Immaculate Conception of Our Lady, Qala

Region	Gozo
Building type	Place of Worship
Address	Immaculate Conception of Our Lady (Tal-Hondoq), Qala, Malta
Located Graffiti	Names or Initials, Numbers, Ship Graffiti, Text

This chapel in Qala is one of the oldest Christian chapels on the Islands. Its construction dates to at least 1575 as it was mentioned in a historic text. The ship graffiti on this building are still visible despite the weathering of the chapel’s stone.

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Etched lines depicting a ship’s hull. The rigging is hardly visible.

A set of etchings bear evidence of a ship graffito that is nowadays indiscernible due to erosion.

A simple ship graffito showing a hull and two lateen sails. The sails are fast disappearing from view.

Another simple depiction of a ship graffito that is not loyal to any realistic ship typology.

According to Muscat (2002), this ship graffito was likely etched by someone who is not a mariner.

One of the most realistic ship depictions etched in the walls of this chapel. A galleon is visible with a high freeboard, a bowsprit and hull decoration by means of dots. The rigging is absent.

A few line etchings likely depict a ship with two masts.

Immaculate Conception of Our Lady, Qala

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