Sep 17, 2009 - Sale 2186

Sale 2186 - Lot 293

Price Realized: $ 1,020
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 400 - $ 600
(CUBA.) Hevia y Bustamante, Gutierre Guido, marqués del Real Transporte. Excmo. Señor: Muy Señor mio. [7] pages. Folio, 11 x 8 inches, later wrappers, worn and heavily annotated; contents creased and just a bit soiled; dealer catalogue entry and library release stamp on wrappers. (JCB) [Madrid, 1762?]

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A printed report on the British siege and capture of Havana, written in Cadiz on 30 October 1762 by the Spanish naval commander who had bungled the city's defense. He was later court-martialed for allowing his fleet to fall into British hands. Not found in Palau or Sabin; catalogued in WorldCat but no copies cited.