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Six views of the Columbine and The Experimental Squadron. Drawn and Engraved by Henry Moses.. Album of hand-coloured bound prints PAD7985 - PAD7990. Album cover is loose.
1 Aug 1830
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The Columbine coming to an Anchor. Plate 5. Coloured aquatint. Starboard view of the 18-gun barque, HMS Columbine (1826), coming to anchor against a background of grey skies and a low headland. She is still partially underway facing into a stiff breeze
1 Aug 1830
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The Columbine coming to an Anchor. Plate No.5. Print
1 Aug 1830
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The Experimental Squadron refitting at Spithead. Plate No.2. Print
1 Aug 1830
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The Experimental Squadron returning from the first Cruise, May 25 1827. Plate No.1. Print
1 Aug 1830
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The Yacht ['Royal Sovereign'] sailing from Portsmouth with Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Clarence on board to view the Russian Squadron. Augt 8th 1827. Technique includes etching. This relates to the oil painting attributed to Moses also in
1 Aug 1830
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View of the Challenge one of the Experimental Squadron with the Columbine in the distance. Plate No.6. Print
1 Aug 1830
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Visit of William the Fourth when Duke of Clarence, as Lord High Admiral, to Portsmouth In the year 1827, with Views of the Russian Squadron, by Henry Moses. Plate [?]: The Yacht ['Royal Sovereign'] sailing from Portsmouth with Her Royal Highness
1 Aug 1830
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Visits of William the Fourth when Duke of Clarence as Lord High Admiral to Portsmouth in the Year 1827, with Views of the Russian Squadron, by Henry Moses. Plate No.9. Hand-coloured.; Engraved on steel.; Technique includes etching.
1 Aug 1830
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A Government Jail Gang. Sydney N.S Wales. Third print in pamphlet No.2. Frontispiece is PAD2128, other prints are PAD2129-PAD2130, PAD2132.; With Conservation Section, in a frame to be dismantled and reassembled into pamphlet. Job No. 1814.
10 Aug 1830
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Calcutta (1831). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the quarter elevation, and deck plans for the after parts of the roundhouse, quarterdeck, and upper deck illustrating the layout of the circular stern for Calcutta (1831), an 80-gun Second Rate, two-decker. A cop
10 August 1830
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Embarkation of a French Cargo in an English Bottom. An example of the New reciprocity System (caricature). Print
17 Aug 1830
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The pier heads, Dover, Aug 23 1834. Mounted with PAE5432.
23 Aug 1830
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Napoleon musing at St Helena, from the original picture in the possession of J Kearsey Esq to whom this print is respectfully dedicated by his grateful Friend. Technique includes etching.
30 Aug 1830
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'Slavery/Freedom'. In the 1830s, the drive to end colonial slavery coincided with widespread social discontent in Britain and demands for parliamentary reform and legislation to address the social problems associated with rapid industrialisation
1 August 1832
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Slavery/Freedom. A lithograph print depicting freedom and slavery. In ‘freedom’, to the right, a well-fed and contented family in the Caribbean seem happy with their lot, despite their enslavement; happy slaves dance in the distance while trop
1 August 1832
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Griffon (1832), Forester (1832), Buzzard (1834), Lynx (1833), and Termagant (1838).. Scale possibly: 1:96. Plan showing the 'hermaphrodite' rig (brigantine), stern board outline, and half deck plan for Griffon (1832) and Forester (1832), as wel
16 August 1832
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Tregear's Flights of Humour No 27, (Song 3d). Print - Caricature of a sailor returning to his wife/girlfriend, with the following inscription which contains historical and offensive terms: 'Your Molly has never been false, she declares, since th
Aug 1833
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The 1st of August. Depicts freed slaves celebrating the abolition of slavery. Part of the Michael Graham-Stewart slavery collection.
1833
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Fishing vessels at Havre. original art: drawing
30 Aug 1833
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The Amphitrite wrecked off Boulogne Augt 31st 1833. 108 females on board. Hand-coloured.; Plate 3.
1834
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Trial of the R.Y.S. Brig Water Witch on the 5th Septr 1832, off the Scilly Islands with H.M. Ships Vernon, Donegal, Stag & Snake (bow view). Hand-coloured.
12 Aug 1834
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Trial of the R.Y.S. Brig Water Witch, on the 6th Septr 1832 off the Scilly Islands with H.M. Ships Vernon, Castor & Snake (portside view). Hand-coloured.
12 Aug 1834
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Two topographical drawings of Barbados, Aug 1835. Bound with PAF0181-PAF0218, PAF0220-PAF0221.; Page 78.
Aug 1835
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Fitting out- Mast. Willm Blockhead HM ship Hellfire West India Station. (caricature). Hand-coloured.; Plate No.1.; Text in English below image.
1 Aug 1835
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Master B. Finding things not exactly what he expected (caricature). Plate 2.
1 Aug 1835
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Midshipman Blockhead, Fitting out Mastr Willm Blockhead HM ship Hellfire West India Station (caricature). Hand-coloured.; Plate 1.
1 Aug 1835
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Midshipman Blockhead, Fitting out Mastr Willm Blockhead HM Ship Hellfire West India Station. (caricature). Plate 1of 8 ( with two additional plates): The most striking element in this composition is the large chest in the middle of the plainly furnished r
1 Aug 1835
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Midshipman Blockhead, Master B finding things not exactly what he expected (caricature). Plate 2 of 8 (with two additional plates): Finally aboard, Master B is shown below deck by an older sailor. It is dirty and dingy in contrast to the light and comfort
1 Aug 1835
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Midshipman Blockhead, Master B finding things not exactly what he expected (caricature). Plate 2.; Text in English below image.
1 Aug 1835
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Midshipman Blockhead, Master B on the Middle Watch, cold blows the wind & the rain's coming on (caricature). Plate 3.; Text in English below image.
1 Aug 1835
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Midshipman Blockhead, Mr B mastheaded or enjoying the fresh air for the 304th time (caricature). Plate 4.; Text in English below image.
1 Aug 1835
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Midshipman Blockhead, Mr B on the Middle Watch, "cold blows the wind & the rains coming on" (caricature). Plate 3 of 8 (with two additional plates): Things get worse for Master Blockhead, now pictured in the foreground in the working dress o
1 Aug 1835
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Midshipman Blockhead, Mr B Promoted to Lieut & first putting on his uniform (caricature). Plate 7of 8 (with two additional plates): Now maybe ten years on, at the end of the story, Master Blockhead has been promoted to Lieutenant and returned to his f
1 Aug 1835
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Midshipman Blockhead, Mr B Promoted to Lieut: & first putting on his uniform (caricature). Plate 7.; Text in English below image.
1 Aug 1835
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Midshipman Blockhead, Mr B seeking the Bubble reputation (caricature). Plate 5 of 8 (with two additional plates): Mr B and his fellow sailors have boarded a French ship and a vicious fight has broken out. The attack from the British party with axes and sw
1 Aug 1835
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Midshipman Blockhead, Mr B seeking the Bubble reputation (caricature). Plate 5.; Text in English below image.
1 Aug 1835
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Midshipman Blockhead, Mr B, mastheaded or enjoying the fresh air for the 304th time (caricature). Plate 4 of 8 (with two additional plates): Cruikshank continues to show the harshness of a life at sea. Master Blockhead sits ‘enjoying the fresh air&r
1 Aug 1835
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Midshipman Blockhead, The Progress of a Midshipman exemplified in the career of Master Blockhead in seven plates & frontispiece (caricature). George Cruikshank’s series of eight naval scenes, first published in 1835, gently satirises the youthfu
1 Aug 1835
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Midshipman Blockhead, Waiting room at the Admiralty. (no misnomer) (caricature). Plate 6.; Text in English below image.
1 Aug 1835
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Midshipman Blockhead. fitting out Mastr. Willm Blockhead HM Ship Hellfire West India Station (caricature). Plate 1.; Text in English below image.
1 Aug 1835
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Midshipman Blockhead. The Progress of a Midshipman exemplified in the career of Master Blockhead in seven plates & Frontispiece (caricature). Plate No.8.
1 Aug 1835
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Mr B on the Middle Watch - cold blows the wind & the rain's coming on (caricature). Print.
1 Aug 1835
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Mr B- seeking the Bubble reputation. (caricature). Plate No.5.; Hand-coloured.; Text in English below image.
Published 1 August 1835
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Mr.B. Mastheaded- or, enjoying the fresh air for the 304th time (caricature). Hand-coloured.; Plate No.4.; Text in English below image.
1 Aug 1835
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The Progress of a Midshipman exemplified in the career of Master Blockhead in seven plates & Frontispiece (caricature). Hand-coloured.; Plate No.8.
1 Aug 1835
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The Sailor's Progress 'Sic transit gloria mundi' Frontispiece to ten plates entitled ' The Progress of a Midshipman exemplified in the career of Master Blockhead’ (caricature). This print is an additional title page for the serie
1 Aug 1835
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The Sailor's Progress. 'Arrival at the North Pole'. Final image in the series of ten plates entitled 'The Progress of a Midshipman exemplified in the career of Master Blockhead' (caricature). This print is the final image in the
1 Aug 1835
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The Sailors Progress. Sic transit gloria Mundi (caricature). Print
1 Aug 1835
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Waiting room at the Admiralty-(No Misnomer) (caricature). Hand-coloured.; Plate No.6.; Text in English below image.
1 Aug 1835
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Whampoa in China... The view is taken from Danes Island, looking towards Canton, embarcing Whampoa & Junk Rivers.... Hand-coloured print.
9 August 1835
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St Vincent Aug 31st '35. Medium includes graphite.
1835
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Admiral Lord Collingwood, Engraved for Capt Brenton's Naval History. Print
1 Aug 1836
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Admiral Lord Nelson Engraved for Capt Brenton's Naval History. Stipple engraving.
1 Aug 1836
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Admiral Lord Nelson, Engraved for Capt Brenton's Naval History. Technique includes stipple engraving.
1 Aug 1836
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Barney Grove, Redleaf. original art: drawing
Aug 1837
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The East India Company Steam Ship of War 'Berenice' standing out of Bombay Harbour. Inscribed: "The Honble East India Company's Steam Ship of War, Berenice. Of 756 Tons and 246 Horse power, carrying One long 68 Pounder and Two 32s, sta
Aug 1837
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A grindstone in the timber yard, Redleaf. Mounted with PAE5580-PAE5581.
4 Aug 1837
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Celebration of the 1st of August 1838 at Dawking Caymanas, near Spanish Town, Jamaica. After the abolition of slavery came into force in the British colonies in 1834, freed slaves were still bound to their former masters under the apprentice system. This
1838
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Launch of a First Rate Man of War at Woolwich (with inset view of the New Basin). Hand-coloured.; Technique includes etching.; Numbered 178.
1 Aug 1838
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Royal Aquatic Excursion to Greenwich Hospital. This appears to be a reprint, with a shortened title, of an image originally issued in 1832. The title of the earlier version showed it to record a visit by William IV and Queen Adelaide to Greenwich Hospital
1 August 1838
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Loenen, Niewer Holk, the house of the artist's friend Mr Maes with figures under trees on reverse. original art: drawing
3 Aug 1838
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A waterside hut with a bell inscribed ' Toll huis opposite Amsterdam at Buiksloot'. Also a figure sketch and an inscription 'Korf'. original art: drawing
7 Aug 1838
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Amsterdam from Buiksloot Ferry. Aug 7. Mounted with PAE6145, PAE6147.
7 Aug 1838
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The port of Amsterdam. Mounted with PAE6102, PAE6104.
7 Aug 1838
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British Queen steam ship.... British & American Steam Navigation Company. Hand-coloured aquatint showing the British Queen passenger liner, starboard view, travelling at great speed.
15 Aug 1838
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Wreck of the Princess Augusta of London.... at Southwold on the morning of the 28th of Octr 1838 on her voyage from St Petersburgh laden with hemp and linseed. Print
1838
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Yacht racing in Long Reach. Cutter yacht Success and others, and other vessels, also a river scene with a hay barge, a steam paddler and much other shipping. Mounted with PAE6403, PAE6405.
4 Aug 1839
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The Wellington Captn James Liddell, off Dover August 12th 1839. Hand-coloured.
1840
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'Curlew' (1840), ['Dispatch' (1841)?]. Scale: 1:32. A plan showing the body plan with half stern board outline, sheer lines, and longitudinal half-breadth for 'Curlew', a 37ft single-masted Revenue Cutter. If the pencil annot
17 August 1840
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Queen (1839); Algiers (cancelled 1840); Windsor Castle (1858); Frederick William (1860). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the framing profile (disposition) for Queen (1839), a 110-gun First Rate, three-decker. The plan Algiers (cancelled 1840), and initially for
17 August 1840
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To the Commodore and Members of the Royal Southampton Yacht Club. This Print of the Sea Nymph 10 Tons, (The Property of C. Wheeler Esq), winning the Silver Salver in the Thames, on the 29th May 1841, is respectfully dedicated by their obedient humble Serv
1 Aug 1841
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Earl Nelson [sic] : Horatio Nelson. A late print from Hoppner's portrait, mistitled 'Earl Nelson' rather than 'Viscount Nelson' which was his rank in the peerage at death.
16 Aug 1841
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A brig under sail in light airs. original art: drawing
18 Aug 1841
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Nelson & Bronte. Print
18 Aug 1842
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Nelson. Published at 14 Pall Mall East by P & D Colnaghi & Co. Publishers to the Queen & the Royal Family Aug 18 1842. Print
18 Aug 1842
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Blackwall Railway Terminus. Print entitled 'Blackwall Railway Terminus'. It shows the low terminus building of the Blackwall line at Green's Brunswick Wharf, designed by W. Tite, F.R.S. The terminus was built on land foming part of the Gree
20 August 1842
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Visit of Queen Victoria to Edinburgh, 1842. Arrival of the Royal Yacht Royal George at her anchorage off Inchkeith at Midnight, 31st Aug 1842. Medium includes graphite.; Heightened with white.; Signed by artist and dated. This drawing is a study related t
1842
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The Prince of Wales Iron Steam Vessel built by Messrs Miller & Ravenhill, Blackwall. Hand-coloured. The 'Prince of Wales' was made completely of iron. Her launch was not very successful as is shown on the picture, the stern got stuck on th
Aug 1843
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H.M. Ship Scylla. In a Perilous Thunder Squall at sea 6th August 1843. From a Drawing by N.M. Condy Esqre. Plate 3.; Text from captain's log below image.
1849
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The Launch of the Iron Steam Ship Great Britain, 19th July 1843. This hand-coloured lithograph depicts the launch by Prince Albert on 19th July 1843 of the famous steamship ‘Great Britain’, which was designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel and bui
11 Aug 1843
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Five fishing vessels on shore with figures at work, including one with mast lowered and one small vessel with leeboard reversed and figure in water working on ship's side. Anchors and dog in foreground. original art: drawing
19 Aug 1843
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Fishing vessel ashore with mast lowered for repairs. Colour notes on hull. Bow view. Mounted with PAE5974.
21 Aug 1843
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Shrimper ashore. Leeboard reversed. Mounted with PAE5983, PAE5985-PAE5986.
30 Aug 1843
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Messrs Fitzmaurice & Keys Dancing for their Lives During Beagle Survey Expedition 1837-43. original art: drawing
Aug 1844
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Nice dated Aug 1845 and another (Riviera) coastal view. Mounted with PAE5796-PAE5798, PAE5800-PAE5801.
Aug 1845
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HB Sketches No.873. Sailing before the wind, with breakers ahead. A narrow escape (caricature). Print
19 Aug 1846
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Sarah Sands (1846). scale: 1:64. Plan showing the after body plan, and the sheer lines and longitudinal half-breadth from the midships to the stern on the four-masted iron steam ship Sarah Sands (1846). Signed by John Grantham [Consulting Engineer, Live
16 August 1847
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60ft Schooner (1847). Scale: 1:96. A plan showing the sail profile for a 60ft Schooner (1847), built at Bombay for the South Australian Government. Signed by J. Edye [Assistant Surveyor to William Symonds, Surveyor of the Navy]. N.B. Some books hav
Circa July - August 1847
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Sketch of steamer Sharpshooter Augst 16th 1848 (with notes). Stored with PAH4442-PAH4499, PAH4501-PAH4521.
16 Aug 1848
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Sketch of HMS Rattlesnake - Noble Island, 1848, with colour notes. Drawing
17 Aug 1848
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'John Adams' house and grave Pitcairn's Island, Augt 12th 1849'. No. 9 in Fanshawe's Pacific album, 1849 - 52. Captioned by the artist on the album page below the image, as title. A slightly unfinished drawing, in which the positi
12 August 1849
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'Pitcairn's Island, Augt 12th 1849'. No. 8 in Fanshawe's Pacific album, 1849 - 52. Captioned by the artist on the album page below the image, as title, with the further note on the island's height: '1200 ft - The Village is o
12 August 1849
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'Maitea [Mehetia], Augt 20th 1849' [Society Islands]. No. 11 in Fanshawe's Pacific album, 1849 - 52. Captioned by the artist on the album page below the image, as title. The drawing shows Fanshawe's 'Daphne' under sail off wh
20 August 1849
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'Matavai Bay and Point Venus, Tahiti, Augt 24th 1849' [Society Islands]. No. 15 in Fanshawe's Pacific album, 1849 - 52. Captioned by the artist on the page below the image, as title. Matavai Bay, Cook's main base on Tahiti on all his v
24 August 1849
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'Tahiti [Society Islands]. The Ravine of Fautaua - Crown or Diademe Mountain in the centre of the Island, and the town of Papeiti, Augt 24th 1849'. No. 13 in Fanshawe's Pacific album, 1849 - 52. A fold-out panoramic drawing of Tahiti, on tw
24 August 1849
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'Eimeo [Moorea] from near Papeiti [Tahiti, Society Islands], Augt 25th 1849'. No. 12 in Fanshawe's Pacific album, 1849 - 52. Captioned by the artist on the album page below the image, as title. Fanshawe's 'Daphne' arrived at
25 August 1849
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'Fautaua, Tahiti, Augt 25th 1849' [Society Islands]. No. 14 in Fanshawe's Pacific album, 1849 - 52. Captioned by the artist on the page below the image, as title. This drawing is reproduced in Fanshawe's biography (1904) f. p. 196, on
25 August 1849
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'In Eimeo [Moorea, Society Islands], Augt 27th 1849'. No. 17 in Fanshawe's Pacific album, 1849 - 52. Captioned by the artist on the album page below the image, as title. An inland view on Eimeo (Moorea) with the dramatically jagged peak of
27 August 1849
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