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- n.d. (Creation)
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11 x 13.5 cm
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Handwritten notes by John Cavafy on two sides of the envelope from St Petersbourg hotel in Paris. The starting and end points of various routes in Paris are mentioned along with several well-known landmarks. The item should be dated back to 1897, when John traveled to Paris with C. P. Cavafy.
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French
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Writing in ink. Physical item wear: small tears and wear on folding point.
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Cavafy, John Constantine. “Notes by John Cavafy”. Notes (handwritten), n.d.. GR-OF CA CA-SF02-S02-F25-SF005-0003 (1893), Onassis Foundation C. P. Cavafy Fonds. From The Digital Collection of the Cavafy Archive, edited by Onassis Foundation, Athens, last modified 01.10.2025. https://doi.org/10.26256/CA-SF02-S02-F25-SF005-0003.
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Παλαιά ένδειξη ταξινόμησης
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- Cavafy, John Constantine (Authority)
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Archivist's note
The physical item belongs to the materials from C. P. Cavafy and John Cavafy’s trip to France and England (Sub-fonds SF02, series S02, file F25, sub-file SF009). The item remains in its original classification so as to ensure the integrity of the existing classification scheme.