Mediterranean Collection (page 8)

The Blue Lagoon - Jean Lasalle
Fantasy card - painting by Jean Lasalle - The Blue Lagoon Series (1/4) Date: circa 1910s

HMS Glorious, aircraft carrier
Royal Navy - HMS Glorious, aircraft carrier, at anchor, steaming up. HMS Glorious was the second of the three Courageous-class battlecruisers built for the Royal Navy during the First World War

The passage of the convoy from the west to Malta on June 14 / 16 was under the command of
The passage of the convoy from the west to Malta on June 14/16 was under the command of Vice- Admiral Curtesis. It was sighted

Operation Pedestal. A general view of the convoy under air attack showing the intense anti-aircraft barrage put up by the escorts

Red sea fan (Paramuricea clavata) with gorgonian corals and Light-bulb sea squirt (Clavelina lepadiformis) Punta Carena, Capri Island, Sorrentine Peninsula, Italy, Tyrrhenian Sea, Mediterranean

Crinoid or feather star (Antedon mediterranea) on Violescent sea whip or Red sea fan (Paramuricea clavata) Punta Campanella Marine Protected Area, Amalfi Coast, Italy, Tyrrhenian Sea, Mediterranean

Sea anemone (Calliactis parasitica) usually associated with hermit crabs, here on a Mediterranean bonnet shell (Semicassis granulata), Ponza island, Italy, Tyrrhenian Sea, Mediterranean

Neptune seagrass (Posidonia oceanica) bed, sun rays shining through water. A patch of seagrass bed in the Mediterranean sea is considered to be the oldest living organism on earth. Spain. June

Malta, Gozo, near Marsalforn, customised vintage Ford Prefect car

France, Monaco, Yachts moored in Monaco Harbour, Port Hercule, and La Condamine

Malta, , Valletta
Malta, Valletta, Cannon Battery overlooking Grand Harbour

Malta, Gozo, Gharb, old town with stone fountain

Spain, Catalonia, Barcelona, The Art Nouveau Farmacia Nadal pharmacy on La Rambla in the Old Town District

Italy, Veneto, Venice, zucchini flowers, Rialto market

Malta, Sliema, Metal sculpture, old couple drinking tea

Italy, Liguria, Portofino Peninsula, Rapallo, beach & waterfront

Spain, Catalonia, Barcelona, Juan Hualler Conseller II de Barcelona
Spain, Catalonia, Barcelona, Statue in a niche at the entrance to the Town Hall in the Gothic Quarter of Juan Hualler Conseller II de Barcelona

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Siege bell monument, World War II Memorial, Lower Barracca Gardens, Valletta, Malta

House of Venus in the Shell
ITALY, Campania, Pompeii, House of Venus in the Shell

Noble pen shell (Pinna nobilis) is the largest bivalve in the Mediterranean. It is mostly found in seagrass meadows (Posidonia oceanica). National Marine Park of Alonissos Northern Sporades, Greece

Tunisian man sits in shade
A Tunisian man in traditional dress and chechia hat, sits in the shade and sells small souvenirs for tourists. Djerba, Tunisia Date: 1987

Beach lovers, Fuengirola, Spain
Young lovers with arms around each other on the crowded beach at Fuengirola, Costa del Sol, Spain Date: 1989

Lemon-yellow tree frog (Hyla savignyi) peering around coastal plant. Cyprus. April

Asia Minor, the Caucasus Region and Mesopotamia, First World War, c1915, (c1920). Map of part of the Middle East, showing eastern Turkey, Cyprus, Syria, Lebanon, Palestine

Map to Illustrate the Mesopotamian Expedition, 1919. Creator: George Philip & Son Ltd
Map to Illustrate the Mesopotamian Expedition, 1919. Showing the Middle Eastern theatre of World War I, including the Turkish or Ottoman Empire, and parts of Russia, Persia and Egypt

Crete, Greece, Village of Handra (Handras or Chandras), Sit
Crete, Greece - Village of Handra (Handras or Chandras), Sitia. Date: circa 1907

Malta - Valletta - a fishing boat. Date: circa 1908

Valletta, Malta - View of Grand Harbour from Barrakka lift
Valletta, Malta - View of the Grand Harbour from the Barrakka lift (which links the Grand Harbour to the Upper Barrakka Gardens and Valletta city centre)

Malta - Marsamuscetto Harbour Date: circa 1910s

Striped Dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba) in the strait of Gibraltar, Spain

Spotted catshark (Scyliorhinus canicula) just hatched from egg case that is on Seafan (Paramuricea clavata), Ullastres seamount, Costa Brava, Llafranch, Catalunya, Spain

Rose garlic (Allium roseum) Menorca, Balearic Islands, Spain, Europe

RAF Spitfire on the deck of an aircraft carrier on its way to Malta, World War II, 1942 (1944)
RAF Spitfire fighter on the deck of an aircraft carrier on its way to Malta, World War II, 1942 (1944). The Spitfires Come. From " The Air Battle of Malta"

Refuelling and re-arming Spitfire fighters, Malta, World War II, 1942 (1944). Creator: Unknown
Refuelling and re-arming Spitfire fighters, Malta, World War II, 1942 (1944). Each to his Station. - While the pilot waits, soldiers and airmen refuel and reammunition his Spitfire in its pen

Napoli - Pallonetti Santa Lucia, c1900. Creator: Unknown
Napoli - Pallonetti Santa Lucia, c1900. From " Napoli"

View of the City of Valetta, Port of Malta, c. 1736 (engraving)
3058235 View of the City of Valetta, Port of Malta, c.1736 (engraving) by French School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Engraved by Philippe Nicolas Milcent); French, out of copyright

Detail from the Catalan Atlas, 1375 (vellum)
XZL151844 Detail from the Catalan Atlas, 1375 (vellum) by Cresques, Abraham (1325-87); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; Spanish, out of copyright

White horses of the Camargue, herd running through the sea, Camargue, Southern France

Two white horses of the Camargue, interacting, greeting head to head in marshes, Camargue, Southern France

Sailing boat passing the Chateau D If - Marseille, France Date: circa 1910s

Place des Martyrs at Night - Beirut, Lebanon Date: circa 1930s

Iskenderun, Turkey - Alexandretta - Place de la Douane
Iskenderun, Turkey - Place de la Douane (Customs Square). Also known as Alexandretta in Greek and in English Alexandrette. Turkish city at the far eastern end of the Mediterranean coast

Pearlfish (Carapus acus) outside of host Sea cucumber (Stichopus regalis) at night. These species have a commensal relationship, with the fish living in the gut of the sea cucumber. Catalonia, Spain

One of the deeper artificial reefs, Larvotto Marine Reserve, Monaco, Mediterranean Sea, July 2009

Caramote prawn (Penaeus kerathurus) Larvotto Marine Reserve, Monaco, Mediterranean Sea, July 2009

Common octopus (Octopus vulgaris) in hole, Larvotto Marine Reserve, Monaco, Mediterranean Sea, July 2009

Wide-eyed flounder (Bothus podas) on seabed, Marine Reserve, Monaco, Mediterranean Sea, July 2009

Scorpionfish (Scorpaena porcus) lying on the artificial reef, Larvotto Marine Reserve, Monaco, Mediterranean Sea, July 2009

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