1st May, 2018 11:00
Maritime and Scientific Models, Instruments & Art ('Britannia')
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[M] H.M.S. EAGLE, A PLAN OF THE HOLD OF HIS...
H.M.S. EAGLE, A PLAN OF THE HOLD OF HIS MAJESTY'S SHIP EAGLE, CHARLES ROWLEY ESQUIRE CAPTAIN, 1805
3 full pages pen and wash drawings, oblong folio, [1805]; together with a volume containing 51 bills of lading in English, Italian, French and Spanish, two referring to the sherry trade, 7 November-4 February 1870; and an insurance certificate for the H.C.S. Lowther Castle, 1825
(a lot)
Captain Charles Rowley 1770-1845, rose rapidly through the ranks becoming Admiral of the White in 1841 and was knighted by the Austrians in 1840. The Eagle was a 74 built by Thomas Pitcher of Northfleet which, during the tenure of Rowley (1805-13) enjoyed considerable success. Joining Sir Sidney Smith's squadron off Naples she captured La Corcyre (40); engaged in two boat attacks at Goro (7 taken, others burnt); a landing party from her destroyed the battery at Farasina; then assigned to Freemantle's squadron at Fiume, she captured (with Bacchante) a convoy. Serving until the mid-century, she ended first as a training ship, then guard ship, and lastly renamed Eaglet as an RNR drill ship when she caught fire in 1926 and was broken the next year.
3 full pages pen and wash drawings, oblong folio, [1805]; together with a volume containing 51 bills of lading in English, Italian, French and Spanish, two referring to the sherry trade, 7 November-4 February 1870; and an insurance certificate for the H.C.S. Lowther Castle, 1825
(a lot)
Captain Charles Rowley 1770-1845, rose rapidly through the ranks becoming Admiral of the White in 1841 and was knighted by the Austrians in 1840. The Eagle was a 74 built by Thomas Pitcher of Northfleet which, during the tenure of Rowley (1805-13) enjoyed considerable success. Joining Sir Sidney Smith's squadron off Naples she captured La Corcyre (40); engaged in two boat attacks at Goro (7 taken, others burnt); a landing party from her destroyed the battery at Farasina; then assigned to Freemantle's squadron at Fiume, she captured (with Bacchante) a convoy. Serving until the mid-century, she ended first as a training ship, then guard ship, and lastly renamed Eaglet as an RNR drill ship when she caught fire in 1926 and was broken the next year.
Sold for £496
Estimated at £150 - £250
(inc. buyer's premium of 24%)
H.M.S. EAGLE, A PLAN OF THE HOLD OF HIS MAJESTY'S SHIP EAGLE, CHARLES ROWLEY ESQUIRE CAPTAIN, 1805
3 full pages pen and wash drawings, oblong folio, [1805]; together with a volume containing 51 bills of lading in English, Italian, French and Spanish, two referring to the sherry trade, 7 November-4 February 1870; and an insurance certificate for the H.C.S. Lowther Castle, 1825
(a lot)
Captain Charles Rowley 1770-1845, rose rapidly through the ranks becoming Admiral of the White in 1841 and was knighted by the Austrians in 1840. The Eagle was a 74 built by Thomas Pitcher of Northfleet which, during the tenure of Rowley (1805-13) enjoyed considerable success. Joining Sir Sidney Smith's squadron off Naples she captured La Corcyre (40); engaged in two boat attacks at Goro (7 taken, others burnt); a landing party from her destroyed the battery at Farasina; then assigned to Freemantle's squadron at Fiume, she captured (with Bacchante) a convoy. Serving until the mid-century, she ended first as a training ship, then guard ship, and lastly renamed Eaglet as an RNR drill ship when she caught fire in 1926 and was broken the next year.
3 full pages pen and wash drawings, oblong folio, [1805]; together with a volume containing 51 bills of lading in English, Italian, French and Spanish, two referring to the sherry trade, 7 November-4 February 1870; and an insurance certificate for the H.C.S. Lowther Castle, 1825
(a lot)
Captain Charles Rowley 1770-1845, rose rapidly through the ranks becoming Admiral of the White in 1841 and was knighted by the Austrians in 1840. The Eagle was a 74 built by Thomas Pitcher of Northfleet which, during the tenure of Rowley (1805-13) enjoyed considerable success. Joining Sir Sidney Smith's squadron off Naples she captured La Corcyre (40); engaged in two boat attacks at Goro (7 taken, others burnt); a landing party from her destroyed the battery at Farasina; then assigned to Freemantle's squadron at Fiume, she captured (with Bacchante) a convoy. Serving until the mid-century, she ended first as a training ship, then guard ship, and lastly renamed Eaglet as an RNR drill ship when she caught fire in 1926 and was broken the next year.
Auction: Maritime and Scientific Models, Instruments & Art ('Britannia'), 1st May, 2018
