Steamship or riverboat powered by a steam engine that drives paddle wheels

Royal Naval Hospital, Greenwich, with ships and rowing boats, including the paddle steamer "Diamond" heading downriver, in the foreground. Engraving by J. Watkins, 1843.

H.M.S. Dreadnought, a hospital ship, being towed from Greenwich to Chatham by tugs. Wood engraving by J. Greenaway, with letterpress and view of St Paul's Cathedral in title area, 1872.

Saint Thomas's Hospital, Lambeth, viewed from the north bank of the Thames. Wood engraving.

Royal Naval Hospital, Greenwich, with ships and rowing boats in the foreground. Coloured engraving by Chavanne after Read.

Royal Naval Hospital, Greenwich, from the Isle of Dogs, with ships and rowing boats in the foreground, viewed from a distance up river. Engraving by J. McGahey.

Royal Naval Hospital, Greenwich, with ships, rowing boats, and mudlarks [?], in the foreground. Engraving.

Royal Naval Hospital, Greenwich, from the Isle of Dogs, with ships and rowing boats in the foreground, viewed from a distance up river. Engraving by C. Heath, 1825, after P. de Wint.

Royal Naval Hospital, Greenwich, with ships and rowing boats in the foreground, a windy day, a rough tide running. Engraving by R. Wallis after S. Owen.

St. Thomas's Hospital, Lambeth, viewed from the north bank of the Thames. Wood engraving by C. Butterworth & Heath, 1871.

Royal Naval Hospital, Greenwich, with ships and rowing boats, including the Royal Barge [?], in the foreground. Engraving.

Royal Naval Hospital, Greenwich, with ships and rowing boats in the foreground. Engraving.

1 print : wood engraving ; image 14.3 x 21 cm

St. Thomas's Hospital, Lambeth, seen from the south with the Palace of Westminster in the background. Wood engraving by T. Sulman.

1 photomechanical print : halftone ; image 8.9 x 8.6 cm

Crimean War: showing the strait Bosphorus and the hospital at Scutari, Turkey. Process print.

1 print : engraving ; image 9.8 x 15.2 cm

1 print : engraving ; image 6.5 x 13.7 cm

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Paddle steamers

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Images referencing Paddle steamers

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St. Thomas's Hospital, Lambeth, seen from the south with the Palace of Westminster in the background. Wood engraving by T. Sulman.

Royal Naval Hospital, Greenwich, with ships and rowing boats, including the Royal Barge [?], in the foreground. Engraving.

Crimean War: showing the strait Bosphorus and the hospital at Scutari, Turkey. Process print.

Royal Naval Hospital, Greenwich, with ships and rowing boats, including the paddle steamer "Diamond" heading downriver, in the foreground. Engraving by J. Watkins, 1843.

Royal Naval Hospital, Greenwich, from the Isle of Dogs, with ships and rowing boats in the foreground, viewed from a distance up river. Engraving by C. Heath, 1825, after P. de Wint.

Paddle steamers

Images from the collections

Images referencing Paddle steamers

Works from the collections

St. Thomas's Hospital, Lambeth, seen from the south with the Palace of Westminster in the background. Wood engraving by T. Sulman.

Royal Naval Hospital, Greenwich, with ships and rowing boats, including the Royal Barge [?], in the foreground. Engraving.

Crimean War: showing the strait Bosphorus and the hospital at Scutari, Turkey. Process print.

Royal Naval Hospital, Greenwich, with ships and rowing boats, including the paddle steamer "Diamond" heading downriver, in the foreground. Engraving by J. Watkins, 1843.

Royal Naval Hospital, Greenwich, from the Isle of Dogs, with ships and rowing boats in the foreground, viewed from a distance up river. Engraving by C. Heath, 1825, after P. de Wint.

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