Four busy port cities in the late 19th century

New York was a buzzling port city already in the early 1890s:

Drawing by Berteault, based on a lithograph by Currier and Yves.

Istambul - or Constantinople as it was then called - was another major international port city in the end of the 19th century:

Etching by Ruffe, based on a painting by Weber.

The port of Stockholm was one of the busiest in Scandinavia already before the 20th century:

Based on a drawing by Boudier.

The port of Calcutta in the early 1890s:

Etching by Bazin based on a drawing by Jouas.