... impressive than the view of Malta to a stranger arriving in the harbour of Valetta. The high walls, the houses rising one above the other, the arches of the lower Barraca, the three cities on the opposite side of the harbour, with Fort Ricasoli, St. Malta and the Knights Hospitallers - Page 52by William Kirkpatrick Riland Bedford - 1905 - 80 pagesFull view - About this book
| James Webster - 1830 - 468 pages
...opposite side of the harbour, with Ports Ilicasoli, St. Angelo, and the fortifications of Florian; the creeks with the merchant, vessels and ships of war lying at anchor, and the walls of Cottonosa, form together a coup-cTceil of a very imposing character. On arriving, a quarantine is performed,... | |
| James Webster - 1830 - 462 pages
...the opposite side of the harbour, with Ports Ricasoli, St. Angelo, and the fortifications of Florian; the creeks with the merchant vessels and ships of war lying at anchor, and the walls of Cottonosa, form together a coup-d'oeil of a very imposing character. On arriving, a quarantine is performed,... | |
| 536 pages
...with Fort Ricasoli, St. Angelo, and the fortifications of Florian, the creeks with the merchant vessel and ships of war lying at anchor, and the walls of Cottonera, form together a coup d' ceil of a very imposing characte.r." 1 was particularly struck with the aspect of... | |
| John Alonzo Clark - 1840 - 588 pages
...the opposite side of the harbour, with Fort Ricasoli, St. Angelo, and the fortifications of Florian, the creeks with the merchant vessels, and ships of...lying at anchor, and the walls of Cottonera, form together a coup d'ceil of a very imposing character." I was particularly struck with the aspect of... | |
| David Lester Richardson - 1845 - 274 pages
...opposite side of the harbour, with ports Ricasoli, St. Angelo, and the fortifications of Florian ; the creeks with the merchant vessels and ships of war lying at anchor, and the walls of Cottonosa, form together a coup-d'ccil of a very imposing character. — Webster's Travels. •)- Asthma... | |
| Moses Margoliouth - 1850 - 470 pages
...the opposite side of the harbour, with Fort Ricasoli, St. Angelo, and the fortifications of Florian, the creeks with the merchant vessels and ships of war lying at anchor, and the walls of Collonera, form together a coup d'ceil of a very imposing character." The fortifications are majestic... | |
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