Strait Collection (page 7)

Naples, Napoli, Santa Lucia, Italy
Vintage 19th century photograph: Naples, Napoli, Santa Lucia - view from the Mediterranean Sea

The South Mole, harbour, Strait of Gibraltar
Vintage 19th century photograph: Previously known as the New Mole and New Mole Extension, the South Mole, with the rest of harbour, is just north of the east entrance to the Strait of Gibraltar

HMS Rinaldo bombarding Salangore in the Strait of Malacca. Date: 1871

English tourists attacked by Northern gannets in the Orkneys
English tourists losing hats and wigs when attacked by Northern gannets in the Orkneys. Seabirds protecting their nests and eggs. Doctor Prosody attacked by Soland fowl in the Orkneys

Reconstruction of the rich marine life of the Cambrian era. Extinct crinoids, jellyfish, coral and horseshoe crabs. Illustration by Hugo Wolff-Maage from Wilhelm Bolsches Das Leben der Urwelt

Training school ship HMS Conway, aground in the Menai Strait
Training school ship HMS Conway, which ran aground on flat rocks - the Platters on the Menai Strait - near the Menai Suspension Bridge - from where this photo was taken. Date: 1953

The Menai Strait, North Wales
The Menai Strait which separates the island of Anglesey from Mainland North Wales. Date: 1953

St Trillo of the L&NWSS on the Menai Strait
St Trillo - formerly St Silio- of the L&NWSS - Liverpool & North Wales Steamship Company - on the Menai Strait. Date: 1953

Britannia Bridge across the Menai Strait between the island of Anglesey and the mainland of Wales. Date: 1953

A View of Constantinople and the Bosphorus from the Asian Side, 1864 (oil on canvas)
659053 A View of Constantinople and the Bosphorus from the Asian Side, 1864 (oil on canvas) by Eckenbrecher, Karl Paul Themistocles von (1842-1921); 33x51 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Turkish Boatman in the Constantinople Harbour, 1886 (w / c on paper)
3937513 Turkish Boatman in the Constantinople Harbour, 1886 (w/c on paper) by Zorn, Anders Leonard (1860-1920); 17x25 cm; National Museum, Stockholm, Sweden; Swedish, out of copyright

Kwakiuti village on Johnston Strait, Vancouver Island
Kwakiuti (Chelaski) village on Johnston Strait, Vancouver Island, with painted houses on a terraced hillside, kayaks on the shore. Engraving by Francisco Lavagnoli Veronese

The Battle of Cadiz of 1587 (Dutch and English Ships Attack the Spanish Armada)
3704131 The Battle of Cadiz of 1587 (Dutch and English Ships Attack the Spanish Armada), 1608 (oil on panel) by Antum, Aert van (fl.1630-40); 40.3x83.8 cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Nutmeg plantation 1868
Island of Penang, in the Indian Ocean by the Strait of Malacca, consisted of a vast plantation of fruit trees of which the nutmeg was run by an English enterprise

The Secret of the Strait, the Nicaragua Canal (litho)
1056627 The Secret of the Strait, the Nicaragua Canal (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Secret of the Strait, the Nicaragua Canal)

On the Bosphorous, 1865 (watercolour)
658834 On the Bosphorous, 1865 (watercolour) by Preziosi, Amadeo (1816-82); 34x49 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: On the Bosphorous. Amadeo Preziosi (1816-1882). Watercolour

View of the Bosporus entering from the Black Sea, from the Nuremberg Chronicle by
STC87585 View of the Bosporus entering from the Black Sea, from the Nuremberg Chronicle by Hartmann Schedel (1440-1514) 1493 (woodblock) by German School

The Explosion of the Spanish Flagship during the Battle of Gibraltar, c
1765821 The Explosion of the Spanish Flagship during the Battle of Gibraltar, c.1621 (oil on canvas) by Wieringen, Cornelis Claesz van (c.1580-1633); 136.8A--187 cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

The Bosphorus, 1615 (engraving)
3480539 The Bosphorus, 1615 (engraving) by Gaultier, Leonard (1561-1641); (add.info.: The Bosphorus. Plate from Les Images Ou Tableaux De Platte Peinture Des Deux Philostrates Sophistes Grecs)

Spring Landscape, Harlem River, (oil on canvas)
823323 Spring Landscape, Harlem River, (oil on canvas) by Lawson, Ernest (1873-1939); 51x63.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Spring Landscape, Harlem River. Ernest Lawson (1873-1939)

The Lighthouse of Oresund, between Denmark and Sweden (chromolitho)
2788885 The Lighthouse of Oresund, between Denmark and Sweden (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Lighthouse of Oresund, between Denmark and Sweden)

H 1523 fol. 159v View of the Topkapi Palace and the Bosphorus Straits, Istanbul
TPG181495 H 1523 fol.159v View of the Topkapi Palace and the Bosphorus Straits, Istanbul, from the Hunername by Lokman, 1558 (pen & ink and gouache on paper) (see also 229557) by Turkish School

The Minarets at the Golden Horn; La Corne d Or, les Minarets, 1907 (oil on canvas)
1196359 The Minarets at the Golden Horn; La Corne d Or, les Minarets, 1907 (oil on canvas) by Signac, Paul (1863-1935); 73x92.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; French

Allegory of the Victory of the Dutch over the Spanish Fleet at Gibraltar on 25 April 1607
3704134 Allegory of the Victory of the Dutch over the Spanish Fleet at Gibraltar on 25 April 1607, c.1615-30 (oil on panel) by Willaerts, Adam (1577-1669); 38.4x55.9 cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

The Golden Horn, (oil on canvas)
650780 The Golden Horn, (oil on canvas) by Gifford, Sanford Robinson (1823-80); 18.4x33 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Golden Horn. Sanford Robinson Gifford (1823-1880). Oil on canvas

Boats on the Bosphorous, off Constantinople, 1846 (oil on canvas)
658606 Boats on the Bosphorous, off Constantinople, 1846 (oil on canvas) by Mayer, Auguste Etienne Francois (1805-90); 56x82 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Boats on the Bosphorous)

The Squadron under command of Sir F. T Duckworth forcing the narrow channel of Dardanelles
STC236934 The Squadron under command of Sir F.T Duckworth forcing the narrow channel of Dardanelles, February 19th, 1807, engraved by T. Sutherland for The Naval Chronology of Great Britain by J

Naval Battle between Dutch Men-of-War and Spanish Galleys, c. 1633-50 (oil on panel)
3704135 Naval Battle between Dutch Men-of-War and Spanish Galleys, c.1633-50 (oil on panel) by Bol, Cornelius (c.1589-after 1666); 39x73 cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

The Secret of the Strait, the Nicaragua Canal (litho)
1056628 The Secret of the Strait, the Nicaragua Canal (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Secret of the Strait, the Nicaragua Canal)

The Passage Point, 1829 (oil on canvas)
SJS146955 The Passage Point, 1829 (oil on canvas) by Callcott, Augustus Wall (1779-1844); Courtesy of the Trustees of Sir John Soanes Museum

Off The Skagerrak, 1884. Creator: Whitworth Wallis
Off The Skagerrak, 1884. Whitworth Wallis was the first director of Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery. The Skagerrak is a strait between Norway, Sweden, and Denmark

Yacht Racing on the Solent, ca. 1827. Creator: Unknown
Yacht Racing on the Solent, ca. 1827. Formerly attributed to Joseph Mallord William Turner and Peter DeWint

Lime Kiln Lighthouse at sunset, Lime Kiln Point State Park, San Juan Island, Washington State

Lime Kiln Lighthouse, Lime Kiln Point State Park, San Juan Island, Washington State

South East Corner of Tangier, 1669-73. Creator: Wenceslaus Hollar
South East Corner of Tangier, 1669-73

The West Side of Yorke Castle, 1669. Creator: Wenceslaus Hollar
The West Side of Yorke Castle, 1669

The lower inner part of Tangier, 1673. Creator: Wenceslaus Hollar
The lower inner part of Tangier, 1673

Symplegades, 17th century. Creator: Cornelis Bloemaert
Symplegades, 17th century. After Pierre Brebiette

The Isle of Wight, 1844. Creator: Unknown
The Isle of Wight, 1844. Map of the Isle of Wight, off the south coast of England, made using Mr. Palmers patent Giyphographic process, or Engraved Drawing

Istanbul, Turkey - View down onto the Bosphorus. circa 1910s

WW1 - Aerial View of the Dardanelles Battlefields, Turkey
WW1 - Aerial View of the Dardanelles Battlefield theatre, Turkey on 18th March 1915. 1915

Tugboat Piloting Ship Date: 1954

The Ramparts and the Harbour - Tangier, Morocco
The Ramparts and the Harbour - Tangier, a Moroccan port on the Strait of Gibraltar. Date: 1903

Strait of Carquennes, from South Vallejo, 1868-69. Creator: Carleton Emmons Watkins
Strait of Carquennes, from South Vallejo, 1868-69

The Golden Gate, 1868-69, printed ca. 1876. Creator: Carleton Emmons Watkins
The Golden Gate, 1868-69, printed ca. 1876

Turkey, Istanbul, Passenger ferry in the Golden Horn, and Galata Tower

Turkey, Istanbul, Man fishing on quayside, and passenger ferry in Karakoy Cruise Terminal, Bosphorus Strait

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Turkey, Istanbul, People cruising on the Bosphorus Strait, on a small boat

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