An historical and critical account of a grand series of national medals / published under the direction of James Mudie, esq. and dedicated by permission to His Most Excellent Majesty George the Fourth, embellished with outlines of the entire series.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Mudie, James, director.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medals--Great Britain.

Medals.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (179 p.)

Place of Publication:

London : Henry Colburn, and Co., Coconut Street, 1820.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The medals, which are the subject of this book, were designed as a private venture by James Mudie, to commemorate and provide a permanent record of the great series of victories over the most powerful enemy with whom this country has ever contended --Napoleon. The book is dedicated to George IV, who ascended the throne in the year of its publication. It is not only the battles that are commemorated but also national heroes and other events. There are forty medals illustrated, showing both ob...

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Front Matter; Title Page; Title Page Verso; Foreword; List of Subscribers to the Medals; Introduction; Body Matter; No. I; No. II; No. III; No. IV; No. V; No. VI; No. VII; No. VIII; No. IX; No. X; No. XI; No. XII; No. XIII; No. XIV; No. XV; No. XVI; No. XVII; No. XVIII; No. XIX; No. XX; No. XXI; No. XXII; No. XXIII; No. XXIV; No. XXV; No. XXVI; No. XXVII; No. XXVIII; No. XXIX; No. XXX; No. XXXI; No. XXXII; No. XXXIII; No. XXXIV; No. XXXV; No. XXXVI; No. XXXVII; No. XXXIX; No. XL

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-283-69916-8

1-78151-163-2

OCLC:

792688354