Polar book collection in North Yorkshire sale
A single-owner private library of polar exploration, travel and local history books, including many rare and important volumes, is to
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Maritime
Titanic gold medal has estimate of thousands
A Titanic-Carpathia gold medal that was awarded to a purser onboard the ship that went to the rescue of survivors
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Items from Antarctic expeditions in Kent sale
Items from Ernest Shackleton and Captain Scott’s expeditions to the Antarctic are set to be sold in a Kent auction
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Guide to collecting scrimshaw
While today we are most likely to proffer a bunch of roses or box of chocolates as a token of
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British maritime art set for sale
One of the largest collections of British maritime art, including works from the last 100 years, is set to be
Read moreNelson’s Union Jack flies at sale
A large section of Lord Horatio Nelson’s Union Jack that may have flown at The Battle of Trafalgar has sold at Sotheby’s sale
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Lord Nelson collection set for sale
Objects that celebrate Britain’s national maritime hero and legend, Lord Horatio Nelson, spearhead Sotheby’s London’s sale Of Royal and Noble Descent
Read moreFirst map to name America at Christie’s
A copy of the first map to name America will be offered at Christie’s next month
Read moreRare maps depict changing world view
A rare collection of six atlases reveal the historic changing world view as European exploration pushed the boundaries of the known world
Read moreRare map depicts humiliating British defeat
Read about the rare map, depicting one of the most humiliating defeats suffered by the Royal Navy in British waters, soon to appear at the London Map Fair next month
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