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Title
A ship
Names
Orr, John William, 1815-1887 (Wood engraver)
Collection

Wonders: Images of the Ancient World

Navigation -- Ancient

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1849
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC-WON NAVI-Anc
Topics
Ships -- To 499
Ship figureheads
Boats -- Assyria
Rowing
Galleys (Ships)
Genres
Illustrations
Notes
Content: "The mast, supported by two ropes, appears to be sumounted by a box, or what is technically called a crow's nest ; which in the galleys of the Egyptians, frequently held an archer." -- from acompanying text. Printed on image: "(Khorsabad.)"
Source note: Nineveh and its remains. (New York Putnam 1849) Layard, Austen Henry, Sir (1817-1894), Author.
Physical Description
Wood engravings
Extent: Sheet 22.5 x 13.5 cm
Stain on lower left corner.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 3d7cf7c0-c5bf-012f-3598-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1815: Creator Born
  • 1849: Issued
  • 1887: Creator Died
  • 2020: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "A ship" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1849. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e4-6051-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "A ship" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 24, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e4-6051-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1849). A ship Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e4-6051-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

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A ship