The Sultan’s Imperial Caique (1828)
The Sultan’s Imperial Caique from a painting by Charles MacFarlane, "Constantinople in 1828". It is likely the same one that bears the Sultan close to Barham in 1832, and which…
S.S. Archimedes (1839)
S.S. Archimedes, fitted with Mr. F.P. Smith’s Patent Screw Propeller on her trip from Gravesend to Portsmouth. May 14, 1839. John Waters was building ships at the time in Portsmouth,…
Great Potato Famine (1846)
A food riot in Dungarvan, Co. Waterford, Ireland, during the famine. The Pictorial Times. October 10, 1846. In 1848, Thomas Waters Jr. would help bring corn and other goods to…
Bethiah Jewett Crew & Passenger List (1862)
A copy of the handwritten crew and passenger list for the 1862 voyage to Sydney, Australia that the Waters family took together. In the fifth column, you see under the…
Wealth of Nations Record of Appropriation
The Record of Appropriation for Thomas Jr.’s new ship, Wealth of Nations, official number 54,391. We were unable to find any images of the ship itself, however, this record shows…
Guano Chute at Chinchera Islands
A guano chute or “manguera” on the Chincha Islands. Guano loaded by hand from indentured workers on the islands would be sent down the chute into the holds of waiting…