Construction Sites Collection

Making the Shoreham Railroad, c. 1840 (w/c on paper)
7389747 Making the Shoreham Railroad, c.1840 (w/c on paper) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); 22x29 cm; Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, Telford, Shropshire, UK; (add.info.: Arist: Unknown)

The national company for boat building by machine at Deptford, 1860 (photo)
7340365 The national company for boat building by machine at Deptford, 1860 (photo) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); National Maritime Museum, London

Lord Rosse's Great Reflecting Telescope, at Parsonstown, Ireland, 1853 (cotton, brass)
7340081 Lord Rosse's Great Reflecting Telescope, at Parsonstown, Ireland, 1853 (cotton, brass) by British School, (19th century); 118.3x89.2 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

George Vancouver's 'Discovery', c.1789 (pen, ink wash)
7295413 George Vancouver's 'Discovery', c.1789 (pen, ink wash) by Unknown artist, (18th century); National Maritime Museum, London

'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

New York, United States: Opening of the Brooklyn Bridge, 1883 period illustration
FGL5475003 New York, United States: Opening of the Brooklyn Bridge, 1883 period illustration.; Fototeca Gilardi.

View near Woolwich, Kent, England, depicting the use of forces to build pontoons
MMM5480415 View near Woolwich, Kent, England, depicting the use of forces to build pontoons (disarmed vessels used as floating prisons); National Maritime Museum, London

The art of building (low relief)
BEN5471582 The art of building (low relief) by Pisano, Andrea (1270-1349); Museo dell'Opera di Santa Maria del Fiore (Duomo), Florence, Tuscany

Leviticus: The Ritual of the Feast of Tabernacles (Festival of Tents or Cabanas)
FGL5483192 Leviticus: The Ritual of the Feast of Tabernacles (Festival of Tents or Cabanas, Succot) - Engraving from a Bible by Louis Isaac Lemaistre De Sacy (1613-1684)

Photocard, 1930s: Quebec (coloured photo)
8671687 Photocard, 1930s: Quebec (coloured photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Quebec)

Photocard, 1930s: Rotterdam (coloured photo)
8671650 Photocard, 1930s: Rotterdam (coloured photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Rotterdam)

Reconstruction of the viaduct of Dannemarie (viaduct de la Largue) in Haute Alsace, 1915 (b/w photo)
ELD4942884 Reconstruction of the viaduct of Dannemarie (viaduct de la Largue) in Haute Alsace, 1915 (b/w photo); Private Collection; (add.info.: War 1914 1918)

The dry docks at the Victoria Docks, 1850
3330901 The dry docks at the Victoria Docks, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration of the dry docks at the Victoria Docks. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

History of Saint Piat and Saint Eleuthere, also called tapestry of Arras. Ordered from canon Toussaint Prier
7209599 History of Saint Piat and Saint Eleuthere, also called tapestry of Arras. Ordered from canon Toussaint Prier, chaplain of the duke of Burgundy, late 14th-early 15th century. 22m x 2m

Food in Ancient Egypt, c.1910 (print)
7293315 Food in Ancient Egypt, c.1910 (print); (add.info.: Food and beverage. People eating vegetables (garlic, oignon, roots.) under the Ancient Egypt

The frame-work of a ship, 1850
3359224 The frame-work of a ship, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting the frame-work of a ship. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

A hydraulic lift at the docks near Blackwall, 1850
3330793 A hydraulic lift at the docks near Blackwall, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration of a hydraulic lift at the docks near Blackwall. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Athena group (relief)
3480569 Athena group (relief); (add.info.: Athena group, Relief from the Pergamon Altar, reconstructed in the Pergamon Museum in Berlin)

Iron ships on the stocks, c.1910 (brown wash)
7341732 Iron ships on the stocks, c.1910 (brown wash) by Wyllie, William Lionel (1851-1931); 25.3x35.3 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

The launch of 84-gun ship HMS 'Thunderer' at Woolwich Dockyard, 1831 (lithograph)
7341852 The launch of 84-gun ship HMS 'Thunderer' at Woolwich Dockyard, 1831 (lithograph) by Campion, George Bryant (1796-1870) (after); 27.8x37 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

shipbuilding, France, early 20th century (chromo)
1790147 shipbuilding, France, early 20th century (chromo); (add.info.: shipbuilding : inauguration of a submarine in a shipyard in France, early 20th century); Photo © CCI.

Western facade of the ancient palace of the Kings of France, Paris (engraving)
8676597 Western facade of the ancient palace of the Kings of France, Paris (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Paris Universal Exhibition: the Algerian Pavilion under construction, 1900 (b/w photo)
8600330 Paris Universal Exhibition: the Algerian Pavilion under construction, 1900 (b/w photo); (add.info.: Works of the 1900 Paris Universal Exhibition: the Algerian Pavilion under construction)

View of the Royal Docks of Chatham, County Kent, England, on the River Medway
MMM5480609 View of the Royal Docks of Chatham, County Kent, England, on the River Medway, the heart of England's maritime power, where ships were built, maintained, equipped

Woolwich dockyard, late 18th century (pen, black ink, watercolour)
7342004 Woolwich dockyard, late 18th century (pen, black ink, watercolour) by Unknown artist, (18th century); 26.7x40.5 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

The White Star Line steamship 'Adriatic' leaving Liverpool, late 19th century (oil painting)
7338104 The White Star Line steamship 'Adriatic' leaving Liverpool, late 19th century (oil painting) by Greenwood, George Parker (1850-1904); 25.4x40.6 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

A hydraulic lift at the Victoria Docks, 1850
3330523 A hydraulic lift at the Victoria Docks, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration of a hydraulic lift at the Victoria Docks. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Science. Energy. Road works in Paris for the removal of gas pipes for the lighting of the Opera
3434774 Science. Energy. Road works in Paris for the removal of gas pipes for the lighting of the Opera. Engraving in: Grands hommes et grands faits de l'industrie, France

Launching of HMS Ark Royal, 1937 (b/w photo)
8663976 Launching of HMS Ark Royal, 1937 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Launching of HMS Ark Royal, Birkenhead, 1937)

Building Kensington Great Cranes, c.1905 (etching on paper)
7485334 Building Kensington Great Cranes, c.1905 (etching on paper) by Pennell, Joseph (1858-1926); 22x28 cm; Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, Telford, Shropshire

The 'Discovery' convict ship (lying at Deptford), the vessel which accompanied Captain Cook on his last voyage
7295544 The 'Discovery' convict ship (lying at Deptford), the vessel which accompanied Captain Cook on his last voyage, 1829 (etching) by Cooke

The construction of Noah's Ark, description of the activities of shipwrights
MMM5480901 The construction of Noah's Ark, description of the activities of shipwrights by Schedel, Hartmann (1440-1514); National Maritime Museum, London

The construction site of a boat, on the beach of Cancale (France), with a young woman
MMM5466481 The construction site of a boat, on the beach of Cancale (France), with a young woman, dressed in a traditional costume, a blue serge skirt and a gray and white striped shirt

The restoration of HMS 'Victory', in the docks basin of Portsmouth (England)
MMM5466202 The restoration of HMS 'Victory', in the docks basin of Portsmouth (England), after the launch of a major national financing operation to save the ship from the victory of

British ocean liner Aquitania under construction (colour litho)
8663654 British ocean liner Aquitania under construction (colour litho) by Dixon, Charles Edward (1872-1934) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: British ocean liner Aquitania under construction)

Happy New Year! (colour litho)
8655915 Happy New Year! (colour litho) by German School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Happy New Year! German worker slacking off from his work on a building site)

Construction of an Elevated Railway: Bridge over the Cours de Vincennes, 1888 (oil on fabric)
XOS5879771 Construction of an Elevated Railway: Bridge over the Cours de Vincennes, 1888 (oil on fabric) by Trouillebert, Paul Desire (1829-1900); 38.2x56 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

Peter the Great's Naval Preparations (colour litho)
8661449 Peter the Great's Naval Preparations (colour litho) by Randall, Maurice (1865-1950); Private Collection; (add.info.: Peter the Great's Naval Preparations)

The frigate HMS Bacchant, off the Royal Shipyards of Deptford (England) in 1811. Watercolor (28.4x43 cm) 19th century
MMM5483549 The frigate HMS Bacchant, off the Royal Shipyards of Deptford (England) in 1811. Watercolor (28.4x43 cm) 19th century; National Maritime Museum, London

Preparatory work for the Federation Day on the Champs de Mars, early 20th century (illustration)
7418362 Preparatory work for the Federation Day on the Champs de Mars, early 20th century (illustration); Private Collection; (add.info.: Preparatory work for the Federation Day (July 14)

The 'Kinfauns Castle' as a troop ship, c.1900-05 (Painting)
7337813 The 'Kinfauns Castle' as a troop ship, c.1900-05 (Painting) by Lacy, Charles John de (c.1860-1936); 34.1x49.3 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

The frame-work of a ship, 1850
3359225 The frame-work of a ship, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting the frame-work of a ship. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

The stone: from the quarry to the mason, c.1900-1910 (chromo)
1790230 The stone: from the quarry to the mason, c.1900-1910 (chromo); (add.info.: the stone trade in France, from the quarry to the mason, early 20th century); Photo © CCI.

King John II of Portugal visiting a shipyard, late 15th Century (colour litho)
8672906 King John II of Portugal visiting a shipyard, late 15th Century (colour litho) by Gameiro, Alfredo Roque (1864-1935); Private Collection; (add.info)

Viollet-Le-Duc shows the start of construction, 1873 (illustration)
8683032 Viollet-Le-Duc shows the start of construction, 1873 (illustration) by Viollet-le-Duc, Eugene Emmanuel (1814-79); Private Collection; (add.info)

View of the Garnier Opera still covered with scaffoldings before its inauguration, 1875 (photo)
1749965 View of the Garnier Opera still covered with scaffoldings before its inauguration, 1875 (photo); (add.info.: view of the Garnier Opera, built in 1861-1875)

The island of Onrust, off the coast of Batavia (now Jakarta, Indonesia), equipped with all the infrastructures
MMM5461438 The island of Onrust, off the coast of Batavia (now Jakarta, Indonesia), equipped with all the infrastructures necessary for commercial activities

Port San Stefano shipyard (Italy). Oil on canvas by Reinier Nooms (1623-1667)
MMM5459684 Port San Stefano shipyard (Italy). Oil on canvas by Reinier Nooms (1623-1667).; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Port San Stefano shipyard (Italy)

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Construction sites have long been a source of fascination and inspiration for artists throughout history. From the early 15th century to the late 19th century, these captivating scenes were captured in various mediums, showcasing the evolution of architectural endeavors. In "Making the Shoreham Railroad" (c. 1840), an exquisite watercolor on paper, we are transported back to a time when railroads were being constructed with meticulous precision. The artist's delicate brushstrokes beautifully depict workers diligently laying tracks, symbolizing progress and connectivity. Moving forward in time to "Building site in Amsterdam" (1891), an oil painting on canvas, we witness the bustling energy of urban development. The vibrant colors and dynamic composition capture the essence of a growing cityscape as buildings rise from mere blueprints into towering structures that shape Amsterdam's skyline. "The Dam in Amsterdam with the new Town Hall under Construction" (1652-89) presents another perspective on construction sites through its richly detailed oil-on-canvas portrayal. This historical artwork transports us to a bygone era where craftsmen meticulously crafted intricate architectural elements while passersby observed their laborious efforts. One cannot overlook "The Tower of Babel" (c. 1490), an iconic oil painting on panel depicting biblical lore intertwined with human ambition. Here, construction becomes both metaphorical and literal as humanity strives towards greatness but ultimately faces divine intervention. Traveling across Europe to Germany, we encounter "View of Cologne in 1531, " which showcases not only a picturesque river view but also highlights the monumental construction site of Cologne Cathedral. This digitally restored reproduction offers insight into one of Europe's most famous cathedrals' creation process—a testament to human ingenuity spanning centuries. In Berlin during King Frederick William I's reign, his visitation to new buildings within Friedrichstadt is immortalized through historical documentation—an image capturing his appreciation for architectural advancements during his rule from August 14, 1688, to May 31, 1740.