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Dardanelles Strait (Turkey)

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  • A Turkish man about to bid farewell to his lover, while gazing out of a window to the sea. Engraving by H. T. Ryall after H. Andrews.
  • Leander swimming the Hellespont towards Hero's light, with Eros guiding him. Engraving.
  • A beach in the Dardanelles with soldiers unloading medical supplies from a ship to Red Cross trucks. Colour halftone after N. Wilkinson, 1915.
  • The site of the ancient Greek city of Sigeion, Anatolia (in Turkey). Engraving by W. Skelton.
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    Leander drowning while swimming across the Hellespont towards the house of Hero. Engraving after D. Vinckboons.

    Vinckeboons, David, 1576-1629. | Reference: 2661856i
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    A Turkish man about to bid farewell to his lover, while gazing out of a window to the sea. Engraving by H. T. Ryall after H. Andrews.

    Andrews, H. (Henry), -1868. | Date: 1838 | Reference: 27085i
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    The site of the ancient Greek city of Sigeion, Anatolia (in Turkey). Engraving by W. Skelton.

    | Date: [1824?] | Reference: 2143636i
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    Leander swimming the Hellespont towards Hero's light, with Eros guiding him. Engraving.

    | Date: 1600-1699 | Reference: 524680i
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    A beach in the Dardanelles with soldiers unloading medical supplies from a ship to Red Cross trucks. Colour halftone after N. Wilkinson, 1915.

    Wilkinson, Norman, 1878-1971. | Date: 1 March 1916 | Reference: 24076i
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