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<p>Ships of the Mediterranean fleet lying off the Maltese coast, with traditional local craft nearby<br>
a barca or fregata del Gozo<br>
The <i>Gozo boat</i> was also known as tal-latini, dghajsa tat-taghbija or tal-pass, but the earliest references refer to it as tal-madia or tal-moghdija. During the 18th century its name was speronara del Gozo or barca del Gozo. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://vassallohistory.wordpress.com/gozo-ferry-since-1885/the-gozo-boat/">See article</a>
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signed 'C.H. Seaforth' 1860 (lower right)<br></div>
<bdi><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21288634" class="extiw" title="d:Q21288634"><span title="British painter, engraver &amp; publisher">Charles Henry Seaforth</span></a>
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