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Etching of a ship docked at a harbor with figures on shore, barrels in the foreground, and a mountain in the distance.

A ship disembarking to left, two galley slaves stand and one sits next to a barrel to right, various other figures on…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1645

Etching of a naval battle with a burning ship at center, smoke rising, and a rowboat with figures at lower left.

Naval combat, a ship at center, seen from behind, firing at four enemy ships, another ship entering from the right, a…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1638-43

Etching of a naval battle with a crowded rowboat firing muskets, drowning figures in the sea, and a burning ship on its side.

Naval battle, a rowboat filled with people fighting with muskets to left, people drowning in the sea in the center an…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1638-43

Oval etched rebus with eagle, sailing ships, barrels, scales and winged figures inside drapery and scroll frame.

Rébus on the subject of fortune, a riddle depicted on drapery surrounded by a frame

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1637-42

Etching of a three-masted ship tossed by stormy waves beside a rocky outcrop under heavy clouds and rain.

Water, a ship at sea during a storm, from "The Four Elements" (Les Quatre Eléments)

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1645-50

Etching of a burning ship with billowing smoke beside a flotilla of sailing warships and small boats on open water.

Fire, a flotilla on fire in center and to the right, two boats full of people to left, from "The Four Elements" (Les…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1645-50

Etching of a steam train with passengers on an embankment beside a river with boats and a hilly shoreline.

Le Départ (Le Retour), from Le Voyage en bateau

Charles-François Daubigny, 1861

Etching of a standing sailor talking to a seated turbaned man, with sailors in a rowboat and a tower in the background.

Standing sailor in center talking to a seated Levantine man to left, seen in profile, other sailors with a boat to le…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1658-63

Etching of two sailors in the foreground with workers repairing a ship on scaffolding in the background.

A Black sailor standing to left, in profile to the right, a White sailor seated in center with legs outstretched, a s…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1658-63

Etching of a beached ship and rowboat on a shore, with a ruined tower and crumbling walls behind them on the left.

Plate 2: A ship at right and a rowboat at left, washed up on shore, a tower in ruins behind to left, from "Caprice fa…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1642

Etching of a naval battle with galleys, smoke, a sinking ship at right, and a rowboat of men at left.

A naval battle, a rowboat full of men to left, a sinking ship to right, two galleys battling in center, other ships b…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1641

Etching of porters unloading bales from a rowboat onto a quay, with sailing ships in the harbor behind them.

Title Page, from "Views of seaports" (Vues de ports de mar)

Stefano Della Bella, 1647

Etching of the Tower of Calais with boats and figures on choppy water beside a stone quay.

Tower of Calais (Tour de Calais), from "Views of seaports" (Vues de ports de mar)

Stefano Della Bella, 1647

Etching of a harbor with tall sailing ships, a fortress watchtower, an upturned rowboat, and figures on the shore.

View of a part of Calais (Veue d'un coin de Calais), from "Views of seaports" (Vues de ports de mar)

Stefano Della Bella, 1647

Etching of a three-masted ship in rough seas under a stormy sky, with smaller boats and a distant coastline.

An ordinary ship travelling between Douvre and Calais (Naviere ordinaire qui passe de Douvre a Calais), from "Views o…

Stefano Della Bella, 1647

Etching of Amsterdam harbor with a listing ship emitting smoke, rowboats, tall masts, and a distant city skyline.

View of the Amsterdam seaport (Veue d'Amsterdam), from "Views of seaports" (Vues de ports de mar)

Stefano Della Bella, 1647

Etching of a harbor with sailing ships, a rowboat, a ship on wooden scaffolding, and figures on the quay.

Another view of Amsterdam (Autre vue d'Amsterdam), from "Views of seaports" (Vues de ports de mar)

Stefano Della Bella, 1647

Etching of a tall clock tower beside a harbor with sailing ships, rowboats, and figures along the quay.

View of Amsterdam (Vue d'Amsterdam), from "Views of seaports" (Vues de ports de mar)

Stefano Della Bella, 1647

Etching of a capsized ship, figures on a beach, sailing boats and a stone tower on a rocky Italian coast.

View of the coast of Italy (Veue des Costes d'Italie), from "Views of seaports" (Vues de ports de mar)

Stefano Della Bella, 1647

Etching of a sail-covered galley at a Livorno harbor quay, with rowboats, figures, cannons and a distant fortress.

A galley covered in sails, from "Views of the port of Livorno" (Vues du port de Livourne)

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1652-57

Engraved oval landscape with a stone bridge, washerwomen, a rowing boat, cattle, and a ruined round tower among trees.

Paysage au Pont et au Pigeonnier (Landscape with a Bridge and a Dovecote)

Pierre François Laurent, 18th century

Engraving of a reclining man with a goblet beside a seated woman, with a ship at sea and houses in the background.

A couple seated on the ground, the man holding a goblet and reclining against the woman's leg, a ship at sea and land…

Heinrich Ulrich, ca. 1585-1621

Engraving of a Chinese fishing scene with boats, a thatched pavilion, figures by a net, and seated women and children.

La pesche chinoise (Chinese Fishing), from Chinoiseries

Jacques Gabriel Huquier, after 1743

Engraving of Aventine Hill ruins above the Tiber with arched walls, a tower, and several boats on the river.

View from the west of ruins of the Aventine Hill, Rome, with boats on the river Tiber in the foreground, plate 21 fro…

Aegidius Sadeler, 1606

Engraving of Noah's family leaving the ark as animals descend a ramp and birds fly above a hilly landscape.

Noah leaving the ark with his family and animals: at left Noah's family carries supplies, at right animals descend on…

Crispijn de Passe the Elder, 1612

Engraving of Noah's ark on a rock above a stone arch, with human bodies on the ground, birds in flight, and a distant town.

Aftermath of the Flood: human bodies strewn on dry land in the foreground, Noah's ark moored on a rocky outcrop beyon…

Crispijn de Passe the Elder, 1612

Engraving of the flood: drowned bodies in rough waves, Noah's ark in the distance and a dove with a branch overhead.

The Flood destroys life on earth: corpses of humans and animals adrift in the foreground, Noah's ark beyond and a fly…

Crispijn de Passe the Elder, 1612

Engraving of Noah kneeling before God in clouds while workers build the ark beside a burning village, with Latin text below.

Noah kneeling before God at left, the construction of the ark underway beyond, from "Liber Genesis"

Crispijn de Passe the Elder, 1612

Etching of a river landscape with sailing boats, a hill, and Daedalus and Icarus flying through clouds above.

River Landscape with Daedalus and Icarus

Simon Novellanus, ca. 1595

Engraving of a winding river landscape with a castle ruin, boats, rocky cliffs, and winged figures in the sky.

River Landscape with Mercury Abducting Psyche

Simon Novellanus, ca. 1595