Maritime History Collection

Marco Polo leaving Venice, 1300s
Marco Polo leaving Venice on his journey to China, 1338. Color lithograph reproductioin of a manuscript: Bod. Misc. 264

British evacuation of Charleston SC, 1782
Charleston, South Carolina, abandoned by the British near the end of the Revolutionary War. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Commodore Matthew Perry
Matthew Perry, Commodore, US Navy. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Great voyages of the age of exploration
Map of great voyages from 1492 to 1580. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

War of 1812 sea fight on the USS Chesapeake
Fighting at the mizzentop of the frigate Chesapeake during a naval battle, War of 1812. Printed halftone reproduction of a W. J. Aylward painting

McClure discovers the Northwest Passage, 1850
British ship " Investigator" in Arctic ice during McClures discovery of the Northwest Passage while searching for the lost Franklin expedition, 1850

US-French naval battle in the Quasi-War with France, 1798-1800
American ship " Boston" firing on " Le Berceau" in an undeclared naval war with France, 1800. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Ships captured by American privateers, Revolutionary War
American privateers bringing in their prizes, Revolutionary War. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

John Paul Joness crew capuring the British Serapis, 1779
American sailors from the " Bonhomme Richard" capturing the British ship " Serapis, " Revolutionary War. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration

French and British ships in a naval battle, 1799
Deck of a ship during naval battles between the French and English, 1790s. Printed color halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Virginia and North Carolina coast, 1500s
John Whites map of the Atlantic coast of North Carolina and Virginia, 1500s. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction

Sailing in the English Channel, 1800s
Sailing-ships in the English Channel near the White Cliffs of Dover. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration

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