(5) 19TH CENTURY WHALING DOCUMENTS.TO INCLUDE:an 1864 letter from Port St. Louis to Captain Charles H Gifford of the Whaling Bark China. 10 1/2" by 9". Shows some foxing. An 1851 accounting statement for the...
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OF (4) WHALING DOCUMENTS. TO INCLUDEAN 1865whale oil shipping receipt from Captain C.A. Gifford of the whaleship Maria from Port Lewis to New Bedford 1865. 5 1/2" by 9". Shows slight chipping to edges and minor...
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IMPORTANT ANTIQUE ATLAS DU VOYAGE DELA PEROUSE The atlas volume (atlas volume only, 2 text volumes missing, lacking, gone) from the important book "Atlas Du Voyage De La Perouse". With engraved portrait at...
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SHIPS IN STORMY SEA, OIL ON BOARD, 14"X17"Unmarked Oil Painting on Canvas. Framed. Painting Depicts Sailors leaving from port to embark on a voyage while their families are left behind. From estate of the late...
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LOUIS VUITTON PORTE DOCUMENTS VOYAGEMONOGRAM BUSINESS ...DESCRIPTION: Louis Vuitton "Porte-Documents Voyage" with brown monogram canvas (1) interior zipped pocket, (4) flat pockets and double pen loops. Original...
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C.K. MILLER, "S.S. DONEGAL" O/CCharlesKeith Miller (British, 1836–1907), signed lower left and dated 1906; together with original bill of sale from Parker Gallery, London, 1984. Frame Size: 30"...
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AN ANTIQUE MAP, "CARTE DE LA CôTE DEL'AMéRIQUE, SUR L'...AN ANTIQUE MAP, "Carte de la Côte de l'Amérique, sur l'océan pacifiqque septentrional compernant Le Territorie de l'Orégon, les Californies, La Mer...
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AN ANTIQUE MAP, "MAPPE MONDE OU CARTERéDUITE DES PARTI...AN ANTIQUE MAP, "Mappe Monde ou Carte Réduite Des Parties Connues du Globe, Pour fervir au Voyage de la Pérouse," PARIS, 1797, engraving on paper, from...
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JOURNAL OF THE BARK MERMAID OF WESTPORT,E.E. HICKS MAS... E.E. HICKS MASTER, BOUND ON A WHALING VOYAGE TO INDIAN OCEAN, KEPT BY GEO. E. ALLEN, FIRST OFFICER VOYAGE OF AUGUST 28TH 1873 - APRIL 16TH 1876. The whaling...
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THE SHIP HARBINGER LOG BOOK "ON A WHALINGVOYAGE TO THE...Log Book: The Ship Harbinger Log Book "On a Whaling Voyage to the Pacific Ocean", kept by Francis Fisher, Master. The Ship Harbinger out of Westbport Point,...
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SWEDISH WARSHIP VASA INTRICATE 54" HANDMADEMODELFor your consideration is this 54" Handcrafted Model of the 17th Century Swedish Warship Vasa (Wasa). Vasa or Wasa is a Swedish warship built between 1626 and 1628. The...
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KEITH REYNOLDS (B. 1929) "GOLDEN HINDE"OILKeith Reynolds (American, B. 1929) "Golden Hinde" Signed lower right. Original Oil painting on Canvas Board.
Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer (1946-2008), Founder...
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ATTRIBUTED TO LAI FONG (CHINA, FL. 1870-1910),BRITISH FOUR-MASTED SHIP FALLS OF CLYDE ARRIVING AT HONG KONG, OIL ON CANVAS, 20.5" X 26". FRAMED 24.75" X 29".ATTRIBUTED TO LAI FONG, China, fl. 1870-1910, British four-masted...
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PORT OF ENTRY DOCUMENT FOR A WHALINGVOYAGE DATED 1854 FRAMED 22.25” X 33.25”. VOYAGE, Dated 1854, Signed by President Franklin Pierce. Dated "July, 10/54". Framed together with an engraving of Pierce....
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POLYCHROME SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH BYEDWARD BURDETT CIRCA 1830-1833 LENGTH 6.25". INCLUDES STAND. EDWARD BURDETT, Circa 1830-1833, Signed on edge "Engraved. By. Edward Burdett.". Obverse titled "Wm. Tell. of....
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SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH WITH SAILINGMOTIFS 19TH CENTURY LENGTH 5". WITH WOODEN STAND. HEIGHT ON STAND APPROX. 7.75". MOTIFS, 19th Century, Obverse depicts a fouled anchor, leafy garlands, a bearded sailor...
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WILLIAM HOWARD YORKE (CANADA/UNITEDKINGDOM, 1847-1921), THE FOUR-MASTED BARQUE KENILWORTH OFF FASTNET ROCK, IRELAND., OIL ON CANVAS, 24" X 36". FRAMED 31" X 43" UNDER GLASS.WILLIAM HOWARD YORKE, Canada/United...
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SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH "INVOY OF NEWPORTRI" MID-19TH CENTURY LENGTH 7". RI", Mid-19th Century, Depicts a whaling scene of a whaleship, two whaleboats under sail, and two visible whales. Large ship at center is...
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PAIR OF EXCEPTIONALLY RARE AND HISTORICALLYSIGNIFICANT SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TEETH BY JOSIAH SHEFFIELD, JR., KNOWN AS THE "LOG TEETH" CIRCA 1831-1835 LENGTHS 6" AND 6.25". INCLUDES STANDS. SIGNIFICANT SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S...
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TWENTY-ONE PUBLICATIONS ON WHALING,SCRIMSHAW AND PRISONER-OF-WAR ARTIFACTS SCRIMSHAW AND PRISONER-OF-WAR ARTIFACTS, Sizes, bindings and conditions vary. Most illustrated. Includes: 1) A Treasury of American...
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SHIP'S MANIFEST & INSURANCE POLICY,BALTO., 1807 Two documents associated with the schooner eagle, which arrived in Baltimore from La Guayra, Venezuela, in May, 1807, with a cargo of coffee, indigo, and other...
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SHIP'S PASSPORT, 9-18-1871, IN FOURLANGUAGES.Signed by President Ulysses S. Grant and Hamilton Fish, Secretary of State. For a whaling voyage on the bark John P. West, Calvin Manchester captain, bound for the...
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SHIP'S FIGUREHEAD OF A MAN FROM THEWHALESHIPPlanter, ca. 1818. Portrait bust of a well-dressed man, carved wood, polychrome painted. Surface of the old painted finish shows overall crazing. Nose area shows...
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IMPORTANT CASED MODEL OF THE AMERICANWHALESHIP "JAMES ARNOLD" CIRCA 1935 CASE HEIGHT 26". LENGTH 31.5". WIDTH 8.25". WHALESHIP "JAMES ARNOLD", Circa 1935, By renowned Boston ship model builder Peter Ness (1890-1976)....
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GOLD RUSH-ERA JOURNAL OF THE BRIG "AMELIA"ON A VOYAGE FROM MAINE TO SAN FRANCISCO NOVEMBER 1849-MAY 1850 13.5" X 8.5". ON A VOYAGE FROM MAINE TO SAN FRANCISCO, November 1849-May 1850, "Journal of a Voyage from Eastport...
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GOBLET PRESENTED TO CAPTAIN W.G. HACKSTAFFOF THE SHIP "SHEFFIELD" ENGLAND, CIRCA 1830 HEIGHT 8.25". DIAMETER AT TOP 5". OF THE SHIP "SHEFFIELD", England, Circa 1830, Unsigned silver plate. Flared goblet with banded...
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CONTINENTAL SCHOOL (CIRCA 1769,), SPANISHFRIGATE LA VENTURA IN THE ICE AT CAPE HORN., PEN, INK AND WATERCOLOR ON VELLUM, 15.75" X 13.75" SIGHT. FRAMED 22" X 20.75".CONTINENTAL SCHOOL, Circa 1769, Spanish frigate...
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WHALING JOURNAL TO THE PACIFIC ON BOARDTHEWHALESHIP "GOOD RETURN II" OF NEW BEDFORD, DATED MAY 30TH, 1839. 243 HANDWRITTEN PAGES WITH NUMEROUS WHALE STAMPS. THE JOURNAL WAS KEPT BY CAPTAIN JOHN SMITH TABER WHOSE...
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OIL PAINTING ON CANVAS, CA 1820, PORTRAITOFCLEMENT P. COVELL, MASTER OF THE SHIP PARNASSO, WITH A CREW OF 21 MEN ON A WHALING VOYAGE TO THE PACIFIC. SIGHT SIZE 32 1/2" X 26 1/4". OVERALL 39" X 32 1/2". PAINTING...
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HISTORIC MARITIME SHIPPING DOCUMENTS.19TH C. TOinclude: 179 page bound deposition taken under oath in the town of Port Louis in the islands of the Mauritius, Edward Allen Williams, possibly dealing with an insurance...
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RARE 4 PAGE WHALING LETTER. THIS ISA COMMERCIALletter headed toward Oahu, Honolulu, May 10, 1850, from Augustus Howell to his brother in New York. The Howell family was heavily involved in the whaling industry...
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NANTUCKET WHALING JOURNAL OR LOGBOOK,1869.Journal is 8 volumes with 30 leaves leather bound diary type binding with brass clasp. Part of clasp is missing as well as some pages missing from the beginning of the...
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James Guy Evans (English b. 1810; activeNew Orleans 1843-53) "The Aurelia Juan Netto Captain" 1852 oil on canvas signed lower right dated and inscribed "Aurelia su Capn Don Juan Netto año 1852" lower center 29...
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1834-1838 Whaling Ledger of Ship GovernorFenner 13 x 8 in. hardcover accounting ledger for the whaling ship Governor Fenner of Bristol Rhode Island; Alexander Swain II Captain. Built in 1827 the Governor Fenner was...
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Samuel Lawrence Early New York Representative& the Lawrence Family Manuscript Archive An extensive archive of approximately 67 documents of the noted Lawrence family of New York spanning the years 1799 to 1908. Dealing...
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Martin Van Buren ship's paper, partiallyprinted in four languages, signed "M. Van Buren" as President and "John Forsyth" as Secretary of State, later filled in and dated May 22, 1841 in Fall...
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