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11. Sir Peter Parker Bart late Admiral of the Fleet.
*Sir Peter Parker Bart late Admiral of the Fleet. As the Admiral of the Fleet, Parker was Chief Mourner at Nelson's funeral. Thirty years before, he had been one of Nelson's earliest patrons in the...
12. Sir William Henry Christie (1845-1922), Astronomer Royal.
*Sir William Henry Christie (1845-1922), Astronomer Royal. Christie graduated in 1868 from Trinity College Cambridge and in 1870 became Chief Assistant at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich under Airy before...
13. South view of London Street, Dockhead.
*South view of London Street, Dockhead. This south view of London Street illustrates the houses lining the river with boat houses on the shore. The print includes a fine map of the docks...
14. Southwark Cathedral.
*Southwark Cathedral. A romantic view of the tower of Southwark Cathedral and the surrounding buildings. William Lionel Wyllie (1851-1931) is well-remembered for his...
15. 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...
16. 'Spooner's Proteau views No 30. Greenwich Hospital, Changing to the Battle of Trafalgar'.
*'Spooner's Proteau views No 30. Greenwich Hospital, Changing to the Battle of Trafalgar'. 'Protean views' are a table-top version of the 'diorama', which Daguerre brought to London as a public entertainment in 1821 but only later developed...
17. South Sea Company Dividend Hall.
*South Sea Company Dividend Hall. Inside the Dividend Hall of South Sea Company House.
18. Sling the monkey.
*Sling the monkey. Greenwich Pensioners playing a game of sling the monkey. A man with no legs is suspended from the tree by a rope and has to snatch pieces of rope or...
19. Site of the old East India Company Yard.
*Site of the old East India Company Yard. The East India Company built ships in Deptford from the 17th century onwards, both in its own yard and later in the private establishments that...
20. Sketch of a Roman warship, part of a Roman merchant ship and a vessel with sail set.
*Sketch of a Roman warship, part of a Roman merchant ship and a vessel with sail set. The Romans used galleys, both as merchant ships for trading, and as warships. They made many long sea journeys in these vessels, but stayed quite...
 
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