Ragusa, Dalmatia: view from the Borgi Pille Suburb, 1870. Engraving from a sketch by Lieutenant H. S. Sitwell, of what is now Dubrovnik, Croatia. 'Ragusa is a fortified seaport city of Dalmatia. It is partly inclosed by old walls, flanked by massive round towers, has a cathedral, a Gothic custom-house, a palace of the former rectors of the republic, a guard-house, barracks, a lyceum, and various other public schools, a lazaretto, and a theatre. The port, immediately south of the city, is fitted only for small vessels. Its trade, once important, has greatly declined. Ragusa has suffered gr
Ragusa, Dalmatia: view from the Borgi Pille Suburb, 1870. Engraving from a sketch by Lieutenant H. S. Sitwell, of what is now Dubrovnik, Croatia. 'Ragusa is a fortified seaport city of Dalmatia. It is partly inclosed by old walls, flanked by massive round towers, has a cathedral, a Gothic custom-house, a palace of the former rectors of the republic, a guard-house, barracks, a lyceum, and various other public schools, a lazaretto, and a theatre. The port, immediately south of the city, is fitted only for small vessels. Its trade, once important, has greatly declined. Ragusa has suffered greatly from earthquakes. The pile of buildings, on a rock, in the centre is the barracks, the one on the right being St. Angelo'. From "Illustrated London News", 1870.
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