THE EAST INDIAMAN GOTHEBORG IN THE PEARL RIVER, CHINA, JULY 1744 Founded in 1731 the Swedish East India Company became an important influence on the economic and cultural life of Sweden, particularly in its trade ...
THE FLYING CLOUD'S BRUSH WITH THE N.B. PALMER IN THE SOUTH ATLANTIC, JULY 1ST 1852 The most celebrated of the American great clippers the Flying Cloud was the largest merchantman yet built and was claimed to be 'desti...
HMS BOUNTY PREPARING TO LEAVE OPAREE BAY, TAHITI, APRIL 4 1789 Few can fail to be fascinated and moved by the Bounty's extraordinary voyage and the tragic mutinee. HMS Bounty had been in ...
THE THERMOPYLAE PICKING UP A PILOT OFF DUNGENESS 1868 The tea clipper Thermopylae was probably the fastest and best all-round clipper ever built on all points of sailing and in all weathers, i...
THE CUTTY SARK IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA 1872 ".... On her third voyage in 1872 the Cutty Sark got the long awaited chance to race the Thermopylae home in the same weath...
THE STEAMSHIP THE GREAT BRITAIN ON ARRIVAL AT HOBSON'S BAY MELBOURNE IN 1852 ON HER FIRST AUSTRALIAN VOYAGE (DETAIL) After the problems encountered on her fifth voyage to New York the SS Great Britain changed owners and was greatly modified and improved. ...
CAPTAIN C.A. LARSEN'S JASON IN THE LAMAIRE CHANNEL C1893 The Jason was Norwegian. It combined whaling reconnaissance and sealing with careful exploration of the coasts of Graham Land. During the ...