VENEZUELA

[Sir Robert Ker Porter [‘Reynhold Steinkirk’], historical painter to Tsar of Russia, British consul in Venezuela; botany] Two Autograph Letters Signed to the Hon. Mrs Villiers, regarding the procurement in Venezuela of the ‘rarest seeds’.

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Sir Robert Ker Porter [pseudonym ‘Reynhold Steinkirk’] (1777-1842), Anglo-Irish artist, diplomat and author, historical painter to Tsar Alexander I of Russia, British consul in Venezuela [Villiers]
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ONE: 1 April 1830; Esher [England]. TWO: 18 October 1830; Caracas [Venezuela].
£380.00

Artist, author, diplomat and horseman, present at Sir John Moore’s death in Corunna, knighted by the king of Sweden, historical painter to Tsar Alexander, British consul in Venezuela: see the entry on this renaissance man in the Oxford DNB. Both in good condition, with folds for postage. Both signed ‘R Ker Porter’. The recipient (known to her family as the ‘Queen Bee’) was the widow of the Hon. George Villiers, who resided with her family at Kent House, Knightsbridge, home of her brother the Earl of Morley.

[Periodical; mimeograph] Revolutionary Venezuela 1

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[Periodical]
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"Issued in the Number of May 1963 of 'Marxism Today'"
£95.00

Eight pages, 4to, stapled as issued, good condition, comprising an article by Nan Green entitled "Venezuela", starting point, its oil wealth.

Diplomatic and Consular Reports on Trade and Finance. Ecuador (1896). No.1879.

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[Foreign Office. 1897. Annual Series]
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Foreign Office, 1897
£28.00

Pamphlet, stitched as issued, sl. dusted and foxed, good condition, 8pp., 8vo, reporting for the year 1896.

Diplomatic and Consular Reports on Trade and Finance. Venezuela (1896). No. 1933.

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[Foreign Office. 1897. Annual Series]
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Foreign Office, 1897
£28.00

Pamphlet, stitched as issued, sl. dusted and foxed, good condition, 14pp., 8vo, reporting for the year 1896.

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