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Antique Rowing Prints

"The Cadets' Regatta at West Point, June 8, 1868. -- The Start." From Harper's Weekly. New York, June 27, 1868. 4 3/4 x 20 1/2. Wood engraving. Trimmed into title. $45
"The International Regatta--The Harvard Crew Training On the Charles River," with "View of the City of Boston, Massachusetts, From The South." From Harper's Weekly. New York, July 3, 1869. Each image ca. 7 1/2 x 20 1/2. Wood engraving. $225
"Canoe Race At Hampton." From The Graphic. July 8, 1871. 5 x 8 3/4. Wood engraving. $55
J.W. Gray. "The Boat-Race Between The St. John And The Tyne Crews On The Kennebecasis River, August 23, 1871." From Harper's Weekly. September 1871. 6 x 9 1/4. Wood engravings. $60
J.W. Gray. "The Four-Oared International Boat-Race At Halifax, Nova Scota." From Harper's Weekly. September 16, 1871. 9 x 13 7/8. Wood engraving. $125
Thomas Nast. "International Four-Oared Boat-Race On Saratoga Lake, September 11, 1871." From Harper's Weekly. September 30, 1871. 9 1/4 x 14. Wood engraving. With small hole in right margin and faint off-set. $110
"Regatta At Halifax, Nova Scotia." From The Illustrated London News. London, September 30, 1871. Three images, each ca. 4 1/4 x 9 1/2. Wood engravings. Shows scenes of different races at the regatta in Halifax. $75
"Sketches On The Thames-Training For The Race." From The Graphic. London, March 23, 1872. Cover illustration, 12 x 8 ľ. Wood engraving. $125
"Oxford." From The Graphic. London, March 23, 1872. 8 7/8 x 11 7/8. Wood engraving. Shows the interior of the Oxford boathouse. $125
"The Oxford And Cambridge Boat-Race: A Metropolitan Railway Station On A Race Day." From Illustrated London News. March 23, 1872. 8 1/2 x 12 1/4. Wood engraving. $45
"The International Rowing Match-The American and English Crews in their boats." with "The American Crew" from photographs by Rockwood. From Harper's Weekly. New York, June 22, 1872. 4 1/2 x 13 7/8 main image, with four small portraits. Wood engraving. $110
Theo. R. Davis. "University Boat-Race at Springfield, Massachusetts, July 24, 1872." From Harper's Weekly. New York, August 10, 1872. 5 1/4 x 9 1/4. Wood engraving. $75
"Preparing for the Oxford and Cambridge Boatrace": Durand. "Worktime -- Training for the Race." and Sydney Hall. "The Leisure Hour -- A Sketch on the Bank at Putney." From The Graphic. London, March 29, 1873. 5 7/8 x 8 7/8 each. Wood engravings. $110
Sydney Hall. "An Artist's Notes at the Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race." From The Graphic. London, April 5, 1873. 11 3/4 x 8 3/4. Wood engraving. $125
A. Hopkins. "The Oxford And Cambridge Boat Race.-Cheering The Victors." From The Daily Graphic. New York, April 17, 1873. 8 1/4 x 12 1/4. Wood engraving by Swain. $125
"The Oxford And Cambridge Boat Race-The Finish." From The Daily Graphic. New York, April 17, 1873. 8 5/8 x 11 5/8. Wood engraving. $125
"Preparing For The Great University Boat-Race At Springfield." From The Daily Graphic. New York: July 8, 1873. 18 x 12 1/4. Wood engraving. $150
"The University Regatta At Springfield On Thursday, July 17." From The Daily Graphic. New York, July 19, 1873. Cover illustration: 14 x 12 3/8. Wood engraving. $150
Theo. R. Davis. "The Springfield University Regatta-The Finish." From Harper's Weekly. New York: August 2, 1873. With repaired tear at right. $75
Percy Macquard. "Aquatics At The Universities." From a Supplement to The Graphic. London, March 20, 1875. 15 1/4 x 23 1/2. Wood engraving. With blue printed engraved border. A wonderful composite image of rowing at Oxford and Cambridge with decorative border. $195
Percy Macquard. "The English University Boat-Race-Aquatics at Cambridge." From Harper's Weekly. New York: April 10, 1875. 11 3/4 x 8 7/8. Wood engraving. A series of vignettes of racing at Cambridge, including the famous "bump" race. $150
"The Columbia Boat-House." and "The Yale Boat-House." From Harper's Weekly. New York: June 26, 1875. Double image; full sheet 13 1/2 x 9 1/4. Wood engraving. $125
J. Davidson. "Boat Race on the Harlem River." With rowing image by Schell and Hogan. "A 'Hiker' Race on the Delaware River." From Harper's Weekly. New York: July 17, 1875. Two images, each ca. 6 3/4 x 9 1/4. Wood engravings. $75
After photographs by Beardsley. "The Intercollegiate Boat-Race-Portraits of the Cornell Crew." From Harper's Weekly. New York: July 31, 1875. Six vignette portraits; full sheet 13 1/4 x 9 1/4. Wood engraving. $75
Frederick B. Schell. "The Centennial - The Regatta Course on the Schuylkill, Fairmount Park." From Harper's Weekly. New York, September 9, 1876. 13 3/4 x 9 1/4. Wood engraving. $225
E.J.C. "The Boating Season on the Thames --'Opening the Lock.'" From The Graphic. London, June 16, 1877. 11 7/8 x 18 7/8. Wood engraving. Boaters in sculls, kayaks, punts and small sailboats coming out of the lock. $175
A.B. Frost. "A College Regatta." From Harper's Weekly. New York, July 17, 1880. 13 1/2 x 19 5/8. Wood engraving. A scene on the Schuylkill where the spectators in the foreground watch the race from rowboats on the river. $395
"Henley Regatta: 'Making for the Course.' and 'Music on the Water.'" From The Graphic. July 7, 1887. 12 1/8 x 9. Wood engraving. Perparatory ans supporting activities for the famous regatta. $125
After photographs. "At The Universities: Tank Exercises." From The Illustrated American. March 8, 1890. Six images: each ca. 3 2/4 x 4 3/4. Relief halftones. Some wear at edges. Showing the buildings and tank rooms at Yale and Harvard. $50
Lucien Davis. “Henley: The Rush for Home at the End of the Regatta.” From The Illustrated London News, July 8, 1893. Double page. 12 3/4 x 19 1/2. Wood engraving. $125

Portraits of rowers:
From Vanity Fair.
- Henry Searle. Spy. September 7, 1889. "H. Searle. Professional Champion Sculler of the World." $115
- Spy (Leslie Ward.) "One of the Presidents." [Mr. S. D. Muttlebury] March 22, 1890. Chromolithograph. Ca. 12 1/2 x 8. $250
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"The International Four-Oared Boat-Race: The American crew." From Illustrated London News. London: June 8, 1872. Ca 13 1/2 x 9 1/2. Wood engraving. $35
"The International Four-Oared Boat-Race: The English Crew." From Illustrated London News. London: June 8, 1872. Ca 13 1/2 x 9 1/2. Wood engraving. $35
"The American Boatmen of 1876." From The Spirit of the Times: The American Gentleman's Newspaper. 1876. Ca 14 1/2 x 9 1/2. Wood engraving. $35
"Harvard's Crews.-Average Weight, 162 1/8 pounds." From Harper's Weekly. June 30, 1894. Ca. 13 1/2 x 9. Wood engraving. $30

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