Passport of Matthew Arnold and John Keir for travel to Madrid and San Sebastian.
Published / Created:
Alicante, Spain, 1813 December 14
Physical Description:
1 sheet (1 page) ; 28 x 24 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Related Content:
View a selection of digital images in the Yale Center for British Art's online catalogue
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/orbis:13756811
Classification:
Archives & Manuscripts
Notes:
Luis Riquelme was an officer for Bourbon Spain during the Peninsular War. The present passport granted the two British travelers safe passage to Madrid and San Sebastian near the conclusion of the war, at which time the Napoleonic armies were in retreat in the Pyrenees.
Subject Terms:
Arnold, Mathew, active 1813. | Keir, John, active 1813. | Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821 -- Abdication. | Peninsular War, 1807-1814. | Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- Spain. | Spain -- Foreign relations -- Great Britain.