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'Saint George' (1840). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing a half-breadth of the fore and after parts of the lower deck, middle deck, upper deck, quarterdeck and forecastle, and poop deck, for 'Saint George' (1840), a 120-gun First Rate, three-d
20 January 1842
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'Saint George' (1840). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the half sternboard outline, half midship section, and sections through Stations 29 and 30, a stern quarter elevation, and longitudinal half-breadth for the stern, for Saint George (1840), a 120-g
20 January 1842
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'Saint George' (1840). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the port bow view, two sections, a bow elevation, and longitudinal half-breadth for the bow, for 'Saint George' (1840), a 120-gun First Rate, three-decker. Signed by H. Spiven [unknown,
20 January 1842
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. A relic of Sir John Franklin's last expedition 1845-48. A silver fiddle-pattern table spoon belonging to Lieutenant James Walter Fairholme. It was obtained from the Inuit at Repulse Bay in 1854 by the Rae Expedition. The Inuit said that they had fo
1842
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. A relic of Sir John Franklin's last expedition 1845-8. A silver fiddle-pattern teaspoon belonging to Lieutenant James Walter Fairholme. It was bought from the Inuit at Cape Norton, on the East Coast of King William Island, 7 May 1859 by a party fr
1842
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. boat
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. deck
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. deck, gun
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. deck, orlop
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. deck, poop
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. deck, quarter & forecastle
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. deck, quarter & forecastle
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. Inboard profile plan
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. Inboard profile plan
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. lines & profile
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. lines & profile
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. Lower deck plan
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. Lower deck plan
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. Main deck plan
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. section, midship
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. section, midship
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. tiller
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. Upper deck plan
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. Upper deck plan
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Admiralty Standard Compass. Admiralty pattern with bracket for tripod.
1842
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Albion (1842). Scale: 1:48. A plan showing sections and the hold plan illustrating the storage for 'Albion' (1842), a 90-gun Second Rate, two-decker. Signed by William Symonds [Surveyor of the Navy, 1832-1848].
24 September 1842
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At Northfleet, 1842. original art: drawing
1842
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Brig schooner Cosmopolitan of Ipswich. David Bretton Master, going out of Malta 1842. An original watercolour by Nicholas Cammillieri (1819-1856), depicting 'Cosmopolitan' from her starboard broadside, sails unfurled and heading out of Malta in
1842
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Bringing in the year 1842 (crews of Erebus and Terror). original art: drawing
1842
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Chart of The Actaeon Reefs The Passage between them and the Western Shore of D'Entrecasteaux's Channel Van Dieman Land.. Scale: circa 1:40,000. Ungraduated manuscript chart - Hydrographic fair sheet. [negative number E9661]
1842
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China War Medal 1842. Awarded to Petty Officer James Smith. Obverse: Head of Queen Victoria with a diadem. hair tied in a knot (L). Legend: "VICTORIA REGINA". Reverse: At the foot of a palm tree a trophy of flags, cannon, the royal shield, a cap
1842
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China War Medal 1842. Obverse: Head of Queen Victoria with a diadem, hair tied in a knot (L) Legend: "VICTORIA REGINA". Reverse: At the foot of a palm tree a trophy of flags, cannon, the royal shield, a capstan, etc. Legend: "ARMIS EXPOSCER
1842
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China War Medal 1842. Obverse: Head of Queen Victoria with a diadem. hair tied in a knot (L). Legend: "VICTORIA REGINA". Reverse: At the foot of a palm tree a trophy of flags, cannon, the royal shield, a capstan, etc. Legend: "ARMIS EXPOSC
1842
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China War Medal 1842. Obverse: Head of Queen Victoria with a diadem. hair tied in a knot (L). Legend: "VICTORIA REGINA". Reverse: At the foot of a palm tree a trophy of flags, cannon, the royal shield, a capstan, etc. Legend: "ARMIS EXPOSC
1842
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China War Medal 1842. Obverse: Head of Queen Victoria with a diadem. hair tied in a knot (L). Legend: "VICTORIA REGINA". Reverse: At the foot of a palm tree a trophy of flags, cannon, the royal shield, a capstan, etc. Legend: "ARMIS EXPOSC
1842
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China War Medal 1842. Obverse: Head of Queen Victoria with a diadem. hair tied in a knot (L). Legend: "VICTORIA REGINA". Reverse: At the foot of a palm tree a trophy of flags, cannon, the royal shield, a capstan, etc. Legend: "ARMIS EXPOSC
1842
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China War Medal 1842. Obverse: Head of Queen Victoria with a diadem. hair tied in a knot (L). Legend|: "VICTORIA REGINA". Reverse: At the foot of a palm tree a trophy of flags, cannon, the royal shield, a capstan, etc. Legend: "ARMIS EXPOSC
1842
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Chinese junk flag. An Imperial Chinese junk flag captured during the First China War 1839-42. It is part of a collection belonging to Sir Robert Oliver (1783-1848). The flag is made of green silk damask woven in a cloud pattern, is hand sewn and has a lin
circa 1842
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Chinese junk pennant. An Imperial Chinese junk pennant captured during the First China War 1839-42. It is part of a collection belonging to Sir Robert Oliver (1783-1848). The pennant is made of plain woven orange silk. It has indented edges and is hand se
circa 1842
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Counter commemorating Admiral Jules Sebastien César Dumont d'Urville (1790-1840). Counter commemorating Admiral Jules Sebastien César Dumont d'Urville (1790-1840). Obverse: Busts of a woman in a poke-bonnet (left) and a man (right)
1842
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Danish vessel Christian VIII showing other vessels including Neptune and steam vessel Kiel. Title in Danish below image.
1842
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Dennis's Lunar Sextant. The sextant has an anodized brass three-circle pattern frame with a wooden handle. The tangent screw and clamping screw are positioned on the back of the index arm. The sextant has four shades, three grey and one orange, and t
1842
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Greenwich and the Dreadnaught [sic]. Plate 12 from Parrott's 'London and the Thames', (1842). A summer view from the north-west towards Greenwich from the Isle of Dogs, with pleasure craft of various sorts on the river and paddle steamers
1842
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H.M.S. Queen entering Malta Harbour, also Devastation. A lithograph of the paddle sloop ‘Devastation' (6 guns; left of centre, port broadside view; labelled below image) towing H.M.S. ‘Queen’ (110 guns; far right, port broadside vie
1842
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Humane Society of Cape of Good Hope Bronze Medal. Obverse: A hand, issuing from a cloud, pouring oil from a pitcher into a lamp of classical design. Legend: "HUMANE SOCIETY. CAPE OF GOOD HOPE 1842". Reverse: Inscription within a wreath of oak (L
1868
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Indus (1839). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the gun deck (lower deck) for Indus (1839), an 80-gun Second Rate, two-decker. The plan includes later alterations from 18 November 1856 and alterations dated 17 January 1857 at Devonport when fitted as a flagship
8 April 1842
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Indus (1839). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the orlop deck with magazine for Indus (1839), an 80-gun Second Rate, two-decker. The plan includes later alterations from 18 November 1856 and alterations dated 17 January 1857 at Devonport when fitted as a flags
8 April 1842
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Indus (1839). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the quarterdeck and forecastle for Indus (1839), an 80-gun Second Rate, two-decker. The plan includes later alterations from 18 November 1856 and alterations dated 17 January 1857 at Devonport when fitted as a fla
8 April 1842
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Indus (1839). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the upper deck for Indus (1839), an 80-gun Second Rate, two-decker. The plan includes later alterations from 18 November 1856 and alterations dated 17 January 1857 at Devonport when fitted as a flagship. Signed b
8 April 1842
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Medal commemorating Admiral Jules Sebastien Cesar Dumont d'Urville (1790-1840). Medal commemorating Admiral Jules Sebastien César Dumont d'Urville (1790-1840). Obverse: Head of Admiral d'Urville (left). Legend: '. JULES . SEBAST
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Medal commemorating the end of the war with China, 1842. Medal commemorating the end of the war with China, 1842. Obverse: The head of Queen Victoria, her hair decorated with roses and other flowers. Legend: 'VICTORIA D : G : BRITANNIAR : REGINA F :
1842
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Medal commemorating the jubilee of the Royal Danish Scientific Society, 1842. Commemorative medal, jubilee of the Royal Danish Scientific Society 1842. Obverse: Head of King Christian VIII (right). Legend: 'CHRISTIANVS VIII REX SOCIETAS DANICAE SCIEN
1842
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Medal commemorating the port of Calais. Medal commemorating the port of Calais. Obverse: View of the port and docks of Calais, a brig alongside (left), the high sea in distance. Reverse: Inscription, 'PORT DE CALAIS LOI DU 19 JUILLET 1837 LE BASSIN A
1842
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Naval Engineers Good Conduct Medal. Obverse: Starboard broadside view of a two-masted paddle steamer, ornamented trident head below. Reverse: A roped border with the royal crown over a foul anchor. Legend: "FOR ABILITY AND GOOD CONDUCT". Fitted
1842
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Paddle steamer Sirius. signed and dated 1842.
1842
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Peace signed before Nankin. A penny. Engraved upon a smooth surface, 'TREATY OF PEACE signed AT NANKIN ON BOARD H.M.S. CORNWALLIS 29TH AUGT. 42'. Reverse: Britannia seated with trident and shield. Legend: 'ONE PENNY.' Exergue: '18
1842
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Sans Pareil (captured 1794). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the after part of the upper deck for Sans Pareil (captured 1794), a captured French 80-gun ship, as later altered to a sheer hulk at Plymouth in 1810. The plan was taken off at Plymouth Dockyard per A
19 November 1842
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Sans Pareil (captured 1794). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan with half-sternboard outline, sheer lines, and longitudinal half-breadth for Sans Pareil (captured 1794), a captured French 80-gun ship, as later altered to a sheer hulk at Plymouth in 1
19 November 1842
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Sans Pareil (captured 1794). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the fore part of the upper deck for Sans Pareil (captured 1794), a captured French 80-gun ship, as later altered to a sheer hulk at Plymouth in 1810. The plan was taken off at Plymouth Dockyard per Ad
19 November 1842
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Sans Pareil (captured 1794). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the inboard profile illustrating the knees, riders and beams for Sans Pareil (captured 1794), a captured French 80-gun ship, as later fitted as a sheer hulk in 1810. The plan shows the ship after the
19 November 1842
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Sans Pareil (captured 1794). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the lower deck for Sans Pareil (captured 1794), a captured French 80-gun ship, as later altered to a sheer hulk at Plymouth in 1810. The plan was taken off at Plymouth Dockyard per Admiralty Order dat
19 November 1842
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Sans Pareil (captured 1794). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the midship section, and midship profile illustrating the knees, beams and spaces between the frames for Sans Pareil (captured 1794), a captured French 80-gun ship, as later altered to a sheer hulk at
19 November 1842
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Sans Pareil (captured 1794). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the orlop deck for Sans Pareil (captured 1794), a captured French 80-gun ship, as later altered to a sheer hulk at Plymouth in 1810. The plan was taken off at Plymouth Dockyard per Admiralty Order dat
19 November 1842
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Scarborough from the sea. Print
1842
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Silver ewer presented to Captain John C. Hewitt. Ewer presented to Captain John C. Hewitt by the passengers of the 'Britannia' steamship, 1842. American silver ewer, part of a four-piece wine set with its original wooden carrying case. The ewer
1842
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Silver goblet. Goblet presented to Captain John C. Hewitt by the passengers of the 'Britannia' steamship, 1842. One of a pair of American silver goblets, part of a four-piece wine set with its original wooden carrying case. The goblet is on a f
1842
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Silver goblet. Goblet presented to Captain John C. Hewitt by the passengers of the 'Britannia' steamship, 1842. One of a pair of American silver goblets, part of a four-piece wine set with its original wooden carrying case. The goblet is on a f
1842
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Silver salver presented to Captain John C. Hewitt. Salver presented to Captain John C. Hewitt by the passengers of the 'Britannia' steamship, 1842. American silver salver, part of a four-piece wine set with its original wooden carrying case. Th
1842
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Terrestrial hand globe. This terrestrial globe is supported by a metal rod at the south pole, which presumably once fitted an orrery or tellurium. The sphere is made of wood, covered with plaster and 12 paper gores, which are coloured and varnished. It is
1842
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Terrestrial table globe. Fragment of South America from Terrestrial table globe. Geographical details on the sphere include a note in Africa that reads: 'Conjectural source of the Rr. Zaire'. There are five labels in the south pole region includ
1842
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Terrestrial table globe. Terrestrial table globe. Geographical details on the sphere include a note in Africa that reads: 'Conjectural source of the Rr. Zaire'. There are five labels in the south pole region including, for example, 'South V
1842
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The Ordinance of Baptism in Jamaica. Christian missionaries, sent to the Caribbean by European missionary societies, campaigned strenuously for the abolition of slavery. Churches provided places in which the enslaved could plan and campaign as well as pra
1842
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The paddle steamer Lord Grey ca.1840. Heightened with white.
1842
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The Royal Naval Hospital at Greenwich. Print. This shows both Greenwich Pier, far right, and the Trafalgar Tavern to the left of the Hospital suggesting a date around 1840 but before the old drying yard wall and ablution block to the west of the King Char
1842
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The Tower of London. Print The Tower of London seen from the Thames, in an engraving from a painting by William Hentry Bartlett. Merchant ships of various sizes and a rowing boat frame the image of the Tower, while to the east are visible the masts of sh
1842
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Tortoise (purchased 1804). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines with inboard detail, and longitudinal half-breadth for Tortoise (purchased 1804), a purchased East Indiaman and converted to a Fifth Rate Frigate, as taken off in 1841 having
23 January 1842
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Tortoise (purchased 1804). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the hold illustrating tanks and rooms for Tortoise (purchased 1804), a purchased East Indiaman and converted to a Fifth Rate Frigate, as taken off in 1841 having been fitted as a storeship at Chatham.
22 January 1842
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Tortoise (purchased 1804). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the lower deck (orlop deck) for Tortoise (purchased 1804), a purchased East Indiaman and converted to a Fifth Rate Frigate, as taken off in 1841 having been fitted as a storeship at Chatham. Signed by
22 January 1842
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Tortoise (purchased 1804). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the main deck (upper deck) for Tortoise (purchased 1804), a purchased East Indiaman and converted to a Fifth Rate Frigate, as taken off in 1841 having been fitted as a storeship at Chatham. Signed by
22 January 1842
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Tortoise (purchased 1804). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the poop deck and forecastle for Tortoise (purchased 1804), a purchased East Indiaman and converted to a Fifth Rate Frigate, as taken off in 1841 having been fitted as a storeship at Chatham. Signed b
22 January 1842
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Tortoise (purchased 1804). Scale: 1;48. Plan showing the upper deck (quarterdeck, covered waist, and forecastle) for Tortoise (purchased 1804), a purchased East Indiaman and converted to a Fifth Rate Frigate, as taken off in 1841 having been fitted as a
22 January 1842
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Trial piece, Naval Engineers medal. A trial piece. Obverse: Starboard broadside view of a two-masted paddle-steamer. Exergue: Ornamental head of a trident between oak branches. Reverse: Royal Crown over a foul anchor. Legend: 'FOR ABILITY & GOOD
1842
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Vindictive (1813). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing sections through Station 'c', Station 'b', and Station 'a', and a plan of the hold for Vindictive (1813), a 74-gun Third Rate, two-decker, cut down to a 50-gun Frigate and fitted
24 May 1842
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Vindictive (1813). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the inboard profile illustrating some inboard fittings for Vindictive (1813), a 74-gun Third Rate, two-decker, as cut down to a 50-gun Frigate. Signed by Richard Blake [Master Shipwright, Portsmouth Dockyard,
24 May 1842
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Vindictive (1813). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the lower deck (orlop deck) for Vindictive (1813), a 74-gun Third Rate, two-decker, cut down to a 50-gun Frigate and fitted for sea. The plan illustrates the layout of cabins and the messes. Signed by Richar
24 May 1842
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Vindictive (1813). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the orlop platform with fore & aft platforms illustrating the internal fittings and magazines for Vindictive (1813), a 74-gun Third Rate, two-decker, as cut down to a 50-gun Frigate. Signed by Richard Bla
24 May 1842
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Vindictive (1813). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the quarterdeck, waist, and forecastle (spar deck) illustrating some of the fittings for Vindictive (1813), a 74-gun Third Rate, two-decker, as cut down to a 50-gun Frigate. Signed by Richard Blake [Master Sh
24 May 1842
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Vindictive (1813). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the upper deck (main gun deck) with some deck fittings for Vindictive (1813), a 74-gun Third Rate, two-decker, as cut down to a 50-gun Frigate and later converted to a Storeship at Portsmouth Dockyard for Fern
24 May 1842
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Visit of Queen Victoria to Edinburgh, 1842, welcoming the Royal Yacht Royal George to Scottish Waters off St Abbs Head. Medium includes graphite.; Heightened with white.; No.1.; Signed by artist and dated.
1842
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W E Parry. Print
1842
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W E Parry. Print
1842
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War brig in Hong Kong Bay, 1840. Drawing
1842
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Warspite (1807). Scale: 1:48. Plan and sections showing the stowage of ballast on Warspite (1807), a 74-gun Third Rate, two-decker, after she had been cut down as a 50-gun Fourth Rate Frigate between 1837-40. The plan illustrates her as fitted for sea.
8 February 1842
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Warspite (1807). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the inboard profile with later alterations for Warspite (1807), a 74-gun Third Rate, two-decker, after she had been cut down as a 50-gun Fourth Rate Frigate between 1837-40. The plan illustrates her as fitted f
8 February 1842
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Warspite (1807). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the lower deck for Warspite (1807), a 74-gun Third Rate, two-decker, after she had been cut down as a 50-gun Fourth Rate Frigate between 1837-40. The plan illustrates her as fitted for sea with cabin arrangemen
8 February 1842
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Warspite (1807). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the orlop deck with fore & aft platforms for Warspite (1807), a 74-gun Third Rate, two-decker, after she had been cut down as a 50-gun Fourth Rate Frigate between 1837-40. The plan illustrates her as fitted
8 February 1842
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