Oars Collection (page 4)

Roman Man-of-War, from a scarce Medal, 1852. Artist: John Leech
Roman Man-of-War, from a scarce Medal, 1852. From The Comic History of Rome, by Gilbert A A Beckett, illustrated by John Leech. [Bradbury, Agnew & Co, London, 1852]

The barge of Edgar manned by eight kings on the Dee, 973 (1864). Artist: James William Edmund Doyle
The barge of Edgar manned by eight kings on the Dee, 1864. Edgar I, known as Edgar the Peaceful or the Peaceable, was King of England from 959 to 975

Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race, London, 1926-1927. Oxford just ahead by Hammersmith Bridge. The traditional university rowing race on the River Thames starts at Putney and finishes at Mortlake

The Coming of Sheik Joseph, 1909. Artist: GS Smithard
The Coming of Sheik Joseph, 1909. Abadin Tadia Tjoessoep (1626-1699), more commonly known as Sheikh Yusuf or Sheik Joseph, was an Indonesian Muslim of noble descent

The Battle of Dover, 24 August 1217, (c1880). The Battle of Sandwich, also called the Battle of Dover took place on 24 August 1217 as part of the First Barons War

Fisherman on his Canoe, c1890, (1910). Artist: Alfred William Amandus Plate
Fisherman on his Canoe, c1890, (1910). From The Hundred Best Views of Ceylon. [Plate Ltd, Colombo, Kandy & Nuwara Eliya, 1910]

The Nancy Packet, 1784. Artist: James Gillray
The Nancy Packet, 1784. The wreck of the Nancy, an East India Company ship, in a storm off the Scilly Isles in 1784. One of the passengers killed in the disaster was the celebrated opera singer Ann

The White Ship, 1902. Artist: Patten Wilson
The White Ship, 1902. Shipwreck of Prince William, son of Henry I, 1120. William the Aetheling, only legitimate son of Henry I, died in the White Ship Disaster

Filibustero Ship, (16th century ), 1920s
Filibustero Ship. These were true pirates and their favorite element was the sea. Used in their raids, lightweight boats fitted with sails and oars. When attacking they fought like wild beasts

Ted Phelps, World Professional Sculling Champion, 1935
Ted Phelps, World Professional Sculling Champion. A print from the photo album Popular Personalities, issued for Piccadilly Juniors Oval Photos, 1935

Diving boys, Sierra Leone, 20th century

Diving boys at Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain, 20th century

Rowing, 19th century(?). Rowers on the Thames, with Windsor Castle in the background

Capture of Ting-hai, Chusan, China, 1841 (19th century). Artist: Edward Paxman Brandard
Capture of Ting-hai, Chusan, China, 1841 (19th century). From a sketch on the spot, by Lieutenant White, Royal Marines. The Chinese city of Zhousan was captured by the British in 1840

Fight and tournament of the boatmen, River Seine, Paris, 1751 (1882-1884). Artist: Cosson
Fight and tournament of the boatmen, River Seine, Paris, 1751 (1882-1884). A print from La France et les Francais a Travers les Siecles, Volume III, F Roy editor, A Challamel, Saint-Antoine, 1882-1884

Henley Regatta, Oxfordshire, 6th July 1912 (1937). Artist: Horace Walter Nicholls
Henley Regatta, Oxfordshire, 6th July 1912 (1937). The royal barge, rowed by red-liveried watermen, bearing King George V, Queen Mary, and Princess Mary

The Franks cross the raging sea, 1882-1884. A print from La France et les Francais a Travers les Siecles, Volume I, F Roy editor, Saint-Antoine, 1882-1884

Combat between Roman and Veneti vessels, Loire river, 56 BC (1882-1884). Artist: Dietrich
Combat between Roman and Veneti vessels, Loire river, 56 BC (1882-1884). The Veneti were a Gallic tribe that inhabited Brittany

A wedding procession on boats, Norway. A print from Customs of the World, Volume II Hutchinson and Co, Paternoster Row, London

Lieutenant Caldwell Slipping the chain, American Civil War, 1861-1865 (c1880). A print from Cassells History of the United States, by Edmund Ollier, Volume III, Cassell Petter and Galpin, London

The mummy of Tutankhamun crossing the Nile for the last time, Egypt, 1325 BC (1933-1934). The funeral bark is a copy of a boat which was kept at Abydos and specially dedicated to the use of Osiris

A Neolithic catastrophe, c1920
A Neolithic catastrophe, (c1920). Illustration from Story of the British Nation, Volume I, Walter Hutchinson, (London, c1920s)

The University Boat Race, March 1912 (1935). Both the Oxford and Cambridge boats sank during the race, swamped by rough waters in the Thames

The Fish Don t Bite Today. Artist: Keystone View Company
The Fish Don t Bite Today. Stereoscopic card detail

A Canoe of the Sandwich Islands, late 18th century. Artist: Page
A Canoe of the Sandwich Islands, late 18th century. In the North Pacific Ocean with Rowers Masked. The Sandwich Islands are now known as Hawaii

Venetian galley, (c1880). Galleys, ships propelled using oars, were used from ancient times until at least the 16th century

The Isis Macaroni, 1772. Artist: John Collet
The Isis Macaroni, 1772. Illustration from Social Caricature in the Eighteenth Century... With over two hundred illustrations by George Paston [pseudonym of Emily Morse Symonds], (London, 1905)

Opening of the London Coal Exchange, Royal Procession, Custom-House Quay, London, c1888. Illustration from The Life & Times of Queen Victoria, Vol II, by Robert Wilson, (c1888)

General Garibaldi spearing fish by night off Caprera, Sardinia, Italy, 1861. Artist: Frank Vizetelly
General Garibaldi spearing fish by night off Caprera, Sardinia, Italy, 1861. Italian patriot Giuseppe Garibaldi (1807-1882) using a trident to catch fish off the island of Caprera

Queen Elizabeths river coronation procession, London, 1558 (c1905). Print published in Parliament Past and Present by Arnold Wright and Philip Smith, (London, c1905)

An Ancient Briton In His Boat, (c1850). Colour plate from Pictures of English History, George Routledge & Sons, (London, New York, c1850)

Boatman, costume design for Shakespeares play, Henry VIII, 19th century. A 19th-century costume design for William Shakespeares (1564-1616) play, Henry VIII

The Expedition of the French and Genoese to Barbary, 15th Century. Artist: Master of the Harley Froissart
The Expedition of the French and Genoese to Barbary, 15th Century. Miniature colour print from The Chronicler of European Chivalry by GG Coulton, (London, 1930)

Ruby, Gold and Malachite, 1902, (1912). Artist: Henry Scott Tuke
Ruby, Gold and Malachite, 1902, (1912). A colour print from Famous Paintings, with an introduction by Gilbert Chesterton, Cassell and Company, (London, New York, Toronto, 1912)

Native of the Papua Islands, c1840. Artist: J Bull
Native of the Papua Islands, c1840. A man from Papua New Guinea. Engraving from the Natural History of Man by J Bull, (London, c1840)

The Poor Fisherman, 1879. Artist: Pierre Puvis de Chavannes
The Poor Fisherman, 1879. Found in the collection of the State A Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

Arrival of Aeneas in Italy. Morning of the Roman Empire, c. 1620-1680. Artist: Claude Lorrain
Arrival of Aeneas in Italy. Morning of the Roman Empire, c.1620-1680. Lorrain, Claude (1600-1682). Found in the collection of the State A. Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

Fight on a barge, 1902. Two French gendarmes and three men fighting on board a boat. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 5th January 1895

Lost at Sea, 1891. Artist: Henri Meyer
Lost at Sea, 1891. A print from a supplement to the Le Petit Journal, 3rd January 1891

Passage of the Argonauts through the Symplegades, Hellespont, 1733. Artist: Bernard Picart
Passage of the Argonauts through the Symplegades, Hellespont, 1733. A plate from Le Temple des Muses, Amsterdam, 1733. Found in the collection of Jean Claude Carriere

Scene of Hell, 1733. Artist: Bernard Picart
Scene of Hell, 1733. A plate from Le temple des Muses, Amsterdam, 1733. Found in the collection of Jean Claude Carriere

Thessalie, (Thessaly), 1615. Artist: Leonard Gaultier
Thessalie, (Thessaly), 1615. A plate from Les Images Ou Tableaux De Platte Peinture Des Deux Philostrates Sophistes Grecs, by Blaise de Vigenere, Paris, 1615

Ulysses and the sirens, Roman mosaic, 3rd century AD. From the Odyssey by Homer. Located in the collection of the Bardo Museum, Tunisia

The Galley of Cleopatra, c1900. Cleopatra VII (reigned 51-30 BC) was the last ruler of the Ptolemaic dynasty in Egypt, coming to the throne after the death of her father Ptolemy XII Auletes

The Boat, 1820-1876. Artist: George Sand
The Boat, 1820-1876. George Sand was the pseudonym of the French novelist and feminist Amandine-Lucile-Aurore Dupin, later Baroness Dudevant (1804-1876)

Apollo Pursuing Daphne, c1755-1760. Artist: Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
Apollo Pursuing Daphne, c1755-1760. In Greek mythology Daphne, daughter of river god Peneus, was dedicated to a life of virginity

Moliere and the mendicant friar, (19th century). A scene showing the French playwright Jean Baptiste de Moliere (1622-1673) and a monk

The fight against the Papacy and the Empire, 16th century. From the National Library of France, Paris

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