File:Valletta, Malta RMG PU9403.jpg

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Author
Captain George Pechell Mends
Description
English: Valletta, Malta

This pencil drawing, previously titled 'St Pauls? Island, Malta' is a view from Grand Harbour looking up to the arcade of the Upper Barracca Gardens, which were built in the 18th century above the bastion seen lower left. The gardens and upper walks remain a place of popular resort, with a number of monuments (including to Admiral Sir Alexander Ball, the first British governor of Malta) and spctacular views over the harbour itself.

Valletta, Malta
Date circa 1851
date QS:P571,+1851-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Dimensions Mount: 230 mm x 385 mm
Notes Box Title: D.142 M1848-1860.
Source/Photographer http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/113554
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Identifier
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Picture Department Petrel Project Number: M1849
id number: PAD9403
Collection
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Fine art

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