pmilner Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 Greetings, I am new to the site. For a lecture on family history research I am seeking two images. Line drawings will work fine. I need one of an old sailing ship / ship of the line becalmed on a flat sea, and one of a smiliar ship being pulled by a longboat. Any advice on where to look? I have tried doing google image searches but have not found anything appropriate. Thanks in advance for any assistance Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Oars Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 It will take some work on your part, but try here: http://www.sailingwarship.com/category/18th-century Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmilner Posted January 19, 2013 Author Share Posted January 19, 2013 It will take some work on your part, but try here: http://www.sailingwarship.com/category/18th-century Thanks, I will check it out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coastie04 Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 Thanks to the miracle of google working in compilation with key search words from my extensive nautical vocabulary (actually, pretty much just what you were asking for), I found the following images: Bark Europa becalmed with stuns'ls set. Four masted barque Parma in very light breeze. A very unconventional tow. USS Constitution towed away from British warships during the war of 1812. A painting of the same incident with USS Constitution. Hope this helps. Coastie She was bigger and faster when under full sail With a gale on the beam and the seas o'er the rail Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zaknesbitt Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 I would recommend searching the fine art collections of the Greenwich National Maritime Museum (NMM), they have wonderful etchings as well as paintings. http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections.html#!csearch;authority=subject-90258;collectionReference=subject-90258 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mission Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 Those are some awesome pictures, Coastie! The Constitution looks fantastic with all those studding sails mounted - like some sort of crazy bat coming at you. Mycroft: "My brother has the brain of a scientist or a philosopher, yet he elects to be a detective. What might we deduce about his heart?" John: "I don't know." Mycroft: "Neither do I. But initially he wanted to be a pirate." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coastie04 Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 Mission, that's nothing compared to a photo of a ship with stuns'ls. Below are a few of the Europa. Enjoy, Coastie She was bigger and faster when under full sail With a gale on the beam and the seas o'er the rail Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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