Naval Battle Collection

Battle of Lake Erie, War of 1812
British and American ships engaged in the Battle of Lake Erie, 1813. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Naval battle between the British and French, 1790s
British ship " Brunswick" in battle with French navy off the coast of Brittany, late 1700s. Printed color halftone reproduction of an illustration

Oliver H. Perrys note proclaiming his Lake Erie victory: " We have met the enemy and they are ours." Woodcut with watercolor wash

Battle of Actium, 31 BC
Sea battle of Actium, in which Octavius defeated Antony and Cleopatra, 31 BC. Hand colored wodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Barbary Pirates threatening US commander Stephen Decatur
Commodore Stephen Decaturs life saved in a shipboard battle off Algeria. Color lithograph

USS " Constitution" being towed by the crew in rowboats away from the becalmed British Navy, War of 1812 Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

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

Japanese taking Port Arthur, 1894
Japanese warships taking Port Arthur, Manchuria, during the Sino-Japanese War, 1894. Printed color lithograph reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Admiral David G. Farragut in the rigging during the Battle of Mobile Bay, 1864, American Civil War. Hand-colored photogravure of a W.H. Overend painting

Spanish Armada, 1588
Defeat of the Spanish Armada by the English navy, 1588. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of an earlier illustration

Battle of Manila Bay, 1898
Admiral George Dewey commanding US fleet in the Battle of Manila Bay, Spanish-American War, 1898. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Spanish pirates attacking English merchantmen
Spanish ships capturing English ships with supplies for the colonies. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Battleship Iowa receiving prisoners, Spanish-American War
Spanish Admiral Cervera y Topete taken aboard the USS Iowa, Battle of Santiago, 1898. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

USS frigate " Chesapeake" engaging the British ship " Shannon, " War of 1812. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Naval battle off Puerto Rico, Spanish-American War
U.S. Navy cruiser " St Paul" shelling Spanish destroyer " Terror" off San Juan, Puerto Rico, 1898. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Merchant ship attacked by Chinese pirates
Chinese pirates attacking a European merchant ship, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Union gunboats sunk in Galveston Bay, 1863
Rebel attack on Union gunboats at Galveston, Texas, 1863. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Battle of Mobile Bay, Civil War, 1864
Farraguts flagship USS " Hartford" colliding with the ironclad CSS " Tennessee" to secure Mobile Bay, 1864. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Sea fight between the American ship Bonhomme Richard and the British HMS Serapis, 1779. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

US Navy Commander Oliver Hazard Perry during the Battle of Lake Erie, War of 1812. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustratioin

Russian defeat of the Swedish flotilla during the Northern War. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Hand-colored printed halftone illustration
John Paul Jones in command of the " Ranger" in battle with the British ship " Drake, " American Revolution. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustratioin

Battle of Pocomoke Sound in colonial Maryland, 1630s
William Claiborne and Leonard Calvert in battle, the first naval conflict on Chesapeake Bay, 1630s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

USS Constitution in battle against British ships, War of 1812
Deckhands in action on the USS " Constitution" against the " Levant" and Cyane, " War of 1812. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

War of 1812 naval battle
American sailors from the " Frolic" boarding the British ship " Wasp, " War of 1812. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Sea battle of the Wasp and Frolic, War of 1812
USS " Wasp" crosses " Frolic s" bow and fires at close range, War of 1812. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Turkish defeat in the Battle of Lepanto, 1571
Defeat of the Turkish fleet by the Holy League under Don Juan of Austria, Battle of Lepanto, 1571. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Spanish Armadas route in 1588
Chart of the Spanish Armadas course, 1588. Hand-colored engraving

Callao, Peru, under Spanish rule, 1620
Spanish colonial port of Callao, Peru, circa 1620. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a 17th-century illustration

Roman defeat of the Carthaginians at Mylae, 260 BC
Roman naval victory over the Carthaginians at Mylae during the First Punic War, 260 BC. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Naval duel between the frigate USS " Constitution" and the British ship " Guerriere, " War of 1812. Printed color lithograph of a 19th century painting

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

Barbary Pirates attacked in Algiers, 1541
Emperor Charles Vs attempt to capture Algiers, home of the Barbary Pirates, 1541. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of an earlier illustration

British Navy under Lord Howe saiing from Spithead for battles off the coast of France, 1794. Printed color lithogragh of a 19th-century illustration

US fleet of Oliver H Perry during his naval victory over the British on Lake Erie in 1813 during the War of 1812. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

" Merrimac, " a Confederate ironclad ship, rams the USS " Cumberland" during the American Civil War, 1862. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Escape of some of the crew of the USS " Congress" after attack by the Confederate ironclad " Merrimac." Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Sea fight between England and Holland during the Dutch War, June 1666. Printed halftone reproduction of a painting

Louisbourg, Canada, besieged by New Englanders under the British flag, 1745. Hand-colored woodcut of a contemporary chart

Gatling-gun fired by British sailors, 1870s
Gatling-gun in use by the Royal Navy, 1878. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Ancient Greeks celebrating victory at Salamis
Greeks celebrating their naval victory over the Persians at Salamis, 449 BC. Hand-colored photogravure reproduction of a 19th-century painting

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

John Paul Joness ship " Bon Homme Richard" defeating the British " Serapis, " 1779. Hand-colored engraving 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

Surrender of the British " Guerriere" to the frigate USS " Constitution" during the War of 1812. Printed color halftone of a 19th century painting

Native Americans burning a schooner in the Detroit River at night during Pontiacs War, 1763-1764. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Battleship Indiana in battle off Cuba, Spanish-American War
Fighting-top of the USS " Indiana" during the Battle of Santiago, Cuba, Spanish-American War, 1898. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Rescue of a Spanish crew by American sailors, Battle of Santiago
Sailors of the Spanish warship " Oquendo" rescued by the USS " Gloucester" crew off Santiago, Cuba, 1898. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Boat attack by Federal forces retaking Fort Sumter in Charleston harbor. 1863. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Arrival of the Union ironclad " Monitor" at Hampton Roads, Virginia, before battle with the Confederate " Merrimac, " 1862. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Ironclad Merrimac harrassing Unon shipping, Civil War
Confederate Ironclad " Merrimac" (CSS " Virginia" ) driving the USS " Congress" from anchorage, Civil War. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Surrender of the Confederate ironclad " Tennessee, " Battle of Mobile Bay, 1864. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Union fleet bombarding Fort Sumter to retake Charleston harbor from the Confederates, 1863. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

English awaiting the Spanish Armadas approach, 1588
English naval officers playing a game of bowls before attacking the Spanish Armada, 1588. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

English warship " Vanguard" attacking the Spanish Armada, 1588. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Destruction of British frigate " Sharon" during the battle of Yorktown, 1781. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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