Overlooking part of the city and the main harbour entrance at Mitylene, Lesbos Island, Greece
Overlooking part of the city and the main harbour entrance at Mitylene, Lesbos Island, Greece. The photographer is on raised ground looking north-east over the roofs of the city and the main harbour. A number of caiques are just inside the south breakwater on the right. The long east breakwater is in the right background and the Mytilene Statue of Liberty, erected in 1930, is at the shore end of this breakwater. The domed church of Saint Therapon is in the centre and the ruins of Mytilene castle fortress are in the left background.
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Object Details
ID: | P93349 |
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Type: | Sheet film negative |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Marine Photo Service |
Date made: | 1933-1939 |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Waterline Collection |
Measurements: | Overall: 117 mm x 168 mm |