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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Etching of sailing boats and rowboats moored at a harbor shore at dusk, with a wooden building and distant ships.

Evening, New York Harbor

Henry Farrer, 1884

The Chinese Junk "Keying" [commanded by] Captain Kellett, as she appeared in New York Harbour, July 13th, 1847 --- 21…

Nathaniel Currier, 1847

Etching of a naval battle with a crowded rowboat, drowning figures in the sea, and a burning ship sinking in smoke.

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. 1641

Etching of a naval battle with warships in gunsmoke and a foundering ship on the left, sailors in the water.

Naval Battle with an English Ship Foundering on the Left, from Naval Battles (Nieuwe Scheeps Batalien), plate 5

Reinier Nooms, 1652-54

Engraved coastal scene with moored sailing boats, a windmill on a hill, village houses, and figures working on the shore.

Coast Scene with a Windmill

Aegidius Sadeler, n.d.

Engraved card of a standing figure with a feathered headdress holding a torch, labeled Castille d'or, by Stefano della Bella.

Gold Coast, from the playing cards "Jeu de la Géographie"

Stefano Della Bella, 1644

Brown wash drawing of a sea nymph on a dolphin with a triton and a cherub beside her on a rocky ledge.

A Sea Nymph and a Triton on a Dolphin

Peter Anton von Verschaffelt, 18th century

Sepia print of sailing ships battling rough waves beside a wooden pier under a dramatic, cloudy sky.

Ships in a Breeze, part II, plate 10 from "Liber Studiorum"

Joseph Mallord William Turner, February 20, 1808

Etching of a marine bull creature with horns and a curling fish tail resting on waves.

Plate 9: Marine Bull, from "Various figures and doodles" (Diverses figures et griffonnemens)

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1646

Engraving of an armed three-masted ship with billowing sails beside a galley on rough open sea.

Armed Three-Master on the Open Sea Accompanied by a Galley from The Sailing Vessels

Pieter Bruegel the Elder, 1561-65

Sepia print of a three-masted ship and small sailboat on rough seas under a stormy sky, with seagulls.

The Leader Sea Piece, part IV, plate 20 from "Liber Studiorum"

Joseph Mallord William Turner, March 29, 1809

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

Engraving of an armed three-masted ship with billowing sails beside a smaller galley on rough open sea.

Armed Three-Master on the Open Sea Accompanied by a Galley, from the series Sailing Vessels

Pieter Bruegel the Elder, 1561-65

Sepia print of a sunset over choppy sea with two sailing boats, figures on a sandy beach, and wreckage in the foreground.

The Mildmay Sea-Piece, part VIII, plate 40 from "Liber Studiorum"

Joseph Mallord William Turner, February 11, 1812

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

Engraving of an armed four-masted ship putting out to sea past a fortified city, with a small sailboat on rough waves.

Armed Four-Master Putting Out to Sea from The Sailing Vessels

Frans Huys, ca. 1555-56

Sepia engraving of sailing boats in rough waves at a harbour entrance, with a large ship and distant church spires.

Entrance of Calais Harbour, part XI, plate 55 from "Liber Studiorum"

Joseph Mallord William Turner, January 1, 1816

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

Engraving of galleys and a three-masted ship at sea beneath clouds with a sun chariot and Jupiter figure.

Two Galleys Sailing Behind an Armed Three-Master with Phaeton and Jupiter in the Sky, from the series of Ships

Pieter Bruegel the Elder, 1561-65

Sepia etching of beached sailing boats, horse carts and figures on a tidal shore with a distant castle under clouds.

Scene on the French Coast (Liber Studiorum, part I, plate 4)

Joseph Mallord William Turner, June 11, 1807

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

Painted coastal scene of a stormy bay with a steamship, a white cottage, and a group of figures on a grassy slope.

Valentia, Ireland: From the Harbor, opposite Knight's-town, at the period of laying the Cable of 1857

Robert Charles Dudley, 1865-66

Sepia engraving of a stormy Yorkshire coast with cliffs, a lighthouse, a wrecked ship and figures on rocks.

Coast of Yorkshire, Near Whitby (Liber Studiorum, part V, plate 24)

Joseph Mallord William Turner, January 1, 1811

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

Watercolor of a rocky Irish bay with cliffs, breaking waves, small figures in red on the shore, and seabirds.

Foilhummerum Bay, Valentia, Looking Seawards from the Point at Which the Cable Reaches the Shore of Ireland

Robert Charles Dudley, 1865-66

Sepia print of a sunset seascape with sailing boats, figures on a beach, an anchor and wooden barrels in the foreground.

The Mildmay Sea-Piece (Liber Studiorum, part XIII, plate 40)

Joseph Mallord William Turner, February 11, 1812

Watercolor of a spotted grey butterfly beside a brown-spotted sea shell casting a shadow on a pale background.

An Arrowhead Blue Butterfly and a Scotch Bonnet Sea Shell

Balthasar van der Ast, 17th century

Watercolor of the steamship Great Eastern at sea with smoke, escorted by sailing ships under a golden sunset sky.

The Great Eastern Under Weigh, July 23rd, 1865: Escort and other Ships, H.M.S. Terrible, H.M.S. Sphinx, The Hawk and…

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

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