Strait Collection (page 2)

Messina as seen from Calabria - from a sketch by the Hon. Major Fitzmaurice, 1860. Creator: Unknown
Messina as seen from Calabria - from a sketch by the Hon. Major Fitzmaurice, 1860. Messina is situated on the north-east coast [of Sicily], opposite to Calabria

View in Magellan's Straits; Old South American Geographies, 1875. Creator: Unknown
View in Magellan's Straits; Old South American Geographies, 1875. From Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London] and Galpin

Evening Clearing at the Coast, Tsushima, 1856. Creator: Ando Hiroshige
Evening Clearing at the Coast, Tsushima, 1856. From Famous Places of the Sixty-odd Provinces

The Naval Battle of Dannoura in the Reign of Antoku, Eightieth Emperor, 1880. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
The Naval Battle of Dannoura in the Reign of Antoku, Eightieth Emperor, 1880. From A Simple Illustrated History of Japan

Shinchunagon Taira no Tomomori Sweeping the Deck, 1886. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Shinchunagon Taira no Tomomori Sweeping the Deck, 1886. From Yoshitoshi's Warriors Trembling with Courage. In May 1185, Taira no Tomomori killed himself in the Battle of Dan no ura

Yoshitsune Leaps Over Eight Boats at Dannoura Bay during the Battle of Yashima, 19th century

View of Messina - from a drawing by Mr. Wreford, 1860. Creator: Unknown
View of Messina - from a drawing by Mr. Wreford, 1860. Messina is situated on the north-east coast [of Sicily], opposite to Calabria, from which it is separated by the Channel of the Faro

Reggio, Calabria, recently taken by Garibaldi, 1860. Creator: Macquaid
Reggio, Calabria, recently taken by Garibaldi, 1860. View of...the capital of the province of Calabria, [which] stands on the east side of the Strait of Messina

Mackinac Island from Round Island, Michigan, c1899. Creator: William H. Jackson
Mackinac Island from Round Island, Michigan, c1899

Map of the Strait of Magellan, 1635-1664. Creator: Willem Blaeu
Map of the Strait of Magellan, 1635-1664. At the top right a coat of arms

Rock and town of Scilla in the Calabria region from the sea on the north, 1778. Creator: Louis Ducros
Rock and town of Scilla in the Calabria region from the sea on the north, 1778. Drawing from the album Voyage to Italy, Sicily and Malta

Coral fishermen at the city of Scilla, 1778. Creator: Louis Ducros
Coral fishermen at the city of Scilla, 1778. Drawing from the album Voyage to Italy, Sicily and Malta

View of the Dardanelles Strait, 1742-1801. Creator: Anon
View of the Dardanelles Strait, 1742-1801. On the left the European side with the castle Kilitbahir. On the right the Asian side with the Cimenlik castle

Wedding procession on the Bosphorus, c.1720-c.1737. Creator: Jean Baptiste Vanmour
Wedding procession on the Bosphorus, c.1720-c.1737

Moorish oarsmen at Constantinople, 1840-1900. Creator: Felix Francois Georges Philibert Ziem
Moorish oarsmen at Constantinople, 1840-1900

View of Istanbul from the Dutch Embassy at Pera, c.1720-c.1737. Creator: Jean Baptiste Vanmour
View of Istanbul from the Dutch Embassy at Pera, c.1720-c.1737

View of the Dardanelles, 1770-1780. Creator: Antoine van der Steen
View of the Dardanelles, 1770-1780

View of Constantinople and the Seraglio from the Dutch embassy, 1700-1764. Creator: Unknown
View of Constantinople and the Seraglio from the Dutch embassy, 1700-1764

An Ambassador's Audience with the Grand Vizier in his Yali on the Bosporus (Ambassador Cornelis Calk Creator: Anon)
An Ambassador's Audience with the Grand Vizier in his Yali on the Bosporus (Ambassador Cornelis Calkoen, 12 August 1727), 1700-1800

Grand Hotel, Mackinac Island, Mich. between 1900 and 1906. Creator: Unknown
Grand Hotel, Mackinac Island, Mich. between 1900 and 1906

HMS Steam-Powered Battleship Medusa Opening the Shimonoseki Straits, 1864. Other Title(s): HMS Medusa Forcing the Passage through Shimonoseki Strait between Kyushu and Honshu, September 1864

Dutch, English, French and American Squadrons in Japanese Waters during the Expedition led by the Fr Creator
Dutch, English, French and American Squadrons in Japanese Waters during the Expedition led by the French Commander Constant Jaures, September 1864, 1864

Storm in the Strait of Dover, 1819-1866. Creator: Johan Hendrick Louis Meijer
Storm in the Strait of Dover, 1819-1866

D.& C. str. at dock, St. Ignace, Mich. between 1900 and 1920. Creator: Unknown. D.& C. str. at dock, St. Ignace, Mich
D.& C. str. at dock, St. Ignace, Mich. between 1900 and 1920. The steamer shown is either City of Alpena or City of Mackinac of the Detroit and Cleveland Navigation Co

The Narrows, Hudson River, c.between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Unknown
The Narrows, Hudson River, c.between 1910 and 1920

Peekskill Bay and the narrows of the Hudson, ca 1900. Creator: Unknown
Peekskill Bay and the narrows of the Hudson, ca 1900

The Narrows, Poagshole, Dansville, N.Y. ca 1900. Creator: Unknown
The Narrows, Poagshole, Dansville, N.Y. ca 1900

Dutch Ships in the Roads of Texel; in the middle the Gouden Leeuw, the Flagship of... 1671. Creator: Ludolf Bakhuizen
Dutch Ships in the Roads of Texel; in the middle the Gouden Leeuw, the Flagship of Cornelis Tromp, 1671

Battle between the Dutch and Swedish Fleets, in the Sound, 8 November 1658, 1665. Creator: Willem van de Velde I
Battle between the Dutch and Swedish Fleets, in the Sound, 8 November 1658, 1665

Battle between the Dutch and Swedish Fleets, in the Sound, 8 November 1658, 1658-1693. Creator: Willem van de Velde I
Battle between the Dutch and Swedish Fleets, in the Sound, 8 November 1658, 1658-1693. Attributed to Willem van de Velde I

Plan of Spithead showing the Proposed Evolutions at the Review of the Fleet by Her Majesty, on Wedne Creator: Unknown
Plan of Spithead showing the Proposed Evolutions at the Review of the Fleet by Her Majesty, on Wednesday the 23rd April, 1856. Map showing Royal Navy ships off the coast of Hampshire

Plan of Constantinople and its Suburbs, 1856. Creator: John Dower
Plan of Constantinople and its Suburbs, 1856. Map showing the city of Constantinople (modern Istanbul, Turkey), including the Golden Horn or the Port'; the Bosphorus or Channel of Constantinople

Parliament Buildings, Victoria, B.C. between 1900 and 1906. Creator: Unknown
Parliament Buildings, Victoria, B.C. between 1900 and 1906

Sailing Boats in Guldborg Sound, 1861. Creator: Vilhelm Kyhn
Sailing Boats in Guldborg Sound, 1861

The Crossing over the Little Belt at Snoghoj. Moonrise, 1787. Creator: Jens Juel
The Crossing over the Little Belt at Snoghoj. Moonrise, 1787

Le combat inegal du corsaire allemand "Emden" et du torpilleur francais "Mousquet", 1914
'La Guerre de Course; Le combat inegal du corsaire allemand "Emden" et du torpilleur francais "Mousquet", 1914. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919: Volume I"

Pin parasol à l'embouchure du Bosphore, between 1870 and 1900. Creator: Felix Francois Georges Philibert Ziem
Pin parasol a l'embouchure du Bosphore, between 1870 and 1900. Umbrella pine on the Bosphorus at sunrise. In the distance is the city of Constantinople and the silhouette of the Hagia Sophia

Boatman of the Bosphorus; Industrious Classes in Constantinople, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Boatman of the Bosphorus; Industrious Classes in Constantinople, 1854. From "Cassells Illustrated Family Paper; London Weekly 31/12/1853 - 30/12/1854"

French Baltic Fleet going through the Great Belt, 1854. Creator: Unknown
French Baltic Fleet going through the Great Belt, 1854. From "Cassells Illustrated Family Paper; London Weekly 31/12/1853 - 30/12/1854"

The Port of Bouyouk Dere, near which the combined fleets were anchored, 1854. Creator: Unknown
The Port of Bouyouk Dere, near which the combined fleets were anchored, 1854. From "Cassells Illustrated Family Paper; London Weekly 31/12/1853 - 30/12/1854"

Valley of Sweet Waters on the Bosphorus, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Valley of Sweet Waters on the Bosphorus, 1854. From "Cassells Illustrated Family Paper; London Weekly 31/12/1853 - 30/12/1854"

Coffee-House on the Bosphorus, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Coffee-House on the Bosphorus, 1854. From "Cassells Illustrated Family Paper; London Weekly 31/12/1853 - 30/12/1854"

The Bosphorus; Bosporus of Thrace 1854, 1854. Creator: Unknown
The Bosphorus; Bosporus of Thrace 1854, 1854. From "Cassells Illustrated Family Paper; London Weekly 31/12/1853 - 30/12/1854"

Wrecks of the "Caduceus" and the Steamer "Melbourne", 1854. Creator: Unknown
Wrecks of the "Caduceus" and the Steamer "Melbourne", 1854....the steam-propeller Melbourne towed the sailing-vessel Caduceus

Constantinople, le caïque de la sultane, between 1880 and 1890. Creator: Felix Francois Georges Philibert Ziem
Constantinople, le caique de la sultane, between 1880 and 1890

Sérail à Constantinople, la danse de l'almée, between 1880 and 1900. Creator: Felix Francois Georges Philibert Ziem
Serail a Constantinople, la danse de l'almee, between 1880 and 1900

Fantasia à Constantinople, between 1880 and 1895. Creator: Felix Francois Georges Philibert Ziem
Fantasia a Constantinople, between 1880 and 1895

Constantinople, le repos de la sultane. Creator: Felix Francois Georges Philibert Ziem
Constantinople, le repos de la sultane

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