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Field photograph·Csn0249

Kyrenia

Kyrenia harbour and waterfront seen over ruined stone blocks, with a moored boat and mountains behind the town.
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, Csn0249. Public domain (CC0).

Description

Taken from among large weathered stone blocks in the foreground, the view looks across a harbour to a waterfront of pale multi-storey buildings and a tall slender tower. Several small figures stand on the quay, a white boat with a mast is moored at the right, and dark mountains rise behind the town under a hazy sky. The photograph is mounted on a page with a printed quotation below it.

Other scan of this record (1)

  • Kyrenia harbour and waterfront houses seen over ancient stone blocks, with mountains and sea beyond.
Description, scan 2
A view across the harbour of Kyrenia from above, with a row of pale multi-storey houses along the waterfront and a quay where small distant figures stand. A small boat with a mast lies at a jetty on the right, and a dark mountain ridge rises behind the town under a cloudy sky. Large dressed stone blocks of a wall frame the view in the foreground.

English, as on the record

KYRENIA "We first touched land at Schernae (Keryneia) a small town but fortified, which has a castle with walls and towers. Its chief boast it its good harbour. In this district the King of Cyprus has four good castles." Wilbrand, Count of Oldenburg, c. 1220. (Peregrinatio.)

English, as on the record

KYRENIA "We first touched land at Schernae (Keryneia) a small town but fortified, which has a castle with walls and towers. Its chief boast it its good harbour. In this district the King of Cyprus has four good castles." Wilbrand, Count of Oldenburg, c. 1220. (Peregrinatio.)

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