This piece is struck, and is an impression of a seal, before
it was completed, in the possession of the New River Company.
The seal has the following additions:—on the obverse, above
St. Paul’s Cathedral is a hand issuing from clouds, rain falling
over the city, and a scroll inscribed, w it h w a t e r i r l e s s t h i s
c it y ; on the reverse, within a laurel wreath, the inscription,
THE SEAL OP THE COMPANY OP THE NEW RIVER RROTJGHT PROM
c h a dw e l l and a m w e l l to Lon d o n . It is probable that this
seal was engraved about the year 1730, as there are prints of
that date which give the same view of the New River Head
and of the City of London.
39. S e c o n d T r e a t y o p V ie n n a . March, 1731.
Bust of George II., I., laureate, hair long, no drapery.
Leg. g e o r g iv s . i i . d : g : mag : r r i : f r a : e t . h : r e x . f . d .
Below, i. c. (John Croker.)
Rev. Neptune, in his conch drawn by four sea-horses, commands
the winds and waves to be calm. Leg. p r je s t a t . com-
p o n e r e . (It is better to appease [the troubled waves].— Virg.
Aen. i. 139.) Ex. p o e d v s . v ie n n e n s e . m .d c c .x x x i. (The
Treaty of Vienna, 1731.)
1*85. Van Loon, Suppl. vi. 58.
MB. N . At. JE. Not uncommon.
This treaty between England, France, Spain, Holland, and
the Emperor, signed at Vienna, March, 1731, terminated
the disputes which arose out of the Spanish Succession. Neptune
here represents George II., a maritime monarch, who by
his interference and mediation calmed the fury of the Emperor
and of the King of Spain by the Treaty of Vienna.
40. S ec o n d T r e a t y o f V ie n n a . March, 1731.
Busts of the Emperor Charles VI. and of George H., face to
face, hair long, no drapery. Leg. carolvs v i . rom : im p : s .
A . ET GEORG : i i . mag : RRiT : r e x F . d . Legend united below
by arabesque ornament. Below, m : h o l t z h e y . p e c :
; Rev. Neptune and Jupiter unite hands; the former stands
m his car drawn by two sea-horses-; the latter on the sea-shore
his eagle at his side: in the distance is a ship with the flag and"
stern inscribed, E . c. (East India Company.) Leg. t r a n q u il l i-
t a t i EUROPiEiE. (For the tranquillity of Europe.) Ex. fo e d u s
v ie n n e n s e in it : d : xvi . mar t : mdccxxxi. (The Treaty of
Vienna concluded, 16 March, 1731.)
1*9. Van Loon, Suppl. vi. 59.
"®* Rare.
Jupiter represents the Emperor ; Neptune, George I I .; and
to their union is ascribed the tranquillity of Europe, secured
by the Treaty of Vienna. A company had been established at
Ostend m rivalry to the English East India Company. By
this Treaty the Ostend Company was dissolved, and India was
enabled to place all her produce at the feet of the British
Neptune, uninterrupted by opposition and undiverted by rivalry
41. S ec o n d T r ea ty o f V ie n n a . ^ March, 1731.
Bust of George II., I , hair very long, no drapery. Leg.
GEORGIUS . I I . D . G . MAG . RRIT . FR . ET HIE : REX . F . D
Below, m : h o l t z h e y . f e c :
Rev. An Indian, kneeling, produces before Neptune, who
approaches the shore on his car drawn by two sea-horses, the
gems and produce of his country: in the distance is a ship
with the flag and stern inscribed, e . c. . (East India Company.)
Leg. a s s e r t o r i MERCATUR2E iNDicas. (To the Protector of Indian
commerce.) Ex. f o e d e r e v i e n n e n s e i n i t : xvn . k a l : a p r :
m d c c x x x i. (The Treaty of Vienna concluded, 16 March, 1731.)
1*9. Van Loon, Suppl. viii. 79. Lochner, III. 129.
MB. At. Very rare. 11
This medal refers more particularly to the dissolution of the
Ostend East India Company, as one of the chief results of the
Second Treaty of Vienna.