Sir Walter Scott (1830)
A portrait of the famous author Sir Water Scott and his deerhound “Bran” painted by Sir John Watson Gordon in 1830, near the time of his voyage on Barham. Thomas…
H.M.S. Barham in Malta Harbour (1833)
H.M.S. Barham in Malta Harbour. September 25, 1833. Thomas Waters is on this voyage. The image also depicts a second vessel and several pinnaces. This view is another from the…
H.M.S. Barham Saluting Sultan of Ottoman Empire
Barham saluting the Mahmud II, Sultan of the great Ottoman Empire, in the Bay of Bosporus near Topikapi Palace in 1832. Thomas Waters Sr. was on this voyage and wrote…
International Squadron Carrying Prince Otto of Bavaria; HMS Barham in Attendance
The international squadron carrying Prince Otto of Bavaria to become King of Greece firing a salute off Nafplio, February 1833. In addition to the thousands who thronged to meet him…
Mahmud II, Sultan of Ottoman Empire (1839)
Mahmud II, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire. Painting by Henry Guillaume Schlesinger now at the Musée de Versailles was made in 1839, just seven years after Thomas Sr. saw him…
Enterprise: The First Steam Powered Vehicle (1833)
The first steam powered vehicle able to transport people was built by Walter Hancock in 1833. Just seven years later, Thomas Waters Sr. traveled in a similar vehicle from London…
Typical Quaker Meeting (1800s)
An artist’s rendering of a typical Quaker meeting such as one the Waters men might have attended, illustrating the meeting hall and attire of men and women. John Waters became…
Thomas Waters’ Diary
Pages from Thomas Waters Sr.'s Diary, transcribed by a relative into the pages of the Waters Family Scrapbook, covering 1824-27. See more details of the Waters Family Scrapbook here.