Kitchener Maps of Cyprus Protectorat
Posted: Tue 06 May 2025 9:46 am
https://cyprus-mail.com/2025/05/05/the- ... old-cyprus
https://gaia.hua.gr/kitchener/
Interesting article how Cyprus was Maped by Kitchener
The map that, for over 100 years, defined how our island was seen, measured and governed. The map that laid out not just borders and boundaries, but distinct lines of power that – even today – echo through our land, our identity, our past.
For the late 1800s, it’s an astonishing piece of work: every village, valley and ridge recorded in meticulous detail – everything from crumbling chapels to forgotten footpaths clear and sharp. Metres in length, it’s divided into 15 separate sheets – which, put together, show the entire island of the time. And, in its totality, it captures Cyprus as it was seen through British eyes – precise, ordered and ready to be ruled.
https://gaia.hua.gr/kitchener/
Interesting article how Cyprus was Maped by Kitchener
The map that, for over 100 years, defined how our island was seen, measured and governed. The map that laid out not just borders and boundaries, but distinct lines of power that – even today – echo through our land, our identity, our past.
For the late 1800s, it’s an astonishing piece of work: every village, valley and ridge recorded in meticulous detail – everything from crumbling chapels to forgotten footpaths clear and sharp. Metres in length, it’s divided into 15 separate sheets – which, put together, show the entire island of the time. And, in its totality, it captures Cyprus as it was seen through British eyes – precise, ordered and ready to be ruled.
