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. Cutlass-bayonet, the hilt of the cutlass-bayonet consists of steel half-basket guard. The grip consists of two pieces of leather riveted to each side of the tang. The cutlass-bayonet comes complete with a ring and a catch for attachment to a rifle. The
1871
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. gun mount
1871
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. Obverse: Head of King Victor Emanuel II (L). Legend: "VITTORIO EMANUEL II RE D'ITALIA". Reverse: Inscription:"A PATRICH FOY CAPITANO DELLO SCONER INGLESE GOLDEN HORN PER SOCCORSI PRESTATI ALL EQUIPAGGIO DELLO SCONER ITALIANO MONTE CA
1871
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1871
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Admiral Sir John Colpoys (1742?-1821). A half-length portrait to the right showing Colpoys in his admiral’s full dress uniform, 1795–1812, wearing the ribbon and star of the Bath. John Colpoys is believed to have entered the Navy in 1756. He w
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Captain Sir James Clark Ross. A three-quarter length posthumous portrait of the explorer wearing captain’s undress uniform. Ross is shown seated at a table next to a standing globe on his left. His right arm rests on a chart and behind him on the ta
1871
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Ceremonial trowel used at the completion of Somerset Dock, Malta, 1871.. Ceremonial trowel used at the completion of Somerset Dock, Malta, 1871. Silver-plated trowel with an ivory handle with a silver-plated mount at the end inscribed with a monogram �
1871
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Greenwich Hospital from East Greenwich, May 1871. A drawing looking west towards the Royal Naval College from the East Greenwich waterfront, subsequently perhaps used with another drawing by Ballin, PAF7684, as the basis of a print (PAD2259). It is annota
1871
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Medal commemorating the centenary of the Swedish Royal Naval Institution. Medal commemorating the centenary of the Swedish Royal Naval Institution. Obverse: Head of Vice-Admiral Frederick Henry Chapman (1721-1808) with long hair (right). Legend: 'FR
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Medal commemorating the siege of Paris, 1870-1871 and death of Lieutenant Edgard Saisset. Medal commemorating the siege of Paris, 1870-1871 and death of Lieutenant Edgard Saisset. Obverse: A female figure wreathed and veiled, a palm branch in her left han
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Medal die commemorating the siege of Paris, 1870-1871 and Captain Lamalignie. Medal die commemorating the siege of Paris, 1870-1871 and Captain Larrett Lamalignie. A die, uniface. Inscription. 'LE CAPTAINE LARRET LAMALIGNIE VIEUX MARIN INTRÉPI
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Medal die commemorating the siege of Paris, 1870-1871 and Citizen Latappy. Medal die commemorating the siege of Paris and Citizen Latappy. A die, uniface. A small anchor below. Inscription: 'LE 17 AVRIL 1871 ORDRE D'ORGANISER LA FLOTILLE DE LA C
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Medal die commemorating the siege of Paris, 1870-1871 and G Lambert, the explorer. Medal die commemorating the siege of Paris, 1870-1871 and Gustave Lambert, the explorer. A die, uniface. Inscription: 'MORT DU SAVANT MARIN GUSTAVE LAMBERT PROMOTEUR D
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Ministry of Marine & The Colonies Gold Medal. Obverse: Within an oak wreath. Inscription: "REPUBLIQUE FRANCAISE". Reverse: An oval shield with inscription having as supporters a female figure (L) holding a laurel branch, and Mercury (R) with
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Prize medal, HMS Cumberland. Obverse: Conjoined busts of Princess Louise and the Marquis of Lorne. Legend: "H.M.S.CUMBERLAND, CLYDE INDUSTRIAL SHIP". Reverse: Inscribed: "Prize Presented by Her Royal Highness The Princess Louise, Marchiones
circa 1871
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The North Sea [Southern Sheet] from the latest British and foreign surveys. Scale: circa 1:800,000. Three views. Five lighthouse elevations. Lights coloured. Land stipple. Tabulated tidal stream data.
1895; 1871
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View of a Pilot Boat. Signed by artist and dated.
1871
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Admiral of the Fleet Sir David Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty, 1871-1936. A life sketch for the painting of a group of officers, 'Naval Officers of World War I', 1921, at the National Portrait Gallery (NPG1913), by Sir Arthur Stockdale Cope. This sketc
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HMS 'Basilisk', on the voyage from Brisbane to Cape York, Australia, 5 February 1871. Inscribed in pencil on back of drawing: “HMS ‘Basilisk’ Capt. John Moresby 1871. ‘Basilisk’, 6 gun paddle sloop launched at Woolw
1871
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Etna at sunset Feb 8th/71. Mounted with PAD9649.
8 Feb 1871
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To Count Edmund Batthyany... Royal Albert Yacht Club, this Print of his Schooner Yacht Flying Cloud in the... Match of the Royal Thames Yacht Club, June 8th 1870... dedicated by Josiah Taylor. Hand-coloured.
29 Apr 1871
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Greenwich Hospital from Blackwall reach, May 1871. A view of Greenwich Hospital from almost due north, looking up Blackwall Reach. The tower of Trinity Hospital (almshouse) is on the left and the Trafalgar Tavern just east (left) of the Hospital complex.
May 1871
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Anglo-American Atlantic Yacht Race of 1870. Start of the Yachts Dauntless and Cambria from Queenstown for New York on the 4th July. Print
25 May 1871
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Sketch of a wood with an area of tree stumps. Annotated. Annotated landscape with oak trees A countryside sketch of trees and fields; the elements in the foreground are more summarily sketches, with thick outlines, while the background has trees with very
25 May 1871
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Anglo-American Atlantic Yacht Race of 1870. Cambria in Mid-Ocean. Hand-coloured.
5 Jun 1871
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34 ft Admiral's Barge. Scale: 1:16. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines with inboard detail, and longitudinal half-breadth for a proposed 12? oared, 34 ft Admiral's Barge. Signed B. Robinson [Master Shipwright/Chief Constructor, Portsmouth
Dated: 20 June 1871
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Schooner Yacht Livonia, 280 Tons O.M... Royal Harwich Yacht Club. Print
22 Jun 1871
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Gravesend 26th June 1871. Drawing
26 Jun 1871
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Hulks off Sheerness 26th June 1871. Drawing
26 Jun 1871
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Sheerness 26th June 1871. Drawing
26 Jun 1871
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Dunstanburgh Castle, Northumberland, from the beach with colour notes and a sketch of cliffs. Sketches of same on reverse. Mounted with PAE6365, PAE6367.
24 Aug 1871
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The Saddle Rock near Dunstanburgh Castle, Northumberland. Mounted with PAE6365-PAE6366.
24 Aug 1871
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Holyhead 25 Augt 1871. original art: drawing
25 Aug 1871
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Steam Ship 'Viceroy', 2225 Tons, 240 H.P. J. H. Taylor Commander. Print entitled 'Steam Ship "Viceroy", 2225 Tons, 240 H.P. J H Taylor Commander'. A lithograph on a stout paper/card support and titled as above, showing the
23 September 1871
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Admiral Lord Nelson, from the Picture in the National Portrait Gallery. Print
30 Sep 1871
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Admiral Lord Nelson, from the Picture in the National Portrait Gallery. Supplement The Illustrated London News Sept 30, 1871, -309. Text in English below image.
30 Sep 1871
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The Pool of London. The story of the Pool is the story of the origins of London's former trade. Whilst Kings and Queens eventually moved to Westminster, and London expanded far beyond its original boundaries, the Pool of London continued to feed and
Dec 1871
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'Saved'. Woman and child being rescued from the sea by a man with a breeches buoy. 'The Graphic.' The Herschels prints and drawings collection deteriorated slightly towards the end of the 19th, beginning of the 20th century becoming l
25 December 1871
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