Maritime Trade Collection

Fishers selling fresh fish in the port of Bergen, Norway, 1880 years. Colour engraving of the 19th century
NWI4827767 Fishers selling fresh fish in the port of Bergen, Norway, 1880 years. Colour engraving of the 19th century; (add.info.: Fishers selling fresh fish in the port of Bergen, Norway)

United States, Louisiana: Port lights up the night for the first time with electric lamps, New Orleans (New Orleans)
NWI4965728 United States, Louisiana: Port lights up the night for the first time with electric lamps, New Orleans (New Orleans), 1880

United States, Louisiana: Dockers loading barrels that the wharves of the Red River at Shreveport, Louisiana
NWI4965711 United States, Louisiana: Dockers loading barrels that the wharves of the Red River at Shreveport, Louisiana, years 1870

Phenician trade gallery with two rows of rowers (antique Bireme)
NWI4962761 Phenician trade gallery with two rows of rowers (antique Bireme).; (add.info.: Phenician trade gallery with two rows of rowers (antique Bireme).); Photo © North Wind Pictures.

Spanish vessel capturing an English ship carrying goods for the colonies in America
NWI4962241 Spanish vessel capturing an English ship carrying goods for the colonies in America. Colour engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info)

Le Pelerin, 11/09/04 - Stock Exchange, Economy, Shops, Marseille, Port
ICA4855562 Le Pelerin, 11/09/04 - Stock Exchange, Economy, Shops, Marseille, Port; (add.info.: Le Pelerin, 11/09/04 - Stock Exchange, Economy, Shops, Marseille, Port); Photo © Caricadoc.

France, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, Bouches-du-Rhone (13), Marseille: Basin de la Joliette
LUX4705590 France, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, Bouches-du-Rhone (13), Marseille: Basin de la Joliette, embarkation of goods on the cattes (peniches)

France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): Universal Exhibition, American and German Merchant Navy Pavilion
LUX4771133 France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): Universal Exhibition, American and German Merchant Navy Pavilion and Lighthouse Pavilion, animated view, 1900; (add.info.: France, Ile-de-France)

United States of America Independence War (1775-1783): Boston Tea Party. American Patriots disgusted tea warehouses in
NWI4839013 United States of America Independence War (1775-1783): Boston Tea Party. American Patriots disgusted tea warehouses in Boston to protest Great Britain's taxes

Le chargement des navires fluviaux sur les quais du Saint Laurent (Saint-Laurent) a Montreal (Canada), ca
NWI4867936 Le chargement des navires fluviaux sur les quais du Saint Laurent (Saint-Laurent) a Montreal (Canada), ca. 1870 - Engraving colorisee

United States, New York: First warehouse of the Dutch West Indies Company, New Amsterdam (New Amsterdam), years 1600
NWI4966960 United States, New York: First warehouse of the Dutch West Indies Company, New Amsterdam (New Amsterdam), years 1600

Flat boat (Flatboat) carrying cargo on the Mississippi River, beginning of the 19th century
NWI4963967 Flat boat (Flatboat) carrying cargo on the Mississippi River, beginning of the 19th century. Colour engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info)

Mariner has the bar of the deck of a merchant ship, 19th century
NWI4962472 Mariner has the bar of the deck of a merchant ship, 19th century.; (add.info.: Mariner has the bar of the deck of a merchant ship, 19th century.); Photo © North Wind Pictures.

Galery of Dutch trader at the sea, 17th century
NWI4962176 Galery of Dutch trader at the sea, 17th century.; (add.info.: Galery of Dutch trader at the sea, 17th century.); Photo © North Wind Pictures.

Transportation: the Erie Canal peniches ancreated for winter in the docks of East River, New York, 1880
NWI4962039 Transportation: the Erie Canal peniches ancreated for winter in the docks of East River, New York, 1880. Colour engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info.: Transportation)

Algeria, Algiers: commercial boat in the port of Algiers with 2 barges filled with bitumen cans ready to be loaded
LUX4780537 Algeria, Algiers: commercial boat in the port of Algiers with 2 barges filled with bitumen cans ready to be loaded, 1903; (add.info.: Algeria)

Shipping: Unloading of the cargo from the East India Company's warehouses, London, England, 1860s
NWI4827564 Shipping: Unloading of the cargo from the East India Company's warehouses, London, England, 1860s. Colouring engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info.: Shipping)

Port-Said (Port Said) (Egypt) - Second half photograph of the 19th century
CSO4983159 Port-Said (Port Said) (Egypt) - Second half photograph of the 19th century -; (add.info.: Port-Said (Port Said) (Egypt) - Second half photograph of the 19th century -); Photo © DDF

Port-Said (Port Said) (Egypt) - Photograph second half of the 19th century
CSO4983127 Port-Said (Port Said) (Egypt) - Photograph second half of the 19th century -; (add.info.: Port-Said (Port Said) (Egypt) - Photograph second half of the 19th century -); Photo © DDF

Steamboat and boat on the Mississippi River in New Orleans, circa 1880. Colour engraving of the 19th century
NWI4963955 Steamboat and boat on the Mississippi River in New Orleans, circa 1880. Colour engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info.: Steamboat and boat on the Mississippi River in New Orleans)

Spanish trading ships in a port of the colonies of the Caribbean Sea, 16th-17th century. 19th century lithography
NWI4963569 Spanish trading ships in a port of the colonies of the Caribbean Sea, 16th-17th century. 19th century lithography.; (add.info)

Workers using explosives to make up the Panama Canal, 20th century. Colour engraving of the 20th century
NWI4962689 Workers using explosives to make up the Panama Canal, 20th century. Colour engraving of the 20th century.; (add.info.: Workers using explosives to make up the Panama Canal, 20th century)

United States, New York: Sailors unloading cargo of bananas from a ship in port, 1870
NWI4966786 United States, New York: Sailors unloading cargo of bananas from a ship in port, 1870. Colour engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info.: United States)

Agriculture: Steam boat load of cotton bale, 19th century. Colour engraving of the 19th century
NWI4825410 Agriculture: Steam boat load of cotton bale, 19th century. Colour engraving of the 19th century; (add.info.: Agriculture: Steam boat load of cotton bale, 19th century)

United States of America Independence War (1775-1783): Boston tea party. English settlers destroyed the tea cargo ship
NWI4839314 United States of America Independence War (1775-1783): Boston tea party. English settlers destroyed the tea cargo ship in the port of Boston on 16 December 1773 to protest the Great

Transport of goods on the silk road in the Middle Ages. Colouring engraving of the 19th century
NWI4826109 Transport of goods on the silk road in the Middle Ages. Colouring engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info.: Transport of goods on the silk road in the Middle Ages)

Algeria, Maghreb, AL, Algiers: the port, the management of the commercial port
LUX4763808 Algeria, Maghreb, AL, Algiers: the port, the management of the commercial port, the lighthouse and the hangars of the general transatlantic company

La halle du marche et la jetee de barquement des navires de la ville de Quebec (Canada), ca
NWI4867948 La halle du marche et la jetee de barquement des navires de la ville de Quebec (Canada), ca. 1870 - Engraving colorisee, 19th century - Market-Hall and boat landing in Quebec City, Canada

Merchant Navy: King Solomon's ships unload goods to bargain with the Phenicians
NWI4856252 Merchant Navy: King Solomon's ships unload goods to bargain with the Phenicians. They sell defenses of elephant (ivory), peacock, monkey... (10th century BC)

Letter Q: Quay and unloading of goods by a river in a city. Alphabet of small geographers
DUV4201985 Letter Q: Quay and unloading of goods by a river in a city. Alphabet of small geographers. Children's bookshop illustrated. Guerin-Muller et Cie Editeurs, A

The merchant navy fleet carrying the tea in the China Sea, 1880 years. Colouring engraving of the 19th century
NWI4826270 The merchant navy fleet carrying the tea in the China Sea, 1880 years. Colouring engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info.: The merchant navy fleet carrying the tea in the China Sea)

American Fur Company trading post in Wisconsin, 1828 - Colourful engraving of a 19th century illustration
NWI4828502 American Fur Company trading post in Wisconsin, 1828 - Colourful engraving of a 19th century illustration - (American Fur Company trading post in Wisconsin, 1828)

Lobster fishermen unloading cargo on a wharf in the Gulf of Maine, circa 1880. Colour engraving of the 19th century
NWI4828329 Lobster fishermen unloading cargo on a wharf in the Gulf of Maine, circa 1880. Colour engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info)

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)

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)

United States of America Independence War (1775-1783): Boston Tea Party. Settlers empty tea cargoes from Britain to
NWI4839682 United States of America Independence War (1775-1783): Boston Tea Party. Settlers empty tea cargoes from Britain to Boston to protest Great Britain's taxes

Exploration and commercial ship of the 16th century. 19th century lithography
NWI4962998 Exploration and commercial ship of the 16th century. 19th century lithography.; (add.info.: Exploration and commercial ship of the 16th century)

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

Maritime Trade (Ocean Pacific): Boards of wood loaded in ships from the port of Puget Sound, Washington, USA
NWI4827459 Maritime Trade (Ocean Pacific): Boards of wood loaded in ships from the port of Puget Sound, Washington, USA, around the years 1880

Agriculture: Steamboat loading cotton on a river on the edge of plantations in the South of the United States
NWI4825042 Agriculture: Steamboat loading cotton on a river on the edge of plantations in the South of the United States (Mississippi, Louisiana, Georgia, Tennessee, South Carolina), 19th century

Egypt, Alexandria: Coal port, transhipment system, boat train wagon E.S.R, 1900
LUX4763825 Egypt, Alexandria: Coal port, transhipment system, boat train wagon E.S.R, 1900; (add.info.: Egypt, Alexandria: Coal port, transhipment system, boat train wagon E.S.R)

United States of America Independence War (1775-1783): Boston Tea Party. Settlers empty tea cargoes from Britain to
NWI4839731 United States of America Independence War (1775-1783): Boston Tea Party. Settlers empty tea cargoes from Britain to Boston to protest Great Britain's taxes

United States of America Independence War (1775-1783): Boston Tea Party. American Patriots disgusted tea warehouses in
NWI4839679 United States of America Independence War (1775-1783): Boston Tea Party. American Patriots disgusted tea warehouses in Boston to protest Great Britain's taxes

France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): World Exhibition, Merchant Marine Navigation Pavilion, Chamber of Commerce, 1900
LUX4782227 France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): World Exhibition, Merchant Marine Navigation Pavilion, Chamber of Commerce, 1900; (add.info.: France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): World Exhibition

United States, New York: merchant ship unloading cargo at South Street, New York City, years 1870
NWI4966815 United States, New York: merchant ship unloading cargo at South Street, New York City, years 1870. Colour engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info.: United States)

R.B. Forbes Clipper ship in Boston loading cargo to California, 1851. Colour engraving of the 19th century
NWI4963596 R.B. Forbes Clipper ship in Boston loading cargo to California, 1851. Colour engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info.: R.B)

A merchant ship arrives towards a fortified city, 17th century. (The activities increase)
NWI4962497 A merchant ship arrives towards a fortified city, 17th century. (The activities increase, concerning ships and navigation, symbol of strength, defense and profit)

Steam peniche towing other barges on the Erie Canal, years 1880. Colour engraving of the 19th century
NWI4963475 Steam peniche towing other barges on the Erie Canal, years 1880. Colour engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info.: Steam peniche towing other barges on the Erie Canal, years 1880)

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Maritime trade has been an integral part of human history, connecting nations and cultures across vast oceans. From the bustling Bristol Harbour depicted in Harold Wyllie's artwork to the vibrant port of Marseille in the 18th century, these images capture the essence of a thriving global economy. In the 16th century, Port Of Macao in China served as a hub for international trade, attracting merchants from far-flung corners of the world. Meanwhile, Batavia emerged as a prosperous trading center under the Dutch East Indies Company's influence during the 17th century. However, not all aspects were honorable. The engraving depicting arrests by patrol boats highlights a dark chapter: black trade and slavery in the 20th century. Sailboats smuggling slaves aboard ships that connected Africa to Asia remind us of humanity's capacity for cruelty. The unbarking of goods from steamboats portrayed in an engraving from the 19th century sheds light on another aspect - how commerce relied on enslaved laborers who toiled tirelessly to unload cargo. Yet amidst these somber realities, there were also moments that celebrated commercial power and cultural exchange. An allegory representing ships leaving Marseille with greetings from women at dock symbolizes both economic prowess and community spirit. Journeys across seas were not limited to Europe alone; illustrations capturing Portefaix coreens' arrival at Tchemoulpo (South Korea) showcase how maritime routes facilitated connections between distant lands. From Porto Ferraio (Elba) painted by G. M. Terreni during the 17th century to Ancient Ostia's mosaic honoring Sabratha Seafarers, these images reveal how ports around the world played pivotal roles in facilitating trade and fostering cross-cultural interactions throughout history. Even back in late medieval times depicted through miniatures like "Roman de Troy, " loading cargo onto vessels was meticulously carried out – emphasizing centuries-old practices that have shaped modern shipping.