Law of the Land

83 Law of Land 560

Amazing what you find in the museum archives. This English legal document dates from 1746. Apart from showing that lawyers haven’t really changed the way they speak in over 300 years, it is notable now for one of the signatories, Humphrey Christian, who was the uncle of HMS Bounty mutineer Fletcher Christian.

 

Audio tour  Audio Tour

Join Dr Tom Trnski, Research Manager and John Early, Curator of Entomology and get closer to the stories, tales and historical information for this unique collection of objects.

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 Video Introduction Director's Introduction

 Object Gallery  Object Gallery

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