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The Greenwich Pensioner Written and composed by Mr Dibdin, For his Entertainment called The Oddities (caricature). The four verses of Charles Dibdin's song, 'The Greenwich Pensioner' are printed below the image, which shows a one-legged Gre
25 Jun 1791
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Diomede (1798); Grampus (1802). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines with quarter gallery detail, and longitudinal half-breadth proposed (and approved) for building the Diomede (1798) and Grampus (1802), both 50-gun Fourth Rate, two-decke
13 July 1791
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Ocean (1805). Scale 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines with stern quarter decoration, and longitudinal half-breadth proposed (and approved) for 'Ocean' (1805), a 98-gun Second Rate, three-decker, as originally designed. Her design was
13 July 1791
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Pallas (1793), Stag (1793), Unicorn (1734). Scale 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines, longitudinal half-breadth as proposed (and approved) for building Pallas (1793), Stag (1793), Unicorn (1734), all 32-gun, Fifth Rate Frigates.
13 July 1791
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Speed's Monument. In the Chancel of St Giles's, Cripplegate. Text in English below image.
1 Aug 1791
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Monarca (1780). No scale. Plan showing a part elevation, and two sections illustrating a method of stopping shot holes in warships, as tried in Portsmouth Dockyard on Monarca (1780), a captured Spanish Third Rate, fitted as a 68-gun Third Rate, two-decke
9 August 1791
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'Royal Escape' (1743). Scale: 1:48. A plan showing the body plan with stern board outline, sheer lines with inboard detail, longitudinal half-breadth, and full deck plan for the 'Royal Escape' (1743), a single-masted sailing Lighter bu
26 August 1791
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John Hamilton Moore, Hydrographer to His Royal Highness the Duke of Clarence. Print
1 Sep 1791
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'Hibernia' (1804). Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the framing profile (disposition) for 'Hibernia' (1804), a 110-gun, First Rate, three-decker as she was originally designed. The plan has been altered by having an additional piece of paper
23 September 1791
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The Neglected Tar (caricature). Text in English of the ballad 'The Neglected Tar' appears below the image and the number 268 immediately above the song text. Thie illustration shows a naval seaman in tattered clothes (short jacket, striped trou
1 Oct 1791
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Rear Admiral Sir Chas Douglas Bart F.R.S. Print
1 Nov 1791
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Lieut. Bligh and his Crew of the ship Bounty hospitably received by the Governor of Timor. This print shows Lieutenant Bligh and his shipmates landing at Coupang, Timor. The town's fort is visible in the background. In the foreground a figure reporte
19 Nov 1791
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View and Plan of the Fortress called Amsterdam. Plate no 14.; Technique includes etching.
1 Dec 1791
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View of the Constable Rocks off Cayenne, from N E. Technique includes etching.
1 Dec 1791
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View of the Estate Alkmaar, on the River Commewine. Plate no 10.; Technique includes etching.
1 Dec 1791
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The distressed situation of the crew of the Guardian Frigate. The Guardian, under Captain Edward Riou, was the first ship requisitioned to take vital supplies to support the ‘Botany Bay’ penal colony founded in 1788 by Commodore Arthur Philip,
24 Dec 1791
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