An Insurance Policy with the Compagnie Imperial & Royale d'Assurance
Title
An Insurance Policy with the Compagnie Imperial & Royale d'Assurance
Creator
Compagnie Imperial & Royal d'Assurance
Date
14 March 1757
Format
24.9 x 38.7cm
Abstract
This insurance policy has been printed on watermarked paper, and has been filled in by hand in several sections. The headpiece is an engraved seal depicting ships travelling in a storm, bearing the phrase "Securus Pellagi". The paper seal of the Habsburg Empress Maria Theresa is in the bottom left corner, and there are several signatures visible throughout the document. On the verso side, there is a docket title.
Description
Part Transcription: "No. [blank]. Chambre Imperiale aet Royale d'Assurance d'Anvers. Au nom de Dieu. Nous soussignés Directeurs de la Chambre d'Assurance d'Anver, reconnoissons & consessons avoir pris aux risques, perils & fortunes de la dite Chambre de Vous [blank] ... Fait au Bureau de la Chambre d'Assùrance à Anvers le [blank]."
Provenance
Donated by Mr. Seymour Schulich in 2017.
Contributor
Monsieur James Dormer, proprietor. Several other signatues are visible.
Language
French
Coverage
Belgium
Identifier
058, Insurance Policy No. 774
Files
Citation
Compagnie Imperial & Royal d'Assurance, “An Insurance Policy with the Compagnie Imperial & Royale d'Assurance,” Schulich-Woolf Rare Book Collection, accessed May 3, 2024, https://schulichwoolf.omeka.net/items/show/563.