![]() ![]() Those of you who would still like to support the ongoing conservation of the Armada Maps can do so on the National Museum of the Royal Navy donation page. They were secured thanks to two essential grants from the National Heritage Memorial Fund and the Art Fund and the generous support of the British public. The maps, a complete set, are thought to be the earliest surviving representations of the naval battles and have not left the United Kingdom since they were first drawn in 1589. ![]() The National Museum of the Royal Navy is proud to announce that in just eight weeks the fundraising campaign to save the Armada Maps for the nation was successful and these incredibly rare maps will now remain in the UK. A new phase of fundraising necessary to make sure the public can access the maps.Members of the British public digging deep in extremely difficult times to help save these treasures.Last-ditch campaign raised £600,000 in only two months, including £212,800 from the National Heritage Memorial Fund, £200,000 from the Art Fund.Ten incredibly rare maps that plot the defeat of the Spanish Armada, a defining moment in the creation of England’s identity, have been saved from export. ![]()
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