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Quarter-plate (landscape format).

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Quarter-plate (landscape format).

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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Half-plate (landscape format). From the West side looking east: sea hidden by the background: earthquake 300 A.D.

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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 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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Quarter-plate (landscape format). [No print]. Missing. Looking due north: showing the place where St. Paul and St. Barnabas landed when they visited Cyprus. The ruins of the great temple of Jupiter lies just behind the square forest guards house. Traces of the ancient landing place still exist.

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Quarter-plate (landscape format). Note rectangular plan of the forum: also bases of columns on the left and view looking towards Famagusta.

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Quarter-plate (landscape format). Note rectangular plan of the forum : also bases of columns on the left and view looking towards Famagusta.

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Quarter-plate (landscape format). Always to be seen with his net of cotton stuff from mid-April to mid-May, just when locusts are young before they get wings to fly. Government alter price from week to week, reducing it as locusts grow in size, and so made fewer to the oke. Now the price is 2/2 the oke (20 piastres). Oke equals two and four-fifths pounds. This man has caught one and a half today, i.e. about 3/-.

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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.