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According to The Portsmouth, Portsea and Gosport Guide published in 1799 'The salubrity of the air around Portsmouth is evident from the lack of reptiles in the vicinity.'

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William Lionel Wyllie

Tags: 1851, 1931, boat, Public Catalogue Foundation, Wyllie Class dinghy

William Lionel Wyllie (1851-1931) was a maritime artist and a keen sailor who lived in Old Portsmouth. Many of his watercolour paintings are in the Portsmouth City Museum collection. He is credited with designing a type of boat called the Wyllie class dinghy.

Further works by William Lionel Wyllie can be accessed via the Public Catalogue Foundation website.

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