Strait Collection

1st Earl of Birkenhead with his daughter on board their yacht, (Isle of Wight?), c1925
Frederick Edwin Smith, 1st Earl of Birkenhead (1872-1930) with his daughter Lady Pamela Smith Berry, Baroness Hartwell (1915-1982) on board their yacht, (Isle of Wight?), c1925

The Baltic Sea and Its Approaches, First World War, c1915, (c1920). Map of part of northern Europe, showing sections of the coasts of Norway, Sweden, Russia, Germany and Denmark

Crinan - The Western Terminus of the Canal and the Sound of Jura, 1895. From Round the Coast. [George Newnes Limited, London, 1895]

The War in Japan: the Red Battery opening fire on the corvettes, Sept. 6, 1864. Creator: Smyth
The War in Japan: the Red Battery opening fire on the corvettes, Sept. 6, 1864. Engraving from a sketch by Mr. C. Wirgman

The War in Japan: action of Sept. 5, in the Strait of Simonosaki, 1864. Creator: Edwin Weedon
The War in Japan: action of Sept. 5, in the Strait of Simonosaki, 1864. Engraving from a sketch by Mr. C. Wirgman, '...our Special Artist

Scenes in Japan: the town and harbour of Simonosaki, 1864. Creators: Unknown, Mason Jackson
Scenes in Japan: the town and harbour of Simonosaki, 1864. 'A large number of junks of all sizes stop at this town to obtain water and other necessaries, on their way through the Inland Sea

Scenes in Japan: entrance to the inland sea, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Scenes in Japan: entrance to the inland sea, 1864. 'View...from the narrowest part of the pass...the first glimpse obtained of the Inland Sea itself, the deep blue water of which

Scenes in Japan: the Strait of Simonosaki, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Scenes in Japan: the Strait of Simonosaki, 1864. 'The western entrance [to the Inland Sea], by the channel of Simonosaki, is at the narrowest part only a quarter of a mile broad

View of Shimonoseki, 1865. Creator: Unknown
View of Shimonoseki, 1865

Messina as seen from Calabria - from a sketch by the Hon. Major Fitzmaurice, 1860. Creator: Unknown
Messina as seen from Calabria - from a sketch by the Hon. Major Fitzmaurice, 1860. Messina is situated on the north-east coast [of Sicily], opposite to Calabria

Georgetown, Penang, near Perak, in the Malay Peninsula, 1876. Creator: E. Hastie
Georgetown, Penang, near Perak, in the Malay Peninsula, 1876. The nearest British settlement to Perak is that of Pulo Penang, or Prince of Wales's Island

View in Magellan's Straits; Old South American Geographies, 1875. Creator: Unknown
View in Magellan's Straits; Old South American Geographies, 1875. From Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London] and Galpin

Evening Clearing at the Coast, Tsushima, 1856. Creator: Ando Hiroshige
Evening Clearing at the Coast, Tsushima, 1856. From Famous Places of the Sixty-odd Provinces

The Naval Battle of Dannoura in the Reign of Antoku, Eightieth Emperor, 1880. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
The Naval Battle of Dannoura in the Reign of Antoku, Eightieth Emperor, 1880. From A Simple Illustrated History of Japan

Shinchunagon Taira no Tomomori Sweeping the Deck, 1886. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Shinchunagon Taira no Tomomori Sweeping the Deck, 1886. From Yoshitoshi's Warriors Trembling with Courage. In May 1185, Taira no Tomomori killed himself in the Battle of Dan no ura

Yoshitsune Leaps Over Eight Boats at Dannoura Bay during the Battle of Yashima, 19th century

Lord Stratford de Redcliffe laying the Foundation Stone of the Memorial Church at... 1858. Creator: Unknown
Lord Stratford de Redcliffe laying the Foundation Stone of the Memorial Church at Constantinople, 1858. A large tent was erected at the top of the inclosure for the personnel of the [British] Embassy

View of Messina - from a drawing by Mr. Wreford, 1860. Creator: Unknown
View of Messina - from a drawing by Mr. Wreford, 1860. Messina is situated on the north-east coast [of Sicily], opposite to Calabria, from which it is separated by the Channel of the Faro

View near Port Famine; Old South American Geographies, 1875. Creator: Unknown
View near Port Famine; Old South American Geographies, 1875. From Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London] and Galpin

Reggio, Calabria, recently taken by Garibaldi, 1860. Creator: Macquaid
Reggio, Calabria, recently taken by Garibaldi, 1860. View of...the capital of the province of Calabria, [which] stands on the east side of the Strait of Messina

Plan of the Attack on the Forts and Batteries of Canton, Nov.12 and 13, 1856, (1857). Creator: Unknown
Plan of the Attack on the Forts and Batteries of Canton, Nov.12 and 13, 1856, (1857). British naval officer:..we have had a job to take some forts called the Bocca Tigris

Capture of Bocca Tigris Forts by the English Squadron - the Attack on North and South Wantung, 1857
The War with China - Capture of Bocca Tigris Forts by the English Squadron - the Attack on North and South Wantung, 1857. Encounter, North Wantung, Nankin, South Aminghoy, Hornet, South Wantung

Mackinac Island from Round Island, Michigan, c1899. Creator: William H. Jackson
Mackinac Island from Round Island, Michigan, c1899

Map of the Strait of Magellan, 1635-1664. Creator: Willem Blaeu
Map of the Strait of Magellan, 1635-1664. At the top right a coat of arms

Rock and town of Scilla in the Calabria region from the sea on the north, 1778. Creator: Louis Ducros
Rock and town of Scilla in the Calabria region from the sea on the north, 1778. Drawing from the album Voyage to Italy, Sicily and Malta

Coral fishermen at the city of Scilla, 1778. Creator: Louis Ducros
Coral fishermen at the city of Scilla, 1778. Drawing from the album Voyage to Italy, Sicily and Malta

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

Wedding procession on the Bosphorus, c.1720-c.1737. Creator: Jean Baptiste Vanmour
Wedding procession on the Bosphorus, c.1720-c.1737

Chinese Smuggling Craft, Strait of Formosa, 1857. Creator: Unknown
Chinese Smuggling Craft, Strait of Formosa, 1857. Ship in the Taiwan Strait, South China Sea. From "Illustrated London News", 1857

The War with China - Interior of the Anunghoy Bogue Forts, sketched after their demolition... 1857. Creator: Unknown
The War with China - Interior of the Anunghoy Bogue Forts, sketched after their demolition by the "Nankin" and the "Calcutta", 1857

Moorish oarsmen at Constantinople, 1840-1900. Creator: Felix Francois Georges Philibert Ziem
Moorish oarsmen at Constantinople, 1840-1900

View of Istanbul from the Dutch Embassy at Pera, c.1720-c.1737. Creator: Jean Baptiste Vanmour
View of Istanbul from the Dutch Embassy at Pera, c.1720-c.1737

View of the entrance to the Aya Sophia mosque in Constantinople, 1742-1801. Creator: Anon
View of the entrance to the Aya Sophia mosque in Constantinople, 1742-1801

View of the Dardanelles, 1770-1780. Creator: Antoine van der Steen
View of the Dardanelles, 1770-1780

View of Constantinople and the Seraglio from the Dutch embassy, 1700-1764. Creator: Unknown
View of Constantinople and the Seraglio from the Dutch embassy, 1700-1764

An Ambassador's Audience with the Grand Vizier in his Yali on the Bosporus (Ambassador Cornelis Calk Creator: Anon)
An Ambassador's Audience with the Grand Vizier in his Yali on the Bosporus (Ambassador Cornelis Calkoen, 12 August 1727), 1700-1800

Grand Hotel, Mackinac Island, Mich. between 1900 and 1906. Creator: Unknown
Grand Hotel, Mackinac Island, Mich. between 1900 and 1906

HMS Steam-Powered Battleship Medusa Opening the Shimonoseki Straits, 1864. Other Title(s): HMS Medusa Forcing the Passage through Shimonoseki Strait between Kyushu and Honshu, September 1864

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

Storm in the Strait of Dover, 1819-1866. Creator: Johan Hendrick Louis Meijer
Storm in the Strait of Dover, 1819-1866

D.& C. str. at dock, St. Ignace, Mich. between 1900 and 1920. Creator: Unknown. D.& C. str. at dock, St. Ignace, Mich
D.& C. str. at dock, St. Ignace, Mich. between 1900 and 1920. The steamer shown is either City of Alpena or City of Mackinac of the Detroit and Cleveland Navigation Co

The Narrows, Hudson River, c.between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Unknown
The Narrows, Hudson River, c.between 1910 and 1920

Peekskill Bay and the narrows of the Hudson, ca 1900. Creator: Unknown
Peekskill Bay and the narrows of the Hudson, ca 1900

The Narrows, Poagshole, Dansville, N.Y. ca 1900. Creator: Unknown
The Narrows, Poagshole, Dansville, N.Y. ca 1900

Dutch Ships in the Roads of Texel; in the middle the Gouden Leeuw, the Flagship of... 1671. Creator: Ludolf Bakhuizen
Dutch Ships in the Roads of Texel; in the middle the Gouden Leeuw, the Flagship of Cornelis Tromp, 1671

Battle between the Dutch and Swedish Fleets, in the Sound, 8 November 1658, 1665. Creator: Willem van de Velde I
Battle between the Dutch and Swedish Fleets, in the Sound, 8 November 1658, 1665

Battle between the Dutch and Swedish Fleets, in the Sound, 8 November 1658, 1658-1693. Creator: Willem van de Velde I
Battle between the Dutch and Swedish Fleets, in the Sound, 8 November 1658, 1658-1693. Attributed to Willem van de Velde I

Plan of Spithead showing the Proposed Evolutions at the Review of the Fleet by Her Majesty, on Wedne Creator: Unknown
Plan of Spithead showing the Proposed Evolutions at the Review of the Fleet by Her Majesty, on Wednesday the 23rd April, 1856. Map showing Royal Navy ships off the coast of Hampshire

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