Field photograph·C01525

Gate leading to a building and the water at Larnaca

White plastered wall and wooden gate in the foreground, with masted boats and the sea beyond, at Larnaca
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C01525. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A plastered white wall runs across the foreground, with a wooden gate with diagonal bracing at the right edge. Behind it stands a low building with a tiled roof at left, and a tall palm tree rises beside a small square structure on the right. Beyond a low wall, several masted boats are grouped near a dark gate, and a larger rigged ship sits on the water at right.

Other scan of this record (1)

  • Whitewashed wall and wooden gate, with masted boats and the sea beyond, at Larnaca
Description, scan 2
A whitewashed wall runs across the foreground, with a wooden gate with diagonal bracing on the right. Behind it a low building with a tiled roof stands to the left, and several masted boats sit near the shore. The open sea lies beyond, with a tall palm tree rising on the right.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Mesaoria. Quarantine (?) Gate leading to a building and on to the water. Ships.

Swedish, as on the record

Messaorea

Swedish, as on the record

Karantän (?) Grind som leder till en byggnad samt vidare till vattnet. Skepp.