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Field photograph·Csn0257

Kyrenia harbour

Kyrenia harbour, with two people standing on the rocky shore looking out over the water
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, Csn0257. Public domain (CC0).

Description

Two people with their backs to the camera stand on a rocky shore, looking across a calm harbour. Behind them a row of plastered stone houses with flat roofs and small windows lines the waterfront, with boats moored at the left edge. Above the houses a long stone wall runs along a slope under a cloudy sky, with a single palm tree on the right.

Other scan of this record (1)

  • Two men stand with their backs to the camera at the edge of Kyrenia harbour, looking over the water toward houses and a fort wall.
Description, scan 2
Two men with their backs to the camera stand on a stone quay at the edge of the water, looking across the harbour. Behind them are plastered houses with flat roofs and small windows, several small boats are moored at the left, and a high stone wall runs up the hillside, with a palm tree on the right. The print is mounted on a card, with the printed caption in a box below.

English, as on the record

KYRENIA HARBOUR "This town is on the north coast with a strong fort built on a rock. It is the healthiest in the Island… The wind springs directly from the sea… on the south too it is protected by the chain of mountains which are near enough to give the place shade and excellent water." Tommaso Porchacchi-1576 (L´Isole Piu Famose) Mangoian Bros.

English, as on the record

KYRENIA HARBOUR "This town is on the north coast with a strong fort built on a rock. It is the healthiest in the Island… The wind springs directly from the sea… on the south too it is protected by the chain of mountains which are near enough to give the place shade and excellent water." Tommaso Porchacchi-1576 (L´Isole Piu Famose) Mangoian Bros.

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