Paddlesteamers Collection

Excelsior Pavilion and Boat Landing - Lake Minnetonka, USA
Excelsior Pavilion and Boat Landing - Lake Minnetonka, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. Date: circa 1910s

Rothesay looking west - With loch steamers - Scotland
Rothesay, Isle of Bute looking west - With steam ferries - Scotland Date: circa 1909

Off to the Cape of Good Hope (engraving)
8631645 Off to the Cape of Good Hope (engraving) by Wyllie, William Lionel (1851-1931) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Off to the Cape of Good Hope, the Castle liner, Dunottar Castle)

The cable-laying ship 'Telconia', c.1910-30 (oil on paper)
7340824 The cable-laying ship 'Telconia', c.1910-30 (oil on paper) by Everett, John (1876-1949); 51x64 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Mr. William Armstrong's design for a chain bridge across the River Avon, from St
7483092 Mr. William Armstrong's design for a chain bridge across the River Avon, from St. Vincents Rock to Leigh Down, 1830 (hand coloured litho on paper) by West

The paddle steamer 'Ariel', 1831 (oil on canvas)
7338107 The paddle steamer 'Ariel', 1831 (oil on canvas) by Walters, Samuel (1811-82); 72.4x120.7 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

PAH1228; Sketches of a battleship and two other Royal Navy vessels (drawing)
7342482 PAH1228; Sketches of a battleship and two other Royal Navy vessels (drawing) by Everett, John (1876-1949); National Maritime Museum, London

Medal commemorating the introduction of the first steamships in the Pacific; reverse, 1850 (gold)
7295372 Medal commemorating the introduction of the first steamships in the Pacific; reverse, 1850 (gold); 49 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

The last of the 'Scharnhorst' and 'Gneisenau'; the Battle of the Falkland Islands, 8 Decemeber 1914
7341747 The last of the 'Scharnhorst' and 'Gneisenau'; the Battle of the Falkland Islands, 8 Decemeber 1914, about 16.15, c.1915-18 (wash, grey, heightened with white) by Wyllie

Royal West Indian Mail Steamer 'Orinoco' leaving Southampton, c.1854 (lithograph)
7341685 Royal West Indian Mail Steamer 'Orinoco' leaving Southampton, c.1854 (lithograph) by French School, (19th century); 26.3x34.2 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

The British fleet off Kronborg Castle, Elsinore, 28 March 1801 [before the Battle of Copenhagen], 1810 (watercolour)
7341546 The British fleet off Kronborg Castle, Elsinore, 28 March 1801 [before the Battle of Copenhagen], 1810 (watercolour) by Pocock, Nicholas (1741-1821); 48x75 cm; National Maritime Museum

Woodcut engraving of the passenger liner 'Schiller' (1873), c.1875 (gelatine dry plate)
7341205 Woodcut engraving of the passenger liner 'Schiller' (1873), c.1875 (gelatine dry plate) by British School, (19th century); National Maritime Museum, London

At Limehouse, c.1884 (photo)
7340369 At Limehouse, c.1884 (photo) by British Photographer, (19th century); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Creator)

Suevic' (1899) (glass negative)
7340355 Suevic' (1899) (glass negative) by British School, (19th century); 16.5x21.6 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Creator: Gibson & Sons of Scilly A port side view)

Popular route between the North and The South via New York and Savannah, Ocean Steamship Company of Savannah
7342679 Popular route between the North and The South via New York and Savannah, Ocean Steamship Company of Savannah... City of Augusta

Inman Line, The Liverpool, New York & Philadelphia Steam Ship Company's Steamer City of Montreal (lithograph)
7342670 Inman Line, The Liverpool, New York & Philadelphia Steam Ship Company's Steamer City of Montreal (lithograph, coloured) by Endicott (18th-19th century)

American Steamboats on The Hudson. Passing the Highlands. Drew, St John and Excelsior, 1874 (lithograph, coloured)
7342667 American Steamboats on The Hudson. Passing the Highlands. Drew, St John and Excelsior, 1874 (lithograph, coloured) by Currier, N. (1813-88) and Ives, J.M

Narragansett steamship Co.'s world renowned steamer Providence Benj M Simmons. Commander... (lithograph)
7342665 Narragansett steamship Co.'s world renowned steamer Providence Benj M Simmons. Commander... (lithograph) by Endicott (18th-19th century); 65.3x95.1 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

United States twin Screw gun boat. Spirea. Built by Saml H Pouk Fairhaven Conn. 1864... (lithograph, coloured)
7342659 United States twin Screw gun boat. Spirea. Built by Saml H Pouk Fairhaven Conn. 1864... (lithograph, coloured) by Endicott (18th-19th century); 50.1x81.2 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

To Messrs Dent & Co of China, this Print of the Steamship Ly-Ee-Moon, Norman Hill, Esqr Commander
7342653 To Messrs Dent & Co of China, this Print of the Steamship Ly-Ee-Moon, Norman Hill, Esqr Commander.... constructed by the Thames Iron Works and Shipbuilding Company, Blackwall

Paddle Steamer Commonwealth. Great Eastern Line to Boston via Norwich & Worcester, 1854 (lithograph, coloured)
7342643 Paddle Steamer Commonwealth. Great Eastern Line to Boston via Norwich & Worcester, 1854 (lithograph, coloured) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); 35.5x88.7 cm; National Maritime Museum

Steamship Union. 1500 Tons, Thos S. Budd, Commander. Built for Spofford Tileston & Co 1851, 1851 (lithograph)
7342636 Steamship Union. 1500 Tons, Thos S. Budd, Commander. Built for Spofford Tileston & Co 1851, 1851 (lithograph) by Sarony, Major and Knapp (fl.1857-64); 43x83.3 cm; National Maritime Museum

US Mail Line between New York and Albany daily at 5 O'Clock P.M.... (lithograph, coloured)
7342628 US Mail Line between New York and Albany daily at 5 O'Clock P.M.... (lithograph, coloured) by Sanford, George T

To the Humber Union Steam Packet Company this Engraving of the Steam Ship Wilberforce in three positions with a view of
7342627 To the Humber Union Steam Packet Company this Engraving of the Steam Ship Wilberforce in three positions with a view of The Port and Town of Hull..., 1838 (aquatint, coloured) by Reeve

Prairie State. Baldwin, Master. A regular packet from St Louis to La Salle, on the Illinois River (lithograph)
7342623 Prairie State. Baldwin, Master. A regular packet from St Louis to La Salle, on the Illinois River (lithograph, coloured) by Parsons, Charles (1821-1910); 52x83.5 cm; National Maritime Museum

Seascape, late 19th century - mid 20th century (watercolour, gouache, graphite, paper)
7342434 Seascape, late 19th century - mid 20th century (watercolour, gouache, graphite, paper) by Everett, John (1876-1949); 13.2x17.5 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Iron Steamship Nemesis, War Junks in Anson's Bay January 7th 1841, 1843 (aquatint)
7342215 Iron Steamship Nemesis, War Junks in Anson's Bay January 7th 1841, 1843 (aquatint) by Duncan, Edward (1803-82); 41.6x60.2 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Discharging grain, 1918 (pastel)
7342159 Discharging grain, 1918 (pastel) by Everett, John (1876-1949); 35.4x50.8 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Creator)

Discharging flour, 1918 (gouache on board)
7342158 Discharging flour, 1918 (gouache on board) by Everett, John (1876-1949); 38.6x51.2 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Cargo ships 'Middleham Castle' and 'Bolton Castle' discharging grain, 1918 (gouache, pastel, paper)
7342157 Cargo ships 'Middleham Castle' and 'Bolton Castle' discharging grain, 1918 (gouache, pastel, paper) by Everett, John (1876-1949); 41.8x57 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Dinner D'adieu: menu cover from RMSP 'Araguaya' (1906), 1927 (menu)
7339849 Dinner D'adieu: menu cover from RMSP 'Araguaya' (1906), 1927 (menu) by Shoesmith, Kenneth (1890-1939); 60x51 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

London Docks, late 19th to mid 20th century (oil painting)
7337804 London Docks, late 19th to mid 20th century (oil painting) by Everett, John (1876-1949); 13x18.5 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

HMS 'Edinburgh' on anti-torpedo exercise, c.1887 (oil on canvas)
7337796 HMS 'Edinburgh' on anti-torpedo exercise, c.1887 (oil on canvas) by Martino, Eduardo de (1838-1912); 52x91.5 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Glasgow and Belfast Royal Mail Steam Ship Giraffe, 1860 (lithograph)
7337514 Glasgow and Belfast Royal Mail Steam Ship Giraffe, 1860 (lithograph) by Dutton, Thomas Goldsworth (c.1819-91); 50.8x67.7 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

The 'Iquique', on a journey between London (England) and Sydney (Australia), between December and April 1899
MMM5462255 The 'Iquique', on a journey between London (England) and Sydney (Australia), between December and April 1899, and the tug 'Warrior' by Everett

The sailboat 'Cutty Sark' has full sail on the crest of the waves and a tugboat
MMM5466346 The sailboat 'Cutty Sark' has full sail on the crest of the waves and a tugboat. Oil on canvas, 1921, by Herbert Barnard John Everett (1876-1949) by Everett

'View of London, England, from the Somerset House Marine Building, with Saint Paul's Cathedral
MMM5483630 'View of London, England, from the Somerset House Marine Building, with Saint Paul's Cathedral and London Bridge

Colour-printed plate, representing Brunel's Great Western, with full sail and full steam
MMM5476532 Colour-printed plate, representing Brunel's Great Western, with full sail and full steam. Pottery, c.1860 (printed pottery); National Maritime Museum, London

Greenwich Transport Company steamships (Greenwich, Royal Tar, Gipsy, Water Lily and Fly)
MMM5484533 Greenwich Transport Company steamships (Greenwich, Royal Tar, Gipsy, Water Lily and Fly) in front of the Greenwich pier buildings (England); National Maritime Museum, London

Regent Canal (or London Canal) (England) and the Islington City Basin, the most important traffic center on the canal
MMM5483667 Regent Canal (or London Canal) (England) and the Islington City Basin, the most important traffic center on the canal

Royal Excursion to Greenwich Hospital, across the river
MMM5482765 Royal Excursion to Greenwich Hospital, across the river by Havell, Robert the Younger (1793-1878); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Royal excursion to Greenwich Hospital)

The HMS 'Terrible', a first-class cruiser, built by the Barrow in Furness Shipbuilding
MMM5480584 The HMS 'Terrible', a first-class cruiser, built by the Barrow in Furness Shipbuilding and Arms Company in 1897. Chromolithography at the end of the 19th century, by W.S

The United States Gunboat Osceola..., 1863 (lithograph)
7342708 The United States Gunboat Osceola..., 1863 (lithograph) by Parsons, Charles (1821-1910); 53.5x83 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

'Southampton' at the Battle of Jutland, c.1916-18 (watercolour)
7341730 'Southampton' at the Battle of Jutland, c.1916-18 (watercolour) by Wyllie, William Lionel (1851-1931); 31.5x44.7 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Carmania' sinking 'Cap Trafalgar' off Trinidade in the South Atlantic, 14 September 1914, 1923 (paper)
7341572 Carmania' sinking 'Cap Trafalgar' off Trinidade in the South Atlantic, 14 September 1914, 1923 (paper, watercolour) by Dixon

The 'Great Eastern' under way, c.1860 (coloured lithograph)
7341687 The 'Great Eastern' under way, c.1860 (coloured lithograph) by Dudley, Robert (fl.1865-91) (after); 19.5x28.7 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Creator: R)

The 'Great Britain', 1852 (watercolour)
7341683 The 'Great Britain', 1852 (watercolour) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); 26.5x36.6 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Creator: Ch. W)

Portrait of the English ship 'Charles', c.1676 (graphite, grey wash)
7341543 Portrait of the English ship 'Charles', c.1676 (graphite, grey wash) by Velde, Willem van de, the Elder (1611-93); 35x75.1 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

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Paddlesteamers have a rich history and have left their mark on various parts of the world. From the Excelsior Pavilion and Boat Landing in Lake Minnetonka, USA to Rothesay in Scotland with its picturesque view of loch steamers, these iconic vessels have captivated people's imaginations for centuries. One notable image that comes to mind is the lithograph of the Great Western steamship. Its grandeur and elegance are beautifully depicted, showcasing the allure during their heyday. Another striking picture is that of Tower Bridge raised on the River Thames in London, creating a dramatic scene as it accommodates the Dixie Queen Paddlesteamer passing through. The historical significance extends beyond leisurely cruises. The landing of President Armand Fallieres in Amsterdam in 1912 was captured on canvas, immortalizing an important moment in time. Similarly, "Figures on the Beach" painted between 1867-70 transports us back to a bygone era where they were a common sight along coastal shores. These magnificent vessels also played crucial roles during explorations and rescue missions. The steamer used by African explorer Hermann Wilhelm Leopold Ludwig Wissmann stands as a testament to its durability and reliability even under challenging circumstances. On another note, divers diligently worked on recovering objects from shipwrecks like that of Sirio off Spain's coast or Liban near Marseille - reminding us how these ships carried precious cargo and stories waiting to be discovered. Lastly, we cannot overlook the artistic representation surrounding paddlesteamer culture. "The Late Letter, " created through color lithography around 1900, showcases passengers aboard a paddlesteamer engrossed in correspondence - highlighting both human connection and technological advancements at that time. Whether they evoke feelings of nostalgia or admiration for engineering marvels, paddlesteamers hold an enduring place in history.