Quai Collection

Bouquinistes, Paris Quais - Book and Print Sellers
The bouquinistes whose stalls form a permanent book and print market lining the Quai de la Tournelle on the banks of the River Seine, Paris, France. Date: circa 1930s

Barrels of molasses, West India Docks, London, 1926-1927. Artist: Langfier Photo
Barrels of molasses, West India Docks, London, 1926-1927. Illustration from Wonderful London, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, Volume I, published by Amalgamated Press, (London, 1926-1927)

Young North Africans dancing on the Paris Quais
Young North Africans (from Algeria) dance on the Paris Quais. Date: circa 1950s

Brewers Quay, Chester Quay and Galley Quay, Lower Thames Street, City of London, 1846. The scene includes the unloading of foreign provisions from vessels on the River Thames using winching

Moonlight over the Port of Boulogne, 1869. Artist: Edouard Manet
Moonlight over the Port of Boulogne, 1869. Located in the collection at Musee d Orsay, Paris, France

IRISH IMMIGRANTS, 1851. Emigrants leaving Cork, Ireland, to change for the trans-Atlantic steamers, likely at Liverpool, England. Wood engraving from an English newspaper of 1851

Seaport at sunset, 1639. Artist: Claude Lorrain
Seaport at sunset, 1639

Port of Antwerp in 1520. At this time, Antwerp was one of the main financial and trading centres of Western Europe. After a drawing by Albrecht Durer

Rue du Quai and the port, Thessaloniki, Greece Date: circa 1902

Quai des Etats-Unis, Nice, France, 1937. Artist: Martin Hurlimann
Quai des Etats-Unis, Nice, France, 1937. Illustration from Frankreich: Baukunst, Landschaft Und Volksleben, a work on French architecture, landscape and people by Martin Hurlimann, (Berlin, 1937)

On the Quai, Audierne (oil on canvas)
615850 On the Quai, Audierne (oil on canvas) by Legout-Gerard, Fernand (1856-1924); 47x55.9 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; French, out of copyright

The Harbour, Bridlington Quay, c1896. Artist: JW Shores
The Harbour, Bridlington Quay, c1896. From Pictorial England and Wales. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris & Melbourne, c1896]

Carmarthen Quay, c1896. Artist: Hudson
Carmarthen Quay, c1896. From Pictorial England and Wales. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris & Melbourne, c1896]

France, Correze, Argentat, A colourful facade of an old stone house with blue shutters and red roses on the quai by the Dordogne river

Anchor in Umatac, Guam Island - MALASPINA, Alejandro (1754-1809). Italian-Spanish navigator and explorer.; BRAMBILA
CUL4873940 Anchor in Umatac, Guam Island - MALASPINA, Alejandro (1754-1809). Italian-Spanish navigator and explorer.; BRAMBILA, Fernando (1763-1834). Painter. Asia. Pacific Islands

Alarming Prospect: Single Ladies off to the Diggings, 1853. A crowd of women in crinolines
FLO4995443 Alarming Prospect: Single Ladies off to the Diggings, 1853. A crowd of women in crinolines and bonnets stands on the dock waiting for ships to take them out to Australia and the Gold Rush

The Quai du Louvre and the Pont des Arts, Paris, France in the 19th century
5614319 The Quai du Louvre and the Pont des Arts, Paris, France in the 19th century; (add.info.: The Quai du Louvre and the Pont des Arts, Paris, France in the 19th century)

The prison colony of Belle-Ile-en-Mer, c.1900-10s (postcard)
7886294 The prison colony of Belle-Ile-en-Mer, c.1900-10s (postcard); Private Collection; (add.info.: The agricultural and maritime penitentiary colony of Belle-Isle-en-Mer)

The prison colony of Belle-Ile-en-Mer, c.1900-10s (postcard)
7886282 The prison colony of Belle-Ile-en-Mer, c.1900-10s (postcard); Private Collection; (add.info.: The agricultural and maritime penitentiary colony of Belle-Ile-en-Mer (Belle Ile en Mer)

The prison colony of Belle-Ile-en-Mer, 1909 (postcard)
7879441 The prison colony of Belle-Ile-en-Mer, 1909 (postcard); Private Collection; (add.info.: The agricultural and maritime penitentiary colony of Belle-Ile-en-Mer (Belle Ile en Mer)

The prison colony of Belle-Ile-en-Mer, 1909 (postcard)
7879438 The prison colony of Belle-Ile-en-Mer, 1909 (postcard); Private Collection; (add.info.: The agricultural and maritime penitentiary colony of Belle-Ile-en-Mer (Belle Ile en Mer)

Marines depart, 28 Jun 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Marines depart, 28 Jun 1917 (date created or published later). Photographers documenting U.S. Marines boarding a transport ship at a U.S. port during World War I.

Loading supplies for our army in France, between 1917 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Loading supplies for our army in France, between 1917 and c1920. A ship next to a dock, on which buckets, rope, crates and other supplies are being prepared for transport to France during World War I.

Visit of the Prince and Princess of Wales to Sweden: embarkation in the royal yacht Osborne…, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Visit of the Prince and Princess of Wales to Sweden: embarkation in the royal yacht Osborne at Gottenborg - from a sketch by our special artist, 1864

Vladivostok. Corner of Svetlanskaya street, 1900-1904. Creator: Unknown
Vladivostok. Corner of Svetlanskaya street, 1900-1904. National Library of Russia

The Prince and Princess of Wales embarking at Dundee for Denmark on Saturday last, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The Prince and Princess of Wales embarking at Dundee for Denmark on Saturday last, 1864. '...the Prince and Princess of Wales, with their infant son, Prince Albert Victor

Torbay Regatta: the schooner-yachts starting from Torquay, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Torbay Regatta: the schooner-yachts starting from Torquay, 1864. Engraving from a sketch by Mr. G. Whitaker. 'The course was three times round the bay

Irkutsk Pontoon bridge over the Angara River, 1904-1914. Creator: Unknown
Irkutsk Pontoon bridge over the Angara River, 1904-1914. National Library of Russia

In the Vladivostok port, 1929. Creator: Unknown
In the Vladivostok port, 1929. In the early part of the Stalin era, the Kremlin established a new administrative territory in the Soviet Far East--the Jewish Autonomous Region--to serve as a Jewish

Quai de Paris at Rouen. Rainy Weather, 1910-1914. Creator: Albert Marquet
Quai de Paris at Rouen. Rainy Weather, 1910-1914

Illustration for Basedow's Elementary Work, 1770. Creator: Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki
Illustration for Basedow's Elementary Work, 1770. Table XXXI(b). A popular illustrated textbook for children

Head Of Harbour, Balaklava, Printed 1856. Creator: Roger Fenton
Head Of Harbour, Balaklava, Printed 1856

The Börsen, Copenhagen, 1858. Creator: M. Jackson
The Borsen, Copenhagen, 1858. 17th-century building in the capital of Denmark. The Danish capital is a quaint, motherly old town, without any show; and looks as if it had not altered for years

Low Water. Creator: Frits Thaulow
Low Water, Unknown date

The Departure of the Ship, late 19th-early 20th century. Creator: William Blair Bruce
The Departure of the Ship, late 19th-early 20th century

The Prince of Wales at Montreal - Pavilion on the Quay - the Prince landing, 1860. Creator: Unknown
The Prince of Wales at Montreal - Pavilion on the Quay - the Prince landing, 1860. The future King Edward VII visits North America

The Dark Hours of Italy; Quai des Esclavons. Areas of Venice threatened... 1917. Creator: Unknown
The Dark Hours of Italy; Quai des Esclavons. Areas of Venice threatened, November 4, 1917, at the most critical moment of the Austro-German offensive, 1917

Mount Aventino; Rome and United Italy, 1875. Creator: Unknown
Mount Aventino; Rome and United Italy, 1875. From Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London] and Galpin

On the Quay. Creator: William Blair Bruce
On the Quay, Unknown date

Les Premiers Contingents Americains en France; Au fur et a mesure de la mise a terre, les... 1917. Creator: Unknown
Les Premiers Contingents Americains en France; Au fur et a mesure de la mise a terre, les bataillons s'alignent pour attendre le depart, 1917

Les Evenements de Grece; Apres avoir quitte la terre grecque, le 14 juin, a bord du yacht... 1917. Creator: Unknown
Les Evenements de Grece; Apres avoir quitte la terre grecque, le 14 juin, a bord du yacht royal , Constantin et sa familie debarquent, le 17, dans le port italien de Villa San Giovanni

Les Evenements de Grece; Les generaux Monterou, Regnault, commandant les troupes... 1917. Creator: Unknown
Les Evenements de Grece; Les generaux Monterou, Regnault, commandant les troupes de debarquement, et l'amiral de Gueydon, sur le quai du Piree, 1917

Les Evenements de Grece; Le 12 juin 1917, a 17 heures: la cavalerie et le materiel debarques...1917 Creator: Unknown
Les Evenements de Grece; Le 12 juin 1917, a 17 heures: la cavalerie et le materiel debarques sur le quai militaire au Piree, 1917

View of Canal Grande in Venice, 1860. Creator: Gustav Wilhelm Palm
View of Canal Grande in Venice, 1860

Taking the Wounded on Board in France, (c1920). Artist: David Muirhead Bone
Taking the Wounded on Board in France, (c1920). Scene from the First World War. Illustration from The Illustrated War Record of the Most Notable Episodes in the Great European War 1914-1918

View of the city of Paris seen from the Quai de Miramion, 1749. Creator: Nathaniel Parr
View of the city of Paris seen from the Quai de Miramion, 1749. A View of Paris, from the church of Nostre Dame to the Pont de la Tournelle, taken from the Quai de Miramion'

View of the Custom House on the River Thames in London, 1753. Creator: Thomas Bowles
View of the Custom House on the River Thames in London, 1753. A View of the Custom House, with part of The Tower [of London], taken from ye river Thames

St. Louis, Senegal, viewed from the north; Journey from the Senegal to the Niger, 1875. Creator: Unknown
St. Louis, Senegal, viewed from the north; Journey from the Senegal to the Niger, 1875. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London]

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"Quai: Where History and Culture Meet" Step onto the quais of Paris and immerse yourself in the world of bouquinistes, where book and print sellers line the riverbanks. Feel the literary charm as you browse through vintage editions, transporting you to different eras. In a vibrant display of diversity, young North Africans dance on the Paris Quais, their rhythmic movements echoing through time. Their energy breathes life into these historical spaces, bridging cultures and generations. Travel back to 1926-1927 at West India Docks in London, where barrels of molasses stand tall. Langfier's photograph captures this industrial scene with precision, reminding us of a bustling trade era that shaped cities worldwide. Edouard Manet's masterpiece "Moonlight over the Port of Boulogne" evokes a serene ambiance from 1869. The artist's brushstrokes beautifully depict moonlit reflections dancing upon tranquil waters—a timeless portrayal of maritime tranquility. Delve further into history with a glimpse of Antwerp's port in 1520—a bustling hub connecting nations and fostering global exchange long before modern times. This historic image reminds us that quais have always been gateways to new horizons. Thessaloniki's Rue du Quai transports us to Greece—an enchanting blend of ancient ruins and coastal beauty. Here, we witness how quais intertwine with city streets while offering glimpses into Thessaloniki's rich past. Martin Hurlimann takes us to Nice in 1937 with his artwork "Quai des Etats-Unis. " The painting captures an idyllic moment along this iconic French promenade—where palm trees sway gently under azure skies—a testament to timeless elegance by the sea. Audierne beckons us next with its oil-on-canvas masterpiece "On the Quai.