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165 x 116 mm. Woodburytype. A view showing a Cypriot family posed for the camera inside their home: 'The interiors of the dwellings at Avgoru are poor, and their earthen floors are partly taken up in the storage of produce; nevertheless, their occupants are respectably clothed, and seem to turn their labour to good account, for there is an absence of that squalor and misery which we meet with among the poor in more highly-civilized communities' (Thomson, vol.2, p.51).

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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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218 x 155 mm. A view looking down from the ramparts of the fort onto the seafront and jetty.

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

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223 x 173 mm. Showing a Cypriot woman weaving a patterned cloth. The caption on the reverse of the photograph reads: 'The famous, colourful textile (for curtains and table covers) woven in Lefkoniko looms'.

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151 x 198 mm. A view showing the remaining spire on the west front of the Cathedral of St Nicholas with low buildings in the foreground.

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Title also written in Greek.

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Title also written in Greek.

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Title also written in Greek.

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Title also written in Greek.

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Quarter-plate (landscape format). Fruit shop in front.

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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). [No print]. Missing.

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Two prints, measuring 233 x 173 mm. When joined, they form a panoramic view of the old city walls from the harbour, with sailing ships moored at the wharf on the left hand side, and the ruins of St Katherine's Church visible beyond the walls on the right hand print.

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

Scope and Contents Quarter-plate (landscape format). This was about 35 miles long, bringing water to Salamis from Cythera in the nothern range of hills. Note Church of St. Barnabas in distance, near which is said to have been found the body of St. Barnabas, buried clasping the M.S.S. of one of the gospels. This relic, being taken to Constantinople at the time by the archbishop, obtained the independence of the Church and various privileges from the Emperor Zeno. Good specimen of double-domed Byzantine...

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Quarter-plate (landscape format). Showing a white owl (the Athene owl) perched on one of the column bases.

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Quarter-plate (landscape format). Showing a white owl (the Athene owl) perched on one of the column bases.

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205 x 154 mm. A view looking along the ramparts of the fort and Famagusta, with the sea beyond.

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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.

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'.

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