£575
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Auction: 19 February 2020 at 10:00 GMT
Written in a secretarial hand, addressed to Silvestro Valier (the former Doge of Venice who had in fact died in 1700), in Latin, announcing the appointment of Richard Hill as Envoy Extraordinary to Venice, dated 29th September 1704, 2ff., 28 x 18.5cm, sub-signed 'Anna R', a little browning and dust-soiling
Note: By the beginning of the 18th century, Venice had become Europe's leisure capital. However, it would appear that Queen Anne's government was rather out-of-touch with Venetian politics, and have addressed the letter to the late Doge, who had died four years previously.