Ocean Collection (page 19)

Entrance to the Straits of Gibraltar, 1848. Artist: Gustave Courbet
Entrance to the Straits of Gibraltar, 1848. From the collection of the Cincinnati Art Museum, Ohio, USA

Hagia Sophia, Istanbul (Constantinople), Turkey, 1980s. Byzantine Cathedral with a domed basilica built in 530-537 under the direction of Justinian I

Battle of Vigo Bay, Spain, 12 October 1702. Dutch plan of the engagement during the War of the Spanish Succession (1701-1714)

The Harbour of Bordeaux, 1874. Artist: Eugene Louis Boudin
The Harbour of Bordeaux, 1874. From the Musee d Orsay, Paris

Napoleon on St Helena, 1815-1821 (1826). Napoleon Bonaparte (Napoleon I) (1769-1821), Emperor of France 1804-1815. Above his head is an eagle carrying a branch of laurel with the names of his famous

US Mail Boat, 1870. Artist: Leila Bauman
US Mail Boat, 1870. From the Washington National Gallery of Art, USA

Seascape with a fire in the distance, 1667. Artist: Ludolf Backhuysen I
Seascape with a fire in the distance, 1667

Admiral Francois Darlan, Commander of the French Navy, 1940. Artist: Pierre Falke
Admiral Francois Darlan, Commander of the French Navy, 1940. Jean Louis Xavier Francois Darlan (1881-1942) commanded the French naval forces early in World War II

Laying the transatlantic telegraph cable, 1865 (1866). Preparing to grapple for the broken cable from the bows of the SS Great Eastern, 2 August 1865

The Atlantic Telegraph, c1878. Idealised view of the telegraph cable passing under the ocean from Valentia, Ireland to Trinity Bay, Newfoundland

For Better or Worse, 1866. Father Neptune blessing Britannia and Uncle Sam on the successful laying of the transatlantic telegraph cable

Hurricane Florence. NASA photograph taken from the Space Shuttle Atlantis from 165 nautical miles above the Earth

Eye of tropical storm Blanca photographed between 17 and 24 June 1985

Theory of Continental Drift, 1922. Diagram from an article by Alfred Wegener (1880-1930) on his theory of Continental Drift, published in Discovery, London, 1922

Diagram of the Earth during the Carboniferous period, 1922. Land is represented by the unshaded areas, deep sea by the areas shaded with diagonal lines and shallow water with horizontal lines

Photomosaic of Earth without cloud cover

PSS Great Eastern on the ocean, 1858. Colour print after a painting by Edwin Weedon. This steamship, designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel with John Scott Russell

Tintagel Head and Castle, Cornwall, UK, 20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
Tintagel Head and Castle, Cornwall, UK, 20th century. Medieval fortification located on the peninsula of Tintagel Island, on the Atlantic coast of Cornwall

The Dutch Squadron at the West African Coast, 1660s. Artist: Willem van de Velde the Younger
The Dutch Squadron at the West African Coast, 1660s. Found in the collection of the State Open-air Museum Peterhof, St Petersburg

The Great Wave off the Coast of Kanagawa, c1829-c1831. Artist: Hokusai
The Great Wave off the Coast of Kanagawa, c1829-c1831. From the series 36 Views of Mount Fuji. Found in the collection of the State A Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

Detail from the Egyptian papyrus of Ani showing the animal headed Keeper, Guard, and Announcer of one of the Seven Gates of the Ocean

Isambard Kingdom Brunels Great Western, 1882. The Great Western was launched in 1837 for the Great Western Steamship Co as the first of three steamships designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel

Earth from space, photographed by spacecraft Apollo 16, April 16 1972. Most of the USA and Mexico and some parts of Central America are visible. Credit ARPL/NASA

Whole Earth from space, viewed from Apollo 17, December 1972. This was the first photograph of the south polar ice cap. Most of Africa is visible, together with the Arabian Peninsular and Madagascar

Anglo-Saxon world map, 10th century. A map showing a flat Earth and the ocean that was thought to surround it. From the British Museum

Map by Bastian Lopez showing Europe, the British Isles and part of Africa, Portuguese, 1558. Artist: Bastiaim Lopez
Map by Bastian Lopez showing Europe, the British Isles and part of Africa, Portuguese, 1558. From the British Museum

British shipping off St Helena, 1817. St Helena, the island to which Napoleon was banished after his surrender following defeat at Waterloo in 1815

Rescue from a shipwreck in a storm off Les Sables-d Olonne, France, 1891. Artist: Henri Meyer
Rescue from a shipwreck in a storm off Les Sables-d Olonne, France, 1891. A print from a supplement to the Le Petit Journal, 28th November 1891

Amundsens airship, the Norge, over the North Pole, 1926. Raold Amundsen (1872-1928), Norwegian explorer made a successful flight over the North Pole aboard the Norge on 11-14 May 1926

Napoleon arriving on St Helena, 1815. Napoleon Bonaparte (Napoleon I) (1769-1821), Emperor of France 1804-1815. After his defeat at Waterloo in 1815 and his subsequent surrender to the British

White Star Lines steamer Oceanic, 1871. Built in 1870 by Harland and Wolff at Belfast, the Oceanic was the first liner built for the White Star Line

Dinner time in the first class dining saloon of an Atlantic steamer on a stormy day, c1890. From The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril & Heroism by F Whymper

British emigrants on their way to America, 1870
British emigrants on their way to America as steerage passengers. From The Graphic, London, March 1870. Wood engraving

Prayers at the scene of the sinking of the Titanic, 1912. The White Star Line chartered the cable-laying vessel Mackay-Brown to recover bodies

Ships of Willem Barents expedition to the Arctic, 1596. Barents (d 1597) was a Dutch navigator who led expeditions in 1594, 1595 and 1596-1597 in search of a Northeast Passage to Asia

Winter quarters of Willem Barents expedition to the Arctic, 1596-1597. Barents (d 1597) was a Dutch navigator who led expeditions in 1594, 1595 and 1596-1597 in search of a Northeast Passage to Asia

Willem Barents ship among the Arctic ice, 1594-1597. Barents (d 1597) was a Dutch navigator who led expeditions in 1594, 1595 and 1596-1597 in search of a Northeast Passage to Asia

American eagle swooping to guard the Atlantic, 1917
American eagle swooping to guard the Atlantic. Cartoon from Punch, London, 18 April 1917 at the time when America promised to assist Britain in patrolling the Atlantic to prevent the sinking of

IK Brunels steam ship Great Eastern showing housing for paddle wheel, and sails, 1857
IK Brunels steam ship Great Eastern showing housing for paddle wheel, and sails. Print published London 1857

South Sea Whale Fishery, 1825. Amelia Wilson and Castor off Buoro. Factory ship at anchor while crew in boats harpoon Sperm Whales

Charles Lindburgh, record breaking aviator, 1927
Charles Lindburgh (1902-74) in his flying kit standing by Spirit of St Louis, the plane in which he made the first non-stop Atlantic air crossing: 20-21 May 1927

Apollo 17 recovery operations, Pacific Ocean, December 19, 1972. Creator: NASA
Apollo 17 recovery operations, Pacific Ocean, December 19, 1972. A water-level view of the Apollo 17 Command Module (CM) " America" floating in the sea following splashdown

Under the Dark Blue Waters, 1872. Artist: Joseph Swain
Under the Dark Blue Waters, 1872. Father Neptune wishes to relax with his drink and a pipe. In front of him is the trans-Atlantic cable, the first of its kind

The Atlantic Telegraph - A bad look out for Despotism, 1858. John Bull calling to Jonathan Hold fast, Jonathan. Jonathan replying All right, Johnny

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