Royal Navy | A collection of documents, 18th-19th century

Royal Navy

A collection of documents:

i) Commission signed by Admiral Sir William Parker and two others, appointing Henry Warren Lieutenant on HMS Pique, one vellum membrane, papered seal, Admiralty, 15 December 1840

ii) [Admiral George Rooke.] Copies (said to be in the hand of Admiral Richard Thomas) of three letters between him and Prince George of Denmark, consort of Queen Anne, on promotions and expressing his wish to resign, 3 pages, 4to, c.1820

iii-v) [Nelson.] Three prints of his funeral carriage, coffin, and funeral, c.1806

vi) [Admiral Byron.] Engraving by Thomas Prattent captioned "A Representation of the Interview between Commodore (now Admiral) Byron and the Patagonians", 230 x 350mm, c.1780