An old Viking boat found buried in Norway.

Viking

An old Viking boat found buried in Norway.

A distinguished party aboard.

USS Despatch

A distinguished party aboard.

"Apollo was passionately fond of a youth named Hyacinthus. He accompanied him in his sports, carried the nets when he went fishing, led the dogs when he went to hunt, followed him in his excursions in the mountains, and neglected for him his lyre and his arrows." —Bulfinch, 1897

Apollo and Hyacinthus

"Apollo was passionately fond of a youth named Hyacinthus. He accompanied him in his sports, carried…

"At that time the only species of navigation known to the Greeks consisted of small boats or canoes hollowed out from trunks of trees, so that when Jason employed Argos to build him a vessel capable of containing fifty men, it was considered a gigantic undertaking." —Bulfinch, 1897

Building the Argo

"At that time the only species of navigation known to the Greeks consisted of small boats or canoes…

"All the Assyrian buildings were erected on terraces, to which flights of steps gave access, and it was probable that they were several stories high." —D'Anvers, 1895

Assyrian palace

"All the Assyrian buildings were erected on terraces, to which flights of steps gave access, and it…

A man fishing in Lapland. Lapland is the name of the cultural region traditionally inhabited by the Sami people.

Lapland

A man fishing in Lapland. Lapland is the name of the cultural region traditionally inhabited by the…

A Chinese built house-boat.

House-boat

A Chinese built house-boat.

A small long, narrow boat with a high bow and stern, best known for its use in the canals of Venice.

Gondola

A small long, narrow boat with a high bow and stern, best known for its use in the canals of Venice.

A type of seashell.

Boat Shell

A type of seashell.

An old boat powered by both sails and oars.

Dahabiyeh

An old boat powered by both sails and oars.

A crane in which the postis supported by fixed stays in the rear and the jib is pivoted like the boom of a derrick.

Derrick Crane

A crane in which the postis supported by fixed stays in the rear and the jib is pivoted like the boom…

An illustration of an Egyptian royal boat from a sculptured tomb.

Egyptian Royal Boat

An illustration of an Egyptian royal boat from a sculptured tomb.

An illustration of a Roman galley from the Roman empire.

Roman Galley

An illustration of a Roman galley from the Roman empire.

A Dutch fishing vessel used in the North Sea, particularly in the cod and herring fisheries. It is rigged with two masts, and somewhat resembles a ketch.

Dutch Dogger

A Dutch fishing vessel used in the North Sea, particularly in the cod and herring fisheries. It is rigged…

A caricature showing a man with a fishing poleand a bag.

Lyre

A caricature showing a man with a fishing poleand a bag.

A caricature showing an old man dressed up like a king, fishing.

Kingfisher

A caricature showing an old man dressed up like a king, fishing.

Sailboats docked at a harbor.

Harbor

Sailboats docked at a harbor.

A small boat; especially a small flat bottomed boat used in sea fisheries, in which to go out from a larger vessel to catch fish.

Dory

A small boat; especially a small flat bottomed boat used in sea fisheries, in which to go out from a…

Fishing from a Sail-boat.

Fishing

Fishing from a Sail-boat.

A typical slave Dhow.

Slave Dhow

A typical slave Dhow.

Norse boat used as a habitation.

Norsemen

Norse boat used as a habitation.

A man fishing for pearls.

Pearl Fisher

A man fishing for pearls.

An old fishing rod and lure.

Old Fishing Rod

An old fishing rod and lure.

A boat used by pilots for cruising off shore to meet incoming ships.

Coast Pilot

A boat used by pilots for cruising off shore to meet incoming ships.

A boat of Sumatra and the Malay archipelago, with from one to three masts, generally two, carrying square sails, and having much overhang or prejection at both stem and stern.

Pindjajap

A boat of Sumatra and the Malay archipelago, with from one to three masts, generally two, carrying square…

A boy playing with his toy ship.

Boy and Ship

A boy playing with his toy ship.

A lady in a boat.

Lady

A lady in a boat.

"Mooring anchors are those which are places in harbours, for the convenience of vessels frequenting them. A large buoy is attached to the end of the mooring cable, and the ship is made fast to a ring-bolt fitted on the buoy. Mooring anchors are not limited by considerations of weight, as other anchors are, he only requirements being that they have sufficient holding power, and do not project above the ground, as any projection in the shallow waters in which they are usually placed would render ships liable to injury from grounding on them, and be dangerous to fishing-nets." — Encyclopedia Britanica, 1893

Buoy Mooring Block

"Mooring anchors are those which are places in harbours, for the convenience of vessels frequenting…

"Mooring anchors are those which are places in harbours, for the convenience of vessels frequenting them. A large buoy is attached to the end of the mooring cable, and the ship is made fast to a ring-bolt fitted on the buoy. Mooring anchors are not limited by considerations of weight, as other anchors are, he only requirements being that they have sufficient holding power, and do not project above the ground, as any projection in the shallow waters in which they are usually placed would render ships liable to injury from grounding on them, and be dangerous to fishing-nets." — Encyclopedia Britanica, 1893

Cast-iron Mooring Anchor

"Mooring anchors are those which are places in harbours, for the convenience of vessels frequenting…

Assorted fishing lines, hooks and lures.

Angling

Assorted fishing lines, hooks and lures.

Assorted hooks for fly-fishing.

Angling

Assorted hooks for fly-fishing.

A proa boat with outrigger. Very swift and agile.

Proa

A proa boat with outrigger. Very swift and agile.

A small canoe shaped "boat" made of light materials and covered in reindeer skin. It is drawn by a single reindeer and it used to journeyover the snow in the winter. Usually about five feet long, one foot deep, and eighteen inches high. The rider sits up against the stern.

Lapland Pulk

A small canoe shaped "boat" made of light materials and covered in reindeer skin. It is drawn by a single…

A broad flat bottom boat, used for transporting the products of India down the Ganges. It is from 40 to 65 feet long, lightly made, and capable of conveying heavy cargo.

Puteli

A broad flat bottom boat, used for transporting the products of India down the Ganges. It is from 40…

A boat used in emergency of a sinking ship.

Life Raft

A boat used in emergency of a sinking ship.

A small row boat with row locks.

Row Boat

A small row boat with row locks.

A device used to attach an oar to a row boat.

Rowlock

A device used to attach an oar to a row boat.

A two masted Arab boat used for trading in the Indian ocean. Can carry 200 to 250 tons of cargo.

Baggala

A two masted Arab boat used for trading in the Indian ocean. Can carry 200 to 250 tons of cargo.

A flat bottomed boat used for transporting goods.

Baris

A flat bottomed boat used for transporting goods.

A three masted vessel, with the foremast square rigged, and the mainmast and mizzemast fore and aft rigged.

Barkantine

A three masted vessel, with the foremast square rigged, and the mainmast and mizzemast fore and aft…

Men rowing in a boat

Boat

Men rowing in a boat

A turned-up and elongated catch-plate in a boat fibula form

Brooch

A turned-up and elongated catch-plate in a boat fibula form

A turned-up and elongated catch-plate in a boat fibula form

Brooch

A turned-up and elongated catch-plate in a boat fibula form

As a kind of joke, John, King Henry's youngest son, had been called Lackland, because he had nothing when his brothers each had some great dukedom. The name suited him only too well before the end of his life. The English made him king at once. Richard had never had any children, but his brother Geoffery, who was older than John had left a son named Arthur, who was about twelve years old, and who rightly the Duke of Normandy and Count of Anjou. King Philip, who was always glad to vex whoever was king of England, took Arthur under his protection, and promised to get Normandy out of John's hands. However, John had a meeting with him and persuaded him to desert Arthur, and marry his son Louis to John's own niece, Blanche, who had a chance of being queen of part of Spain. Still Arthur lived at the French King's court, and when he was sixteen years old, Philip helped him to raise an army and go to try his fortune against his uncle. He laid siege to Mirabeau, a town where his grandmother, Queen Eleanor, was living. John, who was then in Normandy, hurried to her rescue, beat Arthur's army, made him prisoner and carried him off, first to Romen, and then to the strong castle of Falaise. Nobody quite knows what was done to him there. The governor, Hubert de Burgh, once found him fighting hard, though with no weapon but a stool, to defend himself from some ruffians who had been sent to put out his eyes. Hubert saved him from these men, but shortly after this good man was sent elsewhere by the king, and John came himself to Falaise. Arthur was never seen alive again, and it is believed that John took him out in a boat in the river at night, stabbed him with his own hand, and threw his body in the river.

Murder of Prince Arthur

As a kind of joke, John, King Henry's youngest son, had been called Lackland, because he had nothing…

A sailboat

Sailboat

A sailboat

Fulton's first invention

Boat

Fulton's first invention

Fulton's first steamboat

Steamboat

Fulton's first steamboat

An Ohio River flatboat

Flatboat

An Ohio River flatboat

The Boston Tea Party, protesting the English tax on tea.

The Boston Tea Party

The Boston Tea Party, protesting the English tax on tea.

An illustration of one of Sir Walter Raleigh's ships.

Ralegh's Ship

An illustration of one of Sir Walter Raleigh's ships.

An illustration showing Henry Hudson's ship exploring the river which now bears his name.

Hudson's Exploration

An illustration showing Henry Hudson's ship exploring the river which now bears his name.

Adrian Block and his companions on Manhattan Island buidling a vessel.

Boatbuilding on Manhattan Island

Adrian Block and his companions on Manhattan Island buidling a vessel.

An illustration depicting the arrival of the Walloon settlers on Long Island.

Landing of the Walloons

An illustration depicting the arrival of the Walloon settlers on Long Island.

Turner painted this watercolor in 1824. It can now be found in the Tate Gallery in England.

Totnes on the Dart

Turner painted this watercolor in 1824. It can now be found in the Tate Gallery in England.

This painting by J. William Turner is of the commune, Jumieges in Normandy, France. The origional is from the "Rivers of France".

Jumieges

This painting by J. William Turner is of the commune, Jumieges in Normandy, France. The origional is…

This painting by J. William Turner is a prime example of the style and technique that he often used. The piece was exhibited in 1839 and can now be found in the National Gallery in Washington D.C.

Fighting Temeraire

This painting by J. William Turner is a prime example of the style and technique that he often used.…

A little girl on a sail boat holding onto the main sail.

Little Girl Sailing

A little girl on a sail boat holding onto the main sail.

A steamboat constructed by Robert Fulton, which made the passage from New York to Albany in thirty six hours.

Steamboat

A steamboat constructed by Robert Fulton, which made the passage from New York to Albany in thirty six…

A header with a ship on rough seas with vines on the outside.

Header of Ship

A header with a ship on rough seas with vines on the outside.

A sailor being tossed a life line after ship wrecked.

Shipwrecked Sailor

A sailor being tossed a life line after ship wrecked.