Tag: Harbour
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01 Marine Painting, Ester Almqvist’s Gothenburg Harbour with Boats in the Ice, With Footnotes #384
The municipally-owned Port of Gothenburg is the largest port in the Nordic countries. The port is situated on both sides of the estuary of Göta älv in Gothenburg. The north shore, Norra Älvstranden, is on Hisingen island and the south shore, Södra Älvstranden, is on the mainland. It is a combined river and coastal port. More…
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Linda Weir, (Men Coming Home. St Ives Harbour 02 Marine Paintings – Linda Weir, With Footnotes, #260
St Ives is a seaside town, civil parish and port in Cornwall. The town lies north of Penzance and west of Camborne on the coast of the Celtic Sea. In former times it was commercially dependent on fishing. The decline in fishing, however, caused a shift in commercial emphasis, and the town is now primarily a…
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Arthur Hayward, Smeatons Pier, St Ives 02 Marine Paintings – Arthur Hayward, With Footnotes, #259
St Ives is a seaside town, civil parish and port in Cornwall. The town lies north of Penzance and west of Camborne on the coast of the Celtic Sea. In former times it was commercially dependent on fishing. The decline in fishing, however, caused a shift in commercial emphasis, and the town is now primarily a…
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Mary Stubberfield; Camara de lobos 02 Classic Works of Art, Marine Paintings – With Footnotes, #163
Fishing boats at the harbour of Camara de Lobos near Funchal in Madeira, where Winston Churchill painted. Câmara de Lobos; literally, Portuguese chamber of the sealions, is a municipality, parish and town in the south-central coast of the island of Madeira, Portugal. The location of the modern town is believed to be the original landing point…
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John Charles Allcot, The Pamir in Sydney Harbour 01 Classic Work of Art, Marine Paintings – With Footnotes, #127
Pamir, a four-masted barque, was one of the famous Flying P-Liner sailing ships of the German shipping company F. Laeisz. She was the last commercial sailing ship to round Cape Horn, in 1949. By 1957, she had been outmoded by modern bulk carriers and could not operate at a profit. Her shipping consortium’s inability to…
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John Charles Allcot, The Pamir in Sydney Harbour 01 Classic Works of Art, Marine Paintings – With Footnotes, #127
Pamir, a four-masted barque, was one of the famous Flying P-Liner sailing ships of the German shipping company F. Laeisz. She was the last commercial sailing ship to round Cape Horn, in 1949. By 1957, she had been outmoded by modern bulk carriers and could not operate at a profit. Her shipping consortium’s inability to…
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John Charles Allcot, The Pamir in Sydney Harbour 01 Classic Works of Art, Marine Paintings – With Footnotes, #127
John Charles Allcot (1888-1973)The Pamir in Sydney Harbour Oil on Canvas Board 50x60cmPrivate collection Pamir, a four-masted barque, was one of the famous Flying P-Liner sailing ships of the German shipping company F. Laeisz. She was the last commercial sailing ship to round Cape Horn, in 1949. By 1957, she had been outmoded by modern…
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