Antique Print-ANCIENT OBJECTS-Phoenician medals-Candelabrum-Pl II-Boisgelin-1804

Price: € 33,50

Subject: Maltese ancient objects: 'Phoenician Medals - Vase and Patera - Base of Candelabrum with Punic and Greek characters - Characters of the Inscription on the Base of Fig. 3. Scarse.

Condition: Good. Age related toning and light staining. Library stamp at left middle, partially erased.

Medium: Engraving and etching on a vellin type paper.

Size (in cm): The overall size is ca. 19.5 x 26 cm. The image size is ca. 16 x 23 cm.

Size (in inch): The overall size is ca. 7.7 x 10.2 inch. The image size is ca. 6.3 x 9.1 inch.

Part Number: 20851

Location: C112-02

Description: This print originates from: 'Ancient and modern Malta: containing a description of the ports and cities of the islands of Malta and Goza...', by Louis de Boisgelin, published in London by G. & J. Robinson in 1804. The standard history of Malta up until that time. Scarse.

Artists and Engravers: Author Pierre Marie Louis de Boisgelin de Kerdu, knight of Malta. Alias Caillot-Duval, a French writer living from 1758-1816. He became a knight of Malta in 1782. Plate by unknown engraver.