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Field photograph·Csn0193

Famagusta cathedral and Othello's tower

Aerial view of Famagusta cathedral and Othello's Tower beside the harbour
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, Csn0193. Public domain (CC0).

Description

An aerial view looks down on a walled coastal town, with a large cathedral and its tall tower at the centre, its arched doorways on the near side. Long low buildings with pitched roofs and a few ruined walls surround it, and a fortified ruin with a round tower juts toward the sea at upper left. Ships lie in the harbour at the top right, and a printed caption panel with a quotation from Othello sits along the bottom left.

Other scan of this record (1)

  • Aerial view of Famagusta cathedral and Othello's tower, with the town streets and the sea beyond
Description, scan 2
An oblique aerial view of a coastal town. The cathedral, with a tall square tower and pointed arched doorways, stands right of centre beside streets and low roofed buildings. At upper left, Othello's tower and ruined walls stand at the water's edge, and a long row of sheds lines the harbour front, with a few trees among the streets.

English, as on the record

FAMAGUSTA CATHEDRAL AND OTHELLO´S TOWER. R.A.F. Official. "Scene-A Seaport Town in Cyprus. Cassio……. Great Jove, Othello guard And swell his sail with thine own powerful breath; That he may bless this bay with his tall ship… And bring all Cyprus comfort!." Shakespeare, Othello.

English, as on the record

FAMAGUSTA CATHEDRAL AND OTHELLO´S TOWER. R.A.F. Official. "Scene-A Seaport Town in Cyprus. Cassio……. Great Jove, Othello guard And swell his sail with thine own powerful breath; That he may bless this bay with his tall ship… And bring all Cyprus comfort!." Shakespeare, Othello.

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