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Napoleon--St Helena
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
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Description
- Collection of documents relating to Napoleon's imprisonment on St Helena, comprising:
- ink on paper
(i) List of 10 guards positions surrounding the prisoners' compound of Longwood and their standing orders, together with a sketch map of the compound showing the numbered positions, 5 pages, 4to, April 1816, first bifolium split at folds; (ii) "Nominal List of the persons composing the Establishment at Longwoods, 1 Feby 1818", beginning "General Buonaparte" and also listing servants, 3 pages, folio, damp stained [bound with:] (iii) Alexander Beatson, former Governor of St Helena, on the problem of rats on the island, 3 pages, 4to, Knowle Farm near Tunbridge Wells, 10 September 1815; (iv) Engelbert Lutyens, orderly officer, autograph letter signed, to Major G. Gorrequer, reporting on Napoleon's movements, 3 pages, 8vo, 20 December 1820'; (v) Three fictional dialogues between a mother and her daughter describing life in St Helena, entitled "The Daily Difficulties of Camp", "Employments in Camp", and "On the Difficulties of Building", 19 pages in total, plus blanks, 4to, 1815; (vi) John Stokoe, autograph letter signed, to Admiral Sir P. Malcolm, enclosing copies of letters relating to his petition to have his court-martial for unauthorised interviews with Napoleon on St Helena in 1819 overturned, in total 8 pages, 1 February 1838
Condition
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"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."