Sea Lane Collection

The Great Eastern steam-ship leaving Sheerness with the French Atlantic Cable, 1869. Creator: Unknown
The Great Eastern steam-ship leaving Sheerness with the French Atlantic Cable, 1869. Start of an important cable-laying voyage. 'At high tide, with her bows to the Nore, there was only about 4 ft

Route of the proposed Channel Railway Ferry, 1870. Creator: Unknown
Route of the proposed Channel Railway Ferry, 1870. Map showing '...the proposed harbours at Dover and Andrecelles [sic]...a point...south of Cape Grisnez and north of Ambleteuse

Gravosa Harbour, Dalmatia, 1870. Creator: Unknown
Gravosa Harbour, Dalmatia, 1870. 'Some description of the mountainous scenery and secluded inlets of the sea along the shore of Dalmatia has been given

The Roman Rocks Lighthouse, Simon's Bay, Cape of Good Hope, 1869. Creator: Mason Jackson
The Roman Rocks Lighthouse, Simon's Bay, Cape of Good Hope, [South Africa], 1869. 'Simon's Bay, where the Admiralty dockyard and depot are situated, is not far from Capetown

Gatun Upper Locks- Footbridge across Upper Guard Gates, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Gatun Upper Locks- Footbridge across Upper Guard Gates, between c1910 and c1915

Two-master and fishing fleet, c1930. Creator: Alfred Wallis
Two-master and fishing fleet, c1930

The Alguada Reef Lighthouse, Cape Negrais, on the coast of Pegu, 1865. Creator: Unknown
The Alguada Reef Lighthouse, Cape Negrais, on the coast of Pegu, 1865. Engraving from a photograph by Lieutenant J. M. M'Neile, R.E

New Lighthouse on Bishop Rock, Scilly Islands, 1858. Creator: Unknown
New Lighthouse on Bishop Rock, Scilly Islands, 1858. It is built upon the Bishop, one of the clusters of rocks on the west of the Scilly Islands...The rock is so narrow that it was necessary in one

The Battle of the Zuider Zee, 1573, 1663. Creator: Jan Theunisz. Blanckerhoff
The Battle of the Zuider Zee, 1573, 1663

View of the Dardanelles Strait, 1742-1801. Creator: Anon
View of the Dardanelles Strait, 1742-1801. On the left the European side with the castle Kilitbahir. On the right the Asian side with the Cimenlik castle

Clash of the Dutch and British Fleets during the Passage of the Dutch Flotilla to Boulogne (1804), 1806

Dutch, English, French and American Squadrons in Japanese Waters during the Expedition led by the Fr Creator
Dutch, English, French and American Squadrons in Japanese Waters during the Expedition led by the French Commander Constant Jaures, September 1864, 1864

The Battle of Cadiz, 1608. Creator: Aert Anthonisz
The Battle of Cadiz, 1608. Other Title(s): The Battle of CadizIncident from the Battle of the Spanish Armada

The Roads of Enkhuizen, 1654-1708. Creator: Abraham Storck
The Roads of Enkhuizen, 1654-1708

Battle of the Combined Venetian and Dutch Fleets against the Turks in the Bay of Foya, 1649, 1656

Portrait of Hendrik Brouwer, Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies, 1750-1800. Creator: Unknown
Portrait of Hendrik Brouwer, Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies, 1750-1800

Pedro Miguel Locks, birdseye view, Panama Canal, between 1913 and 1920. Creator: Unknown
Pedro Miguel Locks, birdseye view, Panama Canal, between 1913 and 1920

Les routes l'Atlantique; L'Ouest Africain, 1914. Creator: Unknown
Les routes l'Atlantique; L'Ouest Africain, 1914. From "Grande Geographie Bong Illustree", 1914

"The Barrage of the Nile", 1854. Creator: Unknown. "The Barrage of the Nile", 1854
"The Barrage of the Nile", 1854. Dam across the River Nile in Egypt. A large passage is kept close to the Eastern shore, for the steamers

Sea Lane Off Kazusa Province (Kazusa no kairo), from the series "Thirty-six Views of... c. 1830/33
Sea Lane Off Kazusa Province (Kazusa no kairo), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)", Japan, c. 1830/33

Millroy's map of Alaska and the Klondyke gold fields, 1897. Creator: J. J. Millroy
Millroy's map of Alaska and the Klondyke gold fields, 1897. The Klondike Gold Rush of 1898 began in earnest within 18 months of a major gold strike on Bonanza Creek

Abosko-B'erneborg Province, 1856. Creator: Unknown
Abosko-B'erneborg Province, 1856. This card is one of a souvenir set of 82 illustrated cards-one for each province of the Russian Empire as it existed in 1856

The Alaska Line, 1934. Creator: Alaska Steamship Co
The Alaska Line, 1934. This map, published in 1934 for the tourist market with colorful images and motifs, shows various shipping routes of the Alaska Line

Wrought-iron lighthouse on the Daedalus Reef, in the Red Sea, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Wrought-iron lighthouse on the Daedalus Reef, in the Red Sea, 1862. The great intercourse which is carried on...by what is called the overland route, has made the Red Sea almost an English highway

Wrought-iron lighthouse on the Ushruffee Reef, in the Strait of Jubal, in the Red Sea, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Wrought-iron lighthouse on the Ushruffee Reef, in the Strait of Jubal, in the Red Sea, 1862. The great intercourse which is carried on...by what is called the overland route

Lake Baikal, 1904-1917. Creator: Unknown
Lake Baikal, 1904-1917. National Library of Russia

View of the Port of Calcutta, c1891. Creator: James Grant
View of the Port of Calcutta, c1891. From " Cassells Illustrated History of India Vol. II.", by James Grant. [Cassell Petter & Galpin, London, Paris and New York]

The Graphic, Front Cover Saturday July 14th. 1888, 1888. Creator: Unknown
The Graphic, Front Cover Saturday July 14th. 1888, 1888. From, The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper Volume38. July to December, 1888

The Graphic, Front Cover Saturday August 25th. 1888, 1888. Creator: Unknown
The Graphic, Front Cover Saturday August 25th. 1888, 1888. From, The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper Volume 38. July to December, 1888

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