Sailors Collection (page 10)

Illustration for Pothooks and Perseverance by Walter Crane (colour litho)
8646517 Illustration for Pothooks and Perseverance by Walter Crane (colour litho) by Crane, Walter (1845-1915) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Sailor on Voyage to his Home (engraving)
8651670 Sailor on Voyage to his Home (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sailor on Voyage to his Home)

Photo group photo, sailors, S.M.S. Oldenburg 1918
952913 Photo group photo, sailors, S.M.S. Oldenburg 1918 by Unknown photographer, (19th-20th century); Private Collection; © Arkivi UG All Rights Reserved.

Palm tree, 19th century (illustration)
8698325 Palm tree, 19th century (illustration) by Hooker, William (1779-1832); (add.info.: Science. Botany. Palm tree in South America (phytelephas macrocarpa)

WW1: A sea hero (illustration)
8684969 WW1: A sea hero (illustration) by Job, pseudonym for Onfray de Breville, Jacques (1858-1931); (add.info.: Events of the war 1914-1918 illustration Job A hero of the sea Facts of war 1914-1918)

A lieutenant with a cutter, 1777 (coloured etching)
7341790 A lieutenant with a cutter, 1777 (coloured etching) by Unknown artist, (18th century); 30x24.2 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Creator: D)

Costume of the Royal Navy & Marines. Pursers & Captain's Clerk, 19th century (coloured lithograph)
7341786 Costume of the Royal Navy & Marines. Pursers & Captain's Clerk, 19th century (coloured lithograph) by Mansion, L. and Eschauzier, St

1st Class of Petty Officers. Midshipman, 1828 (coloured lithograph)
7341775 1st Class of Petty Officers. Midshipman, 1828 (coloured lithograph) by English School, (19th century); 30x23.3 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Creator: Engelmann, Graf)

'The Delegates in Counsel or Beggars on Horseback', 1797 (coloured etching)
7341771 'The Delegates in Counsel or Beggars on Horseback', 1797 (coloured etching) by Fores, S.W. (fl.1785-1825); 27.4x37.2 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Naval Scenes - or sketches afloat - No 3. Cooking', 1831 (coloured etching)
7341768 Naval Scenes - or sketches afloat - No 3. Cooking', 1831 (coloured etching) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); 34.2x23.8 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Cook's mate, 19th century (pen, ink)
7341823 Cook's mate, 19th century (pen, ink) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827); 25.2x18.9 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Creator: Thomas Rowlandson Depicts clothing)

'In Irons for getting drunk' from 'A Sailor's Progress', 1818 (coloured etching)
7341601 'In Irons for getting drunk' from 'A Sailor's Progress', 1818 (coloured etching) by Cruikshank, George (1792-1878); 11.8x12.2 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Portrait of Captain William Hewett, c.1840 (watercolour, wood, glass)
7341584 Portrait of Captain William Hewett, c.1840 (watercolour, wood, glass) by Gregory, George T. (19th century); 38.4x33.5x6.1 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Horatio Nelson (1758-1805), 19th century (colour reproduction)
7341583 Horatio Nelson (1758-1805), 19th century (colour reproduction) by Baxter, George (1804-67); 18.3x14.5x1.3 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Royal Naval uniform: pattern 1836, c.1836 (wool, silk, cotton, base metal)
7339911 Royal Naval uniform: pattern 1836, c.1836 (wool, silk, cotton, base metal) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); 122.5x60.5 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Unknown Artist)

Nelson wounded at Tenerife, 24 July 1797, 1806 (oil on canvas)
7337683 Nelson wounded at Tenerife, 24 July 1797, 1806 (oil on canvas) by Westall, Richard (1765-1836); 86.4x71.1 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

The Battle of the 1 June, 1794, 1795 (oil on canvas)
7337673 The Battle of the 1 June, 1794, 1795 (oil on canvas) by Loutherbourg, Philippe Jacques de (1740-1812); 266.5x373.5 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

The Battle of La Hogue, 23 May 1692, 1836 (oil on canvas)
7337637 The Battle of La Hogue, 23 May 1692, 1836 (oil on canvas) by Chambers, George the Elder (1803-40); 153x215 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Creator: George Chambers)

The death of Lord Nelson in the cockpit of the ship 'Victory', 1808 (oil on canvas)
7337709 The death of Lord Nelson in the cockpit of the ship 'Victory', 1808 (oil on canvas) by West, Benjamin (1738-1820); 88.5x73 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

His Royal Highness Prince William Henry, 1782 (aquatint)
7337571 His Royal Highness Prince William Henry, 1782 (aquatint) by West, Benjamin (1738-1820); 62.2x45.5 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

The Royal Navy. Dedicated to Admiral Sir Thomas Sabrine Pasley... of H.M.S
7342706 The Royal Navy. Dedicated to Admiral Sir Thomas Sabrine Pasley... of H.M.S. The Royal Oak, 1869 (aquatint & etching, coloured) by Dutton

Walking Stick, Sailors' Craftwork, Artist Unknown, 1865
MMM5470195 Walking Stick, Sailors' Craftwork, Artist Unknown, 1865; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: A walking stick made from a shark's vertebrae threaded on a metal rod)

Polar bear hunting, 17th century
7177213 Polar bear hunting, 17th century.; Private Collection; (add.info.: Mariners hunting polar bears in the Arctic ocean in the early 17th century)

Viscount Horatio Nelson (1758-1805), before the Battle of Trafalgar, 21 October 1805, c.1854 (oil on canvas)
7339092 Viscount Horatio Nelson (1758-1805), before the Battle of Trafalgar, 21 October 1805, c.1854 (oil on canvas) by Lucy, Charles (1814-73) (after); 38.6x30.8 cm; National Maritime Museum

Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson (1758-1805), 1801 (oil on canvas)
7337994 Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson (1758-1805), 1801 (oil on canvas) by Keymer, Matthew H. (1764-1816); 68.4x57 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Rear-Admiral Horatio Nelson, 1st Baron Nelson of the Nile (1758-1805), c.1799 (oil on canvas)
7337991 Rear-Admiral Horatio Nelson, 1st Baron Nelson of the Nile (1758-1805), c.1799 (oil on canvas) by Guzzardi, Leonardo (fl.1798-1800) (after); 213.5x11.7 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805), 1894 (coloured lithograph, oil on canvas)
7342309 Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805), 1894 (coloured lithograph, oil on canvas) by Abbott, Lemuel Francis (c.1760-1803) (after); 61.4x48.8 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

The life boat 'Mary White' rescuing the crew of the American ship 'Northern Belle'
7342184 The life boat 'Mary White' rescuing the crew of the American ship 'Northern Belle', 1857 (coloured lithograph) by Carmichael

Nelson boarding the 'San Nicolas' in the victory off Cape St Vincent, 14 February 1797
7342168 Nelson boarding the 'San Nicolas' in the victory off Cape St Vincent, 14 February 1797, late 18th century (aquatint) by Thomas, W.R

Sailors in a fight, 1798 (mezzotint)
7342161 Sailors in a fight, 1798 (mezzotint) by Stothard, Thomas (1755-1834) (after); 60.3x50.6 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Creator: Stothard, Thomas [artist]; Ward)

Nelson explains the Trafalgar battle plan, 1806 (coloured engraving)
7341898 Nelson explains the Trafalgar battle plan, 1806 (coloured engraving) by Craig, William Marshall (fl.1788-1828) (after); 50.5x34.9 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Sketches of shipping drawn and etched by Henry Moses: hulks at Sheerness, 1824 (etching)
7341699 Sketches of shipping drawn and etched by Henry Moses: hulks at Sheerness, 1824 (etching) by Moses, Henry (1782-1870); 11.5x18 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Horatio Nelson, 1797 (engraving)
7341648 Horatio Nelson, 1797 (engraving) by Rigaud, John Francis (1742-1810) (after); 19x13.9 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

John Crawford of Sunderland Durham (engraving)
7341599 John Crawford of Sunderland Durham (engraving) by Orme, Edward (1774-c.1820) (after); 24.2x18 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Creator: Mr)

Horatio Nelson drawn by Cuthbert Collingwood when both were serving in the West Indies, c.1784-85 (watercolour)
7341591 Horatio Nelson drawn by Cuthbert Collingwood when both were serving in the West Indies, c.1784-85 (watercolour) by Collingwood, Cuthbert (18th century); National Maritime Museum, London

Portrait of Christopher Columbus
MMM5480696 Portrait of Christopher Columbus by Bry, Johann Theodor de (1561-1623); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Portrait of Christopher Columbus (1451-1506), sailor explorer

Greenwich Hospital, seen from the north bank of the Thames, c.1752 (oil on canvas)
MMM5461614 Greenwich Hospital, seen from the north bank of the Thames, c.1752 (oil on canvas) by Canaletto, (Giovanni Antonio Canal) (1697-1768); National Maritime Museum, London

The trial of four English sailors in Canton (China), October 1, 1807, scene before the court of the Chinese Court of
MMM5458910 The trial of four English sailors in Canton (China), October 1, 1807, scene before the court of the Chinese Court of Justice; National Maritime Museum, London

Majorcan sailor costume (Spain). Etching in colors, 19th century, by Antonio Carnicero (1748-1814)
MMM5481682 Majorcan sailor costume (Spain). Etching in colors, 19th century, by Antonio Carnicero (1748-1814). by Carnicero, Antonio (1748-1814); National Maritime Museum, London

Lifting the lead line, a naval practice, when a ship enters shallow water
MMM5480819 Lifting the lead line, a naval practice, when a ship enters shallow water, the lead line helps determine the depth of the water; National Maritime Museum, London

Sailors on strike, barricades in the office building of the National Union of Seafarers, seen through the window
MMM5477509 Sailors on strike, barricades in the office building of the National Union of Seafarers, seen through the window, 1911 (b/w photo); National Maritime Museum, London

A flask carved in a coconut, seen from one side, c.1782 (coconut)
MMM5476717 A flask carved in a coconut, seen from one side, c.1782 (coconut); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: A flask carved in a coconut, seen from one side)

On board the yacht 'Alarm', in the background, probably Mewstone Harbour in Plymouth
MMM5466449 On board the yacht 'Alarm', in the background, probably Mewstone Harbour in Plymouth, indicating the start day of a race in which the yacht is participating

A barge full of hay off Greenwich, on the Thames (England), a type of flat bottom boat
MMM5466411 A barge full of hay off Greenwich, on the Thames (England), a type of flat bottom boat, practical for entering the creeks of the Suffolk and Margate farms

A man at sea, launching aid from the HMS 'Saint Jean D'Acre', interpretation of an incident in 1854
MMM5466066 A man at sea, launching aid from the HMS 'Saint Jean D'Acre', interpretation of an incident in 1854, during the Crimean War (1854-1856) by Brierly

Alexei Nikolaevich son of Nicholas of Russia, 1910s (b/w photo)
5669290 Alexei Nikolaevich son of Nicholas of Russia, 1910s (b/w photo); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Alexei Nikolaevich, 1900s (b/w photo)
5669381 Alexei Nikolaevich, 1900s (b/w photo); (add.info.: Alexei Nikolaevich (1904-17 July 1918) the Tsarevich of the Russian Empire.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Alexei Nikolaevich, 1900s (b/w photo)
5669376 Alexei Nikolaevich, 1900s (b/w photo); (add.info.: Alexei Nikolaevich (1904-17 July 1918) the Tsarevich of the Russian Empire.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

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"Sailors: Guardians of the Seas and Defenders of Nations" From the iconic Royal Navy recruitment posters to historic naval battles, they have always played a vital role in shaping history. The HMS Worcester, nestled in Greenhithe, Kent, stands as a testament to the rich maritime heritage that has captivated generations. In times of war, British Royal Navy recruitment posters during World War I called upon brave souls to join their ranks and defend their country with unwavering loyalty. These powerful images inspired countless individuals to answer the call of duty and embark on an extraordinary journey at sea. The Battle of Trafalgar immortalized on canvas forever captures the bravery and sacrifice displayed by sailors who fought valiantly against formidable odds. This monumental victory solidified Britain's dominance over the seas and secured its place as a global superpower. During World War I, British submarine HMS E6 silently patrolled beneath treacherous waters, showcasing the ingenuity and resilience possessed by these seafaring warriors. Their stealthy operations proved instrumental in turning tides amidst one of history's most devastating conflicts. Centuries before, engraving depicted the sinking of Mary Rose during the Battle of Solent in 1545 - a poignant reminder that even great vessels can succumb to nature's wrath. Yet from such tragedies arose lessons learned that shaped future naval strategies for generations to come. In times when financial support was crucial for national security efforts, National Savings Group wartime poster urged citizens to contribute towards safeguarding their beloved nation – emphasizing how every individual had a part to play in supporting those who sailed into harm's way. Across oceans afar, promotional recruitment cards beckoned young men across borders; U. S. Navy sought brave souls willing to embrace adventure while defending freedom on distant shores. Such calls transcended nationality as they united diverse nations under one common purpose – protecting liberty from tyranny's grasp.