Water Transport Collection (page 2)

Sunrise in the Pacific, 1789 (engraving)
7243379 Sunrise in the Pacific, 1789 (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sunrise in the Pacific-the steamship used by G. Sutherland Dodman during his voyage round the world in 1879)

Tahiti: Bearing south east 1773, 1775 (oil on panel)
7295309 Tahiti: Bearing south east 1773, 1775 (oil on panel) by Hodges, William (1744-97); 24.5x47.5 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Islands in the Straits of Malacca
7243383 Islands in the Straits of Malacca.; Private Collection; (add.info.: Islands in the Straits of Malacca, seen here in the 19th century)

A general chart for the purpose of pricking off ship's track from England southward and round the world (detail)
7340631 A general chart for the purpose of pricking off ship's track from England southward and round the world (detail), 1860 (print) by British School

Clipper Ship William Le Lacheur, 1862-67 (lithograph, coloured)
7342199 Clipper Ship William Le Lacheur, 1862-67 (lithograph, coloured) by Dutton, Thomas Goldsworth (c.1819-91); 43.2x57.9 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Plan of the Charlotte Dundas (1802), 1848 (lithograph)
7341681 Plan of the Charlotte Dundas (1802), 1848 (lithograph) by Barlow, H. B. (19th century); 16.9x22.9 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Creator: H. B. Barlow [artist]; C. F)

Arctic boat, detail, c.1852 (wood, metal, paint)
7295378 Arctic boat, detail, c.1852 (wood, metal, paint); 18.8x77.5x21.2 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Scale: 1:12. Full hull model of a double-ended arctic boat (circa 1852)

The Ship Model, (oil on canvas)
989465 The Ship Model, (oil on canvas) by Waite, James Clarke (fl.1863-85); 61x50.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Ship Model. James Clarke Waite (1832-1920). Oil on canvas

A rare early 20th-century life preserver, worn by Mabel Francatelli as she escaped from R.M.S
1766609 A rare early 20th-century life preserver, worn by Mabel Francatelli as she escaped from R.M.S. Titanic and autographed by her and fellow survivors from lifeboat No. 1

The Ghost of Christmas Past: Scrooge at the Schoolhouse, 1938 (watercolour, pen and black ink and pencil on board)
823341 The Ghost of Christmas Past: Scrooge at the Schoolhouse, 1938 (watercolour, pen and black ink and pencil on board) by Shinn

A rare silver souvenir teaspoon from R.M.S. Titanic (silver)
1766610 A rare silver souvenir teaspoon from R.M.S. Titanic (silver); Private Collection; (add.info.: A rare silver souvenir teaspoon from R.M.S. Titanic); Photo © Christie's Images

Cologne Cathedral on the Rhine, 1890 (oil on canvas)
658359 Cologne Cathedral on the Rhine, 1890 (oil on canvas); 95.6x115.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Cologne Cathedral on the Rhine. Vincent H Gormer (active late 19th century). Oil on canvas

Venise, (pastel)
826594 Venise, (pastel) by Levy-Dhurmer, Lucien (1865-1953); 46x10 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Venise. Lucien Levy-Dhurmer (1864-1953). Pastel. 46 x 10cm); Photo © Christie's Images

Poster advertising travel to Spitzberg, Norway, c.1931 (colour lithograph)
1197962 Poster advertising travel to Spitzberg, Norway, c.1931 (colour lithograph) by Sebille, Albert (1874-1953); 101x65 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Christie's Images

Circe, 1911 (w/c, gouache and pen and ink on paper)
989765 Circe, 1911 (w/c, gouache and pen and ink on paper) by Dulac, Edmund (1882-1953); 35.8x28.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: by Edmund Dulac); Photo © Christie's Images

Map of alterations and improvements intended to be made in the navigation of the River Dun, 1820
By W. and J. Fairbank. Show present course of the river (blue) and proposed cuts and diversion (red). Left to right: Wheatley, Bentley cum Arksey, Copleys Close, West Ratch, wear [weir]

US In Port
circa 1950: Aerial view of a United States battleship and two cruisers docked at port. Sailors crowd the port and the ships as they prepare to leave. An aircraft carrier is also docked nearby

Manouevring a concrete caisson JLP01_01_064_48
TILBURY DOCKS, CHADWELL ST MARY, THURROCK, ESSEX. A view from a boat showing the cooling water intake caisson for Coryton Oil Refinery leaving Tilbury Docks

Dockmaster JLP01_01_064_41
TILBURY DOCKS, CHADWELL ST MARY, THURROCK, ESSEX. Captain W. R. Crouch, Dockmaster at Tilbury Docks, directing operations in the lock as the cooling water intake caisson for Coryton Oil Refinery

Manouevring a concrete caisson JLP01_01_063_04
TILBURY DOCKS, CHADWELL ST MARY, THURROCK, ESSEX. A view of the cooling water intake caisson for Coryton Oil Refinery leaving Tilbury Dock to begin its journey down the Thames

Flying Boat JRU01_01_109
TOWER BRIDGE, TOWER HILL, TOWER HAMLETS, GREATER LONDON. A Short Sunderland flying boat on the River Thames at Tower Bridge, with the bridge in the background, during the Battle of Britain Week

Lambeth Shot Tower CXP01_01_009
SHOT TOWER AND LEAD WORKS, BELVEDERE ROAD, LAMBETH, GREATER LONDON. A view across the River Thames towards the shot tower at Lambeth Lead Works in 1936

Brixham fishing fleet DIX02_01_254
Brixham, Torbay, Devon. The fishing fleet in Brixham Outer Harbour with houses on North Furzeham Road on the cliff-top in the distance. Photographed by J Dixon Scott between 1925 and 1935

Mending nets at Hastings DIX02_01_256
Fishermen mending nets on the beach at Hastings, East Sussex. Photographed by J Dixon Scott between 1925 and 1939

Great Eastern
May 1853: The breaking of the Atlantic Telegraph Cable on board Brunel's steamship the Great Eastern'. Original Publication: Illustrated London News

Henley Regatta
1888: People messing about in boats during the Henley Regatta on the River Thames. (Photo by Otto Herschan Collection/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

On the River, c.1900 (oil on canvas)
XOS5884758 On the River, c.1900 (oil on canvas) by Cross, Henri-Edmond (1856-1910); 100.3x100.9 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; (add.info.: Painting by Henri-Edmond Cross)

Four views of London: The Thames looking towards Westminster, c.1700-77 (oil on canvas)
8617881 Four views of London: The Thames looking towards Westminster, c.1700-77 (oil on canvas) by Joli, Antonio (1700-77); Private Collection; Photo © Fine Art Images

Rhodes, 1844 (watercolour on paper)
7528579 Rhodes, 1844 (watercolour on paper) by Muller, William James (1812-45); 47.1x64.3 cm; Gallery Oldham, UK; (add.info.: Muller travelled to Lycia with Sir Charles Fellows in 1843)

Wicklow Bay, c.1840 (watercolour on paper)
7528576 Wicklow Bay, c.1840 (watercolour on paper) by Bentley, Charles (1805/6-54); 78x56 cm; Gallery Oldham, UK; (add.info)

Going to the Fair, 1812-1820 (watercolour on paper)
7528540 Going to the Fair, 1812-1820 (watercolour on paper) by Clennell, Luke (1781-1840); 81x44 cm; Gallery Oldham, UK; (add.info)

Lugger and Hog boat, Brighton, 1824 (charcoal on paper)
7528531 Lugger and Hog boat, Brighton, 1824 (charcoal on paper) by Constable, John (1776-1837); 26x18 cm; Gallery Oldham, UK; (add.info)

Lambeth, 1816-1821 (watercolour on paper)
7528520 Lambeth, 1816-1821 (watercolour on paper) by Edridge, Henry (1769-1821); 37x26.5 cm; Gallery Oldham, UK; (add.info.: This scene shows the river Thames looking towards Vauxhall)

A Regatta on the Grand Canal, c.1740 (oil on canvas)
7888585 A Regatta on the Grand Canal, c.1740 (oil on canvas) by Canaletto, (Giovanni Antonio Canal) (1697-1768); 122.1 -- 182.8 cm; National Gallery, London, UK; (add.info.: By Canaletto)

Coast Scene, c.1830 (watercolour and bodycolour on paper)
7528575 Coast Scene, c.1830 (watercolour and bodycolour on paper) by Chambers, George the Elder (1803-40); 31x22 cm; Gallery Oldham

Coast Scene, 1820 (watercolour on paper)
7528550 Coast Scene, 1820 (watercolour on paper) by Prout, Samuel (1783-1852); 43x32.5 cm; Gallery Oldham, UK; (add.info)

Dover, date unknown (watercolourand pencil on paper)
7528545 Dover, date unknown (watercolourand pencil on paper) by Havell, William (1782-1857); 45x62 cm; Gallery Oldham, UK; (add.info.: From the Charles Lees Collection By Attrib)

A Gale, date unknown (watercolour and pencil on paper)
7528542 A Gale, date unknown (watercolour and pencil on paper) by Cotman, Miles Edmund (1810-58); 32.5x23.5 cm; Gallery Oldham

Coast Scene, 1810 (watercolour on paper)
7528521 Coast Scene, 1810 (watercolour on paper) by Edridge, Henry (1769-1821); 33x22 cm; Gallery Oldham, UK; (add.info.: From the Charles Lees Collection By Henry Edridge (1769-1821)

Brighton Beach with a Rainbow: Colliers Unloading, c.1792 (watercolour on paper)
7528530 Brighton Beach with a Rainbow: Colliers Unloading, c.1792 (watercolour on paper) by Constable, John (1776-1837); 25.5x17 cm; Gallery Oldham

Notre Dame and the western tip of Ile Saint-Louis, 1769 (oil on canvas)
902391 Notre Dame and the western tip of Ile Saint-Louis, 1769 (oil on canvas) by Raguenet, Nicolas (fl.1750-75); 46x84 cm; Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris

View of the Louvre Palace, the Pont Neuf and the Quai des Orfevres seen from the Quai des Grands Augustins
902387 View of the Louvre Palace, the Pont Neuf and the Quai des Orfevres seen from the Quai des Grands Augustins, c.1760 (oil on canvas) by Raguenet

Fishing Boats, c.1820 (watercolour on paper)
7528547 Fishing Boats, c.1820 (watercolour on paper) by Prout, Samuel (1783-1852); 27x21 cm; Gallery Oldham, UK; (add.info)

A Calm, date unknown (watercolour and pencil on paper)
7528544 A Calm, date unknown (watercolour and pencil on paper) by Cotman, Miles Edmund (1810-58); 33.5x23.5 cm; Gallery Oldham

Sea Piece, 1794-1807 (watercolour on paper)
7528518 Sea Piece, 1794-1807 (watercolour on paper) by Owen, Samuel (1768-1857); 21x14.5 cm; Gallery Oldham, UK; (add.info)

Boulevard des Italiens, Paris, 1902-03 (painting)
7422814 Boulevard des Italiens, Paris, 1902-03 (painting) by Houbron, Frederic Anatole (1851-1908); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris, France; (add.info.: Geography. France)

Pont Neuf and the town views from the Conti quay, c.1772 (oil on canvas)
902392 Pont Neuf and the town views from the Conti quay, c.1772 (oil on canvas) by Raguenet, Nicolas (fl.1750-75); 46x83.5 cm; Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris

The Samaritaine pump, Pont-Neuf, Ile de la Cite and the Conti quay see from the Louvre quay
902390 The Samaritaine pump, Pont-Neuf, Ile de la Cite and the Conti quay see from the Louvre quay, before 1771 (oil on canvas) by Raguenet

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"Journey through Time: Exploring Water Transport from the Endurance to the Great Eastern" Step aboard and embark on a captivating voyage through history as we delve into the world of water transport. Our first stop takes us back to Sir Ernest Shackleton's legendary vessel, SS Endurance. With its majestic bow leading the way, this exploratory ship braved treacherous waters in pursuit of discovery. Next, we find ourselves amidst the Battle of Trafalgar, captured on canvas for eternity. The clash of naval powers immortalized in oil showcases both the might and vulnerability that water transport entails. As we fast forward to 1939, a vibrant Southern Railway poster entices travelers towards Ramsgate. This color lithograph beckons with promises of seaside adventures and leisurely cruises along picturesque coastlines. Witnessing SS Endurance gracefully departing Millwall Docks reminds us of the intricate dance between land and sea that defines maritime travel. The vessel's departure symbolizes boundless possibilities awaiting those who dare to venture beyond familiar shores. Traveling further back in time, an aquatint print reveals a viaduct spanning across Sankey Valley in 1831. Its partly hand-colored details bring forth a sense of awe at mankind's engineering prowess when conquering natural obstacles for efficient transportation routes. The mention of Colossus Of Rhodes evokes images of ancient marvels standing tall against azure skies - a testament to humanity's enduring fascination with grandiose vessels throughout history. A twin steam-ship emerges from our narrative as another remarkable feat achieved by water transport enthusiasts. This technological advancement represents progress and innovation within maritime industries. Shifting our focus to cartography, a colorful lithograph map showcases South Africa's vastness in 1931. It highlights how waterways played an integral role in connecting diverse regions while facilitating trade and exploration across this magnificent continent. San Samuele captures Venice's timeless allure through a watercolor painting.