Seven Years War.- A Short History in Miniature of the Origin and Progress

Seven Years War.- A Short History in Miniature of the Origin and Progress of the Late War from its Commencement to the Exchange of the Ratification of Peace between Great Britain, France, & Spain on the 10th Feb[ruar]y 1763, 61 engraved paper medallions, printed recto and verso, each diameter approx. 43 mm (1 3/4 in), presented in circular case with an additional two engraved text-based medallions pasted inside case and lid, upper cover of lid inset with gold-coloured relief portrait bust of George II, crack to lid, [circa 1763] *** Miniature engraved paper medallions commemorating the end of the Seven Years' War and documenting seminal moments of the conflict; many of illustrations of sea and land battles, with a few depictions of ceremonies and treaty signings, with text descriptions to versos.

Estimate:£1,500

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