"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…
"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…
A small long, narrow boat with a high bow and stern, best known for its use in the canals of Venice.
A crane in which the postis supported by fixed stays in the rear and the jib is pivoted like the boom…
A Dutch fishing vessel used in the North Sea, particularly in the cod and herring fisheries. It is rigged…
A small boat; especially a small flat bottomed boat used in sea fisheries, in which to go out from a…
A boat of Sumatra and the Malay archipelago, with from one to three masts, generally two, carrying square…
"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…
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…
A two masted Arab boat used for trading in the Indian ocean. Can carry 200 to 250 tons of cargo.
A three masted vessel, with the foremast square rigged, and the mainmast and mizzemast fore and aft…
As a kind of joke, John, King Henry's youngest son, had been called Lackland, because he had nothing…
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.
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.
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.…
A steamboat constructed by Robert Fulton, which made the passage from New York to Albany in thirty six…