Extensive late Victorian archive relating to Nelson’s former...

Extensive late Victorian archive relating to Nelson’s former flagship HMS Foudroyant, circa 1890–1900. Including a printed £50 debenture form for The Battleship ‘Foudroyant’ Limited; Memorandum and Articles of Association of Foudroyant Limited; a Foudroyant Syndicate prospectus; a draft agreement for the vessel’s sale; handwritten correspondence, lists, financial statements, solicitors’ papers and printed appeals and circulars. Together with a lobed copper commemorative dish inset with a medallion depicting Foudroyant and a portrait of Horatio, Viscount Nelson. An extensive documentary collection offering research interest into the vessel’s ownership, financing and preservation. (B.P. 21% + VAT)

Estimate:£200

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