Pontoons 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)

Pier and sands, New Brighton, Merseyside (colour litho)
7153953 Pier and sands, New Brighton, Merseyside (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pier and sands, New Brighton, Merseyside)

The America Cup Challenger, Launch of "Shamrock II"at Dumbarton, 20 April (b / w photo)
1593608 The America Cup Challenger, Launch of " Shamrock II" at Dumbarton, 20 April (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Commencement of the Hull, Barnsley, and West Riding Railway and Dock (engraving)
1590204 Commencement of the Hull, Barnsley, and West Riding Railway and Dock (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Commencement of the Hull, Barnsley)

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

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)

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'

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 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

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

Plan of Deptford Dockyard, 1774 (technical drawing)
7340916 Plan of Deptford Dockyard, 1774 (technical drawing) by Unknown artist, (18th century); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Creator: unknown); © National Maritime Museum

Harbour Scene, undated (oil on canvas)
XOS5877292 Harbour Scene, undated (oil on canvas) by Boggs, Frank Myers (1855-1926); 50.2x65.2 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; (add.info.: by Frank Boggs).

Dock strike on the River Thames (engraving)
8631268 Dock strike on the River Thames (engraving) by Wright, Henry Charles Seppings (1850-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dock strike on the River Thames)

North Devon: Clovelly from the Pier (litho)
8643114 North Devon: Clovelly from the Pier (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Clovelly from the Pier)

Atlantic City: The Pier at the Inlet (b/w photo)
8644113 Atlantic City: The Pier at the Inlet (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Pier at the Inlet)

Scotland: Helensburgh from the Pier (b/w photo)
8654694 Scotland: Helensburgh from the Pier (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Helensburgh from the Pier)

Scotland: Dumbarton Castle and Pier (b/w photo)
8654824 Scotland: Dumbarton Castle and Pier (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dumbarton Castle and Pier)

View of the Docks from the Tower Bridge (b/w photo)
8648698 View of the Docks from the Tower Bridge (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: View of the Docks from the Tower Bridge)

Greek trading port (engraving)
8635738 Greek trading port (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Greek trading port. Illustration from Rom)

London's docks (b/w photo)
8635297 London's docks (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: London's docks)

Statue of Hermes, ancient Greece (engraving)
8634956 Statue of Hermes, ancient Greece (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Statue of Hermes, ancient Greece. Illustration from Hellas)

Couple slipping on grease and falling into the water (colour litho)
8656721 Couple slipping on grease and falling into the water (colour litho) by German School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Couple slipping on grease and falling into the water)

Port of Hamburg (litho)
8663890 Port of Hamburg (litho) by German School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Port of Hamburg, Germany)

Frankfurt am Main, 17th Century (engraving)
8663870 Frankfurt am Main, 17th Century (engraving) by Merian, Matthaus, the Elder (1593-1650) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Frankfurt am Main, Germany, 17th Century)

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)

Photocard, 1930s: Hamburg (coloured photo)
8671642 Photocard, 1930s: Hamburg (coloured photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hamburg)

Real Photographs, c.1939: Quebec Bridge (coloured photo)
8671481 Real Photographs, c.1939: Quebec Bridge (coloured photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Quebec Bridge)

Cherbourg, France (engraving)
8676467 Cherbourg, France (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bird's eye view of Cherbourg, France)

Map of Cherbourg, France (engraving)
8676462 Map of Cherbourg, France (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Map of Cherbourg, France, showing the harbour, docks and fortifications)

The Pier, Clacton-on-Sea (b/w photo)
8675146 The Pier, Clacton-on-Sea (b/w photo) by English photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Pier, Clacton-on-Sea)

Tavern, Royal Albert Dock (litho)
8667845 Tavern, Royal Albert Dock (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tavern, Royal Albert Dock)

Capital letters Plate in "Picturesque alphabet or New informative and picturesque alphabet", 1892 (engraving)
DUV4220399 Capital letters Plate in "Picturesque alphabet or New informative and picturesque alphabet", 1892 (engraving); 27x17.5 cm; (add.info)

The German submarine U-155 on display in St, Katherine docks, London, England at the end of World War One
3502803 The German submarine U-155 on display in St, Katherine docks, London, England at the end of World War One, from The Pageant of the Century

The Isle of Wight steamer at Southampton Pier, 1850
3359216 The Isle of Wight steamer at Southampton Pier, 1850; (add.info.: Portrait of the Isle of Wight steamer at Southampton Pier. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Charles Tomlinson's 'Cyclopaedia of Useful Art and Manufactures', 1850
3331068 Charles Tomlinson's 'Cyclopaedia of Useful Art and Manufactures', 1850; (add.info.: Engraving from Charles Tomlinson's 'Cyclopaedia of Useful Art and Manufactures')

The Calliope Dock, Auckland, New Zealand, 1850
3330903 The Calliope Dock, Auckland, New Zealand, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the Calliope Dock, a historical stone dry dock on the grounds of the Devonport Naval Base, in Devonport)

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.

A double sided iron floating dock, 1850
3330899 A double sided iron floating dock, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a double sided iron floating dock, designed by George Lenix. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Nicholson's Wharf crowded with traffic, 1850
3331001 Nicholson's Wharf crowded with traffic, 1850; (add.info.: Cartoon depicting Nicholson's Wharf crowded with traffic. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

The convict hulk 'Warrior', 1850
3330675 The convict hulk 'Warrior', 1850; (add.info.: Engraving of the chapel on board the convict hulk 'Warrior')

A Bermuda floating dock being towed down the Channel from Woolworth, 1850
3330503 A Bermuda floating dock being towed down the Channel from Woolworth, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a Bermuda floating dock being towed down the Channel from Woolworth)

Engraving of the Whale ships at New Bedford wharf
3077981 Engraving of the Whale ships at New Bedford wharf; (add.info.: Engraving of the Whale ships at New Bedford wharf. Dated 19th Century); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Pavilion on the Quay, 1860
1577549 Pavilion on the Quay, 1860; (add.info.: Pavilion on the Quay. The Prince landing.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Man of War's, 1870
1575677 Man of War's, 1870; (add.info.: Engraving depicts sailors departing Portsmouth for war. Dated 1870); Universal History Archive/UIG.

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"Pontoons: A Journey Through Art, History, and Innovation" Step into the world as we explore their significance through various artworks and historical events. In "India House, Manchester, 1912, " an oil on canvas masterpiece captures the bustling activity around a pontoon docked at the harbor. The painting portrays the pivotal role these floating structures played in trade and transportation during that era. The launch of "Shamrock II" at Dumbarton in April 20th is frozen in time through a captivating black and white photograph. This America Cup Challenger showcases the elegance and grace with which they were constructed for sailing competitions. An engraving depicting the commencement of Hull, Barnsley, and West Riding Railway and Dock takes us back to witness how pontoons facilitated railway expansion by connecting landlocked regions to waterways for efficient transport. Impressionist art lovers will appreciate Monet's "La Grenouillere" from 1869. Amidst vibrant brushstrokes lies a pontoon bridge that adds depth to this scenic riverside gathering spot. It also played a crucial role during wartime. The Battle of Mons in 1914 witnessed their utilization as makeshift bridges enabling troops to cross treacherous waters swiftly. A watercolor painting titled "US Liberty Ship" showcases how these versatile structures aided military efforts during World War II by transporting troops and supplies across oceans efficiently. Traveling back further in time, an atmospheric railway depicted in William Dawson's work from 1848 transports us to Star Cross where innovative pontoons propelled trains over water using compressed air technology - revolutionizing transportation methods once again. Monet's enchanting artwork "Le bassin d'Argenteuil" beautifully captures serene reflections on calm waters surrounding a picturesque pontoon bridge - showcasing its aesthetic appeal beyond functionality.