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Sergio Díaz Ruiz uses satellite imagery to explore climate change by creating an image of Earth as it might be analysed by a distant alien civilisation
Master of disguise: how a Navy sailor escaped a Napoleonic prison
Discover the true story of Charles Hare, the 19th-century midshipman who used a French officer's uniform to pull off a daring prison break
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A 19th century uniform with a dramatic history is on display at the National Maritime Museum. Come behind the scenes to discover the care that went into its conservation
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documentary artifact: book (object in form of book)
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surveying & navigational t&e: compass, dry card: compass, pocket
surveying & navigational t&e: compass, marching: pocket
surveying & navigational t&e: compass, pocket
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Arctic Exploration: Dr John Rae, 1853-1854
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Second Boer War: Battle of Ladysmith, 1899
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