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Earth as you've never seen it before
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
A stitch in time: the secrets of textile conservation
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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armament t&e, ammunition: torpedo component: head, torpedo collision
balance, letter
card, air letter
collection of cards, air letter
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documentary artifact: calendar
documentary artifact: timetable (mail packets to and from Capetown)
household accessory: letter box, country house
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Wright, H B
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Brooks, Victor Edwin Abraham
Castle Mail Packets Co Ltd
Markham, Albert Hastings
Nelson, Horatio
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Union Castle Line airmail letter (card, air letter)
card, air letter
card, air letter
card, air letter
Nameplate letter
Nameplate letter
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Document, letter
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Torpedo collision head (Letterbox)
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Tin letters from Lord Nelson's carriage. (Tin letters)
Union Castle Line airmail letter (card, air letter)
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