Shipping Industry Collection (#24)

Bombay, the East India Companys port on the Malabar Coast of India, 1755. Company trading vessels are in the foreground and quayside warehouses and buildings behind

Ferdinand de Lesseps, French diplomat and entrepreneur, 1894. Artist: Henri Meyer
Ferdinand de Lesseps, French diplomat and entrepreneur, 1894. De Lesseps (1805-1894) built the Suez Canal to enable shipping to pass between the Mediterranean

Merchantmen and other shipping in the English Channel, 19th century. Artist: George Chambers
Merchantmen and other shipping in the English Channel, 19th century. Painting by George Chambers (1803-1840), arguably the foremost painter of maritime subjects of the 19th century

The Marina of Brest, c1750-1810. Artist: Nicolas Marie Ozanne
The Marina of Brest, c1750-1810

Launching a Ship at Brest, c1750-1810. Artist: Nicolas Marie Ozanne
Launching a Ship at Brest, c1750-1810

Untitled, c1750-1810. Artist: Nicolas Marie Ozanne
Untitled, c1750-1810

Brisbane River, south-east Queensland, Australia, 1870-1880

Lambton Harbour and Queens Wharf, Wellington, New Zealand, 1870. Artist: James Bragge
Lambton Harbour and Queens Wharf, Wellington, New Zealand, 1870

Lyttelton, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand, 1880. Artist: Burton Brothers
Lyttelton, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand, 1880

The port, Auckland, New Zealand, c1870-1880

American amphibious vehicles, Le Havre, France, 1944. The vehicles are being used to provide a shuttle service between ships anchored offshore and the harbour

Loading bales of cotton for export, Savannah, Georgia, USA. Wood engraving c1870

Cunard Lines first transatlantic liner Britannia leaving Boston, Massachusetts, USA, 1847. Artist: Smyth
Cunard Lines first transatlantic liner Britannia leaving Boston, Massachusetts, USA, 1847. The Britannia made her first transatlantic voyage in 1840, travelling from Halifax, Nova Scotia

Passengers joining a P&O liner in the Thames, c1890. Artist: P&O Pencillings
Passengers joining a P&O liner in the Thames, c1890. Embarking for a voyage through the Suez Canal to India, Australia or Japan

The Port of Bordeaux, France, 1804. Artist: Pierre Lacour I
The Port of Bordeaux, France, 1804

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

The British Tar of The Future, 1862. With the advances in ship building racing ahead after the move from wood to iron, here Mr Punch shows the Jack Tar of the future clad

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