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. An unfinished prospect looking east from the Royal Observatory, with two large buildings in the distance, lightly coloured with wash. Pencil annotations identify the the Thames and various tree types ('Firs' and 'Elms'). This unfini
circa 1810
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. An unfinished prospect of Greenwich looking north east from the Royal Observatory, showing the Royal Naval Hospital, the Queen's House and the new colonnade and east wing of the Royal Naval Asylum (later Royal Hospital School). Several ships lie at
circa 1810
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. Fragment of Halley's mural quadrant
1725
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. Perpetual calendar with tables of calendaric information. One side has a table with the numbers of the months and days with decorative flourishes on two edges. Around the table are three rings of text. The other side has five rings of text and numbers w
1725
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. This unusual stop watch records short intervals of time to tenths of seconds and it belonged to the 5th Astronomer Royal, Nevil Maskelyne. We know from his memoranda that Maskelyne received the watch from its maker, William Coombe, July 17th, 1786. Very
1786
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309. A pair cased pocket chronometer by Thomas Earnshaw that belonged to the fifth Astronomer Royal, Nevil Maskelyne.

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Counter commemorating peace with England. Counter commemorating peace with England. Obverse: Bust of Admiral Louis Alexandre de Bourbon, Comte de Toulouse (1678-1737) in armour and mantle. Legend: 'L . ALEXA . DE BOURBON C . DE TOULOUZE ADMIRAL DE
1725
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Defence (1725); Warship; Third rate; 70 guns. Scale: 1:48. A block design model of the ‘Defence’ (1725), a 70-gun, two-decker ship of the line. The name ‘Defence’ is marked on the starboard broadside and twice on deck. The dimensio
1725
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Lion (1725); Warship; Fourth rate; 50 guns. Scale: 1:48. A block design model of the ‘Lion’ (1725), a 50-gun, small two-decker. Regular parallel lines have been inscribed across the poop deck. The name ‘Lion’ is on port broadside a
1725
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Marlborough (1732). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines (one waterline) with inboard detail, and longitudinal half-breadth for Marlborough (1732), a 1719 Establishment 90-gun Second Rate, three-decker.
7 July 1725
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Medal commemorating the death of Czar Peter I, 1725. Medal commemorating the death of Czar Peter I, 1725. Obverse: Bust of Czar Peter I, laureate, in armour, order and drapery (front), head (left). Legend: 'PETRUS MAGN . IMP . UTRIUSQ . RUSS.' R
1725
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Mural quadrant. Both Halley's and Bradley's 8-foot (244 cm) mural quadrants are mounted on a wall of nine massive stone blocks set into the bedrock of Greenwich Hill. Halley, who had made a name for himself studying the less well known stars of
1725
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Rippon; Warship; Fourth rate; 50 guns. Scale: 1:48. A block design model of the ‘Rippon’ (1725), a 50-gun small, two-decker. The name ‘Rippon’ appears on the port broadside below the waterline and is just visible beneath the paint
1725
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Ruby (1725); Fourth rate; 50 guns. Scale: 1:48. A block design model of the ‘Ruby’ (1725), a 50-gun, small two-decker. The model was believed to be of the ‘Ruby’, which was launched as a 50-gunner in 1708, but reclassified as a fif
1725
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Terrestrial table globe. Terrestrial table globe. Geographical details on the sphere show California drawn as an island. The Dutch discoveries of Australia up to 1644 are shown, with names of capes in Dutch. The explorations of Dampier are not recorded. N
1725
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The Royal Hospital at Greenwich. This is an early architectural perspective looking south from the Thames, apparently from Sutton Nicholls's 'Prospects of the Most Considerable Buildings about London' of 1725. It is based on Wren's ear
1725
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Two Views of an English Brigantine. A portrait of a 17th century English brigantine broadside-on, before the wind, with a second view of her beyond, on the right, close hauled on the port tack and in port-quarter view. She is probably flying the pennant o
1725
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Victory (1737); Warship; First rate; 100 guns. Scale: 1:48. A model of the Victory (1737) made entirely in wood, built from wood in layers based on waterlines, and painted in realistic colours. There is a marked division along the waterline, between the u
1725
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Warship; Third rate; 70 guns. Scale: 1:48. A block design model of a 70-gun, two-decker ship of the line (1725). The attached label reads ‘35C’ and ‘Ship of 70-guns about 1725’. Fourteen ships of this type were built under the Es
1725
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Star: Order of the Bath, 1st class (military). Star. Obverse: Embroidered and sequined flaming star bearing a device of three gold crowns surrounded by a red enamel band with motto: "TRIA IUNCTA IN UNO", surrounded in turn by a green laurel wr

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Star: Order of the Bath, 2nd class (military). Star: Silver Maltese cross bearing a device of three gold crowns surrounded by a red enamel band with motto: "TRIA IUNCTA IN UNO", surrounded in turn by a green laurel wreath. "ICH DIEN"

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Badge: Order of the Bath, 3rd class (military). Badge: Obverse and reverse. Gold Maltese cross of eight points enamelled white, each point tipped with a small gold ball, and in each angle between the arms of the cross a gold lion. In the centre of the cro

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Badge: Order of the Bath, 3rd class (military). Badge: Obverse and reverse. Gold Maltese cross of eight points enamelled white, each point tipped with a small gold ball, and in each angle between the arms of the cross a gold lion. In the centre of the cro

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Badge: Order of the Bath, 3rd class (military). Order of the Bath of Vice Adm David T Norris CB CMG. Neck badge: Gold rimmed, white enamel, eight pointed cross with a gold ball on each point, in the angle between each arm of the cross a gold lion. Three
after 1917
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Badge: Order of the Bath, 3rd class. Badge: Obverse and reverse. Gold Maltese cross of eight points enamelled white, each point tipped with a small gold ball, and in each angle between the arms of the cross a gold lion. In the centre of the cross is a dev

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