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Topographic model, Royal Dockyards at Sheerness, detail showing HMS 'Squirrel' in dry dock Long Caption: Topographic model of the Royal Dockyard at Sheerness, Kent, in about 1774. This model is one of a set six commissioned by Lord Sandwich for George III in 1773-74, showing the Royal Dockyards as they were at the time. Credit line: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London Object: SLR2148 Artist: George Stockwell Date: circa 1774 Medium: wood; brass; sand; paint; varnish Size: Overall model, case and display table: 1077 x 1469 x 1103 mm Click here to buy a bespoke print of this image.