Crete Collection (#3)

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

House in a Field in the Siena Countryside, Tuscany, Italy

Samaria Gorge from lookout, Crete, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Beach cafe, Kato Zakros, Lasithi region, Crete, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Beach view, Mirtos, Lasithi region, Crete, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

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

Cretan Military Leader
A Greek Cretan patriot

Rebellion in Crete
The Cretans have another go at getting rid of their Turkish rulers : Turkish forces advance against the insurgents at Fort Paleocastro : this attempt fails like the others

Cretan Insurrection
Once again, the Cretans rise against their Turkish rulers : this time, the great powers intervene : the island will be taken from the Turks and made an independent nation

Knossos, Crete, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Matala, Crete, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Nineteen Heads Lions fountain, Venetian fountain, Spili, island of Crete, Greece, Mediterranean, Europe

Old windmills at the entrance to the plateau, at 2700 ft. Lassithi (Lasithi) Plain, on the island of Crete, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Windowsill, Paleohora, Crete, Greece, Europe

Handmade Musical Instruments, Chania, Crete, Greece

Cup-Bearer Fresco In The South Propylon, The Minoan Palace Of Knossos, Knossos, Heraklion, Crete, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Soldier sitting on a crescent Moon helping a comrade to climb a mountain (chromolitho)
6029991 Soldier sitting on a crescent Moon helping a comrade to climb a mountain (chromolitho) by European School (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Corlazzoni, Italian alpine soldier, 1903 (chromolitho)
2782552 Corlazzoni, Italian alpine soldier, 1903 (chromolitho) by European School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Corlazzoni, Italian alpine soldier, 1903)

After the sun has set II
Tal Paz-Fridman

After the sun has set I
Tal Paz-Fridman

The Uniqueness of Waves XLVI
Tal Paz-Fridman

The Uniqueness of Waves XLV
Tal Paz-Fridman

The Uniqueness of Waves XLIV
Tal Paz-Fridman

The Uniqueness of Waves XLII
Tal Paz-Fridman

Sir John Tenniel cartoon: Tender Mercies! (engraving)
8657364 Sir John Tenniel cartoon: Tender Mercies! (engraving) by Tenniel, John (1820-1914) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tender Mercies)

Sir John Tenniel cartoon: A Turkish Bath (engraving)
8657356 Sir John Tenniel cartoon: A Turkish Bath (engraving) by Tenniel, John (1820-1914) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Turkish Bath)

Two-handled spouted jug with dark-on-light polychrome decoration, -100 BC (ceramic, painted)
7309968 Two-handled spouted jug with dark-on-light polychrome decoration, -100 BC (ceramic, painted); 18.5 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; (add.info.: Display: ceramic)

Pedestalled cup, Vasilike mottled ware, circa 2700 BC -2200 BC (clay, pigment)
7309997 Pedestalled cup, Vasilike mottled ware, circa 2700 BC -2200 BC (clay, pigment); 8.8 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; (add.info.: Display: clay, pigment); © Ashmolean Museum

Pithos, circa 1700 BC -1400 BC (clay)
7309958 Pithos, circa 1700 BC -1400 BC (clay); 139 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; (add.info.: Display: clay); © Ashmolean Museum

Terracotta female figurine wearing calathos, -99 BC (terracotta)
7310020 Terracotta female figurine wearing calathos, -99 BC (terracotta); 15.2 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; (add.info.: Display: terracotta); © Ashmolean Museum

Replica figurine of a votive robe, 1901 (ceramic, pigment)
7310007 Replica figurine of a votive robe, 1901 (ceramic, pigment); 16.3 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; (add.info.: Display: ceramic, pigment); © Ashmolean Museum

Seal depicting man with oxen, -360 BC (red jasper)
7309964 Seal depicting man with oxen, -360 BC (red jasper); 1.8 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; (add.info.: Display: stone (red jasper)); © Ashmolean Museum

Map of Creta 1554, 1554 (vellum)
7339647 Map of Creta 1554, 1554 (vellum) by Agnese, Battista (c.1500-64); 26x40 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Creator: Battista Agnese Bound sheet. Scale: [circa 1:3 000 000])

USA History: The American Peak. entrance from the well above the tunnel
5313549 USA History: The American Peak. entrance from the well above the tunnel.; SeM Studio/UIG

The Cretan Rebellion against the Turks, 1896 (litho)
8660704 The Cretan Rebellion against the Turks, 1896 (litho) by Woodville, Richard Caton II (1856-1927) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Cretan Rebellion against the Turks, 1896)

The Principal Room of the Museum at Candia, Crete (b/w photo)
8639171 The Principal Room of the Museum at Candia, Crete (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Principal Room of the Museum at Candia, Crete)

Sea-Traders from Crete (colour litho)
8639159 Sea-Traders from Crete (colour litho) by Duncan, John (1866-1945) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sea-Traders from Crete)

Greece, Crete: Three French soldiers of the 122nd century in the yard of their house smoke the narguile, 1908
LUX4805563 Greece, Crete: Three French soldiers of the 122nd century in the yard of their house smoke the narguile, 1908; (add.info.: Greece)

Greece, Crete: dinner of 2 French officers in a cafe, the waiter is one of the military, 1905
LUX4806083 Greece, Crete: dinner of 2 French officers in a cafe, the waiter is one of the military, 1905; (add.info.: Greece, Crete: dinner of 2 French officers in a cafe)

Greece, Crete, the South: Italian sector, the central stronghold, 1908
LUX4763331 Greece, Crete, the South: Italian sector, the central stronghold, 1908; (add.info.: Greece, Crete, the South: Italian sector, the central stronghold, 1908); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

Greece, Crete, Candia: English sector, port, Venitian fort, Venetian ramparts
LUX4763048 Greece, Crete, Candia: English sector, port, Venitian fort, Venetian ramparts, numerous sailboats and docks cluttered with barrels, bags and crates, 1908; (add.info.: Greece, Crete)

Greece, Crete, La Sude, suda: Le Taurus, stationary breastplate English, 1906 - Cuirasse: Le Taurus
LUX4767457 Greece, Crete, La Sude, suda: Le Taurus, stationary breastplate English, 1906 - Cuirasse: Le Taurus; (add.info.: Greece, Crete, La Sude, suda: Le Taurus, stationary breastplate English)

Greece, La Chania, Chania, CR: Shopping street of the Arab quarter with shops, 1908
LUX4765012 Greece, La Chania, Chania, CR: Shopping street of the Arab quarter with shops, 1908; (add.info.: Greece, La Chania, Chania, CR: Shopping street of the Arab quarter with shops)

Greece, Chania, Crete: A corner of the Turkish Quarter, Men in Chechias, 1908
LUX4764934 Greece, Chania, Crete: A corner of the Turkish Quarter, Men in Chechias, 1908; (add.info.: Greece, Chania, Crete: A corner of the Turkish Quarter, Men in Chechias)

Greece, Chania, Crete: lively view of the harbour. Craft Shipyard, Fishing Boat Construction, 1908
LUX4764673 Greece, Chania, Crete: lively view of the harbour. Craft Shipyard, Fishing Boat Construction, 1908; (add.info.: Greece, Chania, Crete: lively view of the harbour)

Greece, Chania, Crete: The port, boarding French troops, officers and their families in a rowing shuttle to join
LUX4764870 Greece, Chania, Crete: The port, boarding French troops, officers and their families in a rowing shuttle to join the ship waiting for them offshore

Greece, Chania, Crete: a policeman on horseback in a white garment with a sword in a garden, 1908
LUX4764866 Greece, Chania, Crete: a policeman on horseback in a white garment with a sword in a garden, 1908; (add.info.: Greece, Chania)

Greece, La Chania, Crete: preparation of the celebration of the French national festival
LUX4764854 Greece, La Chania, Crete: preparation of the celebration of the French national festival, the garden of the Balmelle buffet, 1906; (add.info.: Greece, La Chania)

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