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Salon of the P&O steamship SS India, 1901. A photograph from The Magazine of Art, Cassell and Company, Limited, 1901

The banks of the Mississippi, c1860s (c1880). A print from Cassells History of the United States, by Edmund Ollier, Volume III, Cassell Petter and Galpin, London, c1880

John Ericsson, Swedish-born American engineer and inventor, (c1880). Artist: Whymper
John Ericsson, Swedish-born American engineer and inventor, (c1880). On moving to the USA in 1839, Ericsson designed many warships including the Monitor (1861)

Loading a cotton steamer, USA, c1880. A print from Cassells History of the United States, by Edmund Ollier, Volume III, Cassell Petter and Galpin, London, c1880

Cotton wharves, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, early 20th century. Cotton bales on the Elder Dempster Co SS Wharf in New Orleans

The RMS Mauretania, 20th century. RMS Mauretania, sister ship of the Lusitania, was an ocean liner built by Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson at Wallsend, Tyne and Wear

A sketch from Billingsgate, 19th century (1904). Artist: James Abbott McNeill Whistler
A sketch from Billingsgate, 19th century (1904). Second state etching. Plate taken from Whistler As I Knew Him, by Mortimer Menpes, published by Adam and Charles Black (London, 1904)

Tyzac Whiteley and Co, 1859 (1904). Artist: James Abbott McNeill Whistler
Tyzac Whiteley and Co, 1859 (1904). Plate taken from Whistler As I Knew Him, by Mortimer Menpes, published by Adam and Charles Black (London, 1904)

Limehouse, 19th century (1904). Artist: James Abbott McNeill Whistler
Limehouse, 19th century (1904). Plate taken from Whistler As I Knew Him, by Mortimer Menpes, published by Adam and Charles Black (London, 1904)

Offices of the Suez Canal Company, Port Said, Egypt, 20th century. Artist: Isaac Behar
Offices of the Suez Canal Company, Port Said, Egypt, 20th century

Steamer coaling, Port Said, Egypt, 20th century. Port Said is a fuelling station for ships passing through the Suez Canal

Steamers passing through the Suez Canal, Egypt, 20th century

Dockyard workshops and waterfront, Gibraltar, 20th century

Durban harbour from the Bluff, South Africa. A print from View Album of Glorious Durban

No 2 Dock and grain elevators, Buenos Aires, Argentina. A print from Buenos Aires, published by Mitchells Book Store, Cangallo

St Katherines Docks, London, late 19th century. Aerial view showing the docks, ships on the Thames, and the Tower of London in the background

The SS Orbita, Panama Canal, early 20th century. Artist: J Dearden Holmes
The SS Orbita, Panama Canal, early 20th century. Stereoscopic card. Detail

United States Men-Of-War passing through a lock, Panama Canal, Panama, 1926
United States Men-Of-War passing through a lock, Panama Canal, 1926. The idea of building a canal between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans was first planned by the French civil engineer

A lock on the Panama Canal, Panama, 1926. The idea of building a canal between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans was first planned by the French civil engineer and builder of the Suez Canal

Avon Gorge, Bristol, 1926. Artist: Cavenders Ltd
Avon Gorge, Bristol, 1926. From the River Valleys set of hand-coloured cigarette cards issued with Army Club Cigarettes, Cavanders Ltd, 1926

The ocean liner RMS Queen Mary, Clydebank, Glasgow, 1934 (1935). Artist: John Brown & Company
The ocean liner RMS Queen Mary, Clydebank, Glasgow, 1934 (1935). Built by John Brown & Co on Clydeside for the Cunard White Star Line, the 81

The ocean liner RMS Berengaria, 20th century. The SS Imperator, later renamed RMS Berengaria, was the first of a trio of successively larger ocean liners that included the Vaterland

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

Dublin, Ireland, 19th century. Artist: Weber
Dublin, Ireland, 19th century

Montreal, Canada, 19th century

Ocean liner RMS Queen Mary, 20th century. Docked in harbour. Built by John Brown & Co on Clydeside for the Cunard White Star Line, the 81

Blue Star Lines cruise ship SS Arandora Star, Kongsfjorden, Spitzbegen, Norway, 1929. The Arandora Star entered service with the Blue Star Line in 1927

Blue Star Line cruise ship SS Arandora Star, Norway, c1927-c1939. The Arandora Star entered service with the Blue Star Line in 1927. Norway was one of her regular destinations

Statue of Ferdinand de Lesseps, Port Said, Egypt, c1920s-c1930s(?). A French diplomat and entrepreneur, de Lesseps (1805-1894)

RMS Atlantis, Valetta, Malta, c1929-c1939. Previously a liner named Andes, the Atlantis was converted into a cruise ship and renamed by the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company in 1929

Canning Dock, Liverpool, 1924-1926. Artist: Valentine & Sons
Canning Dock, Liverpool, 1924-1926. Canning Dock opened in 1737. Liverpool grew rapidly in importance as a port in the 18th century with the growth of trade, including the transport of slaves

The Pool of London, 1924-1926. Artist: FP Dickinson
The Pool of London, 1924-1926. The Pool, just below London Bridge. A print from Hutchinsons Britain Beautiful, edited by Walter Hutchinson, volume III, 1924-1926

Loading cotton onto a ship, Memphis, Tennessee, USA, c1900s. Published by The Acmegraph Co. (Chicago)

The shipping of mules, Syros Island, Greece, 1937. Artist: Martin Hurlimann
The shipping of mules, Syros Island, Greece, 1937. Illustration from Das Mittelmeer: Landschaft, Baukunst und Volksleben im Kreise des Mittellandischen Meeres, a work on Mediterranean architecture

Ferdinand de Lesseps, 19th century French diplomat and entrepreneur, (1900). De Lesseps (1805-1894) built the Suez Canal to enable shipping to pass between the Mediterranean

Map of Liverpool, Merseyside, 1903. Artist: John Walker
Map of Liverpool, Merseyside, 1903. Inset is a photograph of a Liverpool dock

The Comet, c1812, (c1880). Henry Bells steam boat Comet, 40ft long (12.19m), powered by a 3hp Boulton & Watt engine, was the first successful steam boat in Europe

Samuel Plimsoll, British politician and social reformer, c1880. Artist: Moritz Klinkicht
Samuel Plimsoll, British politician and social reformer, c1880. Known popularly as the sailors friend because of his championing of sailors interests

Sir Edward James Harland, British shipbuilder, c1880. In 1855, Harland (1831-1896) went to Belfast as manager of the then small shipyard. He went on to build the famous White Star liners

Shipyards and shipping on the Clyde, c1880. Artist: V Dutertre
Shipyards and shipping on the Clyde, c1880. A print from Great Industries of Great Britain, Volume I, published by Cassell Petter and Galpin, (London, Paris, New York, c1880)

Ships of the Hanseatic League of the 14th and 15th century, (1903). Artist: Willy Stower
Ships of the Hanseatic League of the 14th and 15th century, (1903). 1 and 3: Cologne ships of the year 1400; 2: Wisnar ship; 4: Lubeck ship; 5: Danzig ship; 6: Elbing ship

Melbourne from the Yarra, Victoria, Australia, 1886. Artist: Frederic B Schell
Melbourne from the Yarra, Victoria, Australia, 1886. The Yarra River is the river on which the city of Melbourne was founded, Wood engraving from Picturesque Atlas of Australasia, Vol I

Port of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1886. Artist: W Mollier
Port of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1886. Wood engraving from Picturesque Atlas of Australasia, Vol I, by Andrew Garran, illustrated under the supervision of Frederic B Schell

Loading coal at Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, 1886. Artist: WC Fitler
Loading coal at Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, 1886. The port of Newcastle remains the economic and trade centre for the resource rich Hunter Valley

Circular Quay, west side, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1886. Artist: Frederic B Schell
Circular Quay, west side, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1886. Port Jackson, containing Sydney Harbour, is the natural harbour of Sydney

Circular Quay, Sydney Harbour, New South Wales, Australia, 1886. Artist: J Hellawell
Circular Quay, Sydney Harbour, New South Wales, Australia, 1886. Port Jackson, containing Sydney Harbour, is the natural harbour of Sydney

Darling harbour, from Pyrmont, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1886. Artist: Frederic B Schell
Darling harbour, from Pyrmont, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1886. Darling Harbour is a locality of Sydney. Wood engraving from Picturesque Atlas of Australasia, Vol I, by Andrew Garran

Shipping, Circular Quay, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1886. Artist: JR Ashton
Shipping, Circular Quay, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1886. Port Jackson, containing Sydney Harbour, is the natural harbour of Sydney

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