print, O.P. Mojave Nicosia Cyprus
Report a Mistake- Object Number 20060206-012
- Event 1964- UNFICYP: United Nations Peace-keeping Force in Cyprus
- Affiliation --
- Artist / Maker / Manufacturer Shipley, Lieutenant Robert John Meyer
- Date Made 1978
- Place of Use Continent - North America, Country - Canada
- Category Communication artifacts
- Sub-category Art
- Department Art and Memorials
- Museum CWM
- Earliest 1978/01/01
- Latest 1978/12/31
- Inscription Shipley 78; O.P. Mojave Nicosia Cyprus; A L'EXCEPTION DU PERSONAL UN DANGER NO MOVEMENT BEYOND THIS POINT
- Medium ink
- Support paper
- Materials Not applicable
- Service Component Canadian ForcesUnited Nations
- Unit 8th Canadian Hussars (Princess Louise's)
- Measurements Height 21.0 cm, Width 29.8 cm
- Caption Observation Posts
- Additional Information Robert Shipley, a Canadian artist, sketched these observation posts (OPs) during a visit with the 8th Canadian Hussars (Princess Louise's) in Cyprus in 1978. United Nations peacekeepers worked in a variety of OPs in Cyprus. Most were built from wood and corrugated metal; others consisted of just a sunshade, sandbags, and scrounged furniture.