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Field photograph·Csn0188

Famagusta Salamis: boats, people and water

Harbour at Famagusta with moored sailing boats, a masted ship at a jetty and a stone fortification wall.
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, Csn0188. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A harbour seen from higher ground, with a curving shore, a long stone wall and several sailing boats at anchor in the basin. A masted ship and a ship with funnels stand at a jetty on the right, and one figure stands near the water's edge while small rowing boats lie on the sand in the foreground. Low buildings and walls sit beneath hills in the background.

Other scan of this record (1)

  • Harbour at Salamis near Famagusta, with moored boats, masted sailing ships, a jetty and a stone fortification wall.
Description, scan 2
A curved harbour with calm water, where several wooden sailing boats are moored near the shore and a small rowing boat lies on the sand in the foreground. Two masted sailing ships and a steamer lie at a jetty on the right, while a stone fortification wall and low sheds line the far shore below distant hills. A single figure stands on the shore at centre left.

English, translated from the original record

Boats, people and water at Salamis, near Famagusta.

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