Sicily Collection (page 10)

Solar Protuberances
Solar protuberances observed at Palermo, Sicily, by P. Taschini : 1 - 22 December 1871 2 - 3 September 1871 3 - 7 July 1872

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

Messina Evacuated
General Fergola, commanding the remaining Neapolitan forces in Sicily, evacuates the forts of Messina

Castellamare Battle
A naval combat takes place off Castellamare, Sicily : French and English vessels are involved

Royalists at Palermo
Despite the downfall of Francesco II, king of the Two Sicilies, there is still substantial royalist feeling : royalists disembark at Palermo and enter the city

LA Masa Guerilla
La Masa, leader of a guerilla force in Sicily, with supporters in the streets of Palermo

Messina Earthquake - 4
MESSINA, SICILY A makeshift hospital among the ruins

Messina Earthquake -5
MESSINA, SICILY Hunting for looters amid the rubble

Messina Earthquake - 7
MESSINA, SICILY A ruined home

Messina Earthquake - 3
MESSINA, SICILY Street scene after the quake

Palermo Liberated
The citizens of Palermo, liberated by Garibaldi, take advantage of their new liberty to avenge themselves on their former Neapolitan rulers

Sicilian Children
The children of Palermo welcome the intervention of Garibaldi in the popular insurrection against the Neapolitan rule

Fighting in Catania
Giuseppina di Barcelona, Sicilian heroine who took part in the fierce fighting at Catania, manning (?) a cannon against the Neapolitans. (We have an engraving of this)

Faro Bombarded
The town of Faro is bombarded from the sea

Garibaldi Redshirt
Giuseppe d Angelo, one of the redshirts (so called because they wear red shirts) who helped Garibaldi liberate Palermo from Neapolitan rule

Hunting Breakfast
Garibaldis men hunt their breakfast in a Sicilian village

Giuseppina Mans Gun
Giuseppina di Barcelona, Sicilian heroine who took part in the fierce fighting at Catania, mans (?) a cannon against the Neapolitans. (We also have a portrait of her)

Palermo Bombarded
The Neapolitan navy bombards Palermo in a futile attempt to halt the insurrection

Palermo Street Fight
There is bitter fighting in the streets of Palermo as Garibaldis men support a popular insurrection against the Neapolitan rule

Garibaldi at Palermo
Garibaldi and his men enter Palermo and liberate it from Neapolitan rule

Palermo Prisoners
Political prisoners of the Neapolitan regime are set free by Garibaldis men

Palermo Barricade
French-style barricades are erected by the insurgents in the streets of Palermo, to hamper the movement of the Neapolitan government forces

Garibaldi Leaves Marsala
Garibaldis thousand embark at Quarto, Sicily, to invade the mainland

Invasion Fleet
Garibaldis invasion fleet on the beach at Messina, Sicily, ready to invade the Italian mainland at Calabria

Garibaldi Invasion Fleet
The invasion fleet carries Garibaldis thousand from Quarto, Sicily, to invade the Italian mainland

TIDAL WAVE, 1908
After the earthquake which destroyed Messina, Sicily, a tidal wave devastates the coast of South America !

LODOVICOs MARRIAGE / 1343
A noble marriage - Louis, king of Sicily and son of the duc d Anjou - weds the daughter of king Pedro of Aragon

Greece / Crimisus / 339Bc
Sicily : Timoleon, with only 10, 000 Sicilians, defeats 70, 000 invading Carthaginians at the Crimisus river, but the Carthaginians continue to hold Sicily

Charles I / Jacquand
CHARLES I (CHARLES D ANJOU) Italian King of Naples and Count of Anjou, brother of Louis IX of France, ruler of Sicily

Sicily / Monreale 1911
Monreale, Sicily: the cloisters

Heinrich VI of Germany
HEINRICH VI OF HOHENSTAUFEN King of Germany and Holy Roman Emperor 1190 - 1197. Conquered Sicily in 1194, died in Messina, Italy in 1197

Sicilian Vespers 1282
SICILIAN VESPERS The French at the court of Charles d Anjou, in Sicily, are massacred, due to the tyranny and brutality of the French

Sicilian Carriage
A family party in their carriage at Palermo, Sicily

ETNA IN 1815
A striking view of the crater of Mount Etna, Sicily, in relatively tranquil mode, with plumes rising from five separate cones or vents or fumaroles

Targa Florio Race 1922
The Targa Florio race in Sicily takes place, watched by a large crowd

Sicily / Lipari & Castle
The volcanic island of Lipari, the largest of the Aeolian Islands off the coast of Sicily, showing the 13th century fortified walls & castle

FERDINAND (1778-1820)
CHARLES FERDINAND DUKE OF BERRY. The son of Charles X, King of France

Sicily / Palermo Chapel
Palermo: Byzantine (Palatine) Chapel

Friedrich II & Falcons
EMPEROR FRIEDRICH II also Federigo I, king of Sicily depicted with his Master of Falconry Date: 1194 - 1250

Messina Earthquake - 1
MESSINA, SICILY In Sicily, Calabria and Provence - and particularly at Messina - a severe earthquake causes much loss of life and destruction of property

Garibaldi Lands Marsala
THE RISORGIMENTO Garibaldi and the thousand land at Marsala, Sicily - the first incident in the campaign which will lead to the unification of Italy

Sicily Joins Italy
Rejoicing in the streets of Palermo when Sicily is united with the kingdom of Italy

Battle of Mylae
The Roman fleet under Caius Diulius defeats the Carthag- -inian fleet under Hannibal; the Romans use boarding bridges to access the enemy vessels and fight hand-hand

Palermo Cathedral 1875
Palermo Cathedral

Belisarius Occupies Rome
Byzantine general BELISARIUS, having defeated the Vandals, subdued the Ostrogoths and conquered Sicily, occupies Rome

Fall of Blood
FALL OF BLOOD Crimson rain causes panic among the people of Sicily, and many parts of Italy; it is however simply dust from the Sahara desert

Philip II, King of Spain
Philip (Felipe) II, King of Spain (reigned 1556-1598). He was also King of Portugal, Naples and Sicily, and, while married to Mary I, King of England and Ireland

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