Ship 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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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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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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