Content: A 17th-century merchant ship struggles against a storm in this small but elegant illustration. The vessel heels over from the force of the wind and white-capped waves, and its sails are tattered and yards askew on the masts. Figures can be glimpsed through the windows in the elaborately-carved stern.

Physical Description

Halftone photomechanical prints
Extent: 1 photomechanical print : halftone, col. ; sheet 19.5 x 13.5 cm.

Identifiers

Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 1c638df0-c5ba-012f-dace-58d385a7bc34

Rights

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Type Of Resource

Still Image

Date Issued

1920

Cite this item

MLA format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Sailing ship in heavy sea" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1920. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1c638df0-c5ba-012f-dace-58d385a7bc34

APA format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1920). Sailing ship in heavy sea Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1c638df0-c5ba-012f-dace-58d385a7bc34

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Sailing ship in heavy sea" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 10, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1c638df0-c5ba-012f-dace-58d385a7bc34

Wikipedia citation

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