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A new and correct map of the world, laid down according to the newest discoveries, and from the most exact observations, by Herman Moll, Geographer.. 2 sheets joined at the vertical centreline. Engraving coloured in outline. Scale: [circa 1:75,000,000]. A
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August (capture 1705). Scale:1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines, and longitudinal half-breadth for August (captured 1705), a captured French Fourth Rate, converted to a 60-gun two-decker. Note that the lower deck includes fittings for rowing.
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Counter commemorating the French Convoy's safe return, 1708. Counter commemorating the French convoy's safe return, 1708. Obverse: Bust of Admiral Louis Alexandre de Bourbon, Comte de Toulouse (1678-1737) in armour and mantle. Legend: 'L .
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Counter commemorating the safe return of the French West Indian Fleet, 1708. Counter commemorating the safe return of the French West Indian Fleet, 1708. Obverse: Head of King Louis XIV (right). Legend: 'LUDOVICUS MAGNUS REX.' Reverse: Hercules
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Iohn Worley [John Worley] Pentioner in her Majties Royll Hospital for Seamen att Greenwich Born in Wales Ao 16-24 done from ye Life and Sold by In Faber near ye Savoy in ye Strand 1709. This print was previously attributed to Thornhill but does not relate
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Medal commemorating Taganrog Harbour works. Medal commemorating Taganrog harbour works. Obverse: Bust of Czar Peter I, laureate, in armour and cloak (right). Legend in Russian (Tsar Peter Alexeevich, Sovereign of Russia). Reverse: Plan of Taganrog harbour
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Medal commemorating the capture of Tournai, 1709. Medal commemorating the capture of Tournai, 1709. Obverse: A Spanish vessel labouring in a heavy sea, her mainmast with the French flag on it afloat astern, cargo being thrown overboard. Legend: 'NE P
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Triton (1697); Warship; French; 42 guns. Scale 1:48. A contemporary full hull block model of the Triton (1697), a small 42-gun French two-decker. The hull is made from a solid block of wood and painted white below the waterline with the upperworks finishe
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Vice-Admiral Edward Hopson, 1671-1728. Hopson was a nephew of Sir Thomas Hopson, whose portrait by Michael Dahl is in the NMM’s collection (BHC2782). He was a lieutenant to his uncle in the ‘Breda’ in 1693. He became a post captain in 16
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