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Charles II's visit to the 'Tiger' at Woolwich, 17 August 1681. A lee bow view of the ‘Tiger’ with the royal standard at the main, close-hauled on the starboard tack, passing to the windward side of a smaller ship which is seen o
1681
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Charles II's visit to the 'Tiger' at Woolwich, 17 August 1681. In the centre is a port quarter view of the ‘Tiger’ before the wind under topsails. On her port beam is the ‘Kitchen’ under Captain Crow (kroo) brailing
1681
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'Shrewsbury' (1758). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the gun deck (lower deck) proposed (and approved) for 'Shrewsbury' (1758), a 74-gun Third Rate, two-decker building at Deptford by Mr Wells. Signed by Thomas Slade [Surveyor of the Navy,
17 August 1756
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'Shrewsbury' (1758). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the quarterdeck (with modified bulkheads) and forecastle proposed (and approved) for 'Shrewsbury' (1758), a 74-gun Third Rate, two-decker building at Deptford by Mr Wells. Signed by Thoma
17 August 1756
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'Shrewsbury' (1758). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the upper deck proposed (and approved) for 'Shrewsbury' (1758), a 74-gun Third Rate, two-decker building at Deptford by Mr Wells. Signed by Thomas Slade [Surveyor of the Navy, 1755-1771].
17 August 1756
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George Lord Dartmouth. Print
17 Aug 1797
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View of Admiral Lord Nelson's Squadron bearing down to Attack the Line of Defence before Copenhagen Aprl 2nd 1801. The Danish Force consisted of six sail of the Line and 11 Floating Batteries Bomb Ships Schooners and Gun Vessels: Flank'd by the
17 Aug 1801
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View of Admiral Lord Nelson's Victory over the Danes, before Copenhagen, April 2nd 1801. After a desperate Engagement of 4 hours the whole of the Danish line to the Southward of the Crown Islands consisting of seventeen Sail was Taken, Burnt or Sunk.
17 Aug 1801
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View of Admiral Lord Nelson's Victory over the Danes, before Copenhagen, April 2nd 1801..... Hand-coloured.; Text in English below image.
17 Aug 1801
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'A Correct View of the French Flat-Bottom Boats, intended to convey their Troops, for the Invasion of England, as seen afloat in Charante Bay in August 1803' (Rafts 3). Print depicting 'A Correct View of the French Flat-Bottom Boats, intend
Published 17 August 1803
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'A Portrait of the East Indiaman ['Orwell'], built at Mr Bayley's Ship-Yard, Ipswich. Launched 17th August, 1817'. Print showing the Indiaman 'Orwell' on the stocks at Ipswich, inscribed lower right: 'Published orig
1884
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Embarkation of a French Cargo in an English Bottom. An example of the New reciprocity System (caricature). Print
17 Aug 1830
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'Curlew' (1840), ['Dispatch' (1841)?]. Scale: 1:32. A plan showing the body plan with half stern board outline, sheer lines, and longitudinal half-breadth for 'Curlew', a 37ft single-masted Revenue Cutter. If the pencil annot
17 August 1840
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Queen (1839); Algiers (cancelled 1840); Windsor Castle (1858); Frederick William (1860). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the framing profile (disposition) for Queen (1839), a 110-gun First Rate, three-decker. The plan Algiers (cancelled 1840), and initially for
17 August 1840
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Sketch of HMS Rattlesnake - Noble Island, 1848, with colour notes. Drawing
17 Aug 1848
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'Outer anchorage in a calm, Mazatlan [Mexico], Augt 17th 1850'. No. 42 in Fanshawe's Pacific album, 1849 - 52. Captioned by the artist on the album page below the image, as title. For the circumstances of Fanshawe and the 'Daphne'
17 August 1850
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The Needles, Aug 17, 1851. Stored with PAD1284-PAD1286.
17 Aug 1851
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HMS Gibraltar 17 Augt 1901. Medium includes wash.; Heightened with white.
17 Aug 1901
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