British occupation of Cyprus
British occupation of Cyprus - the Bashi-Bazouks leaving the island in 1878. Cyprus was first occupied by the British on July 10th 1878, under the terms of the Anglo-Turkish Convention, in devising which, at the Berlin Conference, the diplomacy of Lord Beaconsfield played so important a part. In 1882 the Constitution, with an elected Council, was granted to the Island
Picture No
10504574
Media ID
46545619
Size
3477px x 5448px
(7.7MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection
Source
Unattributed postcard
Date
1878
