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HM Ships Alert and Discovery leaving Portsmouth for the Arctic Expedition, 1875
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Lieutenant Francis Henry Boyer RN
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HM Ships Alert and Discovery leaving Portsmouth for the Arctic Expedition, 1875
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English: Alert and Discovery just off the Isle of Wight, the ships having already left Portsmouth Harbour.

Francis H. Boyer (1854-1926) served in the Royal Navy during the 1870s and early 1880s.
signed 'FHB' (lower left)

Lot number: 25707/lot/27/ Travel & Exploration 26 Feb 2020
Date 1875
date QS:P571,+1875-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Medium watercolour and gouache
Dimensions 23.5 x 33cm (9 1/4 x 13in).
Source/Photographer https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/25707/lot/27/
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