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Breve by Future Pope Clement XI to Pope Alexander VIII
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Vellum breve dated 30 January 1690 signed by Cardinal Giovanni Francesco Albani ("G.F. Albanus," the future Pope Clement XI, on...
Parchment in Latin
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A large, spectacular vellum parchment document, circa 1500 from the reign of Spain's Ferdinand II, King of Sicily and Aragon,...
Henri Jules de Bourbon Manuscript Document Signed
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1680 French Royal Household Certificate Signed Under the Duc d’Enghien, Prince of the Blood Official certificate of service for François...
Russian Cadastral Map
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One-of-a-kind, original hand-drawn, hand-colored antique cadastral map of a Russian land survey dated 1785, commissioned by Catherine II, Empress of...
Papal Bull on Parchment
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Original papal bull with beautiful illumination on parchment, issued in 1601 during the reign of Pope Clement VIII, untranslated, with...
Antique Map of Italy
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Beautiful hand-colored antique map of Italy, engraved for Walker's Geography dated 1801. Map 8" x 10" matted to 14" x...
Letter Signed Concerning Legal Case
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Scipione Cardinal Borghese Letter Signed Concerning The Case Of Filippo Gentiluccio Rome, 22 November 1600 Letter Signed (LS) by Scipione...
Report of Pirates Enslaving Crews
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Report of Pirates Enslaving Ships off the Barbary Coast! Truly swashbuckling letter in Italian, dated 12 December 1797 and signed...
Antique Map of Vatican City
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This antique and highly detailed engraved map of Vatican City, titled Palazzo Pontificio Basilica di S. Pietro in Vaticano, was...
Rare, One-of-a-Kind Signed Photo Pamplona Running of the Bulls
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ERNEST HEMINGWAY INSCRIBED PHOTOGRAPH OF THE RUNNING OF THE BULLS, PAMPLONA, TO BULL FIGHTING ARTIST ROBERTO DOMINGO, 1947 Vintage photograph...