Sicily Collection (#3)

King of Sicily, roi de Sicile. Chromolithograph from Loredan Larcheys Ancien Armorial Equestre de la Toison d Or et de l Europe au 15e siecle

Marie Amelia of Naples and Sicily, wife of Louis Philippe I, King of the French, Reine des Francais 1782-1848. Handcoloured lithograph from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroixs Costumes Historiques

Cemetery of a Capuchin convert, near Palermo
Catacombs in Palermo, Sicily consists of a large subterranean space, clean and airy, divided into galleries, surrounded with nichies after the bodies were dehydrated on the racks of ceramic pipes in

Sicilian Woman and Man of Corfu
A Sicilian Woman and a Man of Corfu. 1834

Robert Guiscard defeats Saracens and Greeks
The Saracens and Greeks are defeated by a Norman prince, Robert Guiscard, who rides triumphantly into Palermo and takes the title of Count of Sicily. Date: 1071

MUSSOLINI E BAMBINI
Never one to miss out on a favourable photo-opportunity, Mussolini poses with homeless children when he visits Palermo, Sicily. Date: 1924

MUSSOLINI & ARISTOCRACY
Mussolini realises he needs all the friends he can get, even the aristocracy : he is photographed with la principessa di Ganci when he visits Sicily. Date: 1924

View of the naval battle of Augusta (also known as the Battle of Agosta), Sicily, during the Franco-Dutch War. It was fought between a French fleet and a Dutch-Spanish fleet. Date: 22 April 1676

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Aftermath of Earthquake and Fire at Messina, Sicily, Italy. The devastating earthquake and tsunami of 27-28th December 1908 measured 7.5 on the richter scale and claimed 100, 000-200

Palermo, Sicily, Italy - Monte Pellegrino
Palermo, Sicily, Italy - Monte (Mount) Pellegrino Date: circa 1902

Fasci Siciliani, 1894
Two years of unrest and protest by the Fasci Siciliani culminate in violence : government offices are ransacked by the mob. Date: January 1894

GIRL: MARIA TERESA
Maria Teresa Isabella, later Queen of Sicily, as a little girl. Date: mid-18th century

SICILY EXPEDITION 413BC
A disastrous Athenian expedition to Sicily Date: 413 BC

LODOVICOS MARRIAGE / 1343
King Lodovico of Sicily, son of the Duke of Anjou, weds the daughter of the Duke of Pedro. Date: circa 1343

DEATH / CEMETERIES / PALERMO
Catacombs of the Capuchin monks, at Palermo Date: 1876

Method of curing anchovies in Sicily 1834
In the Mediterranean Sea, the anchovy is chiefly taken at night; large fires are lighted on rafts, which attracts the fish, engraving showing men a cellars packing anchovies in barrels in salt

GREECE / CRIMISUS / 339BC
Timoleon defeats the Carthaginians at Crimisus, Sicily. Date: 339 BC

Louis of Sicily Weds 14th century
A noble marriage - Louis, king of Sicily and son of the duc dAnjou - weds the daughter of king Pedro of Aragon Date: 14th century

Russian Navy lends aid after the Messina Earthquake
Russian Navy lends aid after the terrible Messina Earthquake, Sicily, Italy. The devastating earthquake and tsunami of 27-28th December 1908 which measured 7.5 on the richter scale claimed 100

Palermo, Italy - Chiesa di S. Giovanni degli Eremili. The churchs origins date to the 6th century. After the Islamic conquest of Sicily, it was converted into a mosque

Waterfront at Syracuse on the Ionian coast of Sicily, Italy
The waterfront at Syracuse on the Ionian coast of Sicily, Italy. Well known for its ancient ruins. Date: circa 1910s

Frederick II Hohenstaufen (1194-1250). Holy Roman Emperor. Colored engraving

Scylla & Charybdis / Map
Map showing the location of Scylla, the six-headed monster who lived in a cave next to the deadly whirlpool Charybdis, in Sicily

c. 1880s Italy - southern Italy probably Sicily street vendor
c.1880s Italy - southern Italy, probably Sicily street vendor with large pot

c. 1880s Italy - Italy, probably Sicily street vendors, boys
c.1880s Italy - southern Italy, probably Sicily street vendor with his wares - boy selling vegetables

Arabic writing on a map of Italy and North Africa, WW2
Arabic writing on a map of Italy and North Africa during the Second World War. 1940s

Palermo - Teatro Massimo Vittorio Emanuele, Sicily, Italy
The Teatro Massimo Vittorio Emanuele is an opera house and opera company located on the Piazza Verdi in Palermo, Sicily. It was dedicated to King Victor Emanuel II. Date: circa 1909

Portolan of Joan Martines (16th century). 1587. Map of the C
Portolan of Spanish cartographer Joan Martines (16th century). Majorcal school. 1587. Map of the Canary Islands and the west coast of Africa. Messina, Sicily. National Library. Madrid. Spain

Odysseus offering wine to Polyphemus. Mosaic. 3rd-4rd century. Roman Villa. Piazza Armerina. Sicily. Italy

Sicilian Vespers, (1846) by Francesco Hayez (1791-1882)
Sicilian Vespers. Rebellion on the island of Sicily in 1282 against the rule of the French king Charles I of Anjou in March 1282 who had taken control of the entire Kingdom of Sicily

Castrogiovanni, Sicily, Italy
View of Castrogiovann (Now Enna), Sicily, Italy

Old houses in Taormina, Sicily, Italy
People sitting outside old houses in Taormina, Sicily

Sicily - Castelvetrano Fountain
Black and white Victorian lantern slide of two women with water jugs, standing next to a fountain in Castelvetrano.. Slide number 44 of Box 106 entitled Sicily Date: circa 1890s

Map of Pantellaria (Pantelleria) by G. H. Davis
A contour map of Pantellaria (Pantelleria), a volcanic Italian island outpost which surrendered unconditionally on 11 June 1943 -- the first loss of Italian soil to the Allies during the Second World

Palermo, Sicily, Italy - Capuchin Catacombs
The Capuchin Catacombs of Palermo (Catacombe dei Cappuccini) are burial catacombs in Palermo, Sicily, southern Italy - a somewhat macabre tourist attraction! Date: circa 1910s

Aftermath of Earthquake and Fire at Messina, Sicily, Italy. The devastating earthquake and tsunami of 27-28th December 1908 measured 7.5 on the richter scale and claimed 100, 000-200

LAELIUS, Gaius (ca. 235-170 BC). Roman consul
" LAELIUS, Gaius (ca. 235-170 BC). Roman consul. He accompanied Scipio Africanus in the campaigns of Spain, Sicily and Africa.; CATO The Elder or The Censor, Marcus Porcius (234-149 BC)

NICEPHORUS II Phocas (912-969). Byzantine Emperor
" NICEPHORUS II Phocas (912-969). Byzantine Emperor (963-969) from the Macedonian dynasty. Triumphal entry and coronation of the emperor in Constantinople. Manuscript produced in Sicily

James II the Just (1267-1327). King of Aragon

Chart by Joan Martines. Island of Sicily (1591). Miniature Painting

Palermo, Sicily, Italy - Crossroads on Via Maqueda Date: circa 1920

Papyrus Plants on the River Anapo
Papyrus plants growing along the banks of the River Anapo near Syracuse, Sicily, Italy Date: circa 1905

A Woman from Sicily
A pretty young girl from Sicily in traditional costume, her hair worh up and wearing gold hooped earrings and a patterned headscarf. She stands in front of a tall grape vine

Scylla & Charybdis
The maelstroms of Scylla and Charybdis off the coast of Sicily

First Punic War, Catulus wins naval victory at Aegusa
PUNIC WARS : Gaius Lutatius Catulus wins a major naval victory, defeating Hanno the Greats Carthaginian fleet at the Battle of the Aegates Islands or Aegusa (the Aegadian Islands)

Palermo - The Cathedral, Sicily, Italy
Palermo - The Cathedral (Metropolitan Cathedral of the Assumption of Virgin Mary / Cattedrale metropolitana della Santa Vergine Maria Assunta), Sicily, Italy Date: circa 1920s

Panoramic view of Monreale, Sicily, Italy in the province of Palermo. Date: circa 1908

King James II of Aragon (1267-1327). Engraving. Colored
James II (1267-1327), called the Just. King of Aragon, Sicily, Valencia, Sardinia and Corsica and Count of Barcelona. Portrait. Engraving, 19th century. Colored

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