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Sphinx
fragment (Statue [fragment])
Sphinx
(1775) (Technical drawing)
Sphinx
(1775) (Technical drawing)
Sphinx
(1775) (Technical drawing)
Sphinx
(1775) (Technical drawing)
Sphinx
(1775) (Technical drawing)
Sphinx
(1775) (Technical drawing)
Sphinx
(1775) (Technical drawing)
Sphinx
(1775); Vestal (1777) (Technical drawing)
Sphinx
by Moonlight (Drawing)
HMS
Sphinx
(1883) (Engine model; Equipment model)
Ship cover for HMS
Sphinx
(not built) (Manuscript)
Cutter Yacht
Sphinx
, 47 Tons off Southsea. Winning the Albert Cup 1866 (Print)
Six fugitive slaves reading a copy of Bystander magazine on
Sphinx
(1882) (Colour transparency)
Leg manacle being sawn off a fugitive African slave on
Sphinx
(1882) (Colour transparency)
Arundel (1745), Queenborough (1748), Fowey (1749),
Sphinx
(1748), Hind (1749), Dolphin (1751) (Technical
A view of the south coast of Washington Irvine Island (also known at the time as
Sphinx
Island) taken
The Great Eastern under weigh July 23rd (escort and other ships introduced being the Terrible the
Sphinx
The Great Eastern under weigh July 23rd (escort and other ships introduced being the Terrible, the
Sphinx
S [
Sphinx
] (Photograph)
A view of the south coast of Washington Irvine Island (also known at the time as
Sphinx
Island) taken
Bombardment of the East Gate by field pieces of HMS Encounter and
Sphinx
(Drawing)
Sphinx
1871 with a few additions from Comr. Barnett's survey 1844. Scale: [circa 1:15000]. (Chart)
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