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1.
Royal embarkation, or, Bearing Brittannia's hope from a bathing machine to the royal barge [graphic].

Creator:
Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878, printmaker
Published / Created:
[19 August 1819]
Call Number:
Folio 75 W87 807 v.5
Collection Title:
V. 5. Caricature magazine, or, Hudibrastic mirror.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"The Regent, in tight and dandified admiral's full-dress uniform, wearing a cocked hat, is carried by two bathing women (cf. British Museum Satires no. 8432) from a bathing-machine (right) to the barge 'Royal George', for transit to the royal yacht. J...
Alternative Title:
Royal embarkation, or, Bearing Britannia's hope from a bathing machine to the royal barge, Bearing Brittannia's hope from a bathing machine to the royal barge, and Bearing Britannia's hope from a bathing machine to the royal barge
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pubd. Augt. 19th, 1819, by T. Tegg, 111 Cheapside
Subject (Geographic):
England.
Subject (Name):
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830 and Royal George (Ship)
Subject (Topic):
Shipwrecks, Bathing, Admirals, British, Military officers, Military uniforms, and Sailors
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Royal embarkation, or, Bearing Brittannia's hope from a bathing machine to the royal barge [graphic].

2.
Reynard's hope a scene in the Tempest between Trinculo, Stephano and Caliban / [graphic]

Creator:
Dent, William, active 1783-1793, printmaker
Published / Created:
April 15th, 1784.
Call Number:
784.04.15.03+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title from item.
Publisher:
Pubd. as the act directs, by T. Brown, Rathbone Place
Subject (Geographic):
England, London., and England.
Subject (Name):
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830, Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792, Great Britain. Parliament, and Royal George (Ship)
Subject (Topic):
Elections, 1784, Political elections, Shipwrecks, Barrels, and Gambling
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Reynard's hope a scene in the Tempest between Trinculo, Stephano and Caliban / [graphic]

3.
Journal of a voyage on the clipper ship Hornet and related correspondence, 1866-1901

Creator:
Ferguson, Henry, 1848-1917
Call Number:
YCAL MSS 118
Image Count:
31
Resource Type:
unspecified
Abstract:
Holograph journal (ca. 300 pages) written in a printed pocket diary for the year 1866, of Henry Ferguson's experiences with his brother Samuel as passengers on the clipper-ship Hornet sailing from New York on Jan 15 1866, to San Francisco; the onboard...
Subject (Geographic):
Pacific Ocean. and Hawaii
Subject (Name):
Ferguson, Henry, 1848-1917., Ferguson, Samuel., Twain, Mark, 1835-1910., Harper & Brothers., and Hornet (Clipper-ship)
Subject (Topic):
Shipwrecks, Voyages to the Pacific coast, and Description and travel
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Journal of a voyage on the clipper ship Hornet and related correspondence, 1866-1901

4.
The loss of the Halsewell East Indiaman

Creator:
Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
Published / Created:
[4 June 1787]
Call Number:
Drawer 787.06.04.03
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Group of men and women in shipwreck, clinging to pieces of wood among raging waves."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title engraved below image.
Publisher:
Pubd. June 4th, 1787, by R. Wilkinson, No 58 Cornhill
Subject (Topic):
Shipwrecks, Seas, and Disaster victims
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The loss of the Halsewell East Indiaman

5.
A narrative of the shipwreck of the Ann. Captn. Irving Which was wrecked on the Coast of Barbary on

Creator:
Irving, James, 1759-1791
Call Number:
Osborn c399
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
unspecified
Abstract:
Manuscript fair copy, of dated entries recounting the departure from Liverpool, the shipwreck on the Barbary Coast, the crew's enslavement in northern Africa, and their return to Dartmouth. Many entries concern the work done, foods, illnesses and inju...
Description:
Binding: contemporary half-calf, marbled-paper boards.
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain, Africa, North., Africa, North, and Great Britain.
Subject (Topic):
Sailors, Ship captains, Shipwrecks, Slavery, Description and travel, and Foreign relations
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > A narrative of the shipwreck of the Ann. Captn. Irving Which was wrecked on the Coast of Barbary on the 26th of May 1789. the crew sold for slaves, continued in that state untill January 1790 were detain'd at Mogodore, to Aug 1st. arrived at Dartmouth, on the 26 of October 1790, [1790(?)].

6.
The Queen Caroline running down the Royal George [graphic].

Creator:
Marshall, John, Junior, active 1820, printmaker
Published / Created:
[25 October 1820]
Call Number:
Folio 724 835G v.2 (Oversize)
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"A frigate with a life-like bust of Queen Caroline as figurehead runs down a similar vessel with a huge and grotesque head of George IV. The latter heels over and is about to be swamped; the King's head looks up in terror at the complacent features of...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pub. Oct. 25 by John Marshall Junr., 24 Little St. Martins Lane
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain.
Subject (Name):
Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821, George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830, Wood, Matthew, Sir, 1768-1843, Brougham and Vaux, Henry Brougham, Baron, 1778-1868, Denman, Thomas Denman, Baron, 1779-1854, Lushington, Stephen, 1782-1873, Broughton, John Cam Hobhouse, Baron, 1786-1869, Burdett, Francis, 1770-1844, Eldon, John Scott, Earl of, 1751-1838, Liverpool, Robert Banks Jenkinson, Earl of, 1770-1828, Sidmouth, Henry Addington, Viscount, 1757-1844, Castlereagh, Robert Stewart, Viscount, 1769-1822, Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852, Leach, John, 1760-1834, Manners-Sutton, Charles, 1755-1828, and Majocchi, Theodore, active 1820
Subject (Topic):
Politicians, Warships, Shipwrecks, Whales, Bags, Medical equipment & supplies, Ceremonial maces, and Bishops
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The Queen Caroline running down the Royal George [graphic].

7.
Raising the royal George [graphic]

Creator:
Nixon, John, -1818, printmaker
Published / Created:
[21 January 1783]
Call Number:
783.01.21.04+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
George III, submerged in water, his head and hands raised in supplication above the waves, is being pulled out by four men standing in "Victory's Boat." They are, from left to right, Admiral Keppel, Lord Shelburne, John Dunning, and the Duke of Richmo...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pub. 21st. Jan. 1783, by W. Humphrey, No. 227 Strand
Subject (Geographic):
England., England, and Great Britain
Subject (Name):
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820., Lansdowne, William Petty, Marquis of, 1737-1805., Keppel, Augustus Keppel, Viscount, 1725-1786., Dunning, John, Baron Ashburton, 1731-1783., Richmond, Charles Lennox, 3rd Duke of, 1735-1806., Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806., Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797., Thurlow, Edward Thurlow, Baron, 1731-1806., and Royal George (Ship)
Subject (Topic):
Diving bells, Shipwrecks, Boats, Ropes, Drowning, Crowns, Clothing & dress, and Politics and government
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Raising the royal George [graphic]

8.
Distress [graphic]

Creator:
Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, artist
Published / Created:
[approximately 1799]
Call Number:
799.00.00.54+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A boat crammed with shipwrecked men, with an oar projecting to the right. One man leans his elbows on the gunwale while two of his companions throw a corpse overboard
Description:
Title from caption below image.
Publisher:
Published by Thos. Palser, Surrey side Westminster Bridge
Subject (Topic):
Shipwrecks and Castaways
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Distress [graphic]

9.
A diving machine on a new construction [graphic].

Creator:
Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker, publisher
Published / Created:
[31 May 1806]
Call Number:
Auchincloss Rowlandson v. 8
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Fox, in a diver's dress which leaves his face and hands bare, stands on the bed of the ocean, speaking, through a tube inscribed 'Haul up', to his assistants in a boat; these haul on a pulley attached to the mast of the boat, but cut off by the upper...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pubd. May 31, by T. Rowlandson, N. 1, James St., Adelphi
Subject (Name):
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, Windham, William, 1750-1810, Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816, Erskine, Thomas Erskine, Baron, 1750-1823, and Lansdowne, Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, Marquess of, 1780-1863
Subject (Topic):
John Bull (Symbolic character), Barrels, Diving suits, and Shipwrecks
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > A diving machine on a new construction [graphic].

10.
[Ships near rocky coast] [art original]

Creator:
Winchelsea, Charles Finch, Earl of, 1672-1712, artist
Published / Created:
[not after 1712?]
Call Number:
Folio 49 3588 v.1 (Oversize)
Collection Title:
Volume 1, page 50. Collection of prints engraved by various persons of quality.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title devised by curator.
Subject (Topic):
Ships, Rowboats, Coastlines, and Shipwrecks
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > [Ships near rocky coast] [art original]

11.
Henrietta de Belgrave [graphic].

Published / Created:
[1830?]
Call Number:
763 830 T865
Collection Title:
Frontispiece. True and affecting history of Henrietta Belgrave.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Illustrated frontispiece showing five scenes from the fictitious account, each with a caption etched below
Alternative Title:
Henrietta de Bellgrave
Description:
Title from text above image.
Publisher:
T. Richardson, Derby
Subject (Geographic):
India.
Subject (Topic):
Shipwrecks
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Henrietta de Belgrave [graphic].

12.
The Guardian frigate, commanded by Lieutenant Riou, surrounded by islands of ice in the South Seas

Published / Created:
published as the act directs, 22d Septr. 1790.
Call Number:
790.09.22.01+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title engraved below image.
Publisher:
Printed for & sold by Carington Bowles, No. 69 St. Paul's Church Yard, London
Subject (Name):
Riou, Edward, 1762-
Subject (Topic):
Axes, Icebergs, Livestock, Rescue work, Sailors, Ships, Shipwrecks, Telescopes, Military uniforms, and British
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The Guardian frigate, commanded by Lieutenant Riou, surrounded by islands of ice in the South Seas, on which she struck 24th December 1789, in her passage to Botany Bay, with the departure of the crew in the jolly boat [graphic].

13.
The Oxfordshire garland

Published / Created:
[1800?]
Call Number:
Folio 74 OL1 v. 3
Image Count:
1
Description:
Date of publication from ESTC.
Publisher:
Sold by J. Evans, London
Subject (Geographic):
Oxford (England)
Subject (Topic):
Merchants, Cannibalism, Letter writing, Sibling rivalry, Parent and child, Shipwrecks, and Fathers and daughters
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The Oxfordshire garland

15.
The baron's preparations for raising the hull of the Royal-George at Spithead [graphic].

Published / Created:
Novr. 1st. 1792.
Call Number:
792.11.01.19.2
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title from item.
Publisher:
Published for H.D. Symonds, Pater-noster Row, London
Subject (Geographic):
England.
Subject (Name):
Royal George (Ship)
Subject (Topic):
Shipwrecks and Balloons (Aircraft)
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The baron's preparations for raising the hull of the Royal-George at Spithead [graphic].

16.
The catch purse expedition [graphic].

Published / Created:
[23 August 1819]
Call Number:
Folio 75 W87 807 v.5
Collection Title:
V. 5. Caricature magazine, or, Hudibrastic mirror.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Satire on a race of ships at Cowes: a figure of John Bull reassures those on the 'Royal George Junr'."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Cut purse expedition
Description:
Title etched below image; the word "cut" is scored through and the word "catch" etched above it, inserted with a caret.
Publisher:
Published August 23, 1819, by T. Tegg, 111 Cheapside
Subject (Geographic):
England.
Subject (Name):
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830, Knighton, William, Sir, 1776-1836, Conyngham, Elizabeth Conyngham, Marchioness, -1861, Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821., Kempenfelt, Richard., and Royal George (Ship)
Subject (Topic):
John Bull (Symbolic character) and Shipwrecks
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The catch purse expedition [graphic].

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