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HMS Serpent (Figurehead)
Martin, (1790); Fury (1790); Serpent (1789); Rattlesnake (1791); Hound (1790) (Technical drawing)
Dauntless (1808); Jalouse (1809); Serpent (cancelled 1810) (Technical drawing)
Serpent (cancelled 1810) (Technical drawing)
Serpent (cancelled 1810) (Technical drawing)
Hound (1790); Martin (1790); Rattlesnake (1790); Fury (1791); Serpent (1789) (Technical drawing)
Serpent (cancelled 1810) (Technical drawing)
Hound (1790); Martin (1790); Rattlesnake (1790); Fury (1791); Serpent (1789) (Technical drawing)
Hound (1790); Martin (1790); Rattlesnake (1790); Fury (1791); Serpent (1789) (Technical drawing)
Dauntless (1808); Jalouse (1809); Serpent (cancelled 1810) (Technical drawing)
Dauntless (1808); Serpent (cancelled 1810); Jalouse (1809) (Technical drawing)
H.M. Brig Serpent (Commander R L Warren) dismasted, whilst lying at Anchor at Spithead by a Tremendous Hurricane on Tuesday the 29th of Nov 1836 (Print)
Study of a squadron at sea (Drawing)
Snake (1832); Serpent (1832) (Technical drawing)
Snake (1832); Serpent (1832); Racer (1833); Ringdove (1833); Sappho (1837); Wolverine (1836); Wanderer (1835); Harlequin (1836); Lily (1837). (Technical drawing)
Snake (1832); Serpent (1832) (Technical drawing)
Snake (1832); Serpent (1832) (Technical drawing)
Snake (1832); Serpent (1832) (Technical drawing)
Serpent (1832) (Technical drawing)
Specifications for Snake Class Brigs (1831) and Racer Class Brigs (1832) (Manuscript)
Specifications for Racer Class Brigs (1832) (Manuscript)
Snake (1832); Serpent (1832); Racer (1833); Wanderer (1835); Harlequin (18236); Ringdove (1833); Wolverine (1836); Sappho (1837); Lily (1837) (Technical drawing)
Serpent (1789) (Technical drawing)
The 'Aquitania' (1914) moving down the ways (Glass plate negative)
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