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A Sea of Symbols
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Rear-Admiral Sir Alexander John Ball, 1757-1809 (Painting)
Captn Sir James Clark Ross, R.N. D.C.L. F.R.S. &c (Print)
Michael Faraday, 1791-1867 (Proof before letters) (Print)
Batoum (Print)
Captn Sir James Clark Ross, R.N. D.C.L. F.R.S. &c (Print)
Mrs Hannah More (Print)
Foilhummerum Bay, Valencia, looking seawards from the point at which the cable reaches the shore (Print)
De Koningin vlugt met de prins van walles ent hof uyt withal den 19 Decemb 1688 (Print)
De Koning Jakobus II (na't ontsnappen uyt Rochester) lant tot Ambleteuse, den 4 Jan 1689 (Print)
De Prince van Walles word geboren den Juin 1688 (Print)
Sea Logic (caricature) (Print)
The Iron-cased twin-screw turret-corvette Bellona (Print)
Sir E Owen (before title) (Print)
The cliffs Foilhummerum Bay, point of the landing of the shore end of Cable July 22nd (Print)
The Crew of the Governor Ready's jolly boat pleading to come aboard the long boat (Print)
Wreck of the ship Governor Ready in Torres Straits (Print)
Tantallon Castle (Print)
The United States Steam Ship Atlantic 3000 Tons, 1000 Horse Power. (Proof) (Print)
Captn. The Honble William Gordon one of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty... (subscriber's proof) (Print)
Thomas Drummond 1797-1840 (proof before title) (Print)
H.M. Auxilliary screw-propeller steam frigate Arrogant, 46 guns, 360 horsepower... (Print)
The Bombardment of St Jean D'Acre. Proof (Print)
HMS Duke of Wellington (with key) (Print)
John Narrien, Esqre, F.R.S. Professor of Astronomy, Mathematics, and Fortification, To the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Engraved from a Portrait at the College ... (Print)
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