About the project
Description
- to examine for the first time in its entirety and full detail the 1832/33 Ottoman property survey of Cyprus (catalogued as temettüat defteri at the Ottoman archives), composed of four volumes and 1,386 pages
- to cross-examine the above-mentioned property survey with the 1572 Ottoman fiscal survey of Cyprus, the 1883 Kitchener map of Cyprus, and the 1931 British agricultural census in order to acquire a long-term view of the changes in this island’s landscape over a period of more than three and a half centuries and,
- to make the research outcomes accessible to the public and communicate knowledge to as broad an audience as possible through the development of targeted educational material addressed to tourists, teachers, students, and anyone interested in the history and geography of Cyprus.
The team
Project supervision, quality assurance, web sites reports and text
Christos Chalkias
Scientific supervisor
Professor
Harokopio University of Athens, Department of Geography
Antonis Hadjikyriacou
Scientific co-supervisor
Assistant Professor of Ottoman and Turkish History
Panteion University, Athens
Transcription from Ottoman Turkish and data entry
Sefer Soydar
MA History
Boğaziçi University
Nesli Ruken Han
MA candidate in Ottoman History
University of Crete and Institute for Mediterranean Studies, FO.R.T.H.
Dimitris Giagtzoglou
Doctoral candidate in Ottoman History
University of Crete and Institute for Mediterranean Studies, FO.R.T.H.
Yener Koç
Postdoctoral researcher
Boğaziçi University
Zeynep Akçakaya
Independent scholar
Kitchener's map mobile application design and implementation
Christos Michalakelis
Associate Professor
Harokopio University of Athens, Department of Informatics and Telematics
Georgios Chatzithanasis
PhD candidate
Harokopio University of Athens, Department of Informatics and Telematics
Georeference of Kitchener's map of Nicosia and vectorization
Kleomenis Kalogeropoulos
PhD candidate
Harokopio University of Athens, Department of Geography
Revised georeference of Kitchener's map of Cyprus, vectorization, matching of geographic names to modern locations, geospatial analysis and thematic maps
Evangelos Papadias
PhD candidate
Harokopio University of Athens, Department of Geography
Revised vectorization of Kitchener's map of Cyprus
Christos Polykretis
PhD candidate
Harokopio University of Athens, Department of Geography
Design and implementation of mobile application and educational material
Dr Despo Pasia
Museum & Art Educator
Dr Evanthia Tselika
Assistant Professor (History of Art)
University of Nicosia
Web sites, web applications, database design and implementation
Christoforos Vradis
PhD candidate
Harokopio University of Athens, Department of Geography
Sylvia Ioannou Charitable Foundation
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Dr Maria Yiouroukou
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Dora Mitsonia
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Dimitris Stefanou
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Lefteris Kelaiditis
Acknowledgements
We ought our gratitude to the following institutions:
- The Correr Museum, Venice for granting us permission to use the 1542 Map of Cyprus by Leonida Attar. Leonida Attar, Carta geografica dell'isola di Cipro, Venezia, Museo Correr, Gabinetto di cartografia, inv. Cl. XLIV b n. 0534 © Archivio Fotografico - Fondazione Musei Civici di Venezia.
- The staff of the Ottoman Archive in Istanbul (Devlet Arşivleri Başkanlığı Osmanlı Arşivi) for their help and support during our archival research.
- The Sylvia Ioannou Charitable Foundation for granting us permission to use permission to use the following maps from its collection: Duchetti (M.0006), Camocio (M.0303), Anonymous (M.0808), Jenichen (M.0297), Le Clerc (M.0279), Ortelius (M.0140), Stewart (B.0588), Lusignano (B.0213).
- The Institute for Mediterranean Studies, Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas for granting us permission to use the data from the 1572 Ottoman fiscal survey of Cyprus, transcribed in the context of the 'MedIns: Mediterranean Insularities' project.
We would also like to express our special thanks to the Department of Lands and Surveys (Republic of Cyprus - Ministry of Interior) and to the Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation for the provision of Nicosia and Limassol city plans respectively.
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