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. Circular shield made from the unclaimed medals of Greenwich Pensioners. Large silver shield with a wide rim and a well in the centre, with a slightly convex base. There are 125 silver Naval General Service Medals set in a matt silver ground with emboss
1876
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. Course finder lid only
1876
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. Fathom scale for Kelvin deep sea sounding machine.
1876
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1876
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1876
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1876
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. Obverse: Head of King Victor Emanuel II (L). Legend: "VITTORIO EMANUEL II RE D'ITALIA". Reverse: Inscription:"A CARLO PEAK CAPITANO DEL BRIGNO. INGLESE SUARESBROOK PER AVER SALVATO L'EQUIPAGGIO DEL BRIGNO. ITALIANO CARMELA ADDI
1876
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. This deflector consists of two pairs of magnets mounted on a framework and pivoted so as to be capable of having their opposite poles closed in on each other or opened out, by means of a right and left-handed screw operating in two sockets.
1876
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. This is an early example of a compass and binnacle patented in 1876 by Sir William Thomson (later Lord Kelvin) to overcome one of the main navigational problems of the 19th century. The growing use of iron in the construction of ships affected the accur
1876
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A view of the crew of a dog sledge cutting a road in the ice below the cliffs of Cape Rawson. Sledging party rounding Cape Rawson on top of ice foot piled up 30 feet above the level ice against the shore. The ice caused significant problems for the sledgi
Between March and June 1876
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Arctic Medal 1876. Awarded for service on Nares' Arctic expedition 1875. Obverse: Short bust of Queen Victoria crowned and veiled (left). Legend: 'VICTORIA REGINA 1876'. Signed on truncation: 'G.G. ADAMS. SC.' Reverse: Starboard

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Argonaut (Reefing a sail). Original watercolour showing six crewmen aloft on one of the upper yards of the Argonaut (1876) reefing in one of her upper, square sails against grey storm clouds. Two masts with standing rigging are shown with four or five ot
1876
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Bark Catalpa of New Bedford, police boat, ship's boat and British ship Georgette. Print
1876
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Captain John Hamilton R.N. Print
1876
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China Sea Singapore Main Strait From Tree I. (Pulo Angup) to Battam Bay Surveyed by Staff Commander J.W. Reed, R.N. and the offiecers of H.M.S. Rifleman, 1868-9.... Scale: 1:73,000. Ungraduated chart with magnetic variation marked. Coordinates given. Bib
1886; 1876
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Coriolanus (1876); Cargo vessel; Ship; Clipper. Scale: 1:96. A full hull model of the ship-rigged clipper 'Coriolanus' (1876) made entirely in wood with metal and organic material fittings and painted. The vessel is depicted fully-rigged on all
c.1970
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Coriolanus. White-painted figurehead of the iron merchant sailing ship 'Coriolanus' , 1876, in the form of a male bust in armour and helmet, representing the Roman general Caius Martius Coriolanus (most familiar through Shakespeare's bloody
1902
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Dorunda. Print
1876
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Greenwich Hospital, 1876. Titled, signed and dated by the artist, 'Greenwich Hospital/ TB Hardy 1876'. The very low viewpoint suggests this is from a boat in the river roughly north of Greenwich Pier looking south and east. Thames barges and the
1876
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India and back with HRH the Prince of Wales. HMS Serapis 1875-76. Page 1 Ephemera No.1: Invitation to a Welcome Home reception of Prince of Wales in the Guildhall 19 May 1876. The invitation is numbered 4077 and it is a blank example. Page 2. Ephemera No
1876
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Martini. Martini rifle. The stock is secured by two steel bands to the barrel and fitted with two sling loops. Martini action. The barrel is steel, fitted with aperture and leaf rearsight and blade foresight on ramp. The calibre is 0.22in. Inscribed on
1876
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Mauritius Medal, 1875. Mauritius Medal for Lifesaving presented to the Captain, Officers and crew of the American barque ‘Young Phoenix’ in 1875. The sailing ship ‘Strathmore’ left Gravesend on 19 April 1875 for New Zealand carryin
1876
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Medal commemorating 'The Fighting Temeraire' and J. M. W. Turner. Medal commemorating 'The Fighting Temeraire' and J.M.W. Turner. Obverse: J.M.W. Turner's bust (left). Legend: 'JOSEPH MALLORD WILLIAM TURNER R.A. 1775-1851�
1876
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Miniature kovsh. Miniature kovsh presented to Captain Leslie Burr of HMS 'Porpoise', 1892. Silver (originally gilt) kovsh (derived from a traditional Russian drinking vessel) with pierced handle and monogram below the lip. Around the lower part
1876
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Ministry of Marine & the Colonies Silver Medal. Obverse: Head of France with diadem (L). Legend: "REPUBLIQUE FRANCAISE". Reverse: An oval shield with inscription having as supporters a female figure (L) holding a laurel branch, and Mercury (
1876
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Ministry of Marine & The Colonies Silver Medal. Obverse: Head of France with diadem (L). Legend: "REPUBLIQUE FRANCAISE". Reverse: An oval shield with inscription having as supporters a female figure (L) holding a laurel branch, and Mercury (
1876
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Plan de L'Ile Tova (Golfe de St. Georges, Patagonia) Leve en 1876 par MMrs. Les Officiers du Croisseur le Forbin, sous la direction de Mr. Olry, Capne. de Vau.. Scale: circa 1:12,000. Ungraduated plan with two views. Soundings in meters. No compass i
1877; 1876
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Polar Sketches. Summer. The ice-locked sea in the Arctic light. Plate 16.; Separate text.
1876
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Polar Sketches.The deck [H.M.S. Alert]: Morning Inspection and Prayers. Plate 6.; Separate text.
1876
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Royal Yacht Osborne. Hand-coloured.
1876
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The Barque Orion captured by HMS Pluto Nov 1859. Signed by artist and dated.
1876
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The Death of Nelson at the Battle of Trafalgar.. From the original wall painting in the Palace of Westminster.
1876
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The Thames. A single man, perhaps a sailor, enjoys a pleasure trip with two unchaperoned young women - a picnic hamper and bottles of champagne sit at their feet. It was an image which critics at the time considered 'fast' or risqué. Tiss
1876
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Newly formed floe-bergs, showing the old line of floatation. The official report stated that ‘the floe-bergs, at their maximum sizes, were pressed high up one over the other against the steep shore; the chaos outside was something indescribable, and
Between March and June 1876
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Polar sketches. The Alert in Winter Quarters, firm amongst the Barrier Bergs, March 1876. Plate 10.; Separate text.
Mar 1876
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View from Mount Cartinel looking southwest towards Bellot Island and and its summit Mount Campbell, Discovery Bay, Lady Franklin Sound (Bay).. Nares wrote: ‘Finding the harbour was suitable in every way for winter quarters, and the abundance of spar
1 to 7 March 1876
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The Lady Franklin Sound Sledge Party prior to departure from Discovery.. Lt. Robert Archer of Discovery led the 12-man sledge Westward Ho to determine the continuity of Grant Land, as well as deciding whether Lady Franklin Strait is a bay, fiord or channe
8 April 1876
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The shipkeepers of 'Discovery' (1873) sitting on a dog sledge with the remaining dogs.. The shipkeepers of 'Discovery' (1873) sitting on a dog sledge with the remaining dogs. The men were Fulford, Ninnius, Hart, Hodson, Cartinel, Sarah
13 April 1876
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The Shah of Persia's visit to Portsmouth 11th May 1876 (Annotated sketch of shipping). Drawing
11 May 1876
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The Shah of Persia's visit to Portsmouth 11th May 1876 (Firing a salute). Drawing
11 May 1876
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The Shah of Persia's visit to Portsmouth 11th May 1876 (Sketch of ships, buildings and spectators in boats). Drawing
11 May 1876
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The Shah of Persia's visit to Portsmouth 11th May 1876. Heightened with white.
11 May 1876
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Yachting Incidents - Five yachting scenes. Print
15 Jun 1876
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J D Henwood; Cargo vessel. Stand for full hull model of the 'J D Henwood' (circa 1873), a 3-masted ship-rigged cargo vessel. Model is decked. Name "J.D.Henwood" on port and starboard bows. "J.D.Henwood London" on stern. Insi
July 1873-July 1876
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A stone arched bridge over the River Usk. original art: drawing
Aug 1876
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Raglan Castle, near Monmouth. Mounted with PAE5525.
Aug 1876
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Lord Chas. Beresford R.N., M.P. (caricature). original art: drawing
12 Aug 1876
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View from the ice of 'Alert' (1856) ashore in Radmore Harbour, Rawlings Bay, at low tide.. This depicts an event when 'Alert' was returning south: ‘[at] the very top of high-water a rather insignificant looking piece of ice press
21 August 1876
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Sketch of Loch Lomond on the reverse of invitation to the President's Address, British Association for the Advancement of Science, 6 September 1876. Sketch of Loch Lomond on the reverse of an invitation to the President's Address, British Associ
1876
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A finished drawing in pencil and wash of a beach with fishing vessels off. Inscr. ' Scheveling ', dated 14 Sept [18] 76. Medium includes wash.
14 Sep 1876
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The Auxiliary S.S. Kent 2300 Tons. Signed by artist.
20 Sep 1876
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The South Downs and the Sussex Downs from Gorehill House, near Petworth with Chanklebury Ring. original art: drawing
11-12 Oct 1876
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Country scene with large stone resting on three others and house in the distance. Annotated. A clear outline sketch of a dolmen within a landscape, with a chalk quarry in the background, before a forest. The sketch is numbered, with annotations gathered
26 Oct 1876
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