dardanelles

How the Wounded Were Conveyed to the Hospital Ships, (1919). Creator: Unknown
How the Wounded Were Conveyed to the Hospital Ships, (1919). Scene from the First World War, 1914-1919: At the Dardanelles the hospital trains gave place to hospital barges

The Dardanelles with its Forts, 1919. Creator: London Geographical Institute
The Dardanelles with its Forts, 1919. Map of the Turkish coast showing the Gallipoli peninsula which saw heavy fighting during the First World War, 1914-1919, with many casualties on both sides

The Fleet at Spithead, 1853, c1900. Creator: Unknown
The Fleet at Spithead, 1853, c1900. From " The British Navy - Primus Magic Lantern Slides - Junior Lecturers Series B". [W. Butcher & Sons]

Tonsberg, Norway, . Creator: Unknown
Tonsberg, Norway, c1900. City on the western coast of the Oslofjord near its mouth onto the Skagerrak. Hand-coloured stereocard

General view of the city, Wellington, New Zealand, 1895. Creator: Unknown
General view of the city, Wellington, New Zealand, 1895. View of the capital city, situated on the Cook Strait which connects the Tasman Sea and the South Pacific Ocean

View of the Rock from the sea, Gibraltar, 1895. Creator: W &s Ltd
View of the Rock from the sea, Gibraltar, 1895. Disputed piece of land that sits on a narrow strait connecting the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea, bordered to the north by Spain

The Docks, Southampton, 1895. Creator: Poulton & Co
The Docks, Southampton, 1895. Ships in the port of Southampton on the coast of Hampshire, with a railway for transporting goods in the foreground

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