Shipwrecked Collection (page 3)

The raising of the barque Samuel in the Thames near Gravesend, 1850
3359198 The raising of the barque Samuel in the Thames near Gravesend, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting the raising of the barque Samuel in the Thames near Gravesend)

A demonstration of Captain Jernigan's method of saving lives, 1850
3331171 A demonstration of Captain Jernigan's method of saving lives, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a demonstration of Captain Jernigan's method of saving lives from shipwrecks by)

A gun used for throwing a line across to a stricken vessel, 1850
3331167 A gun used for throwing a line across to a stricken vessel, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving of a gun used for throwing a line across to a stricken vessel)

A server storm off the coast of France as soldiers on the shore watch a ship sinking, 1850
3331165 A server storm off the coast of France as soldiers on the shore watch a ship sinking, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a server storm off the coast of France as soldiers on the shore)

The loss of the Royal Mail steam ship Amazon, 1850
3478514 The loss of the Royal Mail steam ship Amazon, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting the loss of the Royal Mail steam ship Amazon on her maiden voyage)

The Albert Medal, 1850
3330499 The Albert Medal, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the Albert Medal, awarded to those who, at great risk to themselves, save lives of others from shipwreck or perils of the sea)

Sailing boat Medusa (inspiration for Gericault's painting) 1801 (engraving)
1745731 Sailing boat Medusa (inspiration for Gericault's painting) 1801 (engraving); (add.info.: Sailing boat Medusa lost on Arguin sandbank off the coast of Senegal june-july 1816 before)

HMS Canopus at Port Stanley, firing the opening salvoes of the Battle of the Falkland Islands
7295547 HMS Canopus at Port Stanley, firing the opening salvoes of the Battle of the Falkland Islands, 8 December 1914 (pen & ink, with black wash, on card) by Wyllie

Destruction of the Droits de l'Homme, 13 January 1797 (Oil painting)
7337676 Destruction of the Droits de l'Homme, 13 January 1797 (Oil painting) by Colls, Ebenezer (1812-87); 68.6x96.5 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

The Battle of the 1 June, 1794, 1795 (oil on canvas)
7337673 The Battle of the 1 June, 1794, 1795 (oil on canvas) by Loutherbourg, Philippe Jacques de (1740-1812); 266.5x373.5 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

The capture of the Glorioso, 8 October 1747, c.1747 (oil on canvas)
7337647 The capture of the Glorioso, 8 October 1747, c.1747 (oil on canvas) by Brooking, Charles (1723-59); 81.2x141.5 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Wreck of H.M. Steamship Birkenhead, 26 February 1852, 1867-91 (print)
7342582 Wreck of H.M. Steamship Birkenhead, 26 February 1852, 1867-91 (print) by Day & Son (fl.1857); National Maritime Museum, London

The Wreck of the Lady Burgess East Indiaman amongst the Cape de Verde Islands, April 21, 1806 (aquatint, coloured)
7342561 The Wreck of the Lady Burgess East Indiaman amongst the Cape de Verde Islands, April 21, 1806 (aquatint, coloured) by Sartorius

The life boat Mary White rescuing the crew of the American ship Northern Belle, 1857 (coloured lithograph)
7342184 The life boat Mary White rescuing the crew of the American ship Northern Belle, 1857 (coloured lithograph) by Carmichael

A two deck ship wrecked on a beach, 19th century (graphite)
7342022 A two deck ship wrecked on a beach, 19th century (graphite) by Schetky, John Christian (1778-1874); 8.3x16.8 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

V82 German Destroyer in Fountain Lake, c.1920-22 (watercolour)
7341754 V82 German Destroyer in Fountain Lake, c.1920-22 (watercolour) by Wyllie, William Lionel (1851-1931); 28.7x45.3 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

We cast off and moved away from the wreck
5614281 We cast off and moved away from the wreck; (add.info.: "We cast off and moved away from the wreck". Illustration from the novel The Swiss Family Robinson by Johann David Wyss)

Shipwrecked sailors hoping for rescue
5311781 Shipwrecked sailors hoping for rescue; (add.info.: Engraving depicting shipwrecked sailors hoping for rescue. Dated 19th century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Victoria Land and Mount Erebus and the extinct Mount Terror
5309977 Victoria Land and Mount Erebus and the extinct Mount Terror; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Victoria Land and Mount Erebus and the extinct Mount Terror)

Engraving depicting sharks circling shipwrecked sailors, 19th century
5309053 Engraving depicting sharks circling shipwrecked sailors, 19th century; (add.info.: Engraving depicting sharks circling shipwrecked sailors)

The salvaging of a sunken ship, 1850
3359485 The salvaging of a sunken ship, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the salvaging of a sunken ship. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

The re-floating of the iron ship the Ganges, 1850
3359201 The re-floating of the iron ship the Ganges, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the re-floating of the iron ship the Ganges'. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

The lifeboat and equipment of the Societe de Sauvetage, 1850
3331028 The lifeboat and equipment of the Societe de Sauvetage, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving of the lifeboat and equipment of the Societe de Sauvetage)

The crew of the Caister lifeboat rescuing a survivor from a fishing smack wrecked on the Barber Sand, 1850
3331016 The crew of the Caister lifeboat rescuing a survivor from a fishing smack wrecked on the Barber Sand, 1850; (add.info)

The recent damages as a result of a gale storm, 1850
3478503 The recent damages as a result of a gale storm, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting the recent damages as a result of a gale storm. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Cornish wreckers, 1850
3478529 Cornish wreckers, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting Cornish wreckers collecting booty from a ship they have lured to destructions. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

The HMS Victoria capsizing, 1850
3478526 The HMS Victoria capsizing, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting the HMS Victoria capsizing after colliding with HMS Camperdown. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

The wreck of the Avonmore, 1850
3478516 The wreck of the Avonmore, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting the wreck of the Avonmore, between Hartland and Bude. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

The wreck of the Transport Premier, 1850
3478506 The wreck of the Transport Premier, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting the wreck of the transport ship Premier at the mouth of the St Lawrence)

The foundering of the Teuton, 1850
3478505 The foundering of the Teuton, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting the foundering of the Teuton'. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Beaching the lifeboat (engraving)
8635209 Beaching the lifeboat (engraving) by Wimperis, Edmund Morison (1835-1900) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Beaching the lifeboat)

The General Screw Steam Shipping Compy's Screw Steam Ship Croesus, 1854 (lithograph, coloured)
7342570 The General Screw Steam Shipping Compy's Screw Steam Ship Croesus, 1854 (lithograph, coloured) by Dutton, Thomas Goldsworth (c.1819-91); 54.7x75.1 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

The Melancholy Ship Wreck of the Frances Mary from St Johns... the appearance on the 7th March 1826 of His
7342183 The Melancholy Ship Wreck of the Frances Mary from St Johns... the appearance on the 7th March 1826 of His Majesty's Frigate the Blonde

A Mediterranean Brigantine Drifting Onto a Rocky Coast in a Storm, c.1700 (oil on canvas)
7342589 A Mediterranean Brigantine Drifting Onto a Rocky Coast in a Storm, c.1700 (oil on canvas) by Velde, Willem van de, the Younger (1633-1707); 63.5x76.2 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Distressing situation of the Guardian sloop, Captain Riou, after striking on a floating Island of ice, 1809 (aquatint)
7341664 Distressing situation of the Guardian sloop, Captain Riou, after striking on a floating Island of ice, 1809 (aquatint) by Unknown Artist

The loss of HMS Conqueror, c.1862 (pen & wash)
7341722 The loss of HMS Conqueror, c.1862 (pen & wash) by Mends, George Pechell (1815-71); 17.9x22.5 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

The Expedition Brigg as she appeared wreck'd on the western point of the island of Sta Cruiz Teneriffe December
7341534 The Expedition Brigg as she appeared wreck'd on the western point of the island of Sta Cruiz Teneriffe December 1774, 1775 (watercolour) by Bray

The Battle of Trafalgar, 21 October 1805, end of the action, early 19th century (oil on canvas)
7337706 The Battle of Trafalgar, 21 October 1805, end of the action, early 19th century (oil on canvas) by Buttersworth, Thomas (1768-1842); 61x88.9 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Thames Conservancy steam launch moored over the wreck of the steamer Princess Alice, near Woolwich, 1850
3359171 Thames Conservancy steam launch moored over the wreck of the steamer Princess Alice, near Woolwich, 1850; (add.info)

The sinking of the iron ship the Ganges, 1850
3359484 The sinking of the iron ship the Ganges, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the sinking of the iron ship the Ganges'. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

A diver examining the wreck of the HMS Euridice, 1850
3359183 A diver examining the wreck of the HMS Euridice, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a diver examining the wreck of the HMS Euridice. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

A Carte Rocket being used to get a line across the Mary Gray, 1850
3331169 A Carte Rocket being used to get a line across the Mary Gray, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a Carte Rocket being used to get a line across the Mary Gray wrecked on the Longsear Rock)

A fisherman reviving a child, 1850
3478540 A fisherman reviving a child, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a Devonshire fisherman, and his wife, reviving a child saved from a shipwreck)

Divers preparing to survey the wreck, 1850
3478527 Divers preparing to survey the wreck, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting divers preparing to survey the wreck of the Northfleet off Dungeness)

The wreck of Valparaiso, 1850
3478521 The wreck of Valparaiso, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting the wreck of Valparaiso at Vigo, on the Spanish coast of the Bay of Biscay)

The wreck of the Deutschland, 1850
3478520 The wreck of the Deutschland, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting the wreck of the Deutschland off the Kentish Knock. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Sailors trying to escape the sinking ship, 1850
3478509 Sailors trying to escape the sinking ship, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting sailors trying to escape a sinking ship via the use of a lifeboat)

The wreck of the steamer Humboldt, 1850
3478501 The wreck of the steamer Humboldt, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting the wreck of the steamer Humboldt at the mouth of the Halifax Harbour)

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"Shipwrecked: Tales of Triumph and Tragedy" Embark on a journey through the captivating world of shipwrecks, where stories unfold amidst the crashing waves and haunting remnants. From Nelson's Flagship Foudroyant in Blackpool, Lancashire to the enigmatic Moifaa from 1911, each vessel holds secrets waiting to be discovered. Immerse yourself in the icy embrace of Erebus and Terror as they brave the treacherous pack ice, immortalized in The Gallery of Geography. Witness Winslow Homer's masterpiece "The Gulf Stream, " capturing both beauty and danger as a lone sailor battles against nature's fury. Marvel at the Peruvian figurehead that once adorned a mighty ship, its intricate carvings whispering tales of distant shores. Join Robinson Crusoe and his loyal companion Man Friday on their timeless adventures depicted in oil on canvas or chromolitho prints - from surviving after a devastating shipwreck to building their humble hut with determination. Delve into history with Theodore Gericault and Nicolas-Toussaint Charlet's depiction of "The Shipwreck of the Meduse, " an unforgettable tragedy that shook souls. Encounter Eduard Bohlen stranded eerily amidst Namibia's desert sands or witness Maheno basking under moonlight, reminding us how even wrecked vessels can possess ethereal beauty. In these snapshots frozen in time, we find stories etched upon every weathered plank. Shipwrecks stand as reminders of human resilience against adversity while simultaneously serving as poignant memorials for lives lost at sea.