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Etching of a sailing boat on a river with a church spire on the left bank and hills in the background.

Nonnenwerdt, from "German Views"

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1652-77

Pen and ink drawing of a busy harbor with sailing ships, rowboats, and figures on the quay.

Harbor scene

Thomas Rowlandson, 1775-1827

Drawing of anchored sailing ships and a settlement by hills, seen from a steamship deck with men at the railing.

The Settlement and Church of Heart's Content, Newfoundland

Robert Charles Dudley, 1866

Etching of Strasbourg's walls and cathedral spire across a river, with a rowing boat and a rider on the road.

Strasbourg, from "German Views"

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1663-65

Watercolor of a river ford with rowing boats, a crowd by a thatched inn, a horse and cart, and a sailing ship on the water.

The Inn at the Ford

Thomas Rowlandson, 1775-1827

Night seascape of a steamship with tall masts and smoke, sailing through rough waves under a moon behind clouds.

The Albany Buoying a Bight of the Cable of 1865 on the Night of August 26th, 1866

Robert Charles Dudley, 1866

Etching of the town of Ingolstadt across the Danube, with church spires, a wooden bridge and a rowing boat in the foreground.

Ingolstadt, from "German Views"

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1665

Pen and ink sketch of a busy seaport with sailing ships, rowboats, dockworkers rolling barrels, and crowds on the quay.

Seaport

Thomas Rowlandson, 1792

Watercolor of a ship's deck with winches, rigging, a large sail and crew working toward the bow, with open sea beside it.

The Picking-up Machinery in the Bows of the Great Eastern

Robert Charles Dudley, 1865-66

Etching of a crenellated stone tower beside a river with a sailboat, hills, and figures on a path under cloudy sky.

Zu Bonn, from "European Views"

Wenceslaus Hollar, ca. 1635

Pen and ink drawing of a crowded harbor with masted ships, rowboats, figures and wooden wharf buildings.

Shipyard, Greenwich

Thomas Rowlandson, before 1791

Watercolor of a two-masted ship and sailboats in a calm harbor below hills and a row of coastal houses at dusk.

Valentia in 1857-1858 at the Time of the Laying of the Former Cable

Robert Charles Dudley, 1865

Etching of Tangier's south-east coast with fortified walls, sailing ships in the bay, and distant hills under clouds.

South East Corner of Tangier, from "Views of Tangier"

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1669-73

Pen and wash drawing of fishermen hauling a sailing boat onto a sandy shore, with ships on the sea and a ruined tower.

Fisherfolk Hauling their Boat onto the Shore

Adam Willaerts, n.d.

Watercolor of a large steamship with tall masts and flags on choppy sea, with other vessels and stormy clouds beyond.

Telegraph Cable Fleet at Sea, 1865

Robert Charles Dudley, 1865-66

Etched view of Tangier's walls and towers above a harbour with boats, with two men standing on the slope in the foreground.

Part of Tangier from aboue, without the Water-gate, from "Views of Tangier"

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1670

Etching of the Fontainebleau palace courtyard with formal gardens, a canal with boats, and strollers and a carriage in front.

Autre Veüe de la Cour de Fontaines et la Galerie d'Ulisse à Fontaine-bleau

Adam Pérelle, 1680s

Watercolor of a steamship deck with rigging, flags, smokestack, crew at work, and the open sea beyond.

View Looking Aft from the Port Paddle-box on the Deck of the Great Eastern: Showing the Trough for the Cable, etc.

Robert Charles Dudley, 1865-66

Etching of Dover's castle and walls on a cliff above the sea, with figures on the shore and ships on the water.

Douer (Dover), from "English Views"

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1642

Woodcut of a storm-tossed ship with billowing sails, crowded sailors and a skeletal figure amid churning waves.

The Skipper (or Sailor), from "The Dance of Death"

Hans Holbein the Younger, ca. 1526, published 1538

Watercolor of ships at anchor in a moonlit bay, with a bright glow and a fire on the hills at right.

The Bay of Bull Arms, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland, Bonfires Lighted on the Hills to Notify of the Arrival of the Cable…

Robert Charles Dudley, 1865-66

Etching of Regensburg showing a fortified riverside tower, an arched stone bridge, rowing boats, and town buildings on the fa

Regensburg

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1652-77

Engraved satire of false perspective showing a fisherman, sheep, swans, a boat and a wagon in illogical scale and placement.

Satire on False Perspective: Frontispiece to "Kirby's Perspective"

Luke Sullivan, February 1754

Etching of a triumphal arch beside a harbor quay with ships' masts, figures, and a distant domed church.

Plate 28: Arch of Trajan in Ancona (Arco di Trajano in Ancona), from "Alcune Vedute di Archi Trionfali ed altri monum…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, ca. 1748

Etching of a river bank with a wooden toll house, trees, and a small boat with figures beside the water.

Strasbourg: The Toll House

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1625-77

Watercolor of figures and sailing boats on a beach beneath a dark storm cloud, with dunes and cottages at left.

Figures on a beach in northern France

Thomas Shotter Boys, 1830

Etching of the Pola amphitheater in Istria with tiered arches beside the sea, with boats and figures in the foreground.

Plate 23: Amphitheater of Pola in Istria near the sea (Anfiteatro di Pola in Istria vicino al mare), from "Alcune Ved…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, ca. 1748

Etching of sailing boats on choppy water in front of a row of low buildings and walls along a distant shore.

Lillo

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1642-44

Pencil drawing of an anchored naval fleet in a calm bay with a crowded rowing boat in the foreground under cloudy skies.

The English Fleet Anchored at the Town of Beykoz, North of Istanbul

Anton Melbye, 1853

Etching of an imaginary Roman bridge with loggias and arches, framed by a large arch, with boats on water.

Magnificent bridge with loggias, and arches erected by a Roman Emperor... (Ponte magnfiico con Logge, ed Archi errett…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, ca. 1750