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ZWO Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2025 winners
The winning images in the world's biggest space photography competition have been revealed
Cutty Sark’s new binnacle: charting a course for heritage crafts
A navigational case shines a light on traditional skills – and prompts intriguing questions into the tea clipper’s history
HMS Captain: Britain's forgotten maritime disaster
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armament t&e, ammunition: bullet
Bag of miscellaneous pencil case bits
Bag of miscellaneous pencil case bits.
Bullet
case, pencil
commemorative artifact: pencil, retractable
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Drawing instrument pencil
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Octant pencil
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pair of pencil
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Pencil drawing of great sun spot
Pencil drawing of great sunspot
Pocket bubble sextant pencil
presentation artifact: case, pencil
presentation artifact: pencil, propelling
Propelling pencil
relic, ship: disc, copper
Retractable pencil
water transport: fighting vessel: 2nd rate
water transport: fighting vessel: battlecruiser
water transport: passenger/cargo vessel
water transport: passenger/cargo vessel: RMS
water transport: steam vessel: yacht
written communication t&e: box, pencil
written communication t&e: case, pencil
written communication t&e: holder, pencil
written communication t&e: pencil
written communication t&e: pencil(shipwrights)
written communication t&e: pencil, lead
written communication t&e: pencil, propelling
written communication t&e: pencil, tombola
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Adams, George
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Arctic Exploration: Dr John Rae, 1853-1854
Arctic Exploration: Franklin's Last Expedition, 1845-1848
Arctic Exploration: Franklin Search Expedition, McClintock, 1857-1859
Arctic Exploration: Franklin Search Expedition, Schwatka, 1878-1880
French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of Cape St Vincent, 1797
French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of the Nile, 1798
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Pantograph pencil
Pencil drawing of great sunspot
Pair of pencils: Harvey's Bristol Sherries (Pair of pencils)
Pencil: Whitbread Brewmaster (Pair of pencils)
Pencil: Whitbread Pale Ale (Pencil)
Pencil: Whitbread Mackeson (Pencil)
Pencil: Whitbread Mackeson Forest Green Ale (Pencil)
Propelling pencil: State Express Cigarettes (Propelling pencil)
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