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Great Britain - History, Military - 1789-1820

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  • The British military expedition against the Bruges-Ostend canal, 1798: Joseph Jekyll M.P provides two different reports on it by telegraph, using rolled-up newspapers as telescopes. Coloured etching by J. Gillray, 1798.

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    The British military expedition against the Bruges-Ostend canal, 1798: Joseph Jekyll M.P provides two different reports on it by telegraph, using rolled-up newspapers as telescopes. Coloured etching by J. Gillray, 1798.

    James Gillray | Date: June 23rd 1798 | Reference: 36180i
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