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• Auction House:
  Leski Auctions
• Sale Name:
  Australian & Historical
• Sale Date:
  13 Jun 2020 ~ 12noon (AEST) - Session 1: Lots 1 - 667
  14 Jun 2020 ~ 12noon (AEST) - Session 2: Lots 668 - 941
• Lot #:
  282
• Lot Description:
  LONDON GAZETTE - ENGLAND - 1687-1688: large selection of issues
  between numb.2200 and 2343: plenty of interesting content including issue 2212 (Jan 27, 1687) report from Paris of a Notre Dame thanksgiving for the recovery of King Louis XIV following surgery; issue 2213 (Jan.31,1687) reports of Emeric Thokoly (Prince of Upper Hungary) had joined forces with the Turks against the Habsburgs, this issue also carries notice of an important book sale by William Cowper at the Pelican in London; issue 2226 (Mar.17, 1687) details a treasonous plot, reported by a Christian slave, to allow the enemy (Turks) back into Buda, issue 2234 (Apr.14 1687) with news of the execution of William Furnace & Thomas Gordon for “clipping His Majesty’s coin” (coin debasement); many other issues with articles of interest, along with announcements and interesting advertisements including rewards for the return of missing servants and for stolen or lost property. (49)
• Estimate:
  A$1,000 - 1,500
• Realised Price:
  $0.00
• Category:
  Books & Manuscripts

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