Wharf Collection (#8)

View of the Portsmouth docks, from the window of the Royal Navy's arsenal
MMM5480483 View of the Portsmouth docks, from the window of the Royal Navy's arsenal, with a description of a waterfront tavern

Illustration depicting a scene during the London Dock Labourers Strike, 1889 (engraving)
5616361 Illustration depicting a scene during the London Dock Labourers Strike, 1889 (engraving); Universal History Archive/UIG

Description of the docks in Bristol (England), with Indiaman ships trading and transporting American lumber
MMM5466295 Description of the docks in Bristol (England), with Indiaman ships trading and transporting American lumber, and loads of wood floating on the water with two men in a boat collecting them

The restoration of HMS Victory, in the docks basin of Portsmouth (England)
MMM5466202 The restoration of HMS Victory, in the docks basin of Portsmouth (England), after the launch of a major national financing operation to save the ship from the victory of Trafalgar (1805)

Handcoloured woodblock print by Pauquet after A. Gusman from Eugene Panini's Marine, arsenaux, navires, equipages
5912656 Handcoloured woodblock print by Pauquet after A. Gusman from Eugene Panini's Marine, arsenaux, navires, equipages, navigation, atterages, combats, L. Curmer, Paris, 1844

Scene of activities on the docks in a British port, English and Dutch ships loading goods from warehouses and shops
MMM5459752 Scene of activities on the docks in a British port, English and Dutch ships loading goods from warehouses and shops, onto the docks, and the entry of various ships into the port by Knyff

City and harbour of Cadiz. Engraving. SPAIN. ANDALUSIA. Cadiz. Museo de Cadiz
CUL4695118 City and harbour of Cadiz. Engraving. SPAIN. ANDALUSIA. Cadiz. Museo de Cadiz by Unknown Artist; (add.info.: City and harbour of Cadiz. Engraving. SPAIN. ANDALUSIA. Cadiz)

Diagram of a special dry dock for hauling up a ship for repairs, 1850
3330796 Diagram of a special dry dock for hauling up a ship for repairs, 1850; (add.info.: Diagram of a special dry dock for hauling up a ship for repairs designed by Thomas Morton of Leith)

A hydraulic floating dock, 1850
3330515 A hydraulic floating dock, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration of a hydraulic floating dock in Bombay. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

A Russian circular ironclad the Vice-Admiral Popoff, 1850
3330896 A Russian circular ironclad the Vice-Admiral Popoff, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a Russian circular ironclad the Vice-Admiral Popoff in the Nicolaieff Depositing Floating Dock)

Night view of the gulf of Lerici
3572359 Night view of the gulf of Lerici; (add.info.: Lerici 1865 -1885 ca. Photographer: Noack, Alfred); Alinari Archives, Florence

Coal porters with coal sacks and horse whip. They work on the wharf unloading coal
FLO4688667 Coal porters with coal sacks and horse whip. They work on the wharf unloading coal, weighing it into sacks and delivering it to coal merchants

"Lido di Roma": beach at Ostia
3568631 "Lido di Roma": beach at Ostia; (add.info.: Ostia, Rome 1910-1920 ca. Photographer: Foto Edizione Angeli); Alinari Archives, Florence

Brest, France (engraving)
8677096 Brest, France (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Brest, Brittany, France)

In the port of Rotterdam (colour litho)
8663651 In the port of Rotterdam (colour litho) by Heijenbrock, Herman (1871-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: In the port of Rotterdam, Netherlands)

Shipping coal from Cardiff to the Far East, 1900s (litho)
8655639 Shipping coal from Cardiff to the Far East, 1900s (litho) by Wyllie, Charles William (1853-1923); Private Collection; (add.info.: Shipping coal from Cardiff to the Far East, 1900s)

Advertising card for J & P Coats spool cotton (colour litho)
8677442 Advertising card for J & P Coats spool cotton (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Coastwise: Home of Yachtsmen (b/w photo)
8671405 Coastwise: Home of Yachtsmen (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Home of Yachtsmen)

Arrived at his destination, the first object that presented itself to his view was a pair of very imperfectly shod feet
1122844 Arrived at his destination, the first object that presented itself to his view was a pair of very imperfectly shod feet in the air, c.1920 (colour litho) by Reynolds

Scene on the Aire and Calder Navigation, Leeds, Yorkshire, 1828 (engraving)
538579 Scene on the Aire and Calder Navigation, Leeds, Yorkshire, 1828 (engraving); (add.info.: Scene on the Aire and Calder Navigation, Leeds, Yorkshire showing shipping)

Man slipping on grease and falling ito the water (colour litho)
8656723 Man slipping on grease and falling ito the water (colour litho) by German School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Man slipping on grease and falling ito the water)

You should've seen the one that got away! (colour litho)
8656557 You should've seen the one that got away! (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: "You should've seen the one that got away)

Illustration for Martin Chuzzlewit by Charles Dickens (litho)
8664469 Illustration for Martin Chuzzlewit by Charles Dickens (litho) by Furniss, Harry (1854-1925) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mrs Gamp at the Docks)

Southampton Docks from the air (b/w photo)
8634575 Southampton Docks from the air (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Southampton Docks from the air)

The Pier at Berwick (colour litho)
8633239 The Pier at Berwick (colour litho) by Duncan, Edward (1803-82) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Pier at Berwick)

Southend-on-Sea from the Pier (b/w photo)
8675125 Southend-on-Sea from the Pier (b/w photo) by English photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Southend-on-Sea from the Pier)

Paignton Green, Pier and Bandstand (coloured photo)
8675035 Paignton Green, Pier and Bandstand (coloured photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Paignton Green, Pier and Bandstand)

The United Society of Brush Makers, c.1840 (engraving on paper)
7485260 The United Society of Brush Makers, c.1840 (engraving on paper) by Shury, John & Son (fl.c.1840); 41x31 cm; Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, Telford, Shropshire

A court room scene
5616176 A court room scene; (add.info.: Illustration depicting two boys in the dock in a Magistrate's Court. Dated 19th Century. 01/01/1852); Universal History Archive/UIG

Dock Canada in Liverpool, with an anchored warship, painted with colourful camouflage
MMM5484793 Dock Canada in Liverpool, with an anchored warship, painted with colourful camouflage. Painting by Herbert Barnard John Everett (1876-1949), 1918 gouache by Everett

His Majesty's Ship Barham hove down by His Majesty's Ship Shannon at the Island of Curacoa
7341759 His Majesty's Ship Barham hove down by His Majesty's Ship Shannon at the Island of Curacoa, c.1840 (pen drawing) by Eagles

The Kinfauns Castle as a troop ship, c.1900-05 (Painting)
7337813 The Kinfauns Castle as a troop ship, c.1900-05 (Painting) by Lacy, Charles John de (c.1860-1936); 34.1x49.3 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

NAPOLEON I Bonaparte (1769-1821). French military man and politician, Emperor of France (1804-1815). Spain
CUL4877011 NAPOLEON I Bonaparte (1769-1821). French military man and politician, Emperor of France (1804-1815). Spain. Peninsular War. Barcelona (February 29, 1808)

The Pastrana Tapestries, manufacturing of Tournai, probably from the workshop of Passchier Grenier
CUL4902612 The Pastrana Tapestries, manufacturing of Tournai, probably from the workshop of Passchier Grenier, c.1471 - 1475 (tapestry) by Grenier

Charles Tomlinson's Cyclopaedia of Useful Art and Manufactures, 1850
3331066 Charles Tomlinson's Cyclopaedia of Useful Art and Manufactures, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving from Charles Tomlinson's Cyclopaedia of Useful Art and Manufactures')

The American sailing ship City of Mobile, 1850
3331145 The American sailing ship City of Mobile, 1850; (add.info.: Portrait of the American sailing ship City of Mobile arriving in East India Docks with a cargo of wheat)

Letter F (River). Wharf on the edge of a river crossing a city. Alphabet of small geographers
DUV4201921 Letter F (River). Wharf on the edge of a river crossing a city. Alphabet of small geographers, c.1881 (chromolithograph); 27x23.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

The first attempt to launch the Bermuda floating dock from Woolwich, 1850
3330925 The first attempt to launch the Bermuda floating dock from Woolwich, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the first attempt to launch the Bermuda floating dock from Woolwich)

A dry dock which were used to repair ships or clean their bottoms, 1850
3330904 A dry dock which were used to repair ships or clean their bottoms, 1850; (add.info.: Sectional view of a dry dock which were used to repair ships or clean their bottoms)

A ship in dry dock at Rotherhithe, 1850
3330924 A ship in dry dock at Rotherhithe, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving of a ship in a dry dock at Rotherhithe. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Henry Bessemer's cross-channel steamer, 1850
3330676 Henry Bessemer's cross-channel steamer, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Henry Bessemer's cross-channel steamer fouling the pier at Calais)

A hydraulic lift at the Victoria Docks, 1850
3330553 A hydraulic lift at the Victoria Docks, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a hydraulic lift at the Victoria Docks, designed by Edwin Clark (1814-1894) an English civil engineer

Laird's graving docks, 1850
3330521 Laird's graving docks, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration of Laird's graving docks in Birkenhead. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

The opening of a graving dock at Jarrow, 1850
3330513 The opening of a graving dock at Jarrow, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting the opening of a graving dock at Jarrow. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Steamboat pier, New York City - Families boarding an excursion steamer on the East River, 1870s
NWI4760114 Steamboat pier, New York City - Families boarding an excursion steamer on the East River, 1870s.; (add.info.: Steamboat pier)

Tower Bridge from the Lower Pool, c.1925 (w/c on paper)
BOU203141 Tower Bridge from the Lower Pool, c.1925 (w/c on paper) by Coop, Hubert (1872-1953); 50.8X71.2 cm; Private Collection; Bourne Gallery, Reigate, Surrey

A fitting-out basin, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho)
STC404010 A fitting-out basin, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho) by Bone, David Muirhead (1876-1953); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

Bruning Damaged Tobacco, 1841 (woodcut)
1574644 Bruning Damaged Tobacco, 1841 (woodcut); (add.info.: Burning damaged tobacco on which no duty had been paid: Tobacco warehouse, London Docks)

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"Captivating Wharfs: From Coastal Cornish Charm to Exotic Caribbean Delights" Cottage of Alfred Wallis, St Ives, Cornwall: A picturesque wharf nestled in the enchanting coastal town of St Ives, where history and art merge seamlessly. A dusk view of Clevedon Pier, Somerset: As twilight paints the sky with hues of gold and lavender, Clevedon Pier stands tall as a timeless symbol of seaside tranquility. St. Thomas, United States Virgin Islands: Discover a vibrant wharf in this tropical paradise that beckons you to soak up the sun and immerse yourself in island life. Sennen Cove, Cornwall: With its rugged cliffs and pristine sandy beaches, Sennen Cove's wharf offers a glimpse into the untamed beauty of England's southwestern coast. Tate & Lyle Refinery: Witness the bustling activity at this industrial wharf as it plays a vital role in refining sweetness for our daily lives - sugar. The harbour and village, Polperro, Cornwall: Step back in time as you wander through Polperro's charming streets lined with colorful cottages and fishing boats bobbing gently at the quay. Statue by Tom Murphy near Albert Dock: Pay homage to legendary singer-songwriter Billy Fury at this waterfront tribute that adds musical notes to Liverpool's iconic docklands. Kinsale Harbour, County Cork: Immerse yourself in Irish charm as you stroll along Kinsale Harbour's lively quayside filled with cozy pubs serving hearty fare and tales aplenty. Findochty Harbour, Moray Scotland: Nestled on Scotland's northeastern coast lies Findochty Harbour - an idyllic spot where fishermen bring their catch ashore amidst breathtaking Scottish landscapes. Exeter Quay, Devon England .