Shipwreck Collection (page 8)

SS Drummond Castle, late 19th century. The Drummond Castle was a steamship built by John Elder & Co of Govan in 1881. Operated by the Castle Mail Packets Co

Admiral Somers runs his ship ashore, Bermuda, 1609 (c1880). Admiral Sir Geirge Somers (1554-1610) was the founder of the English colony of Bermuda

Wreckers stripping the body of Sir C Shovel, 1707, (19th century). The death of Sir Cloudesley Shovell (c1650-1707), English admiral

Prince William son of Henry I, endeavouring to save his sister Matilda after bing shipwrecked, 1792

Robinson Crusoe, 20th century(?). Written by Daniel Defoe, The Life and Strange Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe is the story of a fictional English castaway who spends 28 years on a remote

The cliffs and wrecked Preussen, Dover, 20th century

Wreck Of The White Ship, 1120, (c1850). William the Aetheling, only legitimate son of Henry I, died in the shipwreck. Colour plate from Pictures of English History

The Raft of the Medusa, 1900. The Medusa was a French frigate wrecked on a sandbank off the coast of Senegal in 1816. The incident became infamous due to the incompetence of the ships captain

Shipwreck of Prince William, son of Henry I, 1120, (19th century). William the Aetheling, only legitimate son of Henry I, died in the White Ship Disaster

Robinson Crusoe Saving His Goods out of the wreck of the Ship, c1719. Illustration from Daniel Defoes The Life and Strange Surprizing Adventures of Robinson Crusoe of York, Mariner

Robinson Crusoe Saves the Crew of a Ship on Fire at Sea, c1719. Illustration from Daniel Defoes The Life and Strange Surprizing Adventures of Robinson Crusoe of York, Mariner

Robinson Crusoe Shipwrecked at Yarmouth, c1719. Illustration from Daniel Defoes The Life and Strange Surprizing Adventures of Robinson Crusoe of York, Mariner

Robinson Crusoe, c1719. Illustration from Daniel Defoes The Life and Strange Surprizing Adventures of Robinson Crusoe of York, Mariner

Beachy Head, East Sussex, 1829. Artist: J Rogers
Beachy Head, East Sussex, 1829. A ship beached at the foot of the cliffs in bad weather

The Endeavour on the reef, Australia, 1770 (1886). The Endeavour, commanded by Captain James Cook ran aground on the Great Barrier Reef on 10 June 1770

Landscape with Stormy Sea, ca 1720. Artist: Magnasco, Alessandro (1667-1749)
Landscape with Stormy Sea, ca 1720. Found in the collection of the National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo

Three Ships in a Gale, 1673. Artist: Velde, Willem van de, the Younger (1633-1707)
Three Ships in a Gale, 1673. Found in the collection of the National Gallery, London

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

Entrance of the Meuse... c1819. Artist: JMW Turner
Entrance of the Meuse: Orange-Merchant on the Bar, Going to Pieces; Brill Church bearing SE by S, Masensluys E by S, c1819. From the Tate collection, London

People salvaging items from a shipwreck on the Isle of Wright, 1902. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 27th April 1902

Save!!, 1901. The Drama of Russia, Illustration published in, Le Petit Journal, 27th January 1901

Shipwreck of a vessel-school, German, 1901. Illustration published in, Le Petit Journal, 6th January 1901

Attempts at Rescue, 1901. The Drama of Russia, Illustration published in, Le Petit Journal, 27th January 1901

The passengers and equipment of Admiral Gueydon shipwrecked on the African coast, 1903. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 11th October 1903

The French Linois Class cruiser Galilee saving french sailors, 1903. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 20th September 1903

The loss of the French destroyer Framee, 1900. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 2nd September 1900

A shipwreck in front of the port of Dieppe, 1899. Artist: F Meaulle
A shipwreck in front of the port of Dieppe, 1899. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 22nd January 1899

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

The Battle of La Hogue, 1692, (1860). Artist: JC Armytage
The Battle of La Hogue, 1692, (1860). Battles between an allied British and Dutch fleet and a French force, on the northern and eastern sides of the Cotentin in Normandy

Storm, Balaclava, Ukraine, c1888. Illustration from The Life & Times of Queen Victoria, Vol II, by Robert Wilson, (c1888)

The Shipwrecked Sailor Boy, late 18th-early 19th century (1912). Artist: William Redmore Bigg
The Shipwrecked Sailor Boy, late 18th-early 19th century (1912). A print from The Connoisseur, (London, 1912)

The Shipwreck of Telemachus, 1777. Artist: W Walker
The Shipwreck of Telemachus, 1777. A plate from The Copper-Plate Magazine or A Monthly Treasure, London, 1777

Telemachus and Mentor, after having suffered a shipwreck, arrive at the Island of Calypso, 1774. A plate from The Copper-Plate Magazine or A Monthly Treasure, London, 1774

The Battle of the Nile, 1800. Artist: Philip James de Loutherbourg
The Battle of the Nile, 1800. The battle was fought at night in Abu Qir Bay, near Alexandria, Nelson found the French fleet at anchor and attacked, Tate Gallery, London

The Battle of Camperdown, 1799. Artist: Philip James de Loutherbourg
The Battle of Camperdown, 1799. In 1797 the British fleet defeated the Dutch, who were then aligned with the French, near Camperdown on the coast of Holland. Tate Gallery, London

The Shipwreck of Don Juan, 1840. Artist: Eugene Delacroix
The Shipwreck of Don Juan, 1840. From the collection of the Louvre, Paris, France

Calypsos Reception of Telemachus and Mentor, 1801. Artist: Benjamin West
Calypsos Reception of Telemachus and Mentor, 1801

Roman Amphorae from wreck of a merchant ship, c2nd century BC

Four Vessels Running Before a Gale, 1630. Artist: Mulier, Pieter, the Elder (ca 1610-1659)
Four Vessels Running Before a Gale, 1630. Found in the collection of the Hallwylska Museet, Stockholm

Storm at the Sea, 1740s. Artist: Claude-Joseph Vernet
Storm at the Sea, 1740s. Vernet, Claude Joseph (1714-1789). Found in the collection of the Museum of Western and Oriental Art, Kiev

Scene from Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe, 1892. Artist: John Dawson Watson
Scene from Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe, 1892. This 18th century memoir novel was inspired by the story of the Scottish seaman Alexander Selkirk (1676-1721). Robinson Crusoe ill with ague

Rescue from a shipwreck in a storm off Les Sables-d Olonne, France, 1891. Artist: Henri Meyer
Rescue from a shipwreck in a storm off Les Sables-d Olonne, France, 1891. A print from a supplement to the Le Petit Journal, 28th November 1891

Shipwreck of the La Bourdonnais, Sainte Marie, Madagascar, 1893. Artist: Henri Meyer
Shipwreck of the La Bourdonnais, Sainte Marie, Madagascar, 1893. A print from the Le Petit Journal, 25th March 1893

A Storm at Calais, France, 1893. Artist: Frederic Lix
A Storm at Calais, France, 1893. A print from the Le Petit Journal, 9th December 1893

The Battle of the Nile, August 1798, (1800). Artist: J Philippe de Loutherbough
The Battle of the Nile, August 1798, (1800). The battle was fought at night in the Abu Qir Bay near Alexandria. Admiral Lord Nelson found the French fleet at anchor and attacked

Greek Grave-Slab of Shipwrecked Sailor, from Rheneia, Mykonos, c5th century BC. Held at Archaeological Museum. Mykonos, Greece

The Iceberg Above and Below the Water, April 20, 1912. Creator: Unknown
The Iceberg Above and Below the Water, April 20, 1912. Illustration showing the relative proportions - normally about a tenth of the volume of an iceberg is above water - with a ship for scale

At The End, c1845, 1936
At The End, 1936. The ill-fated crew of Sir John Franklin trapped in the ice. From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol. 1, edited by Clarence Winchester. [The Amalgamated Press Ltd. London]

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