medal BM-M.8666

Period:Unknown Production date:1760
Materials:bronze
Technique:
Subjects:classical deity
Dimensions:Diameter: 67.000 millimetres

Description:
Bronze medal. (whole)
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图片[1]-medal BM-M.8666-China Archive

Comments:Medallic Illustrations 2, published in 1885, states:Rare.The Pitt, commanded by Captain William Wilson, arrived in the River Thames 26 April, 1760, six months earlier than she had been expected, Wilson having taken his route through the Molucca Islands to the north of New Guinea by a course which he named Pitt’s Straits. This medal in gold was presented to him by the East India Company for the successful attempt.
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