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The Battle of The Texel, 11 August 1673. This painting probably relates to the Battle of Texel. This was the last fleet action of the Dutch Wars, and the last attempt of the Anglo-French fleet to destroy the Dutch and make way for a seaborne invasion of H
1685
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The Battle of Cape Passaro, 11 August 1718. A depiction of an action during the war with Spain, 1718-20. In 1717, to strengthen the Treaty of Utrecht, Britain, France and Austria contemplated ceding Sicily to the Emperor. This arrangement displeased Spain
1767
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41ft Mooring Lighter (1757). Scale: 1:48. A plan showing the body plan, basic profile with some inboard detail, and basic longitudinal half-breadth for a proposed single-masted 41ft Mooring Lighter for Portsmouth Dockyard. There is some dispute as to wh
11 August 1756
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60ft Mooring Lighter (no date). Scale: 1:48. A plan showing the body plan, inboard profile, and longitudinal half-breadth proposed for a 60ft mooring lighter (no date) for Portsmouth Dockyard.
11 August 1756
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'Prince George' (1772). Scale: 1:48. A plan showing the body plan, sheer lines, and longitudinal half-breadth for 'Prince George' (1772), a 90-gun First Rate, three decker. Signed by Thomas Slade [Surveyor of the Navy, 1755-1771].
11 August 1766
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The Ton at Greenwich. A la Festoon dans le Park a Greenwich (caricature). (Updated, July 2014) A satire on the size of French-inspired bouffant hairstyles and their protection with the fashionable head-dress called a 'calashe' from its resemblan
11 August 1777
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Alcide (1779). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan with sternboard outline, sheer lines with inboard detail, and longitudinal half-breadth for Alcide (1779), a 74-gun Third Rate, two-decker, as built at Deptford Dockyard.
11 August 1779
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Alcide (1779). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the quarterdeck and forecastle, upper deck, gun deck (lower deck), orlop deck with fore and aft platforms for Alcide (1779), a 74-gun Third Rate, two-decker, as built at Deptford Dockyard.
11 August 1779
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'Plantagenet' (1801). Scale: 1:48. Plans showing the inboard profile for 'Plantagenet' (1801), a 74-gun Third Rate, two-decker, building at Woolwich Dockyard. Signed by John Henslow [Surveyor of the Navy,1784-1806], and William Rule
11 August 1797
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'Plantagenet' (1801). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the gun deck (lower deck) for 'Plantagenet' (1801), a 74-gun, Third rate, two-decker. Initialled by John Henslow [Surveyor of the Navy, 1784-1806], and William Rule [Surveyor of the Na
11 August 1797
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'Plantagenet' (1801). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the quarterdeck and forecastle for 'Plantagenet' (1801), a 74-gun Third Rate, two-decker, prior to the modifications to the carronade ports on the quarterdeck. Initialled by John Henslow
11 August 1797
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'Plantagenet' (1801). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the upper deck for 'Plantagenet' (1801), a 74-gun Third Rate, two-decker, building at Woolwich Dockyard. Initialled by John Henslow [Surveyor of the Navy, 1784-1806], and William Rule [S
11 August 1797
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'The West India Docks in the Isle of Dogs with Greenwich Hospital in the Foreground, Drawn in the Camera Obscura of the Observatory'. This is one of two views, the other being towards London, which Pugh drew from the viewing-table of the camera
11 August 1804
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The West India Docks in the Isle of Dogs with Greenwich Hospital in the foreground. Drawn in the Camera Obscura of the Royal Observatory. Print
11 Aug 1804
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The Launch of the Iron Steam Ship Great Britain, 19th July 1843. This hand-coloured lithograph depicts the launch by Prince Albert on 19th July 1843 of the famous steamship ‘Great Britain’, which was designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel and bui
11 Aug 1843
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Wearing ship off Bell Rock, August 11 1860. Medium includes watercolour.
11 Aug 1860
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