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Engraving showing 'The Ball which killed Lord Nelson', Engla
Viscount Horatio Nelson (1758-1805) was an immensely popular naval hero. He died from a bullet wound during the battle of Trafalgar in 1805. This small illustration was published in the 'Medical Journal' and shows the bullet, dented from its impact upon bone and complete with shreds of Nelson’s clothing. Many people kept items such as this as keepsakes after his death. Nelson’s body was returned t…
Creator
- Science Museum, London
Subject
- engraving
- bullet extraction
Creator
- Science Museum, London
Subject
- engraving
- bullet extraction
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Rights
- Credit: Science Museum, London
Source
- L0065550
Identifier
- L0065550
- Science Museum A642794
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Providing country
- United Kingdom
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2019-06-09T12:30:03.383Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2019-06-09T12:30:03.383Z