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. Border of dress embroidered in honour of Lord Nelson and worn by Emma Hamilton at Palermo. White gauze embroidered with green silk, gold thread and sequins. Swags of oak leaves and acorns joining anchors with viscount's coronets above. 'NELSON
1799
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. Burner
1799
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. Calendar for the single year of 1799. The calendar is made from a disc of bronze. On one side of the calendar is a table with the months in three letter abbreviations and a table with the numbers for the number of days. Around the edge of the table are
1799
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. Creamware jug, transfer-printed in black, on one side with a portrait of Rear-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805), flanked by putti with trumpets and laurels, surmounted by a naval crown, all above a plan of the Battle of the Nile, 1798, with named ships
1799
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. Cup. The lid is marked PLT0140.2.
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. deck
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. deck, as fitted
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. deck, orlop
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. deck, quarter & forecastle
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. frame
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. Hot water jug
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. Inboard profile plan
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. Lid for hot water jug burner.
1799
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. Lid. The cup is marked PLT0140.1.
1799
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. lines
1799
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. lines & profile Date: NMM, Progress Book, volume 5, folio 788, states that the 'Utile' arrived at Portsmouth Dockyard on 11 April 1799 and had her copper repaired between 12-16 August 1799. It is likely therefore that this is an 'as
1799
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. lines & profile NMM, Progress Book, volume 5, folio 753, states that 'Perdrix' (1795) arrived at Deptford Dockyard on 22 July 1799 and docked on 1 August to have her copper removed. The ship was then taken to pieces on 10 September 1799.
August to September 1799
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. lines & profile
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. Lower deck plan
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. Middle deck plan
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. platform
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. Poem printed on silk in memorial to Nelson after the capitulation of Naples. The poem describes how Nelson has secured the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies for its king. The ode was written by the Irish Franciscan Michael Mac Cormick, and although it celeb
1799
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. Salt cellar
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. saucepan, brandy
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. sheer & profile
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. Spirit burner lid. The coffee pot is PLT0120.1, the spirit burner is PLT0120.3, the coffee pot stand is PLT0120.4 and the coffee pot filter/muslin bag is PLT0120.5.
1799
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. Spirit pot burner. The coffee pot is PLT0120.1, the spirit burner lid is PLT0120.2, the coffee pot stand is PLT0120.4 and the coffee pot filter/muslin bag is PLT0120.5.
1799
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. Stand
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. stern
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. This embroidered panel is part of the border of a dress worn by Emma Hamilton at the fete of Palermo to commemorate Nelson's victory at the Nile. Three other pieces of this embroidery are known, another at Greenwich and two at the Royal Naval Museu
circa 1799
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. Upper deck plan
1799
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A chart of the Iade, and the mouth of the Weser, from an actual survey 1799.. Single sheet. Hand col. engr. Scale: 1:250 000 (bar). Cartographic Note: North at 180 degrees. Scale in marine leagues, soundings in Rhynland feet. Contents Note: Buoys and beac
1799
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A view of the quarter deck and poop of HMS Venerable with explanatory ms.letter, with address on reverse. Medium includes watercolour.; Signed by artist.
1799
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Admiral The Earl of St Vincent. Stipple engraving.
1799
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Arab (1798) [ex French Breave/ Brave]. Scale 1:48. Plan showing the body plan with stern board outline, sheer lines with inboard detail and figurehead , also with longitudinal half breadth for Arab (1798), a captured French Sixth Rate, as fitted as a 22-g
January 1799
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Arab (1798) [ex French Breave/ Brave]. Scale 1:96. Plan showing the quater deck and fore castle, upper deck, lower deck plans and fore and aft platforms for Arab (1798), a captured French Sixth Rate, as fitted as a 22-gun, Sixth Rate at Plymouth Dockyar
January 1799
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Brazen (captured 1798). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines with inboard detail and figurehead, stern board outline, and longitudinal half-breadth for Brazen (captured 1798), a captured French privateer prior to being fitted as a 16-gun
19 March 1799
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Brazen (captured 1798). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the lower deck with fore & aft platforms for Brazen (captured 1798), a captured French privateer prior to being fitted as a 16-gun Ship Sloop. The plans shows the ship with her original French name o
Circa March 1799
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Brazen (captured 1798). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the upper deck for Brazen (captured 1798), a captured French privateer prior to being fitted as a 16-gun Ship Sloop. The plans shows the ship with her original French name of 'Invincible General Bon
Circa March 1799
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Caroline 36 guns, being chased by French ships. Signed by artist and dated.
1799
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Carta esferica que comprehende una parte de las Islas Antilles. Single sheet. Engr. Medium: Segmented and backed. Scale: [ca. 1:2 500 000]. Cartographic Note: Graduated chart, meridian of Cadiz. Contents Note: Contains seven views.
1799
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Carte generale de l'Isle de St Domingue. Two sheets. Col. ms. Medium: Segmented and backed. Scale: 1:350 000 (bar). Cartographic Note: Graduated map, Mercator projection, meridian of Paris. Scale in leagues and toises. The map is drawn on a pencil co
1799
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Carte generale de la partie Francoise de l'Isle de St Domingue,assujettie aux observations astronomiques de Messieurs de Puysegur, de Borda & de Verdun & dediee a l'Honorable Thomas Maitalnd, Brigadier General &c. Par le Major Pechon
1799
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Chart of the Coast of Eygpt ... Battle of the Nile. Scale: 1:100,000 (bar)
1799
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Charte over den Danske Oe St Croix i America. Two sheets. Engr. Medium: Segmented and backed. Scale: 1:26 000 (bar). Cartographic Note: North at 21 degrees. Ungraduated, with land relief, soundings and shoals marked. Scale in Danish miles. Additional Plac
1799
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Counter commemorating the Bargemen of the Upper Seine. Counter commemorating the bargemen of the Upper Seine. Obverse: A cornucopia of fruit and corn supported on crossed anchors bound with ribbon. Legend: 'COCHES DE LA HAUTE SEINE.' (Bargemen
1799
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Dasher (1797); Driver (1797). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the upper deck and lower deck for Driver (1797), a 16-gun ship sloop. The plan illustrates her as taken off in 1799 and then as refitted (in ticked lines) with the mizzen mast moved further aft (se
1799
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Duncan. Print
1799
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Eight reales. Charles IV, eight reales coin. Obverse: Bust of Charles IV, laureate (right). Legend: 'CAROLUS IIII. DEI . GRATIA . 1799'. Engraved inscription: 'Taken 17 Oct 1799 by HMS Triton'. Reverse: Spanish royal arms crowned withi
1799
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Ethalion (1802). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan with stern board outline, sheer lines, and longitudinal half-breadth proposed (and approved) for Ethalion (1802), a 36-gun Fifth Rate, Frigate. A copy of this was sent to Woolwich Dockyard on 9 Oc
Circa August 1799
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Ethalion (1802). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the framing profile (disposition) for Ethalion (1802), a 36-gun Fifth Rate, Frigate to be built at Woolwich Dockyard. A copy was sent on 9 October 1799 to John Tovery, Master Shipwright of Woolwich Dockyard.
5 October 1799
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Fitted case for silver case. Original fitted case for silver vase and cover presented to Nelson by merchants in the Levant after the Battle of the Nile. Made of wood, painted black, with cream suede interior.
1799
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H.M.S. 'Lutine' relics. Relics saved from the wreck of HMS 'Lutine' including seven naval buttons, a metal plaque marked ICM, eight lead shot, piece of oak, a spoon in three pieces, copper sheathing, four nails, a map of wreck site an
1799
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H.M.S. 'Lutine' wood fragment. A fragment of wood from the anchor of HMS 'Lutine' in a circular brass container with a glass lid. Inscribed on the base of the brass case: '1779 LUTINE wrecked 1779'. The item can be seen in th
1799
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James Hawkins Whitshed Esqr. Rear Admiral of the White. Print
1799
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Kraak and other craft becalmed. Pieter Blaauw, or Blauw, was born on the Dutch sea coast at Hoorn on 2 November 1744 and became a sailor in the Dutch Navy. This calling and the fact that he was skilled in carving decorative details for ships gave him grea
1799
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Mapa Geografico de America Meridional. Six sheets. Engr. Medium: Segmented and backed. Physical description Note: Outline colour. Scale: 1:4 300 000 (bar). Additional Places: South America.
1799
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Masonic badge. Masonic badge. A band of openwork surrounding two equilateral triangles crossed, the sun in a triangle, rayed (centre); and compass, entwined by a ribbon with loop; below, artist's monogram entwined by a ribbon. Obverse: Legend (on ban
1799
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Medal commemorating Admiral of the Fleet Richard Howe (1726-1799) and the Battle of the Glorious First of June, 1794. Medal commemorating Admiral of the Fleet Richard Howe (1726-1799) and the Battle of the Glorious First of June, 1794. Obverse: Bust of th
1799
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Medal commemorating Earl Spencer First Lord of the Admiralty (1758-1834). Medal commemorating Earl Spencer, First Lord of the Admiralty (1758-1834). Obverse: Lord Spencer's bust (left), tie-wig, coat, ruffle and cloak over right shoulder. Legend: &#
1799
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Medal commemorating King Ferdinand IV re-established at Naples, 1799. Medal commemorating King Ferdinand IV re-established at Naples, 1799. Obverse: Bust of Ferdinand IV (right), pigtail, armour, cloak. Order of Golden Fleece round neck. Ribbon over left
1799
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