Harbour Area Collection

India House, Manchester, 1912 (oil on canvas)
3518772 India House, Manchester, 1912 (oil on canvas) by Valette, Adolphe (1876-1942); 142x86 cm; Manchester Art Gallery, UK; (add.info.: A sheltered view down the River Medlock in Manchester)

Southend-on-Sea: The Pier and Pavilion (litho)
8625452 Southend-on-Sea: The Pier and Pavilion (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Pier and Pavilion)

View from Kvaesthusgade over Copenhagen's harbour, 1908 (oil on canvas)
8711036 View from Kvaesthusgade over Copenhagen's harbour, 1908 (oil on canvas) by Hammershoi, Vilhelm (1864-1916); Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen

A correct chart of the city and harbour of Dublin, Irleand, 1730 (coloured engraving)
7339461 A correct chart of the city and harbour of Dublin, Irleand, 1730 (coloured engraving) by Price, Charles (1679?-1733); 47x58 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

A table containing details of the main maritime ports that are represented in the map of the English Channel
7339430 A table containing details of the main maritime ports that are represented in the map of the English Channel, c.1780 (paper, linen) by Unknown artist

Rear-Admiral Richard Kempenfelt (1718-1782), 1782 (oil on canvas)
7337951 Rear-Admiral Richard Kempenfelt (1718-1782), 1782 (oil on canvas) by Kettle, Tilly (1735-86); 244x152.5 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Damascus in Syria, c.1910 (print)
7293104 Damascus in Syria, c.1910 (print); (add.info.: Geography. Syria. View of Damascus. Illustration, Germany, ca 1910.); Photo: © Archives Charmet.

Atlantic City, USA, c.1910-20 (print)
7292972 Atlantic City, USA, c.1910-20 (print); (add.info.: Geography. USA. The Inlet (banks) in Atlantic City. Postcard, USA, ca 1910-20.); Photo: © Archives Charmet.

Harbour of Alexandria, c.1910 (b/w photo)
7292887 Harbour of Alexandria, c.1910 (b/w photo); (add.info.: Geography. Egypt. The harbour of Alexandria. Photo, Egypt, ca 1910.); Photo: © Archives Charmet.

The cable-laying ship 'Telconia', c.1910-30 (oil on paper)
7340824 The cable-laying ship 'Telconia', c.1910-30 (oil on paper) by Everett, John (1876-1949); 51x64 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Men in a boat near two Dutch ships, 1652 (oil on panel)
7340545 Men in a boat near two Dutch ships, 1652 (oil on panel) by Sillemans, Experiens (fl.c.1650); 28.7x39.1 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

View of the port of Amsterdam (Netherlands) in the 16th-17th century (engraving)
AIS5375504 View of the port of Amsterdam (Netherlands) in the 16th-17th century (engraving); © Iberfoto.

Harbour scene with ancient ruins, 1666 (oil on panel)
8712005 Harbour scene with ancient ruins, 1666 (oil on panel) by Storck, Abraham (1644-1708); Nivaagaards Malerisamling, Niva, Denmark; (add.info.: By Abraham Storck).

Guayaquil, 1682 (coloured manuscript)
7339327 Guayaquil, 1682 (coloured manuscript) by Ringrose, Basil (c.1653-83); 16x20 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Creator)

Map of Nagasaki, Japan, c.1868 (coloured woodcut)
7339464 Map of Nagasaki, Japan, c.1868 (coloured woodcut) by Japanese School, (19th century); 44x65 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Map of Hoogly River, c.1777 (engraving)
7339428 Map of Hoogly River, c.1777 (engraving) by British School, (18th Century); 20.5x32.5 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Creator: Lacam, Benjamin Single sheet. Hand col)

Greece, the Peiraeus or Port Drako surveyed by Commander Thomas Graves, H.M.S. Beacon 1840, [Detail], 1843 (print)
7342579 Greece, the Peiraeus or Port Drako surveyed by Commander Thomas Graves, H.M.S. Beacon 1840, [Detail], 1843 (print) by Walker, J. & C

Greece, the Peiraeus or Port Drako surveyed by Commander Thomas Graves, H.M.S. Beacon 1840, 1843 (print)
7342578 Greece, the Peiraeus or Port Drako surveyed by Commander Thomas Graves, H.M.S. Beacon 1840, 1843 (print) by Walker, J. & C

Royal William Victualling Yard, Plymouth, from Mount Edgecumbe, 1845 (calotype negative, paper)
7342529 Royal William Victualling Yard, Plymouth, from Mount Edgecumbe, 1845 (calotype negative, paper) by Talbot, William Henry Fox (1800-77); 16.6x20.1 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

The port of Marseilles, France in mid-18th century (print)
7315176 The port of Marseilles, France in mid-18th century (print); Private Collection; (add.info.: The port of Marseilles, France in the mid-18th century)

The Launch of the Honourable East India Company's Ship 'Edinburgh' from the dock yard of Messrs Wigrams &
7341888 The Launch of the Honourable East India Company's Ship 'Edinburgh' from the dock yard of Messrs Wigrams & Green Blackwall with a view of the ship 'Abercrombie Robinson'

HMS 'Active' (lithograph, coloured)
7341850 HMS 'Active' (lithograph, coloured) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); 20.2x27.2 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Royal West Indian Mail Steamer 'Orinoco' leaving Southampton, c.1854 (lithograph)
7341685 Royal West Indian Mail Steamer 'Orinoco' leaving Southampton, c.1854 (lithograph) by French School, (19th century); 26.3x34.2 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Going into the port of Flushing (engraving)
7341613 Going into the port of Flushing (engraving) by Sayer, Robert (1724/5-94); 17.5x22 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Creator: B)

Plans of Ports, Dalrymple, Alexander published in 1791. A plane chart of the Gulf of Persia, by Lieut
7340868 Plans of Ports, Dalrymple, Alexander published in 1791. A plane chart of the Gulf of Persia, by Lieut. John Cant 1773, 1791 (print) by Dalrymple

A chart of New York Harbour with the soundings views of land marks and nautical directions for the use of pilotage
7340415 A chart of New York Harbour with the soundings views of land marks and nautical directions for the use of pilotage

Royal Victoria and Albert and King George V Docks 1934, c.1934 (print)
7340370 Royal Victoria and Albert and King George V Docks 1934, c.1934 (print) by Vincent Brooks, Day & Son (1867-1940); National Maritime Museum, London

At Limehouse, c.1884 (photo)
7340369 At Limehouse, c.1884 (photo) by British Photographer, (19th century); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Creator)

The harbour of Dublin in Ireland, 1673 (paper, linen)
7339815 The harbour of Dublin in Ireland, 1673 (paper, linen) by Unknown Artist, (17th century); 73.5x91 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Creator: unknown Scale: [ca)

'Fort Rupert, Beaver Harbour, Vancouver's Island, July 23rd 1851 [Canada]', 1851 (watercolour)
7295636 'Fort Rupert, Beaver Harbour, Vancouver's Island, July 23rd 1851 [Canada]', 1851 (watercolour) by Fanshawe

To the Humber Union Steam Packet Company this Engraving of the Steam Ship Wilberforce in three positions with a view of
7342627 To the Humber Union Steam Packet Company this Engraving of the Steam Ship Wilberforce in three positions with a view of The Port and Town of Hull..., 1838 (aquatint, coloured) by Reeve

A scene on the main deck of a line of battle ship in harbour, 1820 (coloured aquatint)
7342160 A scene on the main deck of a line of battle ship in harbour, 1820 (coloured aquatint) by Sutherland, Thomas (1785-1838); 41.9x66.6 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Discharging grain, 1918 (pastel)
7342159 Discharging grain, 1918 (pastel) by Everett, John (1876-1949); 35.4x50.8 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Creator)

Cargo ships 'Middleham Castle' and 'Bolton Castle' discharging grain, 1918 (gouache, pastel, paper)
7342157 Cargo ships 'Middleham Castle' and 'Bolton Castle' discharging grain, 1918 (gouache, pastel, paper) by Everett, John (1876-1949); 41.8x57 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Plan of the harbour of Praslin, late 18th to early 19th century (paper)
7340729 Plan of the harbour of Praslin, late 18th to early 19th century (paper) by Dalrymple, Alexander (18th-19th century); National Maritime Museum, London

A map of the city and port of Tripoli in Barbary, 1675 (coloured engraving)
7340047 A map of the city and port of Tripoli in Barbary, 1675 (coloured engraving) by Seller, John (1632-97); 42x53 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Plan of the Bay of St Jean D'Acre and environs sent to the Admiralty from thence on 23 March 1799 by Sir Sidney
7339861 Plan of the Bay of St Jean D'Acre and environs sent to the Admiralty from thence on 23 March 1799 by Sir Sidney Smith Kt

Battle of Copenhagen, 2 April 1801, 1801 (engraving)
7339858 Battle of Copenhagen, 2 April 1801, 1801 (engraving) by Gibson, Francis (19th century); 40x45.5 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Part of the dockyard and Simon's Bay, late 1880s (b/w photo)
7295471 Part of the dockyard and Simon's Bay, late 1880s (b/w photo); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Prominent is the 1815 sail loft)

'The Puntinha, Madeira, Jany 1st 1849. Taking a look at one's ship', 1849 (watercolour)
7295583 'The Puntinha, Madeira, Jany 1st 1849. Taking a look at one's ship', 1849 (watercolour) by Fanshawe, Admiral Sir Edward Gennys (1814-1906); 12.7x17.7 cm; National Maritime Museum

London Docks, late 19th to mid 20th century (oil painting)
7337804 London Docks, late 19th to mid 20th century (oil painting) by Everett, John (1876-1949); 13x18.5 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Port Bude, in Devon (England). Oil on canvas by William Allan (1782-1850)
MMM5461440 Port Bude, in Devon (England). Oil on canvas by William Allan (1782-1850). by Allan, William (1782-1850); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Port Bude, in Devon (England)

A French galleon and a Dutch warship in a port in the Mediterranean Sea, whose large arch at the entrance to the city
MMM5459711 A French galleon and a Dutch warship in a port in the Mediterranean Sea, whose large arch at the entrance to the city carries a bell and a small circular tower behind

'The HMS 'Buckingham' on the docks in front of the main warehouse of the Royal Shipyards in Deptford
MMM5466267 'The HMS 'Buckingham' on the docks in front of the main warehouse of the Royal Shipyards in Deptford (England) by Cleveley

Geography: portulan of the Mediterranean and Black Seas (author Gabriele?) , 1449. Archivio di Stato di Florence
BEN5464243 Geography: portulan of the Mediterranean and Black Seas (author Gabriele?) , 1449. Archivio di Stato di Florence.; Photo © Raffaello Bencini.

The docks and docks of Woolwich (England), the shipyard of the royal buildings since the 16th century
MMM5461926 The docks and docks of Woolwich (England), the shipyard of the royal buildings since the 16th century by Pocock, Nicholas (1741-1821); National Maritime Museum, London

The docks and docks of Plymouth (England). Oil on canvas, 1788, by Nicholas Pocock (1740-1821)
MMM5461850 The docks and docks of Plymouth (England). Oil on canvas, 1788, by Nicholas Pocock (1740-1821) by Pocock, Nicholas (1741-1821); National Maritime Museum, London

View of the royal docks at Woolwich, on the left bank of the Thames (England), in County Kent
MMM5483601 View of the royal docks at Woolwich, on the left bank of the Thames (England), in County Kent. Etching in colors by John Clevely the Younger (1747-1786), 1772

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The harbour area has always been a source of inspiration for artists throughout history. From the bustling docks to the serene waters, these paintings capture the essence of life by the sea. India House, Manchester, 1912 (oil on canvas) transports us to a time when trade and commerce thrived in this vibrant port city. The painting showcases the grandeur of India House, standing tall as a symbol of economic prosperity. Carthage, c. 1830 (oil on fabric) takes us back to ancient times, where this historic harbour was once a powerful Phoenician city. The artist's brushstrokes bring alive the ruins and remnants that still stand today as a testament to its glorious past. La Grenouillere, 1869 (oil on canvas) invites us into an idyllic scene along the riverbank. This popular leisure spot near Paris captures people enjoying their day at the harbor with boats gently gliding across calm waters. The Marina in Tunis in 1870, Tunisia (digitally restored reproduction of an original 19th-century painting) offers a glimpse into North African coastal life during colonial times. The artwork beautifully portrays colorful boats bobbing amidst palm trees and traditional architecture. A Fish Stall By A Harbour (oil on panel) immerses us in the sights and smells of a bustling fish market by the water's edge. The artist skillfully depicts fishermen displaying their catch while seagulls swoop overhead. Us Liberty Ship (w/c on paper) pays tribute to maritime history during World War II when these cargo vessels played a vital role in supplying troops overseas. This watercolor piece captures both strength and vulnerability against turbulent waves. Atmospheric Railway at Star Cross, 1848 (w/c on paper), illustrates an innovative transportation system that once existed along England's coastlines. It showcases steam-powered trains crossing over water using atmospheric pressure technology - truly ahead of its time.