Era: 1815-1914

Chesapeake Bay Oyster Dredger

A merchant brig, designed by William Webb and built in 1853 in New York. She sailed a triangular trade route between New York, the Mediterranean, and the Caribbean.

Traditional Chinese craft

Traditional fishing boat (and later recreational craft) originating in Friendship, Maine.

Mid-19th-century fishing smack, now at Mystic Seaport Museum and designated a National Historic Landmark in 1995

Tea and wool clipper. Held speed record from Australia to Britain for 10 years.

Chesapeake Bay Oyster Dredger

Coal lighter

Rowing boat with a distinctive wine glass transom

Rowboat that was developed in the 1840’s for recreational activities in Adirondack Park