Caricature of Honore Daumier which satirizes the intense British-Russian antagonism of the period 1840-1871 for the guardianship of the newly-established state.
S., Markezinis, Politiki Istoria tis Neoteras Ellados 1828-1964: I Anagennisis tis Ellados 1828-1862, Papyros Publications, Athens 1966, p. 222.
© S., Markezinis.

Caricature published in Neos Aristophanis in 1886. The Greeks wanted to play a leading role in the incitement of the Eastern Question on the occasion of the annexation of Eastern Rumelia to Bulgaria. However, this was impossible due to the imperialistic policy of Britain.
Athens, Hellenic Literary and Historical Archive
Sapranidis, D, Istoria tis Politikis Geloiographias stin Ellada, Papazisi Publications, Athens 1972.
© Hellenic Literary and Historical Archive, Athens.

Tsamis Karatasos (1798-1861).
Elliniki Ekpaideutiki Egyklopaideia, Pagosmio Viographiko Lexiko, vol. 4 , Ekdotike Athenon, Athens 1991, p. 289.
© Ekdotike Athenon.

Plan of Constantinople in which the suburb Kanlintza, where the treaty between Greeks and Ottomans was signed in 1855. This treaty paved the way for the approach of the two people on an economic and diplomatic level.
Millas, A., Konstantinoupoli: Anazitontas ti Vasilevousa, L. Bratzioti publications, Athens 1990, p. 117.
© A. Millas.

Charalampos Pachis, The holocaust of the monastery Arkadi.
Athens, National Gallery-Alexandros Soutzos Museum, Koutlidis Collection.
Exhibition of the Hellenic War History, vol. 2, Athens, Zappeio Megaron, Ekdotike Athenon, Athens 1968, p. 401.
© Hellenic Ministry of Culture.

Pictorial page of the newspaper Le Petit Journal, presenting the Cretan revolt and the bloody events which took place at the end of July 1869.
Athens, Hellenic Literary and Historical Archive
Portolos, D., O Charilaos Trikoupis kai i Epochi tou, Hellenic Literary and Historical Archive Publications, Athens 1996, p. 200, fig. 500.
© Hellenic Literary and Historical Archive, Athens.

Lithograph depicting allegorically the union of the Ionian islands with Greece which took place on May 21, 1864.
Athens, Benaki Museum.
Christopoulos, G.(ed.), Istoria tou Ellinikou Ethnous: Neoteros Ellinismos apo 1833 os 1881, vol. 13, Ekdotike Athenon, Athens 1977, p. 235.
© Benaki Museum, Athens.

Photograph of the Greek army crossing the bridge of Arta.
Athens, Hellenic Literary and Historical Archive Photographic Archive
© Hellenic Literary and Historical Archive, Athens.

Caricature published in the periodical Asty on April 6, 1886, satirizing the attitude of E. Deligiannis vis-a-vis the Eastern Question.
Anninos, Th., Geloiographies tou 19ou aiona, Ogygia Publications.
© Ogygia Publications.

The port of Piraeus during its blockade by the united allied fleet in April 1886.
Athens, Gennadeios Library.
Christopoulos, G.(ed.), Istoria tou Ellinikou Ethnous: Neoteros Ellinismos apo 1833 os 1881, vol. 13, Ekdotike Athenon, Athens 1977, p. 26.
© Gennadeios Library, Athens.

The Greek-Turkish War of 1897. Lithograph of the period: the battle of Melouna, published in the newspaper Le Petit Journal on May 2, 1897.
Athens, Hellenic Literary and Historical Archive
Portolos, D., O Charilaos Trikoupis kai i Epochi tou, Publication of the Hellenic Literary and Historical Archive, Athens 1996, p. 201, fig. 506.
© Hellenic Literary and Historical Archive, Athens.

Scene from the withdrawal of the Greek army in 1897: Refugees swarming the railway station of Larisa.
Rose, K., 1897: Me tous Ellines sti Thessalia, Courier Publications, Athens 1997.
© Courier Publications.

At the Congress of Paris in 1856 which was crucial for the Greek questions, Greece was absent. The official Greek presence in the international scene will delay for at least twenty years. From left to right seated: A. Orlov (ambassador of Russia at Constantinople), I. Valefski (Minister of Foreign Affairs of France) and G. Villiers (Minister of Foreign Affairs of Britain).
Christopoulos, G.(ed.), Istoria tou Ellinikou Ethnous: Neoteros Ellinismos apo 1833 os 1881, vol. 13, Ekdotike Athenon, Athens 1977, p. 168.
© Ekdotike Athenon.

The Greek delegation at the Congress of Berlin in 1878. From left to right: A. Ragavis, Dim. Panas, I. Gennadeios, Th. Deligiannis, A. Skouzes and A. Vlachos. Its participation in the proceedings of the Congress was restricted to a presentation of the Greek positions in only a few minutes. The substantial representation of Greece had been undertaken by the Great Powers.
Athens, Archive of the Etaireia Philon tou Laou.
Liata, E., Archeia Oikogeneias Deligianni, Athens 1992, fig. 14.
© Etaireia Philon tou Laou, Athens.

The diploma of the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour awarded to Th. Deligiannis in 1866 by the president of the French Republic. Th.P. Deligiannis had served as a Minister of Foreign Affairs repeatedly from 1863 onward and his action was particularly succesful.
Athens, Archive of the Etaireia Philon tou Laou.
Liata, E., Archeia Oikogeneias Deligianni, Athens 1992, fig. 28.
© Etaireia Philon tou Laou, Athens.

Seal of the Greek vice-consulate of the Dardanelles.
Athens, Archive of the Hellenic Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Papathanasi-Mousiopoulou, K., Oikonomiki kai Koinoniki Zoi tou Ellinismou tis Thrakis kata tin Tourkokratian, Athens 1974, p. 91.
© Hellenic Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Athens.

Hatzi Hannas Fachris. Ottoman officer of the Seraglio but also a Christian orthodox, a great benefactor of the Charities in the period 1828-1848.
Sidiropoulos, Ph., Ta Ethnika Philanthropika Katastimata stin Konstantinoupoli: Nosokomeio Valoukli, Foundation of the Hellenic World, Athens 1999, p. 134.
© Foundation of the Hellenic World, Athens.

Garibaldian volunteers from the battle of Domokos in 1897. The participation of foreign volunteers (mainly Italians) during the Greeks revolts was significant.
Rose, K., 1897: Me tous Ellines sti Thessalia, Courier Publications, Athens 1997.
© Courier Publications.

Amilka Cipriani (1844-1918).
Rose, K ., 1897: Me tous Ellines sti Thessalia, Courier Publications, Athens 1997.
© Courier Publications.

Lithograph of the period which expresses the disapproval of the Greek public opinion of the friendship and trade treaty with the Ottoman Empire.
Athens National Historical Museum.
Christopoulos, G.(ed.), Istoria tou Ellinikou Ethnous: Neoteros Ellinismos apo 1833 os 1881, vol. 13, Ekdotike Athenon, Athens 1977, p. 80.
© Historical and Ethnological Society of Greece.

Alexandros Karatheodoris Pasha (1833-1906).
Samos, Town Hall.
Elliniki Ekpaideutiki Egyklopaideia, Pagosmio Viographiko Lexiko, vol. 4, Ekdotike Athenon, Athens 1991, p. 273.
© Municipality of Samos.

Konstantinos Mousouros (1807-1891).
Elliniki Ekpaideutiki Egyklopaideia, Pagosmio Viographiko Lexiko, vol. 6, Ekdotike Athenon, Athens 1991, p. 281.
© Ekdotike Athenon.

Map of Kipert presenting the ethnographic distribution of the populations in the Balkan countries in 1876. 46x65 cm.
Athens, Hellenic Literary and Historical Archive
Portolos, D., O Charilaos Trikoupis kai i Epochi tou, Publication of the Hellenic Literary and Historical Archive, Athens 1996, p. 127, fig. 130.
© Hellenic Literary and Historical Archive, Athens.

The swearing-in of the volunteer battalion of the legion under the leadership of Panos Koronaios during the siege of Sevastoupolis by the Franco-British troops in 1855.
Athens, Benaki Museum.
Christopoulos, G.(ed.), Istoria tou Ellinikou Ethnous: Neoteros Ellinismos apo 1833 os 1881, vol. 13, Ekdotike Athenon, Athens 1977, p. 166.
© Benaki Museum, Athens.

Caricature satirizing the position of Russia toward Greece until the end of the Crimean War in order to promulgate its expansionist objectives in the region of the Eastern Mediterranean but also in the Balkans.
Sapranidis, D, Istoria tis Politikis Geloiographias stin Ellada, Papazisi Publications, Athens 1975, p. 48.
© Hellenic Literary and Historical Archive, Athens.

Nikiphoros Lytras, Markos Renieris.
Oil on canvas 113x88 cm.
Athens, National Bank of Greece.
Iliopoulou-Rogan, N., Kallitechnikes Sylloges tis Ethnikis Trapezas, National Bank of Greece, Athens 1994, p. 39, fig. 5.
© National Bank of Greece, Athens.

The foundation and action of certain associations of an instructive character for the liberation of the unredeemed Hellenism was very important during the 19th century. Picture: the seal of the Syllogos pros Diadosin ton Ellinikon Grammaton (Association for the diffusion of the Greek Letters).
Athens, Syllogos pros Diadosin ton Ellinikon Grammaton, I Drasis tou Syllogou kata tin Ekatontaetian 1869-1969, Athens 1970, p. 3.
© Syllogos pros Diadosin ton Ellinikon Grammaton, Athens.

The seal of the National Committee.
Athens, The Greek Chamber of Deputies Library.
Lyritzis, G., I Ethniki Etaireia kai i drasis aytis, Kozani 1970, p. 9.
© The Greek Chamber of Deputies Library, Athens.

The war fever on the eve of the Greek-Turkish war of 1897 reaches its peak. Picture of a manifestation infront of the royal palace for the declaration of the war.
Rose, K., 1897: Me tous Ellines sti Thessalia, Courier Publications, Athens 1997.
© Courier Publications.

The first proclamation of the National Committee "to the Greek nation" on October 31, 1896.
Athens, Hellenic Literary and Historical Archive
Portolos, D., O Charilaos Trikoupis kai i Epochi tou, Published by the Hellenic Literary and Historical Archive, Athens 1996, p. 198, fig. 498.
© Hellenic Literary and Historical Archive, Athens.

Kipert, E., Map with the regions consisting the Greek state in 1891.
150x185,5 cm.
Athens, Hellenic Literary and Historical Archive
One hundred years of Hellenic Cartography 1830-1930, Society for Hellenic Cartography Publications-Hellenic Literary and Historical Archive, Athens 1992, p. 74, fig. 17.
© Hellenic Literary and Historical Archive, Athens.

Front page of the newspaper Nea Imera on June 4-16, 1883. The newspaper was published in Trieste from 1866 and was a powerful means in the hands of the Greeks of the Diaspora.
Kathimerini, Epta Imeres: O Ellinismos tis Diasporas: Venetia, Vienni, Tergesti, Kalavria, No. 6, Athens 1996, p. 129.
© A. Papaioannou.

The diploma which nominated Theodoros Deligiannis an honorary member of the Hellenic Literary Society of Constantinople in 1878.
Athens, Archive of the Etaireia Philon tou Laou.
Liata, E., Archeia Oikogeneias Deligianni, Athens 1992, fig. 26.
© Etaireia Philon tou Laou, Athens.

The official proclamation of the Governor-General of Crete with which general amnesty was granted to the revolutionaries. Chania, December 12, 1878.
The proclamation is bi-lingual (Greek-Turkish), an evidence of the use of both languages by the administration.
Athens, Hellenic Literary and Historical Archive
Portolos, D., O Charilaos Trikoupis kai i Epochi tou, Published by the Hellenic Literary and Historical Archive, Athens 1996, p. 125, fig. 133.
© Hellenic Literary and Historical Archive, Athens.

Share of the Ionian Bank of the Ionian islands at the time of British occupation.
Kallitsis, G., Vasileiadis, N., I Istoria tou Ellinikou Chartonomismatos apo ton Phoinika sto Evro, Finatec Publications, p. 12.
© Finatec Publications.

Declaration of a Greek teacher at Stenimacho in 1889 with which he refuses his Greek nationality, as he cannot teach in Bulgaria.
Kotzageorgi-Zymari, X., I Elliniki Ekpaideusi sti Voulgaria (1800-1914): I Istoria, oi Domes kai of rolos tis, Phaistos Publications, Thessaloniki 1997.
© Phaistos Publications.

The enactment of the 9th Parliament of the Ionian islands for its union with Greece. November 26, 1850.
Athens National Historical Museum.
Christopoulos, G.(ed.), Istoria tou Ellinikou Ethnous: Neoteros Ellinismos apo 1833 os 1881, vol. 13, Ekdotike Athenon, Athens 1977, p. 212.
© Historical and Ethnological Society of Greece.

The cover of the diplomatic documents presented to the Parliament in 1886 by the Minister of Foreign Affairs Deligiannis on the subject of the blockade of Athens.
Athens, The Greek Chamber of Deputies Library.
© The Greek Chamber of Deputies Library, Athens.

Francis Gizot (1787-1874).
Elliniki Ekpaideutiki Egyklopaideia, Pagosmio Viographiko Lexiko, vol. 3, Ekdotike Athenon, Athens 1991, p. 103.
© Palace of Versailles.