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Description: | Counter commemorating the capture of Cartagena (Central America). Obverse: Youthful bust of Admiral Louis Alexandre de Bourbon, Comte de Toulouse (1678-1737) in a long wig in armour and cravat (right). Legend: 'L . ALEX . DE . BOVRBON . C . DE . TOVLOVSE . ADMIRAL . DE . FCE.' Reverse: Port-quarter view of the 'Argo', manned and armed under sail, the Golden Fleece suspended from a spar aft. Legend: 'PATET VLTIMA TERRA TRIVMPHIS.' (The most remote land opens to its triumphant progress.) Exergue: '. MARINE . . 1698 .' Cartagena was captured by Commodore de Pontis in 1697.
caption: Counter commemorating the capture of Cartagena (Central America), 1697; obverse
caption: Counter commemorating the capture of Cartagena (Central America), 1697; reverse | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | Bourbon H. Louis Alexandre de | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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