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Harbors

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  • Jesus calls the fishermen from the sea to be his apostles. Etching by J. Wachsmuth after J.C. Tardieu and C.J. Vernet.
  • Malta: view of a port. Etching by A. Benoist after J. Goupy, c. 1725.
  • Scarborough Museum and Cliff Bridge, Scarborough, Yorkshire. Engraving by C.J. Smith.
  • Hong Kong: Public Gardens and harbour viewed from the Albany. Photograph by W.P. Floyd, ca. 1873.
  • Crimean War, France: fishwomen carrying the luggage of nurses at Boulogne. Wood engraving by W. Thomas.
  • Macao Island: Macao Inner Harbour and adjacent Barra Fort, from the Island of Patera. Photograph by W.P. Floyd, ca. 1873.
  • Macao Island: panoramic view across the inner harbour from Macao City. Photograph by W.P. Floyd, ca. 1873.
  • Crimean War: aerial view of the Castle Hospital, Balaclava. Lithograph after Lady Alicia Blackwood.
  • Yokohama, Japan: panoramic view of the native and European residences in Yokohama town, looking towards the harbour. Photograph by W.P. Floyd, ca. 1873.
  • Small hospital at the harbour at Chiavari, Italy: section, facade and plan. Pen drawing by I. Cremona, 1826.
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    The sea at Marseilles: fishermen near a jetty and a round tower. Engraving by J. Aliamet after C.J. Vernet.

    Vernet, Joseph, 1714-1789. | Date: [1776?] | Reference: 2498935i
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    [Report 1960] / Medical Officer of Health, Weymouth Port Health Authority.

    Weymouth (Dorset, England). Port Health Authority. | Date: 1960
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    [Report 1937] / Medical Officer of Health, Littlehampton Port Health Authority.

    Littlehampton (England). Port Health Authority. | Date: 1937
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    [Report 1925] / Medical Officer of Health, Workington Port Health District.

    Workington (England). Port Health District. | Date: 1925
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    [Report 1896] / Medical Officer of Health, Workington Port Health District.

    Workington (England). Port Health District. | Date: 1896
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Related topics

Sanitation
Water Supply
Disease Outbreaks
Public Health
Liverpool
Penzance (Cornwall, England)
Tyne Port Health Authority
Workington (Cumberland, England)
Weymouth
Littlehampton (Sussex, England)

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