Malta, the Mushroom Rock - Original 19th Century Engraving
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Original 19th century engraving of the Mushroom Rock, the isolated stack at Dwejra, on Gozo (Malta), with fishermen and boats on a calm sea. Bilingual caption, Écueil aux Champignons / Escollo de laz Setas, under the heading Malte / Malta.
Original 19th century engraving of the Mushroom Rock, the isolated stack at Dwejra, on Gozo (Malta), with fishermen and boats on a calm sea. Bilingual caption, Écueil aux Champignons / Escollo de laz Setas, under the heading Malte / Malta.
The rock takes its name from the so-called Malta fungus, a parasitic plant that grew there and that the Knights of St John held to be a remedy against bleeding: the rock was declared a closed reserve, its top scraped smooth to make it inaccessible and a permanent guard posted at its foot.
Medium: Copper engraving (line engraving).
Engraver: Under the direction of Lemaitre.
Date: 19th century.
Source: Book leaf, print no. 21.
Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.4 in (21.5 x 13.7 cm).
Condition: Paper browned, with scattered damp stains in the margins; the image clean and soft in tone.
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Original 19th century engraving of the Mushroom Rock, the isolated stack at Dwejra, on Gozo (Malta), with fishermen and boats on a calm sea. Bilingual caption, Écueil aux Champignons / Escollo de laz Setas, under the heading Malte / Malta.