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A Sea of Symbols
Captain George Pechell Mends (circa 1814 – 1871)
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water transport: cargo vessel: brig, revenue
water transport: cargo vessel: East Indiaman
water transport: cargo vessel: smuggler
water transport: fighting vessel (RIM)
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water transport: fighting vessel: 4th rate (HMS)
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water transport: fighting vessel: frigate (Turkey)
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water transport: fighting vessel: pirate
water transport: sailing vessel: barque
water transport: sailing vessel: schooner, topsail (America)
water transport: unknown function: cutter
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Andrews, George
Barr, J, & Bailisar?, G
Buttersworth, Thomas
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Francis Chesham
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French Revolutionary Wars, 1792-1802
French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of Cape St Vincent, 1797
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French Revolutionary Wars: Blockade of Cadiz, 1797
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Napoleonic Wars: Attack on Copenhagen, 1807
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Mahratta pirates attacking the sloop 'Aurora', of the Bombay Marine, 1812; end of the action (Painting)
The barque Iris at sea (Painting)
Battle of the Nile, 1st August 1798 (Drawing)
Vice-Admiral Lord Keith's flagship off Cadiz in 1799, in command of the blockade (Drawing)
The Battle of Trafalgar, 21 October 1805: end of the action (Painting)
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