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Royal Naval Hospital, Greenwich: the interior of the King Charles Ward, with some "cabbins" and several pensioners. Wood engraving.
- Date
- 1840-1849
- Reference
- 29950i
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Credit: Royal Naval Hospital, Greenwich: the interior of the King Charles Ward, with some "cabbins" and several pensioners. Wood engraving. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark
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Description
The first mention of the "cabbins" for the inmates of the Hospital seems to be in 1698 (P. Newell, Greenwich Hospital: a Royal foundation 1692-1983, Greenwich, 1984, pp. 17-18). "The sleeping places ... are something between ship's cabins and civilised bedchambers" ( The pictorial guide to Greenwich, op. cit. p. 9)
Publication/Creation
[London]
Physical description
1 print : wood engraving ; 6.4 x 7.5 cm
Reference
Wellcome Library no. 29950i
Type/Technique
Languages
- English
Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores