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Turning our view of the world inside out: introducing the new Ocean Map
The National Maritime Museum's Ocean Map reminds us just how much of the Earth is covered by water – and how important the ocean is to our planet
Turner's 'The Battle of Trafalgar': a maligned masterpiece?
J.M.W. Turner's vast naval scene is a treasure of the Royal Museums Greenwich collection, but why was it so controversial when it was unveiled in 1824?
Nina Baker: one of the first women navigation officers in the Merchant Navy
Learn about Dr Nina Baker’s struggle to become one of the first women navigation officers in the British Merchant Navy
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Wreck of the Sophia (Print)
Ernst Sophia (1913); Littlehampton, Sussex (Historic Photographic Negative)
Ernst Sophia (1913); Littlehampton, Sussex (Historic Photographic Negative)
Charlotte Sophia (1876); Littlehampton, Sussex (Historic Photographic Negative)
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Onyx (1883); Charlotte Sophia (1876); Littlehampton, Sussex (Historic Photographic Negative)
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