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159 x 225 mm. A head and shoulders studio portrait of Archbishop Makarios in clerical robes. The title is taken from a handwritten caption on the reverse of the photograph.

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Half-plate (landscape format). At Salamis close to the Temple of Jupiter is one of the many plantations under the Forestry Department. Note galvanised iron windmill (made in Toronto) of a type common in Cyprus, used to pump up water from wells.

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Half-plate. A junction of roads to top of Troados : A.K. Boill, Principal Forest Officer, returning from Troados. Asbestos mines are a little above where this view is taken.

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174 x 113 mm. Woodburytype. A very finely composed landscape study of the ruins, with a figure in white in the foreground: 'The most imposing ruin to be found in Neo Paphos is represented in the photograph before us, but the ground everywhere is strewn with the shafts, the capitals, and the bases of pillars, and with heaps of stones, among which may be seen bits of old pottery mingled with fragments of sculptured marble' (Thomson 1879, vol.2, p.40).

Scope and Contents 182 x 114 mm. Autotype. A view looking along the stony seashore towards the Marina in the distance with a man standing beside cactus bushes in the foreground: 'Although simple in its elements the scene is one of the most attractive in the neighbourhood of Larnaca. The rich green thickets of cacti harmonize well with the warm hue of the shore, the undulating, ever-changing line of clear blue sea; while the mid-space is dotted with pale green shrubs, and distant groves of date-palms wave...

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Quarter-plate.

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Quarter-plate.

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Quarter-plate.

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151 x 202 mm. The Greek Foreign Minister, Mr. Evangelos Averoff, is seen leaving Lancaster House after the signing in London of the Cyprus agreement.

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Showing portion of the hill behind, from which the copper is supposed to have been extracted, although the ancient workings have never been found in this part of the island as they have been in Paphos district at Lymnae, where Roman timbering has been found in the shafts.

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180 x 120 mm. Autotype. A view showing two Cypriots standing among the rocky scrubland at the summit of Mount Troodos.

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Quarter-plate. From roof of entrance gateway, near Larnaca

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A religious and political centre dating to the 7th century B.C. at the end of the Roman era. Among the ruins in the area are various building remains, baths and palestra. The sanctuary of Apollo was destroyed by earthquake in the late 4th century A.D.

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Quarter-plate (landscape format). Behind is seen Stavra Vouni, Santa Croce Mountain. The lake in front is salt, and when dry, as it becomes every summer, the salt residue is dug and piled in heaps. The aunt of Mohammed is buried here: she came here to make war: some say she was wounded by the enemy, some say that her horse got shy and fell and that she was killed in that way.

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Quarter-plate (landscape format). Behind is seen Stavra Vouni, Santa Croce Mountain. The lake in front is salt, and when dry, as it becomes every summer, the salt residue is dug and piled in heaps. The aunt of Mohammed is buried here: she came here to make war: some say she was wounded by the enemy, some say that her horse got shy and fell and that she was killed in that way.

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151 x 202 mm. The Turkish Ambassador, Mr. Nuri Birgi sits at the centre with the Foreign Minister, Mr. Fatin Zorlu next to him at right.

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Quarter-plate (landscape format).

Scope and Contents 89 x 113 mm. Woodburytype. A fine half-length portrait of the bearded village priest of Avgoru: 'Touching the resources of a papa, or village priest, I was informed by a simple villager that the priest of his parish was a man of wealth, his income would not fall far short of ten shillings a week. Even during our brief stay in the place, we saw quite enough to satisfy us that the pastor represented in this illustration was held in high veneration among his flock, and, so far as we...

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Quarter-plate. [No print]. Missing. 1 Chron XXI The threshing floor of Ornan the Jubusite. The sleigh on which the man sits is studded underneath with flint stones, as shown later in picture of Pauls pillars at Paphos.

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The two published volumes contain autotype and Woodbury type reproductions of Thomson's originals with descriptions on the facing pages. These descriptions have been utilised for describing the photographs.

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The two published volumes contain autotype and Woodbury type reproductions of Thomson's originals with descriptions on the facing pages. These descriptions have been utilised for describing the photographs.

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The two published volumes contain autotype and Woodbury type reproductions of Thomson's originals with descriptions on the facing pages. These descriptions have been utilised for describing the photographs.

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171 x 226 mm. A view looking out from the tombs towards the supporting Doric columns of the chambers. The caption on the reverse of the photograph reads: 'Cut in the Rock the roof usually supported by doric columns are the imposing 'Tombs of the Kings' at Kato Paphos. They in their magnitude as to construction and beauty form an ever-lasting stamp in the Hellenistic tradition in architecture, recollecting the famous rock tombs of Lindos in Rhodes',

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285 x 150 mm. A tombstone with scenes from the life of Christ carved on it in relief.

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