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A Striking Likeness of the Late Captain James Cook, F.R.S. His First Voyage, Performed in the Years 1768.1769.1770.1771 - Second Voyage.1772.1773.1774.1775 - Third Voyage; 1776.1777.1778.1779.1780. He was Born at Marton in the North Riding of Yorkshire Novr 3d.1728, & Unfortunately killed by the Savages of the Island OWhyhee, Feby.14th.1779. Frontispiece to Anderson's Large Folio Edition of the Whole of Captn Cook's Voyages &c. Complete. (Print)
General G.A. Elliott, (Being a more accurate & exact Likeness of that Brave Commander than is given in any other History of England) The Gallant Defender and Preserver of the Important Garrison of Gibraltar, against the Combined Efforts of France & Spain - Whose Battering Ships, &c he Burnt and Destroyed, but Humanely Saved 357 of the Perishing Beseigers from Impending Death, early in the Morning of Sepr. 14. 1782. Engraved for Barnard's New Complete & Authentic History of England (Print)
PBE6858, English Pilot Book 3, E Indies & China
A chart of the tradeing part of the East Indies and China, with the adjacent islands, from Surrat to Japan (Chart)
G218:8/7 [Thames Estuary, Aldeburgh to the South Foreland]
[Thames Estuary, Aldeburgh to the South Foreland] (Chart)
View of the Whale Fishery, etc. in Greenland (Print)
A British Sailor offering a sword to an unarmed Spanish Officer to defend himself, at the attack of Fort Omoa, which was taken by Escalade on the 20 Of Octr, 1779 under the command of Captn Dalrymple and Commodore Lutterell. Engraved for Barnard's...History of England (Print)
St Lucia in the West Indies taken possession of by Admiral Barrington Monsieur de Micoud and the Inhabitants having Capitulated the 30th of December 1778 being the day after Count D'Estaign left the island much disconcerted (Print)
The French Admiral Count De Grasse, Delivering his Sword to Admiral (now Lord) Rodney (Being a more Exact Representation of that Memorable Event than is given in any other Work of this kind) On Board the Ville de Paris after being Defeated by that Gallant Commander on the Glorious 12th of April 1782 in the West Indies (Print)
PBE6858, English Pilot Book 3, w part E Indies
A chart of the western part of the East Indies. With all the adjacent islands, from Cape Bona Esperanca to Cape Comorin (Chart)
Isles of Scilly. G223:2/1
[Isles of Scilly] (Chart)
G255:1/1 Great River Ganges
A mapp of the greate River Ganges. As it emptieth itself into the Bay of Bengala. Taken from a draught made uppon the place, by the agents for the English East India Company never before made publique. By John Thornton Hydrographer to the Hono.ble East India Company. At the signe of England, Scotland & Ireland in the Minories, London. (Chart)
G258:2/17 S part of Borneo
A large draught of the south part of Borneo by Saml Thornton at the signe of England Scotland and Ireland in the Minories London. (Chart)
G218:11/6 [England, east coast, Spurn Head to South Foreland]
[England, east coast, Spurn Head to South Foreland] (Chart)