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'Culloden' (1776). Scale 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines with stern quarter decoration, and longitudinal half-breadth, proposed (and approved) for 'Culloden' (1776), a 74-gun Third Rate, two-decker. Signed by Thomas Slad
9 March 1770
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'Thunderer' (1783); 'Terrible' (1785); 'Venerable' (1784); 'Victorious' (1785); 'Theseus' (1786); 'Ramillies' (1785); 'Hannibal' (1786), 'Resolution' (1770); 'Majestic�
April 1770
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. Armillary sphere. Case of wood, turned, domed and painted black with gilt flower decoration in Chinese style. Horizon ring on rim of lower half of case. Points of compass, months and names of zodiac signs painted on pape and glued onto rim. Cardboard ar
1770
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. Calendar for the single year of 1770. The calendar is made from a disc of bronze, which has worn lettering. On one side of the calendar is a table with the months in three letter abbreviations and a table with the numbers for the number of days. Around
1770
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. Case base for armillary sphere. The primary sphere consists of eight cardboard rings. In the centre there are two movable arcs of brass connected to an axis fixed at the North ecliptic pole of the primary sphere. These arcs represent the orbs of the Sun
1770
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. Case base for terrestrial hand globe.
1770
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. Case lid for armillary sphere. The primary sphere consists of eight cardboard rings. In the centre there are two movable arcs of brass connected to an axis fixed at the North ecliptic pole of the primary sphere. These arcs represent the orbs of the Sun
1770
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. Case lid for terrestrial hand globe.
1770
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. deck, quarter & forecastle NMM, Progress Book, volume 2, folio 397 states that 'Seahorse' was surveyed afloat at Deptford Dockyard in January 1770 and was found to need between Small and Middling Repairs. She was docked at Deptford Docky
1770
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. Jetsam thrown overboard from 'Endeavour' in an effort to refloat her while she was grounded on the Great Barrier Reef. A piece of wood embedded in coral, heavily varnished, with two copper plaques attached. In a wooden presentation box, lined
1770
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. sheer & profile NMM, Progress Book, volume 2, folio 397 states that 'Seahorse' was surveyed afloat at Deptford Dockyard in January 1770 and was found to need between Small and Middling Repairs. She was docked at Deptford Dockyard on 29 A
1770
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. The octant has a mahogany frame, limb and index arm, with brass fittings, and a brass stop for the index arm. It also has an inlaid ivory plate on the crossbar. There is no tangent screw and the clamping screw is on the back of the index arm. The octant
1770
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. Upper deck plan NMM, Progress Book, volume 2, folio 397 states that 'Seahorse' was surveyed afloat at Deptford Dockyard in January 1770 and was found to need between Small and Middling Repairs. She was docked at Deptford Dockyard on 29 April
1770
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A war canoe of New Zealand, with a view of Gable End foreland. This war canoe from New Zealand is an engraving by Sydney Parkinson done in April 1770. Parkinson was a Scottish botanist and natural history artist employed by Joseph Banks on Captain James
1770
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A war canoe of New Zealand. This war canoe from New Zealand is an engraving by Sydney Parkinson done in April 1770. Parkinson was a Scottish botanist and natural history artist employed by Joseph Banks on Captain James Cook's first Endeavor voyage t
1770
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Admiral Keppel. Print
1770
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An animal found on the Coast of New Holland called Kanguroo. This engraving of a kangaroo on the coast of New Holland (now Australia) was done after a drawing by Sydney Parkinson. Parkinson was a Scottish botanist and natural history artist employed by Jo
1770
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An animal found on the coast of New Holland, called Kanguroo. This engraving of a kangaroo on the coast of New Holland (now Australia) was done after a drawing by Sydney Parkinson. Parkinson was a Scottish botanist and natural history artist employed by J
1770
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Celestial miniature globe. Celestial miniature globe. It forms a pair with the terrestrial globe Fortin, GLB0244. Astronomical details on the sphere include a note in a cartouche to the right of an imprint. There is a labelled magnitude table below Hydra,
1770
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Dolphin (1751). Scale 1:96. Plan showing the Awning (poop deck), quater deck, forecastle, upper deck, lower deck and fore and aft platforms for Dolphin (1751), a 1745 Establishment 24-gun ship, repairing and fitted at Deptford Dockyard for Captain Byron a
19th February 1770
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Guadalupe (1763). Scale 1:96. Plan showing the quater deck, forecastle, upper deck and lower deck for deck Guadalupe (1763), a 28-gun, Sixth Rate Frigate, as fitted at -?- Annotation: "NB: Bulkheads & c drawn in Green are as was first ordered.&qu
Circa February to April 1770
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H.M.S. 'Resolution' sternpost fragment. A fragment of the sternpost of HMS 'Resolution' 1770. A rough piece of timber which is one of the pieces of the ship which were kept as souvenirs in Newport Rhode Island. The ship ran aground t
1770
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Head of a New Zealander, with a comb in his hair.. This head of a Maori man (a native or New Zealand) was likely drawn in Queen Charlotte Sound by Sydney Parkinson in January 1770. Sydney Parkinson (a Scottish landscape artist on Captain James Cook's
1770
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Lively (1756). Scale: 1:96. Plan showing the quarterdeck, forecastle, upper deck, lower deck and after platform for Lively (1756), a 20-gun Sixth Rate Sloop, as fitted at Sheerness after a large repair between April 1768 and June 1769. Signed by Edward
22 June 1769
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Medal commemorating Admiral Count Orlov and the battle of Chesme, 1770. Medal commemorating Admiral Count Alexis Grigorivich Orlov and the Battle of Chesmé, 1770. Obverse: Half-length of Admiral Orlov (right) in helmet and plumes, uniform and order
1770
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Medal commemorating the victories over the Turks. Medal commemorating the victories over the Turks. Obverse: Bust of Czarina Catharine II crowned, in low dress (right). Legend: 'CATHARINA . II . D . G . IMP . AVTOCRATRIX RVSSORVM'. Reverse: Pal
1770
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Naval reward medal commemorating the action off Chesmé, 1770. Naval reward medal commemorating the action off Chesmé, 1770. Naval reward. Obverse: Bust of Czarina Catherine II in a coronet, curled hair and low dress (right). Legend in Russia
1770
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Rainbow (1747). Scale: 1: 48. Plan showing the body plan with stern board outline, inboard profile (no waterlines), and longitudinal half-breadth for Rainbow (1747), a 1745 Establishment 44-gun Fifth Rate, two-decker, as taken off at Woolwich Dockyard on
Circa August 1770
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Rainbow (1747). Scale: 1:96. Plan showing the roundhouse, quarterdeck and forecastle, upper deck, lower deck, and orlop deck with fore & aft platforms for Rainbow (1747), a 1745 Establishment 44-gun Fifth Rate, two-decker, as taken off at Woolwich Do
Circa August 1770
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Ruby (1776); Nonsuch (1774); Vigilant (1774); Eagle (1774); America (1777). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines, and longitudinal half-breadth for Ruby (1776) and Nonsuch (1774), and later for Vigilant (1774), Eagle (1774), and America (
9 March 1770
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Salisbury (1769). Scale: 1:96. Plan showing an half-breadth deck plan of the roundhouse, and full plans for the quarterdeck and forecastle, upper deck, lower deck and orlop deck with fore & aft platforms for Salisbury (1769), a 50-gun Fourth Rate, tw
June 1770
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Small sailing craft on a river with mountain range in background. This is likely a scene from Yoolee-Etea. The voyagers and natives had good relations and were fond of trading commodities. Yoolee-Etea was an island visited after Otaheite by Captain James
1770
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Tartar (1757). Scale 1:48. Plan showing the forecastle, fore part of the upper deck and the fore part of the lower deck for fitting Tartar (1757), a 28-gun, fifth Rate Frigate as taken off at Deptford Dockyard on 15th April 1763. Annotation: top left:&quo
c. February 1770
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Tartar (1757). Scale 1:48. Plan showing the incomplete sheer lines with scroll figureheads and no water lines, also incomplete longitudinal half breadth for fitting Tartar (1757), a 28-gun, fifth Rate Frigate as taken off at Deptford Dockyard on 15th Apri
c. February 1770
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Terrestrial hand globe case. Base of case for terrestrial hand globe.
1770
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Terrestrial hand globe. Lid of case for the terrestrial hand globe.
1770
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Terrestrial hand globe. Terrestrial hand globe. Geographical details on the sphere are the same as those of Fortin GLB0244, and this globe forms a pair with the armillary sphere, Fortin AST0637. Australia and New Zealand are drawn according to the Dutch d
1770
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Terrestrial hand globe. Terrestrial hand globe. Geographical details on the sphere show Australia and New Zealand drawn according to the Dutch discoveries. A dotted line marks a hypothetical north-east, east and south coast of Australia. There are no trac
1770
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Terrestrial hand globe. Terrestrial hand globe. Geographical details on the sphere show Australia and New Zealand drawn according to the Dutch discoveries. A dotted line marks a hypothetical north-east, east, and south coast of Australia. There are no tra
1770
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Terrestrial miniature globe. Terrestrial miniature globe. It forms a pair with the celestial globe, Fortin GLB0245. Geographical details on the sphere include Australia and New Zealand drawn according to the Dutch discoveries. A dotted line marks a hypoth
1770
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The East Indiaman 'Princess Royal'. The artist John Cleveley the Elder adopted a conventional formula for this ship portrait showing the vessel both from its starboard side and its stern off the English coast and a fortified harbour town. An al
1770
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[Amelia Island, Florida]. Single sheet. Hand col. engr. Cartographic Note: Ungraduated. Scales in miles. Contents Note: Consists of a plan, 2 charts and a view, dedicated to John, Earl of Egmont, Plan: Plan of Amelia Island in East Florida [1" = 1 mi
1770
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'Discovery' run onto rocks in Queen Charlotte Sound. This print shows George Vancouver's ship 'Discovery' on the rocks in Queen Charlotte Sound, New Zealand. The Chatham is visible in the background. It appeared as plate 4 in V
1770s
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'View from Point Venus, Island of Otaheite [Tahiti]'. Hodges' paintings of the Pacific are vivid records of British exploration. He was appointed by the Admiralty to record the places discovered on Cook's second voyage, undertaken in t
Late 1770s
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. A 6.5 inch primary mirror. Maker: William Herschel.
1770s
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. Base of case for mirror.
1770s
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. Lid of case for mirror.
1770s
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A fly-trap, figures and handles of the same instruments made in Otaheite. Otaheite was originally named Port Royal Harbour in King George the Third's Island by Captain Samuel Wallis (1728-1795). The first encounter between the Europeans and the nativ
1770s
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Country scene with mountain range and two figures. This is likely a scene from Yoolee-Etea. The voyagers and natives had good relations and were fond of trading commodities. Yoolee-Etea was an island visited after Otaheite by Captain James Cook during the
1770s
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Entrance of Endeavour River in New South Wales.. Scale: 1:35,000. Ungraduated engraved chart with a key to the plan.
[1770]
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Exploring and surveying a volcano. Drawing done by William Alexander. Likely in 1769- early 1770s. Many drawings and engravings were put in John Hawkesworth's Voyages (an account of the journeys by Captain Cook, Vice Admiral John Byron, and Joseph
1770s
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Fighting vessel; Galley. Scale: Possibly 1:48. A model of a fighting galley (possibly 1770), possibly Russian, made entirely in wood which is unpainted apart from the wale, which is painted black. It has two lateen masts with set sails. The hull is made p
Possibly 1770
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Native burial ground built on the side of a hill. This is likely a scene from Yoolee-Etea. The voyagers and islanders had good relations and were fond of trading commodities. Yoolee-Etea was an island visited after Otaheite by Captain James Cook during th
1770s
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Native burial ground set into hillside with decorative wooden screens. This is likely a scene from Yoolee-Etea. The voyagers and islanders had good relations and were fond of trading commodities. Yoolee-Etea was an island visited after Otaheite by Captain
1770s
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Red sandstone. A lump of red sandstone rock, from the main outcrop of Grassy Hill (Cooktown) almost on the spot where Capt James Cook is reputed to have stood, when he landed at the Endeavour River on his first voyage 12th June 1770.
Pre 1770
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Sir Philip Stephens, 1723-1809. Oval miniature in watercolour on ivory, in an oval gold suspension locket, the back of which is glazed with blue glass. There is a central oval section within the glass which contains a lock of brown human hair, presumably
circa 1770
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Tree fragment. A Fragment of a tree. On an attached card are written the words: 'Piece of the tree to which Capt James Cook tied his Bark "Endeavour" Cooktown N.Q. 17.6.1770'.
Pre 1770
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Two chisels, an adze, a bread-fruit beater, the nasal flute, a thatching needle and an instrument for beating cloth.. This is an engraving of the various types of instruments used by the natives of New Zealand. It was done by Syndey Parkinson in 1770. Par
1770s
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View in the Island of Otaheite with house called Tupapow. Likely drawn by Sydney Parkinson in May 1769. This shows a tupapow, or shed, under which dead bodies were laid to rest in Otaheite in the South Pacific. Otaheite was originally named Port Royal Har
1770s
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View of the Island of Otaheite with several vessels of that island. The first of three such engravings of the island of Otaheite in the South Pacific. Otaheite was originally named Port Royal Harbour in King George the Third's Island by Captain Samue
1770s
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View of the island of Ulietea with a double canoe and a boat house. Ulietea (Raiatea) was the center from which the Society Islands and Tahiti were populated, and the homeland to which the Maori people trace back their historic origin. Field drawing by Sy
1770s
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A prospect of Port Antonio, and town of Titchfield, in the Parish of Portland, on the North side Jamaica, taken from Navy Island. Print
26 Jan 1770
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A View looking South of the Town and Harbour of Lucea in the Parish of Hanover in the North side of Jamaica. Print
26 Jan 1770
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A View of the Town and Harbour of Montego Bay, in the Parish of St James, Jamaica, taken from the Road leading to St Anns. Print
26 Jan 1770
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Wasp (1749). Scale: 1:96. Plan showing the upper deck and forecastle, quarterdeck, and fore & aft platforms for Wasp (1749), an 8-gun Sloop, as refitted at Portsmouth Dockyard. NMM, Progress Book, volume 2, folio 542 states that 'Wasp' was
Circa April 1770
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56ft Waterboat (circa 1770). Scale: 1:32. A plan showing the body plan, sheer lines with inboard detail, and longitudinal half-breadth with deck details proposed for a single-masted fifty-six foot waterboat for Sheerness Dockyard. Signed by Edward Hun
18 April 1770
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Seaford (1754). Scale: 1:96. Plan showing the quarterdeck and forecastle, upper deck and lower deck for Seaford (1754), a 20-gun Sixth Rate, as fitted at Plymouth Dockyard.
14 June 1770
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Letter from Nevil Maskelyne to Mr. Nourse, Bookseller, July 19, 1770.. See also: AGC/8/29 for further correspondence with Mr Nourse.
1770-07-19
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A Book of Shipping. Album with bound prints PAD7521-PAD7531.
1 Oct 1770
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Twelve Views of shipping by J Cleveley Junr. Douze Vues des Vaisseaux par J. Cleveley Junr. A calm after a storm. Bonace apres une Tempete. Technique includes etching.; Plate No.7. Book II.; Stored with PAD7521-PAD7526, PAD7528-PAD7531.
1 Oct 1770
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Twelve Views of shipping by J Cleveley Junr. Douze Vues des Vaisseaux par J. Cleveley Junr. A first Rate in a light Breeze, with a View of Dover. Un Vaisseau de guerre du premier rang dans une brise avec une vue de Douvre. Technique includes etching.; Pla
1 Oct 1770
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Twelve Views of shipping by J Cleveley Junr. Douze Vues des Vaisseaux par J. Cleveley Junr. A Frigate in a Fresh Gale with a View of Sheerness. Une Fregate dans un coup de vent avec une Vue de Sheerness. Technique includes etching.; Plate No.2. Book II.;
1 Oct 1770
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Twelve Views of shipping by J Cleveley Junr. Douze Vues des Vaisseaux par J. Cleveley Junr. A Frigate Wreckt. Fregate qui fait Naufrage. Technique includes etching.; Plate No.6. Book II.; Stored with PAD7521-PAD7525, PAD7527-PAD7531.
1 Oct 1770
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Twelve Views of shipping by J Cleveley Junr. Douze Vues des Vaisseaux par J. Cleveley Junr. A Moonlight in a Calm. Un Clair de Lune dans un tems de bonace. Technique includes etching.; Plate No.11. Book II.; Stored with PAD7521-PAD7530.
1 Oct 1770
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Twelve Views of shipping by J Cleveley Junr. Douze Vues des Vaisseaux par J. Cleveley Junr. A sea Engagement between the English and French. Combat Naval entre les Anglois et les Francois. Technique includes etching.; Plate No.8. Book II.; Stored with PAD
1 Oct 1770
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Twelve Views of shipping by J Cleveley Junr. Douze Vues des Vaisseaux par J. Cleveley Junr. A storm, with a Greenland ship skudding before the Wind. Tempete, avec un Vaisseau de Greenland que coure devant le Vent. Technique includes etching.; Plate No.5.
1 Oct 1770
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Twelve Views of shipping by J Cleveley Junr. Douze Vues des Vaisseaux par J. Cleveley Junr. A Strong Gale with a Squall of Rain. Un Vent fort avec une bourasque de Pluie. Technique includes etching.; Plate No.4. Book II.; Stored with PAD7521-PAD7523, PAD7
1 Oct 1770
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Twelve Views of shipping by J Cleveley Junr. Douze Vues des Vaisseaux par J. Cleveley Junr. Noon with a Frigate at Anchor. Representation de Midi, et une Fregate a l'ancre. Technique includes etching.; Plate No.9. Book II.; Stored with PAD7521-PAD752
1 Oct 1770
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Twelve Views of shipping by J Cleveley Junr. Douze Vues des Vaisseaux par J. Cleveley Junr. Sunset with a Fleet returning Home. Le Coucher du Soliel avec le retour d'une flotte. Technique includes etching.; Plate No.10. Book II.; Stored with PAD7521-
1 Oct 1770
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Twelve Views of shipping by J Cleveley Junr. Douze Vues des Vaisseaux par J. Cleveley Junr. Yachts in a Calm with a View of Harwich. Des Vaissaux dans un tems de bonace avec une Vue de Harwich. Technique includes etching.; Plate No.1. Book II.; Stored wit
1 Oct 1770
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Weazle (1745). Scale: 1:96. Plan showing the quarterdeck, forecastle, upper deck and fore & aft platforms for Weazle (1745), a 16-gun two-masted Ship Sloop. The Weazle had been on a voyage to West Africa in February 1770 and was to be sent again in
16 October 1770
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Minerva (1759). Scale: 1:96. Plan showing the quarter deck, forecastle, upper deck, lower deck, and fore & aft platforms for Minerva (1759), a 32-gun, Fifth Rate Frigate as taken off/fitted at Sheerness Dockyard. Signed by Edward Hunt [Master Shipwr
2 November 1770
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