Social sphere and everyday life (1806 Subjects)
Greek mountaineers.
Greek hospitality.
Boat used in the lake of Kastoria.
Drawing of plough used in Thessaly.
Plough.
Plan of typical house of affluent Ottoman family: 1. Outer court 2. Entrance. 3. Middle court 4. Stairs and principal gallery, first floor 5. Chamber of reception. 6. Inner court. 7. Apartments of the harem. 8. Kitchen. 9. Halleries of the harem. 10. Streets.
1. View of the port of Syracuse from the sea, with Mount Aetna in the background. 2. View of the port of Syracuse from the city.
1. View of the outer peristyle of the temple of Athena, today part of the cathedral church of Syracuse. 2. Fountain of Arethousa, Syracuse.
View of the ancient theare of Syracuse, before it was excavated.
1. The quarries of Syracuse. 2. Interior of the quarries.
View of the quarry known as “Ear of Dioynusius” in Syracuse. 2. View of the interior of the quarry.
View of quarries in Syracuse. At the time of the author's visit, the quarry was within the garden of the Capuchin monastery.
1. View of the catacombs of Saint John in Syracuse. 2. View of the central catacomb of the complex.
1. View of the ancient theatre of Syracuse. 2. View of the funerary monument known as the “Grave of Archimedes”.
Papyrus plants and other flora typical of Sicily.
1. Landscape near Piazza Armerina, Sicily. 2. Landscape near Pietrapercia, Sicily.
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.
Traditional song exalting the bravery and heroism of chieftain Theodoros, who was born in Sfakia and fought in Mylopotamos during the Greek Was of Independence.
The fountain of Bebo at Kornaros square, Heraklion, Crete. The fountain was built between 1552 and 1554 by captain Gianmatteo Bebo. It bears a Venetian coat of arms. At the centre, statue of the Roman era.
Street market around Ottoman fountain at Kornaros square, Heraklion (today known as Philanthropiki fountain). On the left, the Venetian fountain of Bebo.
Cretan love mantinada (rhyming couplet).
Cretan love mantinada (rhyming couplet).
The house the author stayed at during his trip to Asomatoi, Rethymno province.
Mantinada (rhyming couplet) in the memory of Tselebi, who fought against the Turks, possibly during the Greek War of Independence.
Mantinada (rhyming couplet) in the memory of Tselebi, who fought against the Turks, possibly during the Greek War of Independence.
Mantinada (rhyming couplet) in the memory of Tselebi, who fought against the Turks, possibly during the Greek War of Independence.
Greek of Aetolia and Acarnania in traditional costume.
Greek fishermen and sea turtles.