Pre-Industrial Revolution

Stoneferry (detail), a painting by John Ward of Hull.
Stoneferry (detail), a painting by John Ward of Hull.
 "Een zomers landschap" ("A summer landscape"), a painting by Jan van Os. 
"Een zomers landschap" ("A summer landscape"), a painting by Jan van Os. 
Abraham Storck: A river landscape with fishermen in rowing boats, 1679
Abraham Storck: A river landscape with fishermen in rowing boats, 1679
The Horse Mill, a painting by James Herring. Ca. 1850
The Horse Mill, a painting by James Herring. Ca. 1850
Painting: Mills in the Westzijderveld near Zaandam, a painting by Claude Monet
Painting: Mills in the Westzijderveld near Zaandam, a painting by Claude Monet
The Maas at Dordrecht, a painting by Aelbert Cuyp, 1660.
The Maas at Dordrecht, a painting by Aelbert Cuyp, 1660.
Shipping in a calm, a painting by Charles Brooking, first half 18th century
Shipping in a calm, a painting by Charles Brooking, first half 18th century
Augustin Mouchot's solar powered printing press, 1882.
Augustin Mouchot's solar powered printing press, 1882.
Binnenshaven Rotterdam, a painting by Jongkind Johan Berthold (1857)
Binnenshaven Rotterdam, a painting by Jongkind Johan Berthold (1857)
Image by Arne List [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Image by Arne List [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Thomas W. Lawson was a seven-masted, stell-hulled schooner built in 1902 for the Pacific trade. It had a crew of 18.
Thomas W. Lawson was a seven-masted, stell-hulled schooner built in 1902 for the Pacific trade. It had a crew of 18.
Cardiff Docks, a painting by Lionel Walden, 1894
Cardiff Docks, a painting by Lionel Walden, 1894
A Windmill at Zaandam, a painting by Claude Monet, 1871.
A Windmill at Zaandam, a painting by Claude Monet, 1871.
Nachtelijk werk in de dokken (Night work at the docks), a painting by Henri Adolphe Schaep, 1856.
Nachtelijk werk in de dokken (Night work at the docks), a painting by Henri Adolphe Schaep, 1856.
Marina, a painting by Carol Popp de Szathmary, 1800s.
Marina, a painting by Carol Popp de Szathmary, 1800s.

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