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• Auction House:
  Gibson's Auctioneers & Valuers
• Sale Name:
  Australian & Exploration
• Sale Date:
  02 Dec 2019 ~ 1pm (AEDT)
• Lot #:
  161
• Lot Description:
  H. Lavers
  Bombardment of Havana Forts
  Ink and watercoulour on paper
  30 x 41cm
  signed with monogram H.L. upper right
• Provenance:
  together with an ink drawing by the same artist Inward Bound, 19 x 30cm
• Notes:
  The Siege of Havana was a military action from March to August 1762, as part of the Seven Years' War. British forces besieged and captured the city of Havana, which, at the time was an important Spanish naval base in the Caribbean and dealt a serious blow to the Spanish Navy. Havana was subsequently returned to Spain under the 1763 Treaty of Paris that formally ended the war.
• Estimate:
  A$200 - 400
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Art

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