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View of the monastery of Katholikon, or Monastery of Saint John the Hermit, Chania province.

View of the bay and fortress of Souda.

Part of wall of the Hellenistic or the Roman period at ancient Aptera, near Chania.

Part of ancient wall near the monastery of Saint John the Theologian at Aptera, near Chania.

Man from Sfakia, Crete.

Mantinada, (rhyming couplet), in the dialect of Sfakia.

Mantinada (rhyming couplet), composed in the honour of chieftain Glymidis, who came from Loutro, Chania.

View of Loutro, sea-side village at Sfakia, Chania province.

Winged statuette, probably of Eros, discovered at the excavations near the monastery of Saint John the Theologian at ancient Aptera, under the author's supervision. The author took the statuette with him to Britain.

Monastery of Odigitria or Kyria Gonia at Kolymbari, Chania province. In the backgrounds, the White Mountains (Lefka Ori).

View of Kissamos, Chania province.

Ancient wall at Polyrrhenia, Chania province.

View of Gramvoussa.

The throne of Phalasarna.

Coins of ancient Lissos.

The site of ancient Elyros near the village of Rodovani, Chania province. The site was first identified by Robert Pashley.

Part of the walls of ancient Hyrtakina, Chania province.

Part of the walls of ancient Kandanos near Kadros village, Chania province.

Remains of walls near the village of Vlithia, Chania province.

Remains of the walls of ancient Kalamyde, today Palaeochora, Chania province.

Remains of ancient building near the village of Vlithia, Chania.

Landscape at Lakkoi, Chania province.

Tower of aga Ibrim Alidakis at the village of Embrosnero, Chania province.

Landscape at Askifou plateau, Chania.

Ancient walls near Anopolis.

Entrance to the gorge of Samaria from the side of Agia Roumeli, Chania province.

Pass to Hagia Roumeli at Samaria gorge.

View of Kissamos or Kasteli near Chania, Crete. September 1866.

Roman statue of goddess Athena, discovered at Kissamos, Chania.

Statue of Roman Emperor discovered at the remains of the ancient theater at Kissamos, Chania.