Special licence number 92 and 11 34 Signed by the Emperor Napoleon I, the Minister of State Pierre Daru, the Minister of the Navy Denis Decrès, the Minister of Manufactures and Commerce Jean-Baptiste Collin de Sussy and the Director General of Customs François-Louis-Auguste Ferrier. Given at the Elysée Palace on 29 March 1813 Size: 50cm x 34cm C.B.E. (restored tear) First Empire period Historical background: Napoleon attached great importance to these special licences to control ships entering or leaving the Empire. Valuable evidence of how the continental blockade worked.