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Denzil Ibbetson, Diary of the Voyage of the Northumberland, to…
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Auckland
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29-Jun-2010
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Denzil Ibbetson, Diary of the Voyage of the Northumberland, to St. Helena, entries dated from August 3, 1815 to October, 17, 1815, graphite and Ink on paper and card, Signed D.Ibbetson Dy. Commissary General & Purveyor General St. Helena 19 diary pages detailing Napoleon and his entourage embarking the Northumberland at Torbay, Ibbetson meeting Napoleon, various conversations about and with Napoleon and observations of the Emperor. One extraordinary passage reads: 'Napoleon talks of invading England with 200,000 Infantry & 6000 Cavalry, but was uncertain of the disposition of the people of England, whether they would be for or against him, as he was induced to believe a great number would join him.' Another passage reports on Napoleon's arrival in Grenoble on his return from Elba; another details inscriptions and designs of Napoleons swords and sabres, in particular a notorious sabre carried by Napoleon in the Battle of Aboukir (Egyptian Campaign July 1799) A transcript is available upon request, 155 x 97 x 5 mm
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Art: Watercolours, Other Works on Paper