Greece (7341 Subjects)
View of the town of Corfu from the sea, 1862. On the left, the Old Fortress.
The temple of Olympian Zeus, the Arch of Hadrian anf the Acropolis. In the background, Philopappus Hill and monument. In the foreground, the spring of Callirrhoe on Ilissus river. Painting by Harry Johnson.
Portrait of George I of Greece.
View of the Royal Palace of Athens (today Greek Parliament) and surrounding area, 1863.
The residents of Athens welcome George I of Greeks, October 1863 (imaginary representation). On the right, the Acropolis and the temple of Hephaestus.
George I of Greece reviews the National Guard, 1863.
View of Acropolis from Pnyx Hill, 1863.
Greek peasants come to Athens to welcome George I, 1863.
Greeks from all over Greece, in traditional costume, 1863.
Greek women from all over Greece, in traditional costume, 1863.
The Archibishop of Athens receiving King George I of Greece in front of the cathedral of Athens, 1863.
The National Guard at Athens taking the oath of allegiance to George I, 1863.
Coat of arms of the kingfom of Greece during the reign of George I.
The Grand Cross of the Greek Order of Our Saviour (highest decoration of the Greek Republic and formerly of the Kingdom of Greece), which was awarded to Victoria of Britain.
The ruins of Fort George, named after the King of Britain, at Vido, Corfu. As they left Corfu, shortly before the union of the Ionian islands and Greece, in 1864, the British destroyed all the fortifications they had built.
The New Fortress of Corfu, 1866.
Map of Santorini island, 1866.
Santorini and the islet of Nea Kameni, 1866.
Volcanic gas at Santorini, February 1866.
View of Kissamos or Kasteli near Chania, Crete. September 1866.
Roman statue of goddess Athena, discovered at Kissamos, Chania.
Statue of Roman Emperor discovered at the remaining of the ancient theater at Kissamos, Chania.
The Ottoman army attacks the monastery of Arcadi, Crete, November 1866.
The monastery of Arcadi, after the being blown up by the Cretans besieged inside, 1866.
View of the city of Chania, 1867.
Entrance to the harbour of Argostoli, 1867.
The town of Lixouri as it was before the 1867 earthquake.
H.M.S. “Ocean” brings provisions to the sufferers of the 1867 earthquake that hit Lesbos island.
The castle of Mytilene, Lesbos, 1867.
Street at the town of Mytilene after the 1867 earthquake.