Very rare aquatint view from “Voyage pittoresque en Sicile” by Gicault de la Salle published in Paris in 1822.
Vue de l’entree du port de Palerme
Very rare aquatint view from “Voyage pittoresque en Sicile” by Gicault de la Salle published in Paris in 1822.
- Author: GIGAULT DE LA SALLE Achille Etienne
- Year: 1822
- Dimension: 290 x 425 mm
- Place of publication: Paris
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