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Drawing·CS-J1A-03·1929

Nitovikla: field drawing of profile 4, scale 1:40

Field drawing of profile 4 at Nitovikla fort, north side of trench II, with a wall reconstruction and a stair elevation.
Drawing: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1929. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, CS-J1A-03. Public domain (CC0).

Description

Pencil field drawing on squared paper showing a long horizontal section profile across the top, with layers marked and a rectangular section at right. Lower left is a reconstruction profile of a wall with casemates and small drawn figures, with a stepped stair elevation at lower right. A photographic scale bar runs along the bottom edge.

Other scans of this record (2)

  • Field drawing of profile 4 at Nitovikla, showing a long section, a wall reconstruction and a stepped section
  • Field drawing of profile 4 at Nitovikla, with a reconstruction sketch of a north wall, casemates and ladders beside it.
Description, scan 2
A pencil field drawing on squared paper. A long horizontal section with layer lines runs across the top, with numbered marks and brackets for other profiles. In the lower left, a wall reconstruction with a ladder and small drawn figures sits beside a section of rubble-filled ground, and in the lower right a stepped structure is drawn in elevation.
Description, scan 3
Pencil drawing on yellowed paper with two sketches. On the left, a perspective reconstruction sketch shows a long low wall with several ladders and small openings, a projecting block at one end and a stepped edge in front. On the right, a profile drawing of walls and a rounded feature is labelled with handwritten words, including 'Profil 4' and 'Nitovikla', and a small scale note.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Unpublished sections: profile 4 (north side of trench II). Scale 1:40. On the same sheet: "reconstruction profile through north wall and casemates" with small "Cypriot figures" as staffing. On the back: reconstruction sketches. Field drawing.

Swedish, as on the record

Nitovikla: Opublicerade sektioner: profil 4 (norra sidan av trench II). Skala 1:40. På samma blad: "rekonstruktionsprofil genom nordmur och kasematter" med små "cyperngubbar" som bemanning. På baksidan: rekonstruktionsskisser. Fältritning, Svenska Cypernexpeditionen.

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