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Greek Lion at the Arsenale
The Marble Lion of Piraeus, book illustration by an unknown artist, included in Antiquités de l'Orient by Carl Christian Rafn, p. 54, Copenhagen, 1856. This lion is one of several that were brought to Venice from Greece and set outside the...
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Entrance of the Venetian Arsenal
View of the entrance to the Arsenal, oil on canvas painting by Canaletto, c. 1732. This waterfront view shows the southern entrance to the Arsenal. The famous Piraeus Lions are featured in this land entrance to the left and showcased Venice's...
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Cutty Sark Photograph
A photograph of the famous British tea clipper Cutty Sark in full sail. (State Library Victoria)
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Cutty Sark by Spurling
A 1924 painting of the famous British tea clipper Cutty Sark by Jack Spurling.
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Jacques-Yves Cousteau, 1972
A 1972 photograph of the French ocean explorer Jacques-Yves Cousteau (1910-97).
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Calypso's Underwater Observation Bow
The false bow section with an underwater observation chamber of the oceanographic research ship Calypso, used by Jacques-Yves Cousteau for various expeditions from 1951 until the mid-1990s.
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Calypso, 1980
A photograph of the oceanographic research ship Calypso, used by Jacques-Yves Cousteau for various expeditions from 1951 until the mid-1990s. Taken in Montreal in 1980.
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London's Hatton Garden
A photograph of London's Hatton Garden, an area which specialises in gold dealers and jewellery shops.
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Aerial View of Heathrow International Trading Estate
An aerial view of Heathrow International Trading Estate. This was the location of the infamous Brink's-Mat robbery, Britain's largest ever gold heist in 1983.
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Gold Bullion
A photograph of 400 oz gold bullion 999.9 bars.
