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Image: The Return of the Asia and Albion to Spithead after the Battle of Navarino Jany 31. 1828 RMG PU6132f

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Description: The Return of the Asia and Albion to Spithead after the Battle of Navarino Jany 31. 1828 The veteran Napoleonic-era ships 'Asia' and 'Albion' are shown making their way back to Portsmouth after fighting in the Battle of Navarino, which took place on 20 October 1827. The engagement was part of the Greek War of Independence, in which Britain, France and Russia joined forces to destory an Ottoman armada in order to save the fledgling Greek Republic from collapse. Technique includes etching. Technique includes etching.
Title: The Return of the Asia and Albion to Spithead after the Battle of Navarino Jany 31. 1828 RMG PU6132
Credit: http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/110283
Author: Henry Moses (artist, engraver and publisher)
Permission: The original artefact or artwork has been assessed as public domain by age, and faithful reproductions of the two dimensional work are also public domain. No permission is required for reuse for any purpose. The text of this image record has been derived from the Royal Museums Greenwich catalogue and image metadata. Individual data and facts such as date, author and title are not copyrightable, but reuse of longer descriptive text from the catalogue may not be considered fair use. Reuse of the text must be attributed to the "National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London" and a Creative Commons CC-BY-NC-SA-3.0 license may apply if not rewritten. Refer to Royal Museums Greenwich copyright.
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