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41. A Thames barge drifting off Wapping, c. 1884.
*A Thames barge drifting off Wapping, c. 1884. A Thames barge apparently drifting in rough water near Wapping, c. 1884. Behind the barge are the buildings of St John's Wharf. To the right is the...
42. A sailor's housewife.
*A sailor's housewife. A 'sailor's housewife', as these 19th-century sewing kits were commonly known.
43. A model of the Princess Alice disaster.
*A model of the Princess Alice disaster. This topographic waterline model depicts the 'Princess Alice' disaster. On 3 September 1878, the pleasure steamer 'Princess Alice' was returning to...
44. A paddle steamer at Greenwich Pier.
*A paddle steamer at Greenwich Pier. Crowds of spectatators witness an unknown ceremony at Greenwich Pier, with Thames watermen lining the route. Greenwich Pier was built in 1836 to...
45. A receipt for the hire of slaves.
*A receipt for the hire of slaves. A receipt for the hire of slaves, signed in Honduras and dated 17 July 1808. These slaves had been hired by Captain Mather to carry out work on his ...
46. Jack helping Freeman the fisherman [off Greenwich Hospital].
*Jack helping Freeman the fisherman [off Greenwich Hospital]. One of Stanfield's original drawings for Captain Marryat's novel 'Poor Jack' (1840), showing Tom Saunders (alias 'Poor Jack') helping Freeman the...
 
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