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The Merchant Navy's role in the Falklands conflict
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Astronomical and navigational instruments
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3. Astronomy demonstrated: instruments and models
Astrolabes and quadrants
Celestial navigation
Charting instruments
Compasses
Course, speed and distance indicators
Electronic navigation
Exploring the Arctic
Globes
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Herschel family
Meteorological instruments
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Goodsall collection
Green Blackwall collection - charts
Henry Newton Stevens Atlantic Neptune collection
Hopton Hall collection
Lockyer collection
Loose maps and charts: general collection
Moriarty collection
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A Sea of Symbols
Captain George Pechell Mends (circa 1814 – 1871)
Caricatures
Foreign Shores
Green Blackwall collection
Herschel family
Lieutenant Gabriel Bray (1750–1823)
Maritime Art Greenwich
Michael Graham-Stewart collection
Miniatures
Nature and National Waters
Nicholas Pocock
Oil paintings
Opium Wars
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Francis Frith & Co
Gibson's of Scilly
Henley Collection
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Robbins Collection
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Accommodation model
Aiguilletes
Aiguillette
Aiguillettes
Anchor
Anchor model
Answer card
armament accessory: case, cartridge
armament t&e, ammunition: ball, musket(43)
armament t&e, ammunition: shell
armament t&e, ammunition: shell(fragment)
armament t&e, ammunition: shell(section)
armament t&e, artillery: gun
armament t&e, firearm: musket
armament t&e, firearm: pistol, sea service
Arm badge
Arm band
Armillary sphere
Astrolabe
astronomical t&e: telescope, achromatic
Azimuth Circle
Backboard
Badge
Bag
Base
Baseboard
Beer mat
Belt
Belt clasp
Belt clasp part
Block
Block model
Blue jean collar
Blue trousers
Boat hook
Book
Boot
Bottle
Bottle screw
Bowl
Bow model
Box
Box base
Box lid
Breeches
Brooch
Buckle
Builder's, Full hull model
Builder's, Mirror backed model
Bullet
Bust
Button
Cabinet contents
Cap
Cap badge
cap badge
cap badge; cap band
cap band
Cap band
Cap cover
Cap ribbon
Cartridge case
Case
Case key
Ceramic fragment
ceremonial artifact: flag, house
Chamber pot fragment
Chart
Chemical sample and box
Chevron badge
Chronometer maker's tool
Clasp belt
Clay pipe fragment
clothing, footwear: uniform: stocking(pair)
clothing, headwear: uniform: cap
clothing, headwear: uniform: hat, cocked
clothing, headwear: uniform: uniform, Captain's
clothing, headwear: uniform: uniform, Flag Officer's
clothing, neckwear: uniform: collar
clothing, neckwear: uniform: collar, blue jean
clothing, neckwear: uniform: tie
clothing, neckwear: uniform: uniform, Rating's
clothing, outerwear: uniform: coat, full dress
clothing, outerwear: uniform: glove(pair)
clothing, outerwear: uniform: jacket
clothing, outerwear: uniform: jacket, mess
clothing, outerwear: uniform: jumper
clothing, outerwear: uniform: shirt
clothing, outerwear: uniform: trousers
clothing, outerwear: uniform: trousers, blue
clothing, outerwear: uniform: trousers, full dress
clothing, outerwear: uniform: trousers, white
clothing, outerwear: uniform: tunic
clothing, outerwear: uniform: tunic(tropical uniform)
clothing, outerwear: uniform: uniform, Captain's
clothing, outerwear: uniform: uniform, Lieutenant's
clothing, outerwear: uniform: uniform, Lieutenant-Commander's
clothing, outerwear: uniform: uniform, Petty Officer's
clothing, outerwear: uniform: uniform, Rating's
clothing, outerwear: uniform: uniform, Vice-Admiral's
clothing, outerwear: uniform: waistcoat
clothing, outerwear: uniform: waistcoat, mess
clothing accessory: uniform: band, mourning
clothing accessory: uniform: belt, sword
clothing accessory: uniform: belt, sword: belt, full dress sword
clothing accessory: uniform: belt, sword: belt, undress sword
clothing accessory: uniform: cover, cap
clothing accessory: uniform: uniform, Commissioned Officer's
clothing accessory: uniform insignia: aiguilletes
clothing accessory: uniform insignia: badge
clothing accessory: uniform insignia: badge, arm
clothing accessory: uniform insignia: badge, cap
clothing accessory: uniform insignia: button
clothing accessory: uniform insignia: button(1)
clothing accessory: uniform insignia: button(2)
clothing accessory: uniform insignia: chevron, good conduct
clothing accessory: uniform insignia: epaulettes
clothing accessory: uniform insignia: flash, shoulder
clothing accessory: uniform insignia: ribbon, cap
clothing accessory: uniform insignia: strap, shoulder
clothing accessory: uniform insignia: strap, shoulder(pair)
clothing accessory: uniform insignia: uniform, Admiral's
clothing accessory: uniform insignia: uniform, Captain's
clothing accessory: uniform insignia: uniform, Chief Petty Officer's
clothing accessory: uniform insignia: uniform, Commander's
clothing accessory: uniform insignia: uniform, Electrical Mechanician's (1st Class)
clothing accessory: uniform insignia: uniform, Executive Officer's
clothing accessory: uniform insignia: uniform, Lieutenant's
clothing accessory: uniform insignia: uniform, Petty Officer's
clothing accessory: uniform insignia: uniform, Rear-Admiral's
clothing accessory: uniform insignia: uniform, Staff Officer's
clothing accessory: uniform insignia: uniform, Sub-Lieutenant's
clothing accessory: uniform insignia: uniform, Vice-Admiral's
Coat
Cocked hat
Cocked hat box
Coin
Collar
Collar badge
Colour transparency
Compass
Compass card
Compass needle
Component model
Component model; Mast model
Counter
Cuff
Cuff lace
Cup
Cutlass
Design, Half block model
Design, Plating model
Design, Sectional model
Device, epaulette
device, star
Diptych dial
Dirk
Dirk scabbard
Dish
Dividers
documentary artifact: coin, commemorative
documentary artifact: coin, commemorative engraved
documentary artifact: model, ethnographic boat
Door
Door knob
drafting t&e: dividers
Drawing
Drawing instrument
Dry card compass
Dry compass
D shackle
Engraved commemorative coin
Epaulette
epaulette
Epaulette box
Epaulettes
Equipment model
Equipment model; Anchor model
Equipment model; Anchor model; Half killick
Equipment model; Anchor model; Killick
Ethnographic boat model
exchange medium: coin
Eyepiece
Figure
Figure group
Flag
Floorboard
food service t&e: napkin
Fragment
Frame model
Full-hull model
Full dress coat
Full dress sword belt
Full dress trousers
Full hull model
Full hull model; Floorboard
Full hull model; Oar
Full hull model; Paddle
Full hull model; Plank-on-frame
Full hull model; Plank-on-frame; Floorboard
Full hull model; Plank-on-frame; Oar
Full hull model; Plank-on-frame; Rigged model; Sails furled; Oar
Full hull model; Plank-on-frame; Rigged model; Sails set
Full hull model; Plank-on-frame; Rigged model; Sails set; Oar
Full hull model; Rigged model
Full hull model; Rigged model; Plank-on-frame
Full hull model; Rigged model; Sails furled
Full hull model; Rigged model; Sails set
Full hull model; Rigged model; Sails set; Floorboard
Full hull model; Rigged model; Sails set; Hatch cover
Full hull model; Rigged model; Sails set; Oar
Full hull model; Stand
Gallantry award
Georgian, Full hull model
Glass
Glass bottle
Glove
Gloves
Gun
Gun carriage model
Gun model
Half block model
Half block model; Mirror-backed model
Half hull model
Half killick
Half wellington boot
Handkerchief
Handle
Hanger
Hat, cocked
Hatch Cover
Hatch cover
Hood
Horizontal dial
Hour-glass
House flag
Impression
Instructional, Sectional model
Instructions
Jacket
Jug
Jumper
Key
Killick
Label
Lantern slide
Lanyard
Lapel badge
Lens
Lens cap
Lid
Lifeboat
Lifesaving award
Life saving award
Life saving award case
Lifesaving award case
Liquid compass
Liquid compass - aircraft
Liquid compass and binnacle
Locket
Lodestone
Longitudinal model
Magazine
Manual
Marine chronometer
Marine chronometer; Winding key
Marine chronometer case key
Marine chronometer winding key
Mariner's compass
Mast
Mast model
Medal
medal, British: campaign medal: First World War, 1914-19: 1914-15 Star
Medal box
Medal box base
Medal box lid
Medal case
Medalet
Medal ribbon
Mess jacket
Mess waistcoat
Midship model
Miniature group
Miniature model
Miniature ribbon bar
Mirror
Mirror-backed model
Mirror grinding and polishing apparatus
Mourning band
Movement
Mug
Musket
Musket ball
Nail
Napkin
Newspaper cutting
Nocturnal
Non-achromatic telescope
Oar
Octant
Octant box
optical t&e: telescope
optical t&e: telescope(non-achromatic)
Order
Order case
Order ribbon
Ordnance model
Ordnance model; Gun model
original art: figure
Ornamental compass
Paddle
pair of epaulettes
pair of gloves
Pair of shoes
pair of shoulder straps
Part of belt clasp
Part of clasp belt
Pendant
Pendulum
Perforating machine stamp
personal gear: chain, watch ?
personal symbol: badge
personal symbol: coat of arms
personal symbol: flag, house
Photograph
Photographic plate holder
Photographic print
Photographic reproduction
Photonegative
picture, silk
Pin
Pistol
Pivot
Place name card
Plank-on-frame
Plaque
Plate
Plate fragment
Plating model
Pocket compass
Pocket telescope
Portable telescope
Postcard
Pot
Pottery sherd
Print
Prism
Prize medal
Prize medal case
Propeller model
Puppet
Ralston stability indicator weight
Rank badge
Reflecting circle
Ribbon bar
Rigged model
Ring
Rivet
Rope
Round jacket
Rubber stamp
Rudder
Sail
Sail and mast
Sails furled
Sails set
Saucer
Scabbard
Scales
Scenic model
Screw
Screws
Seal
Sea Service Pistol
Seat
Sectional model
Sectional model; Bow model
Sectional model; Midship model
Sectional model; Stern model; Waterline model
Sextant box
Shell
shell, section
Shell case
Shell fragment
Shell section
Ship equipment model
Ship equipment modelAnchor model
Ship Model
Shirt
Shoe
Shoe buckle
Shoes
Shoulder flash
Shoulder strap
Shoulder Strap
Shoulder straps
Shoulder title
Silk picture
Slide
Sounding tube part
Spirit level
Stability indicator weight
Stand
Star
Star device
Station pointer extension arm
Stern model
Stocking
Stockings
Structural model
Submarine cable
Support column
surveying & navigational t&e: card, compass: compass, dry
surveying & navigational t&e: circle, azimuth
surveying & navigational t&e: compass, mariner's: compass, liquid
surveying & navigational t&e: compass, ornamental
surveying & navigational t&e: compass, pocket
surveying & navigational t&e: octant
Sword
Sword belt
Sword knot
Tablecloth
Teapot
Teapot lid
Teapot with lid
Technical drawing
Technical Drawing for refractor telescope
Telescope
Telescope eyepiece
Telescope eyepiece cap
Telescope objective cap
Telescope tube
Thermometer
Thwart
Tie
Tile
Token
Token - halfpenny
Token - penny
Token - shilling
tool: tool, chronometer maker's
Topographical model
Trade token
Tricorne hat cover
Trousers
Trunk
Tunic
Tureen
Undress sword belt
Universal equinoctial ring dial
Vane
Vase
Video
Waistcoat
War medal
War medal box base
War medal box lid
Washer
Watch components
Watch relics
Waterline model
Waterline model; Miniature model
water transport: cargo vessel
water transport: cargo vessel: junk, trading (Pehili)
water transport: fighting vessel
water transport: fighting vessel: 1st rate (HMS)
water transport: fighting vessel: battleship
water transport: fighting vessel: battleship (HMS)
water transport: fighting vessel: destroyer
water transport: fighting vessel: frigate
water transport: fighting vessel: frigate (HMS)
water transport: fighting vessel: minesweeper
water transport: model, design: block model(half)
water transport: model, exhibition: full hull model(decked)
water transport: model, exhibition: full hull model(decked: equipped)
water transport: model, exhibition: full hull model(decked: equipped: rigged)
water transport: model, exhibition: full hull model(decked: equipped: rigged: sails set)
water transport: recreation vessel: yacht
water transport: recreation vessel: yacht, royal
water transport: research/exploration vessel: discovery vessel
water transport: sailing vessel
water transport: sailing vessel: ship
water transport: sailing vessel: ship, 3 masted
water transport: steam vessel
water transport: steam vessel: paddle-wheel
water transport: steam vessel: screw, single
water transport: steam vessel: yacht
water transport accessory: anchor
water transport accessory: anchor (method of construction)
water transport accessory: anchor, stockless
water transport accessory: killick
water transport accessory: model, anchor
water transport accessory: model, killick
water transport component: bow
water transport component: midship
water transport component: model, design: sectional model(midship)
water transport component: stern
Weight
White trousers
Winding key
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Materials
Materials
35mm
acetate positive
agate
albumen
Albumen print
alloy
aluminium
aluminium?
aluminium alloy
amber
amethyst
antler
aquatint
asbestos
baize
Bakelite / Phenol Formaldehyde (PF)
bamboo
base metal
bead
beaver felt
beech
billon
black ink
black steel
bloodstone
blued-steel
blued steel
blue ink
blue leather
board
bone
bone?
boxwood
brass
Brass
brass (gilded)
brass, bronze, steel
brass, glass
brass-gilt
brass?
brass or steel
brass wire
brilliants
bristle
British oak
bronze
bronze-gilt
bronze alloy
bronzed white metal
calico
canvas
card
cardboard
card or sheet metal
caribou (Rangifer tarandus) sinew
carved
cast iron
cast iron?
cast silver
cedarwood
celluloid
ceramic
ceramic?
chamois
charcoal
china
china ?
chrome
chrome plate
chrome plating
chromium plated
chromolithograph
clay
cloth
coating: enamel
coating: gilt
coating: lacquer
coating: paint
coating: stain
coating: varnish
coconut fibre
composite
compressed card
copper
copper-alloy
copper alloy
copper wire
cord
cork
cornelian
cotton
cotton?
cotton blend
cotton canvas
cotton fibre
cotton tape
cotton textile
cotton wadding
cotton wool
crayon-manner engraving
crocus seed wine
crysolite
crystal
damascened steel
damask
diamonds
diamontine powder
duck
dyeline
earthenware
ebonised wood
ebony
elastic
electrical components
electrical wire
electrical wiring
electric cable
electric wire
electric wiring
elm
enamel
enamel coating
engraved
engraving
engraving & etching
engraving, coloured
engraving, steel
etching
etching and engraving
etching with engraving
etching with publisher's colouring
fabric
feathers
felt
felt/velvet
fibre
fibre matting
fish-skin
fish skin
flint
fruitwood
fur felt
garnet
gelatin
Gelatine dry plate
gelatin silver print
gesso
gilded brass
gilded bronze
gilded copper
gilded metal
gilded silver
gilded white metal
gilded wood
gilding
gilt
gilt-brass
gilt brass
gilt copper
gilt metal
gilt wire
gilt wood
glass
Glass
glass, metal
glass, paper
glass paste
glass paste stones
glazed
glazed, lead
goat or donkey skin
gold
gold, enamelled
gold?
gold alloy
gold bullion
gold cord
gold lace
gold plating
gold thread
gold wire
gouache
green ink
grosgrain
gunpowder
gutta percha
hair
half-tone letterpress
hand-coloured
hand-sewn
hemp
hemp fibre
hippopotamus hide
horn
human hair
ignition system: flintlock
ink
inorganic
inorganic: carbon
inorganic: clay
inorganic: glass
inorganic: mica
inorganic: plaster
inorganic: rock, volcanic
inorganic: sand
inorganic: sandstone
inorganic: slate
inorganic: stone
iron
ivorine
ivory
Ivory
ivory (CITES)
ivory?
ivory or bone
jade
japanned metal
kid
lace
lacquer
lacquered and guilded paperboard
laminate
laminated
laquered wood
lead
lead?
leaf
leather
leather (cattle)
leather?
leather ?
letterpress
letterpress broadside
lignum vitae
line engraving
linen
liquid
liquid in level
lithograph
lodestone
machine-made
machine sewn
magnet
magnet?
magnetite
magnets
mahogany
mahogany veneer
manuscript
marble
mercury
metal
Metal
metal, gilt
metal-gilt
metal: alloy
metal: alloy, aluminium
metal: aluminium
metal: brass
metal: brass ?
metal: brass [mounts]
metal: brass [tag]
metal: bronze
metal: chrome
metal: chromium
metal: copper
metal: enamel
metal: gilt
metal: gold
metal: gold, enamel
metal: gold thread
metal: gold wire
metal: gunmetal
metal: iron
metal: iron ?
metal: lead
metal: lodestone
metal: pewter
metal: silver
metal: silver, enamel
metal: silver, gilt
metal: silver-gilt
metal: silver plate
metal: silver wire
metal: steel
metal: thread, gold
metal: tin
metal: unknown
metal: white metal
metal: white metal ?
metal: wire mesh
metal;
metal alloy
metal gilt
metal or card
metal thread
metal wire
mica
mica?
mohair
mother-of-pearl
mother of pearl
mother of pearl?
natural fibre
nickel
nickel silver
nylon
oak
oil on canvas
oil paint
oragnic: leather
organic
organic: bamboo
organic: barathea
organic: board: cardboard
organic: bone
organic: buckram
organic: cane
organic: canvas
organic: card
organic: cardboard
organic: cloth
organic: coconut fibre
organic: cork
organic: cotton
organic: crepe
organic: doeskin
organic: drill
organic: duck
organic: feather
organic: felt
organic: fibre
organic: fur
organic: grosgrain
organic: gutta percha
organic: hemp
organic: hessian
organic: horn
organic: ivory
organic: jute
organic: kid
organic: lace
organic: leather
organic: leather, patent
organic: linen
organic: mohair
organic: paper
organic: paraffin wax
organic: petersham
organic: pitch
organic: rattan ?
organic: rope
organic: rubber
organic: satin
organic: serge
organic: serge, diagonal
organic: shell
organic: silk
organic: silk, watered [ribbon]
organic: silk [ribbon]
organic: skin
organic: sulphur
organic: textile: ribbon
organic: textile [ribbon]
organic: twine
organic: velvet
organic: webbing
organic: wood: oak
organic: wool
ostrich feather
paint
painted
paper
Paper
papier mache
parchment
peach stone
pen and ink, black
pencil
perspex
pewter
photographic paper
pigment
pinchbeck
pine
pinewood
plaster
Plaster of Paris
plastic
plastic?
plated
polyester
porcelain
Pork bone (British)
possibly eggshell
pottery
printed
printed paper
radioactive
rattan
ray-skin
rayon
rayskin
rayskin (shagreen)
red ink
reed
resin
ribbon
rope
rubber
rubber?
sand
satin
seed pearls
serge
sewn, machine
shagreen
sharkskin
sheet metal
Sheffield Plate
shell
shellac
silk
silk?
silk plush
silk thread
silver
Silver
silver?
silvered brass
silvered bronze
silver gilt
silver plate
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Adam Hilger Ltd
Agry
Ahmad, Rif 'al abu
Airy, George Biddell
a Kiiski, Malliveistamo
al-Jilani, Yusuf ibn Hajji
al-Kirmani, Ja'far ibn 'Umar
al-Yazdi, Muhammad Mahdi
Alex R Wright & Co
Angel, John
Anonymous
Anschütz & Co
Antiques of Science & Technology
A O S
B.M. Laboratories
Barr & Stroud Ltd
Barry, Charles
Basire, Isaac
Bate, Robert
Beadon, Cmdr
Beetham, Isabella
Bergen-Nautik
Blaikie, W.B.
Bloud, Charles
Bos, Joannes
Briot, Nicholas
British School, 18th century
Browning, John
Burbidge, Eleanor Margaret
Captain Chetwynd
Captain Robinson
Carter-Preston, Edward
Cary
CBS, Beck Kassel
CCVI, Unknown artist
Cetti, C
Chantrey, Francis Legatt
Chief Armourer
Churchill, John
circle of Louis Marie Sicard
Clay, Charles
Clayton, C. P.
Colby, Hall
Commander Beadon
Counting Instruments Ltd.
Cutler, Bessie Preston
Dallmeyer
Dallmeyer, J. H.
Decca
De Foy, Ligne
Dollond, Peter
Droz, J.P.
Drummond, J. H.
Elliott
Engleheart, John Cox Dillman
English School, 16th century
English School, 17th century
Eppner
Ernst Bohn Söhne
Evans, Joseph Edward
Evans, Jospeh Edward
Evans, Richard
F. Green & Co
Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering Co Ltd
Farina, Vincenzo
Ferguson, James
Firmin & Sons Limited
Foggini, circle of Giovanni Battista
Francis Morley & Co
Frank Theak & Roskilly
Fürst, Moritz
G. Varcoe & Son
Gallucci, Paolo
Gallucio, Joanne Paulo
Garde, Abraham de la
Geller, W. O.
General Electric Company
George Fox, George
Giamin, Antonius
Gieves & Hawkes Ltd
Gowland, James
Green, Joseph F.
Green, Stephen
Griffin, W
Grünthal, Hugo
Guadagni, P. C.
Guymard, P. I.
H, N
Harland & Wolff Ltd
Harley, Thomas
Hawkins, S. H.
Henry Hughes & Son Ltd
Henry Persehouse Parkes & Co. Ltd
Herschel, William
Holden, A.
Holmes, Richard
Hopgood, R. J.
I.T.
J. Mann & Co
J. Sadler & Sons
James Whittle & Richard Holmes Laurie
J Anderson & Son
Jansen
Janssen
Jessops Steel
Ji, Huang Rui
John Maddock & Sons Ltd
Jones, Smith & Co
K. Nagano
Kalfas, F.
Karlsteen, Arvid
Kelvin & Hughes Ltd
Kelvin Bottomley & Baird Ltd
Kettle & Sons
Keulen, Gerard Van
Kishere
L., E.
Laurie, Richard Holmes
Longland, William
Lotter, Tobias Conrad
Lynn, John
M. S. & J. D.
Mackennal, Edgar Bertram
Massiot, Gamaliel
Maudslay, Sons & Field
Mauser Waffenfabrik
McMillan, William
McNicol China
Melone, Giovanni V
Miguet, Pablo
Moroncelli, Amanzio
Muirhead & Arthur
Neele
Nerici, Bernard
N Hingley & Sons Ltd
Oosterwijck, Severijn
Osram
Ough, Norman A.
Paget, Thomas Humphrey
Paladino, Girolamo
Parkes, Daniel
Pascall, Thomas
Paton, after Richard
Paton, Richard
Paul, R. W.
Peter Litherland & Co
Petrus Plancius, Petrus
Philips
Pick
Ponting, Herbert George
Potter, John Dennett
Pritchard, Edward
Prosser, John
père, Delmas
R. & H. Green Ltd
Ransomes & May
Raymond
Reynolds, Joshua
Richards (possibly), James
Richter, Benjamin
Robinson, Thomas Charles
Robinson, Unknown [probably
Roettier, John
Romney, George
Rosenthal, Ludwig
Royal Small Arms Factory
Rudolf Kämmer
Rumbelow, P. A.
Sabeo, Bernardino
Sadler and Green
Scarlett, Edward
Schissler, Senior, Christoph
Seutter, Matthaeus
Shimizu, Takashi
Shortt
Simms, W
Simms, W.
Sir W. G. Armstrong, Whitworth & Co. Ltd
Soho Mint
Sophos
Spencer Browning & Rust
Spink & Son Ltd
Stapele, Martinus van
Sterrop, George
Stockert, Ernst Christophe
Sturm, Paul
Taylor, Janet
Thaller and Ranson
Thomas Gough
Tooth & Co Ltd
Towns, L. Duncan
Troughton & Simms
unidentified
United States Department of Labor
Unknown
unknown, T. L. Busby
Unknown [Chinese]
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Unknown [Dutch]
Unknown [English]
Unknown [French]
Unknown [German]
Unknown [Russian]
Unknown [Spanish]
Vaughan, Robert
Vroliyk, Jac P
W. Broughton
W. L. Byers & Co Ltd
W. P. Griffith & Sons Ltd
Wallis & Wallis
Wang Yangxi
Watercraft Ltd
Waterlow & Morland
Watkins & Smith
Watkins, Blackwall and Lymington
Watlington ?, Abraham
Wayne, Francis Tudor
Weller, Edward
Wesco Limited
Westcott, A.C.S.
William Alexander Brooks
William Denny and Brothers Limited
Windsor, Arthur Octavius
W J Brown
Wooley
Woolley
Woolley & Co
Working Men's Educational Union
Worthington, Humble & Holland
Worthington, Nathaniel
Wright, Thomas
Wyngaerde, Antonio Van Den
Wyon, William
York & Son
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Zeiss, Carl
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Dresden
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Glasgow
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Island Farm Prisoner of War Camp, Bridgend, Wales
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Jackson, United States
Jamaica
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Japan (probably)
Java
Jedrzejow, Poland
Jena
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Kent
Kenya
Kingston-Upon-Hull
Kiribati
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Kure Naval Yard, Japan
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Middelburg, Netherlands
Mitsubishi Dockyard and Engine Works , Nagasaki, Japan
Montreal
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Moudros, Island of Lemnos, Mediterranean
Munich
Myanmar
Naples
Navy Office
Negombo, Sri Lanka, Asia
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Newcstle-upon-Tyne
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New Zealand
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possibly Aden, Yemen
possibly England
possibly France
possibly French
possibly Persia
possibly Spain
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probably Brazil
probably Coventry, England
probably Denmark
probably England or Germany
probably France and Italy
probably France or Italy
probably French
probably Germany or France
probably Germany or Italy
probably Holland
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probably Persia
probably Spain
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Ross Island
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Royal Observatory
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Sagami Province, Japan
Salamis, Cyprus
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Sweden
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Tasmania
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Tilbury
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Unknown
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Weihai
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4th voyage of the Brasil, 1990
10th instructional voyage of the Argentina, 1971
35th International Congress of Cape Horners, 1979
1000th ship to enter port of Ghent, 1891
Abdication of James II, 1688
Action off Valona, 1733
Admiral Civran's victory over Corsaris, 1753
Agassiz's expedition to the Amazon, 1865
Alexander of Russia's visit to Peru, 1845
America's Cup, 1899
America's Cup, 1987
American Civil War: Battle of Hampton Roads, 1862
American War of Independence: Battle of Doggerbank, 1781
American War of Independence: Battle of Rhode Island, 1778
American War of Independence: Battle of the Saints, 1782
American War of Independence: Declaration of Independence, 1776
American War of Independence: Siege of Gibraltar, 1779
Anglo-Egyptian conquest of Sudan, 1896-1899
Anglo-Egyptian War, 1882
Anglo-French War: Battle of Ushant, 1778
Anglo-Spanish War: Action of the Goodwin Sands, 1602
Anglo-Spanish War: Battle of Cape St Vincent, 1780
Anglo-Spanish War: Spanish Armada, 1588
Anglo-Spanish War: Thirteenth Siege of Gibraltar, 1727
Anglo–Spanish War: Battle of Cádiz, 1656
Anglo–Spanish War: Relief of Leiden, 1574
Antarctic Exploration: British Antarctic Expedition, 1910-1913
Antarctic Exploration: British National Antarctic Expedition, 1901-1904
Antarctic Exploration: Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition, 1914-1916
Antarctic Exploration: Sealing voyage of James Weddell, 1822-1824
Apia cyclone, 1889
Arctic Exploration: Back's voyage, 1836-1837
Arctic Exploration: Dr John Rae, 1853-1854
Arctic Exploration: Franklin's First Overland Expedition, 1819-1822
Arctic Exploration: Franklin's Last Expedition, 1845-1848
Arctic Exploration: Franklin Search Expedition, Anderson, 1855
Arctic Exploration: Franklin Search Expedition, Austin, 1850-1851
Arctic Exploration: Franklin Search Expedition, Belcher, 1852-1854
Arctic Exploration: Franklin Search Expedition, Burwash, 1926
Arctic Exploration: Franklin Search Expedition, Collinson, 1850-1855
Arctic Exploration: Franklin Search Expedition, Hall, 1864-1869
Arctic Exploration: Franklin Search Expedition, Inglefield, 1852
Arctic Exploration: Franklin Search Expedition, McClintock, 1857-1859
Arctic Exploration: Franklin Search Expedition, Penny, 1850-1851
Arctic Exploration: Franklin Search Expedition, Schwatka, 1878-1880
Arctic Exploration: Franklin Search Expedition, Trollope, 1853-1855
Arctic Exploration: North Pole expedition, Nares, 1875-1876
Arctic Exploration: Parry's first voyage, 1819-1820
Arctic Exploration: Parry's second voyage, 1821-1823
Assassination attempt on the Duke of Edinburgh, 1868
Attack of HM Fire Brig Phosphorus by the privateer Elise, 1806
Attack on Palamos, 1810
Attack on Spanish fleet at Cadiz, 1596
Attack on the Repulse at Scapa Flow, 1939
Australian Bicentenary, 1988
Battle of Actium, 31BC
Battle of Brindisi, BC42
Battle of Cos, 260BC
Battle off Crete, 189BC
Battle of Naulochus, 36BC
Battle of Salamis, 306BC
Benin Expedition, 1897
Birth of Admiral De Ruyter, 1607
Bolivian war of Independance, 1809-1825
Bolshevik Revolution, 1917-1921
Bombardment of Algiers, 1816
Boxer Rebellion, 1900
Brest Canaries Race, 1958
British Graham Land Expedition, 1934-1937
British Steel Challenge, 1992
Building of Smeaton's lighthouse at Eddystone, 1756-1759
Capture of Amelia Island, 1817
Capture of Dunkirk, 1653
Capture of London, 296
Capture of Port Mahon, 1758
Capture of Porto-Longone, 1647
Capture of Sardinia, 1708
Capture of St David, 1758
Capture of Swedish ships, 1703
Capture of the Covadonga, 1743
Capture of the St Jacob, 1602
Capture of Wesel, 1758
Catalan Revolt: Capture of Barcelona, 1652
Chilean Fleet's visit to Rio de Janeiro, 1897
China's War against Pirates, 1862
China Fleet Annual Pulling Regatta, 1939
Chincha Islands War: Battle of Callao, 1866
Circumnavigation of the corvette La Favorite, 1829-1832
Cisplatine War, 1825-1828
Coalition Government, 1940-1945
Collision between Baltimore and Lorenzo Seprun, 1872
Construction of British Fort at Crown Point, 1759
Convention of Prado, 1739
Cordillera of the Andes Boundary Case, 1902
Coronation of Edward VII, 1902
Coronation of King George V, 1911
Coronation of Queen Anne, 1603
Coronation of William & Mary, 1689