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A PLAN OF THE FORTRESS OF VALETTA, MALTA, EXECUTED BY LIEUTENANT SAMUEL EDWARD COOK R.N., (WIDDRINGTON) (1787-1856)

CIRCA 1805

Closed20 January 2010

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A PLAN OF THE FORTRESS OF VALETTA, MALTA, EXECUTED BY LIEUTENANT SAMUEL EDWARD COOK R.N., (WIDDRINGTON) (1787-1856)
CIRCA 1805
A manuscript map in pen and ink and watercolour on wove paper, watermarked 'Edmead & Pine/1804' (upper left) and inscribed 'Plan/of the/FORTRESS OF VALETTE/MALTA/INCLUDING THE/WHOLE OF THE OUTWORKS/Taken by/Saml. Edwd.Cook' (upper right), the edges of the sheet trimmed and sewn with a green silk border
23¼ x 32¼ in. (59 x 82 cm.)

Captain Samuel Edward Widdrington, R.N., (formerly Cook) (1787-1856), and by descent at Newton Hall, Northumberland.