Ships:sea history 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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1800s, 19th Century, America, American, Art, Atlantic Ocean, Barrel, Boat, Cargo, Commercial Fishing, Deck, Deck Plan, Diagram, Fishing Industry, Heritage, Historic, History, Illustration, Ma, Maritime, Massachusetts, New Bedford, North America, Ocean, Sail, Schooner, Sea, Ship, Traditional, Transportation, United States, Us A, Vintage, Whale, Whale Oil, Whaler, Whaling

Sinking of the Titanic

Titanic's stern in the air as the ship sinks in the North Atlantic, 1912.
Hand-colored halftone reproduction of an illustration from eyewitness reports

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Spanish caravel

Spanish caravel tacking before the wind, from a drawing attributed to Columbus.
Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of a 16th-century illustration

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