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Two sailors in caps and cloaks beside a bale on a quay, with moored boats and a distant ship in the harbor.

Two sailors with a bale of merchandise

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1662

Etching of the Pont-au-Change in Paris with riverside houses, a stone embankment wall, boats, and figures on the shore.

Le Pont-au-Change, vers 1784 (Pont-au-Change, Paris, circa 1784)

Charles Meryon, 1855

Etching of a woman on a rock raising her arm toward a distant sailing ship on the sea.

Theseus and Ariadne, from 'Game of Mythology' (Jeu de la Mythologie)

Stefano Della Bella, 1644

Etching of the Bain-froid Chevrier riverside bathhouse in Paris, with a wooden walkway, moored boats and city buildings beyon

Bain-froid Chevrier (Chevrier's cold bath establishment, or The School Baths, Paris)

Charles Meryon, 1864

Study drawing of the Trinity and saints around the Sacred Hearts, with kneeling clerics, a ship at sea, and a rococo frame.

A Study for a Frontispiece: The Trinity and Saints surrounding the Sacred Hearts of Christ and the Virgin Mary, a Coa…

Vitus Felix Rigl, 1743-79

Etching of a footbridge over a river in Paris, with timber houses, Gothic buildings, a rowboat and figures.

Passerelle du Pont-au-Change, après l'incendie de 1621 (The Footbridge temporarily replacing the Pont-au-Change, Pari…

Charles Meryon, 1860

Etching of a wooden footbridge over a river beside a church and half-timbered houses, with rowing boats and figures in the fo

The footbridge temporarily replacing the Pont-au-Change, Paris, after the fire of 1621, after della Bella

Charles Meryon, 1860

Etching of the Old Louvre palace seen across the Seine, with boats, bales of goods, and figures on the riverbank under cloudy

The Old Louvre, Paris, after Zeeman

Charles Meryon, 1865-66

Etching of the Old Louvre palace across the Seine with boats, figures on the quay, and a cloud-filled sky.

L'Ancien Louvre (The Old Louvre, Paris)

Charles Meryon, 1865-66

Etching of two seated men in robes on a rocky shore, with sailing ships and a rowboat on the sea beside them.

Two Turkish Merchants in a Port, from "Landscapes and seaports" (Paysages et ports de mer, dans des ronds)

Stefano Della Bella, 1656

Etching of a seaport with a beached ship, workers with barrels, a sailing ship at anchor, and a large tree on the left.

Plate 1: seaport with ships, from "Seascapes" (Paysages maritimes)

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1644

Etching of a coastal landscape with moored boats, a fortress on a hill, a walking man, and a large tree at right.

Plate 7: various boats on shore to left, a man carrying a bag, seen from behind and walking towards the background, a…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1641

Etching of two galleys and small rowboats on water, with a fortress on a hill in the background.

Plate 8: A the bow of a galley at left and another galley at right, seen from behind, two rowboats in center, a hill…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1641

Etching of a galley with sails beside a stone quay, cannons in the foreground, and figures disembarking from rowboats in a ha

A galley covered in sails to left, six cannons and four people to left in foreground, one man seated at far left smok…

Stefano Della Bella, 1655

Etching of Livorno harbor with a statue on a pedestal, large ships at both sides, and busy quayside figures and rowboats.

Port of Livorno with Statue of Ferdinand I, from 'Views of the port of Livorno' (Vues du port de Livourne)

Stefano Della Bella, 1655

Etching of a galley departing a crowded harbor quay, with rowing boats in front and ships firing cannons in the distance.

Departure of a galley at the Port of Livorno, from from 'Views of the port of Livorno' (Vues du port de Livourne)

Stefano Della Bella, 1654-55

Etching of a busy harbor with tall ships, rowboats, loading figures, and a fortified wall beside a stone quay.

View of the fortifications, two men lifting a plank at right, several ships and boats the background and a galley at…

Stefano Della Bella, 1655

Sepia wash drawing of a Copenhagen harbor promenade with cannons, strollers, benches and ships on the water.

The Harbor of Copenhagen from the Esplanade between Langelinie Park and Toldboden or the Customs House

Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg, 1809

Etching of workers loading cargo onto an ornate galley at a harbor, with onlookers, a stone statue and distant boats.

Loading a galley, from "Views of the port of Livorno" (Vues du port de Livourne)

Stefano Della Bella, 1654-55

Etching of soldiers and workers at a harbor fortress, with a horseback rider, cannons, a rowboat, and sailing ships on the wa

Plate 1: soldiers waiting to board a ship, from 'Various Embarkations' (Divers embarquements)

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1646-47

Etching of three ships battered by waves under a dark, stormy sky, one listing sharply with broken masts.

Plate 6: three ships in a storm, from 'Various Embarkations' (Divers embarquements)

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1646-47

Etching of workers loading cargo from a dock into a rowboat, with sailing ships and a galley on the water.

Plate 7: merchandise loaded onto a boat, two galleys in the background to right, from 'Various Embarkations' (Divers…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1646-47

Etching of a river with a stone bridge, rowing boats, and crowds of onlookers along the quay in Pisa.

Game of the Bridge, Pisa

Stefano Della Bella, 1634

Etching of an oval screen with a rebus of emblems including an eagle, ships, a barrel, scales and a sea nymph.

Screen with Rebus of Fortune

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1639

Etched title page with French text in a decorative border of palms and nets, showing a canoe and fish over waves.

Cover to "The Voyage to New Zealand (1842-46)"

Charles Meryon, 1866

Etching of a palm-covered island, a sailing ship on calm water, and figures fishing in shallow water in the foreground.

Océanie: Îlots à Uvea (Wallis): Pêche aux Palmes, 1845 (Oceania: Fishing, near islands with palms in the Uea or Walli…

Charles Meryon, 1863

Etching of a panoramic bay with mountains, tree-lined shore, small boats on water, and a smoke plume under cloudy sky.

Presqu'île de Banks, Pointe des Charbonniers, Akaroa (Seine fishing off Colliers' Point, Akaroa, Banks Peninsula, 184…

Charles Meryon, 1863 and later

Etching of a sailboat with a large sail cutting through rough waves under a cloudy sky, with seagulls and a distant shoreline

Pro-Volant des Iles Mulgrave, from "The Voyage to New Zealand (1842-46)"

Charles Meryon, 1866

Three paddle steamboats race at night on the Mississippi under a full moon, with sparks rising from their smokestacks.

The Champions of the Mississippi - "A Race for the Buckhorns"

Frances Flora Bond Palmer, 1866

Colored print of steamboat Queen of the West at night on the Mississippi, with fireworks, smoke and a full moon.

"Rounding a Bend" on the Mississippi - The Parting Salute

Frances Flora Bond Palmer, 1866