Print·TIMEA 21439·1878

Ruins of the Governor's Palace at Famagusta

Engraving of uniformed soldiers with rifles marching toward tall arched ruins at Famagusta
Print: 1878. Travelers in the Middle East Archive (TIMEA), Rice University, via Wikimedia Commons, TIMEA 21439. "Ruins of the Governor's Palace at Famagusta". CC BY-SA 2.5. Resized.

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In the foreground, a line of uniformed men with rifles marches across an open, unpaved ground toward the arches. A veiled woman and a small child stand to the left, and several other figures are scattered near a low roofed shelter and along the right edge. Behind them rise tall arches, broken walls and ruined masonry under a cloudy sky.

English

An engraved view of arched stone ruins at Famagusta, with uniformed soldiers carrying rifles marching in the foreground. A veiled woman and a child stand at the left of the marching men.

TIMEA's description

Uniformed guards marching through a courtyard toward a high archway.

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