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Van de Velde with the Dutch rear Squadron 29 May - 2 June 1672. The battle of Solebay, 28May/7 June 1672 was the opening battle of the third Anglo-Dutch War. De Ruyter attacked the combined English and French fleets as they lay in Southwold bay off the Su
1672
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Les quatre piquets. Drawing of the quatre piquets punishment, where both hands and feet were bound before the victim was flogged. A caption is written on the mount: ‘à la Grenade en 1783, Charles de Lyver offer. au Regt. de Champagne’.
2 June, 1783
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Admiral Lord Nelson who Gloriously fell fighting for his country. Picture transfer-printed on glass depicting a monument with a pyramid above. The tomb chest which forms the lower part is decorated with an oval portrait of Nelson, with ensigns and a ship&
2 Jun 1806
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Horatio Nelson, 1758-1805. Print
2 Jun 1806
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Limerick. Print
2 Jun 1806
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Sailors and 12 Apostles. (caricature). Text in English below image. Three sailors and their female companions stroll through the City. The caption reads: 'A some sailors were passing by St. Paul's Cathedral; One of them pointing to the statues,
2 Jun 1806
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Shields, on the River Tyne by moonlight. Print
2 Jun 1823
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Proposed enlargement to the Bread Rooms for Razeed 74 gun ships.. Scale: 1:96. Plan showing a part plan and profile of the lower deck for razeed (cut down) 74 gun warships, illustrating a proposed method for enlarging the Bread Rooms. Signed by Richa
2 June 1830
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Removal of Egyptian antiquities at British Museum, one of eleven drawings by E W Cooke's sisters, Laura and Georgiana from the original sketch by E.W. Cooke made June 2nd 1834. Inserting the moveable center. Holding the fall. Signed by artist.
1834
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The Schooner Yacht, Nancy Dawson, R.T.Y.C... built for the Late Robt Shedden, Esq. Who died on board at Mazatlan, 16 Novr 1849, whilst cruising in Search of Sir John Franklin's expedition. The only Yacht that ever rounded Point Barrow, and Circumna
2 Jun 1851
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Baltic Fleet - for Barrow Sound - 2 June 1854. Medium includes graphite.
2 Jun 1854
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Diagram of the Comet of 1858 Discovered by Donati, June 2nd.. In the 19th century there were a number of spectacular or anticipated comets visible to the naked eye that generated significant popular as well as specialist interest. This popular interest an
1858
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HMS Clio Outward Bound entering the Pacific Ocean from the Straits of Magellan. Heightened with white.
2 Jun 1863
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Deptford. A view of the busy quayside and the working river at Deptford. A steamer is shown discharging its cargo into lighters. Rowboats shuttle across the right, from a dock at the bottom left. Cranes dot the shoreline and contribute to the impression o
2 June 1924
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The giant U-boat pens at Farge, 2 June 1945. Framed watercolour drawing entitled "The giant U-boat pens at Farge, 2 June 1945".
1945
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