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. Combined nocturnal, sundial and tide table. Rare example of instrument with tide table for coastal towns on Europe on the rotatable disc. Main disc has date scale with named months, also a lunar-age scale anticlockwise divided 1 - 30 by 1. Rotatable dis
1681
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Medal commemorating Brest being made a naval base. Medal commemorating Brest being made a naval base. Obverse: Head of King Louis XIV in a long wig with curls on the neck (right). Similar to preceding but without a curl in front. Legend: 'LUDOVICUS M
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Medal commemorating the Tripoli pirates defeated at Chios, 1681. Medal commemorating the Tripoli pirates defeated at Chios, 1681. Obverse: Head of King Louis XIV in a long wig with curls on the neck (right). Legend: 'LUDOVICUS MAGNUS REX CHRISTIANISS
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Medal commemorating the voyage to Guinea, 1681. Medal commemorating the voyage to Guinea, 1681. Obverse: An African man kneeling on a beach, holding a basket containing ivory. A fort (left), partly hiding a ship flying the Brandenburg flag. Ships sailing
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Medal commemorating the voyage to Guinea, 1681. Medal commemorating the voyage to Guinea, 1681. Obverse: Bust of Frederick William of Brandenburg, in a long wig, armour and mantle (right). Legend: 'FRID : WILH : D . G . M . BR : S . R . IMP : ARCH :
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Mordaunt (1681); Warship; 40-50 guns. Scale: 1:48. A contemporary full hull model of the 'Mordaunt’, a 40-50-gun two-decker ship (circa 1681), built plank on frame in the Navy Board style. The model is partially decked and equipped including a
Circa 1681
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Portrait of the 'Tiger'. Portrait of the ‘Tiger’, 48 guns, viewed from slightly abaft the starboard beam. She was built in 1647, she was rebuilt in 1681 and 1702. There is a flagstaff forward as though she had just been launched. T
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Portrait of the 'Tiger'. This ship is viewed from the starboard quarter as she is under way. The ensign and masts have been added to the offset but no yards – the spars from which sails are set – are depicted. The ‘Tiger&rsqu
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Royal (Charles II) visit to the Tiger and passage down the Thames to Sheerness and Chatham - The Tiger under way. original art: drawing
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Ships and yachts saluting as barges pull away. The yachts and ships are saluting as four state barges in the centre foreground pull away. In the right foreground is a starboard bow view of a yacht with mainsail brailed; two ships are in the middle-distanc
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The ‘Tiger’ and yachts at anchor off the Isle of Sheppy.. On the left, in a port-broadside view is the ‘Tiger’ (de tijger) with the royal standard at the main. On her port beam is the ‘Cleveland’ (klevelant) and ahead o
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The ‘Tiger’ with sweeps out. One of many drawings recording Charles II’s visit to the newly rebuilt ‘Tiger’ at Woolwich, (17-27 August 1681) before she sailed under Lord Charles Berkeley for the Mediterranean. After dining on
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The ‘Tiger’ with yachts astern in light airs. One of many drawings recording Charles II’s visit to the newly rebuilt ‘Tiger’ at Woolwich (17-27 August 1681) before she sailed under Lord Charles Berkeley for the Mediterranean.
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The yachts following the Tiger. On the right, a ship (probably the ‘Tiger’) starboard quarter view before a light breeze, followed by seven yachts, one in the right foreground, another on the extreme left and five in the middle-distance. Betwe
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Three English third-rates in a light breeze. In the left foreground is a weather bow of a ship which is close-hauled, its sails trimmed in tightly on the port tack. It is sailing under fore-course, mizzen and topsails. Another ship appears just under the
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Visit of Charles II to the ‘Tiger’ at Woolwich: The ‘Tiger’ lying-to, surrounded by yachts. This drawing shows the ‘Tiger’ in the centre, viewed from slightly above her starboard beam. The vessel is getting under way an
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Visit of Charles II to the ‘Tiger’ at Woolwich: The King leaving one of the yachts. The drawing depicts the King in the right centre, leaving a yacht. The royal standard is depicted being struck at the masthead and the barge under the yacht&rs
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Visit of Charles II to the ‘Tiger’ at Woolwich: The yachts rounding a bend in the river. Several yachts float under sail in a light breeze rounding a bend in the river. In the centre foreground is the ‘Charlotte’ (de siarlet), seen
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An English third-rate drying sails and several galliots becalmed off Greenwich. This shipping view appears to be downstream from Greenwich, which is distantly identified by a note in the centre.
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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
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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
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