31 March 2017

Thomas de la Rue in Forest and St Peter Port, Guernsey

The pub in St Peter Port, Guernsey, named after the printer.

'THOMAS de la RUE
Founder of the House of De La Rue
1793 – 1866'

De la Rue co-founded Le Publiciste, and shortly afterwards his own publication Le Miroir politique. His was the first business to be granted the right to publish playing cards.


'Thomas
de la Rue
1793 – 1866
Printer
Born at
Le Bourg'

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