PZ0866-002

Fort St Elmo and the entrance to the Grand Harbour, Malta, 20 March 1852 Long Caption: Inscribed top left, 'Malta / March 20th 52' and below the fortification to the left 'Fort St Elmo'. In the foreground is a passenger dghaisa with an awning, two passengers (one female) and the boatman. A small sailing boat is coming into the entrance of the Grand Harbour, off Fort St Elmo (left) at the far end of the Floriana promontory (on which Valletta is built). The fortification to the right of the entrance is Fort Ricasoli. Credit line: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London Object: PAI0866 Artist: Captain George Pechell Mends Date: 1852 Medium: pen; ink; wash; watercolour Size: 255 mm x 372 mm Click here to buy a bespoke print of this image.