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Jesus calls the fishermen from the sea to be his apostles. Etching by J. Wachsmuth after J.C. Tardieu and C.J. Vernet.

Malta: view of a port. Etching by A. Benoist after J. Goupy, c. 1725.

Scarborough Museum and Cliff Bridge, Scarborough, Yorkshire. Engraving by C.J. Smith.

Hong Kong: Public Gardens and harbour viewed from the Albany. Photograph by W.P. Floyd, ca. 1873.

Crimean War, France: fishwomen carrying the luggage of nurses at Boulogne. Wood engraving by W. Thomas.

Macao Island: Macao Inner Harbour and adjacent Barra Fort, from the Island of Patera. Photograph by W.P. Floyd, ca. 1873.

Macao Island: panoramic view across the inner harbour from Macao City. Photograph by W.P. Floyd, ca. 1873.

Crimean War: aerial view of the Castle Hospital, Balaclava. Lithograph after Lady Alicia Blackwood.

Yokohama, Japan: panoramic view of the native and European residences in Yokohama town, looking towards the harbour. Photograph by W.P. Floyd, ca. 1873.

Small hospital at the harbour at Chiavari, Italy: section, facade and plan. Pen drawing by I. Cremona, 1826.

Malta: view of Grand Harbour and buildings along Barriera wharf towards Fort Lascaris and Upper Barrakka. Photograph by H. Agius, c. 1881.

Civil engineering: a steam-powered dredger in side elevation and plan, with details of the scoop. Engraving by Gray & son after G. Whitelaw.

The sea at Marseilles: fishermen near a jetty and a round tower. Engraving by J. Aliamet after C.J. Vernet.

[Report 1960] / Medical Officer of Health, Weymouth Port Health Authority.

[Report 1937] / Medical Officer of Health, Littlehampton Port Health Authority.

[Report 1925] / Medical Officer of Health, Workington Port Health District.

[Report 1896] / Medical Officer of Health, Workington Port Health District.

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Harbors

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Works from the collections

The sea at Marseilles: fishermen near a jetty and a round tower. Engraving by J. Aliamet after C.J. Vernet.

[Report 1960] / Medical Officer of Health, Weymouth Port Health Authority.

[Report 1937] / Medical Officer of Health, Littlehampton Port Health Authority.

[Report 1925] / Medical Officer of Health, Workington Port Health District.

[Report 1896] / Medical Officer of Health, Workington Port Health District.

Harbors

Images from the collections

Images referencing Harbors

Works from the collections

The sea at Marseilles: fishermen near a jetty and a round tower. Engraving by J. Aliamet after C.J. Vernet.

[Report 1960] / Medical Officer of Health, Weymouth Port Health Authority.

[Report 1937] / Medical Officer of Health, Littlehampton Port Health Authority.

[Report 1925] / Medical Officer of Health, Workington Port Health District.

[Report 1896] / Medical Officer of Health, Workington Port Health District.

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