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Background imageClipper Collection: The clipper-ship The Royal Edward, built for the Red Cross Australian Line, 1864

The clipper-ship The Royal Edward, built for the Red Cross Australian Line, 1864. Creators: Edwin Weedon, Smyth
The clipper-ship The Royal Edward, built for the Red Cross Australian Line, 1864. 'We this week give an Engraving of the new iron sailing-ship Royal Edward, of 3500 tons burden

Background imageClipper Collection: P. N. Woolf, Commander of the Clipper Ship Razboinik from 1886 to 1902, 1889. Creator: Unknown

P. N. Woolf, Commander of the Clipper Ship Razboinik from 1886 to 1902, 1889. Creator: Unknown
P. N. Woolf, Commander of the Clipper Ship Razboinik from 1886 to 1902, 1889. From a collection consisting of an album and individual photographs that document the Arctic voyage in 1889 of

Background imageClipper Collection: Departure from Gravesend of Troops for India, 1858. Creator: Unknown

Departure from Gravesend of Troops for India, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Departure from Gravesend of Troops for India, 1858. During the last fortnight there have been several large embarkations of troops for India and China from this place

Background imageClipper Collection: The gigantic clipper-ship 'Great Australia', recently built for Messrs. Baines and Co... 1860

The gigantic clipper-ship "Great Australia", recently built for Messrs. Baines and Co... 1860
The gigantic clipper-ship "Great Australia", recently built for Messrs. Baines and Co. of Liverpool, 1860. Ship built by Stewart and Co. of St. John's in Newfoundland, Canada

Background imageClipper Collection: The slaver 'Sunny South', alias 'Emanuela' surrendering to H.M.S

The slaver "Sunny South", alias "Emanuela" surrendering to H.M.S. "Brisk", bearing the flag of Rear-Admiral Sir H

Background imageClipper Collection: H.M.S. 'Brisk', bearing the flag of Rear-Admiral Sir Henry Keppel, closing with 'The Sunny... 1860

H.M.S. "Brisk", bearing the flag of Rear-Admiral Sir Henry Keppel, closing with "The Sunny... 1860
H.M.S. "Brisk", bearing the flag of Rear-Admiral Sir Henry Keppel, closing with "The Sunny South" slaver, 1860....her Majesty's ship Brisk

Background imageClipper Collection: The new clipper steam-ship 'Ly-ee-moon', built for the opium trade, 1860. Creator: Unknown

The new clipper steam-ship "Ly-ee-moon", built for the opium trade, 1860. Creator: Unknown
The new clipper steam-ship "Ly-ee-moon", built for the opium trade, 1860. This beautiful vessel, which on her trial-trip attained the extraordinary speed of nearly seventeen knots per hour

Background imageClipper Collection: The Royal Mail Clipper 'Schomberg', 1856. Creator: Unknown. The Royal Mail Clipper 'Schomberg'

The Royal Mail Clipper "Schomberg", 1856. Creator: Unknown. The Royal Mail Clipper "Schomberg"
The Royal Mail Clipper "Schomberg", 1856. The Melbourne papers received by last Australian mail contain full particulars of the wreck of this splendid ship

Background imageClipper Collection: Le lion amoureux, c.1836. Creator: Camille Joseph Etienne Roqueplan

Le lion amoureux, c.1836. Creator: Camille Joseph Etienne Roqueplan
Le lion amoureux, c.1836. The Lion in Love. Scene from the fables of La Fontaine: a lion falls in love with a peasant's daughter and asks the father's permission to marry her

Background imageClipper Collection: Burning of the Clipper Ship Great Republic, December 27, 1853, 1854. Creator: Unknown

Burning of the Clipper Ship Great Republic, December 27, 1853, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Burning of the Clipper Ship Great Republic, December 27, 1853, 1854. From "Cassells Illustrated Family Paper; London Weekly 31/12/1853 - 30/12/1854"

Background imageClipper Collection: Spanish Vessel arriving with Christmas Fruit, 1854. Creator: Unknown

Spanish Vessel arriving with Christmas Fruit, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Spanish Vessel arriving with Christmas Fruit, 1854. Sailing ship on the Thames, bringing produce for the London markets....The melons come from Spain, Portugal, and Holland

Background imageClipper Collection: The Sunderland Clipper Barque, 'Flying Dragon', 1854. Creator: Unknown

The Sunderland Clipper Barque, "Flying Dragon", 1854. Creator: Unknown
The Sunderland Clipper Barque, "Flying Dragon", 1854. From accounts just received, we are sorry to have to announce the loss by fire of this beautiful clipper barque

Background imageClipper Collection: The Boston Clipper, Lightning, 1854. Creator: P Giles

The Boston Clipper, Lightning, 1854. Creator: P Giles
The Boston Clipper, Lightning, 1854

Background imageClipper Collection: The Ship 'Oriental', of New York, 1850. Creator: Unknown. The Ship 'Oriental', of New York, 1850

The Ship "Oriental", of New York, 1850. Creator: Unknown. The Ship "Oriental", of New York, 1850
The Ship "Oriental", of New York, 1850. Arrival of the first American clipper at West India Docks in London, after the alteration in the Navigation Laws

Background imageClipper Collection: Lumber for the Anadyr Expedition on the Booms Deck, 1889. Creator: Unknown

Lumber for the Anadyr Expedition on the Booms Deck, 1889. Creator: Unknown
Lumber for the Anadyr Expedition on the Booms Deck, 1889. From a collection consisting of an album and individual photographs that document the Arctic voyage in 1889 of the clipper ship Razboinik

Background imageClipper Collection: The Right Side of the Quarterdeck with Cargo for the Anadyr Expedition, 1889. Creator: Unknown

The Right Side of the Quarterdeck with Cargo for the Anadyr Expedition, 1889. Creator: Unknown
The Right Side of the Quarterdeck with Cargo for the Anadyr Expedition, 1889. From a collection consisting of an album and individual photographs that document the Arctic voyage in 1889 of

Background imageClipper Collection: Chukchi Boat Alongside a Clipper Ship, 1889. Creator: Unknown

Chukchi Boat Alongside a Clipper Ship, 1889. Creator: Unknown
Chukchi Boat Alongside a Clipper Ship, 1889. From a collection consisting of an album and individual photographs that document the Arctic voyage in 1889 of the clipper ship Razboinik (Pirate)

Background imageClipper Collection: Chukchi Aboard a Clipper Ship, 1889. Creator: Unknown

Chukchi Aboard a Clipper Ship, 1889. Creator: Unknown
Chukchi Aboard a Clipper Ship, 1889. From a collection consisting of an album and individual photographs that document the Arctic voyage in 1889 of the clipper ship Razboinik (Pirate)

Background imageClipper Collection: The Left Side of the Quarterdeck with Cargo for the Anadyr Expedition, 1889. Creator: Unknown

The Left Side of the Quarterdeck with Cargo for the Anadyr Expedition, 1889. Creator: Unknown
The Left Side of the Quarterdeck with Cargo for the Anadyr Expedition, 1889. From a collection consisting of an album and individual photographs that document the Arctic voyage in 1889 of the clipper

Background imageClipper Collection: The Clipper Ship Razboinik During a Gun Salute, 22 July 1889, 1889. Creator: Unknown

The Clipper Ship Razboinik During a Gun Salute, 22 July 1889, 1889. Creator: Unknown
The Clipper Ship Razboinik During a Gun Salute, 22 July 1889, 1889. From a collection consisting of an album and individual photographs that document the Arctic voyage in 1889 of the clipper ship

Background imageClipper Collection: 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. 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

Background imageClipper Collection: The Australian clipper-ship The Royal Family, 1862. Creator: Unknown

The Australian clipper-ship The Royal Family, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The Australian clipper-ship The Royal Family, 1862. Sailing ship built by Messrs. W. and R. Wright at St. John, New Brunswick. She is consigned to the well-known firm of Messrs

Background imageClipper Collection: Woman Cutting Her Nails after Gathering Herbs, 19th century. Creator: Kubo Shunman

Woman Cutting Her Nails after Gathering Herbs, 19th century. Creator: Kubo Shunman
Woman Cutting Her Nails after Gathering Herbs, 19th century

Background imageClipper Collection: Cutty Sark, 1930s. Creator: Unknown

Cutty Sark, 1930s. Creator: Unknown
Cutty Sark, 1930s. Model made by C. Nepean Longridge of the British tea clipper built in 1869

Background imageClipper Collection: Clipper Ship 'Red Jacket'- In the Ice off Cape Horn

Clipper Ship "Red Jacket"- In the Ice off Cape Horn
Clipper Ship " Red Jacket" - In the Ice off Cape Horn, on Her Passage from Australia, to Liverpool, August 1854, 1855

Background imageClipper Collection: Haircutting in Front of General Store and Post Office on Marcella Plantation, Mileston, M

Haircutting in Front of General Store and Post Office on Marcella Plantation, Mileston, Mississippi, 1939

Background imageClipper Collection: The Golden State Entering New York Harbor, 1854. Creator: Fitz Hugh Lane

The Golden State Entering New York Harbor, 1854. Creator: Fitz Hugh Lane
The Golden State Entering New York Harbor, 1854

Background imageClipper Collection: Trident Clipper, Sandy Gibb at Gurston Down 1971. Creator: Unknown

Trident Clipper, Sandy Gibb at Gurston Down 1971. Creator: Unknown
Trident Clipper, Sandy Gibb at Gurston Down 1971

Background imageClipper Collection: Trident Clipper, Sandy Gibb at Gurston Down hill climb. Creator: Unknown

Trident Clipper, Sandy Gibb at Gurston Down hill climb. Creator: Unknown
Trident Clipper, Sandy Gibb at Gurston Down hill climb

Background imageClipper Collection: Cutty Sark, The Famous Old China Clipper Which Broke All Speed Records in the Seventies

Cutty Sark, The Famous Old China Clipper Which Broke All Speed Records in the Seventies
" Cutty Sark, " The Famous Old China Clipper Which Broke All Speed Records in the Seventies and Eighties, c1930. From " The Wonder Book of Ships", edited by Harry Golding

Background imageClipper Collection: The Tea Clipper Spindrift, (1938)

The Tea Clipper Spindrift, (1938)
The Tea Clipper Spindrift, built at Glasgow 1867, wrecked on Dungeness 1869. (1938). Illustration from A History of Everyday Things in England - Done in four parts of which this is the third

Background imageClipper Collection: The Cutty Sark (1869), in Falmouth Harbour, (1938)

The Cutty Sark (1869), in Falmouth Harbour, (1938)
The Cutty Sark (1869) 921 tons, in Falmouth Harbour, from under Her own Bows, (1938). Illustration from A History of Everyday Things in England - Done in four parts of which this is the third

Background imageClipper Collection: A Tea Clipper, (1931). Artist: Charles Henry Bourne Quennell

A Tea Clipper, (1931). Artist: Charles Henry Bourne Quennell
A Tea Clipper, (1931). Illustration from A History of Everyday Things in England - Done in two parts of which this is the second - 1500-1799, by Marjorie and C. D. B. Quennell. [B. T

Background imageClipper Collection: Gracefully Riding the Seas, 1936

Gracefully Riding the Seas, 1936. The clipper ship Lightning. From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol. 1, edited by Clarence Winchester. [The Amalgamated Press Ltd. London]

Background imageClipper Collection: Figurehead of the Famous Cutty Sark figure of Nanny the Witch, 1936

Figurehead of the Famous Cutty Sark figure of Nanny the Witch, 1936
The Figurehead of the Famous Cutty Sark reprsents the figure of Nanny the Witch, 1936. From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol. 1, edited by Clarence Winchester. [The Amalgamated Press Ltd. London]

Background imageClipper Collection: The Ariel of 1865, (1936)

The Ariel of 1865, (1936)
Ariel and the Taeping Tea Race 1866, 1926 (1936). After Jack Spurling. From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol. 1, edited by Clarence Winchester. [The Amalgamated Press Ltd. London]

Background imageClipper Collection: Red Jacket - In the Ice off Cape Horn, on her passage from Australia, to Liverpool, August 1854

Red Jacket - In the Ice off Cape Horn, on her passage from Australia, to Liverpool, August 1854
Clipper Ship, Red Jacket - In the Ice off Cape Horn, on her passage from Australia, to Liverpool, August 1854, pub. 1855, Currier & Ives (Colour Lithograph)

Background imageClipper Collection: Clipper Ship, Flying Cloud, pub. 1852, Currier & Ives (Colour Lithograph)

Clipper Ship, Flying Cloud, pub. 1852, Currier & Ives (Colour Lithograph). It was designed by Donald McKay of Boston and considered one of the greatest clippers ever built

Background imageClipper Collection: Clipper Ship Dreadnought- off Tuskar Light, pub

Clipper Ship Dreadnought- off Tuskar Light, pub. 1856, Currier & Ives (Colour Lithograph)

Background imageClipper Collection: Russian screw clipper Razboynik, 1888. Artist: Bogolyubov, Alexei Petrovich (1824-1896)

Russian screw clipper Razboynik, 1888. Artist: Bogolyubov, Alexei Petrovich (1824-1896)
Russian screw clipper Razboynik, 1888. Found in the collection of the Regional Art Museum, Khanty-Mansiysk

Background imageClipper Collection: The Great China Race. The Clipper Ships Taeping and Ariel passing the Lizard, Cornwall, 1866

The Great China Race. The Clipper Ships Taeping and Ariel passing the Lizard, Cornwall, 1866
The Great China Race. The Clipper Ships Taeping and Ariel passing the Lizard on 6 September 1866 on their homeward voyage from Foo-Chow-Foo, 1866

Background imageClipper Collection: The Opium Clipper Brig Anonyma in the Straits of Malacca, 1846. Artist: Norman Hill

The Opium Clipper Brig Anonyma in the Straits of Malacca, 1846. Artist: Norman Hill
The Opium Clipper Brig Anonyma in the Straits of Malacca, 1846. From Adventures By Sea From Art of Old Time, by Basil Lubbock. [The Studio Ltd. London, 1925]

Background imageClipper Collection: Clipper Ship, Sussex, c1853. Artist: Thomas Goldsworth Dutton

Clipper Ship, Sussex, c1853. Artist: Thomas Goldsworth Dutton
Clipper Ship, Sussex, c1853. Built in 1852. From Old Ship Prints by E. Keble Chatterton. [John Lane The Bodley Head Limited, London & New York, 1927]

Background imageClipper Collection: Clipper Ship: Flying Cloud, 1852. Artist: E Brown Jr

Clipper Ship: Flying Cloud, 1852. Artist: E Brown Jr
Clipper Ship: Flying Cloud, 1852. Designed by Donald McKay and built in Boston, the Flying Cloud was considered one of the best clippers ever built

Background imageClipper Collection: Rotherhithe, 1860 (1904). Artist: James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Rotherhithe, 1860 (1904). Artist: James Abbott McNeill Whistler
Rotherhithe, 1860 (1904). Etching. Rotherhithe was drarn from the balcony of the Angel Inn at Rotherhithe, looking northwest toward the City

Background imageClipper Collection: Havana, Cuba, c1900s

Havana, Cuba, c1900s. Published by C Jordi

Background imageClipper Collection: Trade advertisement for The Printing Arts Company Limited, London, 1902-1903

Trade advertisement for The Printing Arts Company Limited, London, 1902-1903. From Penroses Pictorial Annual 1902-1903, An Illustrated Review of the Graphic Arts, volume 8

Background imageClipper Collection: Montreal, Canada, 19th century

Montreal, Canada, 19th century



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