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Background imageWaterways Collection: 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. 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

Background imageWaterways Collection: 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. 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

Background imageWaterways Collection: Scenes in Japan: the town and harbour of Simonosaki, 1864. Creators: Unknown, Mason Jackson

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

Background imageWaterways Collection: Scenes in Japan: entrance to the inland sea, 1864. Creator: Unknown

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

Background imageWaterways Collection: Stone-lifting machine number two [Russian Empire], 1909. Creator

Stone-lifting machine number two [Russian Empire], 1909. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Stone-lifting machine number two [Russian Empire], 1909. In album: Views along the Mariinskii Canal and river system, Russian Empire, LOT 10332-A, no. 85.

Background imageWaterways Collection: View of Shimonoseki, 1865. Creator: Unknown

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

Background imageWaterways Collection: 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. 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

Background imageWaterways Collection: Stables, 1880. Creator: James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Stables, 1880. Creator: James Abbott McNeill Whistler
Stables, 1880

Background imageWaterways Collection: View in Magellan's Straits; Old South American Geographies, 1875. Creator: Unknown

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

Background imageWaterways Collection: Evening Clearing at the Coast, Tsushima, 1856. Creator: Ando Hiroshige

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

Background imageWaterways Collection: The Ferry at Yoroi, 1862. Creator: Utagawa Hiroshige II

The Ferry at Yoroi, 1862. Creator: Utagawa Hiroshige II
The Ferry at Yoroi, 1862. From Thirty-six Famous Views of the Eastern Capital

Background imageWaterways Collection: Waterway near the Baarsjes, Amsterdam, c.1880-c.1901. Creator: Jan Hillebrand Wijsmuller

Waterway near the Baarsjes, Amsterdam, c.1880-c.1901. Creator: Jan Hillebrand Wijsmuller
Waterway near the Baarsjes, Amsterdam, c.1880-c.1901

Background imageWaterways Collection: View of Messina - from a drawing by Mr. Wreford, 1860. Creator: Unknown

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

Background imageWaterways Collection: View near Port Famine; Old South American Geographies, 1875. Creator: Unknown

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

Background imageWaterways Collection: Reggio, Calabria, recently taken by Garibaldi, 1860. Creator: Macquaid

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

Background imageWaterways Collection: Rock and town of Scilla in the Calabria region from the sea on the north, 1778

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

Background imageWaterways Collection: Coral fishermen at the city of Scilla, 1778. Creator: Louis Ducros

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

Background imageWaterways Collection: A Sea-going Vessel Sailing into an Inland Waterway, c.1614-c.1630. Creator: Anon

A Sea-going Vessel Sailing into an Inland Waterway, c.1614-c.1630. Creator: Anon
A Sea-going Vessel Sailing into an Inland Waterway, c.1614-c.1630

Background imageWaterways Collection: HMS Steam-Powered Battleship Medusa Opening the Shimonoseki Straits, 1864

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

Background imageWaterways Collection: Dutch, English, French and American Squadrons in Japanese Waters during the Expedition led by

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

Background imageWaterways Collection: Dutch Ships in the Roads of Texel; in the middle the Gouden Leeuw, the Flagship of... 1671

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

Background imageWaterways Collection: Landscape with rolling bridge, c.1660. Creator: Unknown

Landscape with rolling bridge, c.1660. Creator: Unknown
Landscape with rolling bridge, c.1660

Background imageWaterways Collection: Yoroi Ferry, Koami-cho (Yoroi no watashi Koami-cho), from the series “One Hundred... 1857

Yoroi Ferry, Koami-cho (Yoroi no watashi Koami-cho), from the series “One Hundred... 1857. Creator: Ando Hiroshige
Yoroi Ferry, Koami-cho (Yoroi no watashi Koami-cho), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)", 1857

Background imageWaterways Collection: Yoroi Ferry, Koami-cho (Yoroi no watashi Koami-cho), from the series “One Hundred... 1857

Yoroi Ferry, Koami-cho (Yoroi no watashi Koami-cho), from the series “One Hundred... 1857. Creator: Ando Hiroshige
Yoroi Ferry, Koami-cho (Yoroi no watashi Koami-cho), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)", 1857

Background imageWaterways Collection: Type of Olonetsk man in Vytegra [Russian Empire], 1909. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky

Type of Olonetsk man in Vytegra [Russian Empire], 1909. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Type of Olonetsk man in Vytegra [Russian Empire], 1909. In album: Views along the Mariinskii Canal and river system, Russian Empire

Background imageWaterways Collection: Map of inland waterways under the jurisdiction of the Tomsk district, 1800. Creator: Unknown

Map of inland waterways under the jurisdiction of the Tomsk district, 1800. Creator: Unknown
Map of inland waterways under the jurisdiction of the Tomsk district, 1800

Background imageWaterways Collection: Map showing routes of the Pacific coast Steamship Company, 1891. Creator: Rand McNally

Map showing routes of the Pacific coast Steamship Company, 1891. Creator: Rand McNally
Map showing routes of the Pacific coast Steamship Company, 1891. This foldable tourist brochure, published by Rand McNally and Company in 1891

Background imageWaterways Collection: The route of the Alaska excursion steamers, 1891. Creator: Charles Sumner Fee

The route of the Alaska excursion steamers, 1891. Creator: Charles Sumner Fee
The route of the Alaska excursion steamers, 1891. This map, published in 1891, shows the excursion steamship routes from Seattle

Background imageWaterways Collection: Steamboat 'Khanka' at the pier on the Zeya River, 1909. Creator: Vladimir Ivanovich Fedorov

Steamboat "Khanka" at the pier on the Zeya River, 1909. Creator: Vladimir Ivanovich Fedorov
Steamboat "Khanka" at the pier on the Zeya River, 1909. Amur Oblast Museum of Regional History and Folklife

Background imageWaterways Collection: The Prestenizza beacon on the island of Cherso, 1886. Creator: Gottfried Seelos

The Prestenizza beacon on the island of Cherso, 1886. Creator: Gottfried Seelos
The Prestenizza beacon on the island of Cherso, 1886. The picture shows the strait between Istria and the northeast coast of the island of Cres with the Lighthouse near Porozina on Cres that still

Background imageWaterways Collection: Temple Lock, Near Marlow, c1870

Temple Lock, Near Marlow, c1870. Lock and weir on the Buckinghamshire bank of the River Thames built by Thames Navigation Commissioners in 1773

Background imageWaterways Collection: Sailing-Qagyuhl, c1914. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis

Sailing-Qagyuhl, c1914. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Sailing-Qagyuhl, c1914. Three Kwakiutl people in a canoe with a single sail

Background imageWaterways Collection: Hotel de Ville, Utrecht, 1833. Creator: Samuel Prout

Hotel de Ville, Utrecht, 1833. Creator: Samuel Prout
Hotel de Ville, Utrecht, 1833

Background imageWaterways Collection: Iffley Mill, c1870

Iffley Mill, c1870. During the 12th century Oxford townsmen built a watermill at Iffley to grind malt, barley, corn and other cereals. From " Picturesque Europe - The British Isles, Vol

Background imageWaterways Collection: Guildford. From the River, 1898. Creator: Unknown

Guildford. From the River, 1898. Creator: Unknown
Guildford. From the River, 1898. From 1653 Guildford on the River Wey was at the centre of a network of waterways. From " Our Own Country, Volume III"

Background imageWaterways Collection: The Barges, 1898. Creator: Unknown

The Barges, 1898. Creator: Unknown
The Barges, 1898. Barges moored under trees on the River Thames in Oxford. From " Our Own Country, Volume III". [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris & Melbourne, 1898]

Background imageWaterways Collection: Camden Lock Lock, London, UK, 30 / 1 / 10. Creator: Ethel Davies

Camden Lock Lock, London, UK, 30 / 1 / 10. Creator: Ethel Davies
Camden Lock Lock, London, UK, 30/1/10. The canal lock on the Regents Canal, an arm of the Grand Union Canal, near Camden Lock Market and Kentish Town, London, NW5, England, UK

Background imageWaterways Collection: The Jewish Ghetto in Venice, 1906. Creator: Edgar Chahine (1874-1947)

The Jewish Ghetto in Venice, 1906. Creator: Edgar Chahine (1874-1947)
The Jewish Ghetto in Venice, from Impressions d Italie, 1906 (etching)

Background imageWaterways Collection: Gondolas passing under the Bridge of Sighs, c1850. Creator: Giovanni Battista Cecchini (1804-79)

Gondolas passing under the Bridge of Sighs, c1850. Creator: Giovanni Battista Cecchini (1804-79)
Gondolas passing under the Bridge of Sighs, from Vedute dei Principali Monumenti di Venezia, c.1850 (colour litho)

Background imageWaterways Collection: Venetian Gondola, c1850. Creator: Giovanni Battista Cecchini (1804-79)

Venetian Gondola, c1850. Creator: Giovanni Battista Cecchini (1804-79)
Venetian Gondola, from Vedute dei Principali Monumenti di Venezia, c.1850 (colour litho). shows two gondolas upon the Grand Canal, with a large ship and Santa Maria della Salute in the background


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