The British Empire and its effect on Plymouth

Paintings of Plymouth by John Charles Sartorius, 1787

Plymouth Old Jetty under the Citadel

The Inner Harbour, Dockyard, Plymouth and Hamoage, Devon (The Tamar River Passage)

Plymouth Coast from Plymouth Sound, Devon

Plymouth Sound, Devon

View across Plymouth Sound from Barbican, Devon (Sutton Pool towards Drake Island with Mount Edgecumbe beyond)

Plymouth, Devon

These 1787 paintings show Plymouth before its breakwater was constructed. It was becoming a major dockyard but could be tricky and treacherous bringing sailing ships into the safety of the Hamoaze. The top picture shows the precarious jetty jutting out from under the Citadel.

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