The Italian weekly <i>L'Illustrazione Italiana</i> told its readers on July 21, 1878, that the Royal couple had been in La Spezia on the 10th to witness the launch of the battleship <i>Dandolo</i>. The note was on page 34, accompanied by this illustration on page 41, showing the vessel prior to launching.
Antonio Bonamore (1845-1907)
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