24th Nov, 2020 10:00
Maritime and Scientific Models, Instruments & Art (Venerable)
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[M] THE BOMBARDMENT OF ALGIERS, 1816
THE BOMBARDMENT OF ALGIERS, 1816
eight contemporary issues of the Hereford Journal spanning 11th September – 30th October with various reports, dispatches, anecdotes and letters from those involved including a 15 year old midshipman of the Impregnable to his father, and from Lieutenant J. Monk of the Impregnable to his father about the attack on Algiers, contained in complete issues with tax stamps
(8)
The Bombardment of Algiers was an attempt on 27 August 1816 by Britain and the Netherlands to end the slavery practices of Omar Agha, the Dey of Algiers. An Anglo-Dutch fleet under the command of Admiral Edward Pellew, 1st Viscount Exmouth, bombarded ships and the harbour defences of Algiers.
Sold for £422
Estimated at £400 - £600
(inc. buyer's premium of 24%)
THE BOMBARDMENT OF ALGIERS, 1816
eight contemporary issues of the Hereford Journal spanning 11th September – 30th October with various reports, dispatches, anecdotes and letters from those involved including a 15 year old midshipman of the Impregnable to his father, and from Lieutenant J. Monk of the Impregnable to his father about the attack on Algiers, contained in complete issues with tax stamps
(8)
The Bombardment of Algiers was an attempt on 27 August 1816 by Britain and the Netherlands to end the slavery practices of Omar Agha, the Dey of Algiers. An Anglo-Dutch fleet under the command of Admiral Edward Pellew, 1st Viscount Exmouth, bombarded ships and the harbour defences of Algiers.
Auction: Maritime and Scientific Models, Instruments & Art (Venerable), 24th Nov, 2020
Mercantile : 1-98
Naval : 101-179
Instruments : 181-295
Printed catalogues available at £20 (+P&P)
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