Trip To London #8 - Greenwich 2

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One of the museums I visited while in London was while I was at Greenwich - The National Maritime Museum

One of the English hero's that has quite a bit of his history here is Admiral Lord Nelson



1799


1800


Letter to Horatia written 2 days before his death


Nelson's knife and fork


Belonging to Nelson ... Worcester 1800


Breeches cut off Nelson when he was wounded


Nelson's Trafalgar Coat ... the bullet hole is visible on the left shoulder


Round shot landed in Victory


Battle of Trafalgar by JMW Turner, 1823


"Souveneirs" of his death



However, there were multiple other exhibits -





1710


6th century seaman's chest


19th century trading Japenese junk


Chinese Geometric Compass, 1850


Captain Cook


Cosmographia 1478


French Map, 1567 (looks upsidedown to our eyes)


ohn Adams 1767 - 1829. Leader of the Mutiny on the Bounty


Mariner's Compass, AD760


"Prince Frederick's Barge 1731


Tompion - muzzle plug of 12 gun from HMS Dreadnought 190

As the afternoon progressed I walked through Greenwich Park to The Royal Observatory ... to see where time is set from


















You get a great view down on the Naval college and accross to the rest of London -