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101 Drawings
John, and Harrison Paul Wood (1966; 1969 - )
Outpost
Anne Hardy (1970 - )
Navigation
Richard Blome (c.1660 - 1705)
Book (Portfolio edition)
Michael Craig-Martin (1941 - )
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untitled [chair and globe]
Michael Craig-Martin (1941 - )
untitled [chair and globe]
Michael Craig-Martin (1941 - )
Three Naval Officers: Edward Russell, Earl of Orford (1652-1727), John Benbow (1653?-1702) & Sir Ralph Delavall (c.1645-1707)
Thomas Murray (1663 - 1735)
Sir John Chardin (1643-1713) traveller and merchant; envoy to Holland 1683
John Michael Wright (1617 - 1694)
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Sir Walter Ralegh (1554-1618) courtier, explorer, and author
Jacobus Houbraken (1698 - 1780)
Sir George Thomas Staunton (1781-1859) politician, writer and Sinologist
Sir Martin Archer Shee (1769 - 1850)
Modern Atlas’s tottering under a Globe of their own Formation!!
Charles Williams
Oxfordshire
John Speed (1551/2 - 1629)
Caucus
Boyd Webb (1947 - )
Philip Affleck (1726-1799) Admiral
Edward Penny (1714 - 1791)
John Young (1755 - 1825)
Sphere de Copernic; Sphere de Ptolomée ; Globe Terrestre; Globe Celeste
French 17th century unknown
Sir Walter Raleigh (1554-1618) courtier, explorer, and author
Jacobus Houbraken (1698 - 1780)
Lighthouse
Michael Craig-Martin (1941 - )
History 2
Michael Craig-Martin (1941 - )
History 4
Michael Craig-Martin (1941 - )
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What is the Government Art Collection?
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