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1. The death of Captain Cook.
*The death of Captain Cook. The artist, John Webber, was on board HMS 'Resolution', anchored offshore when Cook was killed in Hawaii on 14 February 1779. This is the most...
2. 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.
3. 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...
4. 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.
5. The death of General Wolfe.
*The death of General Wolfe. General James Wolfe (1727-59) commanded the British forces at Quebec against the French and won a great victory, at the cost of his life. He was a...
6. 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...
7. Three convicts and a guard.
*Three convicts and a guard. In the 18th century there were over 150 offences punishable by either the death penalty or transportation to the Americas. The newly independent...
8. The Nelson Monument (Trafalgar Square).
*The Nelson Monument (Trafalgar Square). A contemporary print of the Nelson Monument in Trafalgar Square, built 1840-43, and now more commonly known as Nelson’s Column.
9. The Funeral of Lord Nelson.
*The Funeral of Lord Nelson. A scene from the state funeral of Admiral Nelson held in St Paul’s Cathedral on 9 January 1806. Although the funeral was a huge affair, this...
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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