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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'.

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

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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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184 x 117 mm. Autotype. A view showing the gate and city walls, with Cypriots posed in front of the archway for the photographer.

Scope and Contents 185 x 112 mm. Autotype. A view showing a woman returning along a village street carrying an earthenware water jar: 'The surroundings of the water-carrier in this picture are peculiarly characteristic. Over a rude frame, supported on posts of pine-wood, an old vine spreads it leaves; on the right is an outhouse made of sun-dried bricks, while in the corner is a woman preparing a partition of wattlework for the new building which we see already half-completed in the distance. The old...

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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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216 x 172 mm. Showing two women in the Friday lace market in Nicosia. The caption on the reverse of the photograph reads: 'At a special market in the heart of Nicosia women of both communities (Greeks and Turks) use to sell and buy every Friday. They deal mostly in clothing, laces, etc.'.

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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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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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206 x 164 mm. A view showing the marble pillars inside the mosque.

Scope and Contents 171 x 113 mm. Woodburytype. A view showing a group of Cypriot men in various attitudes. A carefully composed group which illustrates Thomson's perfectionist approach to his craft: 'The accompanying group was taken in front of the ancient Cathedral (now a mosque) of St Sophia. A friendly-disposed crowd of spectators had gathered round the mosque to witness the process of photographing the exterior of the building, and while the pious moslems held themselves aloof, a large number of...

Scope and Contents 182 x 119 mm. Autotype. A view looking over the town from the outer ramparts, with palms and small houses in the foreground and minarets on the horizon: 'Nicosia may be seen to greatest advantage from the summit of its wall. In the distance rises a forest of tapering minarets, that contrast well with graceful palms, and with the undulating lines of foliage that mark the sites of the gardens of the metropolis. The atmosphere, obscured by a heat-haze, imparts a soft, but indescribable,...

Scope and Contents 180 x 117 mm. Autotype. A view looking between clumps of palm trees towards minarets in the distance: 'These heavenward-pointing spires of a crushed and heavy laden race vie with Nature in adorning the scene ... The photograph affords a most attractive glimpse of the capital, which here appears to be a perfect garden of cultivation. The picture faithfully represents a portion of the outskirts of the town, but many quarters are to be found in which desolation reigns supreme' (Thomson...

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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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176 x 120 mm. Autotype. A view showing two Cypriots standing on the city walls with hills and the road from Nicosia visible in the distance.

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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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226 x 170 mm. A view looking down on the renovated amphitheatre. The caption on the reverse of the photograph reads: 'Soli Theatre (rebuilt), overlooking the Morphou bay, where the jetty for the export of ores of the Cyprus Mines Corporation. The foundation of this city is attributed to the famous Athenian statesman Solon'.

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175 x 114 mm. Autotype. A view showing the elaborate entrance to the church with a few Cypriots around the doorway: 'Hard by the Cathedral of St Sophia stands a church once dedicated to St. Nicholas, but now used as a granary, whose richly-sculptured portal, the subject of this photograph, is one of the finest examples of its kind in Cyprus' (Thomson 1879, vol.1, p.15). The building, in a sad state of disrepair in this photograph, has now been completely demolished.