[Cyprus Content] – Luke, Sir Harry Charles / [Lieutenant Governor of Malta].

More Moves On An Eastern Chequerboard. Illustrated.

[This item is part of the Sir Harry Luke – Archive / Collection]. London, Lovat Dickson & Thompson Ltd., 1935. 22,5 cm x 15 cm. X, 268, [1] pages with 28 photographic illustrations. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective Mylar. Harry Luke’s (Lukach) copy from his personal library. Loosely inserted a Christmas Message from Lambeth and Canterbury, The Archbishop of Canterbury [Michael Ramsey and Mrs. Ramsey] with a handwritten note “With our Love”. Some fraying to dustjacket. Otherwise in very good condition.

The stunning photographic illustrations of the book are an underestimated collection of histoprical record:

Plate I: Armenia: The Katholikos George V blessing Armenian Volunteers outside the porch of Echmiadzin Cathedral, 1919

Plate II: Palestine: Shows a Group Photograph with Sir Harry Luke surrounded by King Ali, the Amir Abdallah and their son’s at the house of Sir Harry Luke in Jerusalem [alos shows the Chief Minister of Transjordan and Group Captain Playfair]

Plate III: Georgia: Mount Kazbek (Eastern Georgia)

Plate IV: Georgia: Two photographs on one page: 1. Ananur [Ananuri Castle on the Aragvi River, Georgia] / 2. A Part of Tiflis [Tiblisi] on the right bank of the Kura [Georgia, Caucasus]

Plate V: Georgia: Two photographs on one page: 1. Mtzkhet (Convent of Santavr) [Mtskheta is a city in the region of Mtskheta-Mtianeti, Georgia] / 2. The Cathedral

Plate VI: Armenia: Two photographs on one page: 1. The Gyök Jami (Blue Mosque) in Yerevan (Armenia) / 2. “Erivan” [Yerevan] Armenian Volunteers crossing the Zanga [The ruin on the extreme right is all that is left of the Sirdar Hasan’s Pavilion]

Plate VII: Armenia: Two photographs on one page: 1. Echmiadzin Cathedral / 2. The author (Sir Harry Luke) with Armenian Troops at Igdir [this is the medieval ‘Tsolakert’ near the Mount Ararat]

Plate VIII: Armenia: Two photographs on one page: 1. [Portrait Photograph of] His late Holiness George V, Katholikos of Armenia / 2. Ani : Chapel of S. Gregory the Illuminator [″Ani” is a ruined medieval Armenian city now situated in Turkey’s province of Kars, next to the closed border with Armenia (Wikipedia)]

Plate IX: Cyprus: Three photographs on one page: 1. Temple of Aphrodite at Old Paphos (Kouklika) / 2. Jonah and the Whale / 3. Also: Jonah and the Whale [Kouklia is a village in the Paphos District, about 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) east from the city of Paphos on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus

Plate X: Cyprus: Two photographs on one page: Kirklar Tekye – 1. In the Tomb-Galleries / 2. Sheikh Haj Mohammed [Kirklar Tekke is a ruin in Týmvou, Nicosia]

Plate XI: Cyprus: Mosque of St. Sophia (Interior) [This is the largest and oldest gothic church of Cyprus. It was built on the ruins of an older byzantine church between 1209 and 1570 and was never completed (Wikipedia)].

Plate XII: Cyprus: Three photographs on one page: 1. St. Sophia (Narthex) / 2. View over Nicosia towards the Kyrenia Mountains / 3. A corner of the Nicosia bazaar showing a Moslem tomb in the middle of the road /

Plate XIII: Cyprus: Nicosia: 1. Porch of St.Nicholas of the English / 2. The Boyuk Khan /

Plate XIV: Cyprus: Two photographs on one page: 1. Kiamil Pasha in Cyprus / 2. Roccas Bastion, Nicosia / [The two tall houses on the photograph of Roccas Bastion were those occupied by Kiamil Pasha and the author, Sir Harry Luke]

Plate XV: Cyprus: Two images on one page: 1. Illustration: “Frescoes in the Orthodox Cathedral, Nisocia, illustrating the grant of independence to the Church of Cyprus” / 2. Photograph: Cypriote priest expressing olive oil

Plate XVI: Palestine: Qalat es-Subeibeh, looking east [The Nimrod Fortress or Nimrod Castle, “Castle of the Large Cliff”, later Qal’at Namrud, “Nimrod’s Castle”; Mivtzar Nimrod, “Nimrod’s Fortress”) is a castle built by the Ayyubids and hugely enlarged by the Mamluks, situated on the southern slopes of Mount Hermon, on a ridge rising about 800 m (2600 feet) above sea level. It overlooks the Golan Heights and was built with the purpose of guarding a major access route to Damascus against armies coming from the west. (Wikipedia)]

Plate XVII: Lebanon / Palestine: Three photographs on one page:

1. Ruins of Montfort [Montfort (Mivtzar Monfor; Qal’at al-Qurain or Qal’at al-Qarn – “Castle of the Little Horn” or “Castle of the Horn”) is a ruined Crusader castle in the Upper Galilee region in northern Israel, about 22 miles (35 km) northeast of the city of Haifa and 10 miles (16 km) south of the border with Lebanon. (Wikipedia) /

2. Valley of the Litani from the walls of Belfort /

3. Castle of Belfort seen from the air [Beaufort or Belfort Castle, known locally as Qal’at al-Shaqif, is a Crusader fortress in Nabatieh Governorate, Southern Lebanon, about 1 kilometre to the south-south-east of the village of Arnoun. There was a fortification on the site before it was captured by Fulk, King of Jerusalem, in 1139 and construction of the Crusader castle probably began soon after. Saladin captured Beaufort in 1190, but 60 years later Crusaders re-took it. In 1268 Sultan Baibars finally captured the castle for the Islamic forces. (Wikipedia)

Plate XVIII: Syria: Two photographs on one page:

1. Krak des Chevaliers, from the Hill on which it stands /

2. Krak des Chevaliers from the air [Krak des Chevaliers (Old French: Crac des Chevaliers or Crac de l’Ospital; lit. ‘karak [fortress] of the hospital’, is a medieval castle in Syria and one of the most important preserved medieval castles in the world. The site was first inhabited in the 11th century by Kurdish troops garrisoned there by the Mirdasids. In 1142 it was given by Raymond II, Count of Tripoli, to the order of the Knights Hospitaller. It remained occupied by them until it was reconquered by the Muslims in 1271. (Wikipedia)

Plate XX: Syria:

Krak des Chevaliers : [Photograph of] the Qaimaqam, his son, the Effendi and the Imam at the entrance to one of the towers.

Plate XXI: Syria: Three photographs on one page:

1. Castle of Merqab, looking south [Margat, also known as Marqab (‘Castle of the Watchtower’), is a castle near Baniyas, Syria, which was a Crusader fortress and one of the major strongholds of the Knights Hospitaller. It is located around 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) from the Mediterranean coast and approximately 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) south of Baniyas. The castle remained in a poor state of preservation until 2007 when some reconstruction and renovation began. [Wikipedia]

2. Island of Ruad [Arwad, the classical Aradus, is a town in Syria on an eponymous island in the Mediterranean Sea. It is the administrative center of the Arwad Subdistrict (nahiyah), of which it is the only locality. It is the only inhabited island in Syria. It is located 3 km (1.9 mi) from Tartus (the ancient Tortosa), Syria’s second-largest port.
Today, Arwad is mainly a fishing town. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, during the 2004 census, it had a population of 4,403, predominantly Syrian Sunni Muslims. Plans were unveiled in May 2016 to renovate the island to become a tourist attraction. (Wikipedia)]

3. Town of Tartus, showing the double enceinte of the Crusader’s citadel

Plate XXII: Jordan / Transjordan: Three photographs on one page, showing “Castles in Jordan″

1. Kerak : part of the walls

2. Montreal (Shobek)

3. Montreal : a bastion with part of the inscription of Sultan Lajin

Plate XXIII: Libya: Three photographs on one page:

1. Tripoli : part of the castle with Governor’s office

2. Leptos Magna : a part of the excavations

3. Tripoli : mosque annd tombs of the Karamanlis

Plate XXIV: Piana dei Greci: Four photographs on one page:

1. Detail of costume
2. & 3.: Women leaving Church on Easter Day
4. Bishop of Sicula-Albanians with Clergy and visitors

• Keywords: Armenia · Cyprus · Cyprus Content (Printed Chapters) · Cyprus Content / Sir Harry Luke Collection · Georgia [Caucasus] · Harry Luke – Cyprus / WW I (1911-1919) · Jerusalem · Lebanon · Libya · Middle East · Middle Eastern History · Middle Eastern History – Rare · Palestine · Sir Harry Luke · Sir Harry Luke – Personal Archive of Books and Correspondence · Sir Harry Luke Collection · Syria
• Language: English
• Inventory Number: 30174AB

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