Famagusta
Creator:
Drake, Francis Milverton (b. 1882)
Date:
1934
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Inscriptions:
Inscribed: Famagusta 1934
Description:
This is one of a series of etchings done by F. Milveton Drake, who was invited to Cyprus by the administration as an engineer to help with a project. Drake gave special attention to the fortification of Famagusta and Nicosia. In this view of the town, St George of the Latins, the Cathedral of St Nicholas and the church of St George of the Greeks project over the humble houses of the walled city and against the contrast medium of the sea. In the foreground, an old canon, a relic of the Ottoman period, rests abandoned on the ruinous fortifications as a reminder of an era past. More than any other town in Cyprus, Famagusta is embellished with many palm trees to testify the fact that it was exclusively inhabited by Turks in Ottoman times. It was a religious practice of the Moslems on a hajj (pilgrimage to Mecca) to bring back seeds of palm trees from the holy city and plant them in their garden or neighbourhood.
Dimensions:
21 x 27 cm
Signature(s):
Signed in lower left recto: Drake 1934
Subject:
Architecture, Religious Architecture, Church Architecture, Islamic Architecture, Buildings, Dwellings, Coasts
Identifier:
PNT-00174
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Rights Holder:
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