[The jewel worn by the last Grand Master of the Knights of Malta: a red ribbon holding a large medal consisting of rows of rubies, sapphires, emeralds, diamonds, amethyst, topaz, and turquoise; five gold compasses (drawing tool) with rubies on the hinges;
George Barrell, Ms., 1806. s.l., page 10. From a bound account entitled "Journal of a Voyage from Boston to Malaga in the Brig Venus and Return in the Schooner Louisiana by George Barrell." Along with Barrell's prose descriptions of life at sea and detailed depictions of Gibraltar and Malaga, the author drew 32 colored illustrations, primarily of landscapes and people he encountered on his journey.
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