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Villafranca - from a sketch by Leclerc, 1858. Creator: Unknown
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Villafranca - from a sketch by Leclerc, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Villafranca - from a sketch by Leclerc, 1858. This town, which is situated at a short distance...from Nice, rises from a small bay in the form of an amphitheatre, and is defended by a fort. It has...an excellent harbour, with a wet dock. It possesses a productive tunny fishery, and a trade in oil, fruit, silk, wine, corn, and hemp, which affords occupation to its population, amounting to about 2580 souls. The arsenal is composed- firstly, of the Lazaret, a large building divided into three parts, with storehouses, pavilion, chapel, and courtyard. These are to the right...Secondly, of an old slip, with timber-yard, for building purposes; and of a mole, hitherto unfinished, inclosed by a wall. Thirdly, of a careening dock, with ropewalks, forges, workshops, barracks, &c. It will be thus seen that it affords considerable facilities for any purposes to which the Russians may be inclined to appropriate it in connection with a naval station, mercantile or warlike, as the case may be, in the Mediterranean. The Sardinian Government has handed over to the Russians the prison for the convicts condemned to the "travaux forces, " the magazines of the building facing the basin, and the magazines of the caserne, or barracks, and a part of the basin'. From "Illustrated London News", 1858
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Villafranca, a picturesque town nestled along the Mediterranean coast just a short distance from Nice, is depicted in this sketch by Leclerc in 1858. The town, which rises from a small bay in the shape of an amphitheater, is defended by a fort and boasts an excellent harbor with a wet dock. Villafranca's productive tunny fishery and trade in oil, fruit, silk, wine, corn, and hemp sustain a population of approximately 2580 souls. The harbor facilities include the Lazaret, a large building divided into three parts, with storehouses, a pavilion, a chapel, and a courtyard. To the right, there is an old slip with a timber yard for building purposes and an unfinished mole, enclosed by a wall. Lastly, a careening dock with ropewalks, forges, workshops, and barracks completes the harbor complex. The strategic importance of Villafranca is evident, as it offers considerable facilities for various purposes in connection with a naval station, be it mercantile or warlike, in the Mediterranean. The Sardinian Government has granted the Russians control over the prison for convicts, the magazines of the building facing the basin, and a portion of the basin itself. This transfer of power underscores the significance of Villafranca in the political landscape of the Mediterranean during the 19th century.
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