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View of Piraeus - The Choragic Monument of Lysicrates (Athens, Greece), circa 1890-1900
Collection Overview
Collection Description & Creator Information
- Scope and Contents
Consists of two photographs (26 x 12 cm each) attached on both sides of the same cardboard (previous part of a detached photograph album from the late 19th century). The first photograph depicts the port of Piraeus, captioned "Pyraeus" and numbered "73" on the negative in white ink. It could be dated approximately in 1888 from the buildings. The second image on the other side of the cardboard depicts the Choragic Monument of Lycicrates, the surrounding then houses and the Lycabettus Hill at the background, captioned on the cardboard "Dorisches Monument des Lysicrates" and numbered "28".
Collection History
- Acquisition:
Gift of the Program in Hellenic Studies with the support of the Stanley J. Seeger Hellenic Fund. (AM 2020-55)
- Appraisal
No materials were removed from the collection during 2018 processing beyond routine appraisal practices.
- Processing Information:
These items were processed and described by Kalliopi Balatsouka in 2022.
Access & Use
- Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
- Conditions Governing Use
Single copies may be made for research purposes. To cite or publish quotations that fall within Fair Use, as defined under U. S. Copyright Law, no permission is required. For instances beyond Fair Use, it is the responsibility of the researcher to determine whether any permissions related to copyright, privacy, publicity, or any other rights are necessary for their intended use of the Library's materials, and to obtain all required permissions from any existing rights holders, if they have not already done so. Princeton University Library's Special Collections does not charge any permission or use fees for the publication of images of materials from our collections, nor does it require researchers to obtain its permission for said use. The department does request that its collections be properly cited and images credited. More detailed information can be found on the Copyright, Credit and Citations Guidelines page on our website. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us through the Ask Us! form.
- Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
For preservation reasons, original analog and digital media may not be read or played back in the reading room. Users may visually inspect physical media but may not remove it from its enclosure. All analog audiovisual media must be digitized to preservation-quality standards prior to use. Audiovisual digitization requests are processed by an approved third-party vendor. Please note, the transfer time required can be as little as several weeks to as long as several months and there may be financial costs associated with the process. Requests should be directed through the Ask Us Form.
- Credit this material:
View of Piraeus - The Choragic Monument of Lysicrates (Athens, Greece); Princeton University Library Collection of Bartolomeo Borri Photographs, C1077, Manuscripts Division, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library
- Location:
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Firestone LibraryOne Washington RoadPrinceton, NJ 08544, USA
- Storage Note:
- Firestone Library (mss)
- Boxes P-000204
