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Governor Gawler's Seal [PRG 50/44/1] • Manuscript

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Summary

Royal Warrant and seal granted to George Gawler, appointing him as Governor of South Australia on the behalf of Queen Victoria, dated 1838.

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Physical description

0.5 cm
50 cm

Dates / Publication details

1838

Subject

Gawler, George, 1795-1869
Pestonjee Bomanjee (Ship)
Governors -- South Australia -- Biography

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General notes

The warrant has a decorative border that has been printed from a lithographic stone. The details of the warrant have been finished by hand in ink, including some calligraphy. The circular wax seal (approximately 15cm) was once attached to the document with red silk thread ribbon. The imagery embossed into the wax features a figure mounted on a horse and holding a shield.

Digitisation information

Date

26/05/2006

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

7,051 x 6,146 pixels (43.3 MP)

Size

130.04 MB

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