TRAFALGAR AND DEATH OF NELSON
The London Gazette Extraordinary. Numb. 15858 [1365]... Wednesday, November 6, 1805, Printed by Andrew Strahan, [1805]
The London Gazette Extraordinary. Numb. 15858 [1365]... Wednesday, November 6, 1805, 4-page newspaper, red revenue stamp, small holes affecting a couple of lines of one leaf along old fold, some spotting, loose as issued, small folio (310 x 190mm)
, Printed by Andrew Strahan, [1805]
A complete original issue of the London Gazette with the first news of the Battle of Trafalgar. A same-day printing, not disbound. As issued and sold on 6 November 1805.
The first official public appearance of the announcement of the British success at the Battle of Trafalgar and "the lamented Death of Vice-Admiral Lord Viscount Nelson, who, in the late Conflict with the Enemy, fell in the Hour of Victory".
The entire paper is devoted to Vice-Admiral Cuthbert Collingwood's dramatic account of the "complete and glorious Victory", Nelson's death, thanksgiving to the valour of the officers, a proclamation of a day of thanksgiving, and a brief further account of the pursuit of the enemy in the aftermath of the battle.
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The London Gazette Extraordinary. Numb. 15858 [1365]... Wednesday, November 6, 1805, Printed by Andrew Strahan, [1805]
The London Gazette Extraordinary. Numb. 15858 [1365]... Wednesday, November 6, 1805, 4-page newspaper, red revenue stamp, small holes affecting a couple of lines of one leaf along old fold, some spotting, loose as issued, small folio (310 x 190mm)
, Printed by Andrew Strahan, [1805]
A complete original issue of the London Gazette with the first news of the Battle of Trafalgar. A same-day printing, not disbound. As issued and sold on 6 November 1805.
The first official public appearance of the announcement of the British success at the Battle of Trafalgar and "the lamented Death of Vice-Admiral Lord Viscount Nelson, who, in the late Conflict with the Enemy, fell in the Hour of Victory".
The entire paper is devoted to Vice-Admiral Cuthbert Collingwood's dramatic account of the "complete and glorious Victory", Nelson's death, thanksgiving to the valour of the officers, a proclamation of a day of thanksgiving, and a brief further account of the pursuit of the enemy in the aftermath of the battle.
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