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Title page. Inset plate: The author and his companions prepare their dinner at Vourlias, a famous inn on the route from Tripolis to Sparta, close to Mystras.
Tags: Arcadia, Authors, Baskets, British, Cooking, Costume - Hats and headwear, Edward Giffard, Ethnic groups, Everyday objects / Domestic utensils and vessels, Greece, Greeks, Inn of Vourlias, Inns, Laconia, Peloponnese, Social sphere and everyday life, Sparta, Title page, Travel, Travellers, Tripoli (Peloponnese), Turks
The Pyramids of Giza necropolis. In the foregroun,d the Prince of Wales visiting the site.
Tags: Animals, Art and antiquities, British, Cairo, Camels, Costume - Hats and headwear, Egypt, Egyptian monuments, Egyptians, Ethnic groups, Giza, Giza necropolis, History, Human types, Kings, Necropoleis, Princes of Wales, Pyramids, Pyramids of Giza, State and military institutions - Diplomatic relations
Easter Monday: The crew of H. M. S. “Research” celebrates the day in the presence of George I of Greece.
Tags: Acropolis of Athens, Art and antiquities, Athens, Attica, British, Central Greece, Children, Costume - Hats and headwear, Easter, Ethnic groups, Games and toys, Greece, Greeks, Human types, Piraeus, Social sphere and everyday life, Soldiers, State and military institutions - Diplomatic relations, Tents, Umbrellas / Parasols, Women
The draughtsman of “The Illustrated London News” sketching the Lion Gate of Mycenae.
Tags: Acropolis of Mycenae, Argolis, Art and antiquities, British, Children, Costume - Hats and headwear, Ethnic groups, Greece, Greeks, Human types, Lion Gate (Mycenae), Mycenae, Mycenaean architecture, Mycenaean monuments, Painters / Engravers, Peloponnese, Professions, Social sphere and everyday life, Writing tools
George I and Olga of Greece visit admiral James Drummond, K.C.B, on flagship “Hercules”, 1877.
Tags: Attica, Boats and ships, British, Central Greece, Costume - Hats and headwear, Ethnic groups, George I of Greece, Greece, Greeks, History, Human types, James Drummond (admiral), Kings, Military officers, Officials, Olga Queen of Greece, Piraeus, Princesses of Wales, State and military institutions - Diplomatic relations, Women
Alexandra Princess of Wales promenading in the Royal Gardens (today National Garden), during her visit to Athens in 1877. In the background, from left to right, the temple of Olympian Zeus, Hadrian's Arch and the Acropolis.
Tags: Acropolis of Athens, Alexandra of Denmark, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Athens, Attica, British, Central Greece, Children, Costume - Hats and headwear, Ethnic groups, Greece, Greeks, Hadrian's Arch (Athens), Houses, Human types, National Garden (Athens), Olympeion - Temple of Olympian Zeus (Athens), Parthenon, Princes, Princesses of Wales, Roman architecture, Roman monuments, Social sphere and everyday life, State and military institutions - Diplomatic relations, Women
Fête to officers of the English and French forces, and the Greek army and Navy, in the Acropolis during the British-French occupation of Athens and Piraeus in 1854-57. July 1854
Tags: Acropolis of Athens, Art and antiquities, Athens, Attica, British, Central Greece, Costume - Hats and headwear, Crimean war, Ethnic groups, Festivities / Celebrations, French, Greece, Greeks, History, Military officers, Parthenon, Soldiers, State and military institutions - Diplomatic relations
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