Athos and Its Monasteries (1924) - Page 22

A historical woodcut map of the Mount Athos peninsula, captioned "PORTRAIT OF MOUNT ATHOS". The image depicts the steep, forested terrain of the mountain and its many monasteries. Labels within the woodcut identify various locations: "ATHOS.", "THE MOUNT", "Chapel.", "Lemnos." (in the distance), "Iveron.", "Lavra.", "St. Elias.", "St. Basil.", "Agios Pavlos.", "Dionysiou.", "Pantokratoros.", "Vatopedi.", "Stavronikita.", "Simopetra.", "Xenophontos.", "Glycerion.", "Karakallou.", and "The Karyes.". The surrounding sea features stylized waves, several sailing vessels, and sea monsters. Birds are shown in flight in the sky above the mountain peak. This plate is noted as being from Pierre Belon's "Portraits of Birds".

PORTRAIT OF MOUNT ATHOS

(From Belon, Portraits of Birds)