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Boatmen Collection

"Journeying through Time and Waters: The Stories of Boatmen" From the ancient Conwy Castle in Wales, they have long been a vital link between land and sea

Background imageBoatmen Collection: Malta - Valletta - a traditional Dghajsa boat

Malta - Valletta - a traditional Dghajsa boat. Date: circa 1908

Background imageBoatmen Collection: Conwy Castle Wales - from the landing place

Conwy Castle Wales - from the landing place Date: circa 1880

Background imageBoatmen Collection: Manavgat - boatmen

Manavgat - boatmen
Manavgat is a town and district of the Antalya Province of Turkey famous for its waterfall. Located between Taurus Mountains to the north and the sandy beaches of the Mediterranean coast

Background imageBoatmen Collection: Mitsukei Tenryugawa, ca. 1834. ca. 1834. Creator: Ando Hiroshige

Mitsukei Tenryugawa, ca. 1834. ca. 1834. Creator: Ando Hiroshige
Mitsukei Tenryugawa, ca. 1834

Background imageBoatmen Collection: Construction of Blackfriars bridge, London

Construction of Blackfriars bridge, London
Builders involved in various tasks atop two huge arches under construction. One of the arches clearly shows the scaffolding required to form such a huge structure. Date: August 1764

Background imageBoatmen Collection: The Weser workmen destroying Papin's steamboat

The Weser workmen destroying Papin's steamboat
5616355 The Weser workmen destroying Papin's steamboat; (add.info.: Illustration depicting the Weser workmen destroying Denis Papin's steamboat)

Background imageBoatmen Collection: The Weser workmen destroying Papin's steamboat

The Weser workmen destroying Papin's steamboat
5616358 The Weser workmen destroying Papin's steamboat; (add.info.: Illustration depicting the Weser workmen destroying Denis Papin's steamboat)

Background imageBoatmen Collection: The Weser workmen destroying Papin's steamboat

The Weser workmen destroying Papin's steamboat
5616318 The Weser workmen destroying Papin's steamboat; (add.info.: Illustration depicting the Weser workmen destroying Denis Papin's steamboat)

Background imageBoatmen Collection: The Weser workmen destroying Papin's steamboat

The Weser workmen destroying Papin's steamboat
5616317 The Weser workmen destroying Papin's steamboat; (add.info.: Illustration depicting the Weser workmen destroying Denis Papin's steamboat)

Background imageBoatmen Collection: The Weser workmen destroying Papin's steamboat

The Weser workmen destroying Papin's steamboat
5616316 The Weser workmen destroying Papin's steamboat; (add.info.: Illustration depicting the Weser workmen destroying Denis Papin's steamboat)

Background imageBoatmen Collection: Landscape with loaded barge near a castle, 1776. Creator: Jan van Lockhorst

Landscape with loaded barge near a castle, 1776. Creator: Jan van Lockhorst
Landscape with loaded barge near a castle, 1776

Background imageBoatmen Collection: Boatmen Moored on the Shore of an Italian Lake, 1650-1670. Creator: Adam Pynacker

Boatmen Moored on the Shore of an Italian Lake, 1650-1670. Creator: Adam Pynacker
Boatmen Moored on the Shore of an Italian Lake, 1650-1670. Perhaps intended to represent the Flight into Egypt

Background imageBoatmen Collection: Travel views of Japan and Korea, 1908. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Travel views of Japan and Korea, 1908. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Travel views of Japan and Korea, 1908

Background imageBoatmen Collection: Travel views of Japan and Korea, 1908. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Travel views of Japan and Korea, 1908. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Travel views of Japan and Korea, 1908

Background imageBoatmen Collection: Travel views of Japan and Korea, 1908. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Travel views of Japan and Korea, 1908. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Travel views of Japan and Korea, 1908

Background imageBoatmen Collection: Travel views of Japan and Korea, 1908. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Travel views of Japan and Korea, 1908. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Travel views of Japan and Korea, 1908

Background imageBoatmen Collection: Travel views of Japan and Korea, 1908. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Travel views of Japan and Korea, 1908. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Travel views of Japan and Korea, 1908

Background imageBoatmen Collection: Travel views of Japan and Korea, 1908. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Travel views of Japan and Korea, 1908. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Travel views of Japan and Korea, 1908

Background imageBoatmen Collection: Travel views of Japan and Korea, 1908. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Travel views of Japan and Korea, 1908. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Travel views of Japan and Korea, 1908

Background imageBoatmen Collection: Travel views of Japan and Korea, 1908. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Travel views of Japan and Korea, 1908. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Travel views of Japan and Korea, 1908

Background imageBoatmen Collection: Travel views of Japan and Korea, 1908. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Travel views of Japan and Korea, 1908. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Travel views of Japan and Korea, 1908

Background imageBoatmen Collection: Travel views of Japan and Korea, 1908. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Travel views of Japan and Korea, 1908. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Travel views of Japan and Korea, 1908

Background imageBoatmen Collection: Travel views of Japan and Korea, 1908. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Travel views of Japan and Korea, 1908. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Travel views of Japan and Korea, 1908

Background imageBoatmen Collection: View of Korea, 1908. Creator: Arnold Genthe

View of Korea, 1908. Creator: Arnold Genthe
View of Korea, 1908

Background imageBoatmen Collection: Travel views of Japan and Korea, 1908. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Travel views of Japan and Korea, 1908. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Travel views of Japan and Korea, 1908

Background imageBoatmen Collection: Travel views of Japan and Korea, 1908. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Travel views of Japan and Korea, 1908. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Travel views of Japan and Korea, 1908

Background imageBoatmen Collection: Travel views of Japan and Korea, 1908. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Travel views of Japan and Korea, 1908. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Travel views of Japan and Korea, 1908

Background imageBoatmen Collection: Travel views of Japan and Korea, 1908. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Travel views of Japan and Korea, 1908. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Travel views of Japan and Korea, 1908

Background imageBoatmen Collection: Travel views of Japan and Korea, 1908. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Travel views of Japan and Korea, 1908. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Travel views of Japan and Korea, 1908

Background imageBoatmen Collection: Travel views of Japan and Korea, 1908. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Travel views of Japan and Korea, 1908. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Travel views of Japan and Korea, 1908

Background imageBoatmen Collection: Travel views of Japan and Korea, 1908. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Travel views of Japan and Korea, 1908. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Travel views of Japan and Korea, 1908

Background imageBoatmen Collection: View on a River near Canton, 1834. Creator: Samuel Prout

View on a River near Canton, 1834. Creator: Samuel Prout
View on a River near Canton, 1834. From "Views in India, China and on the Shores of the Red Sea, Vol. II". [Fisher, Son & Co. London, 1835]

Background imageBoatmen Collection: Scenes from the Pillar of the Boatmen

Scenes from the Pillar of the Boatmen, monumental Roman column erected in Lutetia (Paris) in honour of Jupiter by the guild of boatmen in the 1st century AD

Background imageBoatmen Collection: Deal Boatmen, Kent

Deal Boatmen, Kent. Date: circa 1903

Background imageBoatmen Collection: A boatman taking tourists in his traditional wooden boat across the Taungthaman Lake

A boatman taking tourists in his traditional wooden boat across the Taungthaman Lake, Amarapura, Mandalay, Burma (Myanmar)

Background imageBoatmen Collection: Prince Orange Drowns 1687 1711 Johan Willem Friso

Prince Orange Drowns 1687 1711 Johan Willem Friso
prince, orange, drowns, 1687, 1711, johan, willem, friso, stadholder, friesland, shown, moments, before, death, drowning, crossing, holland, diep, ferry, way, hague, ferrymen, rough, water, boatmen

Background imageBoatmen Collection: Boatmen and Siren, c. 1853 (pen & ink on paper)

Boatmen and Siren, c. 1853 (pen & ink on paper)
6309430 Boatmen and Siren, c.1853 (pen & ink on paper) by Rossetti, Dante Gabriel Charles (1828-82); 11.1x18.4 cm; Manchester Art Gallery, UK; (add.info.: Inscribed: Lo marinaio oblia)

Background imageBoatmen Collection: Dundee from Newport, 1853 (oil on canvas)

Dundee from Newport, 1853 (oil on canvas)
6198054 Dundee from Newport, 1853 (oil on canvas) by Duguid, Henry G. (1810-60); 58.4x91.4 cm; The McManus, Dundee, UK; Dundee Art Galleries and Museums

Background imageBoatmen Collection: View of Dundee from the River, 1839 (aquatint)

View of Dundee from the River, 1839 (aquatint)
6199999 View of Dundee from the River, 1839 (aquatint) by Duncan, E. (19th century); 62x94 cm; The McManus, Dundee, UK; (add.info.: E. Duncan (19th Century)); Dundee Art Galleries and Museums

Background imageBoatmen Collection: Okagaki (Bridge Scene), 19th century (woodblock print)

Okagaki (Bridge Scene), 19th century (woodblock print)
6198401 Okagaki (Bridge Scene), 19th century (woodblock print) by Hiroshige, Ichiryusai (1797-1858); 15.5x20.8 cm; The McManus, Dundee

Background imageBoatmen Collection: Towing a Barge in the Snow, from the album The Silver World, Japan, 1790

Towing a Barge in the Snow, from the album The Silver World, Japan, 1790

Background imageBoatmen Collection: Krishnas Marriage to Kalinda, from a copy of the Bhagavat Purana, c. 1775

Krishnas Marriage to Kalinda, from a copy of the Bhagavat Purana, c. 1775

Background imageBoatmen Collection: A Ferryboat Crossing the Sumida River, Japan, c. 1820s. Creator: Ikeda Eisen

A Ferryboat Crossing the Sumida River, Japan, c. 1820s. Creator: Ikeda Eisen
A Ferryboat Crossing the Sumida River, Japan, c. 1820s

Background imageBoatmen Collection: Towing boats against the current, c. 1764. Creator: Torii Kiyomitsu

Towing boats against the current, c. 1764. Creator: Torii Kiyomitsu
Towing boats against the current, c. 1764

Background imageBoatmen Collection: Yodo River (Yodogawa), from the series 'Famous Places in Kyoto (Kyoto meisho no uchi)', c. 1834

Yodo River (Yodogawa), from the series "Famous Places in Kyoto (Kyoto meisho no uchi)", c. 1834

Background imageBoatmen Collection: The Rialto Bridge, Venice, with boats and gondolas in the water, 1763

The Rialto Bridge, Venice, with boats and gondolas in the water, 1763

Background imageBoatmen Collection: The Hotel des Invalides (pencil & w / c)

The Hotel des Invalides (pencil & w / c)
CH400982 The Hotel des Invalides (pencil & w/c) by Bonington, Richard Parkes (1802-28); Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English, out of copyright

Background imageBoatmen Collection: River Scene with Barges and Ruined Castle, 19th century (pen & wash)

River Scene with Barges and Ruined Castle, 19th century (pen & wash)
6199964 River Scene with Barges and Ruined Castle, 19th century (pen & wash) by Ewbank, John Wilson (1779-1847); 16.7x21 cm; The McManus, Dundee, UK; Dundee Art Galleries and Museums; English



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"Journeying through Time and Waters: The Stories of Boatmen" From the ancient Conwy Castle in Wales, they have long been a vital link between land and sea. They skillfully navigate the waters, ferrying visitors to witness the grandeur of this medieval fortress. In Valletta, Malta, traditional Dghajsa boats gracefully glide across the waves. These boatmen carry with them a rich maritime heritage that echoes through the narrow waterways of this historic city. Manavgat reveals its secrets as boatmen guide curious travelers along its enchanting river. With each stroke of their oars, they unveil hidden gems amidst lush landscapes and captivating Turkish culture. The Mitsukei Tenryugawa print by Ando Hiroshige captures a serene moment where boatmen traverse Japan's rivers. Their presence evokes a sense of tranquility as they harmoniously blend into nature's beauty. Witness history unfold on London's Blackfriars Bridge as skilled boatmen contribute to its construction. Their unwavering dedication ensures safe passage for all who cross over this iconic landmark spanning the River Thames. On Istanbul's Bosphorus Strait, boatmen become storytellers themselves. As they navigate these legendary waters connecting Europe and Asia, tales from centuries past come alive with every ripple beneath their boats' bows. Tragedy strikes in 1687 when Prince Orange drowns off Holland's coast - an event forever etched in history. Boatmen brave treacherous seas to rescue those in need; their bravery serves as a reminder of both heroism and loss. A mesmerizing pen & ink drawing depicts a mythical encounter between boatmen and sirens. In this ethereal scene from 1853, these seafarers face temptation while remaining steadfast guardians against unseen dangers lurking beneath the surface. Scenes from "Pillar of the Boatman" transport us back to ancient Rome along France's Seine River.