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'Invincible' (1808); 'Minden' (1810). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines, and longitudinal half-breadth proposed (and approved) for building 'Invincible' (1808), a 74-gun Third Rate, two-decker, 'in the
5 September 1801
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'Union' (1811). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines, and longitudinal half-breadth for 'Union' (1811), a 98-gun Second Rate, three-decker, to be built at Plymouth Dockyard. Signed by John Henslow [Surveyor of the Navy
23 November 1801
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. A hand-painted porcelain plate. In the centre is a view of two ships engaging, one wearing the red ensign, the other on fire, inscribed below 'The Arethusa taking La Pomone St George's Day 1794'. The scene is surrounded by a black wave pa
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. Base of ice pail.
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. Bayonet. The hilt consists of a brass knuckle-bow, hooked into the pommel, an obverse langet and a short straight quillon. The grip is moulded brass, with horizontal grooves and pommel cast in one piece, the tang and appearing at the base. A steel sprin
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. blocks & wedges
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. blocks & wedges
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. Boat-shaped sauce tureen on oblong plinths, with gadrooned top rim.
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. Boat-shaped sauce tureen on oblong plinths, with gadrooned top rim.
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. Collar for ice pail.
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. Container for ice pail.
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. deck
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. deck, orlop
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. deck, quarter & forecastle
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. deck, quarter & forecastle and upper deck. NMM, Progress Book, volume 5, folio 743, states that 'Dedaigneuse' (1801) arrived at Plymouth Dockyard on 20 February 1801, was docked on 29 July 1801 and her copper was replaced. She was undock
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. Domed cover with reeded loop handle.
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. frame
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. Horizontal pedestal dial for latitude 51° North. This dial, signed 'T. Crow Wateringbury fecit 1801', consists of a circular dial-plate with an hour circle round its edge. To the north of the simply-shaped gnomon and among garlands of leav
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. Inboard profile plan NMM, Progress Book, volume 6, folio 401, states that 'Tribune' was at Chatham Dockyard from 8 February 1826 to 10 May 1827 for small to middling repairs. The cost for the hull materials was £12,669. The Progress B
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. Inboard profile plan
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. Inboard profile plan
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. Inboard profile plan
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. Inboard profile plan
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. keel
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. lines Date: NMM, Progress Book, volume 6, folio 435, states that 'Forte' was begun at Woolwich Dockyard in March 1811 and launched in May 1814. She was then fitted for ordinary and then based at Sheerness Dockyard between September 1816 and
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. lines & profile NMM, Progress Book, volume 5, folio 743, states that 'Dedaigneuse' (1801) arrived at Plymouth Dockyard on 20 February 1801, was docked on 29 July 1801 and her copper was replaced. She was undocked on 24 August, and sailed
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. lines & profile
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. lines & profile
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. Lower deck plan NMM, Progress Book, volume 5, folio 743, states that 'Dedaigneuse' (1801) arrived at Plymouth Dockyard on 20 February 1801, was docked on 29 July 1801 and her copper was replaced. She was undocked on 24 August, and sailed on
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. Lower deck plan
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. Lower deck plan
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. Lower deck plan
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. Pair of ice pails (see also PLT0096). Part of the silver service presented to Nelson by the Corporation of Lloyds after the Battle of Copenhagen, 1801. A long presentation inscription on one side reads: 'Presented by the Committee appointed to mana
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. plate
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. rope jack
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. sheer
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. sheer & profile Ex French L'Invention
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. Upper deck plan
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. Upper deck plan
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A new chart of the Gulph of Paria, the Island of Trinidad, and part of the continent, comprising the great mouth of the Oronoco, and the channels that communicate with it as far as the River Guarapiche Province of Venesuela. Taken from the general chart o
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Baron Nelson of the Nile. Framed and glazed portrait of Baron Nelson of the Nile, showing his head in profile.
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Baron Nelson of the Nile. Framed and glazed portrait of Baron Nelson of the Nile, showing his head in profile. A label has been stuck to the top left corner of the glass with: 'To the National Maritime Museum'. The frame has elaborate carved dec
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Brabandsch beurt-schip met een Paviljoen zeylende by de wind. Plate No.12.
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Brighthelmstone. Fishermen Returning. Hand-coloured.
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Captain Sir Thomas Masterman Hardy, 1769-1839. A half-length portrait to left in captain's undress uniform, over three years, 1795-1812. His coat is shown buttoned to the throat and the artist has concentrated on the gold of the buttons and epaulette
1801
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Captain William Pierrepont, 1766 - 1813. Pastel portrait of Captain William Pierrepont, shown three-quarter length, half turned to viewer's left on board ship, with a telescope under his left arm, in captain's (over-three-years) full-dress of 17
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Carta Esferica de las costas de la peninsula de Espana las de Francia e Italia hasta el Cabo Venere, y la correspondiente de Africa. Single sheet. Engr. Medium: Segmented and backed. Scale: [ca. 1:2 000 000]. Cartographic Note: Graduated chart, meridian t
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Chart of the coast of Aegypt from the western mouth of the Nile to the Tower of the Arabs laid down from various materials and observations in HM Ships on that station in 1798 and 1799. Nb. The town and ports of Alexandria from the Farillon to the Tower o
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Chart of the entrance of the West Scheldt surveyed in 1794, by George Thompson Master in the Royal Navy.. Single sheet. Engraving. Scale [circa1:45,000 (bar)]. Borders graduated for latitude and longitude from the meridian of Greenwich. Sandbanks and soun
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Coastal Shipping Scene. Technique includes etching.; Bound in paper covers with PAD7614-PAD7617, PAD7619-PAD7621.
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Counter commemorating the Peace of Amiens, 1801. Counter commemorating the Peace of Amiens, 1801. Obverse: Within a wreathed edge a Union Jack of oval form upon crossed swords. Legend and inscription: 'PRELIMINARIES OF PEACE BETWEEN GREAT BRITAIN AND
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Crown. A Queen Anne crown. Obverse: Bust of the queen in low dress (left). Legend: 'ANNA DEI GRATIA'. Inscription: (either side of the Queen's neck), 'JOHN EXCELL IN KIOGE BAY APRIL 26.1801.' Reverse: Inscription engraved on a smo
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Dollar. A Spanish dollar. Obverse: Bust of King Charles IV laureate, in a pigtail, armour and mantle (right). Legend: 'DEI . GRATIA . CAROLUS . IIII . 1795'. Reverse: Engraved on a smooth surface a view of an action, one vessel on fire. Exergue:
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Dover. Technique includes etching.; Bound in paper covers with PAD7614-PAD7620.
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Fishing scene with windmill in distance. Technique includes etching.; Bound in paper covers with PAD7614-PAD7619, PAD7621.
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Fregat aan de grond zijn stengen meer. Plate No.5.
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Fregat dat leijt te kielen. Plate No.6.
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Garnaat of botvissertje aan de grond bezig met schoon maken. Plate No.3.
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Horatio Nelson, 1758 - 1805, Vice Admiral of the White. Framed and glazed pastel drawing of Horatio Nelson by Johann Heinrich Schmidt, in a gold frame and gold mount with an oval aperture. The miniature depicts the sitter in naval uniform with a blue jack
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Horatio Nelson, 1758 - 1805, Vice-Admiral of the White. Oval, coloured print on a piece of paper. The print depicts a bust-length portrait of Horatio Nelson in uniform, but without a hat. The sitter is depicted with grey hair with his right eye blue in co
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Hunter (1801). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan with stern board outline, sheer lines with inboard detail and scroll figurehead, and longitudinal half-breadth for Hunter (1801), a 16 gun Brig/Brig Sloop purchased from Mr King at Dover.
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Insolent (captured 1798). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the inboard profile (one waterline marked) with scroll figurehead for the Insolent (captured 1798), a captured French 'corvette-cannoniere', as fitted as a 12-gun gun-brig (later re-rated in 1
March 1801
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Insolent (captured 1798). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the upper deck and lower deck with fore & aft platforms for the Insolent (captured 1798), a captured French 'corvette-cannoniere', as fitted as a 12-gun gun-brig (re-rated in 1811 as a bri
March 1801
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Kanonneer boot zeijlende by de wind. Plate No.8.
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Kof die leijt te kielen. Plate No.7.
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Malta (1800). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, stern board outline with some detail, sheer lines with inboard detail, and longitudinal half-breadth for Malta (1800), a captured French Third Rate, as taken off in April 1801 prior to being fitted as
6 November 1801
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Marten Harpertsz Tromp. Print
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Medal commemorating Captain Nicholas Baudin's expedition to New Holland (Australia), 1801. Medal commemorating Captain Nicholas Baudin's expedition to New Holland (Australia), 1801. Obverse: Bust of Bonaparte as First Consul in uniform (left).
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Medal commemorating Captain Nicholas Baudin's expedition to New Holland (Australia). Medal commemorating Captain Nicholas Baudin's expedition to New Holland (Australia), 1801. Obverse: Bust of Bonaparte as First Consul in uniform (left) Legend:
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Medal commemorating the Battle of Aboukir, 1798 Admiral George Keith Elphinstone (1746-1823) and General Sir Ralph Abercromby (1734-1801). Medal commemorating the Battle of Aboukir, 1798 Admiral George Keith Elphinstone (1746-1823) and General Sir Ralph A
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Medal commemorating the Battle of Copenhagen and the manning of the block-ships, 1801. Medal commemorating the Battle of Copenhagen and the manning of the block-ships, 1801. Obverse: A seated female figure (Aalborg), with musket and shield (with the arms
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Medal commemorating the Battle of Copenhagen, 1801. Medal commemorating the Battle of Copenhagen, 1801. Obverse: Justice, seated, scales in left hand, handing a sword to a warrior in antique costume. Legend: 'GUD OG DEN RETFAERDIGE SAG.' (God a
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Medal commemorating the Battle of Copenhagen, 1801. Medal commemorating the Battle of Copenhagen, 1801. Obverse: Justice, seated, scales in left hand, handing a sword to a warrior in antique costume. Legend: 'GUD OG DEN RETFAERDIGE SAG.' (God a
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Medal commemorating the Battle of Copenhagen, 1801. Medal commemorating the Battle of Copenhagen, 1801. Obverse: Justice, seated, scales in left hand, handing a sword to a warrior in antique costume. Legend: 'GUD OG DEN RETFAERDIGE SAG.' (God a
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Medal commemorating the Battle of Copenhagen, 1801. Medal commemorating the Battle of Copenhagen, 1801. Obverse: Justice, sword in right hand, holds up the scales. Near by a compass on stand, against which lean two medallions with busts of 'H . PARKE
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Medal commemorating the Battle of Copenhagen, 1801. Medal commemorating the Battle of Copenhagen, 1801. Obverse: Justice, sword in right hand, holds up the scales. Near by a compass on stand, against which lean two medallions with busts of 'H . PARKE
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Medal commemorating the Battle of Copenhagen, 1801. Medal commemorating the Battle of Copenhagen, 1801. Obverse: Justice, sword in right hand, holds up the scales. Near by a compass on stand, against which lean two medallions with busts of 'H . PARKE
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Medal commemorating the Battle of Copenhagen, 1801. Medal commemorating the Battle of Copenhagen, 1801. Obverse: Justice, sword in right hand, holds up the scales. Near by a compass on stand, against which lean two medallions with busts of 'H . PARKE
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Medal commemorating the Battle of Copenhagen, 1801. Medal commemorating the Battle of Copenhagen, 1801. Obverse: Justice, sword in right hand, holds up the scales. Near by a compass on stand, against which lean two medallions with busts of 'H . PARKE
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Medal commemorating the Battle of Copenhagen, 1801. Medal commemorating the Battle of Copenhagen, 1801. Obverse: Justice, sword in right hand, holds up the scales. Near by a compass on stand, against which lean two medallions with busts of 'H . PARKE
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Medal commemorating the Battle of Copenhagen, 1801. Medal commemorating the Battle of Copenhagen, 1801. Obverse: Justice, sword in right hand, holds up the scales. Near by a compass on stand, against which lean two medallions with busts of 'H . PARKE
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Medal commemorating the Battle of Copenhagen, 1801. Medal commemorating the Battle of Copenhagen, 1801. Uniface badge, cast and chased. Very rare. Oval medallion with bust of Nelson (left), full uniform, ribbon, and star of Bath, and medal round neck. Leg
1801
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Medal commemorating the Battle of Copenhagen, 1801. Medal commemorating the Battle of Copenhagen, 1801. Uniface badge, cast and chased. Very rare. Oval medallion with bust of Nelson (left), full uniform, ribbon, and star of Bath, and medal round neck. Leg
1801
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Medal commemorating the Battle of Copenhagen, 1801. Medal commemorating the Battle of Copenhagen, 1801. Uniface badge, cast and chased. Very rare. Oval medallion with Nelson's bust (left), full uniform, ribbon, and star of Bath, and medal round neck.
1801
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Medal commemorating the Battle of Copenhagen, 1801. Medal commemorating the Battle of Copenhagen, 1801. Uniface badge, cast and chased. Very rare. Oval medallion with Nelson's bust (left), full uniform, ribbon, and star of Bath, and medal round neck.
1801
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Medal commemorating the Battle of Copenhagen, 1801. Medal commemorating the Battle of Copenhagen, 1801. Uniface badge, cast and chased. Very rare. Oval medallion with Nelson's bust (left), full uniform, ribbon, and star of Bath, and medal round neck.
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Medal commemorating the Hamburg Admiralty. Medal commemorating the Hamburg Admiralty. Obverse: Time, in the shape of Saturn, winged and draped (left), holding his scythe in his left, placing a wreath with his right hand upon a naval rostral column, decora
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Oorlog schip met ligters of kameelen op zij. Plate No.10.
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Oorlog schip met ligters of kameleenen op zij. Plate No.10.
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Oorlogs Fregat ten anker zyn groote stengneer. Plate No.11.
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Plan of the city of Alexandria and of the Old and New Ports with a chart of the Road at the entrance of the Old Port shewing the channels thro the reefs extending from Fig Tree Point to the Tower of Maraboo. Surveyed by order of Admiral Bruyes by Capt Bar
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Princess Charlotte (captured 1799). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plans with stern board outline and some detail, sheer lines with inboard details and figurehead, and longitudinal half-breadth for Princess Charlotte (captured 1799), a captured Frenc
Circa June 1801
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