The only divided global capital, Nicosia, Cyprus, is split between two controlling factions: The Greeks in the South and the Turks in the North. The latter took advantage of the Greek government crisis in 1974 and invaded the former British protectorate. Hostilities concluded with a partition called the Green Line that divides the capital. War is not a new occurrence on the Mediterranean island because of its resources and strategic geographical location. The land’s renowned Cypress wood and copper mines supplied the Phoenicians and everyone else who came along thereafter. The old-city sector itself is surrounded by a largely extant fortification built by the Venetians in the mid-1500s. That fortification did not hold against the Ottomans, however, hence the “reasoning” for the underlying Turkish occupation today. The indelible citadel’s layout is part of the emblem of the city which has been added at a pickpoint on this cover. A hand-laid grid of squares is interrupted by the logo of the Limassol-based Nemitsas foundry. A curiously shaped gum splat sits within the logo.