Lot 83
Naval, Execution of Admiral Byng.- The Shooting of Admiral Byng, on board the Monarque, March 14, 1757, rare, Printed for Thomas Bowles, in St. Paul's Church-Yard, and John Bowles and Son, at the Black-Horse, Cornhill, [1757].
Hammer Price: £700
Description
Naval, Execution of Admiral Byng.- The Shooting of Admiral Byng, on board the Monarque, March 14, 1757, single sheet, engraved recto only, folds (with short split at foot of two), short neat split mid-image, previously mounted with remains of such verso, little staining or spotting, lightly browned, [ESTC T27245], the sheet 294 x 428mm., Printed for Thomas Bowles, in St. Paul's Church-Yard, and John Bowles and Son, at the Black-Horse, Cornhill, [1757].
⁂ Rare, with only three copies recorded by ESTC (BL, NLS and Cornell). Admiral of the Blue John Byng (1704-1757), court-martialled and executed by firing squad for breaching the 12th Article of War in failing to 'do his utmost' to prevent Minorca falling to the French.
Description
Naval, Execution of Admiral Byng.- The Shooting of Admiral Byng, on board the Monarque, March 14, 1757, single sheet, engraved recto only, folds (with short split at foot of two), short neat split mid-image, previously mounted with remains of such verso, little staining or spotting, lightly browned, [ESTC T27245], the sheet 294 x 428mm., Printed for Thomas Bowles, in St. Paul's Church-Yard, and John Bowles and Son, at the Black-Horse, Cornhill, [1757].
⁂ Rare, with only three copies recorded by ESTC (BL, NLS and Cornell). Admiral of the Blue John Byng (1704-1757), court-martialled and executed by firing squad for breaching the 12th Article of War in failing to 'do his utmost' to prevent Minorca falling to the French.
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