Cité Valette.

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Article ID EUM4430

Title

Cité Valette.

Description

The view shows the port promeade at Grand Harbor, a natural harbor in the city of Valletta on the island of Malta.

Year

ca. 1845

Artist

Lemaitre (1797-1870)

Augustin François Lemaître was a french copper and steel- printer and an illustrator in Paris.

Historical Description

Malta's location has historically given it great strategic importance as a naval base, and a succession of powers, including the Phoenicians, Romans, Moors, Normans, Sicilians, Habsburg Spain, Knights of St. John, French and British, have ruled the islands. Malta gained independence from the United Kingdom in 1964 and became a republic in 1974.

Place of Publication Paris
Dimensions (cm)12 x 15 cm
ConditionPerfect condition
Coloringoriginal colored
TechniqueSteel engraving

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