1 February 1835
The American Lorenzo Warriner Pease was trying to understand the Cypriots:
With regard to the moral character of the people we could not form a very accurate idea. We can make only great...
1 February 1928
Alfred Westholm, Swedish Archeologist who led the expedition in Cyprus, in a letter to his mother:
1) Music in Nicosia is an entirely unknown notion. A brass orchestra in which my epistate Lazaros is a member of some importance...
2 February 1835
The American missionary Lorenzo Warriner Pease refers to a Catholic or Protestant feast, the celebration of Candlemas:
Today is a festa in honor of the Virgin Mary. The people are calling out to visit the brides and others. Mr. Marino...
2 February 1839
The American missionary Lorenzo Warriner Pease visited Salamis:
We yesterday engaged in the examination of the ruins of Salamis. Having passed by the ancient underground prison we arrived at ruins where the aqueduct waters of...
2 February 1929
Rupert Gunnis, Inspector of Antiquities and ADC to Sir Ronald Storrs, was endlessly fascinated with his discoveries on the island:
Opened a few more Iron Age poor tombs, one was interesting as I found an amphora in it which contained...
3 February 1473
George Boustronios related what happened during those first months of Queen Caterina’s rule:
On 3 Feb Sir Peter Mocenigo, the captain of the fleet came to Famagusta with twelve galleys and four galleasses and there were twelve...
4 February 1930
Rupert Gunnis, ADC to Governor Sir Ronald Storrs, never stopped his search for old artefacts:
Took L/c George and to Kythrea where we hunted about on the hillside and found quite a lot of things including coins...
5 February 1839
The American missionary Lorenzo Warriner Pease visited the monastery of Kanakaria:
Last night it rained a little but this morning although the clouds were thick and hid the sun, still we had no rain but a strong northwest wind...
5 February 1882
From the private journal of Lieutenant Donisthorpe Donne, district officer of Limassol, on a trip from Limassol to Nicosia:
(We) started for the Capital. Having Packed up my traps and sent them on ahead I said goodbye
5 February 1928
Rupert Gunnis was showing Mary Storrs the sites of Nicosia:
Church and hospital. After lunch Mary and I down to town and I showed her the mosque of the Dancing Dervishes and the long row of tombs of dead and gone dervishes, each with...
6 February 1839
The American missionary Lorenzo Warriner Pease visited Rizocarpasson:
Having passed around the village we reached to the church where we arrived just after the mass was passing around for the adoration of...
6 February 1882
Colonel Benjamin Donisthorpe Alsop Donne of the Cyprus Pioneer Corps, following his transfer to Nicosia, wrote of the island’s winter scenery:
Continuing the road next morning I covered 25 miles in time for lunch...