From the Battle of Navarino to Cavafy, rare manuscripts go under the hammer



Published in ekathimerini.com March 17, 2014

From the Battle of Navarino to Cavafy, rare manuscripts go under the hammer

"A previously unpublished manuscript describing the landmark Battle of Navarino during the Greek War of Independence is going under the hammer in Athens.  The battle, which took place on October 20, 1827, off the southwestern coast of the Peloponnese, pitted the Ottoman armada against the allied forces of Britain, France and Russia.  Penned by a French navy officer, the manuscript is unsigned yet contains vivid details of the naval battle." 

Read the entire article and learn about this and other items of major historical importance being offered in the upcoming auction.


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