35 results filtered with: Shipwrecks
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A shipwrecked woman holds on to the remains of a ship-mast waving for help in the stormy sea. Engraving by C. Heath after H. Warren.
Warren, Henry, 1794-1879.Date: 1 October 1847Reference: 43718i- Books
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An essay on the preservation of shipwrecked mariners, in answer to the prize-questions proposed by the Royal Humane Society : "1. What are the best means of preserving mariners from shipwreck?-2. Of keeping the vessel afloat?-3. Of giving assistance to the crew, when boats dare not venture out to their aid?" / by A. Fothergill, M.D. F.R.S. member of the Royal College of Physicians, Lond. honorary member of Medical and Phil. Societies of Lond. Edinb. Paris, Manchest. Philadel. &c.
Fothergill, A. (Anthony), 1732?-1813.Date: 1799- Pictures
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A street altar in Rome, hung with votive offerings, attended by itinerant pipers watched by locals. Watercolour by D.W. Lindau, 1835.
Lindau, Dietrich Wilhelm, 1799-1862.Date: 1835Reference: 38511i- Pictures
A wrecker salvaging the remains of a shipwreck off the Shetland Isles. Steel engraving by W. Miller after W. Collins.
Collins, William, 1788-1847.Date: [between 1800 and 1899]Reference: 590007i- Books
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Histoire des naufrages, ou recueil des relations les plus intéressantes des naufrages, hivernemens, délaissemens, incendies, famines, et autres événemens funestes sur mer, qui ont été publiées depuis le quinzième siècle jusqu'à-présent / Par M.D. ... A. ... [i.e. J.L.H.S. Deperthes].
Deperthes, Jean-Louis-Hubert-Simon, 1730-1792.Date: 1788-1789- Books
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Naufragia or historical memoirs of shipwrecks, and of the providential deliverance of vessels / By James Stanier Clarke.
Clarke, James Stanier, 1765?-1834.Date: 1805-1806- Pictures
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Saint Paul: his shipwreck on Malta. Engraving by M. Vandergucht after G. Freman.
Freman, G.Date: 1705Reference: 6757i- Pictures
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Saint Paul, shipwrecked on Malta, is attacked by a snake which he shakes off into a fire; it does not harm him and the onlookers take him for a god. Etching after J. Thornhill.
Thornhill, James, Sir, 1675 or 1676-1734.Date: 1791Reference: 24912i- Books
An appeal to the British nation, on the humanity and policy of forming a national institution, for the preservation of lives and property from shipwreck. / By Sir William Hillary.
Hillary, William, 1771-1847.Date: 1823- Books
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The dangers of the deep; or, interesting narratives of shipwrecks and disasters at sea.
Date: [between 1836 and 1844]