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Letter·34 CDF art. 168-4·3 October 1949

Letter from O. C. Tsangarides to Schaeffer asking him to examine the possibility of a new archaeological discovery in northern CyprusOC Tsangarides

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Handwritten in French. Every line is transcribed and translated, and the English sits beside the scan.

Scan 7 of letter 34 CDF art. 168-4 (Letter from O. C. Tsangarides to Schaeffer asking him to examine the possibility of a new archaeological discovery in northern Cyprus), handwritten in French. The transcription and translation follow.

Scan: Collège de France, Paris, 34 CDF art. 168-4, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.

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Stamp: O. C. TSANGARIDES, / ARCHITECT, / G.M.B.G. - A.R.B.A. DIPL. / NICOSIA-CYPRUS / P.O. Box 188 - Tel.

Drawing: compass rose and plan of a chamber with four niches and an entrance; labels: S; E; W; N; B; C; orifice; circulaire au; plafond; du rocher; A; 8.00; 15.00; D; 4,00

Interior dimensions 8 m × 15 m.

ENTRANCE about 4.00 wide and 2.50 to 3.00 high

ABCD Niches in the rock for the coffins of the members of the Royal family and their possessions The place is on the road between Lapithos etc. and Vassilia (the secondary road, i.e. not the one in asphalte asphalte) W. of Lapithos about 1 to 2 Kms. Precisely in the olive property belonging to Mr Christoforos Constantinides in the part W. at a of 50 to 75 in the direction North South of the street and the small bridge on the bank E. of the small river, dry in summer. —

Drawing: outline map of Cyprus with compass rose; labels: Vassilia; VASSILIATIS; LAPITHOS; KYRENIA; ENDROIT; du TOMBEAU.; N; W; E; S

Tsangarides.

65 figures hard to readstruck struck outadded written in above” jug ditto, and what it repeatsword reading not certain

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