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Field photograph·C09739

Kyrenia Mountains

Dense scrub and rocky hillside of the Kyrenia Mountains under a pale sky
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C09739. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A dense mass of low scrub and shrubs fills the foreground, with a few taller conifer-like trees at the right edge. Behind them a rocky, pale limestone ridge rises across the middle of the picture, with a rounded outcrop on the right. The sky above is pale and empty.

Other scan of this record (1)

  • Rocky limestone hills rising behind dense scrub and trees in the Kyrenia Mountains
Description, scan 2
A view across dense scrub and shrubs in the foreground toward pale rocky hills. A rocky outcrop stands on the right skyline and a tree rises at the right edge, under a pale, empty sky. The ground in the lower foreground is a dusty path between the bushes.

English, translated from the original record

The Kyrenia Mountains, with bushes and trees.

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