Britannia's Bulwarks

Trafalgar, the Nile and the battleships of 1901 all appear in these prints from Britannia's Bulwarks, a stirring account of ...

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Trafalgar, the Nile and the battleships of 1901 all appear in these prints from Britannia's Bulwarks, a stirring account of British sea power across several centuries. Published in London in 1901 and edited by Commander Charles N. Robinson, the work combined colour illustrations by Charles Dixon with monochrome work by C. J. Staniland. Historical scenes include the capture of the Hermione and actions involving the Revenge and Arethusa, while other plates show the fleet of the day, with battleships, gunboats, training squadrons and torpedo manoeuvres. Portsmouth, Spithead and Plymouth appear beside overseas stations such as Gibraltar and Table Bay.

Trafalgar, the Nile and the battleships of 1901 all appear in these prints from Britannia's Bulwarks, a stirring account of British sea power across several centuries. Published in London in 1901 and edited by Commander Charles N. Robinson, the work combined colour illustrations by Charles Dixon with monochrome work by C. J. Staniland. Historical scenes include the capture of the Hermione and actions involving the Revenge and Arethusa, while other plates show the fleet of the day, with battleships, gunboats, training squadrons and torpedo manoeuvres. Portsmouth, Spithead and Plymouth appear beside overseas stations such as Gibraltar and Table Bay.

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