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