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41. Starting for the cup.
*Starting for the cup. Several vessels about to begin a race for an unidentified cup in Greenwich Reach during the 19th century. Greenwich was a favourite venue for races...
42. St Paul's Cathedral, London at sunset.
*St Paul's Cathedral, London at sunset. Edward William Cooke trained as an engraver, developing a meticulously accurate technique from an early age. Because of his detailed knowledge of...
43. Splicing the cable (after the first accident) on board the Great Eastern.
*Splicing the cable (after the first accident) on board the Great Eastern. This image shows crew members on 25 July 1865 on the board the 'Great Eastern' searching for a fault in the telegraph cable. After retrieving the...
44. SS Great Britain.
*SS Great Britain. Brunel's passenger ship SS 'Great Britain' (1852) in full sail.
45. Sydney Cove, with Government House and Fort Macquarie.
*Sydney Cove, with Government House and Fort Macquarie. The passengers and crew from the First Fleet settled along the coast at Sydney Cove in 1788. They had arrived at Botany Bay, but the area was deemed...
46. Thames Barges.
*Thames Barges. This romantic drawing shows barges on the river Thames with the masts of a sailing ship behind. Wyllie (1851-1931) spent many years living on and...
47. The Archimedes steamer.
*The Archimedes steamer. Built by Mr H Wimshurst of Limehouse for the Ship Propeller Company, the 'Archimedes' is pictured off the north foreland on her way to Portsmouth...
48. The Ark Royal (1587).
*The Ark Royal (1587). The galleon 'Ark Raleigh' was built at Deptford for Sir Walter Raleigh in 1587. The following year she was commissioned into the Royal Navy and...
49. The Brittania, a first-rate carrying 100 guns and 780 men.
*The Brittania, a first-rate carrying 100 guns and 780 men. The 'Brittania' (1719) was launched at Woolwich Dockyard. She had originally been built by Phineas Pett II at Chatham in 1682, but was taken out of...
50. The Alfred East Indiaman.
*The Alfred East Indiaman. The 1291-ton 'Alfred' was built by Green's of Blackwall in 1845. She was one of a series of vessels which were known as the 'Blackwall frigates'...
 
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