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A View of the Ancient Royal Palace called Placentia, in East Greenwich. Vol II. Plate XXV. Basire's plate of the Tudor palace of Greenwich for the Society of Antiquaries, taken from a drawing in the Bodleian Library. The towers on the left are those
23 April 1767
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A View of the Ancient Royal Palace called Placentia, in East Greenwich. Vol II. Plate XXV. The manor of Greenwich passed to Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester and Regent of England, in 1427. He started building a palace near the river, to be named Bella Court,
23 Apr 1767
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Tecumseth (1815), Newash (1815). Scale: 1:48. A plan showing the body plan with stern board outline, sheer lines with inboard detail, and longitudinal half-breadth for 'Tecumseth' (1815) and 'Newash' (1815), both 4-gun Schooners for La
23 April 1815
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Sheet of three studies of a child's hands and one of a foot. Mounted with PAE6625.
23 Apr 1822
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HM Frigate Glasgow (Captain) The Honble J A Maude. 23 April 1826. Port side view of HM Frigate Glasgow at anchor with sails unfurled to air and gun ports open. Figures are visible on the deck. Other vessels can be seen in the background including a square
1826
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Boys weeding in smocks. Mounted with PAE5579, PAE5581.
23 Apr 1836
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Plan of Spithead showing the proposed evolutions at the review of the fleet by Her Majesty on Wednesday the 23rd April 1856. Single sheet. Coloured lithograph. Additional Places: Solent. Ships' position marked for the Review.
1924
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'Iris' and 'Daffodil' at Dover, 23 April 1918. These two vessels seen in stern view are the Mersey ferries 'Iris' and 'Daffodil' (both 1906) double-berthed at Dover. If the received date is correct it refers to the
1918
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Rough sketch of the 'Vindictive' in the Zeebrugge Raid, 23 April 1918. This rough early study shows HMS 'Vindictive' at Zeebrugge, seen from the port bow, between midnight and 12.45 on 23 April 1918. The 'Daffodil' is close
1918/ 1920s
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Studies of 'Iris', 'Daffodil' and 'Vindictive' after the Zeebrugge Raid of 23 April 1918. The two sketches at the top are inscribed by Wyllie (left) 'Daffodil Lieut Cambell RN Iris Comd Valentine Gibbs 24th April 1918�
1918
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Vindictive alongside the Mole, Zeebrugge, 23 April 1918. In this work, Charles Dixon (1872-1934) has depicted the HMS ‘Vindictive’ alongside the Mole at the Zeebrugge Raid, which took place during the First World War on the night of 23 April 1
1923
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