Royal Navy Gallery

Hand-colored printed halftone illustration

John Paul Jones in command of the "Ranger" in battle with the British ship "Drake," American Revolution.
Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustratioin

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McClure discovers the Northwest Passage, 1850

British ship "Investigator" in Arctic ice during McClure's discovery of the Northwest Passage while searching for the lost Franklin expedition, 1850.
Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration

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War of 1812 naval battle

American sailors from the "Frolic" boarding the British ship "Wasp," War of 1812.
Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

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