Queen Victoria's Visit to HMS 'Queen' at Portsmouth, 1 March 1842 | Robert Strickland Thomas | 19th Century 19th Century This is notably the first

This is notably the first state of this important map

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The River of the West appeared in many 18th century maps of the Americas and is reflective of French hopes for a water route from their colonies in Canada and Louisiana to the Pacific

Kawahara Keiga was a late Edo period Japanese painter of plants

Queen Victoria's Visit to HMS 'Queen' at Portsmouth, 1 March 1842 | Robert Strickland Thomas | 19th Century 19th Century This is notably the firstQueen Victorias Visit to HMS Queen at Portsmouth, March 1, 1842. Painting by Robert Strickland Thomas (17871853). This painting captures an event from March 1, 1842, during Queen Victoria's visit to Portsmouth. Accompanied by her husband, Prince Albert, she was joined by the Duke of Saxe Coburg and his sons, Prince Augustus and Prince Leopold, along with the Duke of Wellington and other dignitaries. The royal party toured Spithead aboard the steamer