A village group, Trashibiola. Photographer: Thomson, John
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Genre: Portrait Photography Group portrait of villagers gathered in the cobbled courtyard of a house in Trashibiola, near Paphos, the owner of the house seated in the centre.
Genre: Landscape Photography View looking across the plain towards Paphos: 'In the middle-distance of this picture we see a portion of those limestone rocks which the ancients have honeycombed for their tombs, and Ktimu [ie Paphos], the provincial capital, stands about half-a-mile further inlan...
The summit of Olympus (Troodos). Photographer: Thomson, John
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Genre: Landscape Photography View looking across the plateau on the summit of Mount Troodos, with Thomson's two guides posed in the foreground. The man gesturing with his stick towards the foundation of a ruined wall, is also seen in print 36a.
The village priest, Avgoru. Photographer: Thomson, John
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Genre: Portrait Photography Half-length portrait of the priest at Avgorou, seated with arms folded, looking off to the left: 'At Avgorou, even the village priest provides his own subsistence by the work of his own hands, although he also enjoys a small, fluctuating stipend in the shape of offer...
Genre: Urban Topographical Photography View looking along the ramparts overlooking the harbour: 'The work of fortifying this stronghold has been carried out with a thoroughness which has defied the inroads of time, so that while the whole town has been laid waste, its outer wall still remains i...
Coming from the well, Levka. Photographer: Thomson, John
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Genre: Portrait Photography Portrait of a woman walking along a street in Lefka, bearing a terracotta water on her hip: '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 its leaves; on th...
The ruins of Neo Paphos. Photographer: Thomson, John
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Genre: Archaeological Photography Bound in volume out of place after print 47. View of part of the ruins, with figures in the foreground: 'The ruins of Neo Paphos bestrew the shore below the modern town of Ktimu [Ktima] which stands about a mile inland; and judging from the spaces now covered b...
A rock-cut tomb, Famagosta. Photographer: Thomson, John
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Genre: Archaeological Photography Interior view, looking towards the entrance, of the a rock-cut tomb, with a figure seated in the niche in the foreground: '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...