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'Cumberland' (1774). Scale 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines with stern quarter decoration, and lonitudinal half-breadth proposed for building 'Cumberland' (1774), a 74-gun, Third Rate, two-decker. Signed by Thomas Slade
20 June 1768
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'Elizabeth' (1769); 'Resolution' (1770); 'Cumberland' (1774); 'Berwick' (1775); 'Bombay Castle' (1782); 'Defiance' (1783); 'Powerful' (1783); 'Swiftsure' (1787). Scale: 1:48.
Circa February 1768
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'Worcester' (1769). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the gun deck (lower deck) for 'Worcester' (1769), a 64-gun Third Rate, two-decker, building at Portsmouth Dockyard.
April 1768
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. deck
1768
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. deck
1768
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. Hanger, which belonged to Lieutenant Amherst Morris (active 1793). The hilt of the hanger consists of a guard made up of two small quillons, the fore is up-turned and the aft, is down-turned. The reverse side of the leading quillon is marked with the wr
1768
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. lines
1768
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. lines & profile NMM, Progress Book, volume 2, folio 550, states that 'Tryall' was surveyed afloat on 6 October 1766 and found to want between a Small and Middling repair. 'Tryall' arrived at Deptford Dockyard and was docked on
1768
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. lines & profile
1768
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A Cutter. Print
1768
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A Philosopher Giving a Lecture on the Orrery. This mezzotint is based on Joseph Wright of Derby's painting, first exhibited by the Society of Artists in 1766 under the title 'A Philosopher giving that Lecture on the Orrery, in which a lamp is pu
1768
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Berwick (1775). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines with quarter-gallery decoration, and longitudinal half-breadth for Berwick (1775), a 74-gun Third Rate, two-decker. Signed by Thomas Slade [Surveyor of the Navy, 1755-1771].
24 October 1768
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Bristol (1775). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the starboard side of the head for Bristol (1775), a 50-gun Fourth Rate, two-decker, building at Sheerness Dockyard. The plan does not provide much information on the timbers used for the construction of the bea
1771-1775
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D'Haven van Medenblik van de Ooster Haven le Zien, En Het Galjoot Schip Genaamt Siebert & Nicolas. Signed by artist.
1768
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Deal Castle (1756). Scale: 1:96. Plan showing the half-breadth for the quarterdeck, forecastle and upper deck, and the full lower deck and fore & aft platforms for Deal Castle (1756), a 20-gun Sixth Rate as taken off at Chatham Dockyard in March 1768
Circa March 1768
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Endeavour (1768). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the after fall (platform) with the great cabin for Endeavour (1768), a purchased collier, prior to final fitting as a ship-rigged Bark for exploration.
April 1768
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Endeavour (1768). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines with inboard detail, and longitudinal half-breadth for Endeavour (1768), a purchased collier, as fitted as a ship-rigged Bark for exploration.
circa 1768
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Endeavour (1768). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines with inboard detail, and longitudinal half-breadth for Endeavour (1768), a purchased collier, prior to final fitting as a ship-rigged Bark for exploration.
April 1768
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Endeavour (1768). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the foremost fall (platform), after fall (platform) with the great cabin, for Endeavour (1768), a purchased collier, as fitted as a ship-rigged Bark for exploration.
1768
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Endeavour (1768). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the quarterdeck for Endeavour (1768), a purchased collier, for fitting her as a ship-rigged Bark for exploration.
April 1768
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Endeavour (1768). Scale: 96. Plan showing the quarterdeck, upper deck, forecastle, fore & aft falls (platforms), lower deck, and fore & aft platforms for Endeavour (1768), a purchased collier, as fitted as a ship-rigged Bark for exploration.
July 1768
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Fawkes Family Bible. Fawkes family bible with an inscription suggesting that it was presented to Nelson. In two volumes with a baize-lined wooden box.
1768
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Fishing scene, with a royal yacht near the shore. (Updated June 2013) A scene which may be based on the topography of what is now Bembridge Harbour (formerly Brading Haven) in the Isle of Wight, looking south-west. It has been suggested that the church s
1768
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Gibraltar (1754). Scale: 1:96. Plan showing the quarterdeck, forecastle, upper deck and lower deck for the Gibraltar (1754), a 20-gun Sixth Rate, as taken off at Plymouth Dockyard. Initialled by Israel Pownoll [Master Shipwright, Plymouth Dockyard, 1762
Circa September 1768
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John Harrison. From an Engraving by Tassaert, published in 1768, after a painting by King. under the Superintendance of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. 'John Harrison. From an Engraving by [P.J.] Tassaert, published in 1768, after
1835
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Lion (1777) [alternative spelling: Lyon]; Stirling Castle (1775). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines, and longitudinal half-breadth proposed for building Lion (1777) and Stirling Castle (1775), both 64-gun Third Rate, two-deckers. Sign
24 October 1768
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Marlborough (1767). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the sheer lines illustrating the lead sheathing, and the longitudinal half-breadth for Marlborough (1767), a 74-gun Third Rate, two-decker. The Marlborough was sheathed in lead in October 1768, and then re-she
circa October 1768
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Otter (1767). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines with inboard detail, and longitudinal half-breadth for the Otter (1767), a 14-gun Ship Sloop, as built at Deptford Dockyard. Alterations in green ink were sent to Plymouth on 13 December
3 May 1768
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The Captured Spanish Fleet at Havana, August-September 1762. A depiction of an episode from the last major operation of the Seven Years War, 1756–63. It was part of England's offensive against Spain when she entered the war in support of France
1768
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The Thames at Wapping. Framed watercolour entitled "The Thames at Wapping". The watercolour is adhered overall to a wooden panel. The watercolour is signed and dated by the artist
1768
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[lunar distance calculation form]. A printed form laying out the computation needed for finding the longitude by Lunar distance observations, printed both sides. One side completed in ink for an observation dated September 5th 1767
1768
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'Worcester' (1769). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the quarterdeck and forecastle for 'Worcester' (1769), a 64-gun Third Rate, two-decker, building at Portsmouth Dockyard.
April 1768
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'Worcester' (1769). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the upper deck for 'Worcester' (1769), a 64-gun Third Rate, two-decker, building at Portsmouth Dockyard.
April 1768
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'Worcester' (1769); 'Lion' (1777) [alternative spelling: Lyon]. Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the orlop deck with fore and aft platforms for 'Worcester' (1769), and with alterations dated September 1805 for 'Lion' (1777
11 April 1768
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'Worcester' (1769); 'Stirling Castle' (1775); 'Lion' (1777) [alternative spelling: Lyon]. Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the inboard profile proposed (and approved) for 'Worcester' (1769), a 64-gun Third Rate, two-decker
April 1768
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Endeavour (1768). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the lower deck for Endeavour (1768), a purchased collier, prior to final fitting as a ship-rigged Bark for exploration.
April 1768
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'Saint John Preaching in the Wilderness'. 'Saint John Preaching in Wilderness' by Richard Earlom after Salvator Rosa. Episode from the New Testament showing Saint John the Baptist dressed in rags preaching repentance to a crowd of men
2 May 1768
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'Sultana' (1768). Scale: 1:48. A plan showing the body plan as taken off; sheer lines with inboard detail, longitudinal half-breadth, and upper deck for 'Sultana' (1768), a purchased eight swivel gun schooner, as fitted at Deptford Do
21 June 1768
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The Fishery. To Sir John Hart...Consul General at Lisbon This Plate is inscribed.... Print
30 Jun 1768
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Endeavour (1768). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines with inboard detail, and longitudinal half-breadth for Endeavour (1768), a purchased collier, as taken off and fitted as a ship-rigged Bark for exploration. Signed by Adam Hayes [Mas
11 July 1768
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Endeavour (1768). Scale: 96. Plan showing the quarterdeck, upper deck, forecastle, fore & aft falls (a type of platforms), lower deck, and fore & aft platforms for Endeavour (1768), a purchased collier, as fitted as a ship-rigged Bark for explora
11 July 1768
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John Harrison...Inventor of the Compound Pendulum & of several Time Keepers.... Print, after Thomas King's 1767 oil portrait, in the collection of the Science Museum, London. The timekeeper in the gimballed table case behind Harrison is 'H3&
1 Aug 1768
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Ferret (1760). Scale: 1:96. Plan showing the quarterdeck, forecastle, upper deck and lower deck with platforms for Ferret (1760), a 14-gun Ship Sloop. The plan illustrates the ship as she was surveyed at Woolwich Dockyard in 1768 and with the later alte
16 August 1768
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Formidable (1777). Scale 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines with some decoration detail, and longitudinal half-breadth, proposed (and approved) for 'Formidable' (1777), a 90-gun Second Rate, three-decker, to be built at Chatham Dockya
16 September 1768
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The Farm Yard. Print by Pierre Charles Canot after Peter van Laer entitled 'The Farm Yard'. It shows peasants, cattle and horses in a farmyard. Dutch painter and printmaker, Van Laer, nicknamed "Il Bamboccio" (little clumsy one) on ac
1 October 1768
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Bristol (1775). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines with alterations, and longitudinal half-breadth proposed (and approved) for building Bristol (1775), a 50-gun Fourth Rate, two-decker. The plan includes a table of mast and yard dimens
14 October 1768
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Chaleur (1764). Scale: 1:48. A plan showing the body plan, inboard profile with basic sheer lines, longitudinal half-breadth, quarter deck, upper deck, fore & aft platforms for Chaleur (1764), a purchased Schooner, as taken off at Woolwich Dockyard.
November 1768
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