Printed from plate negatives.
French ship-of-the-line Ville Du Paris, circa 1930.
A replica of an early 1600’s Dutch VOC trading ship. This slab-sided ship was typical of the Dutch and British trading companies. They could carry massive amounts of cargo from continent to continent.
This ship is typical of a medium weight Naval or trade vessel. of the 19th century. It’s design and size allow for fast travel, and the configuration of its sails will allow it to sail close to the wind.
Norwegian full rigger Svalen in the Atlantic, April 26, 1920
Garthsnaide, rounding the Horn, apprx 1920. Short crew tying a sail before it blows out.
H.MS. Duke of Wellington at Devonport dry dock in England. Photo circa 1850 This is a classic ship-of-the-line.
A typical coastal trading town, mid 1800’s.
The Corona, photo taken in 1866, at an unknown location.
The Cromdale lost on The Lizard off Cornwall
New Bedford whalers. The barque with the dark hull is probably the Wanderer, the last of the active whalers.
The ship Torrens in Port Adelaide, Australia. The damage was done due to a collision with an iceberg.
The Examiner at Graving Dock, being overhauled in a dry dock. The ship would be floated in on the water, which would then be pumped out, leaving the ship “on the hard.”
R.YS. Britannia, circa 1920. A gaff rigged cutter built in 1893, she was the royal yacht for Prince Albert.
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