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Saint Paul shipwrecked on Malta. Etching by F. Bartolozzi, 1791, after B. West.
West, Benjamin, 1738-1820.Date: 1 January 1791Reference: 23963i
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Two women rescuing a man from the sea off the coast of Swansea. Wood engraving by W.H., 1883, after T.R.
R., T., active 1878.Date: 10 February 1883Reference: 17940i
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An appeal to the British nation, on the humanity and policy of forming a national institution, for the preservation of lives and property from shipwreck / by Sir William Hillary.
Hillary, William, 1771-1847.Date: 1823
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Ship-wreck near Caiphas, with Mount Carmel in the distance. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts, 1843.
Roberts, David, 1796-1864.Date: [1843]Reference: 36890i
Part of: The Holy Land, Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt and Nubia
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A storm at sea, with a sailing ship being wrecked on rocks. Etching by Claude Lorrain, ca. 1635-1640.
Lorrain, Claude, 1600-1682.Date: 1640Reference: 524712i
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The shipwreck, or Paul and Virginia / From the French of M. De Saint Pierre.
Saint-Pierre, Bernardin de, 1737-1814.Date: 1808
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A storm at sea: a large ship dangerously approaching a rocky shore with a lighthouse, being watched by fishermen on the shore. Etching by W. Woollett, 1768, after R. Wright, 1764.
Wright, Richard, approximately 1720-approximately 1775.Date: 1768Reference: 2133449i
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An appeal to the British nation, on the humanity and policy of forming a national institution for the preservation of lives and property from shipwreck / By Sir William Hillary.
Hillary, William, 1771-1847.Date: 1823
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A ship caught in a storm; three people in a lifeboat in the foreground. Coloured aquatint, ca. 1820.
Date: 1820Reference: 573792i
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The narrative of Captain David Woodard and four seamen, who lost their ship while in a boat at sea, and surrendered themselves up to the Malays, in the island of Celebes. Containing an ... account of their sufferings ... and their escape from the Malays, after a captivity of two years and a half: also an account of the manners and customs of the country, and a description of the harbours and coast, &c. Together with an introduction, and an appendix, containing narratives of various escapes from shipwrecks ... / [edited by William Vaughan].
Woodard, D. N. (David N.)Date: 1804
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Narrative of the shipwreck of the Juno, on the coast of Aracan, and of the singular preservation of fourteen of her company on the wreck ... / In a letter to his father, the Rev. Thomas Mackay ... By William Mackay.
Mackay, William.Date: 1798
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The tragic history of the sea, 1589-1622 : narratives of the shipwrecks of the Portuguese East Indiamen São Thomé (1589), Santo Alberto (1593), São João Baptista (1622); and the journeys of the survivors in South East Africa / edited from the original Portuguese, by C.R. Boxer.
Date: 1959
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An address to the British public : with suggestions for the recovering property from sunken vessels; also, for the means for rescuing the lives of sailors from stranded vessels; and for the prevention of shipwreck; likewise, on the extinction and prevention of destructive fires; and for rescuing persons from houses enveloped in flames: and for saving from drowning persons who break through the ice. With a description and representation of apparatus used for those purposes, and instructions for their application / By G.W. Manby.
Manby, George William, 1765-1854.Date: 1838
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Storm warriors, or, Life-boat work on the Goodwin Sands / by the Rev. John Gilmore.
Gilmore, John.Date: 1875
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Saint Paul: he is shipwrecked on Malta. Engraving, 1794, by B.T. Pouncy after P.J. Loutherbourg.
Loutherbourg, Philippe-Jacques de, 1740-1812.Date: March 1st 1794Reference: 6756i
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Telemachus and Mentor being shipwrecked on Ogygia, where they are seen by Calypso. Engraving by C. Grignion, 1774, after F. de La Mothe-Fénelon.
Fénelon, François de Salignac de La Mothe-, 1651-1715.Date: August 1 1774Reference: 3020954i
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A female figure resting on an anchor with a bird perched on her hand; representing hope. Etching by M. Küssell, late 17th century, after J.W. Baur.
Baur, Johann Wilhelm, 1607-1642.Date: 1600-1699Reference: 27270i
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Grace Darling participating in the rescue of survivors from the shipwrecked Forfarshire in 1838 off the Farne Islands, coast of Northumberland. Photograph after W.B. Scott.
Scott, William Bell, 1811-1890.Date: [19--?]Reference: 3163095i
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Lifebuoy soap : rescue yourself and others from contagion and disease by using Lifebuoy Royal Disinfectant Soap... / Lever Brothers Ltd.
Lever Brothers Ltd.Date: [between 1910 and 1919?]
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Saint Paul shipwrecked on Malta. Etching by F. Bartolozzi, 1791, after B. West.
West, Benjamin, 1738-1820.Date: 1 January 1791Reference: 23504i
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A sunken ship representing German commerce; a bearded skeleton next to it. Drawing by A.G. Racey, 191-.
Racey, A. G. (Arthur George), 1870-1941.Date: 1910-1919Reference: 571973i
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The narrative of Captain David Woodard and four seamen: who lost their ship while in a boat at sea, and surrendered themselves up to the Malays in the island of Celebes ; containing an interesting account of their sufferings ... ; also an account of the manners and customs of the country ... ; Together with an introduction, and an appendix. Containing narratives of various escapes from shipwrecks ... holding out a valuable seaman's guide ... / [Ed. by W. Vaughan].
Woodard, D. N. (David N.)Date: 1805
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Death raft : the human drama of the Medusa shipwreck / Alexander McKee.
McKee, Alexander, 1918-1992.Date: 1975
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A child being rescued from a shipwreck, two women are in the sea about to be rescued by a boat. Stipple engraving by A. Roffe after F.R. Roffe after W. Wyon.
Wyon, William, 1795-1851.Date: 1800-1899Reference: 17934i
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Narrative of the wreck of the 'Favorite' on the Island of Desolation [Kerguelen Island]: detailing the adventures, sufferings, and privations of John Nunn; an historical account of the island, and its whale and seal fisheries ... / Edited by W.B. Clarke, M.D.
Nunn, John, 1955-Date: 1850

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Saint Paul shipwrecked on Malta. Etching by F. Bartolozzi, 1791, after B. West.

Two women rescuing a man from the sea off the coast of Swansea. Wood engraving by W.H., 1883, after T.R.

An appeal to the British nation, on the humanity and policy of forming a national institution, for the preservation of lives and property from shipwreck / by Sir William Hillary.

Ship-wreck near Caiphas, with Mount Carmel in the distance. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts, 1843.

A storm at sea, with a sailing ship being wrecked on rocks. Etching by Claude Lorrain, ca. 1635-1640.

The shipwreck, or Paul and Virginia / From the French of M. De Saint Pierre.

A storm at sea: a large ship dangerously approaching a rocky shore with a lighthouse, being watched by fishermen on the shore. Etching by W. Woollett, 1768, after R. Wright, 1764.

An appeal to the British nation, on the humanity and policy of forming a national institution for the preservation of lives and property from shipwreck / By Sir William Hillary.

A ship caught in a storm; three people in a lifeboat in the foreground. Coloured aquatint, ca. 1820.

Narrative of the shipwreck of the Juno, on the coast of Aracan, and of the singular preservation of fourteen of her company on the wreck ... / In a letter to his father, the Rev. Thomas Mackay ... By William Mackay.

The tragic history of the sea, 1589-1622 : narratives of the shipwrecks of the Portuguese East Indiamen São Thomé (1589), Santo Alberto (1593), São João Baptista (1622); and the journeys of the survivors in South East Africa / edited from the original Portuguese, by C.R. Boxer.

Storm warriors, or, Life-boat work on the Goodwin Sands / by the Rev. John Gilmore.

Saint Paul: he is shipwrecked on Malta. Engraving, 1794, by B.T. Pouncy after P.J. Loutherbourg.

Telemachus and Mentor being shipwrecked on Ogygia, where they are seen by Calypso. Engraving by C. Grignion, 1774, after F. de La Mothe-Fénelon.

A female figure resting on an anchor with a bird perched on her hand; representing hope. Etching by M. Küssell, late 17th century, after J.W. Baur.

Grace Darling participating in the rescue of survivors from the shipwrecked Forfarshire in 1838 off the Farne Islands, coast of Northumberland. Photograph after W.B. Scott.

Lifebuoy soap : rescue yourself and others from contagion and disease by using Lifebuoy Royal Disinfectant Soap... / Lever Brothers Ltd.

Saint Paul shipwrecked on Malta. Etching by F. Bartolozzi, 1791, after B. West.

A sunken ship representing German commerce; a bearded skeleton next to it. Drawing by A.G. Racey, 191-.

Death raft : the human drama of the Medusa shipwreck / Alexander McKee.

A child being rescued from a shipwreck, two women are in the sea about to be rescued by a boat. Stipple engraving by A. Roffe after F.R. Roffe after W. Wyon.

Narrative of the wreck of the 'Favorite' on the Island of Desolation [Kerguelen Island]: detailing the adventures, sufferings, and privations of John Nunn; an historical account of the island, and its whale and seal fisheries ... / Edited by W.B. Clarke, M.D.