Cape Horn Collection

Cape Horn, Chile, South America

(Wind chart, showing winds for the four quarters of the year) Cape Horn (2) western vicinity, sold by J.D Potter, 31
7342744 (Wind chart, showing winds for the four quarters of the year) Cape Horn (2) western vicinity, sold by J.D Potter, 31, poultry, price one shilling, 1855 (print) by British School

The Clipper 'Red Jacket' off Cape Horn, 1850
3331159 The Clipper 'Red Jacket' off Cape Horn, 1850; (add.info.: Portrait of the Clipper 'Red Jacket' off Cape Horn. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Atlantic Ocean, Communications (colour litho)
8650828 Atlantic Ocean, Communications (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Atlantic Ocean, Communications)

Jodocus Hondius' map showing the Straits of Magellan and Terra del Fueogo
5310318 Jodocus Hondius' map showing the Straits of Magellan and Terra del Fueogo; (add.info.: Woodcut engraving based on Jodocus Hondius' map showing the Straits of Magellan)

(Wind chart, showing winds for the four quarters of the year) Cape Horn (1) eastern vicinity (sold by J.D Potter, 31)
7342743 (Wind chart, showing winds for the four quarters of the year) Cape Horn (1) eastern vicinity (sold by J.D Potter, 31, poultry, price one shilling, 1855 (print) by British School

Magellan's detroit, passage from Cape Horn to South America. 19th century colour engraving
NWI4876276 Magellan's detroit, passage from Cape Horn to South America. 19th century colour engraving.; (add.info.: Magellan's detroit, passage from Cape Horn to South America)

The south-eastern part of Tierra del Fuego with Staten Island, Cape Horn and Diego Ramirez Island, 1841-77 (engraving)
7339365 The south-eastern part of Tierra del Fuego with Staten Island, Cape Horn and Diego Ramirez Island, 1841-77 (engraving) by British School, (19th century); 69x98 cm; National Maritime Museum

Latin America. Magellan Detroit boats bypassing the Cape Horn along the Tierra del Fuego
NWI4876234 Latin America. Magellan Detroit boats bypassing the Cape Horn along the Tierra del Fuego (Tierra del Fuego shared between Argentina and Chile)

Sailors rolling the mainsail into the storm during the passage of Cape Horn, circa 1800. 19th century lithography
NWI4963074 Sailors rolling the mainsail into the storm during the passage of Cape Horn, circa 1800. 19th century lithography.; (add.info)

The icebergs off Cape Horn (Chile), with the silhouette of the HMS Tribune
MMM5482783 The icebergs off Cape Horn (Chile), with the silhouette of the HMS Tribune. Painting by Vice Admiral Harry Edmund Edgell (1809-1876), watercolor 1856

The Great Britain among icebergs near Cape Horn, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The Great Britain among icebergs near Cape Horn, 1864. 'The screw-steamer Great Britain, which arrived at Liverpool...having made the passage from Melbourne in the short period of sixty-one days

Passage of the Ship "Medway" through Icebergs, on her homeward voyage from Melbourne, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Passage of the Ship "Medway" through Icebergs, on her homeward voyage from Melbourne, 1854....some [icebergs were] a mile and a half in length

South America, Chile, Patagonia, Tierra del Fuego, Cape Horn, Cape Horn National Park, Cape Horn island, visitors at Cape Horn

Cape Horn (engraving)
7179013 Cape Horn (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cape Horn. Illustration for Pictures of Travel in Far-Off Lands, South America (T Nelson)

South America: Cape Horn (engraving)
7186712 South America: Cape Horn (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cape Horn)

World map in the form of a set of terrestrial globe gores, 1507 (woodcut)
3482910 World map in the form of a set of terrestrial globe gores, 1507 (woodcut) by Waldseemuller, Martin (c.1470-c.1522); 18x34.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Voyage of the "Damascus"from Sydney to London (engraving)
1619859 Voyage of the " Damascus" from Sydney to London (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

A Story of the Sea, the British Ship "Northbrook"the Day after a Gale, 4 March 1885
1041026 A Story of the Sea, the British Ship " Northbrook" the Day after a Gale, 4 March 1885, near Cape Horn (engraving) by Wyllie

Cape Horn (engraving)
1092567 Cape Horn (engraving) by Jennings, E. (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cape Horn. Illustration for The Gallery of Geography by Thomas Milner (William Mackenzie, c 1880)

A ghost ship (colour litho)
2779972 A ghost ship (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A ghost ship. Un vaisseau fantome)

Iceberg passed by the Ship "Northumberland, "on her Passage round Cape Horn (engraving)
1618288 Iceberg passed by the Ship " Northumberland, " on her Passage round Cape Horn (engraving) by English School

Peter Wilkins, travelling from the Flying Island, is picked up off Cape Horn by the ship "Hector"
3628301 Peter Wilkins, travelling from the Flying Island, is picked up off Cape Horn by the ship " Hector" (colour litho) by Browne

"The Marlborough"passing an Iceberg off Cape Horn (engraving)
1097348 " The Marlborough" passing an Iceberg off Cape Horn (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Polus Antarcticus, 1656 (coloured engraving)
NBY259426 Polus Antarcticus, 1656 (coloured engraving) by Janssonius, Jan (1588-1664) (after); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois

Some Views on the Northern Pacific Railway, USA (engraving)
1044643 Some Views on the Northern Pacific Railway, USA (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Some Views on the Northern Pacific Railway, USA)

The Great Britain among Icebergs near Cape Horn (engraving)
1613352 The Great Britain among Icebergs near Cape Horn (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Great Britain among Icebergs near Cape Horn)

Clipper Ship Red Jacket by Currier & Ives, 1855 (colour litho)
2630208 Clipper Ship Red Jacket by Currier & Ives, 1855 (colour litho) by Currier, N. (1813-88) and Ives, J.M. (1824-95); Private Collection; (add.info)

Cape Horn (engraving)
3655782 Cape Horn (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cape Horn. Illustration for Interesting and Remarkable Places by C Mackenzie (John Reynolds)

Clipper Ship Red Jacket in the ice off Cape Horn
1123848 Clipper Ship Red Jacket in the ice off Cape Horn, on her passage from Australia to Liverpool, August 1854, pub. N

Cape Horn, Columbia River, Oregon, 1867. Creator: Carleton Emmons Watkins
Cape Horn, Columbia River, Oregon, 1867

Cape Horn, Columbia River, 1867. Creator: Carleton Emmons Watkins
Cape Horn, Columbia River, 1867

Chile, Patagonia. Strait of Magellan landscape

Chile, Patagonia, Strait of Magellan. Tierra del Fuego, rays of sunshine over the fjords and sea

Clipper Ship "Red Jacket"- In the Ice off Cape Horn
Clipper Ship " Red Jacket" - In the Ice off Cape Horn, on Her Passage from Australia, to Liverpool, August 1854, 1855

Cape Horn near Celilo, 1867. Creator: Carleton Emmons Watkins
Cape Horn near Celilo, 1867

Tooth Bridge, Oregon, 1867, printed ca. 1876. Creator: Carleton Emmons Watkins
Tooth Bridge, Oregon, 1867, printed ca. 1876

Cape Horn, Oregon, 1867, printed ca. 1876. Creator: Carleton Emmons Watkins
Cape Horn, Oregon, 1867, printed ca. 1876

HMS Centurion off Cape Horn
Vintage engraving showing the Royal Navy ship HMS Centurion in a storm off Cape Horn in the 18th Century

Cape Horn, 1872. Creator: John Filmer
Cape Horn, 1872. Basalt cliff outcrop on the Columbia River, Washington, USA: Majestic ramparts, like Cape Horn, rose, a vast, columnar wall, sometimes seven hundred feet in height

Black browed albatross (Thalassarche melanophrys) flying in 60 knot wind at Cape Horn, Chile

This is Cape Horn on the Columbia River Gorge at sunrise. There is a morning mist over the river

The Pacific Express Rounding Cape Horn California
The Pacific Express rounding Cape Horn, California, USA in the 19th century. From America Revisited: From The Bay of New York to The Gulf of Mexico, published 1886

EDITORIAL George Ansons HMS Centurion off Cape Horn during his voyage around the world, 1740 -1748. From The Book of Ships, published c.1920

Ships off IJsselmonde ship De Eendraght IJsselmonde
Ships off IJsselmonde, The ship De Eendraght for IJsselmonde in the year 1618 during the journey after the discovery by Schouten and Le Maire of Cape Horn and the Strait of Le Maire

Railroad Bridge Cape Horn Mariposa County Carleton Watkins
Railroad Bridge, Cape Horn, Mariposa County; Carleton Watkins (American, 1829 - 1916); 1860; Salted paper print; 32.2 x 40.6 cm (12 11, 16 x 16 in.)

Cape Horn Columbia River Oregon Carleton Watkins
Cape Horn, Columbia River, Oregon; Carleton Watkins (American, 1829 - 1916), I.W. Taber (American, 1830 - 1912); Cape Horn, Oregon

Cape Horn C. P. R. R Carleton Watkins American 1829
Cape Horn, C.P.R.R; Carleton Watkins (American, 1829 - 1916); about 1878 - 1885; Albumen silver print

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Cape Horn, located in Chile, South America, is a legendary and treacherous landmark that has captivated the imaginations of sailors and adventurers for centuries. Situated at the southernmost tip of the continent, it marks the gateway to Antarctica and serves as a formidable challenge for those navigating through its rough seas. The Antarctic Dream, a ship braving the Drake Passage near Cape Horn, battles against towering waves and fierce winds as it ventures into one of the most unpredictable regions on Earth. This perilous journey showcases both the beauty and danger that surround this remote location. In Patagonia's Tierra del Fuego lies Cape Horn National Park, an area teeming with natural wonders. Here, visitors can witness breathtaking landscapes characterized by rugged cliffs plunging into icy waters. The park offers a glimpse into South America's wild side while paying homage to this iconic cape. Historical engravings depict Cape Horn's significance throughout time. One such engraving from 1507 shows how cartographers recognized its importance even then when creating world maps. Another engraving portrays the voyage of "Damascus" as it traverses from Sydney to London, highlighting just how crucial Cape Horn was in global trade routes. The sea has witnessed countless tales unfold near Cape Horn - stories etched forever in engravings like "A Story of the Sea, " which depicts British ship "Northbrook" battling through gales on March 4th, 1885. These images serve as reminders of human resilience against nature's fury. Amongst these tales emerges folklore surrounding ghost ships haunting these treacherous waters; their eerie presence adding another layer to Cape Horn's mystique. A color lithograph captures one such ghostly vessel sailing silently amidst turbulent waves - a chilling reminder of maritime legends passed down through generations. Icebergs also play their part in shaping this region's narrative.