Houses (1795 Subjects)
View of Ioannina. In the centre, the mosque of Aslan Pasha. Ioannina did not in fact become Greek territory until the 1913 Treaty of Bucarest, after the Balcan Wars. The proposition that it be ceded to Greece in 1878 was rejected by the Congress of Berlin due to the reaction of the Ottoman side.
Panoramic view of the silver mines of Lavrio.
The castle of Chios after the devastating earthquake of 1881.
The castle of Chios after the devastating earthquake of 1881.
Snapshots of the days after the devastating earthquake of Chios in April 1881: 1. Procession 2. Ruins of houses at Aplotaria, main street of the town of Chios. 3. Residents of Chios awaiting the arrival of provisions. 4. Ruins before the Governor's palace.
View of Athens. In the background, on the right, the Greek Parliament.
View of Argos.
View of Nafplion with Palamidi fortress.
HMS “Osborne”'s barge bearing Alexandra Princes of Wales to Aegina island.
View of Volos in 1878, showing the positions of battle during the Uprising in Thessaly (1878), and the spot where British correspondent Ogle was murdered.
Greek troops at drill.
The castle of Chios with the church of Saint Nicholas (at Molos) after the devastating earthquake of 1881.
Panoramic view of the castle and city of Chios.
Ruins at the castle of Chios after the devastating earthquake of 1881.
View of Naousa and Mount Vermion.
The house in Naousa in which British colonel Synge was held hostage in 1878, during the uprising of Thessaly and Macedonia.
House on the beach of Katerini, in which the negotiations for the release of Colonel Synge took place. Coronel Synge became captive of the Greek insurgents during the events in Thessaly and Macedonia in 1878.
View of Volos.
The Acropolis from the west.
Temple of Olympian Zeus, Athens.
Ancient Corinth with the temple of Apollo and Acrocorinth.
Panoramic view of Athens from the Nymphs' Hill. On the left, Athens Observatory. At the centre, the temple of Hephaestus. On the right, the Acropolis.
Top: Panoramic view of Istanbul from Pera. Bottom: Panoramic view of Pera.
View of the Castle of Saint George (Castillo San Jorge), built on the remains of the “Castle of Triana” after Ferdinand III of Castile conquered Seville in 1248. On the right, the Golden Tower (Torre del Oro), built under the Almohad dynasty.
Reconstruction of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul. In the foreground, the Sultan and his suite on their way out of the palace.
View of the General Archive of the Indies, housed in the former merchant's exchange house of Seville (Casa Lonja de Mercaderes). In the background, Seville Cathedral with the famed bell tower of Giralda. Giralda was formerly a minaret of the now-demolished mosque of the Almohad era, on whose site the Cathedral was built.
View of the remains of the temple of Hadrianus.
View of the remains of the house of Nicolo di Rienzo, or house of the Crescenzi family (11th century).
Roman remains on the slopes of the Aventine hill.
View of Piazza Navona, Rome. In the foreground, the Fountain of Neptune. In the background, the Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi with the Obelisk of Domitian.