Cyprus (nation)
Found in 542 Collections and/or Records:
10. Othello's Tower, Famagusta, 1926
Monochrome gravure postcards of Cyprus, published by Raphael Tuck and Sons. The postcards were originally stored in an accompanying envelope.
11. Donkeys loaded with fuel, 1926
Monochrome gravure postcards of Cyprus, published by Raphael Tuck and Sons. The postcards were originally stored in an accompanying envelope.
13. St Sophia Cathedral, Famagusta (now Mosque), 1926
Monochrome gravure postcards of Cyprus, published by Raphael Tuck and Sons. The postcards were originally stored in an accompanying envelope.
14th century nativity fresco, 1965
167 x 164 mm. The caption on the reverse of the photograph reads: '14th century nativity fresco in the very well preserved church of 'Stavros tou Ayiasmatou' (Diosmati) - Cross of the Holy water - at the village of Platanistasa on the Troodos mountain range'.
15. St Sophia Cathedral, Famagusta (now Mosque), 1926
Monochrome gravure postcards of Cyprus, published by Raphael Tuck and Sons. The postcards were originally stored in an accompanying envelope.
18. Women ploughing, Cyprus, 1926
Monochrome gravure postcards of Cyprus, published by Raphael Tuck and Sons. The postcards were originally stored in an accompanying envelope.
22. Waterfall, Mesopotamos, Cyprus, 1926
Monochrome gravure postcards of Cyprus, published by Raphael Tuck and Sons. The postcards were originally stored in an accompanying envelope.
26. View from Mt. Troodos, Cyprus, 1926
Monochrome gravure postcards of Cyprus, published by Raphael Tuck and Sons. The postcards were originally stored in an accompanying envelope.
39. Platres, Cyprus, 1926
Monochrome gravure postcards of Cyprus, published by Raphael Tuck and Sons. The postcards were originally stored in an accompanying envelope.
41. Limassol, Cyprus, 1926
Monochrome gravure postcards of Cyprus, published by Raphael Tuck and Sons. The postcards were originally stored in an accompanying envelope.
47. Making mud bricks, Cyprus, 1926
Monochrome gravure postcards of Cyprus, published by Raphael Tuck and Sons. The postcards were originally stored in an accompanying envelope.
51. Making chatties, Phini, Cyprus, 1926
Monochrome gravure postcards of Cyprus, published by Raphael Tuck and Sons. The postcards were originally stored in an accompanying envelope.
55. Kykkou Monastry, Cyprus, 1926
Monochrome gravure postcards of Cyprus, published by Raphael Tuck and Sons. The postcards were originally stored in an accompanying envelope.
A bullock cart, 1878
184 x 119 mm. Autotype. A view showing a rough wooden cart drawn by two oxen, with two Cypriots seated on the vehicle. Thomson describes it 'as picturesque in appearance as it is incomprehensible in construction' (1879, vol.1, p.6).
A café at Lefca [i.e. Lekfa], 1908
Quarter-plate (landscape format).
A Caroab Tree (Locust Bean), 1908
Quarter-plate (landscape format). In distance terraced vineyards. Note branch with caroab fruit on roadside. The fruit of the caroab always hangs inside the mass of the foilage; this tree is loaded. Exported for cattle cake making, etc.
A Cyprian maid, 1878
A Cypriot shepherd with the flute, 1957 - 1974
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.
A Cypriote Boy, 1878
90 x 110 mm. Woodburytype. A half-length portrait of a young boy: 'The boy represented in the second picture is the son of the priest of Avgoru [? Avgorou]. The higher dignitaries of the Greek Church are not permitted to marry; but the papa may be wedded, subject to the condition that the union was effected before his consecration, and that in the event of the death of his wife he shall not marry a second time' (Thomson 1879, vol.2, p.52).
A dwelling on the highlands of Kalopanagiotissa [i.e. Kalopanayiotis], 1878
A famous gun at Flagstaff Point, Nicosia, 1908
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.
A mountain path, near Mount Troodos, 1878
171 x 113 mm. Woodburytype. A view looking along a rock-strewn mountain path on which stands Habib Kuri: 'my dragoman [interpreter] ... a trader of Nicosia ... who proved an honest and agreeable attendant, and spoke intelligible French ...' (Thomson 1879, vol.2, p.32). With the village of Module in the background.
A rock-cut tomb. Famagosta [i.e. Famagusta], 1878
175 x 106 mm. Woodburytype. A view showing the interior of a tomb looking towards the entrance, with a Cypriot seated in the foreground: 'The sepulchre here shown is now half-filled up with rubbish, and the entrance to it is through a porch supported by two pillars cut out of solid rock. The interior is nearly square, and in the sides and back wall are recesses designed for the stowage of bodies; while above these again are sundry small shallow niches' (Thomson 1879, vol.2, p.50).
A street in Larnaca [i.e. Lárnax], 1878
A village group, Trashibiola, 1878
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).