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Lot 413*
A Map Powder-Horn Relating To the French And Indian Wars
29 November 2018, 10:30 GMT
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £1,250 inc. premium
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Incised with scrimshaw work depicting the forts and settlements along the North and Mohawk rivers from New York up to Lake Searon and Lake Ontario respectively, the first with a view of shipping in a harbour, the base with the royal arms and mottoes, and inscribed 'Musquet. Powder & ball cause a fall. To French & Indian gall. Confusion & a Pox on them all. God smite them in there Wicked Crimes.', late 18th century brass mounts turned with pairs of lines and comprising circular base-plate and nozzle (cut-off spring missing), and two brass rings for suspension
30 cm.
30 cm.
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Sotheby's London, Modern And Antique Firearms, Militaria And Edged Weapons, 23 May 1978, lot 88. Catalogued as 18th century




