Field photograph·C03025·1929–31

Vouni topography: mountain, tree and water

Rocky, scrubby hillside falling to the sea at Vouni, with a small offshore rock.
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1929–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C03025. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A dry, scrubby hillside of pale rock and low bushes runs down toward a calm sea on the right. A small rocky islet sits offshore near the coastline, and a hazy horizon runs across the top. In the foreground a dark slope, a bush and bare rock lead the eye to a row of wooden posts along the right edge.

Other scan of this record (1)

  • Coastal hills at Vouni with scrub vegetation, a rocky shoreline and the sea beyond.
Description, scan 2
A wide view over rocky, scrub-covered hills falling down to a bay and calm sea on the right, with a small offshore rock visible on the water. In the foreground dark bushes and pale outcrops of bare rock sit beside two wooden posts. The sky is pale and hazy above the horizon.

English, translated from the original record

Topography at Vouni Palace, showing a mountain, a tree and water.

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