Nautical Themes in Art

Engravings and illustrations capturing maritime subjects, such as ships and sea life, showcasing diverse styles from various historical contexts.

'The Norman Ship (based on the Bayeux Tapestry)', (1931). Artist: Charles Henry Bourne Quennell.

'Navigatio en Brasiliam Americae', 16th c. Flying Fish Meet in the Torrid Zone. Flemish art. Engraving. FRANCE. ëLE-DE-FRANCE. Paris. Bibliothque du service historique de la Marine.

EMBARCACIONES PORTUGUESAS EN UNA COSTA ROCOSA - SIGLO XVI -O/L - 78x144 - COPIA DEL ORIGINAL DEL MUSEO DE GREENWICH. Author: MUNDAY JOHN. Location: MUSEO NAVAL. LISBOA. PORTUGAL.

This illustrations dates to around 1846 and shows Columbus about to land in Hispaniola. In September 1492, Columbus and his crew, uneasy about reaching land, saw birds and knew land was not far away.

'The Norman Ship (based on the Bayeux Tapestry)', (1931). Artist: Charles Henry Bourne Quennell.

Fishing for herring in the English Channel, engraving, 19th century

A warship accompanied by a Galei, Frans Huys, After Pieter Bruegel (I), 1561 - 1565 print A warship with two masts and full sails, a Galei on the left. paper engraving / etching ships (in general)

Ramón de Bonifaz y Camargo (1196-1256). Castilian nobleman and marine. King Ferdinand III appointed him Admiral of Castile in 1250. The ships of Ramón Bonifaz. Engraving by Serra Pausas. "Glorias Españolas" (Glories of Spain). Volume II. Published in Barcelona, 1890. Author: Joan Serra Pausas (active 1861-1902).

The Flying Dutchman, well-known legend about a captain who is doomed to cruise the world's oceans with his ghost ship until Doomsday without ever being able to visit a port or die, 1880, authentic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, exact date of depiction unknown, historical

Willem Barents (d1597) Dutch navigator who led expeditions in search of Northeast Passage. Barents' and Rijp's vessels during 1597 expedition parting in July, Rijp sailing north towards east coast of Spitzbergen, Barents east to Novaya Zemlya and death.

Jacques Callot (French, 1592 - 1635), Storm Off the Coast of Barcelona, 1612, etching on laid paper restrike

A copper engraving by Meister WA from 1465-1490 depicting a ship steering to the right, showing vessel, sails, and nautical composition.

Barge, seen in short. Draughtsman: Jacob Esselens. Dating: 1636 - 1687. Measurements: h 74 mm × w 120 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Illustration from a nineteenth century edition of 'Robinson Crusoe' a novel by Daniel Defoe. The book was first published on 25 April 1719. It relates the story of Robinson Crusoe, stranded on a desert Island for 28 years and his subsequent fight for survival.

Amsterdam, Lamsveld, Willem van, Coup, Willem de, Damme, Andries van, Visscher, Barent, Luyken, Jan, Jona thrown out of the ship in the storm, verso - stamped, print, prints, height 74 mm, width 86 mm, Noord-Nederlands, 1649-04-16 - 1712-04-05, print maker, printmaker, 1698 - 1698, paper, papier, etching, etsen, Publication (Event), Publicatie, publisher, uitgever, Nederlands

CONSTRUCCIONES NAVALES. NAVES DE COMBATE FENICIAS Y ASIRIAS COPIADAS DE BAJORRELIEVES DE NINIVE. Author: RAFAEL MONLEON. Location: MUSEO NAVAL / MINISTERIO DE MARINA. MADRID. SPAIN.

Bayeux Tapestr, an embroidered cloth nearly 70 metres long and 50 centimetre tall, that depicts the events leading up to the Norman conquest of England, Departure to England, detail, Illustration 1880 / Teppich von Bayeux, Wandteppich von Bayeux oder Bildteppich der Königin Mathilda, in der zweiten Hälfte des 11. Jahrhunderts entstandene Stickarbeit, Abfahrt nach England, Detail, Illustration aus 1880, Historisch, historical, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century / digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert,.

14th century galley. Engraving by Serra. Museo Militar, 1883. Later colouration.

Marc Antony and Cleopatra aboard her royal barge. After a painting by French artist Henri-Pierre Picou in the book Triumphs of Modern Art, published 1891.

The carrack Henry Grace a Dieu by English master / Private Collection / 16th century / Great Britain / Oil on wood / History / 89,5x106

MODO DE PESCAR LA OSTIA-FOL 30. Author: Ledesma. Location: MUSEO NAVAL / MINISTERIO DE MARINA. MADRID. SPAIN.

1890s ILLUSTRATION BY KELTON OF BEOWULF ON VIKING SHIP SETTING SAIL FOR DANELAND

Photo collection Government information service. Drawing "Mallewagen Alias the valet of florists". undated

BATALLA DE LEPANTO. REINADO DE FELIPE II. COMBATE NAVAL ENTRE LAS FLOTAS TURCAS Y LA SANTA LIGA , EL 7 - 10 - 1571. FRESCOS EN EL PALACIO DEL MARQUES DE SANTA CRUZ EN ELVISO DEL MARQUES. OBRA DE CESARE ARBASIA. CIUDAD REAL.

A woodcut engraving depicting galleons exchanging broadsides - note the sternpost rudder on the ship on the left. Dated 16th century

Galeaza española engalanada del siglo XVI en la época de Carlos V. Grabado de 1890.

Ship Painting Ship Painting, 17th century. Ink and colors on paper, 25 3/8 x 20 7/8 in. (64.5 x 53 cm). Asian Art 17th century

The Island of Thieves, engraving from American History by Theodore de Bry, North America 17th Century.

Engraving of King Richard I (1157-1199) King of England, Duke of Normandy, Duke of Aquitaine, Duke of Gascony, Lord of Cyprus, Count of Poitiers, Count of Anjou, Count of Maine, Count of Nantes, and Overlord of Brittany. He is depicted leaving the Holy Land by Ship. Dated 12th Century

Illustration depicting Ferdinand Magellan's ship 'Victoria'. Ferdinand Magellan (1480-1521) a Portuguese explorer who organised the Spanish expedition to the East Indies. Dated 16th Century

Two ships in astorm. Artist, style of: Andries van Eertvelt, Flemish, 1590-1652

Engraving depicting a Chinese Junk ship, which were used as seagoing vessels as early as the 2nd century AD and developed rapidly during the Song Dynasty and are still in use today. Dated 19th century

A Danish 'Raven' Date: circa 800

Battle painting with ships, painting in the Sala dello Scrutinio, interior, Doge's Palace, Palazzo Ducale, Venice, Veneto, Italy, Europe

EMBARCACIONES INGLESAS DE FINALES DEL SIGLO XVI - ACUARELA SIGLO XIX. Author: RAFAEL MONLEON. Location: MUSEO NAVAL / MINISTERIO DE MARINA. MADRID. SPAIN.

The Embarkation of Henry VIII at Dover, England. By V. Volpe. Dated c1530

Christopher Columbus (1451-1506). Navigator, cartographer and admiral. He served the Crown of Castile. Landing of Christopher Columbus on the island of Guanahani, on 12th October 1492, erecting the cross and baptising the island in the name of Christ, calling it San Salvador Island (in the archipelago of The Bahamas). Engraving by Bertrand after Theodor de Bry (ca. 1528-1598), in the collection "Grands Voyages", published in Frankfurt, 1590. "Moeurs, usages et costumes au moyen-age et a l'epoque de la Renaissance", by Paul Lacroix. Paris, 1878.

Two trading vessels under sail, view of Mount Fuji in distance. From Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji, c1831. Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) Japanese Ukiyo-e artist. Seascape Japan Transport Trade Shipping Sail

Chinese Ship, Japanese Prints - Yokohama Namban - Foreigners

Vignette at the end (p. 472) in: Poland illustrated, under the direction of Leonard Chodźko, Paris 1842 Porret, Henri Désiré (1800 1867), Tellier

Views in the Levant: Men Sailing Small Boat with Cabin Past Buildings and a Camel, unknown artist, ca. 1785, Pen in brown ink, black ink and gray ink with gray wash on medium, moderately textured, cream, laid paper, mounted on moderately thick, smooth, brown, wove paper, Sheet: 4 15/16 × 7 1/2 inches (12.5 × 19.1 cm), boat, buildings, cabin, camel (mammal), marine art, men, sailboats, sailing, Levant

Europe, The Netherlands, Holland, traditional Delft tile

Scene tile, three-master in heavy storm, corner motif of ox's head, wall tile tile sculpture ceramic earthenware glaze, baked 2x glazed painted Yellow shard with red specks square two nail holes. Purple pull blue on white fond.

Fokke, Simon, Amsterdam, Illustrations of Dutch history, Disaster of the ship De Wilhelmina in Greenland, 1777, verso - stamped, Illustration from Dutch history. Figures in an icy landscape near a tent. In the distance, behind a large ice floe, lies the wrecked boat. Illustration numbered at the top: XVI., print, prints, height 113 mm, width 125 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1712-09-01 - 1784-04-10, print maker, printmaker, 1777 - 1784, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Work conception, after own design by

Ships (15th c.). Gothic art. Tapestry. SPAIN. ARAGON. Zaragoza. La Seo Chapterhouse Tapestry Museum.

The "Luebecker Adler" (Hanseatic Sailing Ship Built 1566-67) Artist Unknown Painting Haus der Schiffergesellschaft, Luebeck, Germany

Carrack, Heading to the Right. Dated: c. 1480/1500. Dimensions: sheet: 23 x 15.4 cm (9 1/16 x 6 1/16 in.). Medium: engraving. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Italian 15th Century.

William Adams (September 24, 1564 - May 16, 1620), also known in Japanese as Anjin-sama (anjin, 'pilot'; sama, a Japanese honorific) and Miura Anjin, was an English navigator who travelled to Japan and is believed to be the first Englishman ever to reach that country. He was the inspiration for the character of John Blackthorne in James Clavell's bestselling novel Shogun. Soon after Adams' arrival in Japan, he became a key adviser to the shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu and built for him Japan's first Western-style ships. Adams was later the key player in the establishment of trading factories by the Netherlands and England. He was also highly involved in Japan's Red Seal Asian trade, chartering and captaining several ships to Southeast Asia. He died in Japan at age 55, and has been recognized as one of the most influential foreigners in Japan during this period.

Illustration showing ZHENG HE, the great early 15th century Chinese navigator on board a vessel. In 1405 he began a series of long voyages during which he visited thirty-one countries. Ancient Chinese woodcut

'A KING'S SHIP DRESSED WITH THE COLOURS OF DIFFERENT NATIONS' Date: 1794

King James II escapes by night in a rowboat, 1688, print maker: Jan Luyken, publisher: Pieter van der Aa (I), print maker: Amsterdam, publisher: Leiden, 1698, paper, etching, letterpress printing, h 110 mm × w 153 mm

Phoenician fleet on voyage of discovery in the Mediterranean sea. After a 19th century work by Paul Philippoteaux.

Norman fleet sets sail for England, detail of Queen Mathilda's Tapestry or Bayeux Tapestry depicting Norman conquest of England in 1066, France, 11th century.

Scene from the Bayeux Tapestry. Josef Albert (German, 1825 - 1886)

Northern Netherlands, Visscher, Claes Jansz. (II), Occupations in North Holland, Fishing: a harbour with a fish market, ca. 1600, on sign - engraved, ca. 1600. Fishing boats are moored in a harbour and the fish is unloaded. On the right a fish auction where fish is sold. On the right front a building with a sign: the Fisherman. In the middle behind a tower. No. 2 from a series of occupations in North Holland., print, prints, Frederik Muller History plates, who catches another..fan (), on the facade of the house on the right - engraved, De Visser, height 103 mm, width 155 mm, 1586 - 1652-06-19, print maker, printmaker, 1608 - 1608, first quarter 17th century, paper, etching, etchings

Inatori Bay in Izu. Takahashi Hiroaki (Shotei); Japanese, 1871-1945. Date: 1926. Dimensions: 26.0 x 38.1 cm (10 1/4 x 15 in.). Color woodblock print; oban. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

Room of Maps

Landing van Scipio Africanus at Carthage, by Coxie, Michiel, c. 1555, Flemish gouache painting. He invaded North Africa to destroy Carthage in 205 BCE (BSLOC_2016_2_195)

Sailing ship painted on tiles; Oporto, Portugal

The arrival of the French, engraving by Theodore de Bry (1528-1598), from The Discourse of Florida.

The Viceroy's Boat, Tomb of Huy A.D. 1926-27; original ca. 1353-1327 B.C. Twentieth Century; original New Kingdom Charles K. Wilkinson This facsimile painting copies a scene in the tomb of Amenhotep Huy (TT 40) at Thebes. Other parts of this scene are depicted in 30.4.18 and 30.4.20.. The Viceroy's Boat, Tomb of Huy 548577

Merchants transporting goods to the coast and waiting vessel by camel. From Andre Thevet 'Cosmographie Universelle' Paris 1575. Woodcut.

Catastrope in Trinity Bay, Newfoundland: Seal hunters overwhelmed by a snowstorm. Forty members of the group died of hunger and cold. From 'Le Petit Journal', Paris, 19 March 1832. Hunting, Mammal, Marine, Atlantic, Winter

Woodcut engraving depicting the flensing - the slicing of skin or fat from a whale. Dated 16th century

Jonah swallowed by theWhale. Artist: Augustin Hirschvogel, German, 1503-1553

Vikings attacking, historical woodcut, circa 1880

Minoans Traders: wall painting from Acrotiri in Thera (Santorini) showing Minoan ships. Bronze Age (3200-1050 BC). The exchange of products with distant countries was served by the well-organized shipping and the foundation of commercial stations in significant ports in the Mediterranean.

Photo reproduction of painting by Paul Delaroche: Richelieu.

Japan: 'At Sea off Kazusa'. Ukiyo-e woodblock print from the series Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji’ by Katsushika Hokusai (31 October 1760 - 10 May 1849), 1830.

Jetty, Dimensions of Normandy, vintage engraving. Jetty, Dimensions of Normandy, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1842. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10659895

Woodcut of galleons exchanging broadsides. Dated 16th Century

TOLEDO, Juan de (1611-1665). On board!. mid. 17th c. Baroque art. Oil on canvas. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid. Prado Museum.

Jean-François de Galoup, Comte de La Pérouse (August 23, 1741-1788) was a French explorer and naval officer. In 1785, the King of France commissioned La Perouse to head an expedition to explore the Pacific Ocean, to investigate whaling and fur prospects, and to establish French claims in this area. La Pérouse had admired the explorer James Cook, and wanted to continue his work. La Perouse was assigned two 500-ton ships called the Astrolabe and the Boussole. His crew of 114 included sailors, scientists, a physicist, three draftsmen, three naturalists, clergymen, and a mathematician. They left France in August, 1785. La Perouse mapped the west coast of North America in 1786, and visited Easter Island and Hawaii. His ships reached the west coast of Alaska in 1786 and did extensive mapping of the North American west coast from Alaska to Monterey, California. Next La Pérouse landed at Botany Bay (Port Jackson), Australia, before heading for the Solomon Islands. La Pérouse took the opportuni

Colorful Medieval Bayeux tapestry, Bayeux, Normandy, France. Created 11th century right after Battle of Hastings 1066 AD showing Norman Conquest. Shows Norman Invasion Ship

View of the city of Majorca from the sea, 1630-1633, Miquel Bestard, oil on canvas, Museu de Mallorca, Palma, Majorca, Spain.

Bayeux Tapestry 1067: A boat of William the Conqueror's fleet carrying soldiers with their shields, arriving at Pevensey on the English coast. Invasion Textile Linen

Sailing Boat Entering Grand Canal, Venice, 1910, Italy, by Pietro Gabrini, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from an 18th or 19th century original.

In 't Jaar 1559. Draughtsman: anonymous. Draughtsman: Jacques Kuyper (rejected attribution). Dating: c. 1789 - c. 1810. Place: Netherlands. Measurements: h 65 mm × w 55 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

A Chinese boat. Painting by a Chinese artist, ca. 1850.

Jules Emile Zingg (1882-1942). "He was a small ship. The songs of France". Preparatory drawing for the decor of the School of Rue de Romainville (75019). Mine of graphite and watercolor on Canson paper, 1933. Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris, Petit Palais. 56062-10 Boat, song of France, drawing, french, Il was a small ship, illustration, sailor, marinere, graphite mine, foam, popular, sail, 20th century, watercolor

'Boarding', 17th century, Flemish Baroque, Oil on canvas, 47 cm x 84 cm, P01157. Author: CORNELIS DE WAEL (1592-1667). Location: MUSEO DEL PRADO-PINTURA. MADRID. SPAIN.

MARINA LEVANTINA SIGLO XVIII - ACUARELA SIGLO XIX. Author: RAFAEL MONLEON. Location: MUSEO NAVAL / MINISTERIO DE MARINA. MADRID. SPAIN.

A woodcut engraving depicting whaling. Dated 16th century

Embarkation of Napoleon on board the ship Bellerophon, In July 1815 the Bellerophon brought Napoleon I from the Ile dAix to Plymouth. From there he was sent to his exile on the island of St. Helena, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact date unknown

Eastern Mediterranean. Phoenician gallery. Engraving. 19th century. Later colouration.

Guigue as close as possible, viewed from the side, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1841.

Aeneas and Achates on the Libyan Coast by Dosso Dossi

In Florida the French build a fort on a secure triangular shaped island. After a late 16th century work by Theodor de Bry.

The Saucy Aretusa and the Belle Poule; English Channel 17 June 1778; Illustration from Cassell's History of England, King's Edition Part 34

'The Wedding of the Adriatic', (c991-1009), 1890. Creator: Unknown.

Reproduction of a fresco depicting Roman ships, from the Houses and Monuments of Pompeii, by Fausto and Felice Niccolini, Volume I, Temple of Isis, Plate IV, 1854-1896.

Frans brigantijn schip l'Heureuse Marianne waarop het reisgezelschap van Valette naar Agrigento vaarde. Brigantin Francais l'Heureuse Marianne, dans lequel nous fîmes le traject de la Valette à Girgenti. Voyage en Italie, en Sicile et à Malte - 1778 (series title). Draughtsman: Louis Ducros. Dating: 1778. Measurements: h 372 mm × w 254 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

The Argonauts led by Minerva (Reale dell armata di Argonuti con da Minerves), from the series 'The magnificent pageant on the river Arno in Florence for the marriage of the Grand Duke' (Le Magnifique carousel fait sur le fleuve de l'Arne a Florence, pour le mariage du Grand Duc), for the wedding celebration of Cosimo de' Medici in Florence, 1608 1664 Anonymous. The Argonauts led by Minerva (Reale dell armata di Argonuti con da Minerves), from the series 'The magnificent pageant on the river Arno in Florence for the marriage of the Grand Duke' (Le Magnifique carousel fait sur le fleuve de l'Arne a Florence, pour le mariage du Grand Duc), for the wedding celebration of Cosimo de' Medici in Florence, 1608 412663

Shore scene with anchored boats and sailors. Vernet, Claude Joseph (French, 1714-1789) (designed after) painter c. 1760 Tapestry Dimensions: H 7'7" x W 8'3" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: unknown Culture: French Weaving Center: Aubusson Ownership History: French & Co. received from J. H. Harding, invoiced 11/17/1926; returned 6/16/1938. In shore scene near building in classical taste (R), boat being moored with on board sailors unloading a barrel, Turkish merchant with long pipe talking with man, & another woman with child in the back; vessel with sailors unloading merchandise & buildings in background; additional vessels & buildings along the coastline in distance Borders missing. An anonymous note on recto of GCPA 0209539 underlines Claude Joseph Vernet's influential role as a designer for this panel. French & Co. stock sheet in archive, 14561-a Boccara, Belles heures de la tapisserie (1971), 211 Göbel, Wandteppiche II:2 (1928), pl. 289 Related Works: Panels in set: GCPA 0243243, 024

Modern Age. The carrack, 15th century. Europe. Engraving, 19th century.

Stained Glass Window.

The Boucicaut Master or Master of the Hours for Marshal Boucicaut was an anonymous French or Flemish miniaturist and illuminator active between 1400 and 1430 in Paris. He worked in the International Gothic style. He is named after his illustrated Book of Hours for Jean II Le Meingre Boucicaut, Marshal of France, which was created between 1410 and 1415. This Book of Hours is now in the Musée Jacquemart-André in Paris.

Italy, Campania, Amalfitana Coast, Vietri, Ceramics in the Country Center

Tunisia, Dougga, Mosaic work depicting Ulysses (Odysseus) and the Sirens

Belfast museum (Northern Ireland). Detail of the Game of Thrones Tapestry, inspired by the Bayeux Tapestry.

Captain Kidd Hanging In Chains From 'The Pirates Own Book' Published by the Marine Research Society 20th Century American School Engraving Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., USA

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