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A new and exact survey of the River Dee or Chester Water dedicated and presented to his most scred Majti William the III King of Great Britain, France and Ireland by Capt. G. Collins. Scale: 1:95,000 (bar). Charts of the north west coast of England, river
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A note on the drawing of shadows. A note on the drawing of shadows: illustration of how cast shadows increases or diminishes according to whether the object, such as the channel of a ship, slopes upwards or downwards.
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English Royal Yachts at Sea, in a Strong Wind in Company with a Ship Flying the Royal Standard. A group of royal yachts are shown accompanying a ship flying the royal standard in rough weather. The King used these yachts to carry dispatches and important
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Mappa Aestivarum Insularum, alias Barmudas dictarum. Single sheet, engraving. The background is a seachart of Bermuda and the neighbouring coasts of America and Hispaniola. Superimposed on this is a cadastral map, showing the land-holdings of the various
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Medal commemorating Danish assistance to England. Medal commemorating Danish assistance to England. Obverse: A bird's-eye view of fleet under sail to the left. Reverse: Inscription (within a wreath), 'A . CHRISTIANO V . MISSVM WILHELMO III . AVX
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Medal commemorating the naval demonstration and the peace of Altona, 1689. Medal commemorating the naval demonstration and the peace of Altona, 1689. Obverse: Bust of King Charles XI of Sweden in a long wig, laureate, armour and mantle (right). Legend: &
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Queen Mary's Shallop. Satin curtain, red with white lining
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Queen Mary's Shallop. Satin curtain, red with white lining
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Queen Mary's Shallop. Satin curtain, red with white lining
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Queen Mary's Shallop. Satin curtain, red with white lining
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Samuel Pepys, 1633-1703. A half-length portrait to right in a feigned oval. He wears a brown silk coat and brown full-bottomed wig. Pepys's fame derives both from the private diary he kept from 1660 to 1669, which gives a unique insight into both his
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Shallop. The Queen Mary shallop which was built in 1689 is designed along the lines of a ships boat with the bluff bow and square transom. It is built in clinker fashion with sawn frames and has carved decoration around the seating area at the stern toget
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William Hewer, 1642-1715. In 1660 Samuel Pepys, the new Clerk of the Acts, employed Hewer as his clerk in the Navy Office and also as a domestic employee. Their relationship developed into a professional partnership as well as a friendship. Pepys moved to
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Carrickfergus 28 Aug 1689. Page 8. Schomberg captures the town after a fortnight's siege. Carrickfergus 28 Aug 1689
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