Lesbos Collection

Sappho - House of Muses
Atthis, Telesippa, Megara, Anactoria and Euneica sitting at the feet of the poetess Sappho as she recites some of her work. No

Metelin, Lesbos, Greece - Mithymna. Date: circa 1905

Mitylene, Port of Lesbos, looking east over Aegean Sea
Mitylene, Port of Lesbos, looking east over the Aegean Sea towards Asia Minor

Metelin - The Church of St Therape, Lesbos, Greece
The Church of Agios Therapon in Mytilene in Lesbos, Greece. Date: circa 1908

Metelin - Lighthouses of the Port, Lesbos, Greece - at this stage under Turkish control. Date: circa 1908

Mytilene, Greek Island of Lesbos - The Fortress Date: circa 1905

Mytilene, Greek Island of Lesbos - North Coast Fortress Date: circa 1905

Lesbos, Greece - (Metelin) - Entrance to the Market Date: circa 1910s

Lesbos, Greece - (Metelin) - Aklidiou Countryside - at this point still part of Turkey. Date: circa 1910s

Daphnis and Chloe (5)
Daphnis and Chloe. The naive, young naked lovers begin to feel an uncomprehending love for each other

Head of the poetess Sappho. Marble
Sappho (c. 630-580 BC). Greek lyric poetess. Bust. Marble. Copy of an original to the Hellenistic Period. From Smyrna. Archaeological Museum. Istanbul. Turkey

Pericles (h. 495-429 BC). Athenian statesman. Marble bust. Co
Pericles (h.495-429 BC). Athenian statesman. Marble bust. Roman copy of the Greek original statue by Cresilas. Dated to 429 B.C. It comes from the island of Lesbos. Egyptian Museum (Altes Museum)

Sappho (630-570 BC). Greek lyric poet. Bust. Copy. Istanbul
Sappho (630-570 BC). Greek lyric poet, born on the island of Lesbos. Roman bust of Sappho, copied from a lost Hellenistic original. Izmir. 2th century AD. Istanbul Archaeological Museum

Lesbos - Metelin - Panoramic View Date: circa 1910s

Turkey - Hotel Malacou, Fairgrounds and View of Midilli - Metelin, Lesbos Date: 1898

Turkey - Midilli - Metelin, Lesbos - Harbour & Hotel Malacou. Date: 1898

Lesbos (Metelin), Greece - The Port. Date: circa 1910s

Island of Lesbos, Greece - the fort. Date: circa 1910s

The Occupation of the Prefecture at Lesbos
Lesbos remained under Turkish rule, (named Midilli in Turkish), until 1912 when it was taken by Greek forces during the First Balkan War

Island of Lesbos - the fort on the North coast of the Island. The Turkish mainland can be seen in the background. Date: circa 1907

Metelin, Lesbos, Greece Date: circa 1910s

Mytilene, Lesbos, The Castle
Mytilene, Greek Island of Lesbos - The Castle/Citadel Date: circa 1903

Mytilene, Lesbos, Greece - North Port & Citadel
Mytilene, Lesbos, Greece - North Port & Fortress / Citadel Date: 1916

Mytilene, Lesbos, Greece
Mytilene, Island of Lesbos, Greece, to which the Greek army, had fled in twenty Greek ships after the Turkish Army retook possession of Izmir on 9 September 1922. Date: 1922

Aclidiou, Lesbos, Greece
Village of Aclidiou, Lesbos, Greece Date: circa 1903

Metelin - Turkey
Makriyalo, Metelin, Turkey (albeit now Greece!) Date: circa 1906

Lesbos, Greece - Metelin - Panorama
Lesbos, Greece - (Metelin) - Panorama Date: circa 1908

Daphnis and Chloe (6)
Daphnis and Chloe. The naive, young lovers begin to feel an uncomprehending love for each other

Daphnis and Chloe (4)
Daphnis and Chloe by a river and waterfall

Daphnis and Chloe (2)
A goatherd, Lamon, finds a male baby being suckled by one of his goats. He decides to rear the child, helped by his wife and goat, and names him Daphnis

Daphnis and Chloe (3)
Daphnis tells Chloe the story of the wood pigeon

Metelin - Lesbos
Metelin - Quay of the Port of Perama, Gulf of Yeras, Lesbos, Greece

Lady of Lesbos
An attractive young lady from the Island of Lesbos

Promotional card for Aegean Sea Cruise line
A promotional postcard for an Italian Aegean Sea Cruise Line. The liner is the Albano, under the command of Captain Persich

Lesbos (Metelin), Greece - entrance to the harbour

Balkan War 1912 - Lesbos (Metelin) returns to Greek control amid scenes of great celebration

Metelin - Village of Petra, Lesbos, Greece

Metelin - Quay of the Port, Lesbos, Greece Date: 1920s

The arrival of the King at Metelin, Lesbos, Greece
Greece - Metelin, Lesbos, 11th May 1913. The arrival of (probably) the Greek King, a few months after the Island was handed back to Greece from Turkey

Metelin, Greece
Metelin, Lesbos, Greece - The Street of the Mosque - after the Island was handed back to Greece from Turkey

Greece Lesbos
The harbour of Mytilene, seen from inland : the island is today a popular tourist destination with cheap flights to the airport from all over

Sappho / Cazenove / Oval
SAPPHO Greek lyric poet from Lesbos

Sappho / Thevet 1584
SAPPHO Greek lyric poet from Lesbos

Daphnis and Chloe (1)
Daphnis and Chloe, standing beneath a tree

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