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A winning yacht

Description: Image of a bow-on view of a yacht at sea under full sail; five sailors visible on deck, one waving his hat.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: ©1885
Call number: priTEC 0144
Creator: Congdon, Theodore G(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of Theodore G. and Eleanor S. Congdon, 2006.; Gift of Theodore G. and Eleanor S. Congdon, 2008.
Restrictions: Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.

Schooner yacht "Henrietta," 205 tons, New-York Yacht Club

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Image of a starboard view of the yacht Henrietta at sea, under full sail.

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To Count Edmund Batthyany, Rear Commodore of the Royal Albert Yacht Club, this print of his schooner yacht "Flying Cloud," in the walk over for the second class prize, value £50, in the schooner and yawl match of the Royal Thames Yacht Club, June 8th 1870, is dedicated by his obed't servant, Josiah Taylor

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Image of a starboard view of the yacht Flying Cloud, under full sail; other vessels in background.

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Battle of the Nile, on the ensuing morning

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Image of a starboard view of a British ship under sail at center, the stern of French ship Le Serieuse just visible as she goes down by the bow at left in the aftermath of the Battle of the Nile in 1798 between the British Royal Navy and the French fleet; another French vessel on fire at right.

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A view of the grand fleet in the order of sailing under the command of Adm. Earl Howe, in 1790 is dedicated by permission to his most gracious majesty William the fourth

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Image of the Grand Fleet under the command of British Admiral Earl Howe in 1790; lines of ships at sea in full sail.

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The Theodore G. and Eleanor S. Congdon Maritime Collection contains 190 items that pertain to commercial, naval, and recreational maritime-related activities primarily in the United States and the United Kingdom. Materials date from approximately 1700 to 1990, with the bulk dating from 1800-1935. The collection consists of prints (engravings, etchings, aquatints, and lithographs), photographs, manuscript materials, publications, portfolios and bound volumes, and a single painting. The items deal primarily with whaling, yachting, and naval battles, and the vessels and people involved in these activities. The collection contains materials as diverse as early 18th-century engravings of whaling expeditions, letters from sailors working on whaling vessels during the 19th century, photographs of yachts competing for the America's Cup in the early 20th century, 19th-century lithographs of naval ships engaged in battle, and letters of marque and safe conduct signed by presidents of the United States, from George Washington to James Buchanan. Includes some letters and bills of sale of William Hathaway Jr. of New Bedford, Massachusetts. These items offer a wealth of information regarding the vessels that operated throughout three centuries, as well as the fishermen, sailors, and sportsmen who manned them.

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A winning yacht

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