Školj Castle

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View of Školj Castle located above the Reka Valley near Škocjan, in the vicinity of Trieste.

(Plate 3.)

Artist

Name:: Cassas, Louis François
Dates:: 1756-1827
Country:: France

Illustration

Subject:: Landscapes & Places
Techniques:: Etching, Metal Engraving
Engravers:: Chenu; Maillet, Joseph C.
Format:: Portrait (taller)
Source:: The New York Public Library

Book

Title:: Voyage pittoresque et historique de l'Istrie et de la Dalmatie
Author:: Lavallée, Joseph
Publisher:: Paris: François Denis Née, 1802
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Description:

View of Školj Castle, Slovenia, as seen from a scenic portion of the Reka valley, standing on a rocky hill overlooking the Reka River. The opening of the Škocjan caves can be seen in the distance, behind a river bend, right below the castle. The views gathered in this book were drawn by Cassas between 1782 and 1788.^[1]

The caption reads in the original French: Vue du château de Novoscollio ou Neukossel, situé au-dessus de la vallée de la Ruecca, près San Canciano, dans les environs de Trieste.

^ Per the second part of the table of content, cf. p. 181, 182, 183.

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