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Lot 46

'A NARRATIVE OF THE LOSS OF THE ROYAL GEORGE AT SPITHEAD, AUGUST, 1782

INCLUDING TRACEY’S ATTEMPT TO RAISE HER IN 1783, ALSO, COL. PASLEY’S OPERATIONS IN REMOVING THE SHIP, BY GUNPOWDER, IN 1839-40-41’, published 1842 by S. Horsey, 1842, bound in wood salvaged from the wreck, 11.2cm high

Provenance: Purchased form The Hayhurst Collection in 2016.

Note: The Royal George sank at Spithead on 29th August 1782, whilst undergoing repair work, around 900 lives were lost.

Estimate: £150 - £250
Hammer price: £140
Bidding ended. Lot has been sold.

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