Atlantic Ocean Gallery

Crew of the USS Constitution in battle, War of 1812

Deck of the US frigate "Constitution" engaging in battle with British "Guerriere," War of 1812.
Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Whaling ship diagram, 1800s

Deck plan and cutaway view of whaling schooner "Amelia" of New Bedford, Massachusetts, 1800s.
Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Slave-ship diagram showing Africans packed on deck

Deck plan of a slave ship, showing how captured Africans were arranged as cargo, 1700s.
Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of an earlier illustration

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