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10076.i.2, 1(21)
- Record Id:
- 040-003235279
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003235256
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100026869721.0x0006a6
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- 10076.i.2, 1(21)
- Title:
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Kerynia harbour. Photographer: Thomson, John
- Scope & Content:
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Genre: Urban Topographical Photography
View looking across the small harbour, with local craft at their moorings, towards the ramparts of the castle on the far side: 'Kerynia, at one time the capital of a small kingdom, but at present little beyond a village, boasts the only harbour on the north of the island, and carries on an unimportant trade with the coast of Asia Minor. The depth of the port nowhere exceeds two fathoms, while its limited area only provides anchorage for the small class of vessels seen in the photograph. A reef of rocks outside the haven indicates the position of the old sea-wall. The importance attached to the town in olden times is seen in the massive fortifications that guard the entrance to the port...'
- Collection Area:
- Printed Collections
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003235256
040-003235279 - Is part of:
- 10076.i.2, 1 : Through Cyprus with the camera in the autumn of 1878...In two volumes. With sixty permanent photographs. Vol. I.…
10076.i.2, 1(21) : Kerynia harbour. Photographer: Thomson, John - Hierarchy:
- 032-003235256[0023]/040-003235279
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: 10076.i.2, 1
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Scripts:
- Not applicable
- Techniques:
- Carbon Print
Photograph
Photographic Print - Start Date:
- 1878
- End Date:
- 1878
- Date Range:
- 1878
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Dimensions: 115 mm x 178 mm
Format: Printed Book
Secondary Support: Card
- Material Type:
- Photographs
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Thomson, John
- Subjects:
- Boats
Bodies Of Water
Forts and Fortifications
Harbours
Military facilities
Transportation
Vessels
Water transport - Places:
- Kyrenia (city), Kyrenia (district), Keryneia, Cyprus, Europe