1903 Print Messina Gate Taormina Commune Italy Painting ORIGINAL HISTORIC INS2 XGL2 This is an original 1930

This is an original 1930 black and white halftone print of the site of the first habitation of Samuel de Champlain (1574-1635) who was a French soldier

The portal is of Late Gothic Style

The lumber industry controlled much of the northern part of the state during the middle of the 1800s

Thurber & Company

In the background is an ancient castle that still (at the time) serves as a military post

1903 Print Messina Gate Taormina Commune Italy Painting ORIGINAL HISTORIC INS2 XGL2 This is an original 1930This is an original 1903 halftone print of From the Messina Gate, Taormina by Wilfrid Ball. Taormina is a commune and small town on the east coast of the island of Sicily, Italy, in the Province of Messina. CONDITION This 108+ year old Item is rated Very Fine +++. Light aging throughout. No creases. No natural defects. Some light surface rub. No tears. No water damage. Please note there is printing on the reverse. There is some light bleed through