La Rochelle, second seal of the mayor and corporation, late 12th century
La Rochelle, second seal of the mayor and corporation, late 12th century. It depicts a late twelfth-century sailing vessel with the earliest known representation of reef-points on a sail. Inscription: 'SIG...M...VNIE DE ROCHELLA'. The cast is mounted on an emulsioned plywood backboard with a label.
Object Details
| ID: | SEC0013 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Seal cast |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Places: | La Rochelle |
| Date made: | late 12C; late 12C |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 11 mm x 87 mm |
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