Nelson's Lost Jewel The Extraordinary Story of the Lost Diamond Chelengk |
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| Author:
| Downer, Martyn |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7509-8611-3 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2017 |
| Publisher: | History Press Limited, The
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| Book Format: | Digital download |
| List Price: | USD $12.99 |
Book Description:
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Nelson's Lost Jewel tells the remarkable story of one of the most famous jewels in British history for the first time, and traces its journey from Constantinople to London. Secured for the nation by public appeal, it passed to the National Maritime Museum at Greenwich from where it was sensationally stolen in 1951, never to be seen again.
Nelson's Lost Jewel tells the remarkable story of one of the most famous jewels in British history for the first time, and traces its journey from Constantinople to London. Secured for the nation by public appeal, it passed to the National Maritime Museum at Greenwich from where it was sensationally stolen in 1951, never to be seen again.