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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ladybranch, post: 160918, member: 44&quot;]The building in the background does look a little like the Doge&#039;s palace (built in 1370) in Venice.</p><p><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doge%27s_Palace#/media/File%3APhotograph_of_of_the_Doges_Palace_in_Venice.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doge%27s_Palace#/media/File%3APhotograph_of_of_the_Doges_Palace_in_Venice.jpg" rel="nofollow">https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doge&#039;s_Palace#/media/File<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/tongue.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":p" unselectable="on" />hotograph_of_of_the_Doges_Palace_in_Venice.jpg</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Venice was one of the biggest and most important seaport in the known world during their height - a maritime empire from about 1300 through to about 1500. I tried clearing up and zooming in on the focal point of the pic. I also see the bearded man with what looks like a treasure chest in front of him with a man bowed, prostate, over the chest. During the era of the Crusades it was an important in the Mediterranean commerce. These could be Crusaders returning with booty or could be the fleet returning from the Battle of Lepanto (1571) against the Turkish fleet.</p><p><br /></p><p>--- Susan</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]43855[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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