Malta The Maltese Islands

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Original vintage travel advertising map poster featuring colourful illustrations of the Maltese islands of Malta, Comino and Gozo depicting historical landmarks, notable buildings and scenes of farming and hunting with traditional sailing ships and fishing boats on the Mediterranean Sea and tourists enjoying various sports including scuba diving, swimming, polo and football, a detailed street Plan of Valletta on the bottom left framed by numbered views of major palaces and monuments with a scenic view of ships in the Grand Harbour Valletta on the decorative border below, and two World War Two period letters on the sides: the one on the left on Buckingham Palace headed paper from the British King George VI awarding Malta the George Cross for heroism and devotion dated 1942, and the one on the right from the American President Franklin D. Roosevelt saluting the islands' valorous service above and beyond the call of duty, the frame showing Maltese cross emblems and oranges with coats of arms, a suit of armour and the words For Gallantry at the top. Horizontal. Printed by Saiga Paragon, Genova. Good condition, creasing, small tears, minor staining. Show more