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![DODD, R[obert] The Royal Dock Yard at Woolwich.](https://crouchrarebooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/12379_1H.jpg?x25810)
Woolwich Dockyard
The Royal Dock Yard at Woolwich.
This View is taken from the Thames, opposite the New Offices looking down the River, and comprehends what is generally called the Old Ground.
London,
Publish'd by J. & J. Boydell, Cheapside and at the Shakspeare Gallery, Pall Mall,
1789
Engraving with aquatint and original hand colour.
Image: 378 by 648mm (15 by 25.5 inches). Sheet: 463 by 745mm (18.25 by 29.25 inches).
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notes:
The Woolwich Dockyard was founded by Henry VIII in 1512. It quickly became the centre of shipbuilding in the country, expanding to include a ropeyard and an ammunition store. The print was made just before the yard saw a resurgence in production during the Napoleonic Wars, which required renewed naval strength from Britain.
Unfortunately, even during the reign of James I Woolwich's location began to cause problems. The silting of the Thames prevented the launch o...
Unfortunately, even during the reign of James I Woolwich's location began to cause problems. The silting of the Thames prevented the launch o...
bibliography:
BM 1877,0609.1745.
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