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. Dirk, after 1856, the hilt of the dirk consists of a straight crosspiece. The dirk has a gilt lion's-head pommel and back-piece. The white fish-skin grip is bound with three gilt wires. The flat-backed steel blade is straight to within 133mm of the
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. Dirk, which belonged to Commander Henry John Martin (1841-1876). The hilt of the dirk consists of a gilt lion's-head pommel, the mane extends the length of the back-piece. The white fish-skin grip is bound with three gilt wires. The inversed quillo
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. Earthenware figure commemorating allied victory in the Crimea painted in overglaze enamels. A sailor stands with one foot on a chained and muzzled brown bear, the other foot resting on a grey cannon with rope running from the gun across the bear's
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. Linen pillow case (or duck bag converted into cushion cover) printed 'C.A. WILLS 1856' within a laurel wreath, the name is also printed top right. Belonged to Charles Augustus Wills, Captain of the afterguard , HMS 'Agamemnon' 1852.
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. lines & profile
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. Metal rectangular plaque for the model of an annular cylinder engine made in metal and wood and patinated in parts.
1856
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. Planisphere. Celestial planisphere made of several layers of strong card. In the centre is a depiction of the northern constellations on a circular revolving card. The background is cream and the constellations, shown as mythological figures, are colour
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. Planisphere. The projection is geocentric and equidistant from the North Pole to South 40 degrees. There is a magnitude table above the horizon, which is labelled 'MAGNITUDES [1-5]'. The stars are marked by the Bayer notation. The Milky Way is
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. Rummer with a bucket bowl and a doubly-cushioned, hollow knop stem. This contains two silver groats of 1836 - the year when the denomination was first revived. The rummer has a folded foot. The bowl is inscribed: 'S.B. Dunn 1856' and depicts
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. Scabbard for dirk, after 1856. The black leather scabbard has a gilt locket and chape. There is a frog button on the locket and the end of the chape is ornamented.
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. Scabbard for Roman legionary-style sword which belonged to Captain Sir William Peel (1824-1858). There is a bright iron or steel scabbard fitted with a gilt brass top locket equipped with loops for a ring each side, and a gilt brass chape with a convex
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. Scabbard for solid half-basket hilted sword, which belonged to Admiral Thomas Barnardiston (1833-1907). The black leather scabbard has two gilt lockets, rings and chape. The top locket has two rings, one on each side. All of the mounts are ornamented w
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. Scale: Unknown. A model of an annular cylinder engine made in metal and wood and patinated in parts. The engine is depicted mounted to the floor of a stylised wooden section of hull made in polished mahogany. The engine has two large cylinders, the tops
1856
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. Solid half-basket hilted sword, which belonged to Admiral Thomas Barnardiston (1833-1907). The hilt of the sword consists of a gilt solid half-basket guard, with raised bars and a crown and anchor badge. There is a folding flap on the inside of the guar
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. The black leather scabbard has a gilt locket and chape. There is an ornamental frog button on the locket, and the locket and chape are ornamented with threads and scrolls.
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. Tooled morocco coverd box: 12 x 8.752 (30.5 x 22.2cm) Box contents: Two sights; two green filters; lead disc; three index arms (2 brass and 1 lead); one shadow pin (brass) in two parts. Printed specification of Robertson's patent, two printed trad
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A View of Greenock 1768. A mid-nineteenth century lithograph reproducing an engraving by the Scottish artist and printmaker Robert Paul from 1768. The town and harbour of Greenock occupy the middle distance. Various sailing vessels can be seen in the fo
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America North Coast Mackenzie River ro Behring Strait from the observations of Beechey, Franklin, Richardson, Dease & Simpson, Kellet, Pullen & Hooper, Moore Collinson, McClure and Maguire. [Scale: circa 1:2,000,000]. Chart of the North Coast of A
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Ancient Castle of Na-Ga-Gus-Ko, Lew Chew. Print
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Black Sea, River Danube, the bar and banks at the St George Mouth surveyed by Lieut. G.R. Wilkinson, Assistant Surveyor, H.M.S. Medina. Under the direction of Capt. T.Spratt R.N. C.B. June 1856.. Single sheet. Lith. Scale: [ca.1:16 000]. Additional Places
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Commemorative medal depicting Christopher Hansteen (1784-1873). Commemorative medal depicting Norwegian astronomer Christopher Hansteen (1784-1873). Obverse: Head of Christopher Hansteen (left). Legend: 'CHRISTOPHORO HANSTEEN.' Reverse: A wreath
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Dinner at the Regents Lew Chew. Print
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Dutch vessels off a jetty. A Hague painter and lithographer, Waldorp was a stage designer who later turned to painting landscapes, townscapes and river views. The drawing is signed and dated on the reverse and was made the year before the artist moved to
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East Falkland Island Stanley Harbour with Ports William and Harriet. Surveyed by Captns Fitzroy and Sullivan R.N. 1834-39. Scale: circa 1:65,000. Printed chart of part of East Flakland island, Stanley Harbour. Diagram of Cape Pembroke Lighthouse. Notice t
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Frigate in rough seas. Drawing.
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Galerie Militaire No 372 Empire Francais 1856 No 21. Officier de Marine-Infanterie de Marine-Matelot. Hand-coloured.
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H.M.S. 'Thunderbolt' door grill. Door grill from the captain's door from the ship HMS 'Thunderbolt' 1856. It is rectangular in shape with bars for fixing at the top and bottom. The item is decorated with foliage arabesques.
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H.M.S. 'Thunderbolt' eyebolt. A steel eyebolt, that was taken from the iron screw floating battery H.M.S. 'Thunderbolt'. The end of the eyebolt is broken and is badly corroded.
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H.M.S. 'Thunderbolt' nut, bolt and washer. A large steel nut, bolt and washer that was taken from iron screw floating battery HMS 'Thunderbolt'. The end of the nut is broken whilst the rest of the nut, bolt and washer are both severely
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H.M.S. 'Thunderbolt' rivet. An iron rivet that was taken from the iron screw floating battery H.M.S. 'Thunderbolt' 1856. The rivet is badly corroded and has no head.
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HMS Emerald (1856); Warship; 51 guns. Scale: 1:24. Model depicting the elliptical stern of HMS Emerald (1856) made entirely of wood with metal fittings and painted in realistic colours. The hull is painted black with a broad white stripe aloPagng the gun
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HMS Tribune off Mount Sacramento 7000 ft high Magellan Straits S. America. Bound with PAG3512-PAG3546, PAG3548-PAG3625; with PAG3591, PAG3623 and PAG3624 loose from the album.; Medium includes bodycolour and graphite.
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Icebergs off Cape Horn 1856 and showing HMS Tribune. Bound with PAG3512-PAG3545, PAG3547-PAG3625; with PAG3591, PAG3623 and PAG3624 loose from the album.; Medium includes bodycolour and graphite.
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Lowestoft from the beach looking North and Lowestoft harbour mouth with luggers entering and leaving. original art: drawing
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Medal commemorating the fall of Sebastopol, 1855. Medal commemorating the fall of Sebastopol, 1855. Obverse: Naval trophy of flags of the victors, behind this are the scales of justice, laurel wreath and rays; in front a plaque of a ship sinking in front
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Medal commemorating the voyage of Prince Jérôme Napoleon, 1856. Medal commemorating the voyage of Prince Jérôme Napoleon, 1856. Obverse: Head of the Prince (left). Legend: 'S . A . I . LE PRINCE NAPOLEON.' Reverse: Ins
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Mortar, 10in. Iron muzzleloading smoothbore mortar on carriage. Calibre: 10in. Marks: 18-0-6 (weight in cwts, qrts and lbs) 1856. Mortars were carried in bomb vessels and fired explosive shells 1600 yards at 45 degrees elevation. These shells were detona
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Napha From Bamboo Village. Print
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Pacific Ocean NEW ZEALAND From Surveys in HM Ships Acheron & Pandora Captn JL Stokes, Comndrs B Drury & GH Richards Assisted by... 1848-1855. Scale: circa 1:2m. MS tracks. Inset: INDEX TO THE COAST CHARTS.
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Paddle steamer and warship off a coast. Drawing.
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Pattern 1842. Rifle-musket. The stock is made of walnut and fitted with brass butt plate, trigger guard, fore-end cap and two ramrod pipes containing an iron ramrod. A Lovell's spring catch is fitted to secure a bayonet. The lock is a percussion lock
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Punta Avena, Magellan Straits. Mounted with PAG3554.; Bound with PAG3512-PAG3554, PAG3556-PAG3625; with PAG3591, PAG3623 and PAG3624 loose from the album.; Medium includes bodycolour and graphite.
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Reception At The Castle at Shui. Print
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Richard Sheepshanks (1794-1855). Marble bust of Richard Sheepshanks (1794-1855), signed and dated 'J. H. FOLEY. R.A. Sculpt. LONDON 1856'. It is possibly the 'posthumous bust in marble' exhibited by Foley at the Royal Academy in 1857.
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River Thames from Gravesend to the Nore and the River Medway surveyed by Captain F Bullock and Lieut E Burstal 1833-40 with corrections by Staff Com Calver 1868. Scale: 1:37,000
1871; 1856
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River Thames from London to Gravesend. Surveyed by Captain F. Bullock and Lieut, E. Burstal, 1830-1833. Single sheet, engraving. Rolled in a red leather pilot's portfolio. Scale [1:18,540]. check image ??
1859; 1856
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River Thames from London to Gravesend. Surveyed by Captain F. Bullock and Lieut. E. Burstal, 1830-1833. Single sheet, engraving. Scale [1:18,540]. check image ??
1865; 1856
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River Thames from London to Gravesend. Surveyed by Captain F. Bullock and Lieut. E. Burstal, 1830-1833. Single sheet. Engraving. Scale [1:18,540]. check image ??
1871; 1856
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River Thames from London to Gravesend. Surveyed by Captain F. Bullock and Lieut. E. Burstal, 1830-1833. Single sheet. Engraving. Scale: [1:18,540]. check image ??
1898; 1856
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Russian merchant ensign (1799-1917). A Russian merchant ensign. This design was in use 1799-1917 and was revived in 1990. The ensign is made of wool bunting, with a linen hoist and is machine sewn. A rope is attached. Design: three horizontal stripes, whi
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Sardinian Medal for Valour. Sardinian Medal for Valour awarded to Gunner John Bull, Royal Marine Artillery. John Bull was favourably Mentioned in Despatches for his gallant services in the trenches when he continued repairing works while under enemy fir
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Slave Sale, Charleston, South Carolina. Engraving after Eyre Crowe and published in the 'Illustrated London News', 29 November 1856. Part of the Michael Graham-Stewart slavery collection.
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Submarine cable section. A portion of submarine cable. Cylindrical with metal bands at either end. It is a section of Atlantic cable. The core consists of seven copper wires surrounded by a layer of gutta percha. The outer sheathing consists of ten galva
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Sword. Roman legionary-style sword, which belonged to Captain Sir William Peel (1824-1858). The sword consists of a cruciform hilt made of gilt brass and dark brown wood. The pommel cap is also made of gilt brass and is radially fluted from a small tang b
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Sword. Solid half-basket hilted sword, which belonged to Vice-Admiral McClure (1807-1873). The hilt consists of a gilt, solid half-basket guard with raised bars and crown and anchor badge; a folding flap on the inside hole to engage on stud on top locket;
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The barque 'Antagonist' entering the Elbe. A portrait showing the barque ‘Antagonist’. Built in 1854 she initially travelled between Plymouth, London and Madras and Batavia. She also went to the Baltic, Cronstadt and Germany, the sit
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The steamship 'Persia' in a breeze. A portrait of the ‘Persia’ shown in broadside view, with the large paddle and funnels prominently displayed. The name of the ship is visible on the port bow, she flies the flag of the United States
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Victoria Cross. Victoria Cross awarded to Captain Ronald Neil Stuart RNR (1886-1954). Lieutenant Stuart was serving on the Q-ship HMS ‘Pargust’ in 1917 when it was attacked by a U-boat. Q-ships posed as defenceless merchant ships (they were in

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Victoria Cross. Victoria Cross awarded to Captain William Peel (1824-58). Captain Peel was awarded the Victoria Cross for three separate acts of gallantry during the Crimean War. He was present at the siege of Sebastopol commanding a Brigade when a live R

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Victoria Cross. Victoria Cross awarded to Charles Davis Lucas (1834-1914). Lucas received the first naval Victoria Cross while serving as a Mate on HMS ‘Hecla’ in 1854. On the outbreak of the Crimean War with Russia in 1854, the British Fleet

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Victoria Cross. Victoria Cross awarded to Edward Robinson (1839-93), Able Seaman RN. At Lucknow on 13 March, some sandbags on top of earthworks caught alight. Able Seaman Robinson, despite being under heavy fire from the enemy, jumped up and extinguished

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Victoria Cross. Victoria Cross awarded to John Sheppard (d. 1884). In 1855, Sheppard planned to paddle into Sebastopol Harbour by night, fix an explosive with a time fuse to the hull of a Russian warship and then escape by means of a canvas duck punt he h

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Victoria Cross. Victoria Cross awarded to William Nathan Wright Hewett. Hewett (1834–1888) was awarded the Victoria Cross for services during the Crimean War. In 1854, he was serving as Acting Mate on HMS ‘Beagle’ but was commanding a Na

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View of Madeira showing HMS Tribune 1856. Bound with PAG3512-PAG3543, PAG3545-PAG3625; with PAG3591, PAG3623 and PAG3624 loose from the album.; Medium includes graphite.
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View of Rio de Janiero - Brazil 1856 showing HMS Tribune at anchor. Bound with PAG3512-PAG3544, PAG3546-PAG3625; with PAG3591, PAG3623 and PAG3624 loose from the album.; Medium includes bodycolour and graphite.
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Water Witch opium clipper barque built Kidderpore 1831 (shown 1856 off China coast). Signed by artist and dated.
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Wind chart of the south and east coast of Africa. Single sheet. Lith. Cartographic Note: Graduated plane chart. Contents Note: Each grid square contains a diagram indicating the relative prevalence of different wind directions. Consists of 4 charts, one f
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Her Majesty's Gun Boat Cracker passing the Kinburn Batteries, October 15th 1855. Print
30 Jan 1856
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'Ancient tower at Cloyne, Feby 1856' [Ireland]. No. 7 in Fanshawe's Baltic and later album, 1843 - 83. Captioned by the artist on the album page below the image, as title. The ancient 30-metre round tower in the middle of the village of Clo
February 1856
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Captn. Sir Robert, J. Le Mesurier McClure R.N. Print
15 Feb 1856
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H.M.S. Hannibal 91 Guns... flagship... leaving Anapa, June 12th 1855. Print
20 Feb 1856
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H.M.S. Highflyer Captn John Moore C.B. &c. at anchor off Soukoum Kaleh-Abasia, Omar Pasha leaving the Ship, Octr 1855. Hand-coloured.
22 Feb 1856
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Queenstown [Cobh], Ireland, 1856. No. 8 in Fanshawe's Baltic and later album, 1843 - 83. Captioned by the artist 'Queenstown - March 1856' on the album page below the image. The ship in the centre flies the flag of a rear-admiral of the blu
March 1856
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After the fire, 7 April 1856 (shows blackened skeleton of a hull). Signed by artist and dated.
7 Apr 1856
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After the fire, 7 April 1856, with frame bar and beam engine. Signed by artist and dated.
7 Apr 1856
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Gosport - From the (?) Tavern in Portsmouth Harbour 21st April 1836. Medium includes graphite.; Signed by artist.
21 Apr 1856
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Plan of Spithead showing the proposed evolutions at the review of the fleet by Her Majesty on Wednesday the 23rd April 1856. Single sheet. Coloured lithograph. Additional Places: Solent. Ships' position marked for the Review.
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The gunboat 'Firefly' destroying the magazines at Brandon, Gulf of Bothnia (Finland) during the Crimean War. Inscribed: “H.M.S. ‘Firefly’ destroying the magazines at Brandon, Gulf of Bothnia. This plate is respectfully dedicate
28 Apr 1856
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An Episode of the Naval Attack on Sebastopol, Octr 17th 1854. The Rodney aground under Fort Constantine. Print. The artist is likely to be Giovanni Schranz, also sometimes called John.
6 May 1856
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Catwater, entrance to Plymouth Sound. A Series of Views Pl.4. Print
7 May 1856
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Deal. A Series of Views Pl.11. Print
7 May 1856
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Dover. A Series of Views Pl.1. Print
7 May 1856
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Falmouth. A Series of Views Pl.8. Print
7 May 1856
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Margate. A Series of Views Pl.6. Print
7 May 1856
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Plymouth. A Series of Views Pl.3. Print
7 May 1856
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Portsmouth. A Series of Views Pl.7. Print
7 May 1856
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Ramsgate. A Series of Views Pl.2. Print
7 May 1856
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Scarborough. A Series of Views Pl.12. Print
7 May 1856
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Sheerness, as seen from the Nore. A Series of Views Pl.5. Print
7 May 1856
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Sidmouth. A Series of Views Pl.9. Print
7 May 1856
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Whitby. A Series of Views Pl.10. Print
7 May 1856
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Four sketches of HM Survey ship Merlin May 9 1856, annotated. Heightened with white.
1856
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Challenger (1858); Racoon (1857); Clio (1858). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan with half-stern board outline, sheer lines, and longitudinal half-breadth proposed (and approved) for building Challenger (1858), Racoon (1857), and Clio (1858), all 2
21 May 1856
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Two figures in a rural landscape. original art: drawing
Jun 1856
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Great Eastern being built, 4 Jun 1856. A view from the river along the foreshore at Millwall, looking towards Greenwich in the distance, with Brunel's 'Great Eastern' in starboard-quarter view under construction in June 1856. Three funnels
1856
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'Fratelli Rocks, June 12th 1856' [Tunisia]. No. 12 in Fanshawe's Baltic and later album, 1843 - 83. Captioned by the artist on the album page below the image, as title. The view shown is at dusk, looking westward along the Tunisian coast, w
12 June 1856
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Mersey (1858); Orlando (1858). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan with half stern board outline, sheer lines with alterations to the gunports, and longitudinal half-breadth for building Mersey (1858) and Orlando (1858), both 40-gun screw frigates.
27 June 1856
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Ship Queensberry... John Nicholson & Co of Annan, the Builders & Owners of the Ship. Stored in mount with PAH8556.
Jul 1856
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Ship Queensberry...John Nicholson & Co of Annan, the Builders & Owners of the Ship. Hand-coloured.
Jul 1856
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Mersey (1858); Orlando (1858). Scale: 1:24. Plan showing the midship section illustrating the way the beams are attached to the sides, and a midship elevation illustrating the frames and diagonal supports for Mersey (1858) and Orlando (1858), both 40-gun
15 July 1856
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