Canal Collection (#25)

Canal boat, Marken Island, Netherlands, 1898. Artist: James Batkin
Canal boat, Marken Island, Netherlands, 1898. The former island of Marken is a peninsula, now connected to the North Holland mainland by a causeway

People of Marken Island, Netherlands, 1898. Artist: James Batkin
People of Marken Island, Netherlands, 1898. The former island of Marken is a peninsula, now connected to the North Holland mainland by a causeway

Canal boats, Marken Island, Netherlands, 1898. Artist: James Batkin
Canal boats, Marken Island, Netherlands, 1898. The former island of Marken is a peninsula, now connected to the North Holland mainland by a causeway

Children playing, Marken Island, Netherlands, 1898. Artist: James Batkin
Children playing, Marken Island, Netherlands, 1898. The former island of Marken is a peninsula, now connected to the North Holland mainland by a causeway

Men in traditional dress, Marken Island, Netherlands, 1898. Artist: James Batkin
Men in traditional dress, Marken Island, Netherlands, 1898. The former island of Marken is a peninsula, now connected to the North Holland mainland by a causeway

Men and boys in traditional costume by a canal bank, Marken Island, Netherlands, 1898. Artist: James Batkin
Men and boys in traditional costume by a canal bank, Marken Island, Netherlands, 1898. The former island of Marken is a peninsula, now connected to the North Holland mainland by a causeway

Women in traditional dress, Marken Island, Netherlands, 1898. Artist: James Batkin
Women in traditional dress, Marken Island, Netherlands, 1898. The former island of Marken is a peninsula, now connected to the North Holland mainland by a causeway

Children on Marken Island, Netherlands, 1898. Artist: James Batkin
Children on Marken Island, Netherlands, 1898. The former island of Marken is a peninsula, now connected to the North Holland mainland by a causeway

House on a canal bank, Broek, Netherlands, 1898. Artist: James Batkin
House on a canal bank, Broek, Netherlands, 1898. Illustration from a book of photographs taken in Holland and Belgium by James Batkin, (1898)

Two women on a canal bank, Broek, Netherlands, 1898. Artist: James Batkin
Two women on a canal bank, Broek, Netherlands, 1898. Illustration from a book of photographs taken in Holland and Belgium by James Batkin, (1898)

Canalside houses, Broek, Netherlands, 1898. Artist: James Batkin
Canalside houses, Broek, Netherlands, 1898. Illustration from a book of photographs taken in Holland and Belgium by James Batkin, (1898)

Canal bank, Broek, Netherlands, 1898. Artist: James Batkin
Canal bank, Broek, Netherlands, 1898. Illustration from a book of photographs taken in Holland and Belgium by James Batkin, (1898)

Boat passengers, Broek, Netherlands, 1898. Artist: James Batkin
Boat passengers, Broek, Netherlands, 1898. Illustration from a book of photographs taken in Holland and Belgium by James Batkin, (1898)

Children running alongside a canal, Monnickendam, Netherlands, 1898. Artist: James Batkin
Children running alongside a canal, Monnickendam, Netherlands, 1898. Illustration from a book of photographs taken in Holland and Belgium by James Batkin, (1898)

Boys by a canal, Laandam, Netherlands, 1898. Artist: James Batkin
Boys by a canal, Laandam, Netherlands, 1898. Illustration from a book of photographs taken in Holland and Belgium by James Batkin, (1898)

Windmills, Laandam, Netherlands, 1898. Artist: James Batkin
Windmills, Laandam, Netherlands, 1898. Illustration from a book of photographs taken in Holland and Belgium by James Batkin, (1898)

Goats, Laandam, Netherlands, 1898. Artist: James Batkin
Goats, Laandam, Netherlands, 1898. Illustration from a book of photographs taken in Holland and Belgium by James Batkin, (1898)

Children, Laandam, Netherlands, 1898. Artist: James Batkin
Children, Laandam, Netherlands, 1898. Illustration from a book of photographs taken in Holland and Belgium by James Batkin, (1898)

Barges on the canal in front of the Montelbaanstoren, Amsterdam, 1898. Artist: James Batkin
Barges on the canal in front of the Montelbaanstoren, Amsterdam, 1898. View of one of the citys landmarks which was built in 1512 as a part of the fortifications. The steeple was added in 1606

Canal, Amsterdam, 1898. Artist: James Batkin
Canal, Amsterdam, 1898. Illustration from a book of photographs taken in Holland and Belgium by James Batkin, (1898)

Boats on the canal, Amsterdam, 1898. Artist: James Batkin
Boats on the canal, Amsterdam, 1898. Illustration from a book of photographs taken in Holland and Belgium by James Batkin, (1898)

Church of St Nicholas inside the Walls, Amsterdam, 1898. Artist: James Batkin
Church of St Nicholas inside the Walls, Amsterdam, 1898. Illustration from a book of photographs taken in Holland and Belgium by James Batkin, (1898)

The Montelbaanstoren, Amsterdam, 1898. Artist: James Batkin
The Montelbaanstoren, Amsterdam, 1898. View of one of the citys landmarks which was built in 1512 as a part of the fortifications. The steeple was added in 1606

Canal boats, Dordrecht, Netherlands, 1898. Artist: James Batkin
Canal boats, Dordrecht, Netherlands, 1898. Illustration from a book of photographs taken in Holland and Belgium by James Batkin, (1898)

Canal yard, Dordrecht, Netherlands, 1898. Artist: James Batkin
Canal yard, Dordrecht, Netherlands, 1898. Illustration from a book of photographs taken in Holland and Belgium by James Batkin, (1898)

Canal bridge and boats, Dordrecht, Netherlands, 1898. Artist: James Batkin
Canal bridge and boats, Dordrecht, Netherlands, 1898. Illustration from a book of photographs taken in Holland and Belgium by James Batkin, (1898)

Church on the canal, Dordrecht, Netherlands, 1898. Artist: James Batkin
Church on the canal, Dordrecht, Netherlands, 1898. Illustration from a book of photographs taken in Holland and Belgium by James Batkin, (1898)

Boat on the canal, Dordrecht, Netherlands, 1898. Artist: James Batkin
Boat on the canal, Dordrecht, Netherlands, 1898. Illustration from a book of photographs taken in Holland and Belgium by James Batkin, (1898)

Woman mopping the street, Dordrecht, Netherlands, 1898. Artist: James Batkin
Woman mopping the street, Dordrecht, Netherlands, 1898. Illustration from a book of photographs taken in Holland and Belgium by James Batkin, (1898)

Rowing boat by a canal, Rotterdam, 1898. Artist: James Batkin
Rowing boat by a canal, Rotterdam, 1898. Illustration from a book of photographs taken in Holland and Belgium by James Batkin, (1898)

Two boys by a canal, Rotterdam, 1898. Artist: James Batkin
Two boys by a canal, Rotterdam, 1898. Illustration from a book of photographs taken in Holland and Belgium by James Batkin, (1898)

Men by a canal boat, Rotterdam, 1898. Artist: James Batkin
Men by a canal boat, Rotterdam, 1898. Illustration from a book of photographs taken in Holland and Belgium by James Batkin, (1898)

Policeman by a canal, Rotterdam, 1898. Artist: James Batkin
Policeman by a canal, Rotterdam, 1898. Illustration from a book of photographs taken in Holland and Belgium by James Batkin, (1898)

Canal boats, Rotterdam, 1898. Artist: James Batkin
Canal boats, Rotterdam, 1898. Illustration from a book of photographs taken in Holland and Belgium by James Batkin, (1898)

Inhabitants of Marken Island, Netherlands, 1898. Artist: James Batkin
Inhabitants of Marken Island, Netherlands, 1898. The former island of Marken is a peninsula, now connected to the North Holland mainland by a causeway

Marken Island, Netherlands, 1898. Artist: James Batkin
Marken Island, Netherlands, 1898. The former island of Marken is a peninsula, now connected to the North Holland mainland by a causeway. It is well-known for its characteristic wooden houses

The inauguration of the Suez Canal, 17 November 1869, (1900). Artist: Edouard Riou
The inauguration of the Suez Canal, 17 November 1869, (1900). Crowds watch the first ships to travel through the canal which was designed by French engineer Ferdinand de Lesseps

A Canal with a Fisherman, c1857-1911, (1912). Artist: Alphonse Legros
A Canal with a Fisherman, c1857-1911, (1912). A colour print from Famous Paintings, with an introduction by Gilbert Chesterton, Cassell and Company, (London, New York, Toronto, 1912)

German prisoners on a duckboard track at the Yser Canal, Belgium, 31 July 1917. The opening day of the Third Battle of Ypres (Passchendaele)

Allied troops, 31 July 1917 at the Yser Canal, Belgium, 1926
Allied troops at the Yser Canal, Belgium, 31 July 1917. The opening day of the Third Battle of Ypres (Passchendaele)

Allied troops at the Yser Canal, Belgium, 31 July 1917. The opening day of the Third Battle of Ypres (Passchendaele)

Junks Passing an Inclined Plane on the Imperial Canal, China, c1840. Artist: W Floyd
Junks Passing an Inclined Plane on the Imperial Canal, China, c1840

Scene on the Honan Canal, near Canton, China, c1840. Artist: James B Allen
Scene on the Honan Canal, near Canton, China, c1840

Quays at Colon, Panama, 19th century. Artist: Vuillier
Quays at Colon, Panama, 19th century. The harbour at Colon, entrance to the Panama Canal on the Caribbean side

Gloucester, England, 19th century. Artist: W Mossman
Gloucester, England, 19th century. View of the cathedral in the inland port of Gloucester which is connected by a deepwater canal to docks on the Severn estuary

The Kalkmarkt, Amsterdam, Holland, 1879. Artist: Taylor
The Kalkmarkt, Amsterdam, Holland, 1879

Venice, Italy, 1879. Artist: Charles Barbant
Venice, Italy, 1879. View of the Doges Palace and the Campanile, with the domes of St Marks Cathedral beyond

Marco Polo sailing from Venice in 1271, (15th century). Together with his father and uncle, Venetian traveller and merchant Marco Polo (1254-1324) set off from Venice

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