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Airy, Christabel
Airy, Hubert
Allen, B. G.
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Anglo-Spanish War: Spanish Armada, 1588
Arctic Exploration: Buchan's voyage, 1818
Arctic Exploration: Franklin's First Overland Expedition, 1819-1822
Dismasting of the timeball, 1855
Egyptian–Ottoman War: Battle of St Jean D'Acre, 1840
French Revolutionary Wars: Defence of Toulon, 1793
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Airy, George Biddell
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HMS Caledonian (Watercolour)
HMS Juno (Watercolour)
Cazique of Dundee (Drawing)
North America and West Indies Squadron entering Halifax. Barracouta, Jason, Melpomene, Mersey, Hero, Aboukir, Agamemnon, Nimble, Nile & Medea (Drawing)
Scene of field with corn sheaves, Newick Sussex (Drawing)
View of sailing vessels off a coast (Drawing)
On board the 'Canton' 1837. Scene of dancing sailors below (Drawing)
Beach scene with bathing huts and children Southsea Beach (Drawing)
HM Ships "Erebus" and "Terror" parting from His Excellency Sir J. Franklin KCH on their cruise to the ice November 12th 1840. Entrance of the R. Derwent, Tasmania (Drawing)
Study of trees (Drawing)
Study of trees (Drawing)
Sketch of a shoreline with islands in the distance (Drawing)
Bows of fishing vessel "B. 764" (Drawing)
The "Victory" with George III on board firing a salute in Portsmouth harbour, after the Battle of Trafalgar (Drawing)
Bounty (Drawing)
Village seen across a field (Drawing)
Study of wreckage on a beach with sea weed and sea gulls (Drawing)
HMS Resolute and squadron (Captain H.I. Austin RN-C.B.) passing Cape Shackleton, Davis Straits, Arche summer 1850 (Drawing)
HMS "Hood" (Drawing)
Study of gorse bushes on a cliff top (Drawing)
Proposed Northfleet Docks (Drawing)
French ship "Richelieu" at Colombo (Drawing)
Autumn manoeuvres off the Scilly Isles, August 8th 1889 (Drawing)
H.M.S. Victoria 121 guns 1865-1867, leaving Malta 1875 (Drawing)
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