Crete Collection

Map of The Byzantine Empire
A map showing the extent of the Byzantine Empire - the predominantly Greek-speaking continuation of the Roman Empire during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages. Date: 1800

Apostle Pauls Missionary Journeys, lithograph, published in 1886
Apostle Pauls Missionary Journeys: 1st (green); 2nd (red); 3rd (blue); last to Rome (yellow). Lithograph, published in 1886. Paul travelled over 10, 000 miles proclaiming the gospel of Jesus Christ

Icarus & Daedalus
Daedalus encouraged his son Icarus to fly from the island of Crete to the sun. But the sun melted the wax with which his wings were fastened on and Icarus fell into the sea

Chania waterfront and mountains in background, Chania, Crete, Greece, Europe

Italian Orchid, or Naked Man Orchid (Orchis italica), Crete
ROG-13267 Italian Orchid, or Naked Man Orchid Crete. Orchis italica Bob Gibbons Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Europe, Greece
Greece, Crete, Heraklion / Iraklion. Heraklion Archeological Museum. Bull Leaping Fresco (Toreador Fresco). Minoan wall painting from Knossos depicting a running bull and three acrobats performing

Mural paintings, Corridor of the Procession, Minoan, Knossos, island of Crete, Greece, Mediterranean, Europe

Elounda Harbour, Elounda, Crete, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

The Blue Bird fresco from Knossos, 17th-14th century BC
The Blue Bird fresco from the Minoan royal palace at Knossos, now at the Archaeological Museum in Heracleion, 17th-14th century BC

The Venetian Harbour at dusk, Chania, Crete, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Minoan art. Crete. Prince of the Lilies. Dated circa 1550 BC. Brings the Minoan belt and headdress made A?a?A?a?of lilies and peacock feathers. Fresco from the palace of Knossos

Travels of The Apostle Paul Map Engraving
Engraved illustration of the Travels of The Apostle Paul Map Engraving from The Popular Pictorial Bible, Containing the Old and New Testaments, Published in 1862

Spinalonga Island (Kalidon), former leper colony, Gulf of Mirabello, Lasithi, Eastern Crete, Crete, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Elounda, Crete, Greece, Europe

Icarus and Daedalus
Daedalus and his son Icarus escape from Crete with man- made wings, but Icarus flies too near the sun : the heat melts the wax on his wings, plunging him into the sea

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Greece, Crete, Knossos, Dolphin fresco in the Queens Megaron, Knossos Palace

Antique map of Ancient Greece, 1864

The ruins of Knossos, the largest Bronze Age archaeological site, Minoan civilization, Crete, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Fishing boats in the old harbour of Heraklion, Crete, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Mother of God (Glykophilousa). Crete, 15th-16th century. National Gallery. Prague. Czech Republic

Illustration of palace of Knossos

The Queens bath. Knossos Palace dated to 2000 BC is considered to be Europes oldest City. Crete. Greece

Greece, Crete, Knossos Minoan Palace, Three Women frieze

Homeric cosmogony. Map of the Earth based on the myths and knowledge of the Ancient Greeks at the time of Homer (1st or 2nd millennium BC)

Captain Charles Upham
Portrait of double VC winner, Captain Charles Upham (). Born in New Zealand, Upham was a sheep farmer who distinguished himself during World War Two on two occasions

Dolphins, Knossos, Crete, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Dolphin fresco, Knossos, Crete, Greece, Europe

Minoan Ladies, Crete
CRETE - Ladies of the Minoan court

Bay and beach of Souda, Plakias, South Crete, Crete, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

View from Plaka to Spinalonga Island (Kalidon), former leper colony, Gulf of Mirabello, Lasithi, Eastern Crete, Crete, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Coast and resort of Elounda, Spinalonga Island, Gulf of Mirabello, Crete, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Orthodox Cathedral, Chania, Crete, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Hania, Crete, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Revolution of Theriso - The revolutionaries & Venizelos
In 1898, the Great Powers declared Crete as an independent Cretan State, under the rule of the Sultan. Yet, the administration of commander Prince George irritated the Cretans

Elounda, Crete, Greece, Europe

Palace ruins at the Minoan archaeological site, Knossos, island of Crete, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Fishing boat, harbour, Agia Galini, South Coast, Crete, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

View over harbour and restaurants at dusk, Ayios Nikolaos, Lasithi region, Crete, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Small fishing boats, Old Venetian harbor, Rethymno, Crete, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Hania (Chania) harbour and lighthouse, island of Crete, Greece, Mediterranean, Europe

Fresco detail, Knossos, Crete, Greece, Europe

A scene inspired by Ancient Crete one of the new productions from Ruth St Denis, Ted Shawn and the Denishawn Dancers, 1929 Date: 1929

Vouliseni Lake in Agios Nikolaos, Crete, Greece

Minoan fresco showing a boy with fishes, 20th century
Minoan fresco from Thera showing a boy with fishes, 20th century

The Saffron-Gatherer Fresco from Minoan Royal Palace, Knossos, Crete. c15th century BC. At Archaeological Museum of Heraklion, Crete

German gliders in Battle of Crete by G. H. Davis
Landing air troops: German gliders of the Battle of Crete during the Second World War. By the use of gliders, parachutes and mass-produced aeroplanes for crash landings

Ottoman Empire, lithograph, published in 1878
Ancient map of Ottoman Empire. Lithograph, published in 1878

Black rocks protruding through rough seas with stormy clouds, Crete, Greece

John Laverick, SBS on Crete during Operation Albumen - WWII
John Laverick, SBS and famed cook!) preparing a meal on Crete during Operation Albumen. Photograph taken by Colonel David Sutherland of SBS and SAS

Octopuses hung up to dry on washing lines, Chania, Crete, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Old Venetian harbour, taverns on seaside at dusk, Rethymno (Rethymnon), Crete, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Fisherman, fresco from the island of Thera (Thira)

The Harbour at Rethymno, Rethymno, Crete, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Greece, Crete - Traditional Costume
Gentleman wearing traditional Cretan costume holding a rifle

Nikolakis Mitropoulos. From Voyage a Athenes et a Constantinople, 1825. Artist: Dupre, Louis (1789-1837)
Nikolakis Mitropoulos. From Voyage a Athenes et a Constantinople, 1825. Private Collection

Priest-King fresco from Knossos
Priest-King fresco from the Minoan palace at Knossos, from the Archaeological Museum of Heraclion, Crete

Acrobat. Minoian art
Acrobat. 16th c. BC. Minoan art / Cretan art. Sculpture on ivory. GREECE. CRETE. IRAKLION. Iraklion. Archaeological Museum. Proc: GREECE. CRETE. IRAKLION. Knossos. Knossos Palace

Balkan Peninsula in 1878, lithograph
Ancient map Balkan. The political classification of the Balkan Peninsula after the Treaty of Berlin in 1878. Lithograph, published in 1878

Chania lighthouse with the sun right behind, at sunrise, harbour, Chania, Crete, Greece

Lake Voulismeni, Agios Nikolaos, Crete, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Vai Beach, Crete Island, Greece

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Marcel Egger

Scene of taurokathapsia, an acrobat leaping over the back of a charging bull
LRI4625720 Scene of taurokathapsia, an acrobat leaping over the back of a charging bull. 1700-1400 BC. (fresco) by Minoan, (2000-1400 BC); Archaeological Museum of Heraklion, Crete

Climbing on neve (chromolitho)
968673 Climbing on neve (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Climbing on neve)

The Boat Lined Venetian Harbour and Fortress, Heraklion, Crete, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

The Story of Theseus, mid-15th century. Artist: Master of the Cassoni
The Story of Theseus, mid-15th century. Theseus lands on Crete from Athens and sets out to kill the Minotaur, the bull-headed monster which King Minos has had imprisoned in the labyrinth built by

Clay tablet with linear B script, 15th century BC
Clay tablet from Knossos with linear B script, from the British Museums collection, 15th century BC

Mycenaean Linear A tablet
Minoan Linear A tablet from Aghia Triadha, from the Archaeological Museum of Heracleions collection in Crete. Linear A is an early Mycenean writing system that has not yet been deciphered

El Greco (1541-1614). Saint Louis, King of France, and a Pa
Domenikos Theotokopoulos, El Greco (1541-1614). Painter. Spanish Renaissance. Saint Louis, King of France, and a Page. 1585-1590. Museum Louvre. Paris. France

Strategic importance of Crete and Cyprus by G. H. Davis
The Eastern Mediterranean: maps showing the strategic importance of Crete and Cyprus during the Second World War. Date: 1941

Venetian harbour of Chania, Crete, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Princess of Lilies fresco, Minoan archaeological site of Knossos, Crete, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Greece, Crete, Heraklion / Iraklion. Heraklion Archeological Museum. Bulls head rhython (vessel for pouring ritual libations)

GREECE, CRETE, Rethymno Province, Plakias: Town and Harbor

Greece, Crete - Cretan Men - a souvenir card released in 1907 to bolster the Cretan national identity following the withdrawal of control over the Island by the Great Powers

Theseus and Minotaur
He fights - and slays - the Minotaur in the labyrinth of king Minos at his royal palace in Crete

Elounda, Crete, Greece, Europe

Musicians attending a village wedding, Anogia, Crete, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Bali, Crete, Greece, Europe

Painting of the restored Taureador Fresco from the Palace of Minos at Knossos (Evans Fresco Drawing N/4)
7310000 Painting of the restored Taureador Fresco from the Palace of Minos at Knossos (Evans Fresco Drawing N/4), 1900-50 (paper, pigment) by Gillieron

Map of Knossos buildings surrounding the Palace, circa 1903
7310021 Map of Knossos buildings surrounding the Palace, circa 1903 by Fyfe, Theodore (1875-1945); 31x100 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

How Surgeon William Maillard, RN, won the Victoria Cross at Candia (litho)
1064087 How Surgeon William Maillard, RN, won the Victoria Cross at Candia (litho) by Dadd, Frank (1851-1929) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: How Surgeon William Maillard, RN)

Wild thyme, Thymus serpyllum, and dittany of Crete, Origanum dictamnus. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicers Krauterbuch, or Herbal, Frankfurt, 1557

Reproduction of the Crowd Scene Fresco, Palace of Knossos, Minoan, c
AMQ115748 Reproduction of the Crowd Scene Fresco, Palace of Knossos, Minoan, c.1500 BC (w/c on paper) by Anonymous; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; eAshmolean Museum; out of copyright

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Discover the captivating beauty of Crete, a gem nestled in Greece's enchanting embrace. 🇬🇷✨ Immerse yourself in its rich history and vibrant culture as you explore this mesmerizing island. Step back in time with a map of the Byzantine Empire, tracing the footsteps of ancient civilizations that once thrived here. Feel the echoes of Apostle Paul's missionary journeys resonating through your soul, depicted beautifully in a lithograph from 1886. As you stroll along Chania waterfront, be awestruck by the majestic mountains standing tall against an azure sky. Let your imagination take flight like Icarus and Daedalus as their mythical tale unfolds before your eyes. Journey to Knossos Minoan Palace and marvel at the intricate Three Women frieze adorning its walls. These ancient masterpieces offer glimpses into a civilization long gone but forever etched in our collective memory. Crete surprises even further with its natural wonders - behold the Italian Orchid or Naked Man Orchid blooming gracefully amidst its lush landscapes. Nature truly paints her own masterpiece on this magnificent island. Agios Nikolaos beckons with its serene charm, inviting you to bask in tranquility by Elounda Harbour. The Greek Islands' allure is undeniable; let it captivate your senses and leave an indelible mark on your heart. Venture eastward to Spinalonga Island, once home to a leper colony but now stands as a testament to resilience and hope. Gaze across from Plaka for breathtaking views that remind us of humanity's ability to overcome adversity. Elounda unveils itself as another hidden treasure waiting to be discovered - immerse yourself in its idyllic beauty and let time stand still for just a moment longer. Welcome to Crete, where Europe meets Greece. Embark on an unforgettable journey filled with history, mythology, natural wonders, and the warm embrace of Greek hospitality.