Ships and Naval Battles

Ships and Naval Battles have been a source of fascination for centuries, from the earliest battles between the Ancient Greeks to modern day conflicts. The history of ships and naval battles is full of incredible stories and remarkable feats of human courage and ingenuity. From the famous Battle of Trafalgar to Andrew Jackson's victory at the Battle of New Orleans, these events have shaped our world in ways we cannot fathom. Naval warfare has been an integral part of many cultures throughout history, as evidenced by the antique lithographed print of Andrew Jackson’s victory at the Battle of New Orleans by Yeager (1817), which can be found on RareCharts.com. This print is a testament to the power that navies wielded during this period and serves as a reminder that ships were often involved in some of the most important events in history. The 1945 Okinawa, Japan cyanotype blueprint map by J. Henshell is another example of how ships and naval battles were integral to world events during this time period. This map provides insight into how navies operated during World War II and shows us what tactics were used in order to gain an advantage over their enemies. Antique pirate-themed pictorial maps such as those found on RareCharts.com also provide us with valuable information about how pirates navigated treacherous waters and conducted their raids on unsuspecting vessels. These maps show us how these seafaring criminals managed to stay one step ahead of their pursuers and outwit them when necessary. Carroll A Deering's 1919 painting on gold leaf of schooner ship Marie Sophie also provides us with an insight into how ships were designed during this time period, while antique engraved views such as Gibraltar (1830) by Franz Hegi offer a glimpse into what life was like for sailors hundreds of years ago. Other items such as steel-plate engraved maritime architectural views, Georg Heck's 1851 iconographic encyclopedia steel-plate line engraving, antique 1861 maps, C A Rice's 1916-1917 Mexican border service maps, 1763 engraved maps, humorous cyanotype blueprint diagrams from post WWII era, Dr J Liverpool's 1880 trade card fan with

	Thumbnail		Creator	Date	Title / Author / Date / Location	Price			Description
6823		Details	Harris, Charles E.	1939	Rare Pictorial Map of Hyannis, Massachusetts Homes of Sea Captains in 1854 Harris, Charles E. 1939 LOC:87	$395.00	Harris--Charles-E-	Rare-Pictorial-Map-of-Hyannis--Massachusetts-Homes-of-Sea-Captains-in-1854	A very rare unrecorded historical map of the village of Hyannis, Massachusetts in 1854 showing the locations of sea captains' homes. Copyrighted in 1939 by Dr. Charles E. Harris. <br><br> No copies are recorded in WorldCat, nor were any copies found online as of August, 2023. <br><br> Includes a alphabetical indexed table of names of sea captains tied numerically to locations Harris has identified on the map. A brief glance at the captains' names makes it apparent that command of Hyannis-based vessels during that time period was largely a familial occupation. Families with the most numerous seafarers included the surnames: Baker (10), Baxter (9) Bearse (23), Crowell (17), Hallett (22), and Lothrop (8). A legend above the table identifies each name with the type of maritime trade each captain was associated with: coastal, deep water, lighthouse service, canal boat, pilot, steamer, and living. <br><br> Dated January 1, 1939. Data collected and assembled by Dr. Charles E. Harris. Map courtesy of James F. McLaughlin C.E. Drawn by Walter M. Gaffney.
6522		Details	Cockrell, Monroe F.	1941	Cyanotype 1st ed Military Campaigns of Nathan Bedford Forrest Cockrell, Monroe F. 1941 LOC:11111	$375.00	Cockrell--Monroe-F-	Cyanotype-1st-ed-Military-Campaigns-of-Nathan-Bedford-Forrest	Cyanotype or blueprint map - "The Military Campaigns of Nathan Bedford Forrest" based on Forrest's calvary campaigns in Tennessee, Alabama and Mississippi during the Civil War. The map was copyrighted in 1907 and published by Monroe F. Cockrell in 1941. Cockrell developed the map originally in 1907 when he was at V.M.I. based on information on N.B. Forrest from John Allen Wyeth's Life of Forrest (1900). Drawn by Emery L. Ring. September 18, 1941. <br><br> Rare. Only one copy of this map found online and this, the earliest known edition. A later 1944 printed edition is found online with citation at lower right to R.S. Henry's 1944 work "First with the Most - Forrest". The citation is lacking in this 1941 edition.[1] <br><br> Nathan Bedford Forrest (1821- 1877) was a <strong>Confederate calvary commander</strong>during the U.S. Civil War. "His command was responsible for the massacre of African American Union troops stationed at Fort Pillow, Tennessee, in April 1864, and he served as the first grand wizard of the Ku Klux Klan in the early years of Reconstruction." [2] <br><br> A similar cyanotype map by Cockrell on Stonewall Jackson is also found online- " The Military Campaigns of Stonewall Jackson based on Henderson's Life of Jackson. June 1, 1940. [1] <br><br> [1] Tennessee Virtual Archive. Online: https://teva.contentdm.oclc.org <br> [2] Glaze, Robert L.. Nathan Bedford Forrest Confederate general. Britannica. Online: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Nathan-Bedford-Forrest
6728		Details	Anonymous	1932	Child's pencil box pictorial map United States Anonymous 1932 LOC:13	$125.00	Anonymous	Child-s-pencil-box-pictorial-map-United-States	Lithographed uncommon pictorial map ca. 1932 of the United States by the Joseph Dixon Crucible Company (DCC). Inset maps for the Philippine Islands, Alaska, Hawaiian Islands, Panama, and Porto Rico. Map interior is the standard cotton, cattle, and cactus and the seas are filled with the scene of a whaleboat capsized by its quarry, a fierce WWI-era battleship, a passenger liner, and a single-deck ship-of-the-line, possibly the Constitution. Following restoration that began in 1925, the Constitution sailed on a 90-port tour along United States' coasts by late 1931. <br><br> The DCC is also credited with the publication of Dixon's Mickey Mouse Map of the United States ca. 1936. That 10"x14" map was designed for inclusion in a set of child's pencils. <br><br> The Dixon Crucible Company was established by Joseph Dixon in Jersey City, NJ in 1847. Dixon (1799-1869) invented the Dixon Ticonderoga pencil, which was made by mixing graphite with clay and water and pressing it into grooved cedarwood. The company was taken over by Dixon's son-in-law, Orestes Cleveland, who established it as a highly regarded brand for mass production. The company suffered financial setbacks due to Cleveland's malfeasance, but it was saved by Edward F.C. Young and eventually came under the control of his son-in-law George T. Smith. The manufacturing complex was later converted into the Dixon Mills, a mixed-use apartment complex. In 2005, Dixon-Ticonderoga was acquired by the Italian-based FILA Group, a manufacturer in Mexico and China.
6721		Details	Yeager, Joseph	1817	Battle of New Orleans Engraving Death Packenham Yeager, Joseph 1817 LOC:86	$1,200.00	Yeager--Joseph	Battle-of-New-Orleans-Engraving-Death-Packenham	This engraved copper-plate print, created in 1817 by Joseph Yeager after William Edward West, depicts the decisive moment in American history when Major General Andrew Jackson led United States forces to a victory over the British Army and Royal Navy near Chalmette, Louisiana in the Battle of New Orleans. This significant triumph marked a turning point in the War of 1812. <br><br> The print vividly portrays the intensity and drama of the battle, capturing the heroic victory of the American soldiers over the invading British forces. General Edward Pakenham's death signified the end of the battle. <br><br> The print shows the British forces as they advance upon the American earthworks or barricades, which were fiercely defended by Jackson's forces. At the bottom center, a head-and-shoulders portrait of Andrew Jackson, along with American flags and weapons. <br><br> Second state issue of the print includes thirteen lettered keys lacking in the first, and also features the figure of Gen. Lambert pointing to the right. In the first state, Lambert is depicted weeping into a handkerchief. <br><br> Copper engraving. Printed by Yerkes Saurman (1791- ) <br><br>
6661		Details	Henshell, J.	1945	Cyanotype pictorial map of Okinawa, Japan post WWII Henshell, J. 1945 LOC:86	$350.00	Henshell--J-	Cyanotype-pictorial-map-of-Okinawa--Japan-post-WWII	This is an original, rare cyanotype blueprint map, self published by J. Henshell, likely a soldier stationed on Okinawa, Japan. It depicts a birds-eye view of the Island of Okinawa, Japan and is dated November 1945, just three months after the surrender of Japan, or V-J Day (1). Henshell's design showcases his appreciation for local Okinawan art and culture, depicting shrines, temples, and tombs in a local artistic style. Local airfields and airbases are shown in rectangular boxes (e.g. Kadena, Futema, Yontan). After a Japanese Imperial Land Survey conducted in 1931. <br><br> The design also highlights the hills that played a significant role in the Battle of Okinawa. The island's rugged terrain made them difficult to attack. American forces faced fierce resistance from entrenched Japanese defenders during the battle. Henshell labels three of these key locations: Sugar Loaf Hill, the Conical Hill (Mount Yaedake), and the Japanese Last Stand. <br><br> Sugar Loaf Hill was a heavily fortified Japanese defensive position that played a significant role in the Battle of Okinawa. Today, it is a peaceful park and memorial site called the Okinawa Peace Memorial Park. The transformation of Sugar Loaf Hill from battlefield to symbol of peace is a testament to the strength of the people of Okinawa. <br><br> Mount Yaedake, also known as Conical Hill, was a key location in the Battle of Okinawa during World War II, as it was heavily fortified by Japanese defenders and provided a natural defensive position. Today, Mount Yaedake is a popular tourist destination, known for its stunning views of the surrounding area. <br><br> <div class="indenttextblock"> (1) Nakagusuku Bay, located on the eastern coast of Okinawa, was renamed Buckner Bay in honor of Lieutenant General Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr., who served as commanding General US Army's 10th Army Division during the Battle of Okinawa. Buckner was the highest-ranking US officer to be killed during the battle. </div>
6596		Details	Brunswick Golden Isles Chamber of Commerce	1963	Treasure Map Brunswick and Golden Isles Georgia Brunswick Golden Isles Chamber of Commerce 1963 LOC:89	$120.00	Brunswick-Golden-Isles-Chamber-of-Commerce	Treasure-Map-Brunswick-and-Golden-Isles-Georgia	Ye Olde Treasure Map Brunswick and the Golden Isles of Georgia is a fact-filled pirate-themed pictorial map of Brunswick and the Golden Isles of Georgia. Includes Jekyll Island, Saint Simons Island, and Sea Island. At right, an inset large-scale context map of the United States East Coast. <br><br> Blackbeard says hoist your wallet and heave your doubloons on this one before she sails away. Arrgh!
6563		Details	Deering, G.G.	1919	Painting on Gold Leaf Ship Marie Sophie of Falmouth Deering, G.G. 1919 LOC:0	$975.00	Deering--G-G-	Painting-on-Gold-Leaf-Ship-Marie-Sophie-of-Falmouth	Painting on Gold Leaf of the Schooner Ship Marie Sophie of Falmouth on Masonite and housed in an early frame (painted tan). Original brass hangers. Seller noted: "Unsigned but I believe this was done by Carroll A. Deering son of the owner of the G.G. Deering Shipyard at Bath, Maine (later Bath Iron Works)." <br></br> Purchased in 2013 with other Deering memorabilia from 1919. <br><br> According to an online article by the National Park Service about the ghost-ship Carroll A. Deering (l. 1919). <div class="indenttextblock"> On January 29, 1921, the ship was making a return trip to Hampton Roads, Virginia from Barbados when she passed the Cape Lookout Lightship. According to the lightship a crewman, who did not look or act like an officer, reported that the ship had lost its anchors. <br><br> This was the last report of the ill-fated Deering before she was found run aground and abandoned. At 6:30 am on January 31st, C.P. Brady of the Cape Hatteras Coast Guard Station spotted a five-masted schooner in the morning light, aground and helpless on the shoals…. Upon investigating the ship, it was discovered that all personal belongings, key navigational equipment, certain papers, and the ship’s anchors were missing. Food was laid out as if in preparation for a meal. But there was no sign of the crew. Source: http://www.nps.gov/caha/historyculture/theghostship.htm</div>
6490		Details	Hegi, Franz	1830	Aquatint view of Gibraltar as seen from offshore Hegi, Franz 1830 LOC:86	$300.00	Hegi--Franz	Aquatint-view-of-Gibraltar-as-seen-from-offshore	Acquaint engraved view of Gibraltar in 1830 as seen from offshore by Franz Hegi (1774 - 1850). B&W on wove paper. 22" x 17" within the platemark. <br><br> French credits at bottom: "Peint par Noël, Gravé par Fr. Hegi. Imprimé par Schweizer, à Paris chez M. Bance ainé rue St. Denis No.214.
6459		Details	Heck, Georg	1851	19th-century engraving sailing ship and rigging Heck, Georg 1851 LOC:78	$140.00	Heck--Georg	19th-century-engraving-sailing-ship-and-rigging	Steel-plate line engraving depicting a triple-decked ship-of-the-line and some of the rigging and equipment with special emphasis on blocks, tackle, and armament. From Georg Heck's "Iconographic Encyclopedia" published by Rudolph Garrigue in New York in 1851. Cool!
6460		Details	Heck, Georg	1849	Antique plans for a three-decked warship ship-of-the-line. Heck, Georg 1849 LOC:78	$140.00	Heck--Georg	Antique-plans-for-a-three-decked-warship-ship-of-the-line-	Original, antique maritime architectural views of a large three-deck ship-of-the-line. This antique print is full of nautical renderings including a plan of the hull contour; an elevation view showing side framing; a cutaway showing bottom-deck framing plan; a stowage plan view; and numerous smaller details related to naval architecture. <br><br>Steel-plate engraving.
6435		Details	Weiss, Jacob	1861	Map of Charleston Harbor Weiss, Jacob 1861 LOC:10	$2,150.00	Weiss--Jacob	Map-of-Charleston-Harbor	Unrecorded edition of "Map of Charleston Harbor [South Carolina] showing the location of forts ..." printed by Jacob Weiss at 600 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia in 1861. Inset elevation or perspective view of Charleston at top. <br><br> My interpretation of the map suggests Weiss printed the map between December 27, 1860, when the Union surrendered Shutes Folly/Castle Pinckney to the S.C. militia but before April 12, 1861 when the Confederacy began bombardment of Union forces at Fort Sumter. During this period the public had an intense interest in the building conflict. <br><br> Shows the main channel from the Atlantic Ocean to Charleston docks. Circles represent the range of cannon fire from forts and batteries in vicinity of Charleston Harbor, Charleston, South Carolina. Key features include: <div class="indenttextblocksingle"> <ul style="list-style-type: circle;"></li> <li>Shutes Folly Island with Castle Pinckney</li> <li>Rebellion Road [2]</li> <li>US Arsenal</li> <li>Customs House</li> <li>Mount Pleasant</li> <li>Sullivan's Island</li> <li>Drunken Dick Breakers</li> <li>Fort Johnson and Fort Sumter</li> </ul> </div> WorldCat shows only two similar institutional holdings - Hagley Museum & Library, and University of Michigan Clements Library. This edition is similar to the edition at the U. Michigan Clements Library but lacks the price, and the Clements copy lacks both the decorative border, and the "Perspective View of the Harbor and City of Charleston" at top. <br><br>
5494		Details	Rice, Charles A.	1917	Map Showing Lines of March and Border Patrols Mexican Border Service 1916 1917 Rice, Charles A. 1917 LOC:1402	$8,500.00	Rice--Charles-A-	Map-Showing-Lines-of-March-and-Border-Patrols-Mexican-Border-Service-1916--1917	Extremely rare, self-published map by C.A. Rice: "Lines of March and Border Patrols, In My Mexican Border Service. 1916 - 1917." Rice's map records the first deployment of the U.S. National Guard in time of emergency or war. A very desirable map for collectors of Texas cartography. Only 2 examples in WorldCat. <br></br> Rare map of the Texas border during the 1916-1917 Mexican Expedition or Mexican Punitive expedition, a military action taken by the United States Army during 1916 - 1917 in the second decade of the 20th century. Covers a 20 mile-wide swath of the U.S. along the border with Mexico from Rio Grande City, Texas south to the Gulf of Mexico. <br></br> A detail-filled map with military and march roads, camps and outposts, railroads, trails, rifle ranges, and telephone lines. <br></br> The action was taken in response to the attack of Pancho Villa across the U.S. border on the town of Columbus, New Mexico. Villa's attack, which killed 19, added to his previous depredation in which he kidnapped and slaughtered 18 U.S. citizens. <br></br> As a response to Villa's attacks, the President authorized General Pershing to pursue Villa and his band of rebels hundreds of miles into Mexico. As authorized by the National Defense Act of 1916, the National Guard was mobilized for the first time to man the U.S. border with Mexico. Quickly, National Guard Units deployed from 21 states and by August 1916, an estimated 117,000 guardsman were stationed along the U.S. side of the border, although they were unable to cross over into Mexico. <br></br> By Act of U.S. Congress in 1918 the Mexican Border Service Medal was a established as a military award for service between May 9, 1916 and March 24, 1917, or with the Mexican Border Patrol between January 1, 1916 to April 6, 1917. The medal recognizes those military service members who were assigned to the U.S.-Mexico border at the period of time when the United States was on the verge of all-out war with Mexico.
5377		Details	London Magazine	1762	Antique engraved Plan of the Straights of Bahama London Magazine 1762 LOC:13	$325.00	London-Magazine	Antique-engraved-Plan-of-the-Straights-of-Bahama	Original antique engraved map of the route taken by the British Fleet during their attack on the city of Havana, Cuba in 1762. <br></br> The map depicts the fleet's passage through the Old Bahamas Channel, a risky route just north of Cuba, through a channel only 10 miles wide at some points. The route taken by the British reduced the amount of warning time afforded to the Spanish Fleet. <br></br> Conducted during the Seven Years' War, the Siege of Havana was a successful British siege against Spanish-ruled Havana that lasted from March to August 1762. <br></br> "A Plan of the Straights of Bahama, through which the Expedition Fleet was Conducted in the Year 1762 against the Havana". Engraved for the London Magazine. Published from London by Baldwin in January 1763.
5343		Details	Kidden, R. U.	1956	Humorous blueprint for a nuclear powered ship Kidden, R. U. 1956 LOC:55	$600.00	Kidden--R--U-	Humorous-blueprint-for-a-nuclear-powered-ship	One-of-a-kind, striking, original humorous cyanotype or blueprint diagram of a nuclear powered ship drawn in the era immediately after WWII when two hydrogen bombs helped end the war with Japan. In 1955, the United States commissioned the world's first nuclear powered vessel, the submarine U.S.S. Nautilus. The world's first nuclear-powered surface ship, the cruiser Long beach, was not commissioned into service until September, 1961. <br></br> Almost every feature on the ship has something wrong with it such that anyone familiar with ship design would find it amusing, yet the overall structure of the engineering drawing with the title block and sections for revisions and specifications, made the drawing seem plausible from a distance. Includes humorous mis-spellings and a crazy network of piping. <br></br> One of the key features is that many of the ship's features are labeled in Russian as well as English, reflecting the Cold-war competition between the two powers. Revision E3 explains "Added Russian translation applying to complete ship to save time when prints are stolen." Other funny bits include: <br></br><div class="indenttextblocksingle"> <ul style="list-style-type: circle;"> <li>Outhouse on the stern is piped into the crew's forward supply tanks.</li> <li>Floatplane on an upper deck has its floats mounted backwards.</li> <li>Split-level crow's next is comprised of two stacked birdhouses.</li> <li>Captains balls mounted on a upper guy wire (they belong on the compass)</li> <li>Mid 19th-cenutury cannon part of the armament mounted on the bow.</li> <li>The propeller is misshapen and dinged up.</li> <li>The vessel is 100 feet long but 75 feet wide.</li> <li>The plans are checked and approved by R. U. Kidden and I. M. Nuts.</li> <li>Large pipe for radioactive waste flows into the crew's quarters.</li> <li>Sickbay is shown stacked with caskets .</li> </ul> </div>
5300		Details	Liverpool, J.	1880	Quackery trade card Charlestown map Dr. J. Liverpool, Great Indian Herb Doctor Liverpool, J. 1880 LOC:300	$2,500.00	Liverpool--J-	Quackery-trade-card-Charlestown-map-Dr--J--Liverpool--Great-Indian-Herb-Doctor	Exceedingly rare and desirable trade card, in the form of a fan, ca. 1880 for Dr. J. Liverpool "The Great Indian Herb Doctor" with a map of Charlestown, Mass. - "Official Plan Battle of Bunker Hill" on verso. An advertisement for quack cures and treatments. <br></br> No other example found anywhere on this planet. <br></br> Advertising trade card in the form of a octagonal fan, mounted to a handle. <br></br> Recto: <br></br> <div class="indenttextblocksingle" style="text-align: center;"> "The Wonder of the World Dr. J. Liverpool Office and Laboratory 81 Green Street Boston, Mass. <br></br> Where he may be consulted daily free of charge.<br></br> Office hours 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. <br></br> Sunday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. For the benefit of the laboring class. <br></br> All chronic diseases treated with nature's own remedies, ROOTS, HERBS, BARKS <br>Use no more poisonous drugs.<br></br> GO AT ONCE AND SEE HIM!<br></br> Delays are Dangerous.<br></br> Your disease may be curable to-day - not tomorrow - therefore do not delay. He has cured thousands where others have failed." <br></br> </div> Verso:<br></br> <div class="indenttextblocksingle" style="text-align: center;"> "Official Plan Battle of Bunker Hill<br></br> June 17, 1775<br></br> Manufactured and Printed by L.F. Lawrence & Co.<br></br> 161 & 171 Devonshire and 30 & 32 Arch Streets, BOSTON." </div> <br></br> Note: Dr. Liverpool's address at 81 Green Street, Charlestown, Mass, was one block from Bunker Hill Street and four blocks from the Bunker Hill Monument. Newspaper advertisements in 1882 for Dr. J. Liverpool recorded his address as 833 Tremont Street.
5131		Details	Baudartius, Willem	1616	Hantwerpia Baudartius, Willem 1616 LOC:13	$150.00	Baudartius--Willem	Hantwerpia	Antique copper-plate engraving of a battle between the Spanish and the Dutch during the 80 Years War. The 15-gun Black Galley of Dordrecht defeated eight Spanish ships on the Schelde / Scheldt river at Antwerp, 29 November 1600. <br></br> Published in Amsterdam by M. Colin de Thovoyon in 1616 in 'Les guerres de Nassau' by Willem Baudartius.
4832		Details	Limiers, Henri Philipp de	1721	Fine etched view of Kronstadt and St. Petersburg, Russia Limiers, Henri Philipp de 1721 LOC:13	$265.00	Limiers--Henri-Philipp-de	Fine-etched-view-of-Kronstadt-and-St--Petersburg--Russia	Early original engraved view of fortifications of Kronstadt (Cronstadt), Russia which Peter the Great founded on Kotlin (Retusari) Island in winter 1704 during the Great Northern War. Kotlin Island separates Neva Bay from the rest of the Gulf of Finland. <br></br> Despite the frigid conditions Imperial Russian forces quickly erected fortifications on the island: <div class="indenttextblocksingle"> Under the command of Governor-general … Menshikov, workers used thousands of frames made of oak logs filled with stones which were carried by horses across the frozen sea, and placed in cuttings made in the ice. Thus, several new small islands were created, and forts were erected on them, virtually closing access to Saint-Petersburg by sea. Only two narrow navigable channels remained, with forts guarding them. (Online: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kronstadt). </div> <br/> A few of the major features on this antique view of St. Petersburg may be identified by letter: <div class="indenttextblocksingle"> <ul style="list-style-type: circle;"> <li>A- St. Petersburg, Russia</li> <li>C - Kotlin Island (Retusari)</li> <li>D- Kronstadt Fortifications</li> </ul> </div> From "Histoire de Suede sous le Regne de Charles XII" by Limiers. Published from Amsterdam by Jansons & Waesberge. Tome 4. Page 188. <br></br> This view predates Bodenher's later, derivative print "Prospect von S. Petersgurg und der Insul Retusari" by 14 years.
4807		Details	Jefferys, Thomas	1775	Jefferys excellent 1775 antique chart of the Yucatan Peninsula to western Cuba Jefferys, Thomas 1775 LOC:0	$1,050.00	Jefferys--Thomas	Jefferys-excellent-1775-antique-chart-of-the-Yucatan-Peninsula-to-western-Cuba	Antique engraved sea chart from <b>Yucatan</b> Peninsula to western Cuba. Numerous large square-rigged ships are depicted enroute to either Campeche; Cartagena, Colombia; or Havana, Cuba. <br></br> Published under Thomas Jeffery's name by Sayer and Bennet. Includes <b>Merida, Valladolid, Loggerhead Key, Cozumel, Isla Mujeres</b>, etc. <br></br> This 1775 original British privately-published chart is a continuation of Jefferys' magnificent map of Cuba, which omits the western tip of the Pearl of the Antilles, Cuba. <br></br> A fleet of square-rigged galleons is shown sailing on a plotted track labeled: "Gallions Track from Cartagena", while two ships sail west along a plotted track labeled: "Track from Cape Catoche to Campeche." To round out the cast of characters a third ship, apparently a privateer, exits a shorter track between two rocky areas. That track is noted as the "Passage del Corsario." Note: a favorite tactic of pirates, corsairs, and cocaine smugglers has long been to use local knowledge of the water depth and hazards to frustrate pursuers. <br></br> From Sayer's and Bennett's atlas titled: The West-India Atlas: or, a compendious description of the West-Indies: illustrated with forty one correct charts and maps, taken from actual surveys." <br></br> Publishers attribution reads: "London. Printed for Rob.t Sayer, Map and Print seller. No 53 Fleet Street as the Act directs 20th Feb.y 1775. According to Rumsey <div class="indenttextblock"> "Sayer and Bennet acquired his [Jefferys'] materials in preparation for this atlas, and published the atlas posthumously under his name (as they did with the American Atlas) in 1775. The heart of this atlas and the most detailed part is the sixteen sheet large chart and index sheet of the whole of the West Indies. ( <a href="http://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/RUMSEY~8~1~2795~310044:The-coast-of-Yucatan-from-Campeche-" target="_blank">Internet </a>) </div>
4742		Details	Anonymous	1680	Antique engraving of the bombardment of St. Malo France Anonymous 1680 LOC:77	$150.00	Anonymous	Antique-engraving-of-the-bombardment-of-St--Malo-France	Anonymous antique engraved print of the bombardment of St. Malo, France, probably during the 17th century. Decorative unusual copper engraved map ca. 1680 showing a naval siege of Saint-Malo, France. The plate show the city with its buildings, churches, harbor and town walls. Inset showing a warship "Das Machine Schiff" (probably a bomb vessel). Verso blank.
4739		Details	Barbey, Isidore-Théodore	1845	Very rare broadsheet. Barbey clipper-ship advertisement. Havre, France Barbey, Isidore-Théodore 1845 LOC:62	$3,500.00	Barbey--Isidore-Théodore	Very-rare-broadsheet--Barbey-clipper-ship-advertisement--Havre--France	Very rare and historical clipper-ship advertisement for ships (Paquebots / Clippers) owned by <b>Isidore-Théodore Barbey</b> of Havre, France. Barbey's ships were known for their <b>white hulls</b>. This important broadsheet likely dates to the earliest shipping enterprise owned by Barbey, before incorporation in 1855. Not found online. Lithographed by Lenormand, Rue de l'Hopital 37, Havre. <br></br> The goal of the advertisement was to convey the luxuriousness of traveling on Barbey's ships by including a detailed plan for the Grande Chambre with tiny four-person staterooms and a single watercloset for all passengers. Housed below the "dunette", a high, exposed deck at the stern of the ship, was an antechamber, an office, dining table and cabins for two captains, and 30 passengers. For reference to key points in the ship's construction the lithograph shows the location for the mizzen mast (mat d'artimon) and the rudder post (gouvernail). <br></br> <div class="indenttextblock"> In 1839 Isidore-Théodore Barbey founded in Le Havre a shipping company for trade with Valparaíso and Lima. The company prospered, with six ships in 1850, and was incorporated as <b>Compagnie d'Armement Maritime in 1855</b>. Passenger ships operated on scheduled lines from Le Havre to Valparaíso, Vera Cruz, La Plata, Bahia and Reunion. The magnificent, white-hulled ships were nicknamed "white clippers". The shipowner never insured his ships and reinvested the saved premiums [likely the reason the ship does not appear in Lloyd's extensive records]. In 1857, Barbey owned 39 vessels and had another 34 in construction.</div></BR> <img src="/PageImages/Barbey_Flag.jpg" alt="Barbey clipper-ship house flag." width="100" border="2" hspace="10" vspace="10" align="middle"> Barbey flag: White with black letters. <br></br> (Source: Flags of the World. https://fotw.info/flags/fr~hfarm.html")
4718		Details	Blunt, George W.	1860	Rare trade card- NY Pilot Boat 11 the George W. Blunt Blunt, George W. 1860 LOC:0	$500.00	Blunt--George-W-	Rare-trade-card--NY-Pilot-Boat-11-the-George-W--Blunt	Very rare and desirable antebellum trade card for Pilot Boat No. 11, the George W. Blunt (G.W. Blunt) of the New York harbor pilots. Named after one of three sons of Edmund Blunt, who was one of the most important figures in U.S. nautical cartography during the first half of the 19th century. This scarce Civil-war era artifact should have strong interest for collectors of 19th-century maritime nautical cartography, the history of New York harbor, or civil-war era nautical artifacts. <br></br> The George W. Blunt was a 76 ton wooden schooner for the New York Pilot Commission, acquired by the U.S. Navy and commissioned in December 1861. She served with the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron through mid 1864. This trade card dates to before 1861 when the Pilot Commissioners' office was located at 69 South Street, Corner of Pine Street. In 1875 the G. W. Blunt was lost on the Long Island shore about thirty miles from the Sandy Hook light vessel (1). <br></br> G. W. Blunt, the third son of Edmund M. Blunt was born in Newburyport, Mass in 1802 (2). The elder Blunt prepared and composed a work entitled "The American Coast Pilot" which described every port on the coast of the United States, the publication went through 18 successive editions beginning in 1796. <br></br> George W. Blunt served as a member of the New York Board of Pilot Commissioners, from 1845 to 1877. and owned the New York pilot boat Moses H. Grinnell (3). At his death G.W. Blunt held the office of Secretary of the Board of Pilot Commissioners. <br></br> <i> (1) Pilot lore; from sail to steam. United New York and New Jersey. Sandy Hook Pilots Benevolent Associations. 1922. Online. </BR> (2) http://nyscu.org/Archives/Universalist%20Memory%20Garden/Universalist%20Memory%20Garden%20BA-BL/Blunt,%20George%201883.pdf </BR> (3) Cunliffe, Tom. ed. Pilots: Pilot Schooners of North America and Great Britain. Wooden Boat Publications. Brooklin, Maine. 2001. </i>
4710		Details	Chatelain, Henry	1695	Carte Generalle du Gouvernement Militaire de France Chatelain, Henry 1695 LOC:0	$250.00	Chatelain--Henry	Carte-Generalle-du-Gouvernement-Militaire-de-France	Folio-size antique copperplate engraving on chain-laid paper by Chatelain. This scarce decorative historical artifact records the state of France's land and naval forces in 1695. <BR> </BR> Contains detailed textual information on the finances and disposition of France's military not found elsewhere and a wealth of images related to those sea forces. It includes views of major naval ports, weapons, emblems, and flags associated with both the regular navy and the galley corps. <BR> </BR> There was considerable inter-service rivalry between the sailing navy (vaisseaux) and the galley corps (galeres) of which there were then 40 vessels. The lower left quadrant contains a breakdown by type of the total 665 vaisseaux then in service. The lower right quadrant is dedicated solely to the galley corps, which was then near the peak of its power, listing the number of officers of each rank and the count of each galley type- for instance 1 Galere Reale (Royal Galley, the premier vessel). From the information provided by Chatelain we learn that 6 galleys would have been stationed outside the Mediterranean or Levant: 2 each in Bordeaux, St Malo, and Dunkirk. <BR> </BR> Less than 30 years after this engraving was published the Corps des Galeres was disbanded (1748), not able to compete against larger, better armed ships of the line. This sheet provides detailed historical background for collectors of <a rel="nofollow" href= "/MichelotBremondBackground.aspx">Michelot and Bremond</a> charts which were created during the period represented by this plate. Plate 28.
3692		Details	Homann Heirs	1743	Scarce antique view of Portobelo, Panama Homann Heirs 1743 LOC:77	$225.00	Homann-Heirs	Scarce-antique-view-of-Portobelo--Panama	Very scarce birds-eye view of Portobelo, Panama in Colon Province during its capture and destruction in 1739-1742 during the War of Jenkins' Ear. The map depicts the town of Portobelo, Fort Gloria, and the immediate vicinity, including the harbor and Fort Hierro (iron), constructed across the harbor from Portobelo. Several sailing ships depict a naval battle scene and notes in the title block identify and explain sixteen important locations and actions on the view. <br></br> Portobelo was founded in March 1597 as "San Felipe de Portobelo". A military compound, Portobelo belonged to a Spain's colonial defensive system, including Veracruz (Mexico), Cartagena (Colombia), and Havana (Cuba), to protect the route of commercial trade between the Americas and Spain. Portobelo, where the annual late summer trade fairs were held, was one of the principal Caribbean ports and played a leading role controlling Spain's imperial trade in the Americas. <br></br> Published by the firm Homann Heirs. Homann Heirs (also "Homannianis Heredibus" or "Homann Erben" or "Heritiers de Homann") was a company established after the death of German cartographer J.B. Homann to carry on the map publishing business of the firm he started in the early 1700's. The designation "Homann Heirs" appears on maps published by that successor firm from about 1730 to 1848.
3646		Details	Langenes, Barent	1620	Scarce antique print of fantastical lobsters attacking a shipwrecked crew at Ludia Langenes, Barent 1620 LOC:1	$375.00	Langenes--Barent	Scarce-antique-print-of-fantastical-lobsters-attacking-a-shipwrecked-crew-at-Ludia	Antique copper engraved plate of fantastical crustaceans attacking a shipwrecked crew in the shallows. After van Linschoten's account of the grounding of the ship St. Jacques in 1568 off the island of Ludia near Cabo Corrientes in Mozambique, Africa. The print was first published by Cornelius Claesz and printed by Barent Langenes in 1598. Engraved by Peter van den Keere. Later edition, circa 1620. <br></br> Cape Corrientes was regarded by early Portuguese mariners as one of the most terrifying obstacles facing sailing ships in the Indian Ocean. It is named after the exceptionally fast southward current that passes here. It is also a confluence point of winds, with the capacity to produce violent gusts. Guinote estimated that 30% of the ships lost in the yearly Portuguese India Armadas in the 16th and 17th centuries capsized around Cape Corrientes, more than any other location. (Online: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Correntes)
3615		Details	Bodenher, Gabriel	1704	Attractive antique birds-eye view of the Oresund with Kronborg Castle and Copenhagen Bodenher, Gabriel 1704 LOC:7	$325.00	Bodenher--Gabriel	Attractive-antique-birds-eye-view-of-the-Oresund-with-Kronborg-Castle-and-Copenhagen	Fine antique birds-eye view of the Oresund, the sound that separates Seeland (Denmark) from Schonen (Sweden). The copperplate-engraved view by Gabriel Bodenher is from the perspective of a viewer looking south into the north entrance of the Oresund. At the right are Helsingor, Kronborg Castle (Cronenburg), and Copenhagen. At left on the east side of the sound lie Helsingborg (Ellingburg), Landskrona (Lands Croon) and Malmo. Warships bearing flags of several nations are underway heading south in the direction of Copenhagen. <br></br> Gabriel Bodenehr (1673- 1765) was a German map maker and member of a famous family of Augsburg engravers and publishers. Bodenher is best known for his main work, Atlas Curieux, first published in 1704.
1315		Details	Willyams, Cooper	1802	Antique chart of the Mediterranean Sea related to the Battle of the Nile in 1798 Willyams, Cooper 1802 LOC:8	$325.00	Willyams--Cooper	Antique-chart-of-the-Mediterranean-Sea-related-to-the-Battle-of-the-Nile-in-1798	Striking, detailed, and unusual aquatint chart of the Mediterranean Sea showing the track of the Royal Navy at the command of Horatio Nelson and the tracks of the Imperial French Navy at the Command of Napoleon I from Europe to Egypt, before and during the Battle of the Nile at Aboukir Bay, in Egypt. <br></br> The map includes three oval views: <div class="indenttextblock"> <ul style="list-style-type: circle;"> <li>The Rock of Gibraltar from the Spanish Lines.</li> <li>The Devil's Tower.</li> <li>Ceuta Point bearing S by E 3/4 East.</li> </ul> </div> From Willyam's "A Voyage Up the Mediterranean in His Majesty's Ship the Swiftsure" an eye-witness account of the Battle of the Nile in 1798, Admiral Nelson's greatest triumph. The Battle of the Nile is considered by historians to have been Nelson's most complete victory and Willyams' account to be the most authentic. The work contains 43 plate-engravings of sketches he produced of the battle. It was published in London in 1802, soon after the battle. <br></br> The Rev. Cooper Willyams (1762 – 1816) was a clergyman and a British artist. Willyams was chaplain on the Boyne in 1793, during England's war with France. In 1796, Willyams returned to London and published "An Account of the Campaign in the West Indies", which included six drawings by Willyams, all rendered in the difficult aquatint technique. Educated at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, Willyams took holy orders in 1784. The son of a navy commander and formerly chaplain to Admiral St. Vincent, Willyams was a veteran of several campaigns, having accompanied the expedition to the West Indies which ended in a British defeat of the French in 1794.
1251		Details	Daumont, Jean-Francois	1760	Antique optical view of naval ship construction Daumont, Jean-Francois 1760 LOC:9	$320.00	Daumont--Jean-Francois	Antique-optical-view-of-naval-ship-construction	Fine French antique optical print (vue d'optique) of an mid eighteenth-century shipyard with ship's carpenters planking the hull a 20-gun warship while two other ships are shown being framed in the background. This interesting scene shows workmen using adzes and board saws to prepare various ship's structural frame members while typical port actvities are underway on all sides. <br></br> Although the location is undocumented the print could be based on ship-building activities at Toulon, the home base of France's fleet of warships during that period. <br></br> This scarce engraved print was published by Jean-Francois Daumont with attribution at bottom right reading: "A Paris chez Daumont rue St. Martin".
1204		Details	Ozanne, Nicolas	1770	Antique French Engraving of a Galeasse Ozanne, Nicolas 1770 LOC:0	$175.00	Ozanne--Nicolas	Antique-French-Engraving-of-a-Galeasse	This fine 18th-century hand-colored engraving of a Galeasse of about 165 feet in length is described in the engraved text: <div class="indenttextblock"> Les Galeasses, sont de tres grands Batiments, qui vont a voiles et a rames; leur longueur, est de 160, a 170 pieds, la largeur de 30, a 34, et la creuse de 10 a 12. Ces Batiments, portent leur grosse artillerie a la poupe a la proue; les canons de petit calibre se placent sur les flancs, entre les bancs de rameurs, on na point rendu de detail ici pareeque la Figue est trop petit cela. </div> <br></br> A galeasse is a larger vessel than a galley (galère, Fr.) typically powered by 3 lateen-rigged sails as well as oars. <br></br> Form Nicolas Ozanne's "Marine Militaire ou Recueil des differens vaisseaux qui servent à la guerre suivis des manoeuvres qui ont le plus de raport au combat ainsi qua l'attaque et la defense des ports" ca. 1770. Plate 16.
1203		Details	Illustrated London News	1863	Steam Corvette Racoon 22 Guns Illustrated London News 1863 LOC:0	$130.00	Illustrated-London-News	Steam-Corvette-Racoon-22-Guns	Fine wood engraving of the British Steam Corvette Racoon, 22 Guns. From the Illustrated London News published from London in 1863, during the hostilities to the west of the U.S. Civil War. <br></br> Would frame nicely and present as a fine, thoughtful gift. <br></br> <div class="indenttextblock"> "Wood engraving is a printmaking and letterpress printing technique, in which an artist works an image or matrix of images into a block of wood. Functionally a variety of woodcut, it uses relief printing, where the artist applies ink to the face of the block and prints using relatively low pressure. By contrast, ordinary engraving, like etching, uses a metal plate for the matrix, and is printed by the intaglio method, where the ink fills the valleys, the removed areas. As a result, wood engravings deteriorate less quickly than copper-plate engravings, and have a distinctive white-on-black character." (Source: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wood_engraving" target="_blank">INTERNET</a> ) </div>
1179		Details	Ozanne, Nicolas	1770	French Bateau or Sloop Ozanne, Nicolas 1770 LOC:1	$175.00	Ozanne--Nicolas	French-Bateau-or-Sloop	This fine 18th-century hand-colored engraving of a French "Bateau" is described in the engraved text. Engraved scene at bottom shows a small swivel cannon and a very scare depiction of a four-barreled naval blunderbuss, the fore-runner of the modern shotgun <br></br> From Ozanne's "Marine Militaire ou Recueil des differens vaisseaux qui servent à la guerre suivis des manoeuvres qui ont le plus de raport au combat ainsi qua l'attaque et la defense des ports" ca. 1770. Plate 20.
1180		Details	Ozanne, Nicolas	1770	Antique Engraving of a French War Ship with 90 Cannons Ozanne, Nicolas 1770 LOC:1	$175.00	Ozanne--Nicolas	Antique-Engraving-of-a-French-War-Ship-with-90-Cannons	This fine 18th-century hand-colored engraving of a French "Vaisseau de 90 Canons" is described in the engraved text, including maneuvering tactics. Legend at bottom of the engraving identifies several key locations on the rigging of this triple decked French ship-of-the-line including: <div class="indenttextblock"> <ul style="list-style-type: circle;"> <li>le grand mat d'hune- Main top mast </li> <li>Petit mat d'hune - Fore top mast</li> <li>Mat de Perroquet d'artimon ou de Fouge - Mizzen top-gallant mast </li> <li>Haubans des mats cy dessus - Mast stays</li> <li>Galaubans des memes mats - Mast backstays </li> <li>Trelingages des hunes - Top cordage</li> </ul> </div> Form Nicolas Ozanne's "Marine Militaire ou Recueil des differens vaisseaux qui servent à la guerre suivis des manoeuvres qui ont le plus de raport au combat ainsi qua l'attaque et la defense des ports" ca. 1770.
1171		Details	Ozanne, Nicolas	1770	Vaisseau de 80 Canons Ozanne, Nicolas 1770 LOC:1	$150.00	Ozanne--Nicolas	Vaisseau-de-80-Canons	This fine 18th-century hand-colored engraving of a French 80-cannon three-masted war ship is described in the engraved text, including use, armament, names of sail and mastage and crew complement. Several key locations on the rigging are identified in a legend below. <br></br> Form Ozanne's "Marine Militaire ou Recueil des differens vaisseaux qui servent à la guerre suivis des manoeuvres qui ont le plus de raport au combat ainsi qua l'attaque et la defense des ports" ca. 1770. Plate 7.
1137		Details	Henri Sbonski de Passebon	1720	Rare title page from de Passebon's engravings of nautical architecture Henri Sbonski de Passebon 1720 LOC:9	$1,850.00	Henri-Sbonski-de-Passebon	Rare-title-page-from-de-Passebon-s-engravings-of-nautical-architecture	Stunningly beautiful hand-colored engraved title page from Henri Sbonski de Passebon's ca. 1720 <a href=" https://www.rarecharts.com/SbonskiPassebonBackground.aspx" target="_blank">atlas of Mediterranean naval architecture</a>. <br></br> Engraved by Simonneau, drawn by Berey.
1130		Details	Ocean Steamship Company of Savannah	1886	Antique Trade Card for the Ocean Steamship Company of Savannah Georgia Ocean Steamship Company of Savannah 1886 LOC:205	$270.00	Ocean-Steamship-Company-of-Savannah	Antique-Trade-Card-for-the-Ocean-Steamship-Company-of-Savannah-Georgia	Rare trade card for the <b>Ocean Steamship Company of Savannah</b>. This antique trade card records the names of steamships and their sailing dates for this Savannah, Georgia based shipping company. <br></br> The Ocean Steamship Company of Savannah was founded in 1872 with passenger and cargo service between the cotton export port of Savannah, Georgia and the northern export ports of New York and Boston. This company was a subsidiary of the Central of Georgia Railway and was integral in moving cotton from Georgia and Alabama to New York and Boston, Massachusetts over the next seventy years. <br></br> Steamships listed on the card include: <div class="indenttextblock"> <ul style="list-style-type: circle;"> <li>City of Augusta</li> <li>Chattahoochee></li> <li>Tallahassee></li> <li>City of Savannah></li> </ul> </div> Sailing dates listed on the back of the card are for routes from New York to Savannah, GA. during November 1886.
1108		Details	Steam Tug Agency	1856	Rate Sheet and Invoice for Maltese Steam Tug Dragon Steam Tug Agency 1856 LOC:0	$260.00	Steam-Tug-Agency	Rate-Sheet-and-Invoice-for-Maltese-Steam-Tug-Dragon	Fascinating piece of mid-nineteenth century Maltese maritime history. Tugboat rate sheet with manuscript invoice for towing services performed by the steam tug "Dragon". The Dragon was a 40 horsepower paddle-wheel steam tug operating out of the port of Valetta, Malta, then a part of the British Empire. <div class="indenttextblock"> …. "the arrival of steam propulsion opened a new chapter in the history of Maltese maritime trade. The port of Valletta became an important bunkering station and this position was further strengthened with the opening of the Suez Canal in 1869.<br> …<br> The ‘Dragon’ was one of the earliest steam tugboats operating in the Grand Harbour and Marsamxett. She arrived at Malta from Newcastle early in December 1855 and on arrival she was immediately placed in service under the command of Captain William Donkin. A circular distributed to the commercial community by the owners of the ‘Dragon’ makes interesting reading. ( First International Merchant Bank 2002 Annual Report. <a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=6&ved=0ahUKEwjY7uSp9s_NAhXC5CYKHW1kCl4QFgguMAU&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fimbank.com%2Ffile.aspx%3Ff%3D654&usg=AFQjCNFNxUU_FaX6kLpA-GcOiolsVGSm6g&sig2=K9DkC_MLyepdArQHbbV5WQ&cad=rja " target="_blank">Internet</a> </div> <br> <em>"NOTICE TO SHIPMASTERS <br></br> The steam Tug "Dragon" tows vessels in and out and about the ports of Valetta at the following rates: …<br> …<br> … The signal to be used by vessels coming from seaward or in port requiring the tug's services will be to hoist the national ensign at the fore topgallant or royal mast head. Special services subject to agreement with John C. Swift, ship-chandler Malta or Capt. William Donkin on board."</em>
1105		Details	Illustrated London News	1856	The James Watt Man of War Illustrated London News 1856 LOC:9	$145.00	Illustrated-London-News	The-James-Watt-Man-of-War	Colorful lithograph of the twin decked ship-of-the line James Watt, a sail and steam powered vessel. In celebration of the queen's birthday sailors man the yards and cannons are fired in salute. Published by the Illustrated London News July 26, 1856.
1060		Details	Loots, Johannes	1708	Unrecorded Late Golden Age Dutch Sea Chart of the World Loots, Johannes 1708 LOC:0	$95,000.00	Loots--Johannes	Unrecorded-Late-Golden-Age-Dutch-Sea-Chart-of-the-World	Previously unrecorded nautical chart of the entire world by Dutch cartographer Johannes Loots. Not recorded in Koeman's Atlantes Neerlandici. Not found online. Not in AMPR. <br></br> Likely the only Dutch late Golden-Age unrecorded world nautical chart to surface in the 21st century. Differs from other sea charts of the period in that Loots places van Diemen's Land much farther east (13 degrees) than the others (Robijn, Roggeveen, Goos, Morden, Keulen, Wit, Doncker, Moxon, Halley) all of whom tend to place van Diemen's Land at the longitude of the west coast of the Cape York Peninsula (de Fer an exception). One possible explanation for the mis-alignment is that Hendrik Doncker never included van Diemen's Land on his charts, and as Doncker's apprentice, Loots was never required to deal with that area. <br></br> Covers the entire world. Loot's newly-discovered chart with title cartouche in four languages (1) Is the only known example of any world chart by Loots. (2) Is of a unique design found in no other world chart. (3) Includes tracks of explorers in the southern passage up to 1708, include le Maire, Schouten, Halley and "Vaisseau St. Louis, 1708" the last, just one year after Loots disolved a partnership with Antoni de Winter and Claas de Vries. (4) Is on Mercator's projection. (5) Shows the “Terre Austral du St. Espirit”. <br></br> From Koeman's biography of Johanne's Loots (1665[6]-1726) we know Loots was born in Amsterdam and is not as is sometimes believed one of the two sons of Anthonie (Theunisz) Jacobsz who named themselves Lootsman to confuse cartographic researchers in future centuries. Loots served an apprenticeship under Hendrick Doncker . <br></br> Contact for price.
1042		Details	Morisot, C.B.	1643	Japonese Navigum, Sinese Navigum Morisot, C.B. 1643 LOC:1	$175.00	Morisot--C-B-	Japonese-Navigum--Sinese-Navigum	Single sheet of chain laid paper with an engraved illustration of two Asian sailing vessels from an early work on maritime history by Morisot (1592-1661): "Orbis Maritimi siue Rerum in Mari et Littoribus Gestarum Generalis Historia". The vessels are titled: "Japonese Navigum" and " Sinese Navigum". Both vessels are steered via side mounted steering oars.
1045		Details	Zawitz, Verlag v.w.	1850	Lithograph of the British warship Wellington Zawitz, Verlag v.w. 1850 LOC:1	$375.00	Zawitz--Verlag-v-w-	Lithograph-of-the-British-warship-Wellington	Attractive German lithograph of the 3-decked 74-gunBritish ship of the line "HMS Wellington" with auxiliary steam power. Published by Verlag v.w. Zawitz in Berlin ca. 1850.
746		Details	Pine, John	1739	John Pine Armada Engraving Plates IX and X Pine, John 1739 LOC:0	$1,250.00	Pine--John	John-Pine-Armada-Engraving-Plates-IX-and-X	Stunning, beautifully engraved and deftly hand-colored intaglio engraving commemorating the defeat of the "Invincible Armada" of Spain by Britain in 1588 during the reign of Elizabeth I. This original antique copper-plate engraving was engraved and published by John Pine of London in 1739 in his folio volume titled "The Tapestry Hangings of the House of Lords, Representing the Several Engagements between the English and Spanish Fleets in the memorable year MDLXXXVIII". <br></br> Two inset charts depict the actions of August 6 - 9, 1588 when the Spanish Armada, anchored off Calais, France was attacked by eight English fireships and on the following day was attacked off Gravelines, France. Those two days are considered the decisive points that lead to the ultimate destruction of the Spanish Armada. <br></br> Two attributes of Pine's 'Armada" engravings make them very special. First, the great detail, elaborate design and brilliant execution of the work has led these to be considered by many to be among the very finest engraved works of the 18th century. Second, the printing process used a muliple plate printing process that is rarely encountered. The two inset charts (IX and X) were each printed separately from the background in a beautiful blue ink. The separate plate-marks of the two inset charts are clearly visible and noticeable to the touch. <br></br> At bottom center reads: "Published by John Pine, June 24, 1739 according to an Act of Parliament".
747		Details	Pine, John	1739	John Pine Armada Engraving Plates III and IV Pine, John 1739 LOC:0	$1,250.00	Pine--John	John-Pine-Armada-Engraving-Plates-III-and-IV	Stunning, beautifully engraved and deftly hand-colored intaglio engraving commemorating the defeat of the "Invincible Armada" of Spain by Britain in 1588 during the reign of Elizabeth I. This original antique copper-plate engraving was engraved and published by John Pine of London in 1739 in his folio volume titled "The Tapestry Hangings of the House of Lords, Representing the Several Engagements between the English and Spanish Fleets in the memorable year MDLXXXVIII". <br></br> Two inset charts depict the actions on July 29 and 30, 1588 when the English Fleet, set sail from Plymouth, England to meet the Spanish Armada in the English Channel. These inset charts show details of both fleets with the Spanish ships formed into a crescent-shaped formation that they felt would offer the best protection and favor their strategy of overpowering the English ships by boarding. The weather played an important role in the English victory, reinforced by drawings of a cherub puffing away. <br></br> Two attributes of Pine's 'Armada" engravings make them very special. First, the great detail, elaborate design and brilliant execution of the work has led these prints to be considered by many to be among the very finest engraved works of the 18th century. Second, the printing process used a triple-plate technique that is extremly rare, whereby each of the two inset charts (III and IV) were printed separately from the background in a beautiful blue ink, using an additional plate. The plate-marks of these two insets are clearly visible. <br></br> At bottom center reads: ""Published by John Pine, June 24, 1739 according to an Act of Parliament".
1048		Details	Pine, John	1739	John Pine Armada Engraving Plate IX- Calais, France Pine, John 1739 LOC:55	$1,550.00	Pine--John	John-Pine-Armada-Engraving-Plate-IX--Calais--France	Beautiful intaglio engraving commemorating the defeat of the "Invincible Armada" of Spain by Britain in 1588 during the reign of Elizabeth I. This original antique copper-plate engraving was drawn by Lempriere, engraved and published by <b>John Pine</b> of London in 1739 in his folio volume titled "The Tapestry Hangings of the House of Lords, Representing the Several Engagements between the English and Spanish Fleets in the memorable year MDLXXXVIII". <br></br> The battle scene depicts an action on the night of August 7th and 8th, 1588 that marked the key turning point in the campaign. The Spanish Fleet, anchored just offshore the French town of Calais, France was forced to flee after Admiral Howard set fireships ablaze and caused them them to drift down on the anchored Spanish Armada. The fear of explosion and fire so panicked the Spanish Captains that they cut their anchors in haste and scattered in confusion. The scene depicts the fireships between the British fleet at left and the <b>Spanish Armada</b> at right. <br></br> Two attributes of Pine's 'Armada" engravings make them very special. First, the great detail, elaborate design and brilliant execution of the work has led these prints to be considered by many to be among the very finest engraved works of the 18th century. Second, the printing process used a two-plate technique that is extremly rare, whereby the interior battle scene was printed separately from the background frame in a beautiful blue-green ink, using an additional plate. The two plate-marks are each clearly visible. <br></br> John Pine (1690-1756) was a well respected English engraver and publisher who operated a shop in London and is widely considered to be the finest engraver of his period. At bottom center reads: "Published by John Pine, June 24, 1739 according to an Act of Parliament".
644		Details	Baugean, Jean-Jerome	1814	American Frigate at Anchor Baugean, Jean-Jerome 1814 LOC:1	$225.00	Baugean--Jean-Jerome	American-Frigate-at-Anchor	Attractive and scarce original nautical antique copperplate engraving of an American frigate by the French artist Jean-Jerome Baugean. Published circa 1814 the small plate shows an American frigate at anchor. According to John Harland: <dir class="indenttextblock">"The mizzen topsail is set, and the wind-sail just seen abaft the fore mast was used in hot weather to ventiilate the gundeck; the crew have washed their hammocks, and these have been triced up to dry… This is one of the smaller frigates, possibly the Boston." (Harland, John. "The Maritime Prints of J.J. Baugean", Chatham Publishing. London, 2000. p. 40.) </dir> </BR> This antique engraving is from a series of 72 fine engravings of merchant and naval vessels created and engraved by Baugean (1764-1830) in the series: "Collection de Toutes les Especes de Batimens de Guerre et de Batimens Marchard." Baugeans engravings are notable for their accurate and detailed depictions of ship construction and rigging.
645		Details	Baugean, Jean-Jerome	1814	French Mediterranean Privateers Baugean, Jean-Jerome 1814 LOC:1	$195.00	Baugean--Jean-Jerome	French-Mediterranean-Privateers	Original antique nautical copper-plate engraving of three French privateer ( corsair ) vessels. Published circa 1814 by Jean-Jerome Baugean this authentic small plate shows three Mediterranean privateers at anchor. According to John Harland: <dir class="indenttextblock">"Baugean does not comment on the rigs, but from right to left they are a schooner, tartane, and what seems to be an armed pinque. The last is airing both its lateen and square sails. This ensemble emphasizes the fact that although northern European rigs, like the schooner, were to be found in the Mediterranean, there were a number of rigs - and indeed hull forms - unique to that sea." (Harland, John. "The Maritime Prints of J.J. Baugean", Chatham Publishing. London, 2000. p. 98.) </dir> </BR> This antique engraving is from a series of 72 fine engravings of merchant and naval vessels created and engraved by Baugean (1764-1830) in the series: "Collection de Toutes les Especes de Batimens de Guerre et de Batimens Marchard." Baugean's engravings are notable for their accurate and detailed depictions of ship construction and rigging.
621		Details	Arnaves, J.	1683	Naval Architecture- Pieces of an First Rate French Warship circa 1683 Arnaves, J. 1683 LOC:55	$2,600.00	Arnaves--J-	Naval-Architecture--Pieces-of-an-First-Rate-French-Warship-circa-1683	Highly interesting and very rare graphical parts diagram of all the pieces used in the construction of a French first-rate ship-of-the line, including structural members. This is an antique original copperplate engraved print dated within to 1683. Attribution at bottom left is to the creator "J. Arnave fec(it)" but the original inspiration for the work is attributed within an inset to Francois Coullomb: "Faict a Toulon dans lescolle de la construction par Francois Coullomb Fitz avec permission 1683." <br></br> The original usage of the diagram by Coullomb was as a large wall chart for students at the royal shipyard at Toulon, France. Includes ( in French ) the name, count, and size of each piece. The pieces shown include frames, longitudinals, knees, bitts, grates, masts, capstans, ladders, cannon, anchors, rudder, and numerous decorative trim. <br></br> This work was probably bound into a copy of Henri Sbonski de Passebon's "Plan de Plusieurs Batiments de Mer avec leurs Proportions" a volume of engravings dedicated to late 17th century nautical architecture. <br></br> Published from Toulon, France, the home to the regular French naval forces ( Vaisseaux ).
619		Details	Henri Sbonski de Passebon	1690	Antique 17th Century Cutaway View of French Admiral's Flagship Henri Sbonski de Passebon 1690 LOC:55	$750.00	Henri-Sbonski-de-Passebon	Antique-17th-Century-Cutaway-View-of-French-Admiral-s-Flagship	Antique and scarce 1690 cutaway architectural view of a French Admiral's flagship of 104 cannons. Bernard Quaritch's Catalog No. 229. <sup>1 </sup> attributes the engraving's design to French galley Captain Henri Sbonski de Passebon and the engraving to Claude Randon in de Passebon's "Plans de Plusieurs Batiments de Mer avec leurs Proportions". <br></br> This highly detailed plate is one of 17 folio-sized antique copperplate engravings in that work which included a similar cutaway of a oared galley. Engraved by Claude Randon, the volume of nautical architecture plates was first published from Marseille where, in the late 17th century the arsenal was home port to the galley service of Louis XIV.<br></br> <sup>1 </sup> Quaritch, Bernard. "Catalogue of Works on the Fine Arts offered at the net prices affixed, By Bernard Quaritch." London, 1904. http://books.google.com/books?id=i0tFAAAAYAAJ&dq.
505		Details	Brockhaus, F.A.	1870	Seewesen (Sailing Ship with Rigging) Brockhaus, F.A. 1870 LOC:1	$190.00	Brockhaus--F-A-	Seewesen-(Sailing-Ship-with-Rigging)	Original antique steel engraving of a 19th sailing ship and its rigging. Ship dates to the early period when ships converted from sail to steam- a single smokestack is visible amidships. Details of numerous ship's blocks, sails, spars, and nautical knots. Plate 12. Leipzig, Germany.
496		Details	Hogenberg, Franz	1585	Fin de La Guerre (warship) Hogenberg, Franz 1585 LOC:1	$295.00	Hogenberg--Franz	Fin-de-La-Guerre-(warship)	Copperplate-engraved oblique profile of the Dutch fighting ship "Fin de la Guerre". This large fortress-like, four masted ship saw action at the battle of Antwerp in 1585. The engraving is notable because the ship is much like a U.S. Civil war monitor or WWI battleship with a design emphasis on firepower and protection for the fighting forces. The vessel is shown firing cannon as it is attacked by smaller vessels including at least one small galley or galliot. Lacks the explanatory text found in other versions of the print… possibly a later version. Attributed to Hogenberg and Michael Aitzinger.
480		Details	Groenewegen, Gerritt	1791	Een eenmast koopvaardy Hoeker Groenewegen, Gerritt 1791 LOC:1	$175.00	Groenewegen--Gerritt	Een-eenmast-koopvaardy-Hoeker	Small, nicely detailed copperplate etching of a Dutch two-masted merchant Hoeker with the mainsail partially furled. From a series of 84 engravings published in seven volumes from 1787 to 1791 by Gerritt Groenewegen (1754 - 1826): "Verscheide soorten van Hollandse Vaartuigen". Note from the stern view the gaff-rigged mizzen-mast and the steering tiller. <BR> </BR> On chain-laid paper with a fleur-de-lis watermark. From volume 'B' number 5.
481		Details	Groenewegen, Gerritt	1791	Driemast Hoeker Zeylende voor de wind Groenewegen, Gerritt 1791 LOC:1	$175.00	Groenewegen--Gerritt	Driemast-Hoeker-Zeylende-voor-de-wind	Small beautifully detailed etching of a large Dutch three-masted merchant Hoeker running before the wind. From a series of 84 engravings published in seven volumes from 1787 to 1791 by Gerritt Groenewegen (1754 - 1826): "Verscheide soorten van Hollandse Vaartuigen". Note the gaff-rigged mizzen-mast, the long steering tiller, and clothes drying above the cabin. <BR> </BR> On chain-laid paper with a fleur-de-lis watermark. From volume C, number 8.
482		Details	Groenewegen, Gerritt	1791	een Kat of houthaalder zyn anker opwindende Groenewegen, Gerritt 1791 LOC:1	$165.00	Groenewegen--Gerritt	een-Kat-of-houthaalder-zyn-anker-opwindende	Small detailed etched engraving of a large Dutch three-masted kat with the crew hauling the wood-stocked anchor at the port bow. From a series of 84 engravings published in seven volumes from 1787 to 1791 by Gerritt Groenewegen (1754 - 1826): "Verscheide soorten van Hollandse Vaartuigen". Note that the mainsail and foresail are furled and the topsails are at right angle- probably to help the vessel stay in place while weighing anchor. <BR> </BR> On chain-laid paper with a fleur-de-lis watermark. From volume E, number 10.
483		Details	Groenewegen, Gerritt	1791	Boot Schip, zeylende voor de wind Groenewegen, Gerritt 1791 LOC:1	$195.00	Groenewegen--Gerritt	Boot-Schip--zeylende-voor-de-wind	Small detailed etching of a large Dutch three-masted ship (Boot Schip) running with a heavy breeze from astern- the crew attending to the main top-gallant sail- probably reefing the sail due to the heavy weather. From a series of 84 engravings published in seven volumes from 1787 to 1791 by Gerritt Groenewegen (1754 - 1826): "Verscheide soorten van Hollandse Vaartuigen". <BR> </BR> On chain-laid paper with a fleur-de-lis watermark. From volume E, number 8.
484		Details	Groenewegen, Gerritt	1791	Koopvaardy-buys Zeylende by de wind Groenewegen, Gerritt 1791 LOC:1	$175.00	Groenewegen--Gerritt	Koopvaardy-buys-Zeylende-by-de-wind	Etching of a Dutch three-masted square-rigged ship running on port tack. <BR> </BR> From a series of 84 engravings published in seven volumes from 1787 to 1791 by Gerritt Groenewegen (1754 - 1826): "Verscheide soorten van Hollandse Vaartuigen". <BR> </BR> On chain-laid paper with a fleur-de-lis watermark. From volume E, number 6.
485		Details	Groenewegen, Gerritt	1791	een Veerpont Groenewegen, Gerritt 1791 LOC:1	$225.00	Groenewegen--Gerritt	een-Veerpont	Detailed etching of a small ferry with both sails and a sweep, or large oar, used to propel and steer the vessel. The ferry is laden with horse-drawn carriages and passengers. <BR> </BR> From a series of 84 engravings published in seven volumes from 1787 to 1791 by Gerritt Groenewegen (1754 - 1826): "Verscheide soorten van Hollandse Vaartuigen". <BR> </BR> On chain-laid paper with a fleur-de-lis watermark. From volume F, number 12.
486		Details	Groenewegen, Gerritt	1791	Barkentyn Zeylende by de wind Groenewegen, Gerritt 1791 LOC:1	$215.00	Groenewegen--Gerritt	Barkentyn-Zeylende-by-de-wind	Small detailed etching of a two-masted 'barkentine' running with in rough weather on starboard tack. In today's terminology this vessel would likely be considered as a brig, a two-masted vessel with square rigged fore and main masts and a gaff-rigged sail on the main mast. <BR> </BR> From a series of 84 engravings published in seven volumes from 1787 to 1791 by Gerritt Groenewegen (1754 - 1826): "Verscheide soorten van Hollandse Vaartuigen". <BR> </BR> On chain-laid paper with a fleur-de-lis watermark. From volume E, number 7.
487		Details	Groenewegen, Gerritt	1791	een Beurtschip Groenewegen, Gerritt 1791 LOC:1	$185.00	Groenewegen--Gerritt	een-Beurtschip	Small detailed etching of a "beurtschip" or sailing barge. Built with a flat bottom and leeboards to compensate for lack of a keel, the beurtship could carry passengers or freight. <BR> </BR> From a series of 84 engravings published in seven volumes from 1787 to 1791 by Gerritt Groenewegen (1754 - 1826): "Verscheide soorten van Hollandse Vaartuigen". <BR> </BR> On chain-laid paper with a fleur-de-lis watermark. From volume F, number 9.
458		Details	Wilson, G.W.	1857	H.M.S. Impregnable Wilson, G.W. 1857 LOC:0	$150.00	Wilson--G-W-	H-M-S--Impregnable	Attractively framed by branches, this stereoview of the British second-rate ship of the line H.M.S. Impregnable from 1857 was created by Scottish photographer G.W. Wilson. All three gun decks are clearly visible as the ship sits at anchor in Hamoaze, near Plymouth, England. The Impregnable, a close copy of Nelson's "Victory" was launched in 1811 and later refitted as a guard-ship. She saw action in the bombardment of Algiers in 1816. From 1862 to 1886 the Impregnable was used as a training ship for British naval cadets.<BR> </BR> With two cancelled U.S. revenue stamps on the verso. Number 313. Manuscript annotation on verso reads: "Rundlet 27".
453		Details	Theunissen, A.	1930	Engagez-vous dans la Marine Theunissen, A. 1930 LOC:0	$650.00	Theunissen--A-	Engagez-vous-dans-la-Marine	Large, dynamic, post-WWI recruiting poster for the French navy dated to 1930. Depicts a fast patrol boat or destroyer. <BR> </BR> Lithograph, signed in the plate by A. Theunissen, followed by the symbol of an anchor which is one of the privileges accorded those artists who have been appointed as official "Peintre de la Marine". Theunissen was given that honor in 1925 by the French Minister of Defense in recognition of his artistic work for the French Navy or maritime subjects . Published by Devambez, Paris. 1930.
425		Details	Gudin, Baron Theodore		D'Espineville de Harfleur brule une flotte Hollandaise Gudin, Baron Theodore LOC:89	$90.00	Gudin--Baron-Theodore	D-Espineville-de-Harfleur-brule-une-flotte-Hollandaise	This engraving depicts a battle in 1555 between twenty-two Dutch warships and twenty-five French off Dover in the English channel. During the battle five French vessels were set on fire. French crews jumped overboard and swam to the nearest vessel for safety, whether friend or foe. The Dutch recovered so many French sailors that it was impossible to guard them thoroughly, the result of which was that the rescued French sailors overpowered and captured five Dutch vessels and brought them as prizes to Dieppe. In all, 1000 Dutch and 400 French sailors are thought to have perished (although Dutch sources disagree). The French Admiral, d'Espineville was one of the casualties. <BR> </BR> This fine work from the original 19th century plate, is a 20th century reprint from the Louvre of an etching and engraving on steel plate by Chavane. Subject matter is based on a painting by French Marine Painter Baron Theodore Gudin (1802-1880 ) in 1839. <BR> </BR> With the circular embossed stamp of "Chalcographie Musee National du Louvre". La Chalcographie du Louvre is a repository of more that 13,000 plates from the Louvre's archives, housed upstairs above the Louvre's Paris galleries . Upon request visitors can have a engraving produced from one of those original plates by master printers on museum-quality paper.
436		Details	Gudin, Baron Theodore	1950	Combat d'une vaisseau Francais contre quatre vaisseaux Anglais Gudin, Baron Theodore 1950 LOC:9	$140.00	Gudin--Baron-Theodore	Combat-d-une-vaisseau-Francais-contre-quatre-vaisseaux-Anglais	Depicts a battle in 1655, near Majorca, between a French ship of 30 cannon "Le Persee" and a group of 4 English vessels. The Persee, captained by the Chevalier de Valbelle, a Knight of Malta, was attacked by a group of 4 English warships in retribution for his previous action in which he attacked and boarded an English vessel after the English vessel demanded a salute. (Source: England in the Mediterranean: A Study of the Rise and Influence of British …, Sir Julian Stafford Corbett, Google Books. 1917)<BR> </BR> This fine work from the original 19th century plate, is a 20th century reprint by the Louvre of an etching and engraving on steel plate by Chavane. Subject matter is based on a painting by French Marine Painter Baron Theodore Gudin (1802-1880 ) in 1846. <BR> </BR> With the circular embossed stamp of "Musee Louvre Chalcographie". La Chalcographie du Louvre is a repository of more that 13,000 plates from the Louvre's archives, housed upstairs above the Louvre's Paris galleries . Upon request visitors can have a engraving produced from one of those original plates by master printers on museum-quality paper.
415		Details	Ralfe, James	1820	The Prometheus and Melpomene Ralfe, James 1820 LOC:0	$190.00	Ralfe--James	The-Prometheus-and-Melpomene	Matted and framed. <BR> </BR> Antique hand-colored aquatint engraving depicts the day following a battle in which the Melpomene, Implacable, Bellerophon, and Prometheus captured six Russian gunboats and 12 supply vessels near Percola Point, Frederikshavn, Denmark.<BR> </BR> From James Ralfe's 'The Naval Chronology of Great Britain'. Attribution line: "Pub'd. By Pyall & Stroud, 19 Hanway Street Oxford Street." On wove paper .
418		Details	Ralfe, James	1820	Capture of La Sparviere, May 3rd 1810. Ralfe, James 1820 LOC:0	$190.00	Ralfe--James	Capture-of-La-Sparviere--May-3rd-1810-	Hand-colored aquatint engraving depicts the British 46-gun Spartan capturing the French vessel Sparviere in the Bay of Naples in 1810.<BR> </BR> From James Ralfe's 'The Naval Chronology of Great Britain'. Attribution line: "Pub'd. By Pyall & Stroud, 19 Hanway Street Oxford Street." On wove paper .
409		Details	Ralfe, James	1820	Capture of La Furieuse Ralfe, James 1820 LOC:0	$190.00	Ralfe--James	Capture-of-La-Furieuse	Depicts the British vessel Bonne Citoyenne towing the Furieuse after defeating her in an eight hour battle. Hand-colored aquatint engraving from James Ralfe's 'The Naval Chronology of Great Britain'. Matted and framed. <BR> </BR> Attribution line: "Pub'd. By Pyall & Stroud, 19 Hanway Street Oxford Street." On wove paper with watermark "1825".
398		Details	Freeman, Josiah	1873	Bark Ashore at Surfside Freeman, Josiah 1873 LOC:14	$220.00	Freeman--Josiah	Bark-Ashore-at-Surfside	Stereoview photo by Nantucket photographer Joseph Freeman of the sailing bark Minmaneuth aground near Miacomet Pond on Nantucket's south shore. The vessel was enroute from Rio de Janiero to Boston with 4000 bags of coffee when she came ashore. The Minmaneuth was lightened of its load and refloated. The grounding had a positive result in that it prompted construction of a lifesaving station at Surfside beach. The stereoview shows passengers, shaded by parasols, sitting atop bags of coffee as they wait for the rest of the cargo to be unloaded. <BR> </BR> The Nantucket Historical Association describes Freeman as the first of three great 19th century Nantucket photographers including Henry Wyer and Harry Platt. Josiah Freeman first opened a shop with David Coffin on the island in 1864 and remained in business until retirement in 1892. ( Historic Nantucket, Vol 35, no. 2 (Oct. 1987), p. 12-14)
393		Details	Fontana, Fulvio	1701	Presa di Due Galee Turchesche Fontana, Fulvio 1701 LOC:50	$375.00	Fontana--Fulvio	Presa-di-Due-Galee-Turchesche	Scarce copperplate engraving depicts a battle between Ottoman galleys and galleys from the military order of Saint Stephen (Santo Stefano) Pope and Martyr. Location of that engagement was near the Strait of Bonifacio (Bocche de Bonifazio), between Corsica and Sardegna. The order of Santo Stefano was founded by Cosimo I de' Medici in 1561. The purpose of the order , with financial support from the Grand Dukes of Tuscany, was to free Christians from slavery by fighting Ottomans and pirates. Vessels of the order of Santo Stefano are marked by flags with the symbol of their order, an eight-pointed cross much like that of the Knights of Malta.<BR> </BR> From: "I pregi della Toscana nell' imprese piu segnalate de' Cavaliere di Santo Stefano opera dat a in luce da Fulvio Fontana della Compagnia di Gesu dedicata all' Altezza Reale di Cosimo III, Gran Duca di Toscana e Gran Maestro dell' Ordine. Published in 1701 from Florence by Mattia Miccioni and Michele Neftenus. Plate 2. Probably from a later state.<BR> </BR> Reference: http://digital.ub.uni-duesseldorf.de/ihd/content/pageview/3361129
394		Details	Fontana, Fulvio	1701	Presa di Cinque Legni Turcheschi Fontana, Fulvio 1701 LOC:50	$375.00	Fontana--Fulvio	Presa-di-Cinque-Legni-Turcheschi	Scarce copperplate engraving depicts a battle in 1596 conducted by galleys from the military order of Saint Stephen (Santo Stefano) Pope and Martyr and Muslim corsairs. The battle was led by Francesco Borbolani, eighth Admiral of the order of Santo Stefano. <BR> </BR> The order of Santo Stefano was founded by Cosimo I de' Medici in 1561. The purpose of the order , with financial support from the Grand Dukes of Tuscany, was to free Christians from slavery by fighting Ottomans and pirates. Vessels of the order of Santo Stefano are marked by flags with the symbol of their order, an eight-pointed cross much like that of the Knights of Malta.<BR> </BR> From "I pregi della Toscana nell' imprese piu segnalate de' Cavaliere di Santo Stefano opera dat a in luce da Fulvio Fontana della Compagnia di Gesu dedicata all' Altezza reale di Cosimo III, Gran Duca di Toscana e Gran Maestro dell' Ordine. Published in 1701 from Florence by Mattia Miccioni and Michele Neftenus. Plate 10. Probably from a later state of the engraving.<BR> </BR> Reference: http://digital.ub.uni-duesseldorf.de/ihd/content/pageview/3361129
388		Details	Bell, Richard	1877	Cruise of the U.S. Flagship Richmond Bell, Richard 1877 LOC:0	$2,400.00	Bell--Richard	Cruise-of-the-U-S--Flagship-Richmond	Large antique lithographed naval poster, a memento from the Atlantic and Pacific cruise of the U.S. <b>wooden steam-sloop Richmond</b> during 1872 to 1877. This poster-sized lithograph documents the crew and ports of call for the Richmond from the time it was put on commission at the Philadelphia Navy Yard on November 18, 1872 until it was decommissioned at the Boston Navy Yard in September 1877. <BR> </BR> The Richmond had a long history of heroic service from the time it was launched in 1860. The sloop saw much action during the Civil War as part of the <b>Gulf Blockading Squadron</b> at the head of passes in the Mississippi River. The sloop was damaged during several engagements including an attack by David Farragut's squadron against Mobile bay, and an attack on Port Hudson. The valor of the crew on that vessel resulted in awards of the Medal of Honor to 32 marine guard and crew members, more than any other Union vessel in the Civil War. <BR> </BR> Lists the crew, officers, and marine guard by name and rate. The print also contains a description of the ship's armaments and statistics: 259 feet length overall, draft 17.6 feet, engine, and much more. <BR> </BR> We have been unable to locate another copy anywhere of this print that was apparently designed as a souvenir for the ship's crew. Probably very few copies were printed as the officers, marine guard and crew totaled only about 300.<BR> </BR> Bottom section lists the numerous ports visited during the entire cruise of 60,583 1/4 miles with both arrival and departure dates. The cruise included a transit of the Strait of Magellan and visits to San Francisco and many other Pacific ports of call on the west coast of South and Central America. Compiled by Richard Bell, Yeoman. Printed by Rand, Avery and Company. Boston.<BR> </BR>
321		Details	Henri Sbonski de Passebon	1690	Galere a la voille portant l'Estendart de chef d'Escadre Henri Sbonski de Passebon 1690 LOC:50	$2,275.00	Henri-Sbonski-de-Passebon	Galere-a-la-voille-portant-l-Estendart-de-chef-d-Escadre	This rare and decorative antique copper-plate engraving depicts an ordinary French galley (galère, Fr.) under sail in the Mediterranean, the cookstove billowing white smoke slightly aft of midships on the port side.<BR> </BR> "Galere a la voille portant l'Estendart de chef d'Escadre" (Galley under sail with the banner of the squadron leader) is one of a series of 17 folio-sized copperplate engravings created ca. 1690 by French galley Captain Henry Sbonski de Passebon. Engraved by Claude Randon, the collection of nautical architecture plates ("Plan de Plusieurs Batiments de Mer et ses proportions") was first published from Marseille where, in the late 17th century the arsenal was home port to the galley service of Louis XIV.<BR> </BR> <a style="color:#9BAFCB" rel="nofollow" href= "/SbonskiPassebonBackground.aspx">View other Sbonski de Passebon engravings</a> <BR> </BR> Sbonski de Passebon was stationed at Marseilles as a Lieutenant in the Corps des Galeres during the period that he produced the drawings from which these antique plates were engraved. His close affiliation with the galley corps resulted in highly detailed renderings that capture the technical flavor of early 18th century seafaring along with the beauty of the nearby Mediterranean shoreline. Within 50 years of the publication of these plates the French Corps des Galeres was disbanded as the galley was no longer a cost-effective means of projecting power.<BR> </BR> Attribution at bottom left: "Randon delineauit et sculpsit cura D'ni de Passebon Equitis" <BR> </BR> Royal privilege at bottom right: "Marsiliae cum privilegio Regis" <BR> </BR> Seller's attribution: "Se vendent a Marseilles chez Laurent Bremond sur le port au Coin de reboul" <BR> </BR> This plate has been professionally restored, neutralized, and colored and contains wider margins that those shown.<BR> </BR>
320		Details	Baugean, Jean-Jerome	1814	Demi Galere, vue par l'avant , au mouillage Baugean, Jean-Jerome 1814 LOC:1	$225.00	Baugean--Jean-Jerome	Demi-Galere--vue-par-l-avant---au-mouillage	This small, highly-detailed antique copperplate engraving by the French artist Jean-Jerome Baugean published circa 1814 details a demi-galère (small galley) at anchor. The demi-galere pictured carried 5 cannon, mounted at the bow and about 9 oars on each side. A full-sized galley might be armed with a dozen or more cannon and be fitted with banks of 24 oars to both port and starboard. <BR> </BR> This demi galere is noteworthy because of the three masts with lateen sails. The additional mizzen near the stern would have increased the vessel's maneuverability. <BR> </BR> This engraving is from a series of 72 fine engravings of merchant and naval vessels created and engraved by Baugean (1764-1830) in the series: "Collection de Toutes les Especes de Batimens de Guerre et de Batimens Marchard." Baugean's engravings are notable for their accurate and detailed depictions of ship construction and rigging.
325		Details	Baugean, Jean-Jerome	1814	Sloop vu par l'avant; Prame venant de mouiller Baugean, Jean-Jerome 1814 LOC:1	$125.00	Baugean--Jean-Jerome	Sloop-vu-par-l-avant;--Prame-venant-de-mouiller	"Sloop vu par 'l'avant" is a highly-detailed nautical antique copperplate engraving by the French artist Jean-Jerome Baugean. Published circa 1814 the small plate shows a sloop from the bow under full sail after it has passed a pram at anchor (Fr. Prame). In this context the pram is a large 3-masted flat bottom ship with about 10 cannon.<BR> </BR> This antique engraving is from a series of 72 fine engravings of merchant and naval vessels created and engraved by Baugean (1764-1830) in the series: "Collection de Toutes les Especes de Batimens de Guerre et de Batimens Marchard." Baugean's engravings are notable for their accurate and detailed depictions of ship construction and rigging.
314		Details	Wagner, Johann Christoph	1684	Untitled - Ship firing on attacking sea serpents Wagner, Johann Christoph 1684 LOC:0	$800.00	Wagner--Johann-Christoph	Untitled---Ship-firing-on-attacking-sea-serpents	Highly decorative, whimsical, rare antique wood-block nautical engraving of a sailing ship firing at sea monsters on both sides of the vessel. Ship bears an ensign of a forearm bearing a sword. A great chance to have a plate that was first published in Furtenbach's very scarce 1629 classic of naval architecture "Architectura Navalis" . <BR> </BR> Note: Seller has attributed the source as Wagner's "Delineatio Provinciarum Pannoniae et Imperii Turciciin Oriente Eine Grundrichtige Beschreibung deß ganzen Aufgangs", published in Augsburg 1684. "N4" at upper left.
324		Details	Wagner, Johann Christoph	1684	Untitled - Kriegsschiff Wagner, Johann Christoph 1684 LOC:0	$400.00	Wagner--Johann-Christoph	Untitled---Kriegsschiff	Antique print of a decorative 3 masted sailing vessel firing stern cannon. This early wood-block print shows a early 17th century vessel of war. Interesting feature of this time period are the six crows nests. These would have been used in battle to hurl stones, javelins and even caustic substances down on the heads of the opposition forces. An opportunity to own a plate that was first published in Furttenbach's very scarce 1629 classic of naval architecture "Architectura Navalis" . Interesting rigging! <BR> </BR> Note: Seller has attributed the source as Wagner's "Delineatio Provinciarum Pannoniae et Imperii Turcici in Oriente Eine Grundrichtige Beschreibung deß ganzen Aufgangs", published in Augsburg 1684. "N3" at upper left.
305		Details	Henri Sbonski de Passebon	1690	La galere Patronne a la rame Henri Sbonski de Passebon 1690 LOC:50	$1,100.00	Henri-Sbonski-de-Passebon	La-galere-Patronne-a-la-rame	"La galere (galère, Fr.) patronne a la rame" is one of a series of 17 antique folio-sized copperplate engravings created ca. 1690 by French galley Captain Henry Sbonski de Passebon. This print was engraved by Claude Randon, as part of a volume of nautical architecture plates first published from Marseille where, in the late 17th century the arsenal was home port to the galley service of Louis XIV.<BR> </BR> <a style="color:#9BAFCB" rel="nofollow" href= "/SbonskiPassebonBackground.aspx">View other Sbonski de Passebon engravings</a> <BR> </BR> De Passebon was stationed at Marseilles as a Lieutenant in the Corps des Galeres during the period that he produced the drawing from which this antique print was engraved. Therefore this plate, drawn from first-hand observation, is perhaps the best record of the Patronne available. There was only one Patronne in the Galley Corps, typically reserved for the Lieutenant General des Galeres and the Patronne was second in prominence and beauty only to the royal galley, the Reale.<BR> </BR> <br>Attribution at bottom left: "Randon delineauit et sculpsit cura D'ni de Passebon Equitis" <br>Royal privilege at bottom right: "Marsiliae cum privilegio Regis" <br>Seller's attribution: "Se vendent a Marseilles chez Laurent Bremond sur le port au Coin de reboul"
306		Details	Henri Sbonski de Passebon	1690	Coupe d'une galere avec ses proportions Henri Sbonski de Passebon 1690 LOC:50	$1,400.00	Henri-Sbonski-de-Passebon	Coupe-d-une-galere-avec-ses-proportions	"Coupe d'une galere avec ses proportions" is one of a series of 17 antique folio-sized copperplate engravings created ca. 1690 by <strong>French galley Captain Henry Sbonski de Passebon.</strong> Scarce cutaway print of a standard late <strong>17th century French galley</strong> (galère, Fr.) with a detailed legend of parts (in French). Below the galley is a representation of the keel-form at the shipyard on which the keel was apparently built up. Very scarce. <BR> </BR> <a style="color:#9BAFCB" rel="nofollow" href= "/SbonskiPassebonBackground.aspx">View all Sbonski de Passebon engravings</a> <BR> </BR> Engraved by Barthelemy Chasse, the collection of nautical architecture plates was first published from Marseille where, in the late 17th century the arsenal was home port to the galley service of Louis XIV. This is the only plate in the volume engraved by Chasse. All other plates were engraved by Claude Randon. <BR> </BR> De Passebon was stationed at Marseilles as a Lieutenant in the Corps des Galeres during the period that he produced the drawings from which these plates were engraved. <BR> </BR> Attribution at bottom left: "Randon delineauit et sculpsit cura D'ni de Passebon Equitis" <BR></BR>Royal privilege at bottom right: "Marsiliae cum privilegio Regis" <BR></BR>Seller's attribution: <strong>"Se vendent a Marseilles chez Laurent Bremond sur le port au Coin de reboul"</strong> (Sold by Laurent Bremond from the port [Marseille] at the corner of Reboul [street].)
308		Details	Henri Sbonski de Passebon	1690	Galeasse a la voile Henri Sbonski de Passebon 1690 LOC:0	$5,000.00	Henri-Sbonski-de-Passebon	Galeasse-a-la-voile	Antique engraved print titled "Galeasse a la voile" depicts a Venetian galeazza (galeasse) under full sail. We know the vessel is from Venice, Italy because under close inspection one can see the faint outline of the Lion of St. Marks on the flag at the very top of the main mast. A galeasse is a larger vessel than a galley (galère, Fr.) typically powered by 3 lateen-rigged sails as well as oars. <BR> </BR> This highly detailed plate is one of a series of 17 folio-sized antique copperplate engravings created ca. 1690 by French galley Captain Henry Sbonski de Passebon. Engraved by Claude Randon, the volume of nautical architecture plates was first published from Marseille where, in the late 17th century the arsenal was home port to the galley service of Louis XIV.<BR> </BR> <a style="color:#9BAFCB" rel="nofollow" href= "/SbonskiPassebonBackground.aspx">View all Sbonski de Passebon engravings</a> <BR> </BR> De Passebon was stationed at Marseilles as a Lieutenant in the Corps des Galeres during the period that he produced the drawings from which these plates were engraved. <BR> </BR> <br>Attribution at bottom left: "Randon delineauit et sculpsit cura D'ni de Passebon Equitis" <br>Royal privilege at bottom right: "Marsiliae cum privilegio Regis" <br>Seller's attribution: "Se vendent a Marseilles chez Laurent Bremond sur le port au Coin de reboul"
309		Details	Henri Sbonski de Passebon	1690	Galiote a bombe Henri Sbonski de Passebon 1690 LOC:0	$2,400.00	Henri-Sbonski-de-Passebon	Galiote-a-bombe	'Galiote a bombe' or 'bomb galiote' is an antique folio-sized copperplate engraving created ca. 1690 by French galley Captain Henry Sbonski de Passebon. This original antique engraving is the earliest readily available rendering of a bomb vessel. No doubt de Passebon was intimately familiar with this type ship- he is reported to have participated in the French bombardment of Genoa in 1684. Engraved by Claude Randon, this example is one of 17 ship engravings in a collection of nautical architecture plates first published from Marseille where, in the late 17th century the arsenal was home port to the galley service of Louis XIV. <BR> </BR> A 'Bomb Vessel' or 'Bomb Ketch' was typically 60 to 70 feet long and drew 8 or 9 feet of water. This relatively shallow draft would have enabled the vessels to approach closer to their target, One authoritative source defines 'Bomb Vessel' : as <div class="indenttextblock">"a ship of the old sailing navies armed with one or occasionally two, heavy howitzers or mortars and used for bombarding places ashore. Mostly the mortars were fitted in ketches either specially built or converted into such from a small three-masted vessel by the removal of her foremast to provide a good deck space forward for the mortars. When employed in bombardment, bomb vessels were moored in position with springs on their cables so that the ships themselves were trained for the mortars to fire on the desired bearing."(Oxford Companion to Ships and The Sea, Peter Kemp, ed. Oxford University Press. London, 1976, p. 93.)</div>In this example it can be seen clearly that the foremast had been removed as described above.<br></br> De Passebon was stationed at Marseilles as a Lieutenant in the Corps des Galeres during the period that he produced the drawings from which these plates were engraved.
310		Details	Henri Sbonski de Passebon	1690	La galere reale a la fonde Henri Sbonski de Passebon 1690 LOC:0	$1,400.00	Henri-Sbonski-de-Passebon	La-galere-reale-a-la-fonde	"La galere reale a la fonde" is one of a series of 17 folio-sized antique copperplate engravings created ca. 1690 by French galley Captain Henry Sbonski de Passebon. Engraved by Claude Randon, the collection of nautical architecture plates was first published from Marseille where, in the late 17th century the arsenal was home port to the galley (galère, Fr.) service of Louis XIV.<BR> </BR> <a style="color:#9BAFCB" rel="nofollow" href= "/SbonskiPassebonBackground.aspx">View all Sbonski de Passebon engravings</a> <BR> </BR> De Passebon was stationed at Marseilles as a Lieutenant in the Corps des Galeres during the period that he produced the drawings from which these plates were engraved. <BR> </BR> <br>Attribution at bottom left: "Randon delineauit et sculpsit cura D'ni de Passebon Equitis" <br>Royal privilege at bottom right: "Marsiliae cum privilegio Regis" <br>Seller's attribution: "Se vendent a Marseilles chez Laurent Bremond sur le port au Coin de reboul"
311		Details	Henri Sbonski de Passebon	1690	Polacre a la voille Henri Sbonski de Passebon 1690 LOC:50	$2,500.00	Henri-Sbonski-de-Passebon	Polacre-a-la-voille	"Polacre a la voille" is one of a series of 17 folio-sized antique copperplate engravings created ca. 1690 by French galley Captain Henry Sbonski de Passebon. Engraved by Claude Randon, the collection of nautical architecture plates was first published from Marseille where, in the late 17th century the arsenal was home port to the galley service of Louis XIV.<BR> </BR> <a style="color:#9BAFCB" rel="nofollow" href= "/SbonskiPassebonBackground.aspx">View all Sbonski de Passebon engravings</a><BR> </BR> De Passebon was stationed at Marseilles as a Lieutenant in the Corps des Galeres during the period that he produced the drawings from which these plates were engraved. <BR> </BR> <br>Attribution at bottom left: "Randon delineauit et sculpsit cura D'ni de Passebon Equitis" <br>Royal privilege at bottom right: "Marsiliae cum privilegio Regis" <br>Seller's attribution: "Se vendent a Marseilles chez Laurent Bremond sur le port au Coin de reboul"
312		Details	Henri Sbonski de Passebon	1690	Saique batiment dont les Turcs Henri Sbonski de Passebon 1690 LOC:	$1,600.00	Henri-Sbonski-de-Passebon	Saique-batiment-dont-les-Turcs	"Saique batiment dont les Turcs" is one of a series of 17 folio-sized antique copperplate engravings created ca. 1690 by French galley Captain Henry Sbonski de Passebon. Engraved by Claude Randon, the collection of antique nautical architecture plates was first published from Marseille where, in the late 17th century the arsenal was home port to the galley service of Louis XIV.<BR> </BR> According to Wikipedia- "A <a rel="nofollow" href= "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ca%C3%AFque">caïque</a> (Greek: καΐκι, kaiki, from Turkish: kayık ) is the term for a traditional fishing boat usually found among the waters of the Ionian or Aegean Sea, and also a light skiff used on the Bosporus." <BR> </BR> <a rel="nofollow" href= "/SbonskiPassebonBackground.aspx">View all Sbonski de Passebon engravings</a> <BR> </BR> De Passebon was stationed at Marseilles as a Lieutenant in the Corps des Galeres during the period that he produced the drawings from which these plates were engraved. <BR> </BR> <br>Attribution at bottom left: "Randon delineauit et sculpsit cura D'ni de Passebon Equitis" <br>Royal privilege at bottom right: "Marsiliae cum privilegio Regis" <br>Seller's attribution: "Se vendent a Marseilles chez Laurent Bremond sur le port au Coin de reboul"
313		Details	Henri Sbonski de Passebon	1690	Vaisseau du troiseme rang a la voille Henri Sbonski de Passebon 1690 LOC:0	$4,950.00	Henri-Sbonski-de-Passebon	Vaisseau-du-troiseme-rang-a-la-voille	"Vaisseau du troiseme rang a la voille" is one of a series of 17 folio-sized antique copperplate engravings created ca. 1690 by French galley Captain Henry Sbonski de Passebon. Engraved by Claude Randon, the collection of nautical architecture plates was first published from Marseille where, in the late 17th century the arsenal was home port to the galley service of Louis XIV.<BR> </BR> <a style="color:#9BAFCB" rel="nofollow" href= "/SbonskiPassebonBackground.aspx">View other Sbonski de Passebon engravings</a> <BR> </BR> De Passebon was stationed at Marseilles as a Lieutenant in the Corps des Galeres during the period that he produced the drawings from which these plates were engraved. <BR> </BR> <br>Attribution at bottom left: "Randon delineauit et sculpsit cura D'ni de Passebon Equitis" <br>Royal privilege at bottom right: "Marsiliae cum privilegio Regis" <br>Seller's attribution: "Se vendent a Marseilles chez Laurent Bremond sur le port au Coin de reboul"
303		Details	Rigaud, Jacques	1720	Feste des Galeres dans le Port de Marseille Rigaud, Jacques 1720 LOC:1	$750.00	Rigaud--Jacques	Feste-des-Galeres-dans-le-Port-de-Marseille	Beautiful early 18th century antique copperplate engraving of the Feste des Galeres (Galère, Fr.) (Galley Festival) held annually in Marseilles, France which was the home port of the Galley Corps during the reign of Louis XIV and Louis XV. At the time this engraving was produced the Galley Corps was in decline but the pomp and grandeur continued. The print shows several dozen galleys, moored stern-first as is the custom in that area, firing a tribute from cannon. The work is full of minute details of the festivities on shore among the onlookers and participants. <BR> </BR> Jacques Rigaud (1680-1754) was a French draftsman, artist, and engraver who worked for a time at the Arsenal in Marseille, home to the galley fleet. His first known work is "The View from the Fortress of Toulon" published in 1707. Rigaud was in Marseille during the great plague of 1720 and is well known for his prints of that event as well as for his series of engravings of the royal houses of France. Plate 3.
289		Details	Providence, Fall River and Newport Steamboat Co.	1904	Brochure- Providence , Fall River and Newport Steamboat Co Providence, Fall River and Newport Steamboat Co. 1904 LOC:0	$165.00	Providence--Fall-River-and-Newport-Steamboat-Co-	Brochure--Providence---Fall-River-and-Newport-Steamboat-Co	Scarce antique eight-page brochure and map for the Providence, Fall River and Newport Steamboat Company, 136 Dyer Street, Providence, Rhode Island. This small brochure, dated internally to 1904, contains time tables, descriptive information on each port and sightseeing tips and advertisements from local businesses and resorts. <BR> </BR> Contains a list of the eight steamers comprising the company's fleet and their passenger capacity: <div class="indenttextblock"> <ul style="list-style-type: circle;"> <li>Mount Hope - 2000 persons</li> <li>Warwick - 2000 persons</li> <li>Richard Borden - 1500 persons</li> <li>City of Newport - 1100 persons</li> <li>Favorite - 1100 persons</li> <li>What Cheer - 750 persons</li> <li>Squantum - 850 persons</li> <li>Baltimore - 500 persons</li> </ul> </div>
290		Details	Baugean, Jean-Jerome	1814	Chebec espagnol a voiles latines, courant vent largue. Baugean, Jean-Jerome 1814 LOC:0	$150.00	Baugean--Jean-Jerome	Chebec-espagnol-a-voiles-latines--courant-vent-largue-	This item would make an exceptional gift for a loved one ! <br><br> Below please find a sweet original antique copperplate engraving with very fine detail printed in 1814. A superlative example by the French artist Jean-Jerome Baugean on creamy laid with a tight platemark as was the practice. Published circa 1814 the engraving shows a Chebec (alt. 'zebec') underway in a light breeze. <br><br> Xebec's are small vessels similar in size to a frigate and characterized by 2 or 3 lateen sails and a prominent overhanging bow and stern. <br><br> This engraving is from a series of 72 fine antique engravings of merchant and naval vessels created and engraved by Baugean (1764-1830)- "Collection de Toutes les Especes de Batimens de Guerre et de Batimens Marchard." Baugean's engravings are notable for their accuracy and detail.
291		Details	Baugean, Jean-Jerome	1814	Vaisseau de Ligne Francais, au Plus Pres du vent, le Perroquet de Fougue Sur le Mat Baugean, Jean-Jerome 1814 LOC:1	$185.00	Baugean--Jean-Jerome	Vaisseau-de-Ligne-Francais--au-Plus-Pres-du-vent--le-Perroquet-de-Fougue-Sur-le-Mat	This small, highly-detailed antique copperplate engraved print by the French artist Jean-Jerome Baugean published circa 1814 details a French ship-of-the-line close to the wind. <BR> </BR> This engraving is from a series of 72 fine antique prints of merchant and naval vessels created and engraved by Baugean (1764-1830)- "Collection de Toutes les Especes de Batimens de Guerre et de Batimens Marchard." Baugean's engravings are notable for their accuracy and detail.
295		Details	Baugean, Jean-Jerome	1814	Bombardes Francaises de la Mediterranee Baugean, Jean-Jerome 1814 LOC:1	$175.00	Baugean--Jean-Jerome	Bombardes-Francaises-de-la-Mediterranee	This antique, small, highly-detailed copperplate engraving by the French artist Jean-Jerome Baugean published circa 1814 details two French bombardes (or bomb-vessels) at sea. A bombarde relied on mortars mounted near the bow with high elevation to lob exploding shells down on the enemy. Early French bomb-vessels had two mortars placed side-by-side in the bow that were aimed while at anchor by pulling in or letting out a spring anchor. The heavy armament explains the wide and somewhat barge-like bow depicted in this engraving. The extra width would have been needed to support the weight of the mortars.<BR> </BR> This engraving is from a series of 72 fine antique prints of merchant and naval vessels created and engraved by Baugean (1764-1830) in the series: "Collection de Toutes les Especes de Batimens de Guerre et de Batimens Marchard." Baugean's engravings are notable for their accurate and detailed depictions of ship construction and rigging.
160		Details	Pluche, N.A.	1736	A Galley on Her Oars Pluche, N.A. 1736 LOC:0	$75.00	Pluche--N-A-	A-Galley-on-Her-Oars	Small copperplate antique engraving by Pluche showing a galley (galère) with 27 oars per side with the sails furled as it heads into harbor. Large banners attached to the antennae drift in the breeze as several sailors work on the rigging in the forward part of the ship. Plate 15. Vol 3. Page 132.
161		Details	Pluche, N.A.	1736	A Galley under Sail Pluche, N.A. 1736 LOC:0	$75.00	Pluche--N-A-	A-Galley-under-Sail	Small copperplate antique engraving by Pluche showing a galley (Galère, Fr.) with 27 oars per side under sails with the oars stowed. The ships boat is clearly visible as is a cloud of smoke which may originate from the cooking 'galley'. Plate 14. Vol 3. Page 132.
171		Details	Anonymous	1600	Des Dieux Anonymous 1600 LOC:0	$50.00	Anonymous	Des-Dieux	Fanciful antique woodblock engraving of a small galley. French text at bottom and verso. Vines cover the mast, oars and rudder and several lions are seen on deck while in the foreground two sea creatures swim menacingly. Ca 1600. Unknown origin. Page 543.
135		Details	Anonymous	1902	Track Chart Anchor Line American Mail Steamships Anonymous 1902 LOC:0	$85.00	Anonymous	Track-Chart--Anchor-Line-American-Mail-Steamships	Antique ship's track chart of Atlantic Ocean produced by the Anchor Line shipping company that was used by a passenger to track his progress on a Transatlantic cruise. Details the daily latitude and longitude on a 2689 mile voyage of the SS Anchonia between New York and Glasgow on Aug 9th - 19th, 1902. Daily position plots indicate a more northerly path than usual. <BR> </BR> Document on card stock folds into 3 parts. Front cover lists vessels owned by Anchor Line with their tonnage and shows a frontal view of a steamer underway. Expands to 10"x6"
124		Details	Anonymous	1795	External and Internal Views of a first rate Ship of War. Anonymous 1795 LOC:1	$165.00	Anonymous	External-and-Internal-Views-of-a-first-rate-Ship-of-War-	A detailed copperplate engraving of a first rate British 'line of battle' ship with 3 gun decks. Shows full rigging and a below-decks cross-section. Includes detailed insets of the sail plan, yard rigging and the ship's chain pump. A good find as many similar ship views are steel-plate engravings that lack the character and warmth of this fine late 18th century example. <br></br> From Hall's Encyclopedia.
109		Details	Tirion, Isaac	1752	Zes galeien overzeild en in den grond geshooten Tirion, Isaac 1752 LOC:1	$200.00	Tirion--Isaac	Zes-galeien-overzeild-en-in-den-grond-geshooten	Fine antique engraving by Isaac Tirion of an encounter between Dutch ships and eight Spanish galleys on October 3, 1602 in the English Channel off the coast of Dover. The galleys proved to be no match for the larger Dutch ships. In that battle three Spanish galleys were lost.