Description: Reclus01_72 1875 Reclus print CONVENT OF THE ORDER OF CHRIST, TOMAR, PORTUGAL, #72 Nice print titled Couvent des Chevaliers du Christ a Thomar, from wood engraving with fine detail and clear impression, approx. page size 27 x 18 cm, approx. image size is 13 x 19 cm. From La Nouvelle Géographie universelle, la terre et les hommes, 19 vol., 1875-94 (In English: The Earth and Its Inhabitants, 1878-94), great work of Elisee Reclus. Convent of the Order of Christ, The Convent of the Order of Christ (Portuguese: Convento de Cristo), in Tomar, Portugal, was originally a Templar stronghold built in the 12th century. After the Order of the Knights Templar was dissolved in the 14th century, the Portuguese branch of the order was turned into the Knights of the Order of Christ, which supported Portugal's maritime discoveries of the 15th century. The Convent of Christ of Tomar is one of Portugal's most important historical and artistic monuments and has been in the World Heritage list of UNESCO since 1983. Tomar, city and concelho (municipality), Santarém district, central Portugal, on the Nabao River, a tributary of the Zezere, northeast of Lisbon. The city contains notable examples of architecture, including the ruined castle of the Knights Templar; the 12th-century church and castle of the Order of Christ (Ordem de Cristo; founded 1314), which played an important part in the voyages of discovery; a 16th-century church built in the Manueline style (a mixture of Moorish and florid Gothic) by Joao de Castilho; and the Renaissance church of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception (Nossa Senhora da Conceiçao; 1579). The ruined palace of Henry the Navigator was restored in the 16th century. Tomar is an agricultural trade centre (olive oil, wine, fruits, vegetables), and some timbering is carried on nearby. Pop. (1981) city, 14,821; (1987 est.) concelho, 46,300.
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Style: Realism
Type: Print
Year of Production: 1875
Original/Reproduction: Original Print
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Print Type: Engraving
Size Type/Largest Dimension: Small (Up to 14'')
Date of Creation: 1800-1899
