Additional Makers
Print maker - Francis Chesham; Publisher - Major James Weir
Description
View of a fortified city and harbour, flying the french flag, with three British frigates on the horizon to left, three fortified islands between the mainland and the battery in the foreground, where men are digging, one holding up a skull he has found, barrels and a small shrine on the wall in front of them to left; after Major Weir. 1803. Hand-coloured etching and aquatint.
Inscription
Lettered below the image with the title, incorporated into a dedication from to 'Brigadier General Thomas Gresham, then Commanding the Allied Forces in Malta', from 'Major Jas. Weir, Commandant of the Maltese Battallion' around a crest with the motto 'Candide ut Secure' and 'Drawn by Major J. Weir / Engraved by F. Chesham. / Published as the Act directs, by J. Weir, 25th. Jany. 1803.'
Image Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
Image Credit
image © Trustees of the British Museum
Location
Għargħar Battery, Valletta, Malta
Country
Malta
Medium
Print
Tags
Category
Landscapes & Seascapes
