Rowing Collection (page 7)

An attack of the Danes on Ireland, 9th century AD, (c1920). Artist: Henry Payne
An attack of the Danes on Ireland, 9th century AD, (c1920). Illustration from Story of the British Nation, Volume I, by Walter Hutchinson, (London, c1920s)

Saxon raiders, (1921). Artist: Richard Caton Woodville II
Saxon raiders, (1921). Illustration from Story of the British Nation, Volume I, Walter Hutchinson, (London, c1920s)

Bury Hill, Surrey, 19th century. Artist: Shury & Son
Bury Hill, Surrey, 19th century

The Escape of Mary Queen of Scots from Loch Leven Castle, 19th century, (c1920). Victorian depiction of Mary (1542-1587) being rowed to freedom

The River Thames, 19th century. Artist: W May
The River Thames, 19th century

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

HMS Worcester, 1937. The school ship of the Thames Nautical Training College. Cigarette card from The Navy series, produced by Senior Service Cigarettes, 1937

Expedition of Marti and Maximo Gomez, (1895), 1920s
Expedition of Marti and Maximo Gomez. They disembarked in Playitas on the south coast of Baracoa on April 11 1895. Cigar card from the History of Cuba, Geografico Universal

Rowing on a lake, c1900-1919(?)

Boats on the Chinese Arroyo, near Saigon, Vietnam, 1895. From The Universal Geography with Illustrations and Maps, division XV, written by Elisee Reclus and published by Virtue & Co

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The death of King Arthur, (19th century). Victorian depiction of the legendary Arthurs voyage to Avalon

Start of the Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race, London, 1926-1927. The traditional university rowing race starts at Putney and finishes at Mortlake. The course is 4 miles and 374 yards (6, 779 m)

Finish of the Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race, London, 1926-1927. The traditional university rowing race starts at Putney and finishes at Mortlake. The course is 4 miles and 374 yards (6, 779 m)

St Julian and St Basilissa, his wife, conveying Christ in their boat, 13th century (1870). Illustrated from a bas-relief over the doorway of St Julien le Pauvre, Paris

The Spanish Armada, 1588, (c1850). The Spanish-controlled fleet which sailed against England in 1588. Colour plate from Pictures of English History, published by George Routledge & Sons, (London)

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

Part of the American gold medal-winning rowing eight, Berlin Olympics, 1936. A print from Olympia 1936, Die Olympischen Spiele 1936, Volume II, Cigaretten-Bilderdienst, Hamburg, 1936

St Stephens Chapel and the Speakers House, Westminster, London, 1834 (c1905). A view from the River Thames. Print published in Parliament Past and Present by Arnold Wright and Philip Smith, (London)

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

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)

The Oxford eights, 20th Century. Postcard from The Souvenir Album, Views of London And The River Thames, From London To Oxford, (London, 20th Century)

Caversham Bridge, Berkshire, 20th Century. Postcard from The Souvenir Album, Views of London And The River Thames, From London To Oxford, (London, 20th Century)

Marlow Lock, Buckinghamshire, 20th Century. Postcard from The Souvenir Album, Views of London And The River Thames, From London To Oxford, (London, 20th Century)

Henley Regatta, Oxfordshire, 20th Century. Postcard from The Souvenir Album, Views of London And The River Thames, From London To Oxford, (London, 20th Century)

Swedish Woman Rowing, 1809. Artist: W Dickes
Swedish Woman Rowing, 1809. The girl in the picture belongs to the province of Dalecarlia. There the woman are taller, stronger and more attractive than in the other provinces

The Rowers, 1873. Artist: Marees, Hans von (1837-1887)
The Rowers, 1873. Found in the collection of the Staatliche Museen, Berlin

Fishing Equipment, 20th century
Fishing Equipment 20th century. A print from La Manufacture Francais D Armes et Cycles de Saint-Etienne, French mail order catalog

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

The Argonauts Pass the Symplegades, 1655. Artist: Michel de Marolles
The Argonauts Pass the Symplegades, 1655. A plate from Michel de Marolless Tableaux du Temple des Muses, Paris, 1655. Fround in the collection of Jean Claude Carriere

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)

Representation of a Tent Boat, or Plantation Barge, 1813. From Narrative, of a Five Years Expedition, against the Revolted Negroes of Surinam, in Guiana, on the West Coast of South Africa, volume II

Regatta at Molesey, 1874. Artist: Alfred Sisley
Regatta at Molesey, 1874. From the collection of the Musee d Orsay, Paris, France

River view, 17th Century. Artist: Jan van Goyen
River view, 17th Century

Nile animals on panel in the Vatican

Pot showing Charon and Hermes in the underworld
This pot shows Charon and Hermes in the underworld: Charon is on the left, rowing his boat across the river Styx, and Hermes arm can be seen on the right, acting as a psychopomp

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

Detail of Trajans column, showing resupplying
Detail of Trajans (18 September 53 ? 9 August 117) column, showing resupplying from ships

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

Charon the ferryman rowing to collect Dante and Virgil, to carry them across the Styx, 1861. Artist: Gustave Dore
Charon the ferryman rowing to collect Dante and his guide, Virgil, to carry them across the Styx, 1861. Italian poet Dante Alighieri (1265-1321) was a great admirer of Virgil

Emigration to America, 19th century. Artist: Charles Volkmar
Emigration to America, 19th century. Emigrants being rowed ashore from the vessel that has brought them from Europe

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

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

View of Bangkok, 1893. Artist: Henri Meyer
View of Bangkok, 1893. A print from the Le Petit Journal, 12th August 1893

A Regatta at Asnieres During the Second Empire, c1868-1905. Artist: Antony Paul Emile Morlon
A Regatta at Asnieres During the Second Empire, c1868-1905

Queen Victoria and Prince Albert with their six eldest children, c1850. Louisa the youngest shown here, born 1848. Their eldest son, the Prince of Wales (later Edward VII) is in the boat

Shanghai harbour c1875. Shanghai was one of the Treaty Ports established in 1842 for British traders after Chinas defeat in the first Opium War (1839-1842)

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