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1. 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...
2. The point of honour.
*The point of honour. Flogging at the gangway, as shown here, was for relatively minor offences, such as drunkenness or petty theft. At most, a dozen lashes were inflicted...
3. Naval School, Greenwich & Block Model Ship.
*Naval School, Greenwich & Block Model Ship. This appears to be a view of the first 'Fame', the drill ship constructed in 1843 for the 'sea exercises' of boys of the Greenwich Hospital School. ...
4. HMS Caledonia lying in Plymouth Sound.
*HMS Caledonia lying in Plymouth Sound. HMS 'Caledonia', a 120-gun ship built during the Napoleonic War and once Admiral Pellew's flagship in the Mediterranean. In 1857 she was renamed the...
5. Greenwich Hospital and boating on the River Thames.
*Greenwich Hospital and boating on the River Thames. A view of Greenwich Hospital from the west, off the old Greenwich waterfront around the Salutation Tavern and Garden Stairs, before this area was...
6. The Discovery convict ship at Deptford, by EW Cooke.
*The Discovery convict ship at Deptford, by EW Cooke. While under construction as a merchant ship in a Thames yard, the 'Discovery' was purchased in November 1789 by the Admiralty, which was looking for...
 
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