Live auction - Lot 1091
[European history]
A varied collection of some 70 archival documents and letters relating to Germany (40), Great Britain (16), The Netherlands (11) and Central Europe (5).
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Lot description
Various sizes, in good condition (minor soiling).
1. Germany: 40 documents in German (and a few in French), mainly 19th-(early) 20th c. Relating to people in Stuttgart, Trier and Wien; 3 French military documents (1674). - 2. Great Britain: 16 documents (autograph or typed letters, postcards, envelopes etc.), 1807-1903. Including letters from Dominica (1807) and Rio de Janeiro (1897), and a typescript (6 ff.) titled "The Fitz Randolphs. Leaves from the record of an old family". - 3. The Netherlands: archival documents (1686-1834) i.a. relating to Mastricht (6, 1798-1830), Schalkwijk (sale of land 1686, vellum), the VOC (Rotterdam 1787) and a letter by A.N. van Schagen to the "Ridderschap van Holland en Westfriesland" (1714). - 4. Central Europe: a letter from Prince M. Radziwill (1895), 3 letters (French) on Dalmatia and Bosnia; a letter in Arabic (1872, with French translation).