Ancient Circular Building, Malta - Lemaitre Engraving - c. 1840
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Ancient Circular Building, Malta - Lemaitre Engraving - c. 1840

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Original engraving of about 1840 with the remains of an ancient circular building in Malta: great megalithic blocks, a train of mules and several figures among the rocks. Bilingual caption, Restes d'un Edifice antique de forme circulaire, à Malte / Vestigios de un Edificio de forma circular en Malta, and the signature Lemaitre direxit.

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Original engraving of about 1840 with the remains of an ancient circular building in Malta: great megalithic blocks, a train of mules and several figures among the rocks. Bilingual caption, Restes d'un Edifice antique de forme circulaire, à Malte / Vestigios de un Edificio de forma circular en Malta, and the signature Lemaitre direxit.

It comes from the Panorama Universal, Historia de Malta y el Gozo, the Spanish version of Firmin Didot's L'Univers pittoresque published in Barcelona in the middle of the 19th century. It carries the number 24.

Medium: Copper engraving.
Engraver: Lemaitre (direxit).
Date: About 1840.
Source: Panorama Universal, Historia de Malta y el Gozo; print no. 24.
Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.2 in (20 x 13.2 cm).
Condition: Laid down on paper. Light rust specks in the margins; the image clean and well printed.

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