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Brigs becalmed off the Isle of Dogs
The image of brigs becalmed off the Isle of Dogs demonstrates one of the difficulties faced by sailing ships heading into and out of London. The lack of wind, or an adverse wind, could delay a ship in the Thames for days or weeks.
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Object Details
| ID: | PAF5933 |
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| Type: | Drawing |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Rowlandson, Thomas |
| Places: | Isle of Dogs |
| Date made: | 1803 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Sheet: 217 x 299 mm; Mount: 406 mm x 556 mm |
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