Boat Gallery

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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Xerxes bridge of boats across the Hellespont, 480 BC

Bridge of boats built by Xerxes Persian army across the Hellespont to invade Greek territory, 480 BC.
Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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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

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