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Ten early photographs of Athens
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These photographs of Athens are included in a collection made by Field Marshal Sir John Lintorn Simmons, RE. From internal evidence they appear to date to 1853. They include evidence for the Acropolis and its monuments at that date, as well as a general view of Athens and Lykabettos, the temple of Olympian Zeus, and the choregic monument of Lysicrates (along with the ruins of the Capuchin monastery).
Title: Ten early photographs of Athens
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These photographs of Athens are included in a collection made by Field Marshal Sir John Lintorn Simmons, RE.
From internal evidence they appear to date to 1853.
They include evidence for the Acropolis and its monuments at that date, as well as a general view of Athens and Lykabettos, the temple of Olympian Zeus, and the choregic monument of Lysicrates (along with the ruins of the Capuchin monastery).
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