HMS Ajax - ILN 1887, The Illustrated London News
Ships at the Queen's Jubilee Naval Review. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 23 July 1887.
HMS Collingwood, Steel Armour-Plated Barbette Ship - ILN 1885
New Ships of the British Navy, HMS Collingwood, Steel Armour-Plated Barbette Ship, 9150 Tons, Ten Guns. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 18 April 1885. Same illustration used for Ships at the Quee... More
HMS Euryalus - ILN 1877, The Illustrated London News
H.M.S. Euryalus HMS Euryalus. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 3 February 1877. https://www.lookandlearn.com/history-images/U258249/HMS-Euryalus
HMS Imperieuse, Armed Cruiser - ILN 1885
The British Fleet, HMS Imperieuse, Armed Cruiser, 7390 Tons, 8000-Horse Power, carrying Ten Guns. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 21 March 1885. Same illustration used for Ships at the Queen's Ju... More
HMS Northampton, The Illustrated London News
H.M.S. Northampton HMS Northampton. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 2 November 1878.
HMS Serapis equipped for voyage of the Prince of Wales P1671875328
HMS Serapis equipped for the Voyage of the Prince of Wales to India. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 2 October 1875. maiden voyage with Prince of Wales 26 September 1875
HMS Temeraire - ILN 1876, The Illustrated London News
H.M.S. Temeraire British Ships engaged in the Bombardment of Alexandria. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 15 July 1882.
HMS Tourmaline, the New Flagship of the West African Squadron - ILN 18...
HMS Tourmaline, the New Flagship of the West African Squadron. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 2 December 1876. Engraving after a sketch of the vessel at Sheerness by H. P. Neville, marine artist... More
Launch of H.M.S. Alexandra at Chatham Dockyard - ILN 1875
Launch of HMS Alexandra at Chatham Dockyard. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 17 April 1875.
Ships at the Queen's Jubilee Naval Review, HMS Inflexible, Flag-Ship -...
Ships at the Queen's Jubilee Naval Review, HMS Inflexible, Flag-Ship. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 23 July 1887.
The Arethusa Training-Ship for Boys, at Greenhithe - ILN 1875
The Arethusa Training-Ship for Boys, at Greenhithe. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 30 January 1875. HMS Arethusa
The Russian Circular Ironclad Novgorod - ILN 1876
The Russian Circular Ironclad Novgorod, from the Extra Supplement to The Illustrated London News, 15 January 1876.
Troop-Ships Orontes, Jumna, Malabar, and Euphrates at Bombay, waiting ...
Troop-Ships Orontes, Jumna, Malabar, and Euphrates at Bombay, waiting to bring Home Troops from the Afghan War. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 27 November 1880. Euphrates-class troopships Jumna,... More
Wreck of the Tally Ho, at Eastbourne, Sunday Night, Dec. 26, 1887 1625...
Wreck of the Tally Ho of Shoreham, at Eastbourne, Sunday Night, Dec. 26, 1886. Four seamen, part of the crew of the Tally Ho were lost, the ship wrecked near the Redoubt, at Eastbourne Wreck of the Tally Ho, a... More
HMS 'Vanguard' sunk off the Irish Coast - ILN-1875-0911-0012
H.M.S. Vanguard sunk off the Irish Coast. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 11 September 1875. Read the ILN
Launch of the Inflexible at Portsmouth Dockyard, stern view of the shi...
Launch of the Inflexible at Portsmouth Dockyard, stern view of the ship. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 6 May 1876. Volume: 68 , Issue: 1919. page 453 Read the ILN Sir Joseph Crowe's Reminiscences.
Marengo (1869) Illustrated London News (cropped)
The Marengo, Flag-Ship of the French Squadron at Portsmouth. Illustration and front cover for The Illustrated London News, 15 August 1891. The French ironclad Marengo at Portsmouth, as part of a squadron visit... More
Arrival of the Royal Yacht at Gravesend ILN0-1889-0706-0005
Arrival of the Royal Yacht at Gravesend, His Majesty the Shah, about to disembark. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 6 July 1889. Date: Saturday, July 6, 1889. Volume: 95, Issue: 2620, page 5 Read the ILN
HMS Garnet, Unarmoured Corvette ILN0-1878-0511-0012
HMS Garnet, Unarmoured Corvette. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 11 May 1878. Naval preparations at Chatham now ready for to join a fleet for service in the Baltic or elsewhere... Garnet, an una... More
The building of the Mersey Railway Tunnel
The Mersey Railway Tunnel, Plan and Section, and Works in Progress. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 11 June 1881. These illustrations record the process of the building of the Mersey Railway Tunn... More
'Arrival at Gravesend on Monday morning' Wellcome L0022196
January 26, 'Arrival at Gravesend on Monday morning' From a sketch by our special artist on the Tug Anglia. Arrival of Cleopatra's Needle at Gravesend. From the Illustrated London News, 26 January 1878. Genera... More
Recognition of the Republic of Brazil by Great Britain - ILN 1890-1213...
Recognition of the Republic of Brazil by Great Britain. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 13 December 1890. Read the ILN SALUTING THE BRAZILIAN REPUBLIC. In South America, as in Europe, the revol... More
Remains of HMS 'Serpent' washed up on the Rocks at Punto del Buey - IL...
Remains of HMS Serpent washed up on the Rocks at Punto del Buey. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 13 December 1890. Read the ILN THE WRECK OF H.M.S. SERPENT. In addition to the various illustrat... More
HMS 'Doterel', lately blown up in the Strait of Magellan - ILN 1881 (c...
HMS Doterel, lately blown up in the Strait of Magellan. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 14 May 1881.
Review of the fleet at Spithead by the Queen - ILN 1878 (coloured)
Review of the Fleet at Spithead by the Queen. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 24 August 1878. The Naval Review at Spithead, the Royal yacht passing through the Lines.
The Rhone, One of the Vessels lost in the late Hurricane in the West I...
The Rhone, One of the Vessels lost in the late Hurricane in the West Indies. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 23 November 1867. Rhone (ship) - wood engraving Lost in the West Indies hurricane of 1... More
HMS 'Serpent', wrecked on the Spanish Coast of the Bay of Biscay - ILN...
HMS Serpent, wrecked on the Spanish Coast of the Bay of Biscay. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 22 November 1890. Front page. Article appears on pages 642-643. Read the ILN
Launch of the Royal Arthur by the Queen at Portsmouth Dockyard ILN 189...
The Queen at Portsmouth Dockyard. Launch of the Royal Arthur by the Queen at Portsmouth Dockyard. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 7 March 1891. Volume: 98 , Issue: 2707 Read the ILN
"The Caves of Elephants, near Bombay," Illustrated London News, 1875
Visit of the Prince of Wales to India. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 20 November 1875. "The Caves of Elephants, near Bombay" Source:ebay, July 2009
Admiral Sir G. Tryon's squadron off the Crosby Light, after the captur...
Admiral Sir G. Tryon's squadron off the Crosby Light, after the capture of Liverpool. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 25 August 1888. The annual Naval Manoeuvres of 1888 Crosby (Mersey Estuary, l... More
Admiral Sir G. Tryon's ships (the A Squadron) anchoring in Milford Hav...
Admiral Sir G. Tryon's ships (the A Squadron) anchoring in Milford Haven on Sunday 11th August 1889. The Defending Fleet (the A Squadron) at Milford Haven consisted of ironclads not capable of a speed of much ... More
Agamemnon 1879, The Illustrated London News
Launch of HMS Agamemnon at Chatham Dockyard. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 27 September 1879.
Comus ILN2, The Illustrated London News
H.M.S. Comus, One of the Six New Steel Corvettes built at Glasgow for the Royal Navy. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 19 April 1879.
Corbeta O´higgins ataca baterias de Valparaíso - Guerra Civil de 1891.
The Chilean Sloop O'Higgins firing on the garrison in Valparaíso harbour - The Civil War in Chile: Hostilities at Valparaiso. The Civil War in Chile, Hostilities at Valparaiso. Illustration for The Illustrated... More
HMS Comus, One of the Six New Steel Corvettes built at Glasgow for the...
H.M.S. Comus, One of the Six New Steel Corvettes built at Glasgow for the Royal Navy. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 19 April 1879.
HMS Eurydice, The Illustrated London News
Loss of HMS Eurydice, 24 March, struck by the Squall. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 30 March 1878. HMS Eurydice sinking off the Isle of Wight, 24 March 1878. J.R. Wells
HMS Gibraltar, Training-Ship for Destitute Irish Boys, Belfast Lough -...
HMS Gibraltar, Training-Ship for Destitute Irish Boys, Belfast Lough. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 8 February 1873. Read the ILN Volume 62, Issue 1745.
HMS Hercules forcing the blockade of Berehaven, Bantry Bay. Naval Mano...
HMS Hercules forcing the blockade of Berehaven, Bantry Bay. Naval Manoeuvres of 1888. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 25 August 1888. The annual Naval Manoeuvres of 1888 J. R. Wells was the ILN's... More
HMS Immortalite finding the Derelict Margaret Pollock at Sea ILN - 187...
HMS Immortalite finding the Derelict Margaret Pollock at Sea. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 18 January 1873.
HMS Rupert defending the eastern entrance to Berehaven - ILN 1888
HMS Rupert defending the eastern entrance to Berehaven. The Naval Manoeuvres in Bantry Bay. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 18 August 1888. The annual Naval Manoeuvres of 1888; in Bantry Bay. Rea... More
HMS Thunderer Gun Explosion, The Illustrated London News
The Disaster on Board HMS Thunderer, off Ismid, Sea of Marmora. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 25 January 1879. Sketch of the gun explosion on the HMS Thunderer which occurred on 2 January 1879 ... More
HMS London 1881 - Public domain image of steamship
HMS London depicted in Zanzibar, 1881. The East African Slave Trade, Recent Conflicts with Slave Dhows. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 17 December 1881. Read the ILN
Lough Swilly, Donegal where Admiral Fitzroy's squadron was blockaded b...
Lough Swilly, Donegal where Admiral Fitzroy's squadron was blockaded by Admiral Rowley, the Naval Manoeuvres of 1888. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 25 August 1888. The annual Naval Manoeuvres o... More
Marengo (1869) Illustrated London News
The Marengo, Flag-Ship of the French Squadron at Portsmouth. Illustration and front cover for The Illustrated London News, 15 August 1891. The French ironclad Marengo at Portsmouth, as part of a squadron visit... More
Naval Manoeuvres on the coast of Ireland, sketches by our special arti...
Naval Manoeuvres on the coast of Ireland, sketches by our special artist. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 18 August 1888. The annual Naval Manoeuvres of 1888 J. R. Wells was the ILN's special art... More
Peyk-i Şeref - Illustrated London News - 1877
The New Turkish Ironclad Payki Shereef. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 8 December 1877. The armoured ship Peyk-i Şeref was built in Britain for the Ottoman Navy. In 1878 it was taken over by the... More
Ships used as smallpox isolation hospitals. Wellcome L0003270
Ships Atlas and Endymion at Deptford Creek, for use of smallpox patients. The smallpox hulks, Atlas and Endymion, at Deptford Creek, London; from The Illustrated London News, 23 July 1881. Ships used as smallpo... More
SS Lake Champlain00 - Public domain image of steamship
The Steamer Lake Champlain. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 17 April 1875.
The Boom protecting the 'B' Squadron in Berehaven, Bantry Bay - ILN 18...
The Boom protecting the 'B' Squadron in Berehaven, Bantry_Bay. Naval Manoeuvres. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 18 August 1888. The annual Naval Manoeuvres of 1888; in Bantry Bay. J. R. Wells wa... More
The Bywell Castle, Screw-Steam Collier, as she lay at Deptford after t...
"The Bywell Castle, Screw-Steam Collier" following the sinking of the SS Princess Alice Signed "J.R.W." "The Disaster on the Thames", Illustrated London News 14 September 1878; pp. 243-260
The Naval Manoeuvres, Admiral Sir G. Tryon chasing the enemy into Quee...
The Naval Manoeuvres. Admiral Sir G. Tryon chasing the enemy into Queenstown, from sketches by our special artist. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 7 September 1889. Volume: 95 , Issue: 2629 The a... More
The Naval Manoeuvres, Admiral Tryon's fleet in chase of the enemy, Aug...
The Naval Manoeuvres, Admiral Tryon's fleet in chase of the enemy, August 17, from sketches by our special artist. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 24 August 1889. The annual Naval Manoeuvres of 1... More
The Naval Manoeuvres, Admiral Sir George Tryon's fleet at steam tactic...
The Naval Manoeuvres, Admiral Sir George Tryon's fleet at steam tactics, from sketches by our special artist. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 24 August 1889. The annual Naval Manoeuvres of 1889 J... More
The Naval Manoeuvres, Admiral Sir George Tryon's fleet taking Waterfor...
The Naval Manoeuvres, Admiral Sir George Tryon's fleet taking Waterford, from sketches by our special artist. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 24 August 1889. The annual Naval Manoeuvres of 1889 J... More
The Naval Manoeuvres, Capture of Liverpool, HMS Invincible and HMS Her...
The Naval Manoeuvres, Capture of Liverpool, HMS Invincible and HMS Hercules engaging the North Fort at the Entrance to the Mersey. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 18 August 1888. The annual Naval... More
The Saloon Steam-Boat Princess Alice
"The Saloon Steam-Boat Princess Alice" The Great Disaster on the Thames. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 14 September 1878; pp. 243-260
The Spanish Steamship Murillo - ILN 1873
The_Spanish_Steamship_Murillo. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 8 February 1873. Read the ILN She collided with Northfleet a British full-rigged ship best remembered for her disastrous sinking in ... More
The Turkish Ironclad Hamidieh - ILN 1877
Illustration of the in 1877. The Turkish Ironclad Hamidieh. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 5 May 1877.
Torpedo Boat No 78 attacking HMS Active - ILN 1888
Torpedo Boat No 78 attacking HMS Active. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 25 August 1888. Inset is a Torepdo-head of soft metal, flattened by striking the ship The annual Naval Manoeuvres of 1888 ... More
Battle in the Atlantic Ocean, capture of three of the enemy's ships. T...
Battle in the Atlantic Ocean, capture of three of the enemy's ships. The Naval Manoeuvres. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 31 August 1889. Volume: 95 , Issue: 2628 W. H. Overend was the ILN's spe... More
HMS Rodney bringing the captured ships into Falmouth, 1889 Naval Manoe...
HMS Rodney bringing the captured ships into Falmouth. The Naval Manoeuvres. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 31 August 1889. Volume: 95 , Issue: 2628 W. H. Overend was the ILN's special artist wit... More
The Screw-Steamer Nyanza, which brought Home the Survivors of the Cosp...
The Screw-Steamer Nyanza, which brought Home the Survivors of the Cospatrick. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 16 January 1875. Nyanza (ship, launched 1864)[1] The Survivors from the Cospatrick. I... More
The Bessemer Saloon-Ship for crossing the Channel.ILN 1875
The Bessemer Saloon-Ship for crossing the Channel. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 3 April 1875. THE BESSEMER SALOON STEAM-SHIP.,Two Illustrations of the suspended or swung saloon for first-class... More
Atlas & Endymion, The Illustrated London News
Woodcut showing the hospital ships Atlas and Endymion in Deptford Creek. A hint of the Royal Greenwich Hospital (far right)
Independencia launch - Scientific American - 1874
The Independencia, Brazilian Frigate, after the Attempted Launch at Blackwall. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 15 August 1874. The Brazilian battleship Independencia was damaged while being launc... More
The German ironclad Grosser Kurfurst, lately sunk off Folkestone ILN-1...
The German ironclad Grosser Kurfurst, lately sunk off Folkestone. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 15 June 1878. Volume: 72, Issue: 2033 Read the ILN
Wreck of the German Steam-Ship Mosel, at the Lizard Point, Cornwall - ...
Wreck of the German Steam-Ship Mosel, at the Lizard Point, Cornwall. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 26 August 1882. Volume: 81 , Issue: 2260. pages 22-23. WRECK AT THE LIZARD POINT. The steam-s... More