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Adams, Edgar Tarry
Baily, J.
Boyle, Vernon C.
Brierly, Oswald Walters
British School, 19th century
Edmund Fry & Son
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A starboard near broadside view, taken from just ahead of the beam, of the Calais pilot cutter No. 1 (Fl. 1897) at anchor off Calais, France. (Glass plate negative)
A slightly distant starboard bow view of a Naples Pilot Launch (Fl. 1959), taken from on board the Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company passenger/cargo liner Arcadia (1954). (Colour transparency)
On board the Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company passenger/cargo liner Arcadia (1954) while taking on a pilot at Naples, Italy. (Colour transparency)
Pilot No.2 (Fl.1920s?)
Pilot No. 8 (1852); Vincent (1852)
Situation of the Pilot & la Legere, at the close of the action on the 17 June 1815. (Print)
H.M. Brig Pilot (Print)
H.M. Brig Pilot... (Print)
HMS Pilot Principal Dimensions. Length between Perpendiculars 105ft 0ins. Breadth Extreme 33ft 6ins, Displacement in Tons 501. Armament 8in No.6 Pr side Guns, Launched by Miss Aline Lambton, at Pembroke Yard 12th November 1879. G H Parkin R.N. Captain Superintendent. E C Warren Esqr Chief Constructor (Drawing)
Pilot (1905) (Glass plate negative)
Pilot - London No.1 (Fl.1901); Dover, Kent (Glass photonegative)
Pilot (1905) (Glass plate negative)
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Gun
Unidentified schooner yacht (Drawing)
Nautilus (1879) and Pilot (1879) (technical drawing)
Pilot No. 8 (1852); Vincent (1852)
A slightly distant starboard side view, taken from well ahead of the beam, of the Calais pilot cutter No. 2 (Fl. 1900) at anchor off Calais, France. (Glass plate negative)
A slightly distant port bow view of the Calais pilot cutter No. 2 (Fl. 1900) at anchor off Calais, France. (Glass plate negative)
Pilot (1838); Warship:Brig; 16 guns (Full hull model)
The Pilot (Drawing)
The schooner Pilot (Drawing)
A Steam Boat (Print)
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