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Thames River (England)

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Images about Thames River (England)

210 images from works
  • Royal Naval Hospital, Greenwich, with ships and rowing boats, including the paddle steamer "Diamond" heading downriver, in the foreground. Engraving by J. Watkins, 1843.
  • H.M.S. Dreadnought, a hospital ship, being towed from Greenwich to Chatham by tugs. Wood engraving by J. Greenaway, with letterpress and view of St Paul's Cathedral in title area, 1872.
  • Royal Naval Hospital, Greenwich, the Lord Mayor of London disembarking, greeted by the Governor [?], with rowing boats and barges to the left. Engraving by V. Woodthorpe, 1804, after E. F. Burney.
  • Royal Naval Hospital Greenwich, viewed from afar with many ships in the foreground. Watercolour.
  • Royal Naval Hospital, Greenwich, with ships, rowing boats, reeds and mooring posts in the foreground, seen from the Isle of Dogs. Coloured engraving by P. Audinet, 1798, after E. Dayes, 1797.
  • Saint Thomas's Hospital, Lambeth, viewed from the north bank of the Thames. Wood engraving.
  • Greenwich, with London in the distance. Lithograph by or after W. Westall, 1826.
  • A ward on the top deck of a hospital ship with patients standing or sitting by their beds. Engraving.
  • Civil engineering: construction drawings for the Thames Embankment. Coloured drawing, 1865.
  • London, seen from Greenwich. Engraving, 1754.
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Works from the collections

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    St. Thomas's Hospital, Lambeth, seen from the south with the Palace of Westminster in the background. Wood engraving by T. Sulman.

    | Reference: 38548i
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    Royal Naval Hospital, Greenwich, with ships and rowing boats, including the Royal Barge [?], in the foreground. Engraving.

    | Reference: 34056i
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    Royal Naval Hospital Greenwich, on the left, viewed from afar with many ships in the foreground, on the right the Royal Dockyard on the Isle of Dogs. Engraving.

    | Reference: 34484i
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    Part of a map of the City of Westminster and the immediate environs. Engraving, 1764.

    | Date: 1764 | Reference: 40386i
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    The stairs at York buildings in the Strand; in the background are the tower of the water works and Westminster Bridge. Engraving, c.1779.

    | Reference: 37652i
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Related topics

Hospitals
Royal Hospital for Seamen at Greenwich
Ships
Hospitals, Naval and marine
London
Royal Borough of Greenwich
Fashion
Sailing ships
Trees
Paddle steamers

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