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28 May 2010
An Account of the Loss of the 'Royal George' at Spithead, August, 1782
The books that make up this collection are bound in wood taken from the wreck of the Royal George.
28 May 2010
Capt. Marryat's framed and original sketch of Napoleon Bonaparte after his death at St Helena, MRY/7
Sketch apparently made 14 hours after Napoleon’s death, drawn by naval officer and later novelist Captain Frederick Marryat.
28 Feb 2010
The Boat-cloak or cloak-boat
Illustrations from a rare book showing Lieutenant Halkett's amazing inflatable 'boat cloak'
28 Jan 2010
Illustrated Diary of Alfred Withers, Liverpool to Melbourne, 1857
Alfred Withers' diary covers his voyage with Margaret his bride, on the James Baines from Liverpool to Melbourne, Australia in 1857.
25 Jan 2008
Button Boys
One of the wonderful things about working here is being bombarded with questions that wrack the brain and start an ongoing research relationship with the chosen topic. Such are the Button Boys - the daredevils of the mast displays carried out by naval training establishments.
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