640px-Nicosia_by_Giacomo_Franco Published August 2, 2017 at 640 × 369 in Relics, Ruins and Riches – A Short History of Beautiful Cyprus ← Previous / Next → Venetian Cyprus – Map of Nicosia in Cyprus, created by the Venetian cartographer Giacomo Franco, showing the Venetian walls of Nicosia that were built by the Venetians to defend the city in case of an Ottoman attack Photo by: Cplakidas CC BY 2.0 Venetian Cyprus, Nicosia, Giacomo Franco