Description: Reclus09_71 1884 Reclus print KRAK DES CHEVALIERS, QA'LAT AL-HISN, SYRIA, #71 Nice small print titled KALAT-EL-HOSN. - VUE GÉNÉRALE. D'après la reconstitution de M. Rey., from wood engraving with fine detail and clear impression, approx. overall size is 16 x 15.5 cm, approx. image size is 11.5 x 8 cm. From La Nouvelle Géographie universelle, la terre et les hommes / The Earth and Its Inhabitants, great work of Elisee Reclus. Krak des Chevaliers French-Arabic“Castle of the Knights” greatest fortress built by European crusaders in Syria and Palestine, one of the most notable surviving examples of medieval military architecture. Built at Qalʿat al-Ḥiṣn, Syria, near the northern border of present-day Lebanon, Krak occupied the site of an earlier Muslim stronghold. It was built by the Knights of St. John (Hospitallers), who held it from 1142 till 1271, when it was captured by the Mamlūk sultan Baybars I. It has two concentric towered walls separated by a wide moat and could accommodate a garrison of 2,000 men. In 2006 the fortress (along with the Qalʿat Salāḥ al-Dīn [“Fortress of Saladin”]) was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site.
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Location: Zagreb, HR
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Type: Print
Size Type/ Largest Dimension: Small (Up to 14'')
Date of Creation: 1800-1899
Style: Realism
Original/Reproduction: Original Print
Print Type: Engraving
