Historical letter by Tordenskjold
This highly important letter is written in full by the Norwegian naval hero Peder Wessel Tordenskjold (1691-1720) on board the ship "Laaland" fighting against the Swedish army.
The letter is written to "Høyedle og welborne Herr Admiral" [Admiral Ole Judichær] and contains important information about the conquering of Göteborg: "Jeg kand slutte af eders brev det vild først gielde Marstrand, vilket jeg ej kand finde nøttig langt mindre nødig, thi Gottenborg er langt merre pragticabel att erobre; thi naar Hisinglandet først i Posescion bliver taget, er Resten en meget pragticabel sag."
Of particular interest is also that Tordenskjold mentions a map of his own invention on which he has marked his personal suggestions for an attack.
It is extremely rare to see autograph letters by Tordenskjold on the market. Most letters are in public collections. This letter is of particular rareness since it - probably due to its important content - was written in full by Tordenskjold and not just signed by him as it was custom.
Provenance: The letter was registered by the Norwegian marine historian O. Bergesen in 1963 (Bergesen: "Tordenskiolds Brev", Oslo 1963). Bergesen had never seen the letter, but he knew of its existence from an account by the Danish historian C.F. Allen who stated that the letter was owned by J.H. Petersen, the private teacher of King Fr. VII's children. Petersen had a fine collection of historical items which included Tordenskjold's letter. Until now the letter has been in the ownership of the Petersen family.
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