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158 x 111 mm. Woodburytype. A view showing a group of villagers seated in a paved courtyard in front of a stonewalled house (the principal house in the village). The village is near the town of Paphos. Thomson states that the purpose of the gathering was twofold: to welcome strangers to the village and to discuss a point of law concerning a stray herd of goats (Thomson 1879, vol.2, p.38).

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90 x 115 mm. Woodburytype. A view showing a woman posed against a wall and holding a large earthenware jar.

Scope and Contents 87 x 115 mm. Woodburytype. A simply posed, but intense portrait of a poorly dressed Cypriot woman standing against a wall: 'This is a typical woman of the lower orders in Cyprus; one who to a powerful physique, well-formed features, and dark eyes, adds an expression of unflinching resolution. It was some little time before she could be persuaded that neither sorcery nor witchcraft were practised in the mysterious operations of photography; but, at least, the desire to see her likeness...

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152 x 211 mm. A view showing intricately carved stone decorations.

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202 x 252 mm. Picture shows a general view of the conference table with Mr Julian Amery, Archbishop Makarios and Dr. Kutchuk.

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An album of photographs, mostly stuck in but with 19 loose, many duplicating items already listed.

1-40 are photographs of Cyprus, 41-82, dated between 1948 and 1954, are probably all of Saudi Arabia.

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159 x 205 mm. A view showing carved animals and vegetation on a stone (?) pulpit.

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Quarter-plate (landscape format). [No print]. Missing.

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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.

Scope and Contents 84 x 114 mm. Woodburytype. A view showing an aged woman with her arm round a young girl. Thomson's comments give an instructive insight into the difficulties of photography with bulky equipment and long exposures: 'Any attempts to photograph the fleeting expression of sentiment in the human face is almost certain to fail; nevertheless, a chance shot with the camera secured for us the accompanying pleasing picture - one which conveys something of the feelings that crossed the mind of the...

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180 x 115 mm. Autotype. A view showing a central courtyard and cloisters in the ruined Abbey with a few Cypriots in the foreground and mountains in the distance.

Scope and Contents 179 x 116 mm. Autotype. A view looking across rough scrubland towards the ruins of the Abbey of Bellapaix with the mountains beyond: '...the greatest care, aided by the monastic taste and experience, seems to have been exercised in selecting the site for the Abbey of Belle Paix. While the surrounding scenery embraces one of the finest panoramas on the shores of the Mediterranean, the crystalline purity of the mountain springs hard by could only have been rivalled by the excellence of the...

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Quarter-plate. In the harbour, Kyrenia.

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107 x 151mm. Showing the marble columns in the apse of the Cathedral of Saint Sophia, converted to a mosque by the Turks in 1570. The building stands in the centre of the circular city of Nicosia.

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211 x 158 mm. A studio photograph of statues of four males, carved in the archaic Cypriot style.

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163 x 218 mm. Captioned by Cobham. Photographic copy of a head and shoulder portrait of Kyprianos, Archbishop (1810-21) and historian of Cyprus. Born around 1756, Kyprianos was killed during the 1821 massacre at Nicosia.

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A collection of loose prints. All are 250 x 200 mm unless otherwise stated. There are brief typed captions on the backs of the prints, some of which have been elaborated or amended for this catalogue. Some of the prints are organised by subject: 12 - 19 concern the Turkish invasion and its aftermath; 20-26 are images of people and places; 27-28 concern antiquities.

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In Nicosia in the presence of India's President Giri.

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314 x 140 mm. A display case containing various artefacts including spoons, necklaces and statuettes.

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316 x 144 mm. A display case containing various decorated artefacts and cylindrical seals.

Scope and Contents Ten volumes of cuttings from 'The field', including a few articles from other publications, and loose cuttings concerning the Malay Peninsula. The volumes concern countries throughout the world, but in particular Australia, British East Africa (Kenya), Canada, India, New Zealand, Nigeria, Rhodesia, South Africa, Uganda, United States and the West Indies. The articles cover a wide range of subjects, including administration, agriculture, the British Empire, climate, colonisation,...

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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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228 x 172 mm. A view looking along a sandy beach towards outcrops of rock. The caption on the reverse of the photograph reads: 'Legendary Birthplace of Aphrodite the Goddess of Love and Beauty, a sandy beach half way on the Limassol-Paphos road'.