Ukraine (69 Subjects)
Sarcophagus from Asiatic Sarmatia (historical region west of the Caspian sea), used as a cistern, at the surroundings of Yeni Kale fortress in Crimea.
View of the Cimmerian Bosporus or Strait of Kerch (where the Black Sea joins the Sea of Azov). On the bottom right, Taman volcano, surnamed Prekla (hell) by the locals.
Coins of the kingdom of Cimmerian Bosporus (southern and eastern shores of the Sea of Azov), in the author's collection.
The putative tomb of Mithridates at Kerch, Crimea.
View of Cimmerian Bosporus or Strait of Kerch withn the port of Kerch (anc. Panticapaeum), Crimea. In the background, the coast of Phanagoria, today Taman peninsula, Russia.
View of the palace of the Khans of Crimea at Bahçesaray, Crimea.
Insects of the Crimea.
Inscription of the Byzantine period from Crimea.
Promontory near the monastery of Saint George at Chersonesus, Crimea.
View of the bay of Balaklava near Sebastopol, Crimea. In the background, the remains of the Genoese fortress.
Russian guard at Crimea.
Ruins of Greek Orthodox monastery at Chatyr-Dan mountain range near Simferopol, Crimea.
Map of the peninsula of Heraclea and Chersonesus, Crimea.
View of the interior chambers of the Genoese castle near Sebastopol, Crimea.
View of Cape Fiolent between Sebastopol and Balaklava, Crimea.
Plant of the genus Salvia, Minth family.
Tomb of British prison reformer John Howard at Kerch, Crimea.
View of Chatyr-Dan mountain range near Simferopol, Crimea.
Family of Tatar nomads spends the night at the steppe.
Coin of ancient Borysthenes or Pontic Olbia, a city in Sarmatia (historical region west of the Caspian Sea), near the mouth of Dnieper river.
Ancient Greek inscription from the city of Pontic Olbia or Borysthenes, seen by the author at a church in Mykolaiv, Ukraine.
Ancient Greek inscription from the city of Pontic Olbia or Borysthenes, seen by the author at a church in Mykolaiv, Ukraine.
Byzantine inscription from Pontic Olbia or Borysthenes, seen by the author at a church in Mykolaiv, Ukraine.
View of Snake Island at the Black Sea. According to the myth, this is were Thetis took the bodies of Achilles and Patroclus.
Map of Crimea.
Map of the port of Sebastopol, Crimea.
Map showing the author's route.
Iphigenia in Tauris, based on the painting by Anselm Feuerbach.
Map of Crimea.
View of the harbour of Balaklava close to Sebastopol, Crimea. In the background, on the right, the ruins of the Genoese castle. On the left, ships of the British fleet.