Smuggling Collection (page 4)

The Smugglers, 1858. Creator: Rodolphe Bresdin
The Smugglers, 1858

Smuggling Out, or Starting for Gretna Green, August 8, 1798. Creator: Heinrich Schutz
Smuggling Out, or Starting for Gretna Green, August 8, 1798

Smuggling In, or A College Trick, August 8, 1810. August 8, 1810. Creator: Heinrich Schutz
Smuggling In, or A College Trick, August 8, 1810

Smuggling In, or A College Trick, August 8, 1798. Creator: Heinrich Schutz
Smuggling In, or A College Trick, August 8, 1798

Marys bar at Jamaica Inn, Bolventor, Cornwall, famous for being associated with Cornish smuggling
6014708 Marys bar at Jamaica Inn, Bolventor, Cornwall, famous for being associated with Cornish smuggling and celebrated in the book of the same name by Daphne Du Maurier (b/w photo)

Smugglers with contraband alcohol in a cave on the tenth anniversary of the introduction of Prohibition in the United
5997330 Smugglers with contraband alcohol in a cave on the tenth anniversary of the introduction of Prohibition in the United States

Le Contrebandier (The Smuggler) (colour litho)
6032225 Le Contrebandier (The Smuggler) (colour litho) by Grenier, F. (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Le Contrebandier (The Smuggler)

Rigging out a Smuggler (litho)
5208503 Rigging out a Smuggler (litho) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Rigging out a Smuggler)

The Spanish Smugglers Cave (engraving)
5209609 The Spanish Smugglers Cave (engraving) by Feller, Frank (1848-1908) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Spanish Smugglers Cave)

A Stern Chase, Prussian Excisemen pursuing a Smuggling Ice-Boat on the Russo-German Frontier (litho)
1042729 A Stern Chase, Prussian Excisemen pursuing a Smuggling Ice-Boat on the Russo-German Frontier (litho) by Nash, Joseph (d.1922); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Stern Chase)

Smuggling in the Highlands, the Capture of an Illicit Whisky Still (engraving)
1044490 Smuggling in the Highlands, the Capture of an Illicit Whisky Still (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Smuggling in the Highlands)

Arrest of a Half-Breed Whiskey Smuggler by Canadian Mounted Police (engraving)
1047388 Arrest of a Half-Breed Whiskey Smuggler by Canadian Mounted Police (engraving) by Remington, Frederic (1861-1909) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Smuggling at Gibraltar, Frontier Guards shooting Dogs used by Smugglers to convey Contraband Goods (engraving)
1063180 Smuggling at Gibraltar, Frontier Guards shooting Dogs used by Smugglers to convey Contraband Goods (engraving) by English School

Smugglers Playing Draughts (b / c, pencil & w / c on paper)
474002 Smugglers Playing Draughts (b/c, pencil & w/c on paper) by Parker, Henry Perlee (1795-1873); 34.9x28.2 cm; Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Smugglers Playing Cards (oil on canvas)
TW426844 Smugglers Playing Cards (oil on canvas) by Parker, Henry Perlee (1795-1873); 61.9x50 cm; Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Dogs used by smugglers to carry contrabrand across the border (colour litho)
2795608 Dogs used by smugglers to carry contrabrand across the border (colour litho) by Besnou, Albert (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Capping a Proctor, or Oxford Bull dogs detecting Brazen Smugglers
3085915 Capping a Proctor, or Oxford Bull dogs detecting Brazen Smugglers, from The English Spy, published London, 1824 (hand coloured engraving)) by Cruikshank

Travellers dining at a restaurant in a French inn, 18thC
Travellers dining at a restaurant in a French inn, late 18th century. Table d hote. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Thomas Rowlandson from Journal of Sentimental Travels

The Owlers (litho)
PNP270191 The Owlers (litho) by Hardy, Paul (1862-1942); Private Collection; (add.info.: wool smugglers of Romney Marsh; ); Peter Newark Pictures; British, out of copyright

Spanish smuggler of Cadiz area, 1815, engraved by Langlume (19th century)
REV326653 Spanish smuggler of Cadiz area, 1815, engraved by Langlume (19th century) by French School, (19th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

Pirate Chief burying treasure (colour litho)
PNP261480 Pirate Chief burying treasure (colour litho) by Gallant, R.J. (19th Century); Private Collection; Peter Newark Historical Pictures; American, out of copyright

X-ray had proven useful in World War One, for locating bullets and foreign bodies in wounded men and also detection of any contraband

Searching for Smugglers, c. 1867 (oil on canvas)
XKH150946 Searching for Smugglers, c.1867 (oil on canvas) by Schreyer, Adolf (1828-99); 89.3x115.6 cm; Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg, Germany; German, out of copyright

Hams - six-bottles packets in straw and paper for padding in burlap
MIA198518 Hams - six-bottles packets in straw and paper for padding in burlap, during Prohibition (sepia photo) by American Photographer, (20th century); HistoryMiami, Florida

Smugglers & Revenue Cutter (oil on canvas)
REA197514 Smugglers & Revenue Cutter (oil on canvas) by Buttersworth, Thomas (1768-1842); 27.9x38.1 cm; Private Collection; eRoyal Exchange Art Gallery at Cork Street, London; English

Contrabandistas, from Sketches of Spain, engraved by Charles Joseph Hullmandel
STC201998 Contrabandistas, from Sketches of Spain, engraved by Charles Joseph Hullmandel (1789-1850), published 1836 (colour litho) by Lewis

Spanish Contrabandista, 1861 (colour litho)
CHT167963 Spanish Contrabandista, 1861 (colour litho) by Ansdell, Richard (1815-85) (after); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

Smuggler in the Pyrenees (colour litho)
CHT218562 Smuggler in the Pyrenees (colour litho) by Clairin, Georges (1843-1919); Private Collection; eArchives Charmet; French, out of copyright

A Smugglers End (engraving)
5216929 A Smugglers End (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Smugglers End. Illustration from Moderne Kunst in Meister-Holzschnitten (Richard Bong)

Castle Point (w / c on paper)
XYC281138 Castle Point (w/c on paper) by Smith, John Warwick (1749-1831); 14.9x21.6 cm; Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection, USA; English, out of copyright

The Smugglers Cave (litho)
PNP270189 The Smugglers Cave (litho) by Pearse, Alfred (19th/20th Century); Private Collection; (add.info.: drawn for the Boys Own Paper ; ); Peter Newark Historical Pictures; British

Landing a Smuggled Cargo by Night (engraving)
2813271 Landing a Smuggled Cargo by Night (engraving) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Landing a Smuggled Cargo by Night)

French customs officers boarding a sloop carrying contraband (colour litho)
2795930 French customs officers boarding a sloop carrying contraband (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Wiltshire Moon-Rakers (colour litho)
3093506 The Wiltshire Moon-Rakers (colour litho) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Wiltshire Moon-Rakers)

Gallery of the National Institution (engraving)
1612194 Gallery of the National Institution (engraving) by Campbell, O.R. (1820-87) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gallery of the National Institution)

Revenue Cutters capturing an American Smuggling vessel
British Revenue Cutters capturing an American Smuggling vessel. Date: circa 1770

"Smugglers", "To save their Necks"(engraving)
1040091 " Smugglers", " To save their Necks" (engraving) by Hemy, Charles Napier (1841-1917); Private Collection; (add.info.: " Smugglers")

Two against a hundred (colour litho)
2778223 Two against a hundred (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Two against a hundred)

Arab revolt continues in Palestine (colour litho)
2783821 Arab revolt continues in Palestine (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Arab revolt acts continue in Palestine)

Capping a Proctor, or Oxford Bull dogs detecting Brazen Smugglers
STC255132 Capping a Proctor, or Oxford Bull dogs detecting Brazen Smugglers, from The English Spy, by Charles Molloy Westmacott (1788-1868) published London, 1825 (colour litho) by Cruikshank

French Smugglers Detected by Custom House Officers at Landing, 1790 (pen & ink
AGN270941 French Smugglers Detected by Custom House Officers at Landing, 1790 (pen & ink, w/c and ink wash on paper) by Rowlandson

The Smugglers Defeated (coloured engraving)
609346 The Smugglers Defeated (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Smugglers Defeated); Look and Learn / Peter Jackson Collection; English

A Customs Brig Engaging the Pirate Lugger Will Watch (oil on canvas)
CLV332868 A Customs Brig Engaging the Pirate Lugger Will Watch (oil on canvas) by Hustwick, Francis (1797-1865); 51.5x75.5 cm; Private Collection; English, out of copyright

"The coastguards were quickly on the spot"(engraving)
2813300 " The coastguards were quickly on the spot" (engraving) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Smugglers surprised, a Critical Moment (engraving)
1626976 Smugglers surprised, a Critical Moment (engraving) by Robertson, George Edward (1864-1926); Private Collection; (add.info.: Smugglers surprised, a Critical Moment)

Contraband of War on the Waziri Frontier (engraving)
1629238 Contraband of War on the Waziri Frontier (engraving) by Woodville, Richard Caton II (1856-1927) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Contraband of War on the Waziri Frontier)

Smugglers Life on the Austrian Frontiers (engraving)
1622838 Smugglers Life on the Austrian Frontiers (engraving) by Schonberg, Johann Nepomuk (1780-1863) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Smugglers Life on the Austrian Frontiers)

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"Unveiling the Secrets of Smuggling: Tales from Prussia Cove to Flamborough Head" Step back in time to the 1890s, where hidden coves and treacherous cliffs along the rugged coast of Cornwall became hotspots for illicit activities. Prussia Cove in St Hilary, Cornwall, was notorious for its smuggling operations that thrived under the cover of darkness. The Jamaica Inn on Bodmin Moor also played a significant role as a hub for these clandestine activities. As preparations were underway for the Easter Rising of 1916 in Dublin, two daring women named Mary Spring Rice and Molly joined forces with smugglers to transport crucial supplies across treacherous waters. Their bravery knew no bounds as they navigated through perilous seas near Godrevy Lighthouse DP140994. However, not all tales were shrouded in mystery and adventure. A devastating fire once engulfed an estimated 105 tonnes of ivory and a tonne of rhino horn confiscated from illegal trade. This event shed light on the dark underbelly of this criminal enterprise. During World War I, German anti-British propaganda postcards depicted British coastguards struggling to combat smugglers' cunning tactics. These images highlighted how Jack Rattenbury, a renowned smuggler known for his audacity and wit, outsmarted authorities time after time. In another daring incident that shook maritime history, John Brown and Co. , defying authority's grasp sank the British Revenue Cutter Gaspee off Rhode Island's shores during colonial times. The fight against smuggling has always been relentless; even The Graphic dedicated pages entitled "Our Coastguard, " showcasing their tireless efforts to protect coastal borders from contraband goods flowing into our nation's shores. Across borders, French customs officers resorted to X-ray technology to uncover concealed contraband items within luggage or cargo shipments—a constant battle between law enforcement agencies and those seeking to exploit the system.