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Watercolor of paying-out machinery with iron drums and wheels on a ship deck at sunset, with sailors working nearby.

The Paying-out Machinery in the Stern of the Great Eastern

Robert Charles Dudley, 1865

Watercolor of sailors working on a steamship deck near a cable trough, with rigging and a sunset sea behind them.

View, Looking Aft, from the Port Paddle Box of the Great Eastern, Showing the Trough for the Cable, etc.

Robert Charles Dudley, 1865-66

Men on a ship deck examine a coiled cable hauled from the Atlantic, with a helmsman and rigging visible behind them.

Searching for the Fault after Hauling Back the Cable from the Bottom of the Atlantic, July 31st, 1865

Robert Charles Dudley, 1865

Watercolor of a large steamship's bow crowded with sailors, with grappling gear and a red buoy hanging over choppy sea.

In the Bows of the Great Eastern: The Cable Broken and Lost, Preparing to Grapple, August 2nd, 1865

Robert Charles Dudley, 1865

Sailors hauling rope on a ship deck beside a large capstan, with rigging and sea visible beyond the rail.

Getting Out One of the Large Buoys for Launching, August 2nd, 1865

Robert Charles Dudley, 1865

Watercolor of a large steamship with sails and smokestacks in rough seas, with a red buoy in the foreground.

Launching the Buoy from the Bow of the Great Eastern on August 8th, 1865

Robert Charles Dudley, 1865-66

Men work at a forge and anvil on a ship's deck at night under hanging lanterns and rigging.

The Forge on Deck, Night of August 9th: Preparing the Iron Plating for Capstan

Robert Charles Dudley, 1865-66

Watercolor of a ship's forward deck with crew and grappling hooks, and a steamer on the sea in the distance.

Forward Deck of the Great Eastern Cleared for the First Attempt to Grapple for the Lost Cable, August 11th, 1865

Robert Charles Dudley, 1865-66

Watercolor of a large paddle steamer and several ships with flags anchored in a misty harbor, with rowboats on calm water.

The Atlantic Telegraph Cable Fleet Assembled at Berehaven (Southwest Coast of Ireland): Ships, the Great Eastern, H.M…

Robert Charles Dudley, 1866

Watercolor of ships at anchor in a calm bay below a mountain, with figures on rocks in the foreground at dusk.

The Heights over Foilhummerum Bay, Valentia, the William Corey Heading Seawards, Laying the Shore-end of the Atlantic…

Robert Charles Dudley, 1865-66

Watercolor of a ship deck with a large iron winch, wooden ladder, rigging, and a red buoy under a cloudy sky.

Deck of the Great Eastern, the Cable Trough, etc., 1866

Robert Charles Dudley, 1865-66

Watercolor of anchored ships in a calm bay with a distant village, framed by conifers and rocks in the foreground.

Arrival in Trinity Bay, Newfoundland: The Cable Passed to the Paddle-box Boat of the Terrible, etc.

Robert Charles Dudley, 1866

Watercolor of a ship's deck with masts, rigging, a hanging buoy, and sailors working near a capstan and flag.

Getting Out One of the Great Buoys: The Deck of the Great Eastern Looking From the Forecastle

Robert Charles Dudley, 1865-66

Watercolor of sailors and men gathered on a steamship deck around a notice board, with rigging and signal flags overhead.

News Received Through the Atlantic Cable From All Parts of the World, etc.

Robert Charles Dudley, 1866

Watercolor of a harbor with tall ships, steamers, rowing boats with flags, and a crowd on a pier under cloudy skies.

The Cable Fleet Leaving Ireland, July 1858

Robert Charles Dudley, 1865-66

Etching of a harbour with a large stone tower, moored ships, workers carrying cargo, and a hilltop town in the distance.

Harbour with a Large Tower

Claude Lorrain, ca. 1641

Etching of a harbor with sailing ships, classical columns, a large tree, and figures on a quay.

Landscape with Mercury

Claude Lorrain, 1668

Etching of a busy harbor with sailing ships, rowboats, a colonnaded building, and figures on the quay under a hazy sky.

Embarkation of St. Ursula

Claude Lorrain, 1665

Lithograph of a palace on a river bank with sailboats, a rowboat, and trees along the right edge under a cloudy sky.

Le Palais de S.A.I. Le Prince Grand duc Michel a Hamenny-Ostrof, from "Vues pittoresques des palais & jardins impéria…

J. Meyer, ca. 1850

Lithograph of a palace colonnade across a lake at Tsarskoye Selo, with rowboats and figures on a railed landing and a large t

La Colonnade du Palais a Tzarskoé-Sélo, from "Vues pittoresques des palais & jardins impériaux aux environs de St. Pe…

J. Meyer, ca. 1850

Sepia engraving of a coastal bay with sailing ships, tall trees, grazing cattle, and figures on the shore.

Rape of Europa

Richard Earlom, 1776

Brown ink landscape of a towered castle on a rocky headland above a harbor with a sailing ship and figures.

Landscape, after Claude

Johan Baptist Stuntz, ca. 1811

Engraved coastal landscape with tall trees, a columned temple, sailing ships, and figures boarding a rowboat at the shore.

Coast View with the Embarkation of Carlo and Ubaldo

Pierre Charles Canot, 1744

Etching of a harbor with stone towers, sailing ships, a donkey rider, walking figures and large trees.

Coast Scene with an Artist

Claude Lorrain, ca. 1638-41

Etching of a wooden hut with two barrels, a figure in a rowboat, and a large tree beside a river under a cloudy sky.

The Two Barrels before a Hut

Allart van Everdingen

Etching of slender birch trees along a riverbank with a rowboat beside them and a calm river beyond.

Trembles au bord de la Seine

Félix Bracquemond, ca. 1884

Sepia mezzotint of a wooded river landscape with large trees, small figures on a path, a boat, and a bridge in the distance.

Landscape with Figures

Richard Earlom, 1774

Etching of a fisherman in a small boat with a net beside dense trees along a river, with a distant house on the right.

Fisherman with a net

Félix Bracquemond, 1868

Etching of a rocky sea coast under a sunburst, with a standing figure on a rock and a rowing boat on choppy water.

Christ Summoning Peter and Andrew

Richard Earlom, 1776

Sepia mezzotint of a seaport with sailors carrying sacks past ships, rowboats and a tall stone tower under a cloudy sky.

Seaport with Sailors Loading Merchandise

Richard Earlom, 1774