Mariners Collection (#8)

The Seal of Dover
3331125 The Seal of Dover; (add.info.: Engraving of the Seal of Dover. Dated 13th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Sailors in a lifeboat into the water, 1850
3331014 Sailors in a lifeboat into the water, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting sailors in a lifeboat into the water. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Advertising card celebrating the relationship between the French Republic and Russia, 1893 (chromolitho)
JLJ4683680 Advertising card celebrating the relationship between the French Republic and Russia, 1893 (chromolitho); Private Collection; (add.info)

Group of sailors/soldiers posing in the middle of the ruins of the Great Wall of China, in Shan-Hai-Kouan on July 28
PCT4256637 Group of sailors/soldiers posing in the middle of the ruins of the Great Wall of China, in Shan-Hai-Kouan on July 28, 1909 (photo); 10 x 13 cm; © Patrice Cartier

Japanese admiral Togo Heihachiro on the bridge of his flagship, the Mikasa, 1904 (litho)
8655603 Japanese admiral Togo Heihachiro on the bridge of his flagship, the Mikasa, 1904 (litho) by Koekkoek, Hermanus Willem (1867-1929) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Landing the dead from the Russian battleship Potemkin, 1905 (litho)
8655554 Landing the dead from the Russian battleship Potemkin, 1905 (litho) by Amato, G.S. (fl.1897-1914) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Do You Know: Why do sailors drink the King's health sitting? (colour litho)
8668152 Do You Know: Why do sailors drink the King's health sitting? (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Popular Superstitions: Shooting an Albatross (colour litho)
8668747 Popular Superstitions: Shooting an Albatross (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Shooting an Albatross)

Our Sailors (colour litho)
8645241 Our Sailors (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Our Sailors. Illustration for Pictures and Tales for Little Folks (Maclure and Macdonald)

Our Sailors (colour litho)
8645240 Our Sailors (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Our Sailors. Illustration for Pictures and Tales for Little Folks (Maclure and Macdonald)

A Faint Heart Never Won Fair Lady (engraving)
8634812 A Faint Heart Never Won Fair Lady (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Faint Heart Never Won Fair Lady)

All hands to the pumps! (colour litho)
8635195 All hands to the pumps! (colour litho) by Cameron, John (1872-c.1931); Private Collection; (add.info.: All hands to the pumps! Fishing boat in a storm)

Capture of Ye Mingchen, Chinese Governor of Canton, by the British, 1857 (engraving)
8676343 Capture of Ye Mingchen, Chinese Governor of Canton, by the British, 1857 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Capture of Ye Mingchen)

Shipping Becalmed Offshore, c.1800 (oil on canvas)
8835608 Shipping Becalmed Offshore, c.1800 (oil on canvas) by Powell, Charles Martin (fl.1783-1824); Bourne Gallery, Reigate, Surrey

New London Bridge from Billingsgate (Low Water), 1833 (etching on paper)
7485341 New London Bridge from Billingsgate (Low Water), 1833 (etching on paper) by Cooke, Edward William (1811-80); 28x37 cm; Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, Telford, Shropshire

Mug or mug in the shape of a portrait of Admiral George Brydges Rodney (1719-1792). Pottery, c.1782 (pottery)
MMM5471351 Mug or mug in the shape of a portrait of Admiral George Brydges Rodney (1719-1792). Pottery, c.1782 (pottery); National Maritime Museum, London

Sailor's headscarf, which belonged to Samuel Enderby, c.1805 (red silk)
MMM5470316 Sailor's headscarf, which belonged to Samuel Enderby, c.1805 (red silk); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Sailor's scarf, which belonged to Samuel Enderby)

Marine chaplain Edward Mangin's personal cabin
MMM5468871 Marine chaplain Edward Mangin's personal cabin; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: The personal cabin of marine chaplain Edward Mangin (1772-1852)

Walking Stick, Sailors Craftwork, Artist Unknown, 1865
MMM5470248 Walking Stick, Sailors Craftwork, Artist Unknown, 1865; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: A walking stick made from a shark's vertebrae threaded on a metal rod)

A submarine (submarine) officer looking through the periscope. Watercolor and pencil on paper, 1940
MMM5467531 A submarine (submarine) officer looking through the periscope. Watercolor and pencil on paper, 1940, by Eric Ravilious (1903-1942) by Ravilious, Eric (1903-42); National Maritime Museum

The British ships Racehorse and Carcass, caught in the ice during an Arctic expedition, the crew pulled the boats
MMM5484682 The British ships Racehorse and Carcass, caught in the ice during an Arctic expedition, the crew pulled the boats, August 7, 1773; National Maritime Museum, London

The British ships Racehorse and Carcass, caught in the ice during an Arctic expedition, July 31, 1773
MMM5484676 The British ships Racehorse and Carcass, caught in the ice during an Arctic expedition, July 31, 1773. Watercolor (44.2x55 cm) by John Cleveley the Younger (1747-1786), 18th century

View of the western part of Porto Ferrajo Bay (Portoferraio, Elba Island, Italy)
MMM5483776 View of the western part of Porto Ferrajo Bay (Portoferraio, Elba Island, Italy). Lithography (34.1x52.5 cm) by James Weir, 1814.; National Maritime Museum, London

The young Horatio Nelson (1758-1805), while taking part in an expedition to the North Pole in 1773
MMM5484995 The young Horatio Nelson (1758-1805), while taking part in an expedition to the North Pole in 1773, he fought a polar bear on the ice, while his gun was jammed

Sketch identifying the characters appearing in The Death of Horatio Nelson (1758-1805), 1806 painting
MMM5484870 Sketch identifying the characters appearing in The Death of Horatio Nelson (1758-1805), 1806 painting by West, Benjamin (1738-1820); National Maritime Museum, London

Exact description of French flat-bottomed boats, intended to transport troops for the invasion of England
MMM5484837 Exact description of French flat-bottomed boats, intended to transport troops for the invasion of England, as they were seen sailing in Charente Bay (France)

Dick Dock or the Lobster and the Crab
MMM5484584 Dick Dock or the Lobster and the Crab; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Dick Dock or the Lobster and the Crab)

The naval captain, in the Royal Navy, in the 18th century. Etching in colors, 1799, by Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827)
MMM5482525 The naval captain, in the Royal Navy, in the 18th century. Etching in colors, 1799, by Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827)

Scene on the deck of a schooner caught in a storm, a sea drama, all the sailors
MMM5466405 Scene on the deck of a schooner caught in a storm, a sea drama, all the sailors and the captain's wife are gathered together to activate the pump and pull the sails

View of Greenwich Hospital, from the north bank of the Thames, 1835, with fishing activities on the river
MMM5461600 View of Greenwich Hospital, from the north bank of the Thames, 1835, with fishing activities on the river. Oil on canvas, 1835, by George Chambers (1803-1840)

Bombance of sailors, scene in a tavern in Portsmouth (England). Oil on wood, 1802
MMM5460145 Bombance of sailors, scene in a tavern in Portsmouth (England). Oil on wood, 1802, by Julius Caesar Ibbetson (1759-1817)

Wind storm in the mine. Etching in colors, 1832, after William John Huggins (1781-1845)
MMM5481796 Wind storm in the mine. Etching in colors, 1832, after William John Huggins (1781-1845); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Wind storm in the mine)

The shipwright, one of the most important Royal Navy adjutant officers in the 18th century
MMM5482467 The shipwright, one of the most important Royal Navy adjutant officers in the 18th century, who had to pass an exam at Shipwright's Hall before boarding by Rowlandson

Cabin boy, from the Royal Navy in the 18th century, generally aged between 12 and 16
MMM5482457 Cabin boy, from the Royal Navy in the 18th century, generally aged between 12 and 16, most of them from disadvantaged backgrounds, others convicted of minor offenses

A flask carved from a coconut, seen from the bottom of the object3), c.1782 (coconut)
MMM5476749 A flask carved from a coconut, seen from the bottom of the object3), c.1782 (coconut); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: A flask carved from a coconut)

A flask carved in a coconut, seen from one side, c.1782 (coconut)
MMM5476711 A flask carved in a coconut, seen from one side, c.1782 (coconut); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: A flask carved in a coconut, seen from one side)

Portrait of a sailor, with dark skin and hair, 1820 (watercolour)
7342272 Portrait of a sailor, with dark skin and hair, 1820 (watercolour) by Streatfeild, Thomas (1777-1848); 5.4x4.9 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Portrait of Joseph Burgin, c.1844 (graphite & watercolour)
7342009 Portrait of Joseph Burgin, c.1844 (graphite & watercolour) by Lane, Samuel (1780-1859) (attr.to); 20x11 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Sketched portrait of Cribben Master of the Pegase, c.1794 (pen, ink, grey)
7342091 Sketched portrait of Cribben Master of the Pegase, c.1794 (pen, ink, grey) by Unknown artist, (18th century); 11.8x9.7 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

The Royal Navy. No 5. Paymaster. Cadet. Assistant Surgeon, 1849 (coloured aquatint)
7341783 The Royal Navy. No 5. Paymaster. Cadet. Assistant Surgeon, 1849 (coloured aquatint) by Ubsdell, Richard (fl.1828-63); 49.8x33.7 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

The Royal Navy, No 1. Captain. Lieutenant (coloured aquatint)
7341779 The Royal Navy, No 1. Captain. Lieutenant (coloured aquatint) by Ackermann, Rudolph (1764-1834); 49.2x33.4 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Boatswain, c.1820 (coloured lithograph)
7341778 Boatswain, c.1820 (coloured lithograph) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); 20x17.5 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Unknown Artist, (19th century) Depicts clothing

Distressing situation of the Guardian sloop, Captain Riou, after striking on a floating Island of ice, 1809 (aquatint)
7341664 Distressing situation of the Guardian sloop, Captain Riou, after striking on a floating Island of ice, 1809 (aquatint) by Unknown Artist

"The death path is common to all of us", 1678 (Engraving)
7422868 "The death path is common to all of us", 1678 (Engraving); (add.info.: Religion. Morality. "The death path is common to all of us." The death people crosses the river)

Medal commemorating the pirate Claus Stortzenbecher and Admiral J Bart, 1701 (medal)
7339287 Medal commemorating the pirate Claus Stortzenbecher and Admiral J Bart, 1701 (medal) by German School, (18th century); 20.3x14 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Portrait of Greenwich Pensioner, seated with clay pipe and tankard (aquatint)
7342012 Portrait of Greenwich Pensioner, seated with clay pipe and tankard (aquatint) by Dawe, Henry (1790-1848) (after); 16x12 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Costume of the Royal Navy & Marines. Captain, Flag Officer & Commander, 19th century (coloured lithograph)
7341787 Costume of the Royal Navy & Marines. Captain, Flag Officer & Commander, 19th century (coloured lithograph) by Mansion, L. and Eschauzier, St

A view of the man-of-war Queen Charlotte, 100 guns, laying at Spithead, 1796 (aquatint)
7341849 A view of the man-of-war Queen Charlotte, 100 guns, laying at Spithead, 1796 (aquatint) by Fairburn, J. (19th Century); 25.3x35.1 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

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Mariners, the fearless souls who navigate the vast and treacherous seas, have long been revered for their courage and skill. From ancient times to modern days, these brave individuals have embarked on daring voyages that have shaped our world. In the mythological tale of Arion on a Dolphin, they can depicted as heroes riding atop majestic creatures through tumultuous waters. Their bond with nature is evident as they conquer the unpredictable waves with grace and determination. As evening falls at Nubble Lighthouse in Cape Neddick Maine, USA, mariners find solace in the guiding light that leads them safely home. This iconic beacon stands tall against raging storms, symbolizing hope amidst darkness for those navigating perilous shores. Sir George Young, a British admiral immortalized in an engraving, epitomizes the leadership and strategic brilliance possessed by mariners throughout history. His unwavering dedication to his crew and country serves as an inspiration to all who follow in his footsteps. Equipped with a sextant from 1912 or a nautical astrolabe from 1571 Spain, mariners masterfully utilize these instruments to chart their course across uncharted territories. With precision and expertise honed over years of experience at sea, they navigate by stars and celestial bodies when land is out of sight. The Mariner's Score found in Lowestoft Suffolk echoes tales of camaraderie among seafarers. In this coastal town where maritime traditions run deep, sailors gather to celebrate victories won against formidable tides while sharing stories that bind them together like family. Medals awarded for gallantry or life-saving at sea serve as reminders of the selflessness exhibited by mariners during moments of crisis. These brave individuals risk their lives without hesitation to rescue others stranded amidst tempestuous waters - true heroes whose acts deserve eternal recognition. In UPRISING AT GHENT.