"The Acropolis of Athens", William James Stillman (1828-1901)

Portico of the Pandrosium, from the North, 1869

The Acropolis, From the Hill above the Ilissus, Looking North-West, 1869

View of the Acropolis from Museum Hill, 1869

View of the Acropolis from the North, with the Turkish Town at the Foot of the Hill, 1869

View Taken from the Tower of the Cathedral, Looking South-West, 1869

The Acropolis, with the Theatre Of Bacchus, 1869

The Western Facade of the Propylaea, With the Temple Of Victory and the Ancient Steps, 1869

The Eastern Facade of the Propylaea, 1869

Gate of the Pandrosium, Showing Details of the Ornament, 1869

Figure of Victory, from the Temple of Victory; High Relief, 1869

Interior of the Parthenon, Taken from the Western Gate, 1869

Eastern Facade of the Temple of Victory, 1869

Interior of the Parthenon, From the Eastern End: At the Left, In the Distance, Is Seen the Island of Aegina, 1869

Books

Poetic Localities: Photographs of Adirondacks, Cambridge, Crete, Italy, Athens

(Aperture, 1988)

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