A 13th-century copy of the Magna Carta is to be offered for sale at Sotheby's New York for up to $30m (£15m), it was announced yesterday.
It is the only copy of the document to have remained in private hands, and one of only two outside of England.
By Peter Aspden
Published: September 26 2007 03:00 | Last updated: September 26 2007 03:00
A 13th-century copy of the Magna Carta is to be offered for sale at Sotheby's New York for up to $30m (£15m), it was announced yesterday.
It is the only copy of the document to have remained in private hands, and one of only two outside of England.