Sales catalogue 494: Maggs Bros

Date:: 1927

Reference:: WA/HMM/CM/Sal/13/51

Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Sales catalogue 494: Maggs Bros. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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1319 BONAPARTE (JOSEPH). AUTOGRAPH SUIS Hie SIGNED SLOP BARON Mosel Es DID nOVO.s e ONCOL mec 7 Lael Ole anna). £1 10s Personal letter, containing a reference to the Comte Réal. 1320 BONAPARTE (LUCIEN, 1775-1840). Princés| of | Canine, f.and BONAPARTE (JOSEPH, 1768-1844). King of Naples and Spain. Brothers of Napoleon I. DOCUMENT SIGNED BY BOTH TO THE MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL CONVENTION. Opp setolio“m Ajaccion(October,1702): Also bearing numerous other signatures. £7 10s An interesting document from the ‘‘ Societé des amis de la liberté et de légalité d’Ajaccio.’’ to the National Convention, referring to the Campagnie d’Affrique and their monopoly of the coral fishing. 1321 BONGARS (JAMES, 1546-1612). A learned French Writer and Critic. Ambassador of Henry IV in Germany. AUTOGRAPH LEETERS SIGNED: (IN FRENCI) 00 sai DiG DE BOUILLON. ITepage, too, Frankford, 22nd >eprember,21570. — Willeeecal: £10 105 A highly interesting letter reporting on the assembly of Princes ‘ which will gather round the Elector Palatine on the occasion of the baptism of his son; mentioning the Marquis of Anspach, Duke of Wirtemberg, Landgrave Maurice and Count Mansfield. Continuing, he describes the taking and sacking of Hatwan, where everybody with the exception of a few women and children was killed, and -where the soldiers enriched themselves. He learns that the ‘‘ Grand Seig- ner, 1S ak ozegedin, thatshisavancuard iseconducted by Giatle bassa to Solnork and that Maximilian hesitates whether to advance or to retreat. Mentioning that Arch Duke Matthias (afterwards Emperor of Germanv) had been to Strasbourg for pleasure, where he gave and received much kindness.

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