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The West India Docks, as they appeared in March 1802.
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| The West India Docks, as they appeared in March 1802. |
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| © National Maritime Museum, London |
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| Repro ID: PU1443 |
| Description: Built to put an end to loses suffered from pilfering on the open Thames riverside wharves, the West India Docks stretched for half a mile across the Isle of Dogs. These were the first of the walled docks of the 19th century. |
| Creator: 'Gentleman's Magazine' (publisher) |
| Date: October 1802 |
| Credit line: National Maritime Museum, London, Green Blackwall Collection | |
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