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Print shows an oxen-powered paddle-wheel ship used for military purposes.
![[Battle for Manila between Dutch and Spanish warships. ca. 1600]](https://cdn4.picryl.com/photo/1601/01/01/battle-for-manila-between-dutch-and-spanish-warships-ca-1600-640.jpg "[Battle for Manila between Dutch and Spanish warships. ca. 1600]")
Dutch Warships (Naves Bellicæ Hollandicæ)
Wenceslaus Hollar (Bohemian, Prague 1607–1677 London)
A yacht and three warships in a storm
A yacht tossed by waves of the stormy sea in foreground at right, warships on both sides behind, barrel floating at center foreground. Wenceslaus Hollar (Bohemian, Prague 1607–1677 London)
![[Battleships performing naval maneuvers in the 18th century]](https://cdn4.picryl.com/photo/1762/01/01/battleships-performing-naval-maneuvers-in-the-18th-century-640.jpg "[Battleships performing naval maneuvers in the 18th century]")
Perspective view of entring the breach of the Moro Castle, by storm th...
Print shows Morro Castle in the background with infantry passing through a breach in the walls, and in the foreground, the ship Alcide and numerous long boats with men at the oars. Title from item. At head of t... more
A view of the fall of Montmorenci and the attack made by General Wolfe...
Print shows British warships on the Saint Lawrence River disembark troops below cliffs at the Plains of Abraham, waterfall in the foreground. Title from item. Printed for John Bowles at No. 13 in Cornhill, Robe... more
A view of the City of Quebec, the capital of Canada, taken partly from...
Print shows warships on the Saint Lawrence River with the city of Québec in the background. Title from item. Printed for John Bowles at No. 13 in Cornhill, Robert Sayer at No. 53 in Fleet Street, Thos. Jefferys... more
A view of the of the Pierced Island, a remarkable rock in the Gulf of ...
Print shows a warship in the foreground approaching rock formation in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence.
A prospective view of the town of Boston, the capital of New-England -...
Print shows eight British warships (numbered and identified in bottom margin) in the harbor with Boston in the background.
A view of Quebec from the south east
Print shows bird's-eye view of the city of Québec, with two ships in the foreground.
The entrance of Havannah, from within the harbour
Print shows ship in the foreground in the channel at the entrance to Havana, seen at left behind wall. Title from item. This record contains unverified, old data from Cresswell, 1975. Illus. in: The Atlantic Ne... more
![Campagne du Vice-Amiral [sic] Cte. d'Estaing en Amêrique, commandant une escadre de 12 vaisseaux de 4 fregattes, sortie de Toulon le 13 avril 1778](https://cdn4.picryl.com/photo/1778/01/01/campagne-du-vice-amiral-sic-cte-destaing-en-amerique-commandant-une-escadre-640.jpg "Campagne du Vice-Amiral [sic] Cte. d'Estaing en Amêrique, commandant une escadre de 12 vaisseaux de 4 fregattes, sortie de Toulon le 13 avril 1778")
Campagne du Vice-Amiral [sic] Cte. d'Estaing en Amêrique, commandant u...
Campaign in America of Vice-Admiral Count D'Estaing, commanding a squadron of 12 vessels and 4 frigates which left Toulon, April 13, 1778, during the revolution. The squadron gaining entrance to the Bay of Rhod... more
![A view of part of the town of Boston in New England and Brittish [sic] ships of war landing their troops 1768.](https://cdn6.picryl.com/photo/1889/12/31/a-view-of-part-of-the-town-of-boston-in-new-england-and-brittish-sic-ships-175203-640.jpg "A view of part of the town of Boston in New England and Brittish [sic] ships of war landing their troops 1768.")
![[Cartouche - sailor hanging national seal next to the seal of the United States on a warship]](https://cdn4.picryl.com/photo/1784/01/01/cartouche-sailor-hanging-national-seal-next-to-the-seal-of-the-united-states-640.jpg "[Cartouche - sailor hanging national seal next to the seal of the United States on a warship]")
End of the Irish Invasion : - or - the Destruction of the French Armad...
French warships, labeled Le Révolutionaire, L'Egalité and The Revolutionary Jolly Boat, being tossed about during a storm blown up by Pitt, Dundas, Grenville and Windham, whose heads appear from the clouds. Cha... more
A perspective view of the loss of the U.S. frigate Philadelphia in whi...
Photograph shows Tripolitan gun boats firing on the U.S.S. Philadelphia and during the Tripolitan Wars, 1803.
The Burning of the fregate the Philadelphia in the harbor of Tripoli ....
Photograph of original engraving by John b. Guerrazzi shows the United States frigate Philadelphia aflame during the First Tripolitan War, 1803. Title from item. Original engraving not in LC collection, which ... more
![[Napoleon I boards the Bellerophon to surrender] / Baugean delt. & sculpt.](https://cdn4.picryl.com/photo/1815/01/01/napoleon-i-boards-the-bellerophon-to-surrender-baugean-delt-and-sculpt-640.jpg "[Napoleon I boards the Bellerophon to surrender] / Baugean delt. & sculpt.")
[Napoleon I boards the Bellerophon to surrender] / Baugean delt. & scu...
Print shows a view of the HMS Bellerophon from the aft with a rowboat drawn along the starboard side and Napoleon I climbing stairs to board the ship in order to surrender to the British and Captain Frederick L... more
Combat dans la mer du nord, 2 Octobre 1706 / peint par Gudin ; gravé p...
Naval battle between French and British ships in the North Sea.
Combat dans la mer du nord, Juin 1696 / peint par Gudin ; gravé par Ch...
Naval battle between French and British ships in the North Sea.
A N.W.b.N. view of Charles Town from on board the Bristol ... taken in...
Print shows Charleston Harbor, South Carolina, with the British fleet in the foreground, at the time of the assault on Fort Sullivan, with the city of Charleston visible in the background; prominent features id... more
Prince Woronzoff's palace - near Yalta on the south coast of the Crime...
Print shows a large warship off the coast of Crimea with a distant view of Prince Voront︠s︡ov's palace, Alupka.
Balaklava, looking towards the sea / W. Simpson del. ; W. Walton lith.
Print shows view of Balaklava looking over the rooftops toward the harbor which is getting crowded with British ships; two bell tents in the foreground, and remains of an old castle on the hillside in the background.
The gale off the port of Balaklava, 14th Nov. 1854 / W. Simpson del. ;...
Print shows British ships in the storm-tossed sea outside the harbor at Balaklava.
U. S. Frigate Constitution, (Old Ironsides) ready for launching after ...
Photograph shows individuals, on long gang plank, leaving the U. S. Frigate Constitution; crew standing on top deck.
![The Monitor off Charleston. [View with sailboat alongside and wash hanging out to dry.]](https://cdn6.picryl.com/photo/1864/12/31/the-monitor-off-charleston-view-with-sailboat-alongside-and-wash-hanging-out-e5e2f7-640.jpg "The Monitor off Charleston. [View with sailboat alongside and wash hanging out to dry.]")
![The Monitor off Charleston. [View with sailboat alongside and wash hanging out to dry.]](https://cdn6.picryl.com/photo/1864/12/31/the-monitor-off-charleston-view-with-sailboat-alongside-and-wash-hanging-out-477d7e-640.jpg "The Monitor off Charleston. [View with sailboat alongside and wash hanging out to dry.]")
![[Civil War envelope showing American flags and eagle on shield above ship and cannons with message "Our Army and Navy forever! Three cheers for the red, white, and blue"]](https://cdn4.picryl.com/photo/1861/01/01/civil-war-envelope-showing-american-flags-and-eagle-on-shield-above-ship-and-640.jpg "[Civil War envelope showing American flags and eagle on shield above ship and cannons with message \"Our Army and Navy forever! Three cheers for the red, white, and blue\"]")
Pivot guns crew, U.S. Steamer Pocahontas
Photograph shows sailors posed on the ship near the pivot gun.
![[James Buchanan Eads, engineer and inventor of ironclad warships, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left] / Williams & Cornwell.](https://cdn4.picryl.com/photo/1870/01/01/james-buchanan-eads-engineer-and-inventor-of-ironclad-warships-head-and-shoulders-640.jpg "[James Buchanan Eads, engineer and inventor of ironclad warships, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left] / Williams & Cornwell.")
![[Hotel Chamberlin, Old Point Comfort, Va.]](https://cdn4.picryl.com/photo/1890/01/01/hotel-chamberlin-old-point-comfort-va-4-640.jpg "[Hotel Chamberlin, Old Point Comfort, Va.]")
![[A Gun and gunner]](https://cdn4.picryl.com/photo/1890/01/01/a-gun-and-gunner-640.jpg "[A Gun and gunner]")
![[James River, Va. Deck and turret of U.S.S. Monitor]](https://cdn4.picryl.com/photo/1890/01/01/james-river-va-deck-and-turret-of-uss-monitor-640.jpg "[James River, Va. Deck and turret of U.S.S. Monitor]")
[James River, Va. Deck and turret of U.S.S. Monitor]
Photo shows two men standing on the deck observing the light damage caused to the turret of the ironclad USS Monitor during her fight with the Confederate ironclad CSS Virginia, March 9, 1862, at the Battle of ... more
U.S.S. Pensacola
Attribution to Hart based on negatives with similar numbers. Listed in Detroit, Catalogue J (1901). Detroit Publishing Co. no. 020867. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.
![A Vessel of the Russian navy [i.e. French navy]](https://cdn4.picryl.com/photo/1893/01/01/a-vessel-of-the-russian-navy-ie-french-navy-640.jpg "A Vessel of the Russian navy [i.e. French navy]")
A Vessel of the Russian navy [i.e. French navy]
Photo possibly shows the French navy frigate Naiade, the flagship of the French North American Squadron in 1891. Although this ship was in New York during 1893, she was not part of the Columbian Naval Review. (... more
A Foreign warship at Columbian Naval Review, 1892 i.e. 1893
Photo shows the Brazilian battleship Aquidaban (Source: Charley Seavey, 2012, and similarity to negative D4-5511) Negative cracked left side. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 021218. Gift; State Historical Society of... more
![A Foreign warship at Columbian Naval Review, 1892 [i.e. 1893]](https://cdn4.picryl.com/photo/1893/01/01/a-foreign-warship-at-columbian-naval-review-1892-ie-1893-640.jpg "A Foreign warship at Columbian Naval Review, 1892 [i.e. 1893]")
A Foreign warship at Columbian Naval Review, 1892 [i.e. 1893]
Photo shows the Brazilian battleship Aquidaban (Source: Charley Seavey, 2012, and similarity to negative D4-5511)
Admiral Porter's fleet at the mouth of the Yazoo
Print shows the Union vessels under the command of Admiral David D. Porter at the mouth of the Yazoo River, Mississippi, December 1862.
"Vizcaya" under full headway /
From the Biograph picture catalogue: 24 feet. A splendid picture of the pride of the Spanish navy, taken on the occasion of her visit to New York Harbor, when her captain hinted at his ability to blow holes thr... more
Launching, no. 2 /
From Edison films catalog: The camera was changed after the former subject had been photographed [Cataloger's note: see film entitled Launch of Japanese man-of-war "Chitosa"] and the ship is seen nearly head-on... more
The story of the Spanish Armada introduction by Captain Mahan
Poster shows an illustration of the destruction of the Spanish Armada; ships on fire and black smoke filling the air.
![Launch of Japanese man-of-war "Chitosa" [i.e., "Chitose"] /](https://cdn4.picryl.com/photo/1898/01/01/launch-of-japanese-man-of-war-chitosa-ie-chitose-small.gif "Launch of Japanese man-of-war \"Chitosa\" [i.e., \"Chitose\"] /")
Launch of Japanese man-of-war "Chitosa" [i.e., "Chitose"] /
This film shows the launching of the Imperial Japanese Navy cruiser Chitose at the Union Iron Works shipyard, San Francisco, on Saturday, January 22, 1898. The camera view is east, across a small inlet of Centr... more
The fleet steaming up North River /
From Edison films catalog: Shows the "Brooklyn," flying Schley's twin-starred blue flag. Every detail brought out with wonderful clearness. Excursion craft in the distance. Bow of the "Indiana" appears toward e... more
