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Prince Albert laying the first stone of the new Royal Exchange

enthaltend Abbildungen und Beschreibungen neuer Thierarten wahrend des Flottcapitains von Kotzebue zweiter Reise um die Welt

Section of the gizzard of the Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus)

The keystone of the arch reads Portland Place

King Olaf's 'Long Serpent mb-width 4296 Prince Albert laying the firstKing Olaf's 'Long Serpent', 10th century (1913). The 'Long Serpent' was a ship, constructed by the master shipbuilder Thorberg Skafhog for the Norwegian King Olaf Trygvason (c960 1000). Illustration from The Northmen in Britain by Eleanor Means Hull, published 1913.