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'A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.' View of the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, 1865. A view of the Observatory from the north showing the pines which then flanked the former area of the 'giant steps' and, just visible (left b
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. Cutlass, the hilt of the cutlass consists of a case hardened steel basket, the thin metal guard is welded to the shell and the knuckle-guard. The cutlass has a flat pommel, with a central excrescence to take the tang button. The iron grip is eight-sided
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. Waterman’s coat of red wool. The coat is single-breasted with 12 cone-shaped silver buttons. The coat has a standing collar with tabs of red silk velvet edged with silver braid with 'PAC' worked in the central panel in coiled silver thre
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A chart tracking the voyage of the ship Edwin Fox from Portsmouth, 10 Augst. 1865 to Bombay, 9 Decr. 1865. Scale: circa 1:100,000,000. Manuscript chart of the Atlantic and Indian Oceans, showing the track taken by the Edwin Fox (now preserved), daily reco
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A New Bride for the Sea. Exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1865, Danby’s expansive coastal landscape offers an idyllic vision of rural labour in Victorian Britain. It suggests unchanging life and values, balancing the group of family workers in the
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Admiral Sir George Bowyer Bart. Print
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Atlantic Telegraph Cable 1865. Chart Shewing the Track of the Steam Ship Great Eastern on Her Voyage from Valentia to Newfoundland with the Soundings - The Daily Latitude and Longitude. The Distance Run and the Number of Miles of Cable Paid Out. The trans
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Attempting to put out to sea Athens. original art: drawing
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Augustus Viscount Keppel 1725-1786. Print
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Beating the Tattoo at Sunset (Greenwich Hospital). A Greenwich Hospital fifer and drummer, in the mid-19th-century uniform of the Hospital standing on the north side of the Rysbrack statue in the Grand Square and beating 'sunset'. From the Illus
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Bessie Whineray. Polychrome-painted figurehead of the brigantine 'Bessie Whineray' in the form of a half-length female figure holding flowers in the right hand, across the breast, though this is damaged and the general condition poor and unresto
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Captain Pownall. Print
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China Sea Singapore Roads surveyed by J.W. reed, Master Commanding Assisted by T.H. Tizard, Actg. Master. E.H. Bray and V.H. Lys, Secd. Masters and Messrs. Coghlan, White and Thomas, Masters Assts. R.N. H.M.S. Rifleman 1864. Scale: 1:12,100. Ungraduated c
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Counter commemorating the Liverpool International Shipwrights' Friendly Society. Counter commemorating the Liverpool International Shipwrights' Friendly Society. Obverse: Port broadside view of a barque under sail. Reverse: Inscription, 'TH
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Edward Augustus Duke of York. From the original Picture in Her Majesty's Collection at Buckingham Palace. Print
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Entrance to the West Dining-Hall (Greenwich Hospital). Pensioners going down for dinner into the dining hall under the Painted Hall. One is a black veteran with grizzled white hair and two carry jugs to bring away tea or another drink. From the Illustrate
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HMS 'Pallas' (1865); Warship; Corvette. Scale: 1:48. A model of the port side of HMS 'Pallas' (1865), a corvette made entirely in wood and painted in realistic colours. The hull below the waterline is painted brown with a narrow cream
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HMS 'Pallas' (1865); Warship; Corvette. Scale: 1:48. Plaque for the model of the port side of HMS 'Pallas' (1865), a corvette made entirely in wood and painted in realistic colours.
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HMS Conway Gold medal. Obverse: Head of Queen Victoria (L). Legend: "VICTORIA BY THE GRACE OF GOD QUEEN 1865". Reverse: Inscription within a decorative circle. Legend: "MERCANTLE MARINE SERVICE ASSOCIATION LIVERPOOL SCHOOL FRIGATE HMS CONWA
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Major-General Sabine RA President of the Royal Society. Technique includes engraving.
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Medal commemorating the Battle of Riachuelo, 1865. Medal commemorating the Battle of Riachuelo, 1865. Obverse: Head of the Emperor Don Pedro II within a semi-circular crossed sprays of laurel and lilly tied with a knot. Legend (within line): 'PETRUS
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Original. A sketch shewing the position of the Great Eastern when trying to recover the end of the Atlantic telegraph cable.. Single sheet. Ms. Medium: Has lifting paper flap.The Atlantic cable broke while it was being laid in August 1865 in ocean 2 miles
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Prize medal, model making. Prize medal won by George Knott at a model making competition at Plymouth. Obverse: Kneeling figures of a carpenter (left) and a blacksmith (right) with a painter standing behind, within a trefoil-shaped border. Legend: 'WI
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Relics of Nelson (on show at Greenwich Hospital). Mounted on a sheet with PAI8782-PAI8787 and PAI8789-PAI8791. Visitors looking at Nelson's Trafalgar uniform coat (presented to the Hospital in 1845 by Prince Albert), waistcoat and watch, in the speci
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Sgt Major Murphy "[?]". Drawing from 'Sketches taken during our voyage from Gravesend to Calcutta on board the troopship 'Hydaspes' Aug.t 19th 65 to Dec.r 10th 65'
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Snider Enfield. Snider Enfield Rifle. The stock, possibly made of walnut is stepped at the upper barrel band and again at lower band. Fore-end encircled by two barrel retaining bands (iron). Brass butt plate and brass fore-end. Brass trigger guard fitted
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Submarine cable section. A section of submarine cable. It is cylindrical with metal bands at either end. Section of Atlantic cable. The core consists of seven copper wires coated with layers of gutta percha and cushioned by tarred jute. The outer sheathin
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Submarine cable section. Submarine cable. Cylindrical with two metal bands at either end. The core consists of seven wires with ten iron wires of sheathing individually covered with hemp soaked in tar, india rubber and pitch. The outer sheathing consist
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Submarine cable section. Submarine cable. Cylindrical with brass mounts at each end. Seven copper wires in the core, the outer sheathing consists of iron wires individually covered with a serving of hemp soaked in tar, india rubber and pitch.
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Tea-Making (Greenwich Hospital). Pensioners in one of the undercroft kitchens of the Hospital (see PAI8789). Tea only entered Naval rations in the 1820s. From the Illustrated London News, 25 March 1865, p. 280; see PAI8788 for further details. It is mount
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The cable passed from the works into the hulk lying in the Thames at Greenwich. This print depicts the 'Amethyst' hulked. The image relates to the transatlantic cable manufactured at East Greenwich for loading into the 'Great Eastern'
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The reels of gutta percha covered conducting wire conveyed into tanks at the works at Greenwich. Print. From the mid-19th century onwards there have been factories producing submarine cables and associated products in Greenwich and Woolwich. Until well i

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The steam tug Royal Alfred with the ship Anne Royden. Ship portrait. Oil painting
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The steamship Great Eastern laying the first successful Atlantic cable. The 'Great Eastern', or Leviathan, launched in 1858, was much larger than any previous ship and was not equalled in size for another 50 years. She had both paddle and screw
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The West Dining-Hall (Greenwich Hospital). Looking west in the undercroft under the Painted Hall, toward the kitchens. Pensioners ate in the undercrofts from the time that Thornhill began to decorate the Painted Hall in 1707-08. It only became a general r
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The West Hartley No 1. a new flat-bottomed schooner for the coal trade of---. original art: drawing
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The West Kitchen (Greenwich Hospital). Pensioners being served in the west kitchen beneath the west end of the Painted Hall. The scales on the table are probably to measure out specified rations by weight or prove that full measure has been given. From th
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Union Flag. British Union Flag (post 1801 pattern). Hand-sewn, silk. Belonged to a member of the Duckworth King family. Probably belonged to Adm Sir George St Vincent Duckworth King (1809-1891). Rope and toggle attached.
circa 1865
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View of the Naval Gallery in the Painted Hall, Greenwich Hospital, in 1865. This fine perspective drawing appears to have been the basis of a wood-engraving in the 'Illustrated London News' for 22 April 1865, in an article advocating a visit to
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White Ensign. British naval ensign (post 1801 pattern). White ensign which probably belonged to Adm Sir George St Vincent Duckworth King (1809-1891). Wool bunting, hand-sewn. One of a set of flags made after regulation changes of 1864. Marked 'Adl Ki
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White Ensign. British naval ensign. White ensign which probably belonged to Adm Sir George St Vincent Duckworth King (1809-1891). Hand-sewn silk. Rope and toggle attached.
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White Ensign. British naval ensign. White ensign which probably belonged to Adm Sir George St Vincent Duckworth King (1809-1891). Wool bunting, hand-sewn with a linen hoist. Marked '1st LAUNCH JN 6/65'. One of a set of flags made after regulatio
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White Ensign. British naval ensign. Wool bunting, hand-sewn. White ensign which probably belonged to Adm Sir George St Vincent Duckworth King (1809-1891). Wool bunting, hand-sewn. Marked '2nd CUTTER JN 6/65'. One of a set of flags made after reg
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White Ensign. British naval ensign. Wool bunting, hand-sewn. White ensign which probably belonged to Adm Sir George St Vincent Duckworth King (1809-1891). Wool bunting, hand-sewn. Marked 'DINGHY JN 6/65'. One of a set of flags made after regulat
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White Ensign. British naval ensign. Wool bunting, hand-sewn. White ensign which probably belonged to Adm Sir George St Vincent Duckworth King (1809-1891). Wool bunting, hand-sewn. Marked 'JOLLY WP 6/65'. One of a set of flags made after regulati
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25 ft lifeboat Cutter. Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the sail plan for a two-masted 25 ft lifeboat Cutter proposed by the Portsmouth Officers to be adopted as an established rig.
Dated: January 1865
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Eddystone Lighthouse. Scale: Unknown. A model of the fourth Eddystone Lighthouse, completed in 1759, made entirely in wood with metal, cork, and glass fittings. The base of the model is realistically modelled in cork depicting the Eddystone reef with two
circa 1865
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åf Sven Rinman v Gevärsfaktorierna
1 January 1865
Sjöhistoriska museet

"Lysekils utseende i början af 1800talet. (Nuvarande Gamla Staden.)"
1 January 1865
Bohusläns museum

"The Bishop's Eye." Rose Window, Lincoln Cathedral
Taken some time in 1865
Cornell University Library

"Twa Brigs o'Ayr," the Two Bridges of Ayr
Taken some time in 1865
Cornell University Library

"Visitkort".
1 January 1865
Bohusläns museum

A View of Fort Sumter from Fort Moultrie. Charleston, S.C.
Taken some time in 1865
SMU Libraries Digital Collections

A Village Near Mexico City
Taken some time in 1865
Cornell University Library

Abraham Lincoln, Pres't U.S. (LOC)
Taken some time in 1865
The Library of Congress

Alameda Park, Veracruz
Taken some time in 1865
Cornell University Library

Albi. Basilica of Saint Cecile
Taken some time in 1865
Cornell University Library

Alcalà de Henares. Puerta interior del Palacio Arzobispal
Taken some time in 1865
Cornell University Library

Alcantara. Church of San Benito, Southern Façade
Taken some time in 1865
Cornell University Library

Alloway Kirk and Burial Place of Burns's Family
Taken some time in 1865
Cornell University Library

Alvastra. Cloister Ruins
Taken some time in 1865
Cornell University Library

Amalfi Marina
Taken some time in 1865
Cornell University Library

Amiens Cathedral
Taken some time in 1865
Cornell University Library

Amiens Cathedral
Taken some time in 1865
Cornell University Library

Amiens Cathedral Rose Window (Interior)
Taken some time in 1865
Cornell University Library

Amiens Cathedral, Choir Stalls (Interior)
Taken some time in 1865
Cornell University Library

Amiens Cathedral, Detail of Screen (Interior)
Taken some time in 1865
Cornell University Library