Watermill, Mills of Cyprus Thematic Issue, Republic of Cyprus
Dublin Core
Title
Watermill, Mills of Cyprus Thematic Issue, Republic of Cyprus
Description
In the 18th Century John Heyman, Professor in the University of Leiden, Holland, during his travels to Egypt, Syria, Palestine etc. visited Cyprus and noted that corn was ground by watermills so that in times of drought there was not only a want of water but also of bread. Michael de Vezin, Consul for Aleppo and Cyprus had noted that in Citherea (Kythrea) there existed 32 watermills for grinding corn. (Excerpta Cypria pp.247 & 373) In 1220 Queen Alice of Cyprus had granted the Archbishop of Nicosia the free use of the mills of Kythrea for the redemption of the soul of her husband King Hugh. (R. Gunnis, Historic Cyprus p.308)
Source
Cyprus Post, Republic of Cyprus
Κυπριακά Ταχυδρομεία, Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία
Publisher
Library of Cyprus University of Technology
Digital Heritage Research Lab of Cyprus University of Technology
Date
Contributor
Designer: E. Georgiades
Rights
Απαγορεύεται η δημοσίευση ή αναπαραγωγή, ηλεκτρονική ή άλλη χωρίς τη γραπτή συγκατάθεση του δημιουργού.
Relation
www.cypruspost.gov.cy
Format
TIFF
Language
EL, EN
Type
Identifier
1996-MILLS-10
Coverage
35.160417, 33.346556
Provenance
Oriental Press, Bahrain
Files
Collection
Citation
Cyprus Post, Republic of Cyprus and Κυπριακά Ταχυδρομεία, Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία, “Watermill, Mills of Cyprus Thematic Issue, Republic of Cyprus,” Αψίδα, accessed December 12, 2024, https://apsida.cut.ac.cy/items/show/13679.