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Sinking of the Titanic
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French frigate, 1700s
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Viking ship at sea
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![Whaling ship diagram, 1800s](/t/473/whaling-ship-diagram-1800s-5885547.jpg "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>Whaling ship diagram, 1800s</figcaption></b><br>Deck plan and cutaway view of whaling schooner "Amelia" of New Bedford, Massachusetts, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration<br><em>© North Wind Picture Archives</em>")
Whaling ship diagram, 1800s
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Battleship Maine, 1898
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![EVNT2A-00086](/t/473/evnt2a-00086-5885387.jpg "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>EVNT2A-00086</figcaption></b><br>USS frigate "Chesapeake" engaging the British ship "Shannon," War of 1812. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration<br><em>© North Wind Picture Archives</em>")
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![EVNT2A-00079](/t/473/evnt2a-00079-5885385.jpg "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>EVNT2A-00079</figcaption></b><br>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<br><em>© North Wind Picture Archives</em>")
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Dutch ships in the Arctic, 1600s
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![American yacht 'Mohawk'](/t/473/american-yacht-mohawk-5886511.jpg "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>American yacht "Mohawk"</figcaption></b><br>America's Cup contender "Mohawk" under full sail, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration<br><em>© North Wind Picture Archives</em>")
American yacht "Mohawk"
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Spanish galleon at sea
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Colonial shipyard
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![Steamship in an ocean storm](/t/473/steamship-ocean-storm-5886609.jpg "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>Steamship in an ocean storm</figcaption></b><br>Steamship "Galatea" in a cyclone in the Indian Ocean, 1868. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration<br><em>© North Wind Picture Archives</em>")
Steamship in an ocean storm
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Battle of Actium, 31 BC
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Use of a quadrant for navigation
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Pirates capturing a ship
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Pirate
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Dutch galleons, 1600s
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Ship in the 1600s
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![Steamship in a hurricane](/t/473/steamship-hurricane-5886603.jpg "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>Steamship in a hurricane</figcaption></b><br>American steamship "Yantic" heeled over in a hurricane, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration<br><em>© North Wind Picture Archives</em>")
Steamship in a hurricane
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Pirates celebrating aboard ship
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Spanish caravel
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Roman ship with a rudder
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American clipper ship
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![Portuguese caravels](/t/473/portuguese-caravels-5886547.jpg "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>Portuguese caravels</figcaption></b><br>Caravels, from "Libre de cololat tractat dels fet maritims," Portugal, 1502. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of a 16th-century illustration<br><em>© North Wind Picture Archives</em>")
Portuguese caravels
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Woman pirate named Alwilda
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Sailing in stormy seas
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Sailing-ships at sea
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Pirate flag
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English man-of-war, 1646
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Sea battle in the Middle Ages
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![BUSN2A-00105](/t/473/busn2a-00105-5885549.jpg "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>BUSN2A-00105</figcaption></b><br>Sailors "gamming" - talking and entertaining each other on a whaling-ship, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration<br><em>© North Wind Picture Archives</em>")
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Tuna fishing using nets, 1800s
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Maine lobster catch, early 1900s
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Harpooning a whale, 1800s
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!['Thar' she blows!'](/t/473/thar-blows-5885509.jpg "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>'Thar' she blows!"</figcaption></b><br>Whaling schooner lookout calling, "There she blows!" Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration<br><em>© North Wind Picture Archives</em>")
'Thar' she blows!"
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Fishermen using nets, 1800s
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![EVNT2A-00022](/t/473/evnt2a-00022-5885479.jpg "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>EVNT2A-00022</figcaption></b><br>Naval duel between the frigate USS "Constitution" and the British ship "Guerriere," War of 1812. Printed color lithograph of a 19th century painting<br><em>© North Wind Picture Archives</em>")
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![EVNT2A-00001](/t/473/evnt2a-00001-5885407.jpg "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>EVNT2A-00001</figcaption></b><br>Surrender of the British "Guerriere" to the frigate USS "Constitution" during the War of 1812. Printed color halftone of a 19th century painting<br><em>© North Wind Picture Archives</em>")
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![EVNT2A-00196](/t/473/evnt2a-00196-5885405.jpg "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>EVNT2A-00196</figcaption></b><br>Oliver H. Perry's note proclaiming his Lake Erie victory: "We have met the enemy and they are ours." Woodcut with watercolor wash<br><em>© North Wind Picture Archives</em>")
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![War of 1812 naval battle](/t/473/war-1812-naval-battle-5885401.jpg "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>War of 1812 naval battle</figcaption></b><br>American sailors from the "Frolic" boarding the British ship "Wasp," War of 1812. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration<br><em>© North Wind Picture Archives</em>")
War of 1812 naval battle
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![EXPL2A-00188](/t/473/expl2a-00188-5885341.jpg "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>EXPL2A-00188</figcaption></b><br>One of Henry Hudson's ships, early 1600s. Hand-colored 19th-century reproduction of a woodcut from Hudson's "Voyages" published in 1612<br><em>© North Wind Picture Archives</em>")
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Sea of Darkness
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Commodore Matthew Perry
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Colonial New York harbor, 1667
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![Mermaids](/t/473/mermaids-5883248.jpg "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>Mermaids</figcaption></b><br>Two mermaids playing in the waves, "a Nixie's legend." Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration<br><em>© North Wind Picture Archives</em>")
Mermaids
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Admiral David Glasgow Farragut
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![PLIT2A-00058](/t/473/plit2a-00058-5882337.jpg "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>PLIT2A-00058</figcaption></b><br>Ship in stormy seas from Coleridge's "Rime of the Ancient Mariner" Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century Gustave Dore illustration<br><em>© North Wind Picture Archives</em>")
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![PMYT2A-00065](/t/473/pmyt2a-00065-5882075.jpg "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>PMYT2A-00065</figcaption></b><br>Giant octopus attacking the submarine "Nautilus" in Jules Verne's book, "10,000 Leagues under the Sea," edition of 1873, Paris. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration<br><em>© North Wind Picture Archives</em>")
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Ships:sea history
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![Naval battle between the British and French, 1790s](/t/473/naval-battle-british-french-1790s-5886555.jpg "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>Naval battle between the British and French, 1790s</figcaption></b><br>British ship "Brunswick" in battle with French navy off the coast of Brittany, late 1700s. Printed color halftone reproduction of an illustration<br><em>© North Wind Picture Archives</em>")
!['Great Eastern' laying transatlantic telegraph cable](/t/473/great-eastern-laying-transatlantic-telegraph-5886557.jpg "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>"Great Eastern" laying transatlantic telegraph cable</figcaption></b><br>Steamship "Great Eastern" attempting to lay telegraph cable across the Atlantic, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration<br><em>© North Wind Picture Archives</em>")
![Pilgrims' ship 'Mayflower' at sea, 1620](/t/473/pilgrims-ship-mayflower-sea-1620-5886459.jpg "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>Pilgrims' ship "Mayflower" at sea, 1620</figcaption></b><br>The "Mayflower" bringing the first colonists to Massachusetts, 1620. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration<br><em>© North Wind Picture Archives</em>")
![First Atlantic crossing by steamship, 1819](/t/473/first-atlantic-crossing-steamship-1819-5886647.jpg "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>First Atlantic crossing by steamship, 1819</figcaption></b><br>American paddlewheeler "Savannah," the first steamship to cross the Atlantic, 1819. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration<br><em>© North Wind Picture Archives</em>")
![Ship 'Alarm' wrecked off the Irish coast, 1866](/t/473/ship-alarm-wrecked-off-irish-coast-1866-5886613.jpg "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>Ship "Alarm" wrecked off the Irish coast, 1866</figcaption></b><br>Lifeboat rescuing passengers from the ship "Alarm" off Belfast, Ireland, 1860s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration<br><em>© North Wind Picture Archives</em>")
![Clipper ship 'Flying Cloud' launched in Boston](/t/473/clipper-ship-flying-cloud-launched-boston-5886571.jpg "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>Clipper ship "Flying Cloud" launched in Boston</figcaption></b><br>Launch of shipbuilder Donald McKay's clipper ship "Flying Cloud" in Boston, 1851. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration<br><em>© North Wind Picture Archives</em>")
![American clipper ship 'Great Republic'](/t/473/american-clipper-ship-great-republic-5886551.jpg "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>American clipper ship "Great Republic"</figcaption></b><br>American clipper ship "Great Republic," designed by Donald McKay. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration<br><em>© North Wind Picture Archives</em>")
!['Titanic' survivors on deck of a rescue ship](/t/473/titanic-survivors-deck-rescue-ship-5886491.jpg "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>"Titanic" survivors on deck of a rescue ship</figcaption></b><br>Deck of the "Carpathia" crowded with "Titanic" survivors, 1912. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a photograph<br><em>© North Wind Picture Archives</em>")
![Paddlewheel steamship Scotia of the Cunard Line, 1800s](/t/473/paddlewheel-steamship-scotia-cunard-line-1800s-5886441.jpg "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>Paddlewheel steamship Scotia of the Cunard Line, 1800s</figcaption></b><br>The "Scotia," last of the Cunard Line's paddlewheel steamers. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration<br><em>© North Wind Picture Archives</em>")
![Paddlewheel steamship Arabia of the Cunard LIne](/t/473/paddlewheel-steamship-arabia-cunard-line-5886427.jpg "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>Paddlewheel steamship Arabia of the Cunard LIne</figcaption></b><br>Royal Mail steamship "Arabia" of the Cunard Line, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration<br><em>© North Wind Picture Archives</em>")
![Walk-in-the-Water steamboat on Lake Erie, 1818](/t/473/walk-in-the-water-steamboat-lake-erie-1818-5885645.jpg "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>Walk-in-the-Water steamboat on Lake Erie, 1818</figcaption></b><br>Lake Erie steamboat "Walk-in-the-Water," 1818. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration<br><em>© North Wind Picture Archives</em>")
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![Ship of explorer James Cook, 1700s](/t/473/ship-explorer-james-cook-1700s-5885333.jpg "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>Ship of explorer James Cook, 1700s</figcaption></b><br>Captain James Cook's ship "Discovery." Hand-colored woodcut from a drawing by E. W. Cook, R.A.<br><em>© North Wind Picture Archives</em>")
![The Flying Dutchman, a ghost ship](/t/473/flying-dutchman-ghost-ship-5883051.jpg "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>The Flying Dutchman, a ghost ship</figcaption></b><br>The legendary "Flying Dutchman," a phantom ship feared by sailors. Hand-covered woodcut of a 19th-century illustration<br><em>© North Wind Picture Archives</em>")
![Arctic rescue ship disaster off Siberia, 1882](/t/473/arctic-rescue-ship-disaster-off-siberia-1882-5880978.jpg "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>Arctic rescue ship disaster off Siberia, 1882</figcaption></b><br>Burning of the US Navy ship "Rodgers" in Arctic waters, hunting for the DeLong expedition after disappearance of the "Jeannette," 1882. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration<br><em>© North Wind Picture Archives</em>")
![McClure discovers the Northwest Passage, 1850](/t/473/mcclure-discovers-northwest-passage-1850-5880946.jpg "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>McClure discovers the Northwest Passage, 1850</figcaption></b><br>British ship "Investigator" in Arctic ice during McClure's discovery of the Northwest Passage while searching for the lost Franklin expedition, 1850. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration<br><em>© North Wind Picture Archives</em>")
![The search for Sir John Franklin's Arctic expedition, 1850s](/t/473/search-sir-john-franklins-arctic-expedition-5880818.jpg "<b class=qtipBold><figcaption>The search for Sir John Franklin's Arctic expedition, 1850s</figcaption></b><br>"Resolute" and four other ships leaving England to search for Franklin's lost Arctic expedition, 1852. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration<br><em>© North Wind Picture Archives</em>")
