Pick of the week: 18th century dockyard plans detailing the Royal Navy war machine attract wave of bids

A complete set of plans showing what was once the world’s largest industrial complex and the British state’s single biggest investment has sold in Cornwall. Thomas Milton’s plans of the Royal Dockyards sold to an online buyer for £10,000 (plus 18% buyer’s premium) at David Lay's latest sale in Penzance.

The six 2ft 3in x 20in (69 x 51cm) hand-coloured engravings depict what in the mid-18th century wa…

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