MALTA. - Lot 10

MALTA. Major PIERREPONT (Ch. A.). SUTHERLAND (Thomas). Malta. Taken from the Mouth of the Harbour. Malta. From the Coradino (sic). R. Ackermann, (London, 1812-1813). Set of two large aquatints printed in color, in folio format. Very rare. Only the British Library has a set of these elegant color prints. Large picturesque views of, on the one hand, a theory of fishermen, with wife and child, working near cannons at the foot of a tower, with a view of Valletta harbor, Fort Saint-Elme and Fort Manoel, and, on the other, a group repairing a boat near a palm tree and some cactus, accompanied by shepherds and cattle in front of a view of Valletta harbor from the Corradino. MALTA ISLAND. VALETTA. A few discreet nicks or stains, slight oxidation of the paper. Faded.