FLO4989324: Naval rite of passage: Crossing the Line. Johnny is dunked in a bath of bilge water when he first crosses the equator. Sailors are dressed as sea gods Neptune, Amphitrite and Triton. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by W. Read after an illustration by Thomas Rowlandson from Alfred Burton's The Adventures of Johnny Newcombe in the Navy, Simpkin, London, 1818., Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827) / Bridgeman Images
FLO4989346: Johnny asleep at the mast head. Two sailors climb the rigging to wake him. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by W. Read after an illustration by Thomas Rowlandson from Alfred Burton's The Adventures of Johnny Newcombe in the Navy, Simpkin, London, 1818., Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827) / Bridgeman Images
FLO4989338: Officers and Midshipmen celebrating the news that the Captain has left the ship. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by W. Read after an illustration by Thomas Rowlandson from Alfred Burton's The Adventures of Johnny Newcombe in the Navy, Simpkin, London, 1818., Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827) / Bridgeman Images
FLO4999324: Captain Johnny Newcome presenting the trophies of war, King Joseph Bonapart's hat and Marshal Jean-Baptiste Jourdan's baton, to the Prince Regent at Carlton House. Handcoloured copperplate engraving drawn and etched by Thomas Rowlandson from Colonel David Roberts' The Military Adventures of Johnny Newcome, Martin, London, 1815., Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827) / Bridgeman Images