Bidspirit auction | Royal letter from D. Luís

Royal letter from D. Luís I, dated from the Paço de Belém, on December 2, 1867, granting the Order of Santiago of Scientific, Literary and Artistic Merit, Degree of Knight - To the First Lieutenant of the Navy, Rodrigo Augusto Teixeira Pinha – Who was the author of the Artilheiro Sailor's Manual and other writings. Document signed by the King, by his Minister João Baptista da Silva Ferrão de Carvalho Martens (Martens Ferrão). White Seal of the Royal Arms of Portugal, with waving. Reverse with several other signatures and notes. Dimensions: 280 x 442 mm, 2 pp.