The straits of Salamis
| Department | Archive |
|---|---|
| Collection | BSA SPHS Image Collection |
| Reference No. | BSA SPHS 01/4876.3418.2 |
| Level | Item |
| Description | Glass negative, half plate size, a copy negative taken from a photographic print. |
| Condition | Black paper tape masks the sides |
| Dimensions | 16 x 12 cm |
| Place |
Straits of Salamis Salamina |
| Dates | Latest 1897 |
| Donor/Creator |
The Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies |
| Scope and Content | The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Salamis: view from the mouth of". |
| Notes | Latest date is based on probable inclusion in the 1897 slide catalogue. The photograph been annotated prior to the production of the negative. The main caption reads: "Salamis: View looking W down the bay, from the mainland W of Peiraeus. The battle was fought over all the water visible." The handwriting may be that of John L. Myres (pers. comm. HEIR Project, Oxford University). Other Collections: The image is duplicated in slide format in the Ashmolean Lantern Slide Teaching Collection, Oxford University, catalogue number XB241 as "Salamis: straits". |
| Reference |
1897 JHS 17: Catalogue of Slides. lviii.Bb 8. Link to article 1904 JHS 24: Catalogue of Slides. xcviii.SPHS 3418. Link to article 1913 JHS 33: Catalogue of Slides. 39.SPHS 3418. Link to article |