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1800s steamship Stock Photos and Images
RM2HBDJR2–An old engraving of the unusual twin-hulled, cross-channel ship PS Castalia, Dover Harbour, Kent, England, UK in the 1870s. It is from a book of the 1890s on discoveries and inventions during the 1800s. Castalia was a paddle steamer built in 1874 by the Thames Ironworks and Shipbuilding Company, Leamouth, London for the English Channel Steamship Company. On arrival at Dover, large crowds came to see the novel ship. Castalia entered into regular service on 5 August 1875. Her lack of speed meant that she was not a financial success.
RMM61G9C–Vintage 1889 Cruise Liner Travel Poster Italian Steamship La Veloce Italiana a Vapore providing a fast navigation route from Genoa through Napoli, il Rio de la Plata, Brasile, Africa and destination New York
RMBY0XA2–British India steamship Katoria which conveyed explorer Sir Henry Morton Stanley from Zanzibar to Suez circa 1890
RMCWC255–The CLERMONT Robert Fulton's first steamship starting its first New York to Albany voyage. It sailed 150 miles upstream in 32
RMW107TG–Engraving of a steam ship passing the port of the ancient city of Salonica, or Thessalokina From The Life and Work of St Paul by Farrar, 1898.
RMCNM8DY–1854 engraving, The United States Mail Steamship John L. Stephens. Built for the Pacific Mail Steamship Company.
RM2JF8TWW–SS Beaver, Pioneer Steamer of the Pacific Coast, Vancouver BC Canada, approx 1887 postcard image. unidentified photographer.
RM2C9GMEK–Portrait of Adolfo Chaquert captain of the transatlantic steamship mail Alfonso XII, Spain. Old XIX century engraved illustration from La Ilustracion Española y Americana 1890
RF2JR2038–The United States Mail Steamship Vanderbilt passing through a field of icebergs, May 19th, 1860. 19th century illustration from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper
RF2JPXXP7–Arrival of the steamship Philadelphia, with the Japanese Ambassadors and their suite, at the Navy Yard, Washington, May 14th, 1860. Japanese Embassy to the United States. 19th century illustration from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper
RMKDBM1R–1914 Plymouth, England - Plymouth Pier and breakwater once used by the Plymouth Piers Pavilion and Saltash Three Towns Steamship Company
RMW4YG45–Illustration of the major's daughter on the deck of a steamship, by James McNeill Whistler, 1862. From the New York Public Library. ()
RM2HBDJPW–An old engraving of the unusual twin-hulled, cross-channel ship PS Castalia, Dover Harbour, Kent, England, UK in the 1870s. It is from a book of the 1890s on discoveries and inventions during the 1800s. Castalia was a paddle steamer built in 1874 by the Thames Ironworks and Shipbuilding Company, Leamouth, London for the English Channel Steamship Company. On arrival at Dover, large crowds came to see the novel ship. Castalia entered into regular service on 5 August 1875. Her lack of speed meant that she was not a financial success.
RMDF1GBX–Passengers enjoying the Grand Saloon of an Inman steamship, circa 1890. Hand-colored woodcut
RFG82MRP–These three ships are, from top to bottom: a brig, an auxiliary steam ship, and a schooner. The illustration dates to the 1800s.
RMJ7DB4D–An engraving of The Highlands of the Neversink USA scanned at high resolution from a book printed in 1872. Believed copyright free.
RMJB1BD7–An engraving of The Mississippi at New Orleans scanned at high resolution from a book printed in 1872. Believed copyright free.
RMHEJCHF–National Line steamship America built 1883 at Glasgow, illustration from 1884 Chatterbox weekly children’s paper
RMM6W0KP–An engraving of The Custom House, London scanned at high resolution from a book printed in 1851. Believed copyright free.
RMBEXF7A–The 'Great Eastern' steam ship, 22,500 tons, circa 1859. An iron steamship that served as a passenger liner between UK and USA
RM2PG4296–An engraving of The Sound of Kerrera, Scotland UK scanned at high resolution from a book printed in 1840. Believed copyright free.
RMM4B8PM–An engraving of Liverpool UK scanned at high resolution from a book printed in 1833. Believed copyright free.
RMCWC24W–Print depicting 19 early steamships built between 1807 and 1815 including Robert Fulton's CLERMONT and NAUTILUS.
RF2JPPW7H–The great steamship race between the southern steamers, Augusta, for Savannah, Columbia for Charleston, and the Yorktown for Norfolk, on Saturday, February 4th, 1860 - The start from New York. 19th century illustration from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper
RM2AW81AK–19th century Woodcut print on paper of the SS Great Eastern iron sailing steamship from L'art Naval by Leon Renard, Published in 1881
RMC13MCW–The CLERMONT Robert Fulton's first steamship starting its first New York to Albany voyage. It sailed 150 miles upstream in 32 hours at an average speed of five mile per hour. August 17-18 1807. lifeofrobertfult00reigrich 0239
RM2HBDJPN–An old engraving of the unusual cross-channel 4-paddle steamer SS Bessemer in the 1870s. It is from a book of the 1890s on discoveries and inventions during the 1800s. The SS Bessemer (Bessemer Saloon) was an experimental cross-Channel ferry with a swinging cabin, devised by Henry Bessemer, to combat seasickness. The ‘Saloon’ was kept horizontal mechanically by means of gimbals to isolate passengers from the ship's motion. The first and only public voyage took place in 1875, the ship sailing with the swinging cabin locked. The ship was sold for scrap in 1879.
RMDF40XB–Wrecked hull of the steamship 'Great Eastern' at New Ferry, England, 1889. Hand-colored woodcut
RME7KG1W–Sea serpent seen from the SS City of Baltimore in the Gulf of Aden 28 January 1879. See description for more information.
RMBEXF7C–The 'Great Eastern' steam ship, 22,500 tons, circa 1859. An iron steamship that served as a passenger liner between UK and USA
RM2GA70W0–SS Great Eastern was an iron sailing steamship designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, and built by J. Scott Russell & Co. at Millwall Iron Works on the River Thames, London. She was by far the largest ship ever built at the time of her 1858 launch, and had the capacity to carry 4,000 passengers from England to Australia without refuelling. Her length of 692 feet (211 m) was only surpassed in 1899 by the 705-foot (215 m) 17,274-gross-ton RMS Oceanic, her gross tonnage of 18,915 was only surpassed in 1901 by the 701-foot (214 m) 21,035-gross-ton RMS Celtic, and her 4,000-passenger capacity was sur
RFB7HYYW–Rusty Steamship Boiler that has been in this place since the ship wrecked in 1898, Pacific Rim National Park, B.C.
RMCWC2JH–Plan of Robert Fulton's first steamboat the CLERMONT built in 1807. hudsonfultoncele00statuoft 0055
RF2JPF1PR–Accident to the U. S. Mail Steamship Granada, from Havana and New Orleans - Her bow cut through by the ice when near her dock in New York Harbor (1860). 19th century illustration from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper
RM2DM2G5X–Engraving of the Castalia, a 1,533 GRT twin-hulled paddle steamer that was built in 1874 by the Thames Ironworks and Shipbuilding Company, Leamouth, London for the English Channel Steamship Company. She was acquired by the London, Chatham and Dover Railway (LCDR) in 1878 but had already been laid up by then and was not operated by the LCDR. In 1883, she was sold to the Metropolitan Asylums Board and converted to a hospital ship. She served until 1904 and was scrapped in 1905. (wikipedia)
RM2E3C225–Portrait of Adolfo Chaquert captain of the transatlantic steamship mail Alfonso XII, Spain. Old XIX century engraved illustration from La Ilustracion Española y Americana 1890
RMT8DN96–Australian Captain J. B. Martin was in charge of the British cargo Steamship SS London, travelling from Gravesend England to Melbourne Australia, when it sank in the Bay of Biscay on 11 January 1866, antique illustration from 1884
RM2CB7EE9–Cabo Machichaco steamship in the port of Santander, March 21, 1894, Cantabria. Spain. Old XIX century engraved illustration from La Ilustracion Española y Americana 1894
RMHXGTEH–“The “Tankadere” was tossed about like a feather.” from ‘Around the World in Eighty Days’ by Jules Verne (1828-1905) published in 1873 illustration by Léon Benett (1839-1917) and engraving by Adolphe François Pannemaker (1822-1900).
RF2DCMFMA–Wreck of the Steamship 'San Francisco' disabled on her voyage home from New York to San Francisco December 24 1853 and in sinking condition painted by F E Butterworth N Currier 1854
RM2J42BB8–Men in the wardroom of the steamship Vega. Arctic, Russia. The Voyage of La Vega through Asia and Europe by Adolf Erik Nordenskiold 1879-1880, Le Tour du Monde 1882
RM2F1RBAA–SS Great Britain. The launch of Isambard Kingdom Brunel's SS Great Britain in Bristol, 1843, engraving by Thomas Ashburton
RM2CB7EE8–Second explosion of the Cabo Machichaco steamship in the port of Santander, March 21, 1894, Cantabria. Spain. Old XIX century engraved illustration from La Ilustracion Española y Americana 1894
RM2FK6864–Engraving of CSS Sumter, converted from the 1859-built merchant steamer Habana. the Sumter was the first steam cruiser of the Confederate States Navy during the American Civil War. She operated as a commerce raider in the Caribbean and in the Atlantic Ocean against Union merchant shipping between July and December 1861, taking eighteen prizes, but was trapped in Gibraltar by Union Navy warships.
RFB7J003–Rusty Steamship Boiler that has been in this place since the ship wrecked in 1898, Pacific Rim National Park, B.C.
RMKF3GMB–An 1876 advertisement for the Mississippi and Dominion Steam Ship Company of Canada -Flinn, Main & Montgomery, Managing directors
RMKHG905–Gundeck on HMS Warrior, the first ocean going ironclad steam frigate in the Royal Navy, Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, Hampshire, England, UK
RF2JPPW9D–Wreck of the Pacific Mail Steamship SS Northerner on the beach, near Humbolt Bay, California - Fearful loss of life, and terrible sufferings of the passengers and crew, January 6th, 1860. 19th century illustration from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper
RMADRF5E–UK Scotland Greenock Firth of Clyde the sailing and steamship SS Victoria arriving in the 1890 s
RMBJDEP9–Vintage lithograph colour print circa 1887 of New York Harbour with Brooklyn Bridge in the background.
RM2DAHP2B–An old engraving of Napier’s direct-action steam engine. It is from a Victorian mechanical engineering book of the 1880s. Direct action means that power was directed to the crankshaft via the piston rod and/or connecting rod. Direct-acting engines had the advantage of being smaller and less heavy than beam or side-lever engines but they were more prone to wear and tear and thus required more maintenance. Robert Napier (1791–1876) was a Scottish marine engineer. From his works in Govan, Glasgow, Scotland, UK, Napier built marine engines.
RMFXW48T–1891 black and white engraving of Victorian passengers playing quoits aboard a passenger ship.
RM2RDY8RT–An old engraving of a tubular (tubulous or sectional pipe) boiler made by David Napier in Scotland in the early 1880s. It is from a Victorian mechanical engineering book of the 1880s. This type of boiler was the ‘haystack’ type, first adapted to marine requirements by Napier in 1842. Napier’s boilers were fitted in a number of early Clyde steamers and were extensively used in small steamships. David Napier (1790–1869) was a Scottish marine engineer. Napier took over the family foundry and established a reputation as one of the best builders of marine engines in Scotland.
RMM6578R–1800s 1860s RIVERBOAT IN TREACHEROUS WATERS CLOGGED WITH FALLEN TREES - h9853 HAR001 HARS OLD FASHIONED PADDLE WHEELER PADDLEWHEEL RIVERS STEAM BOAT STEAMBOAT TREACHEROUS
RF2DCMFMF–Wreck of the Steamship 'San Francisco' disabled on her voyage home from New York to San Francisco December 24 1853 and in sinking condition painted by F E Butterworth N Currier 1854
RMC13MCK–Print depicting 19 early steamships built between 1807 and 1815 including Robert Fulton's CLERMONT and NAUTILUS. lifeofrobertfult00reigrich 0024
RM2CB7EBP–Second explosion of the Cabo Machichaco steamship in the port of Santander, March 21, 1894, Cantabria. Spain. Old XIX century engraved illustration from La Ilustracion Española y Americana 1894
RM2AHWRCR–Antique c1890 photograph, steamship delivering water pipe to dock in Elizabethport, New Jersey. SOURCE: ORIGINAL CYANOTYPE PHOTOGRAPH
RMHYXR0R–Antique 1854 engraving, The Royal Mail Steamship, Arabia, of the Cunard Line. Built in 1852 and in service from 1852–1864, the Arabia had a wooden hull and paddle wheel. It was sold in 1864 and converted to sail; it sank in 1868. SOURCE: ORIGINAL ENGRAVING.
RFB7HYYY–Rusty Steamship Boiler that has been in this place since the ship wrecked in 1898, Pacific Rim National Park, B.C.
RF2JPTJ9J–View of the town of Easton, Pennsylvania, looking northwest, situated on the Delaware River, above the mouth of the Lehigh - The scene of the explosion. March 6th, 1860. Explosion of the steamship Alfred Thomas. 19th century illustration from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper
RM2FK68C1–Engraving of the sinking of the Confederate Alabama warship off France during the American civil war. (from widipedia) CSS Alabama was a screw sloop-of-war built in 1862 for the Confederate States Navy. ... Alabama served as a successful commerce raider, attacking Union merchant and naval ships over the course of her two-year career, during which she never docked at a Southern port. She was sunk in June 1864 by USS Kearsarge at the Battle of Cherbourg outside the port of Cherbourg, France.
RMKHG904–Gundeck on HMS Warrior, the first ocean going ironclad steam frigate in the Royal Navy, Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, Hampshire, England, UK
RMKY8XPF–Engraving of a sailing ship equipped with steam boilers during the Victorian era. From an original engraving in the Harper's Story Books by Jacob Abbott, 1854.
RM2AW8148–19th century Woodcut print on paper of La Devastation an ironclad battleship of the French Navy launched in August 1879 from L'art Naval by Leon Renard, Published in 1881
RMA8FFG3–German emigrants bound for New York City embarking on a steamship out of Hamburg 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut
RM2P9EN6J–Steamship Mapourika under repair at Greymouth, December, 1898, Greymouth, Westland, New Zealand.
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