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1.
The interior of a midshipman's birth [graphic]

Published / Created:
Aug. 1st, 1835.
Call Number:
835.08.01.20+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Midshipmen at table in a confined space, with a low roof, lit by a candle stuck in a bottle, which casts heavy shadows. They drink grog from tea-cups with a blue interior rim. Eight midshipmen sit at the table, bare except for a jug and bottle; of th...
Description:
Title from caption below image.
Publisher:
Published by Thos. McLean, 26, Haymarket
Subject (Topic):
Black people, Sailors, British, Interiors, Intoxication, Ships, and Servants
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The interior of a midshipman's birth [graphic]

2.
Arrival at the North Pole [graphic]

Creator:
Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878, printmaker
Published / Created:
Augt. 1st, 1835.
Call Number:
835.08.01.25
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Reissue of a print published by Humphrey, 25 June 1819. An enormously tall pole projects from a rocky mound seen against a background of sea and icebergs. A sailor with a Union flag has climbed nearly to the top; at the base is a little group of sail...
Description:
Title from caption below image.
Publisher:
Pubd. by Thos. McLean, 26 Haymarket
Subject (Geographic):
North Pole.
Subject (Topic):
Flags, British, Icebergs, Sailors, and Ships
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Arrival at the North Pole [graphic]

3.
Dinner. Fetching lee-way, or, One of the comforts of a Channel cruize in November [graphic]

Creator:
Stadler, Joseph Constantine, printmaker
Published / Created:
June 1, 1810. and [printed ca. 1825]
Call Number:
810.06.01.01++
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Four young naval officers, two being mere boys and apparently midshipmen (though the scene is unlike the cramped squalor of the midshipmen's berth), dine at a tilting table, from which decanters, a capon, &c., have fallen to the ground. A cabin-boy s...
Alternative Title:
Fetching lee-way, or, One of the comforts of a Channel cruize in November and One of the comforts of a Channel cruize in November
Description:
Title from caption below image.
Publisher:
Pubd. by Willm. Holland, No. 11, Cockspur Street
Subject (Topic):
Sailors, British, and Ships
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Dinner. Fetching lee-way, or, One of the comforts of a Channel cruize in November [graphic]

4.
Mr. B. Masthead, or, Enjoying the fresh air for the 304th time [graphic]

Creator:
Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878, printmaker
Published / Created:
July 19th, 1821.
Call Number:
821.07.19.03
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
The mast slants across the deisgn backed by a sail bellying in the wind. W.B. [i.e. William Blockhead] sits miserably with closed eyes astride a spar, to which he has tied his right thigh. His right arm encircles the mast, and to his wrist is tied a...
Alternative Title:
Enjoying the fresh air for the 304th time
Description:
Title from text above image.
Publisher:
Pubd. by G. Humphrey, 27 St. James's St.
Subject (Name):
Great Britain
Subject (Topic):
Navy, Sea life, Reading, Sailors, British, and Ships
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Mr. B. Masthead, or, Enjoying the fresh air for the 304th time [graphic]

5.
Her Majesty Queen Caroline landing at Dover, on the 5th of June, 1820, after an absence of 5 years

Published / Created:
[not before 5 June 1820]
Call Number:
820.06.05.01+ Framed, shelved in Object Room A:A
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Queen Caroline walks down a plank balanced between a jolly boat and the shore; she is assisted by her son-in-law Prince Leopald, dressed in black. A cheering crowd stands on the beach, waving their hats in the air, behind an officer who tips his hat a...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
W.B. Walker
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain. and Belgium.
Subject (Name):
Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821, Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821,, and Léopold I, King of the Belgians, 1790-1865,
Subject (Topic):
Divorce, Arrivals & departures, British, Sailors, Ships, Queens, and Kings
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Her Majesty Queen Caroline landing at Dover, on the 5th of June, 1820, after an absence of 5 years, to demand her rights, dignities, & priveleges as Queen of England dedicated to the feelings of the British Nation, by W.B. Walker. [graphic]

6.
Portsmouth Point [graphic]

Creator:
Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
Published / Created:
181[4?]
Call Number:
814.00.00.02.2+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"A wide space leads to the harbour. On one side (left) is the corner of a large old clothes shop: 'Moses Levy Money Lent', with garments, &c., hanging from it. Opposite is the old-fashioned 'Ship Tavern'. Off shore are ships in full sail, boats are ma...
Description:
Title from caption below image.
Publisher:
Thos. Tegg
Subject (Geographic):
England.
Subject (Topic):
Crowds, Harbors, Ships, British, and Telescopes
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Portsmouth Point [graphic]

7.
Cattle not insurable [graphic]

Creator:
Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
Published / Created:
[1 December 1809]
Call Number:
809.12.01.03
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A ship's boat filled with rollicking prostitutes, cheering and lifting glasses as they are rowed towards a ship on the right extreme left, with guns projecting from port-holes; two women climb on board by a rope-ladder from a boat, watched by sailors...
Description:
Title from item.
Publisher:
Pubd. Decr. 1st 1809 by R. Ackermann, No. 101 Strand
Subject (Topic):
Prostitutes, Sailors, British, and Ships
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Cattle not insurable [graphic]

8.
The delegates in council, or, Beggars on horseback [graphic]

Creator:
Cruikshank, Isaac, 1764-1811, printmaker
Published / Created:
June 9, 1797.
Call Number:
797.06.09.03+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Naval mutineers, seated and standing at a long table, glare ferociously at Admiral Buckner, who stands (left) calmly, hat in hand, in profile to the right at the foot of the table. The man at the head of the table, seated in a chair which is higher t...
Alternative Title:
Beggars on horseback
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Published by S.W. Fores, N. 50 Piccadilly
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain.
Subject (Name):
Buckner, Charles, approximately 1735-1811, Grey, Charles, 2nd Earl, 1764-1845, Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, Lauderdale, James Maitland, Earl of, 1759-1839, Parker, Richard, 1767-1797., Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816, Stanhope, Charles Stanhope, Earl, 1753-1816, Thelwall, John, 1764-1834, and Tooke, John Horne, 1736-1812
Subject (Topic):
Sandwich (Sloop), Nore Mutiny, 1797, Spithead Mutiny, 1797, Sailors, Admirals, Interiors, Mutinies, Firearms, Ships, and British
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The delegates in council, or, Beggars on horseback [graphic]

9.
Black-eyed Sue and Sweet Poll of Plymouth, taking leave of their lovers who are going to Botany Bay

Published / Created:
[12 May 1794]
Call Number:
794.05.12.50
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Two prostitutes sit weeping on a bank (left); two heavily shackled convicts stand beside them (right). A jailer with a pistol in his belt standing behind the women points sternly to a ship in the background. On a hill in the background a body hangs f...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Published 12th May 1794 by Laurie & Whittle, 53 Fleet Street, London
Subject (Geographic):
Botany Bay (N.S.W.)
Subject (Topic):
Penal transportation, Gallows, Handguns, Prisoners, Prostitutes, Shackles, Ships, and British
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Black-eyed Sue and Sweet Poll of Plymouth, taking leave of their lovers who are going to Botany Bay [graphic].

10.
The sailor's return [graphic].

Published / Created:
[17 June 1793]
Call Number:
793.06.17.02+ Impression 1
Image Count:
1
Description:
A sailor (just returned, his dropped knapsack in the right foreground) supports his swooning wife, overcome at seeing him return, outside a thatched cottage, while a little girl and a little boy (broom in hand) on the left hurry up to help; a pig in t...
Publisher:
Publish'd 17th June 1793, by Robt. Sayer & Co., Fleet Street, London
Subject (Topic):
Bags, Brooms & brushes, Children, Couples, Dwellings, Homecomings, Sailors, British, Ships, Swine, and Young adults
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The sailor's return [graphic].

11.
Voyage to Margate [graphic].

Creator:
Cruikshank, Isaac, 1764-1811, printmaker
Published / Created:
Jany. 1786.
Call Number:
786.01.00.01+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"The stern of one of the hoys from London to Margate, with passengers suffering from the effects of a fresh breeze. The steersman, leaning against the tiller, holds up a mug of frothing beer. The eight passengers are in various stages of distress and ...
Description:
Title engraved below image.
Publisher:
Printed & publish'd by W. Hinton No. 5 Sweetings Alley Road Exchange
Subject (Geographic):
England.
Subject (Topic):
Hats, Military uniforms, British, Resorts, Sailors, Ships, Peg legs, and Wigs
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Voyage to Margate [graphic].

12.
The Margate hoy [graphic]

Creator:
Catton, Charles, 1756-1819, printmaker
Published / Created:
[19 August 1785]
Call Number:
Auchincloss Rowlandson v. 2
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title from text within image.
Publisher:
Publishd. 19th August 1785 by W. Hinton, No. 5 Sweetings Alley, Royal Exchange, Cornhill
Subject (Geographic):
Margate (England)
Subject (Topic):
Sailors, British, and Ships
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > The Margate hoy [graphic]

13.
An attempt to land a bishop in America [graphic]

Published / Created:
[1769]
Call Number:
769.09.00.01 Impression 1
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Satire on the attempt to establish an Anglican episcopacy in the American colonies. A group of angry colonists push away from a quayside a ship named “The Hilsborough” (a reference to Wills Hill, Earl of Hillsborough, Secretary of State who had order...
Description:
Title from item.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
United States.
Subject (Name):
Secker, Thomas, 1693-1768, Downshire, Wills Hill, Marquis of, 1718-1793, and Church of England
Subject (Topic):
Chariots, Clegy, Monkeys, Bishops, Ships, and British
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > An attempt to land a bishop in America [graphic]

14.
An exact view of London Bridge since the conflagration of the late temporary bridge

Published / Created:
[approximately 1758]
Call Number:
758.00.00.34++
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
text and still image
Abstract:
A broadside on London Bridge and its partial destruction by fire on 11 April 1758, with an account on the history of bridges on the site and an engraving of the view of London and the River Thames, with the remains of London Bridge in the centre above...
Alternative Title:
Chronological and historical account from the first building a bridge across the River Thames from London to Southwark ...
Description:
Title from etched text above the design.
Publisher:
Sold by William Herbert, under the Piazzas, on the remains of London-Bridge
Subject (Geographic):
Thames River (England), England, London, London., and London (England)
Subject (Name):
London Bridge (London, England)
Subject (Topic):
Rivers, Bridges, Ruins, Ships, and British
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > An exact view of London Bridge since the conflagration of the late temporary bridge

15.
The Royal George [graphic]

Published / Created:
[1756]
Call Number:
756.00.00.21
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A view of the ship Royal George, sailing away from the viewer, with a large British flag on the mast in full display at the back
Description:
Title from text in image.
Publisher:
W. Owen
Subject (Name):
Royal George (Ship)
Subject (Topic):
Ships and British
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > The Royal George [graphic]