A George III paper fan with wooden sticks commemorating the Battle of Trafalgar, the double leaf paper printed on both sides and hand coloured to the obverse with Nelson's coat of arms and his baronial arms, centred by trophies below a portrait medallion of Nelson all suspended below a central figure Fame flying above an anchor, the reverse with a plan of the Battle of Trafalgar with the disposition and names of the ships, outline of the coastline and a caption 'Plan of the Brilliant Action of Trafalgar, English, circa 1805, length 20cm This fan was exhibit no. 30 in the Nelson's 'Fans' exhibition from 1st July - 6th November 2005 held at The Fan Museum, 12 Crooms Hill, London SE10 8ER,

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