[Aeneas' ship landing on an island]
Illus. in: French ed. of Virgil's Aeneid, publ. in Lyon in 1483 by Guillaume Le Roy. Reference copy may be in LOT 4714. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Shelf.
Triplicus visus, directi, reflexi & refracti, de quo optica disputat, ...
Illustration showing aspects of optics: Battle scene with Archimedes' mirrors using sun to defend city of Syracuse against sailing ships, a rainbow, elephants crossing long bridge drawn in perspective, nude man... more
[Bacon's ship embarking on a voyage, flanked by mythical pillars of He...
Frontispiece in: Instauratio magna / Francis Bacon. Londini : Apud J. Billium, 1620. Ref. copy in: The tradition of science / Leonard C. Bruno. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 1987, opp. p. 1.
[Three ships sailing with birds or flying fish in the background]
Illus. opposite p. 10. Illus. in: Bontekoe, Willem Ysbrandsz. Ovrnael ofte gedenckwaerdige beschrijvinghe vande Oost-Indische reyse..., Hoorn : Ghedruckt by I. Willemsz, 1646. "no. 3" upper right corner. This r... more
[Three ships sailing in a storm]
Plate 4. Illus. in: Bontekoe, Willem Ysbrandsz. Ovrnael ofte gedenckwaerdige beschrijvinghe vande Oost-Indische reyse..., Hoorn : Ghedruckt by I. Willemsz, 1646. This record contains unverified, old data from c... more
[Ships in close combat in harbor]
Illus. in: De Americaensche zee-roovers [Pirates of America] by A.O. Exquemelin. Publ. Amsterdam, 1678. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Ships; Pirates.
A view of the north entrance of the harbour of St. Catherines J. Wood ...
"Pl. II" top right of print. Plate 2 from: Atlas to Anson's Voyage round the world, 1745. [London : 1745?]. Title from item.
An exact prospect of Charlestown, the metropolis of the province of So...
Print shows a view of the waterfront at Charleston harbor, Charleston, South Carolina, with several ships and small boats in the harbor and men, some with fishing nets, standing on a bit of land in the lower le... more
Veduta del porto de Malamocco ai lidi di Venezia / F. Tironi pinxit ; ...
Print showing harbor scene in Venice. Title from item. Caption continues: Fortezza S. Pietro, eretta circa l'anno 1650.
[Marine -- shows a ship lying on its side] / Bernard direxit.
Title devised by Library staff. Illus. in: Encyclopédie méthodique, ou par ordre de matières, par une société de gens de lettres, de savans et d'artistes.... Paris : Chez Panckoucke, 1782-1830, vol. 166, pl. 59... more
Veduta del porto di ancona L. De Vegni inc
Print shows a view of the port of Ancona with several sailing ships, rowboats, and activity on a wharf. Title from item. Printed at top center: No. 2. Trimmed to within plate mark at top. Blind stamped on lower... more
The narrows near New York 1798 / JFP.
Drawing shows view from aboard a ship of another ship passing through the Narrows, pine covered hills with buildings flying the Union Jack, and of the harbor and Stapleton in the background (possibly after a pr... more
The narrows near New York 1798 / JFP.
Drawing shows view from aboard a ship of other ships off the Narrows, with buildings along the shore, and Union Jack flags (possibly after a pre-Revolution drawing). Title from item.
Navio de primera linea con bandera de vice almirante
Print shows a drawing of a sailing ship; sails are identified by letter and number; a corresponding key is printed on the right next to the image. Gift; Louise McDanell Browne; 1948. Title from item. Inscribed ... more
Packet boat grounded for tarring beside wharf--Men and wagon in foregr...
John Rubens Smith Collection (Library of Congress).
[View of Charleston, South Carolina, perhaps looking southwest, showin...
Title devised by Library staff. Preliminary sketches of human figures on verso. Includes a remarque at lower left center of sheet showing the figure of a man in a rowboat. Watermark: AMIES. Philadelphia Print S... more
[View of Charleston, South Carolina, possibly looking north toward Sul...
Drawing shows in lower left the figure of a man walking along the shoreline and a larger preliminary sketch of the man, also to the right of the man is a preliminary sketch of a woman walking to the right carry... more
A view taken from the S.W. end of Charleston, S.C. Jany 17th 1812
Title from item. Preliminary sketches of human figures on verso. Watermark: AMIES. Philadelphia Print Shop Inventory, no. 90. (DLC/PP-1995:140.90). Forms part of: John Rubens Smith collection (Library of Congress).
[View of Charleston, South Carolina, perhaps coming down the Cooper Ri...
Title devised by Library staff. Watermark: AMIES. Philadelphia Print Shop Inventory, no. 93. (DLC/PP-1995:140.93). Forms part of: John Rubens Smith collection (Library of Congress).
A representation of the great storm at Providence, Sept. 23d 1815 / pa...
Print shows flooding in Providence, Rhode Island from Narragansett Bay after a hurricane that struck on September 23, 1815. Sailing ships, fishing boats, and small buildings are awash in the tidal waves. People... more
Water proof
Print shows a female figure possibly representing Columbia or Commerce, full-length, seated, facing right, wearing a helmet with an eagle(?) with wings spread on top; she is holding a pike with her right hand, ... more
Ships at sea, one during a storm C.K
Print shows five different ships, some may be schooners, three at sea, one of which has sustained damaged during storm; at bottom is a harbor view with two ships, a small sailboat, and a view of a city in the d... more
Ships at sea, some undersail, one shipwreck C. Köpper
Print shows five different ships at sea, two are three-masted ships, one of which has wrecked near rocks; other ships may be schooners. The two larger designs are signed "C. Köpper". Title devised by Library st... more
U.S. Reports: Janney v. Columbian Ins. Co., 23 U.S. (10 Wheat.) 411 (1...
Description: U.S. Reports Volume 23; Wheaton Volume 10; February Term, 1825; Janney v. The Columbian Insurance Company
The phantom ship from legendary ballads by Thomas Moore, arranged for ...
Sheet music cover showing ship in foreground and other ship in background.
Kazusa no kairo
Print shows the port side of a ship, with Mount Fuji in the background.
Takanawa ōkido no zu
Print shows sailing ships in the harbor, men moving goods by hand and with carts in the port area, and a small building, possibly the customs house. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunk... more
Kanagawa
Print shows travelers walking up steep street with shops and inns on the left offering view of the ocean where ships are anchored or under sail.
The United States ship of the line Delaware
This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Evans, James.
U.S. Reports: United States v. Robeson, 34 U.S. (9 Pet.) 319 (1835)
Description: U.S. Reports Volume 34; Peters Volume 9; January Term, 1835; United States, Plaintiffs in Error v. William L. Robeson, The
Takanawa no zu
Print shows porters carrying sedan chairs and travelers on foot and horseback along the waterfront of Takanawa, with ships coming into port and at anchor in the background, and a public house on the left. Title... more
Eitai bashi Fukagawa shinchi
Print shows pedestrians crossing large wooden bridge spanning a river or inlet at Fukagawa; also shows large ships in the background. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Ed... more
Two views, one of a shipwrecked vessel on the shore, the other of a li...
Title devised by Library staff. (DLC/PP-1997:105) Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection at the Library of Congress. Forms part of: Documentary drawing filing series (Library of Congress). Paper creased wit... more
Study sketches of two ships - a sailing ship and a steamship, possibly...
Title devised by Library staff. Stamped on verso: From the file of James F. Queen artist, 1824-1889. (DLC/PP-1997:105) Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection at the Library of Congress. Forms part of: Docum... more
Ship at a wharf along the waterfront in Philadelphia, the cityscape vi...
Title devised by Library staff. Stamped on verso: From the file of James F. Queen artist, 1824-1889. (DLC/PP-1997:105) Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection at the Library of Congress. Forms part of: Docum... more
Topographical view of buildings along the far shore of a river, with s...
Title devised by Library staff. Paper irregularly shaped. Stamped on verso: From the file of James F. Queen artist, 1824-1889. (DLC/PP-1997:105) Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection at the Library of Cong... more
Man playing fetch with a dog near a cluster of trees, ship rigging und...
Title devised by Library staff. Paper torn across the bottom, irregularly shaped. Stamped on verso: From the file of James F. Queen artist, 1824-1889. (DLC/PP-1997:105) Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collectio... more
United States almanac, for the year 1841
Print shows the title page for the United States Almanac for the year 1841 showing the deity Mercury/Hermes soaring above the waterfront at Philadelphia with ships and boats on the Delaware River and two men mo... more
Columbus / painted by J.M.W. Turner R.A. ; engraved for the Eclectic M...
Print shows an anxious Christopher Columbus standing on the deck of his ship at night, under a crescent moon, searching the horizon for any sign of land. There appear to be two figures in the dark clouds direct... more
From the Cambria steamer, starting from Boston, U.S. Bunker's Hill Mon...
Drawing shows view of ships in Boston Harbor. To the right, Bunker Hill Monument. Purchase; William Reese Company; 2000; (DLC/PP-2000:086). Title from item. Accession box no. DLC/PP-2000:086
Approaching Boston U.S. July 17th 1846
Drawing showing two panoramic views of Boston, Massachusetts, from a vantage point in the harbor; top, "WNW 5 miles" with ship under sail on the left, at "1st sight of Boston U.S. Friday July 17th 1846, Cambria... more
Approaching Boston U.S. July 17th 1846
Drawing showing two panoramic views of Boston, Massachusetts, from a vantage point in the harbor; top, "WNW 5 miles" with ship under sail on the left, at "1st sight of Boston U.S. Friday July 17th 1846, Cambria... more
The Hudson River at Albany, U.S. Saturday July 18th 1846
Drawing shows several ships at dock on the waterfront of the Hudson River, and a view of the landscape across the river of buildings in Hudson, New York. Purchase; William Reese Company; 2000; (DLC/PP-2000:086)... more
Vista de la playa de Mayagues L. Luthy fecit
Print shows a cityscape view of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, as seen from a ship in the harbor looking back toward the beach and city, with several ships at anchor in the foreground and rolling hills in the backgroun... more
U.S. Reports: St. John v. Paine et al., 51 U.S. (10 How.) 557 (1851)
Description: U.S. Reports Volume 51; Howard Volume 10; December Term, 1850; Edward B. St. John, Claimant of the Steamboat Neptune, Appellant, v. Zebulon A. Paine, Sarah Norwood, John Bucknan, Andrew Bradford, a... more
Bankoku keihin denbun mosha shu harimaze
Japanese print shows three scenes, top left: ships sailing around a South American island; top right: an orchid from Borneo; and bottom: three Frenchmen on horseback racing in a steeplechase. Title from item. S... more
U.S. Reports: Newton v. Stebbins, 51 U.S. (10 How.) 586 (1851)
Description: U.S. Reports Volume 51; Howard Volume 10; December Term, 1850; Isaac Newton, Claimant of Steamboat New Jersey, Appellant, v. John H. Stebbins
At river's edge
Drawing shows four men in a rowboat docked at the edge of a river, with another rowboat moored nearby; the shoreline sweeps from right to left toward a distant city waterfront, with a sailing ship under sail an... more
Alcon[u?]
Drawing shows side view of the American commercial frigate, Alcon[u?], or perhaps the Algon[quin] or the Algon[a], both ships registerd to Lloyds at mid-century, sailing in the open seas. Gift ; Joseph Pennell.
The match by the Club of All Nations at Cowes [England]. The AMERICA y...
Wood engraving by Landells. Illus. in: The Illustrated London News, 1851 August 30, v. 19, p. 264. Reference copy may be in SSF - YACHTING. This record contains unverified data from caption card. Caption card t... more
U.S. Reports: The Propeller Genesee Chief et al. v. Fitzhugh et al., 5...
Description: U.S. Reports Volume 53; Howard Volume 12; December Term, 1851; The Propeller Genesee Chief, her Tackle, Apparel, and Furniture, William L. Pierce, Master, Alexander Kelsey, William H. Cheney, Willi... more
Kaighn Avenue ferry terminal, Camden, New Jersey, of the South Camden ...
Title devised by Library staff. Identification based on 1913 postcard on www.dvrbs.com website. Inscribed in pencil on lower left: 1852. Stamped on verso: From the file of James F. Queen artist, 1824-1889. (DLC... more
Brooklyn, L.I., as seen from Trinity Church, New York / painted by J.W...
Print shows piers and wharves and the dock area of the "Wall Street Ferry" looking from Trinity Church across the East River toward Brooklyn; many ships are at dock, also shows many carts and wagons, pedestrian... more
U.S. Reports: Schooner Catharine et al. v. Dickinson et al., 58 U.S. (...
Description: U.S. Reports Volume 58; Howard Volume 17; December Term, 1854; Schooner Catharine, her Tackle, etc., Starks W. Lewis and others, Owners and Claimants, Appellants, v. Noah Dickinson and others, Libe... more
The deck of an American line-of-battle ship The hull of an American ma...
Print shows at top, a bird's-eye view of the deck of a battleship from near mid-ship looking toward the bow with sailors working a capstan or windlass, also shows cannon on the deck; at bottom, a cut-away view ... more
U.S. Reports: Peck et al. v. Sanderson, 58 U.S. (17 How.) 178 (1855)
Description: U.S. Reports Volume 58; Howard Volume 17; December Term, 1854; James B. Peck, William Heilman, and Edwin H. Fresmuth, Owners of the Steam-ship Columbus, Appellants, v. John Sanderson, Libellant
U.S. Reports: Propeller Monticello v. Mollison, 58 U.S. (17 How.) 152 ...
Description: U.S. Reports Volume 58; Howard Volume 17; December Term, 1854; Propeller Monticello, John Wilson, Master and Claimant, Appellant, v. Gilbert Mollison, The
Minute representation of an American line-of-battleship, with full exp...
Print shows a starboard view of an American battleship with the parts numbered and lettered; also shows a rowboat and a small sailboat in the foreground. Title from item. Illus. from: Gleason's pictorial, v. 6,... more
[French naval expedition to the Indo-Chinese archipelago: Entrance to ...
Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, 1856 April 26, p. 340.
Napha from the sea / from nature by W. Heine ; shipping by Lieut. H. W...
Title from item. Plate from: Narrative of the expedition of an American squadron to the China Seas and Japan ... in ... 1852, 1853, and 1854, under ... M.C. Perry ... / Matthew C. Perry ; Francis L. Hawks, comp... more
East view of Philadelphia, Pennsylva. and part of Camden, New Jersey d...
Print shows a bird's-eye view of Camden, New Jersey in the foreground, with many buildings of commercial and residential nature, the Delaware River with steamboats and ships, and a view from the east of Philade... more
U.S. Reports: New York and Virginia Steamship Company v. Calderwood et...
Description: U.S. Reports Volume 60; Howard Volume 19; December Term, 1856; New York and Virginia Steamship Company, Owners of the Steamer Roanoke, v. Ezra Calderwood, Thomas C. Barlett, Dexter Carleton, Joshua... more
Lazaretto, Philada. quarantine station May 11th 56
Drawing shows several men in a rowboat possibly headed to a ship anchored out of view, a man sits at the stern where there is also an American flag; two sailing ships are anchored at right and left, with a view... more
New-Orleans (Louisiana) / H. Lewis pinx. ; Lith. Jnst. Arnz & Co. Düss...
Panoramic view of harbor with ships.
Pilots Station / H. Lewis pinx. ; Lith. Jnst. Arnz & Co. Düsseldorf.
Bird's-eye view of harbor, New Orleans, Louisiana.
Yabase no kihan
Print shows ships under sail approaching shore, mountains in the background. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006. From the series: Ōmi ha... more
U.S. Reports: New York and Liverpool U.S. Mail Steamship Co. v. Rumbal...
Description: U.S. Reports Volume 62; Howard Volume 21; December Term, 1858; New York and Liverpool United States Mail Steamship Company, Claimants of the Steamship Pacific, her Tackle, etc., Appellants, v. Otis... more
Kazusa kuroto no ura
Print shows small boats and large ships on large body of water, with a view of Mount Fuji in the background. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 20... more
Banshū murotsu shunkei
Print shows bird's-eye view of harbor with boats and mountains. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006. From the series: Shokoku meisyō hyak... more
U.S. Reports: Haney et al. v. Baltimore Steam Packet Company, 64 U.S. ...
Description: U.S. Reports Volume 64; Howard Volume 23; December Term, 1859; Benjamin Haney, Charles Ogden, and John Trenchard, Libellants and Appellants, v. the Baltimore Steam Packet Company, Owners of the Ste... more
Sketches of boats, sailing ships, and a horse O. Earle
Title devised by Library staff. Signed on lower right corner: O. Earle. (DLC/PP-2001:068) Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection at the Library of Congress. Forms part of: Documentary drawing filing series ... more
Submarine Infernal machine intended to destroy the "Minnesota"
A submarine and a sailing ship. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. 5, no. 253 (1861 Nov. 2), p. 701.
Sailors on Russian frigate "Osliaba," harbor of Alexandria, Va.
Photograph showing Russian sailors standing on the deck of their ship. No. 210. Inscribed on item: [Gen. Haupt & wife attended a reception given by the admiral]. Title from item.
Civil War envelope folded from printed form to Mrs. Daniel N. Speer
Title devised by Library staff. Addressed to Mrs. Daniel N. Speer, LaGrange, Troup Co., Ga.; postmarked Augusta, Ga. Sep. 13; stamped 10. Form printed by John M. Cooper & Co. shows woodcut of sailing ship. Depo... more
The blockade of Charleston
Three sailing ships: "Vandalia", the prize "Arthur Middleton", and "Roanoke". Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. 5, no. 247 (1861 Sept. 21), p. 599.
[Page from Harper's Weekly, June 29, 1861, including four prints and t...
Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v.5, no. 235 (1861 June 29), p. 413.
Civil War envelope showing Columbia standing atop cannon and holding A...
Title devised by Library staff. Addressed to Mrs. Henretta Rhoad, Troy, Maine ; postmarked Washington, D.C., 1862 ; bears 3 cent stamp. Deposit; Tom Liljenquist; 2018; (D074) pp/liljmem
The Rebel privateer Florida chasing the schooner Laura Ann, about 400 ...
Illus. from: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, 1863 May 9.
[The Benjamin S. Wright, a schooner, held in the ice at Square Island ...
Title devised by Library staff (Source: The Labrador Coast by Alpheus Spring Packard). Illus. in album: Photographs of arctic ice / William Bradford, [plate 2] Typewritten text in album lists photographers as J... more
[A small sailboat or schooner, possibly the Benjamin S. Wright, at sea...
Title devised by Library staff. Illus. in album: Photographs of arctic ice / William Bradford, [plate 41] Typewritten text in album lists photographers as J.L. Dunmore and G.P. Critcherson, but William H. Pierc... more
U.S. Reports: Ann Caroline, The, 69 U.S. (2 Wall.) 538 (1865)
Description: U.S. Reports Volume 69; Wallace Volume 2; December Term, 1864; Ann Caroline, The
[The Benjamin S. Wright, a schooner, held in the ice at Square Island ...
Title devised by Library staff (Source: The Labrador Coast by Alpheus Spring Packard). Illus. in album: Photographs of arctic ice / William Bradford, [plate 1] Typewritten text in album lists photographers as J... more
[Drift ice consolidating on the coast of Labrador, with a schooner at ...
Title devised by Library staff. Illus. in album: Photographs of arctic ice / William Bradford, [plate 40] Typewritten text in album lists photographers as J.L. Dunmore and G.P. Critcherson, but William H. Pierc... more
The captured Rebel privateer "Florida" and the United States steamer "...
Wood engraving from Harper's Weekly, 1864.
[The Benjamin S. Wright, a schooner, navigating through ice at Square ...
Title devised by Library staff (Source: The Labrador Coast by Alpheus Spring Packard). Illus. in album: Photographs of arctic ice / William Bradford, [plate 4] Typewritten text in album lists photographers as J... more
Hampton Roads, Virginia. Ammunition schooners
Photo shows boats anchored off City Point, Virginia, including the schooner William Spear of Baltimore (name on stern); a sidewheel steamboat (left center) with the likely name Metamora; astern of her, the hosp... more
Flag ship, LANCASTER, U.S. Navy
The Library holds only one photo from a pair published as a stereographic view. Gems of California scenery, no. 327. LOT subdivision subject: USS Lancaster. This record contains unverified old data from caption card.
U.S. Reports: Bentley v. Coyne, 71 U.S. (4 Wall.) 509 (1867)
Description: U.S. Reports Volume 71; Wallace Volume 4; December Term, 1866; Bentley v. Coyne
U.S. Reports: The Hypodame, 73 U.S. (6 Wall.) 216 (1868)
Description: U.S. Reports Volume 73; Wallace Volume 6; December Term, 1867; The Hypodame
Shipping on the Giudecca, Venice
Ships and boats with buildings in background.
U.S. Reports: Davis, The, 77 U.S. (10 Wall.) 15 (1870)
Description: U.S. Reports Volume 77; Wallace Volume 10; December Term, 1869; Davis, The