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An album containing postcard views of Cyprus. The postcards are by a variety of photographers and publishers.

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An album containing postcard views of Cyprus. The postcards are by a variety of photographers and publishers.

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Quarter-plate (landscape format). Church of St. Nicholas in background. Note domestic architecture.

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152 x 107mm. Caption continues ‘He was for many years Chaplain to the troops’. A view looking towards a clearing among pine trees with pitched tents, and a clerical figure (presumably Rev. Ferguson) seated in the centre. Mt. Troodos, the ancient Mt. Olympus, is situated about 30 miles south-west of Nicosia and was the summer seat of the Cyprus Government.

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An album containing postcard views of Cyprus. The postcards are by a variety of photographers and publishers.

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183 x 115 mm. Autotype. A view showing the ruins of a temple at Lapithos, an ancient city-kingdom of Cyprus.

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Quarter-plate (landscape format). A little beyond Paphos Lighthouse.

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178 x 116 mm. Autotype. A view showing the entrance to rock tombs carved into a low rock-face on the plain of Paphos.

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Half-plate.

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An album containing postcard views of Cyprus. The postcards are by a variety of photographers and publishers.

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An album containing postcard views of Cyprus. The postcards are by a variety of photographers and publishers.

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179 x 118 mm. Autotype. A view showing a ruined church in the foreground, with St Nicholas' Cathedral beyond: 'This view was taken at Famagosta from the inner side of the moat and opposite the gateway at the north-eastern angle of the wall. The prominent ruin here depicted was singled out as a good example of the present condition of a multitude of churches that were all gradually overthrown' (Thomson 1879, vol.2, p.47).

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An album containing postcard views of Cyprus. The postcards are by a variety of photographers and publishers.

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Half-plate (landscape format). From the West side looking east: sea hidden by the background: earthquake 300 A.D.

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207 x 156 mm. A view showing part of a ruined church, possibly that mentioned by Di Cesnola: 'South-east of the town [Kyrenia], about an hour's ride from it, and midway up the mountains, stands an imposing Medieval ruin, called 'Lapais'. It was an abbey, built by King Hugh III, and belonged to the Latin Church, but was destroyed by the Turks when they captured the fortress of Cerynia' (Cesnola 1877, p. 237).

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205 x 151 mm. A view looking up the steep and craggy hillside towards the ruins of the Byzantine Castle at the summit.

Scope and Contents 205 x 152 mm. A view showing the Cathedral of St Nicholas on the horizon, with the remains of the Nestorian Church in the foreground: 'Until recently it was used as a stable for camels and other animals by the Moslems, but the Orthodox community of Famagusta have now obtained permission to make use of it and have 'restored' several parts. Such a restoration to a religious use is very unfortunate under the circumstances. The interesting peculiarities of one branch of Christianity will...

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226 x 173 mm. Showing the remaining pillars of the Marble Forum of Salamis. The caption on the reverse of the photograph reads: 'This the greatest of all the city-kingdoms of Cyprus, was founded in 1184 B.C. by Teucer, son the king of the Greek island of Salamis, after the end of the Trojan war. Rich and highly cultured, Salamis is reputed to have ranked second only to Athens in the olden days. In this picture the Marble Forum'.

Scope and Contents From the File:

An album containing postcard views of Cyprus. The postcards are by a variety of photographers and publishers.

Scope and Contents From the File:

An album containing postcard views of Cyprus. The postcards are by a variety of photographers and publishers.

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281 x 92 mm. A view of a scroll with writing in the Cypriot syllabery.

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206 x 148 mm. A studio photograph of a banqueting scene, carved in (?) Cypriot style imitating Hellenic models.

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211 x 163 mm. A studio photograph showing a scene carved in (?) Ancient Cypriot style with Egyptian influence.

Scope and Contents 85 x 107 mm. Woodburytype. A portrait of an old woman seated on a chair, with a basket on her lap: 'In the features of this old dame, who earns her living by selling bread in Larnaca, there still linger traces of youthful comeliness. Her thin locks are silvered with age, and the years, as they dragged heavily along, have furrowed her brow. Yet her eye is clear and bright and wears a look of calm contentment ... She might, indeed, pass for an old Scotch crone ...' (Thomson 1879, vol.1,...

Scope and Contents From the File:

An album containing postcard views of Cyprus. The postcards are by a variety of photographers and publishers.