Model of a twin-hulled ship mb-code DCA_115674 Portrait of the Lord Mayor

Portrait of the Lord Mayor of London

Balcony with statues of the two giants Gog and Magog on either side of an ornate clock

Interior view of the Ironmongers Hall

addressed to the natives of the Parish of St Giles without Cripplegate

Rex gets his teeth into his nightly task of collecting up all the empty bottles at the Punch Bowl

Model of a twin-hulled ship mb-code DCA_115674 Portrait of the Lord MayorModel of a twin hulled ship designed by William Petty. William Petty (1623 1687) designed several twin hulled ships between 1662 and 1684, Europe's first catamarans. They were able to sail closer to the wind and in shallower waters, but sailors were sceptical about the unusual design and it was not a commercial success. 17th century