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SUBLIME PORTE – PAOLO RENIER, Doge of Venice (1710–1789). Manuscript letter of credence from the Doge of Venice to Abdul Hamid I of the Ottoman Empire appointing Niccolo Foscarini as ambassador to the Sublime Porte.

The ancient Republic of Venice reaffirming diplomatic relations with Abdul Hamid I, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire.

Single folio (521× 243 mm). Decorated and partially written in gold, and countersigned ‘Giuseppe M. Giacomani’. Venice, 8 March 1788.
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