Oars Collection (page 5)

Jonah and the Whale, early Christian Sarcophagus, Roman Marble, 4th century. At Vatican Museums

Roman relief of a war triereme. Note the ram at the prow, and the large steering-oar at the stern

Roman mosaic of a ferry-boat, 2nd century
Roman mosaic of a ferry-boat on the Nile from Pompeii, 2nd century

Roman wall mosaic of a ferry-boat, 1st century
Roman wall mosaic of a ferry-boat on the Nile, from Pompeii, 1st century

Early Christian depiction of Jonah and the Whale on a sarcophagus, 4th century
Image of Jonah and the Whale, from an early marble Christian sarcophagus from Rome, 4th Century. Currently in the Vatican Museum

Roman war galley equipped with a corvus (right), 18th century. The corvus was a weapon used for boarding enemy vessels, developed in the First Punic War against the Carthaginians

Why Shouldn t Girton Rink, When Cambridge Rows?, 1876. Artist: George Du Maurier
Why Shouldn t Girton Rink, When Cambridge Rows?, 1876 Lady students from Girton College on the towpath waving to crews rowing on the river Cam

Battle of Lepanto, October 1571. The fleets of Spain, Venice and the Pope, under the command of Don Juan of Austria, defeated the Turks in the last great sea battle involving galleys

Crusaders embarking for the Holy Land, 15th century. Banners show the Papal arms, those of the Holy Roman Emperor and the kings of England, France and Sicily. From Statutes of Order of Saint Esprit

Wall painting from tomb of Sennefer, Abydos, Ancient Egypt, 18th Dynasty, c1450 BC. Detail showing a boat on the Nile with a square-rigged sail and oarsmen

Forging an anchor, 1751-1777. A print from the Encyclopedie, ou Dictionnaire Raisonne des Sciences, des Arts et des Metiers by Diderot & d Alembert, 1751-1777. Private Collection

Constellation of Argo Navis, 1723. From Uranometria by Johannes Bayer. (Ulm, 1723). German astronomer and lawyer Bayer (1572-1625)

Detail of Greek Ship with Large Steering Oar, Relief Carving 2nd century BC. Relief on rocks of Acropolis at Lindos, Rhodes, Greece

Roman relief of a Roman warship, manned by soldiers. Slaves would have been pulling the oars

Roman mosaic of a Roman warship, c. 2nd century BC
Roman mosaic of a Roman warship, in Sousse Museum. Note the ram at the prow, and the eye for good luck, c.2nd century BC

A Battle Offshore, 17th century. Artist: Abraham Storck
A Battle Offshore, 17th century

Boating on the Seine, 1875-1876. Artist: Ferdinand Heilbuth
Boating on the Seine, 1875-1876. Detail. Found in the collection of The Hermitage, St Petersburg

Youth on the Prow and Pleasure at the Helm!, 1886. Artist: Joseph Swain
Youth on the Prow and Pleasure at the Helm!, 1886. Lord Randolph Churchill, the new Conservative Chancellor of the Exchequer, has found himself doing most of the work on the parliamentary ship

Homeward, 1885. Creator: Charles Napier Hemy
Homeward, 1885

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