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Field photograph·C01375·1929

Nitovikla, Karpas peninsula

Low rocky hill with scrub and stone walling along its crest, with the sea visible beyond at Nitovikla, Karpas peninsula.
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1929. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C01375. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A rounded rocky hill fills the middle of the view, with rows of collapsed stone walling or rubble along its crest. Dense low scrub covers the slopes and foreground, and bare stony ground shows in the lower centre. The sea appears as a pale band at the right edge under a pale sky.

English, translated from the original record

Photograph from Nitovikla on the Karpas peninsula, showing mountain, water and plants.

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Photographs: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm (CC0)