Blue jackets at work splicing a rope on board the battleship HMS Majestic Product:Canvas Illustrations accompanying a letter from

Illustrations accompanying a letter from Antoni van Leeuwenhoek to the Royal Society

The Pantheon Theatre

The author describes the insect within the text: 'Inhabits New Holland

Half-length portrait of Joseph Priestley seated in a green chair with a scrolled wooden handle before a writing table

Blue jackets at work splicing a rope on board the battleship HMS Majestic Product:Canvas Illustrations accompanying a letter fromBlue jackets at work splicing a rope on board the battleship HMS 'Majestic', 1896. When launched in 1895, the 16,000 ton 'Majestic' was the largest warship in the world. A print from The Navy and Army Illustrated, 4th September 1896.