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Smugglers

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  • A smuggler shown at different stages and points of his chosen profession. Coloured etching (?).
  • A smuggler shown at different stages and points of his chosen profession. Coloured etching (?).
  • An old smuggler (Mr Moffit) is shot dead by a naval inspector with a pistol, who finds rolls of tobacco in the dead man's pockets; other people attend the scene. Engraving by W. Greatbach, 1833, after F. Pickering.
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    A smuggler shown at different stages and points of his chosen profession. Coloured etching (?).

    | Date: 1800-1899 | Reference: 29590i
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    Three smugglers resting on shore. Mezzotint by G.H. Phillips, 1832, after J. Tennant.

    Tennant, John F., 1796-1872. | Date: July 2 1832 | Reference: 3136763i
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    An old smuggler (Mr Moffit) is shot dead by a naval inspector with a pistol, who finds rolls of tobacco in the dead man's pockets; other people attend the scene. Engraving by W. Greatbach, 1833, after F. Pickering.

    Pickering, F. (Ferdinand), 1810-1889. | Date: 1833 | Reference: 29600i
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