first edition Loose Broadside, Framed Under Glass
1694 · London
by [British Navy - Nine Years War]
London: Josiah Bromley, 1694. First Edition. Loose Broadside, Framed Under Glass. Good+. Original one-sheet broadside roughly trimmed (8-1/8 by 12-4/8 inches). Printed on rag paper with old creases, now mellowed, and two archival tissue repairs on left margin. Mounted on mat board with mat board overlay. Overlay with edge-wear. Framed under glass. First Lord of the Admiralty, Edward Russell (1653 -1727) was a key figure in the Nine Years War, notably establishing his reputation at the Battles of Barfleur and La Hougue. Following a decisive 1693 victory over the French navy near Cape Barfleur, the House of Commons determined that Russell had not done (truncated)