Mer Collection (page 2)

History. Russia. Russo Japanese War. The Dogger Bank incident, attack of British trawlers by the russian fleet leaded
2638765 History. Russia. Russo Japanese War. The Dogger Bank incident, attack of British trawlers by the russian fleet leaded by the admiral Zinovi Petrovich Rozhestvenski, Oct., 21, 1904

Navigation, 1520 (engraving)
2526597 Navigation, 1520 (engraving) by Straet, Jan van der (Joannes Stradanus) (1523-1605); (add.info.: Transport. Marine. Navigation with the help of a sextant)

A lighthouse, c.1880 (illustration)
2450300 A lighthouse, c.1880 (illustration); (add.info.: Science. Marine. Sectional view of a lighthouse. Illustration by Willy Stowel in: Weltall und Menschheit, by Hans Kraemer, Germany)

Cabin boys on a ship, c.1880 (engraving)
2069108 Cabin boys on a ship, c.1880 (engraving); (add.info.: Transport. Marine. Coll. Part. Transport. Marine. Cabin boys on a ship: a vessel in distress)

View of sailing ships in the South Bay of Spitsbergen island, Norway. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Bernieri
FLO4621744 View of sailing ships in the South Bay of Spitsbergen island, Norway. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Bernieri from Giulio Ferrario's Ancient

View of the port of Algiers (Algeria), from the Mediterranean Sea. Lithography for the book
FLO4634931 View of the port of Algiers (Algeria), from the Mediterranean Sea. Lithography for the book: " Galerie complete en tableaux fideles des peuples d'Afrique" by Friedrich

Letter I (Islands). Two wild islands in the middle of the sea. Alphabet of small geographers
DUV4201939 Letter I (Islands). Two wild islands in the middle of the sea. Alphabet of small geographers. Children's bookshop illustrated. Guerin-Muller et Cie Editeurs, A

Letter O and P: idle and fearful. Engraving in " Usual Alphabet"
DUV4207434 Letter O and P: idle and fearful. Engraving in " Usual Alphabet". Illustrations on the theme of quality and defect in children. A. Quinn, printer-publisher, 1885

View of Mount Carmel taken from St. John of Acre, Palestine. Illustration by Ali Bey el Abbassi
FLO4723303 View of Mount Carmel taken from St. John of Acre, Palestine. Illustration by Ali Bey el Abbassi (Domingo Badia y Leblich, 1767-1818) from his Travels in Morocco, Tripoli, Cyprus, Egypt

English mariner with sextant on a beach in front of a lighthouse and tall ship
FLO4577568 English mariner with sextant on a beach in front of a lighthouse and tall ship. Handcoloured woodcut engraving from The Book of English Trades and Library of the Useful Arts.; (add.info)

Hesperornis regalis, a kind of non-flying waterfowl that lived in the Upper Cretace
FLO4639149 Hesperornis regalis, a kind of non-flying waterfowl that lived in the Upper Cretace. Colour illustration by Heinrich Harder (1858-1935)

Geographical map of Italy. Miniature from the 15th century, based on the manuscript 'Geographia' (Geography)
BEN5469694 Geographical map of Italy. Miniature from the 15th century, based on the manuscript 'Geographia' (Geography) by Claudius Ptolemaeus (Claudius Ptolemaeus, 90-168)

Science. Salt making. Salt evaporation pond in the west of France. Engraving in
3434729 Science. Salt making. Salt evaporation pond in the west of France. Engraving in: Grands hommes et grands faits de l'industrie, France, c.1880 (engraving); (add.info.: Sciences. Coll)

Food and Beverage. A salt evaporation pond in the XVIth cent. Facsimile of an engraving in: De Re Metallica
3434724 Food and Beverage. A salt evaporation pond in the XVIth cent. Facsimile of an engraving in: De Re Metallica, by Geogrius Agricola, Germany, XVIth cent

Giroselle of Virginia Strong water, extracted from The Temple of Flora, by Dr. Robert Thornton (1768-1837), 1812
FLO4717093 Giroselle of Virginia Strong water, extracted from The Temple of Flora, by Dr. Robert Thornton (1768-1837), 1812; (add.info.: Giroselle of Virginia Strong water)

Portulan of the Mediterranean Sea and its coasts (Africa, Barbary, Europe, Middle East)
JEB4874759 Portulan of the Mediterranean Sea and its coasts (Africa, Barbary, Europe, Middle East). Nautical chart by Joan Oliva on parchment, 1593 preserved at the Municipal Library of Marseille

Fishing in Kamogawaa- Kyoto - Japan 1880-1910
CSO4980992 Fishing in Kamogawaa- Kyoto - Japan 1880-1910 -; (add.info.: Fishing in Kamogawaa- Kyoto - Japan 1880-1910 -); Photo © DDF. All rights reserved 2024.

The Inland Sea of Onomichi - Onomichi inland sea - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo
CSO4980386 The Inland Sea of Onomichi - Onomichi inland sea - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo; (add.info.: The Inland Sea of Onomichi - Onomichi inland sea - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured)

House of the Honmoku, Yokohama - Tea House, Honmoku - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo
CSO4980267 House of the Honmoku, Yokohama - Tea House, Honmoku - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo; (add.info.: House of the Honmoku, Yokohama - Tea House)

Desolation of the Oceanides at the foot of the rock or Promethee is chain Painting by Henri Lehmann (Karl Ernest (Ernst)
JEB4960169 Desolation of the Oceanides at the foot of the rock or Promethee is chain Painting by Henri Lehmann (Karl Ernest (Ernst) Rudolf Heinrich Salem dit) (1814-1882)

The browser. Death is vigorously used to break the ship's mat. The captain twists his hands of despair
FLO4675739 The browser. Death is vigorously used to break the ship's mat. The captain twists his hands of despair. A sailor seems perfectly resides in his imminent fate

Volute has orange striped shell. Copper engraving by Frederick Polydor Nodder (1751-1801)
FLO4684315 Volute has orange striped shell. Copper engraving by Frederick Polydor Nodder (1751-1801), George Shaw's illustration for the naturalist collection, published in 1790 by George Shaw

Sea anemone, branch of the cnidaires. Copper engraving by Frederick Polydor Nodder (1751-1801)
FLO4684194 Sea anemone, branch of the cnidaires. Copper engraving by Frederick Polydor Nodder (1751-1801), George Shaw's illustration for the naturalist collection

beach in northern Italy c. 1900
1703624 beach in northern Italy c. 1900; (add.info.: beach in northern Italy c. 1900).

Venice, General view, 19th century (illustration)
2085853 Venice, General view, 19th century (illustration); (add.info.: Coll. Part. Geography. Italy. Venice. General view. Illustration, France, 2nd half of the XIXth cent.); Photo © CCI.

Tourism in England, 1899 (poster)
2085856 Tourism in England, 1899 (poster) by Gruen or Grun, Jules Alexandre (1868-1934); (add.info.: Coll. Part. Geography. England. French tourist and english policeman)

Captain Billy Bones watching the arrival of pirates, 1885 (engraving)
8723993 Captain Billy Bones watching the arrival of pirates, 1885 (engraving) by Roux, George (1853-1929); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Suez Canal (Egypt) - Engraving an air view from the Red Sea, with the Bitter Lakes and Lake Timsah
CSO4984560 The Suez Canal (Egypt) - Engraving an air view from the Red Sea, with the Bitter Lakes and Lake Timsah, to the Mediterranean coast - second half of the 19th century -; (add.info)

Common seal or harbour seal of the Scottish coast. Handcoloured steel engraving by W.H
FLO4989141 Common seal or harbour seal of the Scottish coast. Handcoloured steel engraving by W.H. Lizars after an illustration by James Stewart from Robert Hamilton's Amphibious Carnivora

Icebergs and ice flows. Icebergs encounted by Admiral Murray in the Atlantic
FLO4575895 Icebergs and ice flows. Icebergs encounted by Admiral Murray in the Atlantic, 1794 (top) and the icefields found by Captain Phipps near Spitzbergen (Norway) in 1773. Engraved by J.B

Geography Atlas: representation of the island of Jamaica in the Caribbean archipelago
VEN5029993 Geography Atlas: representation of the island of Jamaica in the Caribbean archipelago. Map taken from "The west indian atlas or general description of west indies" by Thomas

Palace of the Portuguese governor of Mozambique at Mossuril, early 19th century
FLO4620303 Palace of the Portuguese governor of Mozambique at Mossuril, early 19th century. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Antonio Sasso from Giulio Ferrario's Ancient

View of the north coast of Spitsbergen island, Norway, early 19th century
FLO4621781 View of the north coast of Spitsbergen island, Norway, early 19th century. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Bernieri from Giulio Ferrario's Ancient

Exterior of an underground Alut house in Unalaska with children playing and men fishing in kayaks
FLO4620959 Exterior of an underground Alut house in Unalaska with children playing and men fishing in kayaks. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Sasso from Giulio Ferrario's Ancient

La Paimpolaise, french song, c.1900 (engraving)
5675102 La Paimpolaise, french song, c.1900 (engraving); (add.info.: Fishermans' woman mourning his husband dead at the sea in Paimpol, Bretagne, France)

Letter O (Ocean). Alphabet of small geographers. Children's bookshop illustrated. Guerin-Muller et Cie Editeurs, A
DUV4201971 Letter O (Ocean). Alphabet of small geographers. Children's bookshop illustrated. Guerin-Muller et Cie Editeurs, A. Capendu Successor, Paris, 1881. L.V. Leer and Cie Haarlem

Letter C (Cape Town). Alphabet of small geographers. Children's bookshop illustrated
DUV4201905 Letter C (Cape Town). Alphabet of small geographers. Children's bookshop illustrated. Guerin-Muller et Cie Editeurs, A. Capendu Successor, Paris, 1881. L.V. Leer and Cie Haarlem

Altlantique Limulus polyphemus, arthropod chelicere. Colour illustration by Heinrich Harder (1858-1935)
FLO4639195 Altlantique Limulus polyphemus, arthropod chelicere. Colour illustration by Heinrich Harder (1858-1935), in " Tiere der Urwelt" (Animals of Prehistory)

Cape dune mole rat, Bathyergus suillus. (African coast rat, Mus myotalpa) Handcoloured copperplate engraving
FLO4640477 Cape dune mole rat, Bathyergus suillus. (African coast rat, Mus myotalpa) Handcoloured copperplate engraving from " The Naturalist's Pocket Magazine,"" Harrison, London

Pennatula phosphorescent or sea feather. Copper engraving by Frederick Polydor Nodder (1751-1801)
FLO4684245 Pennatula phosphorescent or sea feather. Copper engraving by Frederick Polydor Nodder (1751-1801), George Shaw's illustration for the naturalist collection

Lighthouses, in the calm sea and in the tempete - Strong water extracted from the Encyclopedie of Natural History
FLO4727560 Lighthouses, in the calm sea and in the tempete - Strong water extracted from the Encyclopedie of Natural History: Humanite, by Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelm (1758-1811)

Au bain de mer : le plongeon. Gravure du journal "Gazette des Enfants", 1895
COI4130935 Au bain de mer : le plongeon. Gravure du journal "Gazette des Enfants", 1895. Collection privee Jean-Paul Paireault.; (add.info.: Au bain de mer: le plongeon)

Sailing ship off the coast of Valparaiso, c.1910 (illustration)
2638674 Sailing ship off the coast of Valparaiso, c.1910 (illustration); Private Collection; (add.info.: Transport. Marine. Sailing ship off the coast of Valparaiso, Chile)

Geography. Netherlands. The beach of Scheveningen in The Hague. Photo, Netherlands, c.1910
2636357 Geography. Netherlands. The beach of Scheveningen in The Hague. Photo, Netherlands, c.1910.; Private Collection; (add.info.: Coll. Part.); Photo © CCI.

Geography. China. Bohai Gulf. Imagery, France, c.1910
2638816 Geography. China. Bohai Gulf. Imagery, France, c.1910.; Private Collection; (add.info.: Imagerie, France, vers 1910. Coll. Part.); Photo © CCI.

Science. Salt making. Salt evaporation pond in Giraud, South of France. Engraving in
3434730 Science. Salt making. Salt evaporation pond in Giraud, South of France. Engraving in: Grands hommes et grands faits de l'industrie, France, c.1880 (engraving); (add.info.: Sciences. Coll)

The Promenade des Anglais in Nice, c.1920 (Postcard)
2069749 The Promenade des Anglais in Nice, c.1920 (Postcard); (add.info.: France. Cote d'Azur. Coll. Part. Geography. France. French Riviera)

Avranches, France, c.1900 (painting)
2145127 Avranches, France, c.1900 (painting) by Cheron, Olivier (1854-1935); (add.info.: Geography. France. Normandy, Avranches. Painting by Olivier Cheron, France, ca 1900.); Photo © CCI.

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Discover the enchanting world of 'mer' through captivating art, folklore, and breathtaking coastal scenes. From the poster advertising Boulogne sur Mer in France to the mesmerizing diver and mermaid duo, immerse yourself in a realm where myth meets reality. Delve into history with Géricault's masterpiece 'The Raft of the Medusa, ' an oil on canvas that tells a haunting tale of survival at sea. Explore unexpected connections as mermaids encounter U-boats during WW1 in a thought-provoking cartoon. Let your imagination soar with British ballads like 'The Mermaid, ' weaving tales of love and longing beneath the waves. Transport yourself to picturesque destinations like Villers-sur-Mer, where vibrant posters beckon you towards sandy shores and endless horizons. Uncover legends such as the mysterious Mermaid of Zennor, whose allure captivated an entire village. Feel the power of crashing waves in Grand Cayman Islands or witness the ethereal beauty of a mermaid gracefully swimming off Newfoundland's coast. Marvel at striking similarities between humans and mer-people; their shared features hint at ancient connections yet to be fully understood. And finally, bask in Hawaii's beach scene where waves crash against golden sands, reminding us all that we are but mere visitors in this vast oceanic wonderland. Join us on this extraordinary journey into the world of 'mer, ' where fantasy intertwines with reality and every wave holds secrets waiting to be discovered.