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"Exploring the Rich History of Merchants: From HMS Worcester to Greenhithe, Kent" Step back in time and delve into the world of merchants with a visit to Greenhithe

Background imageMerchant Collection: Iron clipper ship 'Myrtle Holme' (1875). James Ritchie, Commander., 1875 (lithograph)

Iron clipper ship 'Myrtle Holme' (1875). James Ritchie, Commander., 1875 (lithograph)
7342211 Iron clipper ship 'Myrtle Holme' (1875). James Ritchie, Commander., 1875 (lithograph) by Baldwin, W. T. (fl.1875); 53.2x71.2 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Background imageMerchant Collection: Clipper Ship Aurora at sea, c.1868-74 (lithograph, coloured)

Clipper Ship Aurora at sea, c.1868-74 (lithograph, coloured)
7342210 Clipper Ship Aurora at sea, c.1868-74 (lithograph, coloured) by Dutton, Thomas Goldsworth (c.1819-91); 37.2x61.7 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Background imageMerchant Collection: Clipper Ship Silver Eagle, 1046 Tons, 21 Aug 1862 (print)

Clipper Ship Silver Eagle, 1046 Tons, 21 Aug 1862 (print)
7342197 Clipper Ship Silver Eagle, 1046 Tons, 21 Aug 1862 (print) by British School, (19th century); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Creator: Foster, William; Dutton)

Background imageMerchant Collection: Clipper ship 'Lancashire Witch' 1575 tons, 1863 (coloured lithograph)

Clipper ship 'Lancashire Witch' 1575 tons, 1863 (coloured lithograph)
7342187 Clipper ship 'Lancashire Witch' 1575 tons, 1863 (coloured lithograph) by Dutton, Thomas Goldsworth (c.1819-91); 55x74.5 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Background imageMerchant Collection: The Clipper ship Malabar 1350 Tons, 1857-60 (lithograph)

The Clipper ship Malabar 1350 Tons, 1857-60 (lithograph)
7341953 The Clipper ship Malabar 1350 Tons, 1857-60 (lithograph) by Dutton, Thomas Goldsworth (c.1819-91); 36x50.4 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Background imageMerchant Collection: The Clipper Ship Yorkshire 1100 Tons, c.1857-60 (lithograph coloured)

The Clipper Ship Yorkshire 1100 Tons, c.1857-60 (lithograph coloured)
7341951 The Clipper Ship Yorkshire 1100 Tons, c.1857-60 (lithograph coloured) by Dutton, Thomas Goldsworth (c.1819-91); 42.2x60 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Background imageMerchant Collection: Pinch and Antipholus, Illustration for 'The Comedy of Errors', by William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

Pinch and Antipholus, Illustration for "The Comedy of Errors", by William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
AIS5354607 Pinch and Antipholus, Illustration for "The Comedy of Errors", by William Shakespeare (1564-1616), 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: Dr. Pinch and Antipholus)

Background imageMerchant Collection: Match girl selling phosphorus matches from a basketball. Handcoloured copperplate engraving

Match girl selling phosphorus matches from a basketball. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from William Henry
FLO4688707 Match girl selling phosphorus matches from a basketball. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from William Henry Pyne's The World in Miniature: England, Scotland and Ireland, Ackermann

Background imageMerchant Collection: The attack of Joseph Marie Jacquard, 1880 (engraving)

The attack of Joseph Marie Jacquard, 1880 (engraving)
5616356 The attack of Joseph Marie Jacquard, 1880 (engraving); (add.info.: Illustration depicting the attack of Joseph Marie Jacquard (1752-1834) a French weaver and merchant

Background imageMerchant Collection: The Queen's ivory fan

The Queen's ivory fan
5856317 The Queen's ivory fan.; (add.info.: The Queen's ivory fan. Photoglyptie from "Fashions and Customs of Marie Antoinette and her Times," by Le Comte de Reiset, Paris, 1885)

Background imageMerchant Collection: The Queen in her bodice - sketch by Miss Josephine Houssay

The Queen in her bodice - sketch by Miss Josephine Houssay
5856314 The Queen in her bodice - sketch by Miss Josephine Houssay.; (add.info.: The Queen in her bodice - sketch by Miss Josephine Houssay)

Background imageMerchant Collection: Woman in a silk redingote and straw hat with a cane in her hand

Woman in a silk redingote and straw hat with a cane in her hand
5856332 Woman in a silk redingote and straw hat with a cane in her hand.; (add.info.: Woman in a silk redingote and straw hat with a cane in her hand)

Background imageMerchant Collection: Woman in a milkmaid bonnet with blue-grey English sheath dress trimmed with white Jeannette ribbon

Woman in a milkmaid bonnet with blue-grey English sheath dress trimmed with white Jeannette ribbon
5856329 Woman in a milkmaid bonnet with blue-grey English sheath dress trimmed with white Jeannette ribbon.; (add.info.: Woman in a milkmaid bonnet with blue-grey English sheath dress trimmed with)

Background imageMerchant Collection: Pouf hat and shell hat in gauze

Pouf hat and shell hat in gauze
5856324 Pouf hat and shell hat in gauze.; (add.info.: Pouf hat and shell hat in gauze. Hand-colored lithograph from "Fashions and Customs of Marie Antoinette)

Background imageMerchant Collection: A merchant and his clerk using a calculating table

A merchant and his clerk using a calculating table
5307494 A merchant and his clerk using a calculating table.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a merchant and his clerk using a calculating table marked out in the form of an abacus)

Background imageMerchant Collection: Commerce: payment scene to a merchant or lender. Detail of a 14th century manuscript

Commerce: payment scene to a merchant or lender. Detail of a 14th century manuscript
GIA5035905 Commerce: payment scene to a merchant or lender. Detail of a 14th century manuscript.; © Giancarlo Costa.

Background imageMerchant Collection: Cremier- Glacier. Photography, France, ca. 1910

Cremier- Glacier. Photography, France, ca. 1910
JAB4121975 Cremier- Glacier. Photography, France, ca. 1910; (add.info.: Cremier- Glacier. Photography, France, ca. 1910); Photo ©Jaime Abecasis.

Background imageMerchant Collection: Lemonade merchant in Damascus and peasant in the vicinity of Damascus

Lemonade merchant in Damascus and peasant in the vicinity of Damascus. Photography by Charles Lallemand (1826-1904)
JEB4930778 Lemonade merchant in Damascus and peasant in the vicinity of Damascus. Photography by Charles Lallemand (1826-1904) in " Syria, costumes, voyages and landscapes". 1865

Background imageMerchant Collection: Lemonade dealer in Damascus. Photography by Charles Lallemand (1826-1904) in ' Syria, costumes

Lemonade dealer in Damascus. Photography by Charles Lallemand (1826-1904) in " Syria, costumes
JEB4930644 Lemonade dealer in Damascus. Photography by Charles Lallemand (1826-1904) in " Syria, costumes, voyages and landscapes". 1865

Background imageMerchant Collection: The Museum of Horrors, number 20, 1900_03_02, illustration by V. Lenepveu: Boum boum madame

The Museum of Horrors, number 20, 1900_03_02, illustration by V. Lenepveu: Boum boum madame
ICA4928756 The Museum of Horrors, number 20, 1900_03_02, illustration by V. Lenepveu: Boum boum madame! - President of the Republic, Nougat, Montelimar - Loubet Emile

Background imageMerchant Collection: Vespasian - public urinal - France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: Boulevard Beranger

Vespasian - public urinal - France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: Boulevard Beranger, le marche aux fleurs, 1895
LUX4796802 Vespasian - public urinal - France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: Boulevard Beranger, le marche aux fleurs, 1895; (add.info.: Vespasian - public urinal - France, Centre)

Background imageMerchant Collection: Japan: travelling figurine dealer, 1875 - albumin paper enhanced by watercolor

Japan: travelling figurine dealer, 1875 - albumin paper enhanced by watercolor
LUX4748849 Japan: travelling figurine dealer, 1875 - albumin paper enhanced by watercolor; (add.info.: Japan: travelling figurine dealer)

Background imageMerchant Collection: France, Pays de la Loire, Sarthe (72): a saddlery shop, 1895

France, Pays de la Loire, Sarthe (72): a saddlery shop, 1895
LUX4750432 France, Pays de la Loire, Sarthe (72): a saddlery shop, 1895; (add.info.: France, Pays de la Loire, Sarthe (72): a saddlery shop, 1895); Photo © Lux-in-Fine.

Background imageMerchant Collection: United States, New York City: Canal boat Erie boats anchor in the Hudson River years 1850

United States, New York City: Canal boat Erie boats anchor in the Hudson River years 1850
NWI4966895 United States, New York City: Canal boat Erie boats anchor in the Hudson River years 1850. Colour engraving of the 19th century; (add.info.: United States)

Background imageMerchant Collection: United States, Ohio Territory: Ships loading cargo on the Ohio River to Cincinnati, Ohio, 1860s

United States, Ohio Territory: Ships loading cargo on the Ohio River to Cincinnati, Ohio, 1860s
NWI4967077 United States, Ohio Territory: Ships loading cargo on the Ohio River to Cincinnati, Ohio, 1860s. Colour engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info.: United States)

Background imageMerchant Collection: United States, Massachusetts: Farmers bringing fresh produce to sell on the Boston market years 1880

United States, Massachusetts: Farmers bringing fresh produce to sell on the Boston market years 1880
NWI4965808 United States, Massachusetts: Farmers bringing fresh produce to sell on the Boston market years 1880. Colour engraving of the 19th century; (add.info.: United States)

Background imageMerchant Collection: Chinatown shop in San Francisco, USA, years 1870. Colour engraving of the 19th century

Chinatown shop in San Francisco, USA, years 1870. Colour engraving of the 19th century
NWI4964449 Chinatown shop in San Francisco, USA, years 1870. Colour engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info.: Chinatown shop in San Francisco, USA, years 1870)

Background imageMerchant Collection: The joy of young drivers of a grocery cart travelling in a village, early 1900

The joy of young drivers of a grocery cart travelling in a village, early 1900. 20th century printing
NWI4963818 The joy of young drivers of a grocery cart travelling in a village, early 1900. 20th century printing.; (add.info.: The joy of young drivers of a grocery cart travelling in a village)

Background imageMerchant Collection: France, Pays de la Loire, Loire-Atlantique (44), Nantes: Marches with flowers

France, Pays de la Loire, Loire-Atlantique (44), Nantes: Marches with flowers
LUX4816670 France, Pays de la Loire, Loire-Atlantique (44), Nantes: Marches with flowers, fruits and vegetables on the dock of the port, 1903; (add.info.: France, Pays de la Loire)

Background imageMerchant Collection: France, Haute-Normandie, Seine-Maritime (76), Rouen: Hotel Fontenelle et le marche a la laine

France, Haute-Normandie, Seine-Maritime (76), Rouen: Hotel Fontenelle et le marche a la laine
LUX4815844 France, Haute-Normandie, Seine-Maritime (76), Rouen: Hotel Fontenelle et le marche a la laine, 1910 - Hotel et cafe fontenelle Economique Union; (add.info.: France, Haute-Normandie)

Background imageMerchant Collection: France: on a beach filled with bath cabins, a man sells carpets, 1900

France: on a beach filled with bath cabins, a man sells carpets, 1900
LUX4813139 France: on a beach filled with bath cabins, a man sells carpets, 1900; (add.info.: France: on a beach filled with bath cabins, a man sells carpets, 1900); Photo © Lux-in-Fine.

Background imageMerchant Collection: Illustration of Eugene-Hippolyte Forest (1808-1891) in ' Song illustree', ca

Illustration of Eugene-Hippolyte Forest (1808-1891) in " Song illustree", ca
ICA4841562 Illustration of Eugene-Hippolyte Forest (1808-1891) in " Song illustree", ca. 1840 - The image merchant - Violin, Shops - Napoleon I, Camelot Vendor Travelling

Background imageMerchant Collection: Egypt, Cairo: Chechia traders in front of their shops, smoking narguile, 1892

Egypt, Cairo: Chechia traders in front of their shops, smoking narguile, 1892
LUX4801154 Egypt, Cairo: Chechia traders in front of their shops, smoking narguile, 1892; (add.info.: Egypt, Cairo: Chechia traders in front of their shops, smoking narguile)

Background imageMerchant Collection: France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: 60 rue Nationale, Lefevre Opticien

France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: 60 rue Nationale, Lefevre Opticien
LUX4800274 France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: 60 rue Nationale, Lefevre Opticien, photography shop for Americans 'kodaks films english spoken', 1918; (add.info.: France, Centre)

Background imageMerchant Collection: Street in the Arab quarter of Algiers, circa 1890

Street in the Arab quarter of Algiers, circa 1890
NWI4714151 Street in the Arab quarter of Algiers, circa 1890.; (add.info.: Street in the Arab quarter of Algiers, circa 1890.); Photo © North Wind Pictures.

Background imageMerchant Collection: Jewish negociants and merchants of Odessa (Ukraine), 19th century engraving

Jewish negociants and merchants of Odessa (Ukraine), 19th century engraving
JAB5037158 Jewish negociants and merchants of Odessa (Ukraine), 19th century engraving; (add.info.: Jewish negociants and merchants of Odessa (Ukraine)

Background imageMerchant Collection: Chromo from the late 19th century

Chromo from the late 19th century
JAB5037118 Chromo from the late 19th century.; (add.info.: Chromo from the late 19th century.); Photo ©Jaime Abecasis.

Background imageMerchant Collection: Russia: Citizens in front of the entrance to the Winter Palace, St Petersburg

Russia: Citizens in front of the entrance to the Winter Palace, St Petersburg, 1881 - Colorisee engraving
NWI4872246 Russia: Citizens in front of the entrance to the Winter Palace, St Petersburg, 1881 - Colorisee engraving, 19th century - Citizens at the entrance to the Winter Palace, St Petersburg

Background imageMerchant Collection: Flower merchants in Paris around 1910

Flower merchants in Paris around 1910
NWI4870324 Flower merchants in Paris around 1910.; (add.info.: Flower merchants in Paris around 1910.); Photo © North Wind Pictures.

Background imageMerchant Collection: History of immigration in America: Chinese-American pharmacist weighing medicines in a shop in

History of immigration in America: Chinese-American pharmacist weighing medicines in a shop in Chinatown
NWI4890054 History of immigration in America: Chinese-American pharmacist weighing medicines in a shop in Chinatown, San Francisco, USA, 1890

Background imageMerchant Collection: Sancho and the hazelnut dealer, detail of the central scene. According to the novel 'El Ingenioso

Sancho and the hazelnut dealer, detail of the central scene. According to the novel "El Ingenioso Hidalgo Don
JEB4881484 Sancho and the hazelnut dealer, detail of the central scene. According to the novel "El Ingenioso Hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha" (Don Quixote) written by Miguel de Cervantes

Background imageMerchant Collection: Sancho and the hazelnut merchant. According to the novel 'El Ingenioso Hidalgo Don Quijote de la

Sancho and the hazelnut merchant. According to the novel "El Ingenioso Hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha"
JEB4881459 Sancho and the hazelnut merchant. According to the novel "El Ingenioso Hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha" (Don Quixote) written by Miguel de Cervantes

Background imageMerchant Collection: Middle Ages: Business traders and farmer selling sheep, 14th century

Middle Ages: Business traders and farmer selling sheep, 14th century. Colour engraving of the 19th century
NWI4892575 Middle Ages: Business traders and farmer selling sheep, 14th century. Colour engraving of the 19th century; (add.info.: Middle Ages: Business traders and farmer selling sheep)

Background imageMerchant Collection: Advertising poster for Augusto shoes, 19th century (engraving)

Advertising poster for Augusto shoes, 19th century (engraving)
JEB4848869 Advertising poster for Augusto shoes, 19th century (engraving); Musee d'histoire, Marseille, France; (add.info.: Advertising poster for Augusto shoes)

Background imageMerchant Collection: Phenician vendors trading goods (ivory elephant defenses, animal fur, fabrics)

Phenician vendors trading goods (ivory elephant defenses, animal fur, fabrics)
NWI4855869 Phenician vendors trading goods (ivory elephant defenses, animal fur, fabrics...) in the Mediterranean ports of antiquity

Background imageMerchant Collection: France: genre scene, cattle dealers in Auvergne, 1860 - Sabatier photographer at the puy

France: genre scene, cattle dealers in Auvergne, 1860 - Sabatier photographer at the puy
LUX4816905 France: genre scene, cattle dealers in Auvergne, 1860 - Sabatier photographer at the puy; (add.info.: France: genre scene, cattle dealers in Auvergne)

Background imageMerchant Collection: Merchants trading with American Indians for buffalo skins and furs, 19th century

Merchants trading with American Indians for buffalo skins and furs, 19th century
NWI4826999 Merchants trading with American Indians for buffalo skins and furs, 19th century. Colourful engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info)

Background imageMerchant Collection: Panic of bank customers rushing to collect their money during a financial crisis in the United

Panic of bank customers rushing to collect their money during a financial crisis in the United States, 19th century
NWI4827641 Panic of bank customers rushing to collect their money during a financial crisis in the United States, 19th century



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"Exploring the Rich History of Merchants: From HMS Worcester to Greenhithe, Kent" Step back in time and delve into the world of merchants with a visit to Greenhithe, Kent. This quaint town holds fascinating secrets that unravel the tales of trade and commerce. Begin your journey at HMS Worcester, where young apprentices once honed their skills on the Compass Drill. The Training Ship Arethusa also played a significant role in shaping future merchants in this maritime hub. Immerse yourself in art history as you admire "The Arnolfini Portrait" by Van Eyck. This masterpiece captures the essence life during its creation in 1434. Travel across borders to Poland's Greater Poland region, specifically Poznan's Old Town Market Square. Here, bustling marketplaces were frequented by ambitious merchants seeking new opportunities for growth and prosperity. TS Arethusa continued its legacy well into 1962, training generations of aspiring traders through Knotting Classes. These skills would prove invaluable as they navigated the ever-changing tides of commerce. Witness an iconic moment from World War II as HMS Jervis Bay fearlessly attacked the Admiral Scheer—an act emblematic ships turned war heroes when duty called. Marvel at historical maps showcasing the vast extent of the Hanseatic League around 1400—a powerful alliance that shaped European trade routes and influenced merchant practices for centuries to come. Join Chaucer's Canterbury Pilgrims on their road trip towards spiritual enlightenment—a diverse group including merchants who embarked on this famous pilgrimage alongside other social classes. Transport yourself back to 1894 with an advert for United Kingdom Tea Company—an enticing glimpse into how marketing strategies evolved over time to entice discerning customers with quality products. Finally, relive King George V's Silver Jubilee Fleet Review held in 1935—a grand spectacle celebrating Britain's naval might while acknowledging merchants' crucial role in sustaining the empire's prosperity.