Signed, 1926, Archive of Hydra Island, Volume 7, Greek War of Independence, Ottoman Empire, First Edition

Description

Ιστορικόν Αρχείον ΄Υδρας

ΑΡΧΕΙΟΝ ΤΗΣ ΚΟΙΝΟΤΗΤΟΣ ΥΔΡΑΣ

1778 –  1832

Δημοσιευόμενον

υπό

Αντωνίου Λιγνού

Τόμος Έβδομος

1821

 

Antonios Lignos

HYDRA COMMUNITY ARCHIVE

1778 – 1832

Volume 7

1821

 

Signed and dedicated by Antonios Lignos

Published Antonios Lignos in Piraeus in 1926

Original Paper Binding

Uncut copy

1st Edition

26.5 cm x 19 cm

399 Pages

 

Antonios Lignos (1873 – 1956) was a doctor by profession and served as Mayor of the historic island of Hydra for forty years, making him one of the longest-serving Mayors in Greece. Lignos’ most important work was the discovery, classification and study of the island’s archives, which formed the basis for the creation of the Historical Archive – Museum of Hydra, one of the most important cultural institutions in the country.

 

The Greek War of Independence, also known as the Greek Revolution or the Greek Revolution of 1821, was a successful war of independence by Greek revolutionaries against the Ottoman Empire between 1821 and 1829. The Revolution found the Island of Hydra in possession of untold wealth from gold coins of the time, mainly as a result of its successful involvement in the wheat trade during the Napoleonic Wars. The Hydra fleet dominated the sea during the seven-year struggle, thus contributing decisively to the liberation of Greece, while sacrificing human lives, ships and money and highlighting leaders and fighters.

 

About the book: The doctor and mayor of the island, Antonios Lignos, gathered and catalogued documents and original manuscripts from the island’s archives which are accessible at the museum of Hydra, offered by ship owner and benefactor, Gikas Koulouras. Lignos also published Τhe Archive of the Community of Hydra (1778-1835) which contains a representative amount of documents from approximately 18,000 primary documents, manuscripts, codes and registers that outline in detail the pre-revolutionary and post-revolutionary periods of Greek History. It consists of 16 volumes, here volume 9, for the year 1823.