Keywords: Mortella tower plan PAD1622.jpg The Tour de Mortella is a Genoese tower on the west coast of the French island of Corsica It is located near the Punta Mortella Myrtle Point in the commune of Saint-Florent The tower served as an inspiration for the numerous Martello towers built by the British in the first half of the 19th century The artist 'DCF' has not been identified He was probably an army officer of the British force under General David Dundas that captured the tower in February 1794 Probably ca 1794 Institution National Maritime Museum PAD1622 Graphite and watercolour cm 37 1 24 3 D C F http //collections rmg co uk/collections/objects/105773 html PD-Art-100 Tour de la Mortella |