Title

The Revolution in Sicily - Calatafimi, 1860. Creator: Unknown.

Caption

The Revolution in Sicily - Calatafimi, 1860. 'Garibaldi, in his rapid rush from Marsala to Palermo, pounced, it will be remembered, upon Calatafimi, a town in the intendancy of Trapani. Its inhabitants have been variously estimated at from 5000 to 10,000 - one authority, indeed, fixing the number as high as 20,000. The town, which is of wretched aspect, was once dominated by a castle now in ruins. From this castle...an extraordinary country is seen - the land and rocks being in confusion, as if tossed about by some terrible earthquake'. From "Illustrated London News", 1860.

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Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM23B17_099

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51,4Mb (5,1Mb) / 16,5in x 12,1in / 4960 x 3622 (300dpi)

Keywords

countryside Italy Italian hill hills building buildings house houses town arts mountain mountains country art mountainous British geography castle color Sicily ruins ruin village fortifications fortification rustic location century Britain rebellion newspapers press print revolution concept ruined B&W engraved engraving Colour 19th century black & white black and white townscape B W white and black nineteenth century rural The Print Collector geographical feature Illustrated London News Risorgimento rural life ILN newspaper landscape Unknown Calatafimi Regionalism 19th-century Expedition of the Thousand