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Map of the British Isles, 1946. Creator: Unknown

Map of the British Isles, 1946. Map of England, Wales, Ireland and Scotland, 'Showing the Chief Places Mentioned in the Text', ie islands off the coast including Holy Island, the Farne Islands, Mersea, Canvey and Sheppey, Isle of Wight, Isles of Scilly, Lundy, Skomer, Anglesey, the Skerries, Isle of Man, Great Blasket, the Outer Hebrides, the Orkneys and the Shetlands. From "Islands Round Britain", by R. M. Lockley. [Collins, London, 1946]

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'Map showing the Scope of the Operations of the 10th Cruiser Squadron'...1916, (c1920)

'Map showing the Scope of the Operations of the 10th Cruiser Squadron', First World War, 1916, (c1920). Also known as the Northern Patrol, the squadron operated in the North Sea - shown here are Iceland, the Faroe, Shetland and Orkney Islands, Scotland and the coast of Norway. The 10th Cruiser Squadron, also known as Cruiser Force B, was a formation of cruisers of the British Royal Navy from 1913 to 1917. From "The Great World War: A History", Volume IX, edited by Frank A Mumby. [The Gresham Publishing Company Ltd, London, c1920]

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Friedrich Der Grosse

21st November 1918: The surrender of the German Fleet to Admiral Beatty at Scapa Flow in the Orkneys. The German ships were scuttled by their crews on 21st June 1919, one week before the signing of the Treaty of Versailles, to prevent Allied Forces using the vessels. However, due to a shortage of materials, some of the ships were salvaged and put to use by the Allies. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

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