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Lot 145: ADMIRAL EDWARD VERNON

Est: £300 GBP - £500 GBPSold:
Sotheby'sLondon, United KingdomJuly 14, 2010

Item Overview

Description

ADMIRAL EDWARD VERNON 1684-1757 LETTER SIGNED, TO CAPTAIN SAUMAREZ OF HMS YORK , ORDERING HIM TO TAKE 16 MEN ON BOARD, COUNTER-SIGNED FROM THE ADMIRALTY, 1 PAGE, FOLIO, HMS ROYAL GEORGE , 30 AUGUST 1745, FRAMED AND GLAZED, NOT EXAMINED OUT OF FRAME

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Notes

Admiral Vernon (1684-1757) was Admiral of the White during the Jacobite uprising of 1745, commanded to defend Britain against the very real threat of invasion from France.

Auction Details

An Exceptional Eye: A Private British Collection

by
Sotheby's
July 14, 2010, 02:00 PM GMT

34-35 New Bond Street, London, LDN, W1A 2AA, UK