Sicily (214 Subjects)
View of Taormina in Sicily. On the left the Saracen castle of Taormina.
View of the ancient amphitheater of Taormina, in Sicily.
View of Catania in Sicily. On the left the church of Saint Francis of Assisi, where initially the Temple of Athena stood. In the background Mount Etna.
View of the ancient theater of Syracuse, in Sicily.
View of the river Anapo passing through Syracuse. This river empties into the smaller Ciane river. In the background Mount Etna.
View of the Temple of Hera in Agrigento, Sicily.
View of the ruins of Selinunte, Sicily.
Marsala, Sicily.
View of the Doric Temple of Segesta, Sicily.
Palermo, Sicily.
View of Trapani, Sicily.
The sanctuary of Saint Rosalia, patron saint of Palermo, in the cave where according to tradition the saint had retired, on Pelegrino hill outside Palermo.
View of Stromboli island.
Ancient temples at Agrigento, Sicily.
The base of a gigantic column near Syracuse.
Ruins occasioned by the earthquake at Messina.
View at Villa Scabrosa, Catania, Sicily.
Ancient bath in Palagonia, near Catania, Sicily. According to Roman myth, the three small lakes of the area were the birthplace of the Sicilian deities Palici.
A modern structure erected on the site of the ancient cistern in Val di Noto, southeastern Sicily.
Crater of Aetna volcano.
Map of Sicily.
Sicilian travellers; possibly a snapshot from the author's journey.
Religious procession in Alcamo, Sicily. Plan of the Doric temple of Segesta.
Inscription in Latin and Greek from Segesta, Sicily.
The Doric temple of Segesta, Sicily. 1. Partial view of the peristyle. 2. Drawing of column and column capital, highlighting the guttae of the entablature.
View of the interior of the Doric temple of Segesta in Sicily.
View of the Doric temple of Segesta in Sicily.
Reconstruction and plan of the ancient theatre of Segesta in Sicily.
View of the ancient theatre of Segesta in Sicily.
Ancient wall in Mozia or San Pantaleo island, which is situated between Trapani and Marsala, Sicily. Drawing of salt flat near Mozia.