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'Invincible' (1808); 'Minden' (1810). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the upper deck for 'Invincible' (1808) and 'Minden' (1810), both 74-gun Third Rate, two-deckers. The later pencil alterations to the plan refer to
Circa August 1802
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'Mars', 74 guns. Scale: 1:48. Lifeboats from a block design model of the 'Mars' (1794), a 74 gun two-decker ship of the line.
1794
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'Neptune' (1797). Scale 1:24. Plan showing sections and elevations for the main jeer capstan of 'Neptune' (1797), a 98-gun Second Rate three-decker, as taken off at Deptford in 1796 prior to the ship's launch in January 1797.
1796
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. Anchor shaped gold brooch. The brooch has a pin attachment at the back and a suspension ring at the top. The front of the anchor stock is inscribed with the name 'Earl Howe', while the back is inscribed 'June 1st 1794'.
1794
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. Badge commemorating the Battle of the Glorious First of June, 1794. A gold badge in the form of a flat gold ring with a foul anchor suspended within it. Obverse inscription, on anchor stock: ‘EARL HOWE’. On arms of anchor: ‘QUEEN CHARL
1794
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. Brass rod from tellurium which represents the motions of the Moon around Earth and the Earth and Venus around the Sun.
1794
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. Brass rod in original oak box, apparently part of an attachment that can be used to demonstrate the retrograde motion of a star.
1794
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. Calendar for the single year of 1794. 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
1794
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. deck
1794
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. deck, gun
1794
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. deck, orlop
1794
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. deck, quarter & forecastle
1794
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. frame
1794
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. French republican banner captured during the Battle of the Glorious First of June 1794. It belonged to the boarding division of 'L'Amerique' 74, engaged and taken by 'Leviathan' commanded by Lord Hugh Seymour (1759-1801). The ba
1794
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. Goblet
1794
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. Green velvet-covered presentation box with a glazed lid and back, designed to hold a medal and chain.
1794
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. Handle
1794
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. Inboard profile plan Date: NMM, Progress Book, volume 3, folio 113, states that 'Aimwell' and 'Pelter' were ordered and begun in 1794 at Blackwall by Mr Percy.
1794
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. Inboard profile plan
1794
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. Lamp, contained in the orrery's original oak box, which can be used to replace the Sun.
1794
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. lines
1794
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. lines & profile
1794
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. Lower deck plan
1794
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. Miniature gold alloy foul anchor with a suspension ring. Cut from piece of sheet metal, the details of the rope have been engraved on the front of the item. It is inscribed ‘Earl Howe’ on the stock and ‘June 1, 1794’ across the
1794
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. Original box made to contain a tellurium by W & S Jones.
1794
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. Original oak box made to contain the orrery, plus a lamp that can be used to replace the Sun in the tellurium and an attachment that can be used to demonstrate the retrograde motion of a star.
1794
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. Pin from tellurium which represents the motions of the Moon around Earth and the Earth and Venus around the Sun.
1794
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. Planetarium
1794
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. Planetarium base. The printed base paper has zodiac and calendar scales, the seasons, and a depiction of the comparative sizes of the planets.
1794
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. platform
1794
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. sail
1794
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. sheer
1794
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. sheer & profile
1794
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. Sheer draught of HMS 'Indefatigable' dated to 1794 to show the proposal for cutting the the 64-gun Third Rate down to a frigate. In this process, the ship was 'razeed', and her upper deck was removed and she was reduced to an armamen
1794
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. Small brass rod in original oak box, apparently part of an attachment that can be used to demonstrate the retrograde motion of a star.
1794
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. Small glass scent bottle with gilt inscription '1st June 1794' and an anchor. It has a silver cap with ground glass stopper. One of the many souvenirs and commemoratives produced after the Battle of the Glorious 1st of June.
1794
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. Spare bracket from tellurium which represents the motions of the Moon around Earth and the Earth and Venus around the Sun.
1794
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. Terrestrial sphere from tellurium which represents the motions of the Moon around Earth and the Earth and Venus around the Sun.
1794
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. This is a portable orrery with tellurium and planetarium attachments. The baseboard is finely engraved with calendar and zodiac scales and a variety of astronomical information, including small images of the planet Saturn and the changing position of it
1794
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. This tellurium represents the motions of the Moon around Earth and the Earth and Venus around the Sun. It is supported by a wooden baseboard standing on three wooden legs, covered with a printed paper that has scales and images, including representation
1794
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. Three further parts in a bag in original oak box, perhaps part of an attachment to demonstrate the retrograde motion of a star.
1794
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. Upper deck plan
1794
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A compleat map of the West Indies containing the coasts of Florida, Louisiana, New Spain and Terra Firma with all the islands. Single sheet. Hand col. engr. Scale: [ca. 1:9 500 000 (bar)]. Cartographic Note: Longitude from Ferro. '41' in top a
1794
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A New and Correct Chart of the Coast of New England and New York with the adjacent parts of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick from Cape Sable to the Entrance of Hudsons or North River by Captain Holland; View of Hell Gate by W. A. Williams 1777 (inset); Plan
1794
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A new map of France divided into Metropolitan Circles & Departments agreeable to the Decree of the National Assembly in 1790. Two sheets joined. Engr. Physical description Note: Borders coloured. Scale: ca. 1:500 000 (bar). Contents Note: Six scenes s
1794
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A third-rate, a frigate, a fishing lugger and other craft off shore in a calm. This fine watercolour is in good condition. The main ship is a naval two-decker of about 70 guns, probably lying in one of the main English south coast anchorages though the lo
1794
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American schooner Thetis in 1794 - Coast of Virginia. Medium includes pen and ink. Signed and dated 'GT 1794'
1794
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An American Naval Sloop ca.1794. original art: drawing
1794
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Anchor weights and measurements in the Royal Navy (1794). No scale. Plan showing the weights and measurements for anchors as well as descriptions, diagrams, and dimensions for anchors up to 80 hundredweight in divisions of one cwt taken from actual measur
1794
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Artois(1794); Warship; Frigate; 38 Guns. Scale: 1:48. A design block model of the ‘Artois’, a 38-gun frigate, built by Wells of Rotherhithe in 1794. The model is scenic, and is represented on a slipway, with complete with its launching flags.
1794
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Battle of the First of June 1794. Obverse: Engraved on a plate within a flat border, a foul anchor within a wreath entwined with a ribbon. Inscription: "HAC VIRTUS MERCEDE DIGNA". Reverse: Inscription: "PRESENTED TO MR.A.DODDS SURGEON R.N.
1794
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Battle of the Glorious First of June (Ushant), 1794. Robert Cleveley is not known to have been at the Battle of the First of June. However, it is clear from Joseph Farington, the artist and diarist, that within two months of the battle, he was working on
1794
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Birmingham halfpenny token. Birmingham halfpenny token. Obverse: The arms and crest of the town. Legend: 'INDUSTRY HAS IT'S SURE REWARD.' Reverse: Starboard broadside view of a full-rigged ship under sail. Legend: 'PRO BONO PUBLICO
1794
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Bristol (1775). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the gun deck (lower deck) for Bristol (1775), a 50-gun Fourth Rate, two-decker, as fitted at Chatham Dockyard as a Prison Ship. Signed by Thomas Pollard [Master Shipwright, Chatham Dockyard, 1793-1795]. NMM, Pr
Circa December 1794
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