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Vue de Malte.
| Article ID | EUM4171 |
Title | Vue de Malte. |
Decorative copper print view of the Port of Valletta (Grand Harbour) on the island of Malta. | |
| Year | ca. 1880 |
Artist | Anonymus |
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) | 24,5 x 35 cm |
| Condition | Perfect condition |
| Coloring | colored |
| Technique | Wood engraving |