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Subject Terms Great Britain -- History, Naval.

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1. The naval chronology of Great Britain, or, An historical account of naval and maritime events, from the commencement of the War in 1803, to the end of the year 1816 : also, particulars of the most important courts-martial, votes of Parliament, lists of flag-officers in commission, and of promotions for each year : the whole forming a complete naval history of the above period : illustrated with numerous engravings / by Mr. J. Ralfe ; in three volumes.

The naval chronology of Great Britain, or, An historical account of naval and maritime events, from the commencement of the War in 1803, to the end of the year 1816 : also, particulars of the most important courts-martial, votes of Parliament, lists of flag-officers in commission, and of promotions for each year : the whole forming a complete naval history of the above period : illustrated with numerous engravings / by Mr. J. Ralfe ; in three volumes.
Creator:
Ralfe, James, active 1820-1829
Date:
1820
Physical Description:
12 pts. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

2. [Views in the South Seas]

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Creator:
Jukes, Francis, 1745-1812
Date:
1787-1788
Physical Description:
4 prints : etching and aquatint ; plate marks 50.1 x 66.5, or smaller
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

3. Orme's graphic history of the life, exploits, and death of Horatio Nelson : Viscount and Baron Nelson of the Nile, and of Burnham-Thorpe and the county of Norfolk : Baron Nelson of the Nile and of Hilborough in the said county : Knight of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath : Vice-Admiral of the White Squadron of the Fleet : also, Duke of Bronte in Sicily : Knight Grand Cross of the Sicilian Order of St. Ferdinand and of merit : member of the Ottoman Order of the Crescent : and Knight Grand Commander of the order of St. Joachim : containing fifteen engravings, and intended as an accompaniment to the three celebrated whole-sheet plates of His Lordship's splendid victories, viz. the battles of St. Vincent's, the Nile, and Trafalgar, which are explained by references and keys / the memoirs by Francis William Blagdon.

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Creator:
Blagdon, Francis William, 1778-1819
Date:
[1806]
Physical Description:
[4], 66, viii, [11] pages, [15] leaves of plates : illustrations ; 37 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

4. The death of Nelson.

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Creator:
Stevens, Thomas, 1828-1888
Date:
[approximately 1889]
Physical Description:
1 silk picture : color ; 6 x 18 cm, on mount 17 x 25 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

5. Naval victories of Great Britain : from the commencement of the war in the year 1803 to 1816 : being a series of coloured views of naval engagements / from drawings by officers in the actions represented.

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Creator:
Sutherland, Thomas, approximately 1785-approximately 1825
Date:
[between 1819 and 1838]
Physical Description:
[1] leaf, [42] leaves of plates : chiefly ill. ; 38 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

6. Orme's Graphic history of the life, exploits, and death of Horatio Nelson : Viscount and Baron Nelson of the Nile, and of Burnham-Thorpe in the county of Norfolk : Baron Nelson of the Nile and of Hilborough in the said county : Knight of the most honourable order of the Bath : Vice-Admiral of the White Squadron of the Fleet : also, Duke of Bronte in Sicily : Knight Grand Cross of the Sicilian Order of St. Ferdinand and of Merit : Member of the Ottoman Order of the Crescent : and Knight Grand Commander of the Order of St. Joachim : embellished with a series of engravings, illustrative of his heroic achievements / the memoirs by Francis William Blagdon, Esq.

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Creator:
Blagdon, Francis William, 1778-1819
Date:
[1806]
Physical Description:
[3], 66 p., [8] leaves of plates : ill. ; 36 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

7. An history of marine architecture : including an enlarged and progressive view of the nautical regulations and naval history, both civil and military, of all nations, especially of Great Britain : derived chiefly from original manuscripts, as well in private collections as in the great public repositories : and deduced from the earliest period to the present time : in three volumes / by John Charnock, Esq. F.S.A.

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Creator:
Charnock, John, 1756-1807
Date:
MDCCC-MDCCCII [1800-1802]
Physical Description:
3 v. : ill. ; 33 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

8. Naval victories : a series of engravings representing the naval engagements of Great Britain / from original drawings made by officers who were in the actions represented ; engraved by J. Sutherland.

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Creator:
Sutherland, Thomas, approximately 1785-approximately 1825
Date:
1820
Physical Description:
[1] leaf, [58] leaves of plates : chiefly ill. ; 37 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

9. An epitome, historical and statistical, descriptive of the Royal Naval Service of England / by E. Miles ; with the assistance of Lieutenant Lawford Miles, R.N. ; embellished with eight highly-finished, coloured, engraved views of shipping, by W. Knell ; besides fourteen coloured illustrations of the flags, pendants, and ensigns, as worn by Her Majesty's ships and vessels in commission.

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Creator:
Miles, Edmund
Date:
1841
Physical Description:
xii, 184, 14 p., [8] leaves of plates : ill. ; 25 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts