Drawings Ruins at Qrendi, Malta
Object number
LDSAL2020.19.128
Artist/Designer/Maker
Hennah, William Veale Rev - Artist
Production date
1831
Material
paper
pen
ink
pen
ink
Technique
Drawing
Dimensions
Height: 315mm
Width: 199mm
Width: 199mm
Location
Burlington House -
Inscriptions
Inscription content
No. 6.
Inscription content
Ground Plan of one of two extensive ruins at Malta called Hagiar Kim, similar to the Torre dei Giganti at Gozo.
W.V.Hennah.
W.V.Hennah.
References
Reference (free text)
J G Vance, 'Description of an Ancient Temple near Crendi [sic], Malta', Archaeologia 29 (1842): 227-40.Illustration (Lithograph): pl. XXIII, opp. p. 240.
Reference (free text)
J D Evans, The Prehistoric Antiquities of the Maltese Islands: a Survey (London: Athlone Press, 1971), pp. 80-95.
Pen and ink drawing on paper. The plan shows a megalithic temple at Qrendi, Malta, as it was in 1831, before it was cleared in 1839. The pecked decoration on some of the megaliths is indicated.
Pen and ink drawing on paper. The plan shows a megalithic temple at Qrendi, Malta, as it was in 1831, before it was cleared in 1839. The pecked decoration on some of the megaliths is indicated.
This is one of three drawings (the others are LDSAL2020.19.126 and LDSAL2020.19.127) which accompanied a letter from Rev William Veale Hennah, chaplain of HMS Windsor Castle, to Davies Gilbert (see LDSAL2020.19.118). The letter refers to various megalithic temple sites visited by the author, including Qrendi on Malta and the Giant's Tower on Gozo. Hennah numbered these drawings 4, 5, and 6 (the whereabouts of drawings 1, 2, and 3 are unknown).
This is one of three drawings (the others are LDSAL2020.19.126 and LDSAL2020.19.127) which accompanied a letter from Rev William Veale Hennah, chaplain of HMS Windsor Castle, to Davies Gilbert (see LDSAL2020.19.118). The letter refers to various megalithic temple sites visited by the author, including Qrendi on Malta and the Giant's Tower on Gozo. Hennah numbered these drawings 4, 5, and 6 (the whereabouts of drawings 1, 2, and 3 are unknown).
