Mediterranean Sea Collection

The Speedy and El Gamo, c1802. Artist: Nicholas Pocock
The Speedy and El Gamo, c1802. Commanded by Lord Cochrane (1775-1860), the British brig HMS Speedy captured the much larger Spanish frigate Gamo off Barcelona on 6 May 1801

Arrival of Aeneas in Italy, the Dawn of the Roman Empire, (c1620-1680?). Artist: Claude Lorrain
Arrival of Aeneas in Italy, the Dawn of the Roman Empire, (c1620-c1680?). Aeneas, hero of Troy, son of Anchises and Aphrodite (Venus)

Boys on the Beach, 1909. Artist: Sorolla y Bastida, Joaquin (1863-1923)
Boys on the Beach, 1909. Found in the collection of the Museo del Prado, Madrid

Dynasties in the time of the Buwayids, circa 932 A. D. c1915. Creator: Emery Walker Ltd
Dynasties in the time of the Buwayids, circa 932 A.D. c1915. Map of civilisations in the Middle East during the 10th century: Byzantine, Buwayid Kingdom, Abbasid Caliphate, Kingdom of the Ikhshids

Byzantine and Crusaders v. Seljuks, circa 1130 A. D. c1915. Creator: Emery Walker Ltd
Byzantine and Crusaders v. Seljuks, circa 1130 A.D. c1915. Map of civilisations in the Middle East during the 12th century: Byzantine, other Christian states, Abbasid Caliphate, Seljuks, Fatimids

Mentone, from Garavan, c1910, (1912). Artist: Walter Frederick Roofe Tyndale
Mentone, from Garavan, c1910, (1912). From An Artist in the Riviera by Walter Tyndale, R.I. [Hutchinson & Co, London, 1912]

The port from Mont Boron, Nice, France, early 20th century. Postcard showing the famous resort on the Riviera

Le Palais de la Mediterranee on Promenade des Anglais, Nice, South of France, early 20th century

Quai des Etats-Unis, Nice, France, 1937. Artist: Martin Hurlimann
Quai des Etats-Unis, Nice, France, 1937. Illustration from Frankreich: Baukunst, Landschaft Und Volksleben, a work on French architecture, landscape and people by Martin Hurlimann, (Berlin, 1937)

View of Monte Carlo from Cap Martin, c. 1884. Creator: Pierre-Auguste Renoir
View of Monte Carlo from Cap Martin, c. 1884

The Mediterranean Sea, (triptych, right side panel), 1911. Artist: Pierre Bonnard
The Mediterranean Sea, (triptych, right side panel), 1911. Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St Petersburg

Landing Troops at the Khedives Palace at Alexandria after the Bombardment, 1882, (c1882-1885)
Landing Troops at the Khedives Palace at Alexandria after the Bombardment, 1882, (c1882-85). Episode of the Anglo-Egyptian War (1882). From British Battles on Land and Sea, Vol. IV, by James Grant

Pines, Sunlight Effect on the Island of Saint-Honorat, near Cannes, 1906. Creator: Picabia, Francis (1879-1953)
Pines, Sunlight Effect on the Island of Saint-Honorat, near Cannes, 1906. Private Collection.

View of the harbour in Genoa, 1742-1801. Creator: Anon
View of the harbour in Genoa, 1742-1801. Ships and boats sail on the water. In the foreground are groups of figures with goods on the waterfront

View of Collioure, 1913. Creator: Astrid Holm
View of Collioure, 1913

The Port of Leghorn, 1858. Creator:s Read
The Port of Leghorn, 1858. Livorno in Italy, ...a town of considerable trade, importing corn, woollens, cottons, hardware, and salt-fish; exporting silk in thread or manufactured, straw hats, oil

Civita Vecchia, 1858. Creator:s Read
Civita Vecchia, [in Italy], 1858. Two piers, formed of massive marble blocks, stretch out from the shore into the blue waters of the Mediterranean, and, with the assistance of a small breakwater

Illumination of Gibraltar in honour of the Prince of Wales...1876. Creator: Unknown
Illumination of Gibraltar in honour of the Prince of Wales, from a sketch by our special artist, 1876. The illuminations of the town, the fortified Rock, the harbour and shipping

Arrival of H.M.S. Serapis with the Prince of Wales at Gibraltar: H.M.S. Swiftsure...1876. Creator: Unknown
Arrival of H.M.S. Serapis with the Prince of Wales at Gibraltar: H.M.S. Swiftsure firing a salute, from a sketch by our special artist, 1876

The Town and Castle of Gaeta - from a drawing by S. Read, 1860. Creator: Unknown
The Town and Castle of Gaeta, [Italy], - from a drawing by S. Read, 1860. Gaeta, a fortified town of 14, 000 inhabitants...is situated in the Terra di Lavoro...between Capua and Naples

The town of Beyrout and Mount Lebanon - from a drawing by J. Lewis Farley, 1860. Creator: Unknown
The town of Beyrout and Mount Lebanon - from a drawing by J. Lewis Farley, 1860. Beyrout, Beirout, or Bairut - the Berytus of the ancients - is a fortified seaport and commercial town of Syria

Arrival at the military port, Naples, of the "Emperor" and the "Melazzzo" with British volunteers for Garibaldi on board - from a sketch by our special artist, Frank Vizetelly

Messina as seen from Calabria - from a sketch by the Hon. Major Fitzmaurice, 1860. Creator: Unknown
Messina as seen from Calabria - from a sketch by the Hon. Major Fitzmaurice, 1860. Messina is situated on the north-east coast [of Sicily], opposite to Calabria

The Revolution in Sicily - the people relanding with their chattels at Messina... 1860
The Revolution in Sicily - the people relanding with their chattels at Messina, after the Battle of Melazzo, from a sketch by T. Nast, 1860

At sea; Shipwreck survivors hoist themselves aboard the lifeboat, 1917. Creator: Unknown
At sea; Shipwreck survivors hoist themselves aboard the lifeboat, 1917. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

At sea; Amid the lifeboatds, rafts and swimmers, a French gunboat arrives... 1917. Creator: Unknown
At sea; Amid the lifeboatds, rafts and swimmers, a French gunboat arrives to collect the shipwreck survivors of the "Sontay", 1917

At Sea; After the "Sontay" was torpedoed on April 16, 1917, at noon: the last passenger... 1917
At Sea; After the "Sontay" was torpedoed on April 16, 1917, at noon: the last passengers board into lifeboats. The "Sontay" was going from Marseille to Salonika

The Mediterranean Breaker, late 19th-early 20th century. Creator: Helmer Osslund
The Mediterranean Breaker, late 19th-early 20th century

The town of Beyrout and Mount Lebanon - from a drawing by J. Lewis Farley, 1860. Creator: Unknown
The town of Beyrout and Mount Lebanon - from a drawing by J. Lewis Farley, 1860. Beyrout, Beirout, or Bairut - the Berytus of the ancients - is a fortified seaport and commercial town of Syria

View of the promontory of Posillipo with ancient palace... 1778. Creator: Louis Ducros
View of the promontory of Posillipo with ancient palace of Queen Jeanne and countryside of Sannazar from the balcony of the inn, 1778

View of the coast at Taormina with lava stream, 1778. Creator: Louis Ducros
View of the coast at Taormina with lava stream, 1778. First time the travel group sees Lava when they sail past the coast of the Catania region at Taormina, according to the inscription

Faraglioni rocks off the Capri coast, 1778. Creator: Louis Ducros
Faraglioni rocks off the Capri coast, 1778. Including the so-called Scopolo rock. Drawing from the album Voyage to Italy, Sicily and Malta

View of Cannes, 1866-1892. Creator: Charles William Meredith van de Velde
View of Cannes, 1866-1892

Coastal landscape in Corsica, 1828-1892. Creator: Charles William Meredith van de Velde
Coastal landscape in Corsica, 1828-1892

Nice, 1858. Creator: Allen Meason
Nice, 1858....long considered one of the sanatoriums of Europe...resorted to, especially during the winter, by individuals from all parts of the world

Villafranca - from a sketch by Leclerc, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Villafranca - from a sketch by Leclerc, 1858. This town, which is situated at a short distance...from Nice, rises from a small bay in the form of an amphitheatre, and is defended by a fort

Port of Marseille, 1900-1950. Artist: Frank Will
Port of Marseille, 1900-1950

Walk in St Tropez, 1905. Artist: Henri Manguin
Walk in St Tropez, 1905. State Museum of New Western Art, Moscow

Morning at Cavaliere'. 1906. Artist: Henri Manguin
Morning at Cavaliere'. 1906. State Museum of New Western Art, Moscow

The Anglo-Dutch Fleet under Lord Exmouth and Vice Admiral Jonkheer Theodorus Frederik van Capellen p Creator
The Anglo-Dutch Fleet under Lord Exmouth and Vice Admiral Jonkheer Theodorus Frederik van Capellen putting out the Algerian Strongholds, 27 August 1816, 1818

Council of War on board the Queen Charlotte, commanded by Lord Exmouth, prior to the Bombardment o Creator
Council of War on board the Queen Charlotte, commanded by Lord Exmouth, prior to the Bombardment of Algiers, 26 August 1816, 1818

Naples, from the Castel del Carmine - from a drawing by S. Read, 1860. Creator: W Thomas
Naples, [Italy], from the Castel del Carmine - from a drawing by S. Read, 1860. The city stands on the north shore of the bay of the same name

The Emperor Napoleon's visit to Corsica: view of Bastia, 1860. Creator: Unknown
The Emperor Napoleon's visit to Corsica: view of Bastia, 1860. The language spoken in Corsica is not French, but a sort of Italian dialect

Plan of Naples, 1860. Creator: John Dower
Plan of Naples, 1860. Naples is built at the base and on the slopes of a range of hills which have the general form of an amphitheatre

View of Messina - from a drawing by Mr. Wreford, 1860. Creator: Unknown
View of Messina - from a drawing by Mr. Wreford, 1860. Messina is situated on the north-east coast [of Sicily], opposite to Calabria, from which it is separated by the Channel of the Faro

Reggio, Calabria, recently taken by Garibaldi, 1860. Creator: Macquaid
Reggio, Calabria, recently taken by Garibaldi, 1860. View of...the capital of the province of Calabria, [which] stands on the east side of the Strait of Messina

Palermo, from Mount Pellegrino - from a drawing by the Rev. S.C. Malan, 1860. Creator: Unknown
Palermo, from Mount Pellegrino - from a drawing by the Rev. S.C. Malan, 1860. Mount Pellegrino (Mount Ercta of the ancients)

"My Last Look at Sicily", taken by our special artist, Frank Vizetelly, from the coast of... 1860
"My Last Look at Sicily", taken by our special artist, Frank Vizetelly, from the coast of Calabria, between Reggio and St. Giovanni, 1860. The view herefrom is exceedingly fine

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