1834 Meyer print LISBON & FORT ALMEIDA, PORTUGAL

1834 Meyer print LISBON & FORT ALMEIDA, PORTUGAL (image 1/1)
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1834 Meyer print LISBON & FORT ALMEIDA, PORTUGAL Nice view titled: Lissabon vom Fort Almeida jenseits des Tajo , with Fort Almeida and Tejo river in the foreground and the city in the background on the left, from steel engraving with fine detail and clear impression, nice hand coloring, approx. image size is 8.5 x 14 cm. Print was published in Germany in Meyer's Universum by Bibliographic Institute Hildburghausen. Click or image for larger version Lisbon, Portuguese LISBOA, city, seat of Lisboa distrito ("district") and capital of Portugal. It is the country's chief port and largest city and stands 8 miles (13 km) upstream from the westernmost point of the European continent, w the Tagus (Tejo) River flows into the Atlantic Ocean. At Lisbon the Tagus widens to form a 7-mile- (11-kilometre-) wide bay called the Sea of Palha. On both sides of the river the land rises to gently rolling hills. The Baixa, the city centre and commercial heart of Lisbon, lies on the north bank of the Tagus near the water's edge; it was completely rebuilt after a devastating earthquake in 1755. Many other features of the historic city also have been preserved. Traces of the Moorish walls remain. The Avenida da Liberdade, which is the city's main promenade, has retained its wide, blue-mosaic sidewalks graced with palms and shade trees, fountains, and ornamental read more
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