Ship Captain

Provenance This clock is known as the Alexander Raitt clock. It was shipped from Scotland to America by Captain Alexander Raitt in 1745, sailing his own ship.

Operating from addresses in the heart of London’s river trade in Wapping, including 111 Minories and 66 High Street, the firm supplied instruments to ship captains, merchants, naval ...

He spent time at sea (two years), a heritage from his grandfather and father who were both ship’s captains. During World War II, Hoie served four years in the Army as a Sergeant in a...

- Company History: The history of AT Ferrell dates to 1869, when John E. Smith, a steam ship captain in the civil war, built the first air / screen grain cleaner.

His early works were mostly portraits of ships commissioned by their captains, but later on he turned his attention to painting ships of the Royal Navy.

Members of this family held important positions as ship captains and even as directors in the British East India Company.

However, crew member Rowlandson Drown approaches the captain with an alternative. Gesturing emphatically towards the ship, Drown suggests, "We could sell that ship for forty thousand...

The painting is titled in gold paint to the lower margin "Ship Anita Captain George A Thompkins Entering Hong Kong 27, November, 1869.

A practical coffee table using a ship's grating (above the captains cabin) with fitted legs.

He was a talented artist and was promoted to Midshipman and may have been taught to paint by the captain of the ship, George Tobin, an amateur painter who later retired to Teignmouth...

Challoner’s principal competition in New Orleans was August Norieri, a talented ship portraitist and painter of marines. While Norieri lived hand-to-mouth, Challoner drew a handsome ...

There he found a ready market amongst the ship owners and captains who commissioned him to paint portraits of their ships.

In 1887, Captain J. Murdoch assumed the role of ship's master, guiding the County of Peebles through several years of active service.

He spent time at sea (two Years), a heritage from his grandfather and father who were both ship’s captains. During World War II, Hoie served four years in the Army as a sergeant in a...

The primary concern of ship captains was that the signal be easily recognized on the open seas.

The primary concern of ship captains was that the signal be easily recognized on the open seas.

The sea symbolizes the world. The ship represents the family. The captain is the man who guides that ship.

This bracelet dates back to the mid 20th century and sports charms ranging from a ship's bell, fish, and Captain's cap to flags, a sailboat and my favorite ... an operational compass.

Thomas Willis described his works as "silk ware pictures" his works were often commissioned by ship owners and captains, and examples are held today in Maritime Museum collections in...

“Going Abroad” refers to chapter twenty one in the novel, in which the ship, Pequod, is preparing to sail. In the novel, this scene heightens the mystery surrounding Ahab, the captai...

John Adams (1767-1829) John Adams (known as Alexander Smith) was the last survivor of the Bounty Mutineers, the disaffected crewmen, who, led by acting-Lieutenant Fletcher Christian...

The bay was named after Captain James Cook's ship, the HMS Resolution, which you can see anchored in the distance.

We purchased this painting from an antique dealer in San Francisco who had purchased it from the estate of the descendants and the owner and captain of this ship. Designed to carry...

In this, the TWELFTH novel from the series of 13, Morse divulges his first name, Endeavour (named after Captain James Cook's ship), for the first time in the series.

The photo depicts the Adventure Isle, Captain Hook's Pirate Ship, Pirates of the Caribbean Fortress in Euro Disneyland.

By Lemuel Gulliver, First a Surgeon, and then a Captain of Several Ships. It is a satirical work of prose by the Anglo-Irish writer and clergyman Jonathan Swift, although the first e...

Captains and ship owners valued his ship portraits for their accuracy of detail.

Inscription: William Brown & Eleanor Newcastle This refers to the Ship Eleanor and the owner/captain William Brown The Ship Eleanor was build in South Shields near Newcastle in 178...

The perspective of this view is towards the entrance of Avacha Bay with Captain Cook's ships, Discovery and Resolution, at anchor in the bay.

Flag sheets and charts like this one were made primarily for the use of sea captains and ship chandlers to identify the nationality of ships in open waters.

If the article is to be believed then it would seem that Mr Wood was captain of the Great Eastern. However a list of the captains on the ship does not include Wood’s name so this see...

In 1788, he joined the Royal Navy and later captained several ships for the East India Company.

In 1788, he joined the Royal Navy and later captained several ships for the East India Company.

Meuterei auf der Bounty, Lobby Card, Adventure, Drama, History, Romance, Portsmouth, Ship, British, In 1787, captain Dimensions: 21,9 cm x 32,8 cm (in) 28 cm x 35,5 cm (out)

Sailing and steaming this ship without a captain sails at full speed straight into the wall.

Medium: Oil on Canvas Dimensions: 28.00" x 22.00", Framed 34.00" x 28.00" Signature: Signed Lower Left Original illustration for Moby Dick: 'To chase that White Whale over all sides...

Antique ship's or captain's secretary, so-called Military Campaign Chest of Drawers England Mahogany, brass Victorian around 1890 Dimensions: H x W x D: 135 x 92 x 52 cm D...

The island Onrust (pulau Onrust) was known as an excellent hub to repair large ships. According to Captain Cook it was on of the best places in the world to repair ships.

This print depicts the exploding of the 'Alphen' ship at the harbour of Curacao. The ship was under command of captain G.W.H. van der Feltsz who died with his crew, only 28 people su...

What better place to look for clever space saving solutions than on a ship! This captain's bar was designed by Reno Wahl Iversen for the Danish manufacturer Dyrlund.

The ship is shown in full sail with flags flying. The ship was owned and Captained by Griffith Jones, a Welshman born 1831.

If the article is to be believed then it would seem that Mr Wood was captain of the Great Eastern. However a list of the captains on the ship does not include Wood’s name so this see...

It depicts a view of the Endeavour River on the coast of New Holland (now Australia), where Captain James Cook's ship, the Endeavour, was intentionally grounded to undergo repairs af...

This example, "Ocativius" is named for an 18th century ghost ship discovered with the captain’s body found frozen at his desk, still holding his pen.

The neck is the face of what looks like a captain of a ship. Period: Art Nouveau, Circa 1900.