William John Huggins - The East Indiamen ‚Lowther Castle‘, off Table B...
Public domain image of a sailing ship, caravel, harbor, sea, naval battle, 16th-17th century maritime architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.
'A Portrait of the East Indiaman ('Orwell'), built at Mr Bayley's Ship...
'A Portrait of the East Indiaman ['Orwell'], built at Mr Bayley's Ship-Yard, Ipswich. Launched 17th August, 1817' Print showing the Indiaman 'Orwell' on the stocks at Ipswich, inscribed lower right: 'Published ... More
Henry Moses - 'Surat Castle' RMG PU7880
'Surat Castle' Print from Moses' 'Sketches of Shipping', entitled 'Surat Castle'. Signed, dated and inscribed by the artist. It shows the East Indiaman 'Surat Castle', presumably in the East India Dock at Blac... More
A calm with an East Indiaman anchored in an estuary RMG PY8394
A calm with an East Indiaman anchored in an estuary Although Swaine painted a few naval actions, his preference was for general shipping subjects, usually on a small scale. Between 1761 and 1783 he exhibited a ... More
A View of the Thames East-Indiaman. As she lay stranded near East Bour...
A View of the Thames East-Indiaman. As she lay stranded near East Bourne in Feb 1822 This print was originally published with an accompanying text sheet reading: 'A View of the 'Thames' East Indiaman, William H... More
A View of the Thames East-Indiaman. As she lay stranded near East Bour...
A View of the Thames East-Indiaman. As she lay stranded near East Bourne in Feb 1822 Stored in mount with PAF7706. A View of the Thames East-Indiaman. As she lay stranded near East Bourne in Feb 1822
Afbeeling van het Engelsch O.I.C Schip de General Barker gestrand den ...
Afbeeling van het Engelsch O.I.C Schip de General Barker gestrand den 16 Feb 1781 Print
An Indiaman close-hauled RMG PY0516
An Indiaman close-hauled Hand-coloured.; No 1. Public domain scan - drawing of sailing ship, sea, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
An Indiaman engaged by three Spanish privateers RMG PV5277
An Indiaman engaged by three Spanish privateers In the centre of this crowded, if lightly drawn scene is a starboard bow view of a ship, presumably an Indiaman, surrounded and engaged by three small Spanish pri... More
Henry Moses - An Indiaman in Barnard's Yard Deptford RMG PU7878
An Indiaman in Barnard's Yard Deptford Print from Moses' 'Sketches of Shipping', entitled 'An Indiaman in Barnard's Yard Deptford'. Signed, dated and inscribed by the artist. Barnard's were a well known family ... More
An Indiaman in distress relieved by a smaller ship RMG PY0521
An Indiaman in distress relieved by a smaller ship Hand-coloured.; No.2.
An Indiaman on fire RMG PU6421 - Drawing. Public domain image.
An Indiaman on fire Plate no.67. This may have been inspired by the burning of the 'Kent' Indiaman, in the Bay of Biscay in 1825, though in that case two other ships were at hand to rescue those who escaped.
An Indiaman Stranded c1842 RMG PU6409
An Indiaman Stranded c1842 Hand-coloured.; Plate 13. Public domain scan - drawing of sailing ship, sea, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
An Interesting scene on board an East Indiaman, showing the Effects of...
An Interesting scene on board an East Indiaman, showing the Effects of a heavy Lurch, after dinner (caricature) Hand-coloured.; No.120. Bound in album PAG8512 with prints PAG8513-PAG8647; PAG8649- PAG8666. An ... More
An Outward Bound East Indiaman Laying Too on A contrary Wind-Taking A ...
An Outward Bound East Indiaman Laying Too on A contrary Wind-Taking A Pilot on Board Hand-coloured.
An Outward bound East Indiaman sailing from the Downs - RMG 2820
An Outward bound East Indiaman sailing from the Downs... Print An Outward bound East Indiaman sailing from the Downs...
An Outward bound East Indiaman sailing from the Downs - RMG PY8445
An Outward bound East Indiaman sailing from the Downs... Print An Outward bound East Indiaman sailing from the Downs...
Annotated drawing of 'Larkins East Indiaman, April 27th (Thursday) 184...
Annotated drawing of 'Larkins East Indiaman, April 27th (Thursday) 1843' No. 5 of 30 (PAH3772 - PAH3801) If the inscription on PAH3777 is correctly read, Schetky made drawings of the 'Larkins' in the East India... More
East Indiamen leaving St Helena (possibly Neptune and Ocean RMG PY8446
East Indiamen leaving St Helena (possibly Neptune or Ocean A view of two East Indiamen in starboard broadside view leaving St Helena. The central ship may represent the ‘Neptune’ or ‘Ocean’, based on the Neptun... More
Northfleet Hope, 1755. The Old School. Old East Indiaman at Northfleet...
Northfleet Hope, 1755. The Old School. Old East Indiaman at Northfleet Hope Hand-coloured. Northfleet Hope, 1755. The Old School. Old East Indiaman at Northfleet Hope
Sailing vessel of ca.1600 flying a British sea flag (1) port bow view ...
Sailing vessel of ca.1600 flying a British sea flag (1) port bow view with figures boarding from a boat; (2) port broadside view with figures on board; (3) stern view of vessel at sea; (4) stern decoration orig... More
Ship Viscount Melbourne Capt Wm Drayner, H.C.S. off Folkestone RMG PY8...
Ship Viscount Melbourne Capt Wm Drayner, H.C.S. off Folkestone Built in Shields England 1835, sunk in South China Sea 5th January 1842[1] Hand-coloured. Ship Viscount Melbourne Capt Wm Drayner, H.C.S. off Folkestone
The East India Ship Duke of Buccleuch, (Captn Alexr Henning) in a hurr...
The East India Ship Duke of Buccleuch, (Captn Alexr Henning) in a hurricane off the Mauritius, attempting to wear Print entitled 'The East India Ship 'Duke of Buccleuch', (Captn Alexr Henning) in a Hurricane o... More
The H.C.S. George the Fourth Captn T.W. Barrow, at the Entrance of the...
The H.C.S. George the Fourth Captn T.W. Barrow, at the Entrance of the Straights of Sunda, Feby 1830 (plate altered from Sir David Scott) Starboard stern view of a three-masted East Indiaman George the Fourth, ... More
The H.E.I. Cos- Steamer Pluto John Tudor, Lieutenant Commander, R.N on...
The H.E.I. Cos: Steamer Pluto John Tudor, Lieutenant Commander, R.N on her Voyage to China, 1842 original art: drawing
The Honble Companys Steamer Diana, built at Messrs Kyds and Co Dockyar...
The Honble Companys Steamer Diana, built at Messrs Kyds & Co Dockyard (Kidderpore near Calcutta) Print
The Honble Compys Ship Castle Huntley at Anchor RMG PU6412
The Honble Compys Ship Castle Huntley at Anchor Hand-coloured.
The Honble East India Company's Steamer Enterprize built by Messrs Gor...
The Honble East India Company's Steamer Enterprize built by Messrs Gordon & Co upon the Thames Print. Dimensions and other details are given on the plan.
The Honble East India Company's Steamer Hoogly built (opposite Calcutt...
The Honble East India Company's Steamer Hoogly built (opposite Calcutta) by the New Howrah Dock Company. (Plan, 1830) Lithograph Plan of the ship's hull in cross-section from stern to stem. Diagram of the star... More
The Honble East India Compys Ship William Fairlie Commanded by Captain...
The Honble East India Compys Ship William Fairlie Commanded by Captain Thomas Blair. Leaving the Harbour of Prince of Wales Island... Hand-coloured. The Honble East India Compys Ship William Fairlie Commanded ... More
The Honble East India Compys Steamers Irrawaddy and Ganges built at Me...
The Honble East India Compys Steamers Irrawaddy and Ganges built at Messrs Kyds & Co Dock-yard (Kidderpore near Calcutta.) (Plan, 1830) A page of two diagrammatic representations of the Irrawaddy and Ganges, pr... More
The Honble East-India Company's Steamer Burrampooter built at Messrs K...
The Honble East-India Company's Steamer Burrampooter built at Messrs Kyds & Co Dock-yard (Kidderpore near Calcutta.) (Plan, 1830) Print. Shows a plan of vessel hull.
The Honourable East India Company's Ship Inglis - leaving St Helena, i...
The Honourable East India Company's Ship Inglis (1812)... leaving St Helena, in July 1830 In Company with H.M. Frigate Ariadne (1816) and the H.C.Ships Windsor (1818), Waterloo (1816), Scaleby Castle (1807), Ge... More
The Launch of the Honble East India Compys Ship Edinburgh Captain Henr...
The Launch of the Honble East India Compys Ship Edinburgh Captain Henry Bax; from the Dock Yard of Messrs Wigrams & Green Blackwall, November 9th 1825, with a view of the ship Abercrombie Robinson Captain John ... More
The Trafalgar East Indiaman 1250 Tons (also showing the Owen Glendower...
The Trafalgar East Indiaman 1250 Tons (also showing the Owen Glendower Print entitled 'The Trafalgar East Indiaman 1250 Tons'. The print also shows the Owen Glendower. It is hand coloured. The Trafalgar East ... More
This Plate Representing the H.C.S. Warren Hastings, - lying to off the...
This Plate Representing the H.C.S. Warren Hastings, : lying to off the Island Ascension, May 22nd 1823... dedicated to Captain George Mason by his Officers... Hand-coloured. This Plate Representing the H.C.S. ... More
This print representing the East India Ship 'Vernon', Geo. Denny, Comm...
This print representing the East India Ship 'Vernon', Geo. Denny, Commander [with] HM ships 'Edinburgh & Blenheim [off Bembridge]... Print inscribed 'This Print representing the East India Ship Vernon, George D... More
This print representing the East India Ship 'Vernon', Geo. Denny, Comm...
This print representing the East India Ship 'Vernon', Geo. Denny, Commander, on her voyage out, fitted with a Steam Engine of 30 horse power, passing HM ships Edinburgh & Blenheim 74 beating down Channel on the... More
Wreck of the General Barker East Indiaman, off Scheveling, on the coas...
Wreck of the General Barker East Indiaman, off Scheveling, on the coast of Holland: Feb 17. 1781 shewing the Poop separating from the Wreck with several Persons, Men, Women & Children, lashed thereto Hand-coloured.
Wreck of the Travers, East-Indiaman, on a Rock near Sunken Island RMG ...
Wreck of the Travers, East-Indiaman, on a Rock near Sunken Island Technique includes etching.; Hand-coloured.
Wrecks of the Britannia, and Admiral Gardner, East Indiamen, on the Go...
Wrecks of the Britannia, & Admiral Gardner, East Indiamen, on the Goodwin Sands, 24 Jan 1809 The 813-ton East Indiaman 'Admiral Gardner' was built in 1796 at Blackwall. She was named after Alan Gardner, the fir... More
Calcutta 1828-33 2014HA0930 - Public domain dedication image
Calcutta From "Pictorial Journal of Travels in Hindustan from 1828, to 1833. By Captain Robert Smith Late H.M. 44th Regt'", 65 detached and mounted illustrations in pencil. The work, much of it in diary form, i... More
The Anchorage at Saugor 2014HA0927
The Anchorage at Saugor Drawing of the Anchorage at Saugor. No. 1 From "Pictorial Journal of Travels in Hindustan from 1828, to 1833. By Captain Robert Smith Late H.M. 44th Regt'", 65 detached and mounted illus... More
The Bishop's College, Garden Reach, Calcutta 2007BM7338
The Bishop's College, Garden Reach, Calcutta From "Pictorial Journal of Travels in Hindustan from 1828, to 1833. By Captain Robert Smith Late H.M. 44th Regt'", 65 detached and mounted illustrations in pencil. T... More
The Bishop's College, Garden Reach, Calcutta 2014HA0929
The Bishop's College, Garden Reach, Calcutta From "Pictorial Journal of Travels in Hindustan from 1828, to 1833. By Captain Robert Smith Late H.M. 44th Regt'", 65 detached and mounted illustrations in pencil. T... More
Robert Sayer - Bombay-by-jan-van-ryne-1754
'Bombay on the Malabar Coast belonging to the East India Company of England'. Published in London in 1754 by Robert Sayer. In this view, we can see the custom house, the Church of St Thomas and the flagstaff of... More
Explosion of the frigate Dona Maria II off Taipa Island, Macao
The incident happened on 29 October 1850.
Picryl description: Public domain image of a ship hull, port, harbor, ...
Public domain image of painting, 18th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description - Picryl description
The East Indiaman 'Earl of Balcarres' dropping her pilot off Dover, wi...
Picryl description: Public domain image of naval activity, ship, sea, 19th-20th century navy, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
An East Indiaman off Singapore
An East Indiaman off Singapore. (Original artist label on the reverse)
Engagement involving three East Indiamen, 8 March 1757
An illustration taken from the journal of the East Indiaman Suffolk 1755/6 (L/MAR/B/397D) British Library . British Library Board (IOR/L/MAR/B/397D) Showing three ships that the Suffolk, Godolphin and the Hou... More
Lord Macartney Entering the River Thames HMP HMSE P13895
Lord Macartney Entering the River Thames. Lord Macartney (1782 EIC ship).
Paolo Ambrogio - Sir Edward Hamilton, Capt Robert Lundy 1436386 60b6c6...
Ship portrait, "Sir Edward Hamilton", watercolor, signed Ambrogio, Malta CaptionːSir Edward Hamilton - Capt Robert Lundy. Lundy was master from 1830 to at least 1840 44 x 57 cms
The 'Streatham' and the opium clipper 'Red Rover' RMG BHC3580
The 'Streatham' and the opium clipper 'Red Rover' The ‘Streatham’ with the opium clipper ‘Red Rover’ are shown at anchor in the Hooghly River, Calcutta. The buildings of Calcutta dominate the skyline in the ba... More
The Attack of the Stockades at Pagoda Point, on the Rangoon River AN01...
The Attack of the Stockades at Pagoda Point, on the Rangoon River, by Sir Archibald Campbell, K.C.B. 8th July 1824 / Rangoon views, and combined operations in the Birman empire. Museum number 1872,0608.218 De... More
The Cuffnells at the Mother Bank by R. Dodd HMP HMSE P13894
The Cuffnells at the Mother Bank; Built on the yard of Randall at Rotherhithe, London for Sir Robert Preston; launched 9 May 1796 under the name Cuffnells.
The East India Company's ship Bridgewater successfully defending her c...
The East India Company's ship Bridgewater successfully defending her cargo from an attack by the American privateer Hampden on her way from St. Helena to England on 8th March 1779 Bridgewater (1769 EIC ship) s... More
The Nancy Packet, by James Gillray ANMM 00036378
The Nancy Packet, by James Gillray Nancy (1774 EIC ship) Text Excerptː Wrecked off Sicilly, in a storm, on the night of the 25th of Febry 1784, by which the whole of the crew, together with several ladies and ... More
Robert Dodd - Battle of Pulo Aura
Depiction of the action off Pulo Aor in the China Seas on the 15th. February 1804
A fleet of East Indiamen at sea
This painting has the alternative title 'Ships of the East India Company at Sea' but was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1803 as 'The Hindostan, G. Millet[t], commander, and senior officer of eighteen sail o... More
Abraham de Verwer (c.1580-1650) - A Dutch and an English Ship off a Ha...
de Verwer, Abraham; A Dutch and an English Ship off a Harbour; National Maritime Museum; http://www.artuk.org/artworks/a-dutch-and-an-english-ship-off-a-harbour-175924
An East Indiaman in stays, with a fleet chase beyond RMG BHC1051
An East Indiaman in stays, with a fleet chase beyond In the foreground an Indiaman is shown broadside, to port. It flies the red ensign from the stern as well as short pennants to indicate that it is a merchan... More
An English East Indiaman RMG BHC1011
An English East Indiaman A depiction of a ship of the Honourable East India company, in starboard-bow view and apparently starting to take in sail on her foremast. She is flying a masthead pennant at her main ... More
British (English) School - East India Company Ships at Deptford - BHC1...
East India Company Ships at Deptford. The large Indiaman being fitted out in the dock belongs to Thomas Grantham (bap. 1641 – 1718) it is the Charles the Second, 775 tons, launched in February 1683 by Johnson ... More
Charles Brooking (1723-1759) - East Indiamen Driven Ashore in a Storm ...
Brooking, Charles; East Indiamen Driven Ashore in a Storm; National Maritime Museum; http://www.artuk.org/artworks/east-indiamen-driven-ashore-in-a-storm-173100
Claes Claesz. Wou (1592-1665) - English Ships in a Rough Sea (style of...
Wou, Claes Claesz.; English Ships in a Rough Sea; National Maritime Museum; http://www.artuk.org/artworks/english-ships-in-a-rough-sea-176178
East India Company ships at Deptford RMG BHC1873
East India Company ships at Deptford (Updated, February 2015) The ships used by the East Company were initially purchased privately as required. Losses from wear, tear and wreck took their toll and large ships... More
East Indiamen in a Gale RMG BHC1029
East Indiamen in a Gale This is a portrait of an East Indiaman in the foreground, in port-quarter view. The ship in the distance to the left approaches in starboard-bow view, heeling on the port tack under for... More
Engagement between three East Indiamen and two French vessels, 8 March...
Engagement between three East Indiamen and two French vessels, 8 March 1757 A painting of an engagement between three East India Company ships and two French vessels, 8 March 1757'. Three homeward bound East I... More
Francis Holman (1729-1784) - The East Indiaman 'Duke of Portland' - BH...
Holman, Francis; The East Indiaman 'Duke of Portland'; National Maritime Museum; http://www.artuk.org/artworks/the-east-indiaman-duke-of-portland-174762
Francis Swaine (1730-1782) - An East Indiaman in Stays, with a Fleet C...
Swaine, Francis; An East Indiaman in Stays, with a Fleet Chase Beyond; National Maritime Museum; http://www.artuk.org/artworks/an-east-indiaman-in-stays-with-a-fleet-chase-beyond-175712
Isaac Sailmaker - Two Views of an East Indiaman of the Time of King Wi...
Public domain image of a sailing ship, caravel, harbor, sea, naval battle, 16th-17th century maritime architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.
Robert Dodd (1748-1815) - The Indiaman 'Royal Charlotte' - BHC3599 - R...
Dodd, Robert; The Indiaman 'Royal Charlotte'; National Maritime Museum; http://www.artuk.org/artworks/the-indiaman-royal-charlotte-173437
Shipping in an Estuary RMG BHC0267
Shipping in an Estuary A scene showing an estuary with shipping and land rising up on either side. The land on the far right includes white cliffs rising up towards fields and woods. Several church towers are ... More
Shipping in an Estuary RMG L9338
Shipping in an Estuary A scene showing an estuary with shipping and land rising up on either side. The land on the far right includes white cliffs rising up towards fields and woods. Several church towers are ... More
The 'Pitt' engaging the 'St Louis', 29 September 1758 RMG BHC0385
The 'Pitt' engaging the 'St Louis', 29 September 1758 The action between the English East Indiaman the ‘Pitt’ and French ship ‘St Louis’ was a minor event which occurred off Fort St David, near Pondicherry. Wh... More
The 'Streatham' and the opium clipper 'Red Rover' RMG BHC3580
The 'Streatham' and the opium clipper 'Red Rover' The ‘Streatham’ with the opium clipper ‘Red Rover’ are shown at anchor in the Hooghly River, Calcutta. The buildings of Calcutta dominate the skyline in the ba... More
The East Indiamen 'Minerva', 'Scaleby Castle' and 'Charles Grant' RMG ...
The East Indiamen 'Minerva', 'Scaleby Castle' and 'Charles Grant' A group of ships belonging to the East India Company are shown in fair weather with Table Mountain, Cape Town, in the background on the right. ... More
The Indiaman 'Royal George' in three positions in the Downs, 1779 RMG ...
The Indiaman 'Royal George' in three positions in the Downs, 1779 Three views of the Indiaman 'Royal George' in the Downs, off the east coast of Kent. The ship is depicted at anchor on the right in starboard-b... More
The Indiaman Withywood RMG RW2284
The Indiaman Withywood Ship portrait. Painting. Record Shot - Do not reproduce.
Two Views of an East Indiaman of the Time of King William III RMG BHC1...
Two Views of an East Indiaman of the Time of King William III A portrait of a powerfully armed East India Company vessel, identifiable by the striped ensign, jack and pendants. A further mark of identification... More
A View of the Attack made on the Fort of Geriah by Admiral Watson, 13 ...
A fleet of ships of a British-led Indo-Portuguese force of the East India Company under the command of Admiral Charles Watson, in formation in front of a fortified island, the stronghold of the Maratha pirate T... More
Ft St David, c.1763 - A painting of a ship in a body of water
British Library; Supplied by The Public Catalogue Foundation. Oil on canvas, 34.5 x 43 centimeters. In the centre is a large ship, flying the East India Company's flag. Fort St David is on the shore to the lef... More
Nonsuch (1781 ship) Copy
The Calcutta-trade merchantman 'Nonsuch' in two positions off the Kingsgate Gap
Penang Museum historical painting N159b
Source: http://www.penangmuseum.gov.my/museum/en/art-gallery/artist/william-john-huggins https://www.penangmuseum.gov.my/museum/en/museum/historical-paintings/william-john-huggins/hms-william-fairlier-leaving-... More
Royal Charlotte - Indiaman
three-fold view: front, side, and rear Public domain photograph of 18th-century painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Wreck of the Antelope - A drawing of a ship in the middle of the ocean
aquatint; 174 mm x 259 mm
Canonniere, 19th century painting
Fight of the British Third Rate 74-gun ship-of-the-line HMS Tremendous (in the centre) and HMS Hindostan (first from right) against the French frigate Cannonière (first from left), 21 April 1806. Français : L... More
Deptford Yard - A painting of boats in a harbor with a castle in the b...
The East India Company's Yard and buildings near Deptford Creek. 17th Century, English school. BHC1873
East Indiaman Kent off Deal, England
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Engagement entre trois vaisseaux anglais compagnie des Indes et deux c...
Engagement between three East Indiamen and two French vessels, 8 March 1757 A painting of an engagement between three East India Company ships and two French vessels, 8 March 1757'. Three homeward bound East I... More
Indiaman Thomas Coutts - A painting of a sailing ship in the ocean
The East Indiaman Thomas Coutts. Public domain photograph of 19th-century painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
East Indiaman Warley (adjusted)
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Thomas Whitcombe - The East Indiaman Rodney in two positions off the E...
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Hindostan (East Indiaman)
Public domain reproduction of artwork, 18th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.
The Marlborough and Blenheim 36b
File name = caption and page # Quote: Thomas and William Smith, of Newcastle, were an old ship-building firm, who had in 1808, at their yard in St. Peter's, constructed the frigate Bucephalus, 970 tons, 52 gun... More
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Public domain image of a sailing ship, caravel, harbor, sea, naval battle, 16th-17th century maritime seascape, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description
The 'Southampton' with British and Dutch ships In Table Bay, Cape Of G...
The Southampton with British and Dutch ships In Table Bay, Cape Of Good Hope. signed and dated 'R Dodd / 1786' (lower left) oil on canvas 32 7/8 x 56 5/8in. (83.5 x 144cm.) Provenance: Thomas Bruce, Earl of E... More
Willem van de Velde the Younger (1633-1707) - An English Indiaman Atta...
In this ‘two-part’ episode (not known through any other source) an English ‘Indiaman’ (merchant ship of the English East India Company, flying its flag with red and white stripes) is attacked by three Spanish ... More
Willem van de Velde the Younger (1633-1707) - The End of the Action be...
In this ‘two-part’ episode an English ‘Indiaman’ (merchant ship of the English East India Company, flying its flag with red and white stripes) is attacked by three Spanish pirate ships (flying the Burgundian f... More