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'Ann Bullen Queen of K. Henry VIII'. Half-lenght portrait of Anne Boleyn by Jacobus Houbraken after Hans Holbein. The sitter is depicted within an oval frame. Below, a putti holding a torch is lifting a drape covering the severed head of the Que
1738
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. Horary quadrant stand
1738
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. This is a horary quadrant but unusually carries no conventional hour lines by which to tell the time. Instead, the front is marked with an astrolabe quadrant. A surveyors shadow square appears as a curved scale along the limb. Unusually for a horary qua
1738
National Maritime Museum

A Perspective View of the Royal Hospital at Greenwich. The authority for the received date given is not known. Other copies are PAI0484, PAI5664, PAI5665 and PAI8022. See PAI5665 for notes.
1738
National Maritime Museum

Celestial table globe. Celestial table globe. Astronomical details on the sphere include a magnitude table inside a cartouche, below Cetus. The stars are marked by their Bayer notation. The Milky Way and the Large Magellanic Cloud are labelled; there are
1738
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Counter commemorating the cruise of Admiral d'Antin to Morocco, 1738. Counter commemorating the cruise of Admiral d'Antin to Morocco, 1738. Obverse: Bust of Admiral Louis Alexandre de Bourbon, Comte de Toulouse (1678-1737) in armour and mantle.
1738
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The Powder Magazine near Greenwich. Plate 6 from a series by Toms, a well known London topographer and engraver of the first half of the 18th century. The broad location of the magazine was east of East Greenwich, then ending at about Ballast Quay, round
4 April 1738
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A sailing vessel and other shipping in a choppy sea. Technique includes engraving.; On same sheet as PAF4977.; Plate No.2.
1 Jun 1738
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A two-decker and other shipping in a choppy sea. Technique includes engraving.; On same sheet as PAF4979.; Plate No.8.
1 Jun 1738
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A two-decker and other vessels in a calm. Technique includes engraving.; On same sheet as PAF4983.; Plate No.6.
1 Jun 1738
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Broadside view of a vessel at sea with a rowing boat and other shipping. Technique includes engraving.; On same sheet as PAF4978.; Plate No.1.
1 Jun 1738
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Eddystone Lighthouse with shipping beyond. The most famous lighthouse in the British Isles is probably the Eddystone, built on a small and very dangerous rock 13 miles south-west of Plymouth. There have been four separate lighthouses built here. The origi
1 Jun 1738
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Sailing vessels in a storm-tossed sea. Technique includes engraving.; On same sheet as PAF4984.; Plate No.5.
1 Jun 1738
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Two fighting vessels in a choppy sea with Southsea Castle in the background. Technique includes engraving.; On same sheet as PAF4982.; Plate No.3.
1 Jun 1738
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The European Race (caricature). Hand-coloured.; Text in English below image.
10 Oct 1738
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The European Race. Heat IId Anno Dom. MDCCXXXVIII (caricature). Hand-coloured.; Text in English below image.
26 Nov 1738
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