A famous gun at Flagstaff Point, Nicosia, 1908
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 8/1161
Scope and Contents
Half-plate. [No print]. Missing. Gun found 1 Nov. 1907 by a sponge fisher in Famagusta Bay. It is a bronze cannon 9 feet long, presented by King Henry VIII to Villiers de l Isle Adam in 1527 towards the recovery of Rhodes. One of a park of guns.
Dates
- Creation: 1908
Creator
- From the File: Fisher, Alfred Hugh, 1867 -1945 (artist and photographer) (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
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Language of Materials
English
General
GD.
Finding aid date
2002-09-02 14:37:13+00:00
Includes index.
Repository Details
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