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Admiral Edward Vernon

Also known as: Admiral Edward Vernon; primary name: Vernon, Edward
Details: individual; military/naval; politician/statesman; British; Male
Life dates: 1684-1757
Biography: Joined the navy in 1700, fighting in the Wars of Spanish Succession and Jenkins's Ear; served as an MP from 1722, opposing Walpole's avoidance of war with Spain. In November 1739 famously took the Spanish West Indian settlement of Portobello, Panama, with a squadron of five ships. In March/April 1741 an attempt (with General Wentworth's land force) to take Cartagena was a failure. In August 1740 issued an order forbidding the issuing of raw spirits to ships' companies (as had been the practice in the Caribbean and East Indies); the rum mixed with water that was issued instead became known as "grog" after the grogram boat-cloak that Vernon habitually wore. In the mid 1740s was involved in a pamphlet war with the admiralty over various naval matters and was relieved of his commission in 1746.

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Museum number: 1982,U.4528 |
Producer name: Print made by:AnonymousPrint made by:Charles Sherborn |
Production date: 1730-1760 |
Production place: Printed in:London (England)

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Museum number: 1856,0701.2918 |
Production place: Made in:England |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:London (England)

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Museum number: 1938,0314.47.CR |
Producer name: BIOG81243 Made by:Thomas Whieldon |
Production date: 1740-1750 |
Production place: Made in:Fenton Low

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Museum number: M.8406 |
Production date: 1739 |
Production place: Made in:British Isles

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Museum number: M.8357 |
Production date: 1739 |
Production place: Made in:British Isles

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Museum number: M.8359 |
Production date: 1739 |
Production place: Made in:British Isles

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Museum number: 1949,0508.124 |
Production date: 1739 |
Production place: Made in:British Isles

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Museum number: 1949,0508.10 |
Production date: 1739 |
Production place: Made in:British Isles

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Museum number: M.8368 |
Production date: 1739 |
Production place: Made in:British Isles

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Museum number: 1949,0508.31 |
Production date: 1739 |
Production place: Made in:British Isles

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Museum number: 1949,0508.65 |
Production date: 1739 |
Production place: Made in:British Isles

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Museum number: M.8332 |
Producer name: BIOG116485 Attributed to:T Tibs |
Production date: 1739 |
Production place: Made in:British Isles

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Museum number: 1908,0501.5 |
Production date: 1739 |
Production place: Made in:British Isles

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Museum number: 1949,0508.66 |
Production date: 1739 |
Production place: Made in:British Isles

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Museum number: 1949,0508.23 |
Production date: 1739 |
Production place: Made in:British Isles

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Museum number: 1949,0508.105 |
Production date: 1741 |
Production place: Made in:British Isles

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Museum number: M.8405 |
Production date: 1739 |
Production place: Made in:British Isles

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Museum number: 1949,0508.69 |
Production date: 1739 |
Production place: Made in:British Isles

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Museum number: BNK,EngM.194 |
Production date: 1741 |
Production place: Made in:British Isles

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Museum number: 1949,0508.16 |
Producer name: BIOG116485 Attributed to:T Tibs |
Production date: 1739 |
Production place: Made in:British Isles

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Museum number: M.8350 |
Production date: 1739 |
Production place: Made in:British Isles

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Museum number: 1908,0501.10 |
Production date: 1739 |
Production place: Made in:British Isles

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Museum number: M.8360 |
Production date: 1739 |
Production place: Made in:British Isles

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Museum number: MG.1496 |
Production date: 1739

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Museum number: M.8371 |
Production date: 1739 |
Production place: Made in:British Isles

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Museum number: M.8455.+ |
Production date: 1741 |
Production place: Made in:British Isles

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Museum number: M.8397 |
Production date: 1741 |
Production place: Made in:British Isles

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Museum number: 1934,0201.5 |
Production date: 1741 |
Production place: Made in:British Isles

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Museum number: 1908,0501.8 |
Production date: 1739 |
Production place: Made in:British Isles

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Museum number: 1949,0508.112 |
Production date: 1739 |
Production place: Made in:British Isles

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Museum number: M.8343 |
Production date: 1739 |
Production place: Made in:British Isles

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Museum number: 1908,0501.2 |
Production date: 1739 |
Production place: Made in:British Isles

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Museum number: 1949,0508.76 |
Production date: 1739 |
Production place: Made in:British Isles

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Production date: 1739 |
Production place: Made in:British Isles

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Production date: 1739 |
Production place: Made in:British Isles

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Production date: 1739 |
Production place: Made in:British Isles

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Museum number: 1949,0508.72 |
Production date: 1739 |
Production place: Made in:British Isles

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Production place: Made in:British Isles

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Production date: 1739 |
Production place: Made in:British Isles

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Museum number: 1911,0305.4 |
Production date: 1739 |
Production place: Made in:British Isles

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Museum number: 1949,0508.73 |
Production date: 1739 |
Production place: Made in:British Isles

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Production date: 1739 |
Production place: Made in:British Isles

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Production date: 1739 |
Production place: Made in:British Isles

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Production date: 1739 |
Production place: Made in:British Isles

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Production date: 1740 |
Production place: Made in:British Isles

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Museum number: 1908,0501.18 |
Producer name: BIOG116485 Attributed to:T Tibs |
Production date: 1739 |
Production place: Made in:British Isles

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Museum number: 1934,0201.6 |
Production date: 1739 |
Production place: Made in:British Isles

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Museum number: M.8331 |
Producer name: BIOG116485 Attributed to:T Tibs |
Production date: 1739 |
Production place: Made in:British Isles

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Production date: 1739 |
Production place: Made in:British Isles

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Production place: Made in:British Isles

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Production place: Made in:British Isles

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Production place: Made in:British Isles

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Production date: 1740 |
Production place: Made in:British Isles

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Production date: 1739 |
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Production date: 1739 |
Production place: Made in:British Isles

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Production date: 1739 |
Production place: Made in:British Isles

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Production date: 1739 |
Production place: Made in:British Isles

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Production date: 1739 |
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Production date: 1739 |
Production place: Made in:British Isles

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Production date: 1739 |
Production place: Made in:British Isles

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Production date: 1739 |
Production place: Made in:British Isles

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Production date: 1739 |
Production place: Made in:British Isles

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Production date: 1739 |
Production place: Made in:British Isles

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Production date: 1739 |
Production place: Made in:British Isles

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Production date: 1739 |
Production place: Made in:British Isles

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Production date: 1739 |
Production place: Made in:British Isles

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Museum number: 1949,0508.49 |
Production date: 1739 |
Production place: Made in:British Isles

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Museum number: M.8330 |
Production date: 1739 |
Production place: Made in:British Isles

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Production date: 1739 |
Production place: Made in:British Isles

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Production date: 1740 |
Production place: Made in:British Isles

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Production date: 1739 |
Production place: Made in:British Isles

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Production date: 1739 |
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Production date: 1739 |
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Production date: 1739 |
Production place: Made in:British Isles

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Production date: 1739 |
Production place: Made in:British Isles

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Production date: 1739 |
Production place: Made in:British Isles