Real Minas de Cazalla y Guadalcanal
Title
Real Minas de Cazalla y Guadalcanal
Creator
Minas de Cazalla y Guadalcanal
Date
25 April 1795
Format
19.1 x 29.2cm
Abstract
A share that has been engraved on parchment. This document has a decorative border on three sides, with the bottom side bearing a humourous illustration of a wealthy man being distracted by one rogue as another picks his pockets. The main text of the document has severla spaces that have been filled in by hand. Several signatures are visible at the bottom. In the center of the border along the top is the coat of arms for the Minas de Cazalla y Guadalcanal. On the verso side, the document has been engraved with a simple border and translated to German. The verso side has not been written on by hand.
Description
Part Transcription: "Minas de Cazalla y Guadalcanal. En virtud de la Real Cedula y Privilegio que J.M. se ha dignado conceder con fecha de 25 de Abril de 1795 á Don Juan Martin Hoppensak Tomada la razon en el Libro de Acciones [blank]. No. [blank] fol. [blank]. No. [blank]. "
Provenance
Acquired by Mr. Seymour Schulich in 1988. Donated by Mr. Seymour Schulich in 2017.
Contributor
Don Juan Martin Hoppensak (Johann Martin Hoppensack), company founder and German mining engineer. Several other signatures are visible.
Language
Spanish, German
Coverage
Spain
Identifier
028, Share No. 467
Citation
Minas de Cazalla y Guadalcanal, “Real Minas de Cazalla y Guadalcanal,” Schulich-Woolf Rare Book Collection, accessed May 13, 2024, https://schulichwoolf.omeka.net/items/show/533.