Napoli, Castel dell'Ovo
Bound volume
Napoli, Castel dell'Ovo
From the album Rome to Pompeii
ca. 1880
Albumen silver print
Image: 8 1/8 × 10 1/8 in. (20.6 × 25.7 cm)
Mount: 10 11/16 × 13 7/8 in. (27.2 × 35.3 cm)
Gift of Mrs. Phil Porter
1986.0308.0071
Inscriptions Printed in image, B: 616. NAPOLI. Castello dell'ovo G. Sommer - Napoli
Inscribed in black ink on mount, L: B 35. Castle dell' Ovo on a small rocky island. The name is due \ to its oval shape Begun as a fort in 1154. Frederick II used it \ as a place of safety for his wives and treasures. Chas. III in 1381 \ kept Queen Johanna I prisoner and was himself besieged. It is \ now chiefly used as a prison. The interior is of little interest.
Inscribed in black ink on mount, L: B 35. Castle dell' Ovo on a small rocky island. The name is due \ to its oval shape Begun as a fort in 1154. Frederick II used it \ as a place of safety for his wives and treasures. Chas. III in 1381 \ kept Queen Johanna I prisoner and was himself besieged. It is \ now chiefly used as a prison. The interior is of little interest.
