Images of Governor Tilley & Its Crew
Images of the Governor Tilley and its crew. It's not clear whether John Waters is in this image, but he doesn't appear to be. He served on the ship at…
Sketch of the Slave Hold Design for the Slave Ship Brookes.
This image was produced to illustrate how enslaved Africans destined for the Americas were crammed into the hold of the slave ship Brookes. It shows 454 people, the maximum allowed…
Sketch of H.M.S. Barham (1833)
The HMS Barham, sketched during a squall on the morning of October 26, 1833. Part of a series of sketches by Charles Frederick de Brocktorff of Barham that year. Public…
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…
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…
Joseph Miller
This portrait of Joseph Miller, ship building mentor to John Waters, was commissioned by the Institution of Civil Engineers in England, of which Miller was a lifelong member and Council…