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New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2008.
A South East Prospect of the City of Lisbon the Metropolis of the Kingdom of Portugal
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2008.
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2008.

A South East Prospect of the City of Lisbon the Metropolis of the Kingdom of Portugal

DateAfter 1755
MediumEngraving on laid paper
DimensionsOverall, Image: 4 1/2 × 7 3/4 in. (11.4 × 19.7 cm)
Overall, Sheet: 5 × 8 1/8 in. (12.7 × 20.6 cm)
InscribedTitle inscribed on plate below image, lower center: "A South East Prospect of the City of Lisbon the Metropolis of the Kingdom of Portugal as it was before the dreadful Earthquake Novr 1st, 1755."
Object number0.5443
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