Ocean Collection (page 16)

The Oregons race for Cuba, 1898. As tensions grew between the United States and Spain after the sinking of the battleship USS Maine in Havana harbour, Cuba

Funchal, Madeira, early 20th century(?)

SS Mongolia in heavy seas, c1903-c1917. The Mongolia was a 9509 ton passenger and cargo liner built for the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company (P&O)

Sir Charles Napiers victory off Cape St Vincent, 5 July 1833 (c1857). Artist: DJ Pound
Sir Charles Napiers victory off Cape St Vincent, 5 July 1833 (c1857). Napier (1786-1860) fought the battle while in the Portuguese service under Admiral de Ponza

The Battle of Trafalgar, 21 October 1805 (c1857). Artist: Albert Henry Payne
The Battle of Trafalgar, 21 October 1805 (c1857). Scene from the famous naval battle in which Admiral Lord Nelson decisively defeated the Spanish

Scene on the deck of the Queen Charlotte, 1 June 1794 (c1857). Artist: J Rogers
Scene on the deck of the Queen Charlotte, 1 June 1794 (c1857). Scene on board Admiral Lord Howes flagship at the Battle of Ushant (the Glorious First of June)

Lord Howes victory over the French, 1st June 1794, (c1857). Artist: J Rogers
Admiral Lord Howes victory over the French, 1 June 1794, (c1857). Earl Howe (1726-1799) commanded the English fleet that decisively defeated the French in the Battle of Ushant

Bermuda, c1880

View of Nassau, Bahamas, c1880

St Helena, c1875. The island in the mid-Atlantic is best known as the location of the final exile of Emperor Napoleon I of France

View of Botafogo Bay, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, c1880

View of The isle of Serpents, in the Bay of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, c1880. The Ilha das Cobras in Guanabara Bay

View of the city of Bahia, Brazil, c1880

Nassau, Bahamas, c1880. View showing ships in the harbour

Playing shuffleboard on a Cunard Line cruise to the West Indies, January-March 1931. A woman passenger playing shuffleboard on the boat deck

Passengers on a Cunard Line cruise to the West Indies, January-March 1931

Passengers sunbathing on a Cunard Line cruise to the West Indies, January-March 1931

Transportation of £14, 000, 000 of bullion on the British battleship HMS Malaya, 1940
Transportation of £ 14, 000, 000 of bullion on the British battleship HMS Malaya, 1940. Malaya was taking the bullion from Britain to Halifax, Nova Scotia

Sailors sleeping on the upper deck of the British battleship HMS Malaya, c1940-c1941. Malaya was on Atlantic convoy duty at the time

Damaged anti-aircraft gun on the British battleship HMS Malaya, off the coast of Portugal, 1937. The damage occurred in a collision with the Dutch steamer Kertosono

Shark caught by the cruise ship Atlantis, off Bathurst, Gambia, 20th century. Bathurst is now known as Banjul. The Atlantis was operated by the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company

Shark on board the cruise ship Atlantis, caught off Bathurst, Gambia, 20th century. Bathurst is now known as Banjul. The Atlantis was operated by the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company

Steamship Atlantis off Bathurst, Gambia, 20th century. Bathurst is now known as Banjul. Previously a liner named Andes, the Atlantis was converted into a cruise ship

Sailing boats, Sierra Leone, 20th century

Diving boys, Sierra Leone, 20th century

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

Aerial view of Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA, from a Zeppelin, 1930 (1933). A photograph from Zeppelin-Weltfahrten, Vom ersten Luftschiff 1899 bis zu den Fahrten des LZ127 Graf Zeppelin 1932

Aerial view of Recife, Brazil, from a Zeppelin, 1930 (1933). A photograph from Zeppelin-Weltfahrten, Vom ersten Luftschiff 1899 bis zu den Fahrten des LZ127 Graf Zeppelin 1932, Dresden, 1933

Aerial view of Sugarloaf Mountain, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from a Zeppelin, 1930 (1933). A photograph from Zeppelin-Weltfahrten

Aerial view of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from a Zeppelin, 1930 (1933). A photograph from Zeppelin-Weltfahrten, Vom ersten Luftschiff 1899 bis zu den Fahrten des LZ127 Graf Zeppelin 1932, Dresden, 1933

Aerial view of Funchal, Madeira, from a Zeppelin, 1928 (1933). A photograph from Zeppelin-Weltfahrten, Vom ersten Luftschiff 1899 bis zu den Fahrten des LZ127 Graf Zeppelin 1932, Dresden, 1933

Quantities of codfish drying in the sun at Aveiro by the mouth of the Vouga, Portugal, c1930s. Artist: AW Cutler
Quantities of codfish drying in the sun at Aveiro by the mouth of the Vouga, Portugal, c1930s. A print from Countries of the World, edited by JA Hammerton, volume V, the Fleetway House, London, c1930s

St Helena, in Napoleons Time, 19th century (1956). After his defeat at Waterloo in 1815 and his subsequent surrender to the British

Atlantis: a map showing the location of the mythical continent, c1882 (1956). Showing its islands and connecting ridges, from deep sea soundings

The cover of The Illustrated London News, 29th May 1875. Artist: WJ Palmer
The cover of The Illustrated London News, 29th May 1875. Preparing to start on a sledge journey. The British Arctic Expedition of 1875-1876, led by Sir George Strong Nares

HMS Discovery and HMS Alert, British Arctic expedition, 1875. Artist: Wells
HMS Discovery and HMS Alert, British Arctic expedition, 1875. The British Arctic Expedition of 1875-1876, led by Sir George Strong Nares

Burnsides expedition crossing Hatteras Bar, North Carolina, 1861-1862 (c1880). Union General Ambrose Burnside commanded an amphibious campaign that succeeded in closing most of the North Carolina

Picking up the Atlantic cable, 1866 (c1880). An attempt in 1865 by Brunels giant steamship, the Great Eastern to lay a transatlantic telegraph cable ended in failure when the cable snapped

Old map of Acadia, 17th century (c1880). Acadia (Acadie) was part of the territory claimed by the French in North America from 1604

Part of Captain John Smiths map of New England, 17th century (c1880). A print from Cassells History of the United States, by Edmund Ollier, Volume I, Cassell Petter and Galpin, London, c1880

Admiral Somers runs his ship ashore, Bermuda, 1609 (c1880). Admiral Sir Geirge Somers (1554-1610) was the founder of the English colony of Bermuda

The last moments of Sir Humphrey Gilbert, 1583 (c1880). Gilbert (1539-1583) was an English soldier and navigator who was one of the pioneers of the English colonisation of North America

Map of New York about the middle of the 18th century, c1880. From Popples Atlis. A print from Cassells History of the United States, by Edmund Ollier, Volume II, Cassell Petter and Galpin, London

Avenida Beira-Mar, Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro, early 20th century
Avenida Beira-Mar, Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro, 20th century

Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, c1937

Apollo 15 on the launch pad at Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA, 1971. Artist: NASA
Apollo 15 on the launch pad at Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA, 13th July 1971

The Apollo 15 capsule lands safely despite a parachute failure, Mid-Pacific Ocean, 1971. Artist: NASA
The Apollo 15 capsule lands safely despite a parachute failure, Mid-Pacific Ocean, 7th August 1971

Kirkwall from the Cathedral tower, Orkney, Scotland, 20th century

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