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Drum with Khatam Decoration
Persian drum elaborately decorated with khatam, Iran, 19th century.
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
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SS Great Eastern Laying a Telegraph Cable
A colour print of an illustration by Robert Charles Dudley showing the SS Great Eastern laying the first Atlantic telegraph cable in 1865-7. The steamship was designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806-59) and...
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Cross-Section of SS Great Eastern
A diagram showing a cross-section of the SS Great Eastern. It was designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806-59) and completed in 1858. It was the largest ship in the world at 692 feet (211 m) long. (Science Museum...
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Model of SS Great Eastern
A model of the SS Great Eastern. It was designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806-59) and completed in 1858. It was the largest ship in the world at 692 feet (211 m) long. Model made by John Scott Russell and Co. The scale...
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Admiral Lord Samuel Hood
Lord Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood (1724-1816), oil on canvas portrait by James Northcote, 1784.
National Maritime Museum, London.
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Siege of Toulon, 30 November 1793
Siege of Toulon, 30 November 1793. By Sigismond Himely, 1839.
Palace of Versailles.
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Destruction of the French Ships and Arsenal at Toulon
Destruction of the French fleet and arsenal at Toulon, carried out by Sir Sydney Smith, 18 December 1793. Engraving by Archibald Robertson, 1794.
Royal Collection.
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Siege of Toulon
Siege of Toulon, 1793. Painting by Jean-Antoine-Siméon Fort.
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Restored SS Great Britain
The restored steamship SS Great Britain in Bristol, England. It was designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806-1859). The ship sailed on its maiden voyage from Liverpool to New York in May 1845.
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Model of SS Great Britain
A model of the steamship SS Great Britain designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806-1859). The ship sailed on its maiden voyage from Liverpool to New York in May 1845. Model made by Thomas Richard Guppy. (Science Museum...
