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1. Nelson at the Battle of the Nile.
	Nelson on board in flagship HMS 'Vanguard' during the Battle of the Nile. He is wounded but still fighting. The Battle of the Nile was fought in...

2. Mary Read.
	A depiction of the London-born pirate Mary Read. Her colourful life included a spell in the army and on a merchant ship - in both cases, disguised as...

3. Repairing of Captain Cook's ship in Endeavour River (Cook's first voyage).
	In June 1770 the 'Endeavour' was badly damaged running aground on the Great Barrier Reef. The ship limped into Endeavour River on the coast of New...

4. Sir John Falstaff and his companions at Gad's Hill.
	'Sir John Falstaff and his companions at Gad's Hill', the frontspiece to Captain Charles Johnson's 'General History of the lives and adventures on...

5. 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 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...

7. George Barrington (1755-1804).
	George Barrington (1755-1804) was a notorious criminal known as 'The Prince of Pickpockets'. He served several sentences on board the prison hulks at...

8. Execution at Tyburn from Newgate Calendar.
	An execution at Tyburn, taken from the 'Newgate Calendar'. Tyburn was the principal place of public execution in London from 1388 to 1783, and...

9. A pirate hanged at Execution Dock.
	A pirate, thought to be Captain James Lowry (hanged 1762), being hanged at Execution Dock. The official on horseback at the left holds the silver...

10. Smugglers, by George Morland.
	A typical depiction of smuggling in the 18th century. Smuggling was rife during this period because customs duties were high. Highly organised gangs...


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