This is the port which is exhibited in the present view, and the lofty mountain beyond its entrance is the Neritos of Homer. Views in Greece by Edward Dodwell. London, 1821.
Port Bathy and Capital of Ithaca. The Neritos of Homer.
Tag: Landscape
St Michael’s Mount at Cornwall. The Castles of England.
St. Michael’s Mount (Cornish: An Garrel Los y ‘Cos) is a tidal island on the southwestern tip of England.
Hebron. The Cave of Machpelah.
Hebron and the monument over the Cave of Machpelah.
The Pool of Siloam in Jerusalem.
The Pool of Siloam. Sacred Christian site.
Matabele Land and the Victoria Falls.
Matabele Land and the Victoria Falls.
Banyan tree near Colombo Sri Lanka.
Banyan tree near Colombo Sri Lanka. Figuier des banyans près de Colombo.
Termination of the Great Wall of China.
Termination of the Great Wall of China. The Gulf of Pecheli during a Typhoon. In a previous description of the Great Wall of China, the particular view here given is… Read More
Se Tseaou Shan, or “The Western Seared Hills”.
Se Tseaou Shan, or “The Western Seared Hills” of Guangxi. About one hundred miles west from the city of Canton, a mountain group arises, as remarkable for the actual area which it… Read More
Transplanting rice; and Sowing at Soo-chow Foo.
Transplanting rice; and Sowing at Soo-chow Foo on the Tui-ho. Rice-grounds consist of neatly enclosed spaces, the clay banks surrounding them seldom exceeding two feet in height.
Ancient China. The Cataract of Shih Tan, Yangtze River.
The Cataract of Shih Tan. The western parts of Kiang-nan, bordering upon the inland province of Hou-Quang, are mountainous, arid, and sterile. Fruitful in rivers, their waters are with difficulty… Read More
