SICILY Palermo Porta Felice Marina Italy - 1860s Original Antique Print

Description: INTERNATIONAL BUYERS:💠 The shipping rates shown are for '1st Class International Package' with tracking.💠 Ebay is also promoting their EIS International Shipping program on sellers pages. I do not use this program because it is more expensive, slower, not very transparent, and frustrating to the buyer, if something goes wrong. Do not select it, if ebay does show it as an option. Thank you. Print Specifics: Type of print: Intaglio, steel engraving - Original fine quality antique printYear of printing: not indicated in the print. Est: 1860s Original artist : Leitch Publisher: The London Printing and Publishing Company Limited, London & New York. Condition: 1 (1. Excellent - 2. Very good - 3. Good - 4. Fair). This print, when I received it, was stained like the one (NOT included) from the same series, shown in the second photo. To save this print and prevent further deterioration, I had it cleaned. Dimensions: 6.5 x 10.5 inches (17 x 26.5 cm), including blank margins (borders) around the image. Paper weight (thickness): 2-3 (1. Thick - 2. Heavier - 3. Medium heavy - 4. Slightly heavier - 5. Thin) Reverse side: BlankNotes: 1. Green color around the print in the photo is a contrasting background on which the print was photographed. 2. Print detail is much sharper than the photo of the print. Original Narrative: Porta Felice and Marina, Plermo : EVERY town of any importance, on thelittorale of the Mediterranean, has its "Marina," or public promenade; and what feelings of enjoyment and happiness accompany the very name, to one who has visited those classic countries, drank the pure air of the Levantine regions, and participated in the amusements of the gay thoughtless beings that people them! The Marina of Palermo is the most delightful spot on the Mediterranean. Astranger glides into the port of Palermo always too rapidly, because every advance detracts from the sublime prospect of the Marina, with its fashionable as well as busy groups, in motion before a range of palaces one mile in extent: behind which, the glorious city appears, seated on the most fertile plain in Europe, and above which, in the background of the panorama, Monte Pelegrino rises precipitously, majestically, and with a form as strange as it is beautiful. Entering the inner harbour, the Gala Felice, or landing-steps, is now reached, and the busy hum of men assails the ears; new voices, strange dresses, different associations, present themselves, yet all, all agreeable and full of interest. Here the Pratique office, on the right, demands your presence, —a crowd of idlers, and an accumulation of merchandise, impeding you at every step: to the left of the Marina and landing-place, some remains of the ancient town-walls are visible, and some military works of insignificant strength; but immediately in front stands the Porta Felice, through which the crowds of carriages and visitors pour from the Cassaro, at the accustomed hour, to enjoy the recreations of the Marina. This splendid piece of architecture, perhaps the handsomest city-portal in Europe, is purely Italian in its style and ornaments, and is a sufficient proof that the designs of ancient Greece and Rome may still be rivalled by the genius of after ages. From this perfect specimen of art, so constantly, from its position, the admiration of its owners, the parade extends towards the Villa Reale, a public pleasure-ground, and thence to the "botanic gardens. These are tributary to the evening enjoyments of the Palermitans; and it is confessed by all voyagers in the Mediterranean, that the delights of an evening on the Marina of Palermo are without a parallel in the south of Europe. Martin2001 Satisfaction Guaranteed Policy! Any print purchased from me may be returned for any (or no) reason for a full refund including all postage. Internet seller since 1998.Five-star service.

Price: 32.5 USD

Location: Manassas, Virginia

End Time: 2024-08-29T19:53:00.000Z

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