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What does a carved coconut shell have to do with one of the most deadly pirates in history? Dr Robert Blyth follows the story of Bartholomew Roberts, and the 'forgotten pirate hunter' Captain Chaloner Ogle
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H.M.S. Challenger (Drawing)
HMS Challenger (Print)
Royal Geographical Society history of exploration 1830-1980 (Chart)
Canary Islands Tenerife Santa Cruz. Surveyed by Captn. G.S. Nares, R.N. and the Officers of H.M.S Challenger, 1873. (Chart)
Challenger (1858); Racoon (1857); Clio (1858) (Technical drawing)
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Challenger (1858) (Technical drawing)
Challenger (1858) (Technical drawing)
Challenger (1858) (technical drawing)
Gimbal Table
Medal commemorating the voyage of HMS 'Challenger' 1872-1876 (Medal)
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Challenger (1858) (Technical drawing)
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Sketch of HMS Challenger Farm Cove Sydney (Drawing)
Pacific Ocean - Admiralty and Hermit Islands compiled from Rear Admiral D'Entrecasteaux' Survey, 1792, with additions and corrections by Mr. Ad. Cheyne 1862, by Lieutenant F.W. Sanders, R.N., 1874, and by Lieutt. J. St. C. Bower, H.M.S. 'Danae' 1879. (Chart)
Challenger (1858) (Technical drawing)
Challenger (1858) (Technical drawing)
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