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Overboard Collection

Background imageOverboard Collection: 'Ahmadou's Army crossing the Niger; Journey from the Senegal to the Niger, 1875. Creator: Unknown

'Ahmadou's Army crossing the Niger; Journey from the Senegal to the Niger, 1875. Creator: Unknown
Ahmadou's Army crossing the Niger; Journey from the Senegal to the Niger, 1875. From Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London] and Galpin

Background imageOverboard Collection: Un homme a la mer, 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier

Un homme a la mer, 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Un homme a la mer, 19th century. A man overboard

Background imageOverboard Collection: Adrift, c1890, (c1930). Creator: Charles Napier Hemy

Adrift, c1890, (c1930). Creator: Charles Napier Hemy
Adrift, c1890, (c1930). Fisherman spot a seemingly empty rowing boat which has taken on water. Painting in the Gallery Oldham, Greater Manchester

Background imageOverboard Collection: A Man Overboard, 1893, (c1930). Creator: Thomas J Somerscales

A Man Overboard, 1893, (c1930). Creator: Thomas J Somerscales
A Man Overboard, 1893, (c1930). Sailing ship at sea. Painting in the Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool. From " Modern Masterpieces of British Art". [The Amalgamated Press Ltd. London, c1930]

Background imageOverboard Collection: The Aeriel Ship, or Munchausen Improved!, 1835

The Aeriel Ship, or Munchausen Improved!, 1835. Fantastical airship with a rudder and a complicated system of rope-activated wings

Background imageOverboard Collection: British sailors throwing overboard luxuries, North Sea, First World War, 1914

British sailors throwing overboard luxuries, North Sea, First World War, 1914. Illustration from The Great War by HW Wilson, Vol I, (London, 1914)

Background imageOverboard Collection: After a Shipwreck, 1847. Artist: Eugene Delacroix

After a Shipwreck, 1847. Artist: Eugene Delacroix
After a Shipwreck, 1847. Delacroix, Eugene (1798-1863). Found in the collection of the State A. Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

Background imageOverboard Collection: Loss of the fishing boat Marguerite, 1897. Artist: Oswaldo Tofani

Loss of the fishing boat Marguerite, 1897. Artist: Oswaldo Tofani
Loss of the fishing boat Marguerite, 1897. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 21st March 1897

Background imageOverboard Collection: An Accident in Santander, Divers Looking for the Bodies of the Victims, 1893

An Accident in Santander, Divers Looking for the Bodies of the Victims, 1893. Fire broke out on the commercial ship Cabo-Machchichaco, the crew of the liner Alphonse III, tried to help

Background imageOverboard Collection: An Accident Aboard the Victoria, 22 June 1893. Artist: Henri Meyer

An Accident Aboard the Victoria, 22 June 1893. Artist: Henri Meyer
An Accident Aboard the Victoria, 22 June 1893. The Camperdown rammes the Victoria by mistake, causing the death of Admiral Tyron and 359 Officers and English Sailors, 22 June 1893

Background imageOverboard Collection: Henry Hudson, English navigator, being set adrift by mutinous crew, c1880

Henry Hudson, English navigator, being set adrift by mutinous crew, c1880
Henry Hudson (c.1550-1611), English navigator, being set adrift with son and 7 others by mutinous crew, c1880. He was never seen again. Wood engraving

Background imageOverboard Collection: Roman relief of a merchant ship

Roman relief of a merchant ship with man overboard

Background imageOverboard Collection: The Atlantic Telegraph - A bad look out for Despotism, 1858

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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