Lot 338
Beginning of the Anglo-Spanish War.- Gibraltar.- Berkeley (James, 3rd Earl) Orders to Sir Charles Wager to commence hostilities with Spain, 4th March, 1726.
Hammer Price: £900
Description
Beginning of the Anglo-Spanish War.- Gibraltar.- Berkeley (James, third Earl, First Lord of the Admiralty) Orders to Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Wager to commence hostilities with Spain, manuscript, bifolium, 1p. of orders, signed at foot by Berkeley & others, docket title, folds, some strengthened, little spotting, lightly browned, 298 x 188mm., 4th March 1726.
⁂ Triggered by Spain's failed attempt to capture Gibraltar, and Britain's unsuccessful blockade of Portobelo. It was a short war (1727-29), ending with the Treaty of Seville.
Description
Beginning of the Anglo-Spanish War.- Gibraltar.- Berkeley (James, third Earl, First Lord of the Admiralty) Orders to Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Wager to commence hostilities with Spain, manuscript, bifolium, 1p. of orders, signed at foot by Berkeley & others, docket title, folds, some strengthened, little spotting, lightly browned, 298 x 188mm., 4th March 1726.
⁂ Triggered by Spain's failed attempt to capture Gibraltar, and Britain's unsuccessful blockade of Portobelo. It was a short war (1727-29), ending with the Treaty of Seville.
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