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11. Sailors in a fight.
*Sailors in a fight. Entitled 'Sailors in a fight'. The print is dedicated to the Royal Navy and is inscribed - To the British Navy this plate is respectfully dedicated...
12. Sailors in a storm.
*Sailors in a storm. Four sailors are fighting for their lives during a storm. This portrays the harshness of life at sea and is dedicated to the Royal Navy.
13. Sailors in port.
*Sailors in port. Sailors relaxing on the deck of a ship. They are dancing to the fiddler's music and enjoying the company of girls. Although seamen would often visit...
14. Sailors' chapel, Dock Street.
*Sailors' chapel, Dock Street. The interior of St Paul's Seamen's Church in Dock Street, as drawn by Francis Arandale. This was built by the directors of the nearby Sailors' Home...
15. Sailing vessels on the lower Thames.
*Sailing vessels on the lower Thames. W. L. Wyllie was born in London, but is most closely associated with Rochester and the Medway, and later with Portsmouth. He was born into an...
16. Royal Aquatic excursion to Greenwich Hospital.
*Royal Aquatic excursion to Greenwich Hospital. Despite being published over a year after the accession of Queen Victoria, this appears to show one of her uncle King William IV's visits to...
17. Royal Naval College, Greenwich from the river.
*Royal Naval College, Greenwich from the river. A view from the Isle of Dogs, 1889, slightly off the central axis to the west, with neither the Queen's House nor Royal Observatory visible. Thames...
18. Regent's Canal, London.
*Regent's Canal, London. An atmospheric engraving after a work by the celebrated artist Peter De Wint (1784-1849), more known for his landscapes. The Regent's Canal was built...
19. Recovery of the cable on the Great Eastern. Final attempt at grappling.
*Recovery of the cable on the Great Eastern. Final attempt at grappling. The 1865 expedition had gone most of the way to Newfoundland laying the transatlantic cable when tragedy struck. The telegraph cable broke and was...
20. Perry's Dockyard, Blackwall.
*Perry's Dockyard, Blackwall. The Blackwall shipyard, begun in the late 16th century, continued, under various owners, to repair and build ships, particularly for the East India...
 
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