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Treasure Auction 19  18-19 May 2016
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Lot 1744

Starting price: 50 USD
Price realized: 66 USD
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British Universal Magazine article from the October 1762 issue entitled "An Account of the Surrender of the Havannah [Cuba] by Capitulation" with engraving of Admiral George Pocock. 10" x 8" (image size 6-1/4" x 3-5/8"). Fourteen-page article with engraved plate of Pocock in front, excellent condition (minor foxing only). The battle described within was a 6-month engagement during the Seven Years' War in which the British besieged and captured the city of Havana (returned to the Spanish in the 1763 Treaty of Paris), which dealt a serious blow to the Spanish at the time.

Estimate: $60 - 90
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