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The fortress of Palamidi in Nafplio.

Old well in Pyrgi, Chios.

Noria well in Chios.

Garden in Kambos, Chios.

Ralli House in Kambos, Chios.

The house of Rallis family in Kambos, Chios.

Noria well in Chios.

Men's costumes at Kambos in Chios, 1776 From: Choiseul-Gouffier, “Voyage Pittoresque de la Grèce”, Paris, M.DCC.LXXXII [1752].

Women's working costumes from Olympoi, Chios (1822-1866). Illustration published by A. Karavas; drawing by Phrixus Aristefs, in author's collection.

Joseph's well (Bir Yususf) in the Saladin Citadel of Cairo.

Garden at Kambos, Chios.

View of Istanbul from the French Embassy at Pera (Beyoğlu).

Tria Pigadia, Myconos.

Woman at water well, Amorgos.

The residence of the Orthodox bishop in Rhodes.

Well in an Ottoman garden in Koroni.

View, sections, and plans of Joseph's Well (Bir Yusuf) at the Saladin Citadel of Cairo.

View of the Nuruosmaniye Mosque from the slave market of Istanbul.

Irrigation well in Tripoli, Libya.

Fortress in the city of Kafr-Kanna in Galilee, usually identified with biblical Cana. The building is considered to be the place of the biblical wedding in Cana. In the centre, the well from which Jesus Christ drew water from, to subsequently transform it into wine.