20.10.13

Gibraltar

The strategic rock of Gibraltar can affect the passage of ships from the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea. At the end of war of the Spanish Succession (1700-1713) it came into the possession of the United Kingdom under the Treaty of Utrecht.

O rochedo estratégico de Gibraltar pode condicionar a passagem de navios do oceano Atlântico para o mar Mediterrâneo. No final da guerra da Sucessão de Espanha (1700-1713) passou para a posse do Reino Unido pelo Tratado de Utrecht.

Cornelis Claeszoon van Wieringen (ca 1580-1633)-'the explosion of Spanish flagship in the battle of' Gibraltar (April 25th 1607)'-oil on canvas    Amsterdam.Rijksmuseum

John Trumbull (1756)-'the sortie made by the garrison of Gibraltar in the morning of thr 27 November1731'-oil on canvas.1789    New York-Metropolitan Museum of Art

John Mace ( - )-'north view of Gibraltar from Spanish lines'-oil on canvas-1782    London-United Kingdom Government Art collection

Frederick Leeds Edridges (1800-1941)-'Castle street. Ebguneer's Lane'-watercolor

Frederick William J. Shore (1844-1916)-'Arengos palace or the Moorish castle at Gibraltar'-oil on canvas    Tatton Park-National Trust

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