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Adam, Victor
Alexander Stephen & Sons Ltd
Amor
Anglo American Cable Co
Anson, Peter Frederick
Becher, Alexander Bridport
Bird, Henry P.
Brett, Rosa
British School, 19th century
Caldwall, James
Carter, George
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Tastu, J
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Trengrouse, H
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Walker, J. & C.
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Alexander Stephen & Sons Ltd
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Blue Funnel Line
Brooks, Victor Edwin Abraham
Byng, George
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Wreck of the Anson Frigate, on the Loe Pool Bar of Sand, in Mount's Bay, Cornwall, December 28th 1807. Showing H Trengrouse's Rocket Apparatus for the preservation of lives and property (Print)
A bow view of the Dutch Navy frigate Isaac Sweers (1967) under way in the Firth of Forth. (Roll film negative)
The River Seine and the Pont Alexandre III, Paris, France (Sheet film negative)
Plate
The town, harbour and bay at Philippeville, Algeria. (Sheet film negative)
A distant port side view, taken from abaft the beam, of the staysail spritsail barge Ardwina (1909) under sail in the Thames Estuary. (Roll film negative)
Rhyl (1959). In the electrical spare gear store on 4 deck. (35 mm; Roll film negative)
The Type 12 frigate HMS Lowestoft (1960). In the operations room between 31¼ and 35½ stations on 1 deck. (Roll film negative)
Grappling Sheet no.4: SS Seine 1866 Atlantic Cable from June 22nd 1878 to July 5th 1878 (cable chart; Manuscript; Lithograph)
The Orkneys North Ronaldsay Firth Surveyed by Coomr AB Becher 1947-48 Engraved by J & C Walker (Chart; Print)
On board the Royal Navy coastal minelayer Plover (1937) under way in Stokes Bay, The Solent (Roll film negative)
Dish
On board the type 81 general purpose frigate HMS Nubian (1960) alongside the South Arm in Rosyth Dockyard prior to 25 March 1973. In the main passageway between 56 and 78 stations on the port side of 2 deck (Roll film negative)
A port quarter view, taken from fine off the stern, of the Spanish general cargo turret ship Mari (1907) alongside a wharf at Morehead City, North Carolina. (Roll film negative)
Counter commemorating the loss of Minorca, 1756 (Counter)
An English Set-To or British Tars clearing the Deck of the Temeraire of French and Spaniards (caricature) (Print)
Abercrombie class monitors (Technical drawing)
Modified Black Swan class: Whimbrel; (1942); Wild Goose (1942) (Technical drawing)
An aerial port side view, taken from abaft and high above the beam, of the British India Steam Navigation Company passenger/cargo liner Karanja (1948) at anchor. (Colour transparency)
A starboard quarter view of the three-masted barque Petrellen (1855) dried out ashore on Long Rock Beach, Penzance, with a crowd of people around the hull. (Glass plate negative)
England-West Coast. Port of Bristol. King Road and the River Avon (Chart; Print)
Albatross (1795); Dispatch (1795); Kite (1795); Raven (1796); Star (1795); Swallow (1795); Sylph (1795); Pelican (1795). (Technical drawing)
Elevation and Plan of an Improved Sugar Mill (Print)
A pair of sealskin over shoes reputedly found on Captain R. F. Scott's body (Over shoes)
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