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1. Sydney Bay, Norfolk Island in May 1855.
*Sydney Bay, Norfolk Island in May 1855. The day after the First Fleet arrived in Botany Bay in 1788, Lieutenant Philip Gidley King RN, began selecting men and women to colonise Norfolk...
2. The Discovery convict ship at Deptford, c. 1829.
*The Discovery convict ship at Deptford, c. 1829. This French print states that the 'Discovery' was the hulk of Captain Cook's famous ship. However, his was an earlier vessel of the same name. The...
3. The armorial bearings of the Right Honorable Horatio Nelson.
*The armorial bearings of the Right Honorable Horatio Nelson. The arms of Lord Nelson were granted and confirmed on 20 October 1797. The flyer was sold as a souvenir after Nelson's death.
4. The East London Hospital for Children.
*The East London Hospital for Children. A view of the newly opened East London Hospital for Children in Shadwell. Set up in 1868 by Dr Nathaniel Heckford, the hospital was fortunate in...
5. St Paul's Cathedral, on the evening of Nelson's funeral.
*St Paul's Cathedral, on the evening of Nelson's funeral. The inside of St Paul's Cathedral in October 1806, on the evening of Admiral Nelson's funeral.
6. Sarcophagus for the body of Horatio Viscount Nelson.
*Sarcophagus for the body of Horatio Viscount Nelson. This sarcophagus in St Paul's Cathedral was originally intended for Cardinal Wolsey in the 16th century but was never used after Wolsey fell from...
7. Prison ship York at Portsmouth Harbour.
*Prison ship York at Portsmouth Harbour. The 74-gun third-rate HMS 'York' (1743 tons) was launched in 1807. She was first posted to the West Indies and was involved in the capture of the...
8. Remains of Lord Viscount Nelson laying in state in the Painted Chamber at Greenwich Hospital.
*Remains of Lord Viscount Nelson laying in state in the Painted Chamber at Greenwich Hospital. Although Britain celebrated the great victory at Trafalgar on 21 October 1805, the country had also lost its national hero. Large crowds therefore...
9. Remains of Lord Viscount Nelson laying in state in the Painted Chamber at Greenwich Hospital.
*Remains of Lord Viscount Nelson laying in state in the Painted Chamber at Greenwich Hospital. The remains of Nelson laying in state in the Painted Chamber at Greenwich Hospital. Crowds of people are paying their respects to the national hero.
10. The funeral car in which the body of the late Vice Admiral Horatio Viscount Nelson was conveyed from the Admiralty to St Paul's Cathedral for interment on January 9, 1806.
*The funeral car in which the body of the late Vice Admiral Horatio Viscount Nelson was conveyed from the Admiralty to St Paul's Cathedral for interment on January 9, 1806. This small bill flyer commemmorates the funeral carriage that carried Nelson's coffin. It lists the inscriptions on the car and the coffin.
 
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