Ancient CyprusAncient Cyprus

Photograph·19020i

A man with pack mules on a mountain path

A man in a long robe and headcloth stands beside two laden mules on a stony path below a wooded hill.
Photograph: John Thomson, 1878. Wellcome Collection, London, 19020i. Public domain (Public Domain Mark).

Positive from the glass negative

Description

A man in a dark robe and white headcloth stands on a rough, stony path, with two dark mules loaded with packs behind him. Dense shrubs fill the left foreground, and a steep, scrubby hill rises behind a cluster of flat-roofed houses on the slope.

Other images (2)

  • A man with pack mules on a mountain path, 1981 contact print1981 contact print
  • A man with pack mules on a mountain path, The glass negativeThe glass negative

English

A man with loaded mules on a rocky path, with houses on the hillside behind. The negative has no caption; Wellcome catalogues it simply as Cyprus.