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"Journeys of the Past: Exploring Vessels Across Time and Seas" Harbour, Polperro, Cornwall

Background imageVessels Collection: Ancient and Modern Lights and Signals at the Royal Naval Exhibition (engraving)

Ancient and Modern Lights and Signals at the Royal Naval Exhibition (engraving)
1591864 Ancient and Modern Lights and Signals at the Royal Naval Exhibition (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageVessels Collection: Lentoid Flask, or Pilgrim Flask, Late 18th to 19th Dynasty, c. 1336-1186 BC (glass)

Lentoid Flask, or Pilgrim Flask, Late 18th to 19th Dynasty, c. 1336-1186 BC (glass)
490716 Lentoid Flask, or Pilgrim Flask, Late 18th to 19th Dynasty, c.1336-1186 BC (glass) by Egyptian, New Kingdom (c.1567-1085 BC); 12x19.2 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

Background imageVessels Collection: The Firth of Forth, Wind, 1917, from British Artists at the Front

The Firth of Forth, Wind, 1917, from British Artists at the Front
STC255969 The Firth of Forth, Wind, 1917, from British Artists at the Front, Continuation of The Western Front, 1918 (colour litho) by Lavery

Background imageVessels Collection: Pair of Miniature Ewers and Tray, Qianlong period (1736-95) (enamel)

Pair of Miniature Ewers and Tray, Qianlong period (1736-95) (enamel)
HSC272155 Pair of Miniature Ewers and Tray, Qianlong period (1736-95) (enamel) by Chinese School, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912); 7.6x16.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageVessels Collection: A Century Between: The Dreadnought steaming past The Victory

A Century Between: The Dreadnought steaming past The Victory
KAT323425 A Century Between: The Dreadnought steaming past The Victory, illustration from The Graphic, October 27th 1906 (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Background imageVessels Collection: Britains First Naval Battle, illustration from

Britains First Naval Battle, illustration from
IL323200 Britains First Naval Battle, illustration from British Battles on Land and Sea, published by Cassell, London, c.1910 (litho) by Forrestier, A

Background imageVessels Collection: The Port of Dunkirk, 1831 (oil on canvas)

The Port of Dunkirk, 1831 (oil on canvas)
XIR177448 The Port of Dunkirk, 1831 (oil on canvas) by Isabey, Louis Eugene Gabriel (1803-86); 163x260.5 cm; Musee des Beaux-Arts, Dunkirk, France; French, out of copyright

Background imageVessels Collection: View of the Foreign Factories, Canton, before 1850 (oil on canvas)

View of the Foreign Factories, Canton, before 1850 (oil on canvas)
PEM216846 View of the Foreign Factories, Canton, before 1850 (oil on canvas) by English School, (19th century); Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts, USA; ePeabody Essex Museum; English

Background imageVessels Collection: The Parade on Riverside Drive on Grants Memorial Day (b / w photo)

The Parade on Riverside Drive on Grants Memorial Day (b / w photo)
5215096 The Parade on Riverside Drive on Grants Memorial Day (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageVessels Collection: The Furniture of the Tabernacle, and the Priest clothed, to show the Relative Size of the Altar

The Furniture of the Tabernacle, and the Priest clothed, to show the Relative Size of the Altar and all the Vessels
5218338 The Furniture of the Tabernacle, and the Priest clothed, to show the Relative Size of the Altar and all the Vessels (engraving) by English School

Background imageVessels Collection: The Age of Bronze (oil on canvas) (pair to 3055225)

The Age of Bronze (oil on canvas) (pair to 3055225)
3055226 The Age of Bronze (oil on canvas) (pair to 3055225) by Fiammingo, Paolo (Franck, Pauwels) (1540-96); 128.2x195 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageVessels Collection: Louis XIV toilet service owned by Mary Stuart, c. 1670 (silver gilt)

Louis XIV toilet service owned by Mary Stuart, c. 1670 (silver gilt)
6321246 Louis XIV toilet service owned by Mary Stuart, c.1670 (silver gilt) by French School, (17th century); eThe Devonshire Collections, Chatsworth; (add.info.: Mary Stuart (1662-94)

Background imageVessels Collection: Ritual ram-form wine vessel, Gong (bronze)

Ritual ram-form wine vessel, Gong (bronze)
6166324 Ritual ram-form wine vessel, Gong (bronze) by Chinese School, Shang Dynasty (13th-11th century BC); length: 22 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageVessels Collection: Ritual ram-form wine vessel, Gong (bronze)

Ritual ram-form wine vessel, Gong (bronze)
6166322 Ritual ram-form wine vessel, Gong (bronze) by Chinese School, Shang Dynasty (13th-11th century BC); length: 22 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageVessels Collection: Donegal Fisher Folk who use the Curragh or Coracle (b / w photo)

Donegal Fisher Folk who use the Curragh or Coracle (b / w photo)
6005850 Donegal Fisher Folk who use the Curragh or Coracle (b/w photo) by Piratsky, Karl Karlovich (1813-89); Private Collection; (add.info.: Donegal Fisher Folk who use the Curragh or Coracle)

Background imageVessels Collection: The general distribution of the blood-vessels (colour litho)

The general distribution of the blood-vessels (colour litho)
6005607 The general distribution of the blood-vessels (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The general distribution of the blood-vessels)

Background imageVessels Collection: The treasure of Priam, King of Troy, a collection revealed by the excavations (litho)

The treasure of Priam, King of Troy, a collection revealed by the excavations (litho)
6005017 The treasure of Priam, King of Troy, a collection revealed by the excavations (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The treasure of Priam, King of Troy)

Background imageVessels Collection: Egyptian, Egyptian architecture, vessels, etc. (colour litho)

Egyptian, Egyptian architecture, vessels, etc. (colour litho)
5234296 Egyptian, Egyptian architecture, vessels, etc. (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Egyptian, Egyptian architecture, vessels, etc)

Background imageVessels Collection: Sinking of HMS Courageous, September 1939

Sinking of HMS Courageous, September 1939
Photograph of aircraft carrier HMS Courageous as it sinks, having been torpedoed by a German submarine, 17 September 1939

Background imageVessels Collection: Americans queuing to try and leave Britain, September 1939

Americans queuing to try and leave Britain, September 1939
American nationals queuing outside the United States Lines offices in a n attempt to return home, following the outbreak of war in September 1939

Background imageVessels Collection: Three children, survivors of the Athenia, September 1939

Three children, survivors of the Athenia, September 1939
Three young girls; Margot from London, Theodora from Toronto and Virginia from Detroit, photographed after being rescued from the transatlantic passenger liner, the Athenia

Background imageVessels Collection: H. M. destroyer rescues passengers of the Athenia, Sept 1939

H. M. destroyer rescues passengers of the Athenia, Sept 1939
Sailors on a British destroyer are shown holding onto former passengers of the Athenia in a lifeboat, 1939. The Sphere comments on the swell which made the rescue operation more difficult

Background imageVessels Collection: Lifeboats watching the Athenia as it sinks, Sept 1939

Lifeboats watching the Athenia as it sinks, Sept 1939
Illustration of overcrowded lifeboats as they watch the transatlantic ocean liner, the Athenia, sink. The ships are shown lighting flares

Background imageVessels Collection: Explosion of a hatch on the Athenia, September 1939

Explosion of a hatch on the Athenia, September 1939
Illustration of the explosion as a torpedo from a German submarine hit the port side No. 5 hatch of the Athenia, a British transatlantic passenger liner

Background imageVessels Collection: Spanish Armada setting sail for England

Spanish Armada setting sail for England on 18 May 1588 - about 130 vessels with 24, 000 soldiers and sailors on board. Date: 1588

Background imageVessels Collection: The Port of Liverpool (?) (oil on canvas)

The Port of Liverpool (?) (oil on canvas)
3025172 The Port of Liverpool (?) (oil on canvas) by Greenwood, Philip (fl.1892); 75.1x126 cm; University of Liverpool Art Gallery & Collections, UK; eVictoria Gallery & Museum

Background imageVessels Collection: Spouted Wine Vessel (He), 11th century BC (bronze)

Spouted Wine Vessel (He), 11th century BC (bronze)
5049841 Spouted Wine Vessel (He), 11th century BC (bronze) by Chinese School, Shang Dynasty (13th-11th century BC); 17.8 high cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Background imageVessels Collection: Tumbler, c. 1730 (zwischengoldglas)

Tumbler, c. 1730 (zwischengoldglas)
490944 Tumbler, c.1730 (zwischengoldglas) by Bohemian school (18th century); 8.3 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; (add.info)

Background imageVessels Collection: Unguent Bottle, or Krateriskos, Late 18th Dynasty, c. 1336-1295 BC (glass)

Unguent Bottle, or Krateriskos, Late 18th Dynasty, c. 1336-1295 BC (glass)
490717 Unguent Bottle, or Krateriskos, Late 18th Dynasty, c.1336-1295 BC (glass) by Egyptian 18th Dynasty (c.1567-1320 BC); 11x8.1 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

Background imageVessels Collection: Large storage jars from Jerusalem (terracotta)

Large storage jars from Jerusalem (terracotta)
BLP398251 Large storage jars from Jerusalem (terracotta) by Roman; Private Collection; Photo eZev Radovan; out of copyright

Background imageVessels Collection: Vase of the Argonauts (ceramic)

Vase of the Argonauts (ceramic)
423789 Vase of the Argonauts (ceramic) by Etruscan, (4th century BC); Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Florence, Italy; (add.info)

Background imageVessels Collection: Vase, c. 1780 (soft-paste porcelain with paint & gilt)

Vase, c. 1780 (soft-paste porcelain with paint & gilt)
877755 Vase, c.1780 (soft-paste porcelain with paint & gilt) by Boucher, Francois (1703-70) (after); height:43.9 cm; Walters Art Museum, Baltimore

Background imageVessels Collection: Vase (soft-paste porcelain with paint & gilt)

Vase (soft-paste porcelain with paint & gilt)
877752 Vase (soft-paste porcelain with paint & gilt) by Boizot, Louis Simon (1743-1809); height: 42.6 cm; Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, USA; (add.info.: Decorated by Jean-Louis Morin (1732-87)

Background imageVessels Collection: Pair of Vases (soft-paste porcelain with paint & gilt)

Pair of Vases (soft-paste porcelain with paint & gilt)
877650 Pair of Vases (soft-paste porcelain with paint & gilt) by Boizot, Louis Simon (1743-1809); height: 42.6 cm; Walters Art Museum, Baltimore

Background imageVessels Collection: Frontispiece to Desseins of different ways of ships... from Nantes to Bayonne

Frontispiece to Desseins of different ways of ships... from Nantes to Bayonne
619867 Frontispiece to Desseins of different ways of ships... from Nantes to Bayonne... 1679 (pencil & w/c on paper) (b/w photo) by French School, (17th century); Service Historique de la Marine

Background imageVessels Collection: Two kinds of Chinese Junk, illustration from Le Costume Ancien et Moderne

Two kinds of Chinese Junk, illustration from Le Costume Ancien et Moderne
STC232554 Two kinds of Chinese Junk, illustration from Le Costume Ancien et Moderne by Giulio Ferrario, published c.1820s-30s (coloured engraving) by Bigatti

Background imageVessels Collection: Various naval vessels of the Vietnamese

Various naval vessels of the Vietnamese on a river. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Antoni Carboni from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient and Modern Costumes of all the Peoples of the World

Background imageVessels Collection: Battle of Lepanto (fresco) (b / w photo)

Battle of Lepanto (fresco) (b / w photo)
736900 Battle of Lepanto (fresco) (b/w photo) by Vasari, Giorgio (1511-74); Vatican Museums and Galleries, Vatican City; (add.info)

Background imageVessels Collection: 18th century surgeon Jean Louis Petits screw-type

18th century surgeon Jean Louis Petits screw-type
18th century surgeon Jean Louis Petits screw tourniquet for compressing blood vessels: tourniquet device 1, double band to adjust the tourniquet 2, compress in chamois leather 3 and ball bearing 4

Background imageVessels Collection: Water cart for the Imperial Family, Qing Dynasty China

Water cart for the Imperial Family, Qing Dynasty China. The wagon is loaded with cubical tin vessels filled with river water

Background imageVessels Collection: Gas works retort house, Horseferry Road, Westminster, London

Gas works retort house, Horseferry Road, Westminster, London
Men at work in the retort house of the gas works at Horseferry Road, Westminster, London. The retort house contained the retorts (vessels) in which coal was heated to generate the gas

Background imageVessels Collection: SS Avalon, Santa Catalina Island, California, USA

SS Avalon, Santa Catalina Island, California, USA
Steamship SS Avalon, Santa Catalina Island, California, USA Date: circa 1920

Background imageVessels Collection: Variety teapot and lid, 1876 (porcelain)

Variety teapot and lid, 1876 (porcelain)
2972993 Variety teapot and lid, 1876 (porcelain) by English School, (19th century); The Geffrye Museum of the Home, London

Background imageVessels Collection: Money box, c. 1860 (walnut)

Money box, c. 1860 (walnut)
2972954 Money box, c.1860 (walnut) by Italian School, (19th century); The Geffrye Museum of the Home, London, UK; (add.info.: Money box, made from walnut and decorated with marquetry and parquetry)

Background imageVessels Collection: Oil lamp, 1885 (brass, glazed earthenware & glass)

Oil lamp, 1885 (brass, glazed earthenware & glass)
2972951 Oil lamp, 1885 (brass, glazed earthenware & glass) by English School, (19th century); The Geffrye Museum of the Home, London

Background imageVessels Collection: Plates, cups, and saucers (engraving)

Plates, cups, and saucers (engraving)
2792771 Plates, cups, and saucers (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Plates, cups, and saucers. Illustration for Chatterbox (1893)

Background imageVessels Collection: Bronze Age artefacts (colour litho)

Bronze Age artefacts (colour litho)
3630318 Bronze Age artefacts (colour litho) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bronze Age artefacts)

Background imageVessels Collection: Terracotta antiquities (colour litho)

Terracotta antiquities (colour litho)
3630317 Terracotta antiquities (colour litho) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Terracotta antiquities)




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"Journeys of the Past: Exploring Vessels Across Time and Seas" Harbour, Polperro, Cornwall. 1860-1870s: Witness the picturesque charm of fishing vessels nestled in the tranquil harbour of Polperro, a timeless scene from Victorian England. Appledore's Maritime Legacy: Step into the maritime heritage of Appledore, England as it unveils its shipbuilding prowess that has shaped seafaring history for centuries. Isle of Mull's Forgotten Beauties: Discover the haunting beauty of old fishing boats gently decaying on the sandy shores of Scotland's Isle of Mull, a poignant reminder of their once-thriving livelihoods. The Mighty Massey Shaw: Behold the LCC-LFB fireboat Massey Shaw standing tall against Westminster's iconic backdrop, symbolizing London's unwavering resilience in combating fires along its historic River Thames. Warriors Afloat: Immerse yourself in Viking lore as you envision a mighty longship carrying fierce warriors across treacherous waters, epitomizing strength and conquest during ancient times. Fornells' Fishing Haven: Lose yourself amidst colorful fishing boats bobbing serenely in Fornells' charming harbor on Spain's Balearic Islands; witness firsthand how tradition meets tranquility. HMS Warrior Takes Flight: Stand upon the carrier deck of HMS Warrior aircraft carrier and feel awe-struck by its sheer magnitude; an emblematic vessel that revolutionized naval warfare forevermore. Truro Tales Unveiled: Journey back to early 1900s Cornwall as Back Quay and Lemon Quay come alive with bustling activity - where vessels played an integral role in shaping Truro’s vibrant history. Trafalgar Triumphs Echoed Forevermore.