1846 Steel Engraving TARTOUS, TARTUS, TORTOSA, SYRIA Antique Art Print
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A very rare old view of TORTOSA FROM THE ISLAND OF RUAD as it appeared in 1846.
Tartus known in the County of Tripoli as Tortosa and also transliterated Tartous) is a city on the Mediterranean coast of Syria. It is the second largest port city in Syria (after Latakia), and the largest city in Tartus Governorate. In the summer it is a vacation spot for many Syrians.
The city lies on the eastern coast of the Mediterranea...n Sea bordered by the Syrian Coastal Mountain Range to the east. Arwad, the only inhabited island on the Syrian coast, is located a few kilometers off the shore of Tartus.Tartus occupies most of the coastal plain, surrounded to the east by mountains composed mainly of limestone and, in certain places around the town of Souda, basalt.
Would look great framed!
Very clean old print, suitable for framing.
This is a 174 year old ORIGINAL engraving print, NOT a modern day reproduction.
These original antique steel engravings are highly desirable pieces of art.
Tartus known in the County of Tripoli as Tortosa and also transliterated Tartous) is a city on the Mediterranean coast of Syria. It is the second largest port city in Syria (after Latakia), and the largest city in Tartus Governorate. In the summer it is a vacation spot for many Syrians.
The city lies on the eastern coast of the Mediterranea...n Sea bordered by the Syrian Coastal Mountain Range to the east. Arwad, the only inhabited island on the Syrian coast, is located a few kilometers off the shore of Tartus.Tartus occupies most of the coastal plain, surrounded to the east by mountains composed mainly of limestone and, in certain places around the town of Souda, basalt.
Would look great framed!
Very clean old print, suitable for framing.
This is a 174 year old ORIGINAL engraving print, NOT a modern day reproduction.
These original antique steel engravings are highly desirable pieces of art.
