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View of Kağıthane on the shores of the Golden Horn.

Tags: Animals, Costume - Hats and headwear, Golden Horn, Horses, Human types, Istanbul, Leisure spaces, Natural environment, Ottoman officials, Ottomans, Pleasure pavilions, Social sphere and everyday life, Sweet waters of Europe / Kağithane, Thrace, Turkey, Views, Women

View of the Golden Horn from Eyüp.

The Hippodrome of Constantinople. In the background the Obelisks of the Byzantine Emperors Theodosius II and Constantine VII. On the left the Mosque of Sultan Ahmed I.

View of the quarters of Hatice Sultan (sister of the Sultan Selim III) in the Imperial Harem at Topkapi Palace in Istanbul.

Tags: Costume - Hats and headwear, Everyday objects / Domestic utensils and vessels, Hadice Sultan, Harem, Human types, Imaginary representations - Reconstructions, Interiors, Istanbul, Jewellery, Ottoman architecture, Ottomans, Social sphere and everyday life, Sultanas, Thrace, Topkapi Palace (Topkapı Sarayı), Turkey, Women

View of the Second Courtyard of the Topkapi Palace, also known as the outer courtyard. On the left the Imperial Harem and Divan. On the right the Imperial Kitchens. In the background the Gate of Felicity, leading to the Third Courtyard of the Palace.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Divan-ı Hümayun, Gate of Felicity / Bab-üs Saadet (Istanbul), Harem, Human types, Imperial kitchens, Istanbul, Janissaries, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Ottoman officials, Ottomans, Social sphere and everyday life, Thrace, Topkapi Palace (Topkapı Sarayı), Turkey, Views

View of the first Courtyard, known also as Court of the Janissaries or Parade Court. On the right Hagia Irene and the Imperial Mint. In the background the Gate of Salutation, leading to the Second Courtyard of the palace.

View of Istanbul from Maiden's Tower. In the foreground imperial boats are departing from Topkapi Palace. In the first view, the Ottoman Sultan; in the second, some Ottoman princes.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Beyoğlu / gr. Pera -Stavrodromi, Boats and ships, Bosporus, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Byzantine walls, Cannons, Frankish monuments, Galata tower (Galata kulesi), Golden Horn, Hagia Sophia (Istanbul), Houses, Human types, Imperial boats, Istanbul, Kadıköy /anc. Chalcedon, Mosque of Suleiman I / Süleymaniye Mosque (Süleymaniye Camii), Ottoman architecture, Ottoman army, Ottoman monuments, Ottoman officials, Ottoman palaces, Ottoman princes (Şehzade), Ottoman shipyards of Kasımpaşa, Ottomans, Professions, Sarayburnu / Seraglio Point, Shipyard of Karaköy, Social sphere and everyday life, Sultan Ahmed Mosque / Blue Mosque ( Sultan Ahmet Camii), Sultans, Thrace, Topkapi Palace (Topkapı Sarayı), Tower of Leander (Kız kulesi), Turkey, Views, Weapons

View of Istanbul from Bulgurlu hill at Üsküdar. In the foreground two west European men, one of whom is most probably the author himself, are chatting with Ottoman men.

Tags: Animals, Antoine Ignace Melling, Architecture and built environment, Beyoğlu / gr. Pera -Stavrodromi, Boats and ships, Bosporus, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Byzantine walls, Dogs, Ethnic groups, Europeans, Galata tower (Galata kulesi), Golden Horn, Hagia Sophia (Istanbul), Horses, Houses, Human types, Istanbul, Mihrimah Sultan Mosque (Mihrimah Sultan Camii), Mosque of Abdülmecid (Büyük Mecidiye Camii), Mosque of Suleiman I / Süleymaniye Mosque (Süleymaniye Camii), Natural environment, Nobility, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Ottoman palaces, Ottoman shipyards of Kasımpaşa, Ottomans, Oxen, Peasants, Professions, Sarayburnu / Seraglio Point, Shepherds, Smoking, Social sphere and everyday life, Sultan Ahmed Mosque / Blue Mosque ( Sultan Ahmet Camii), Thrace, Topkapi Palace (Topkapı Sarayı), Turkey, Üsküdar / gr. Scutari / anc. Chrysopolis, Views, Writers

The Yedikule fortress. In the background Hagia Sophia and the Mosque of Sultan Ahmet I.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Boats and ships, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Byzantine walls, Castles and fortresses, Hagia Sophia (Istanbul), Istanbul, Marmara sea / Propontis, Mosques, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Sarayburnu / Seraglio Point, Sultan Ahmed Mosque / Blue Mosque ( Sultan Ahmet Camii), Thrace, Turkey, Yedikule fortress (Yedikule Hissari / gr. Heptapyrgion)

View of Dardanelles.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Boats and ships, Dardanelles / Çanakkale boğazı / anc. Hellespont, Fortress of Çanakkale, Houses, Human types, Ottomans, Smoking, Sultaniye Castle (Sultaniye Kalesi - Çimenlik Kalesi), Turkey, Views, Windmills

Title page of the volume with A. I. Melling's engravings.

Tags: Boats and ships, Title page

Tuğra, official seal of Sultan Selim III.

Tags: History, State and military institutions - Diplomatic relations, Ṭuğrā / Insignia of Ottoman officials

Title page.

Tags: Title page

Portrait of Sultan Selim III.

Tags: Costume - Hats and headwear, Istanbul, Portraits, Selim III (III. Selim), State and military institutions - Diplomatic relations, Sultans, Thrace, Turkey

Egyptian statue in the collection of the Duke of Richmond.

Tags: Art and antiquities, Coats of arms – Emblems, Egypt, Sculptures

4. Plant of genus Colutea. 5. Plant of genus Lunaria. 6. Plant of genus Senecium, perhaps Senecium Aegyptium. 7. Plant of genus Astragalus, probably Astragalus lusitanicus orientalis.

Tags: Egypt, Natural environment, Plants

1. Plant of genus Abutilum. 2. Plant of genus Capsicum. 3. Plant of genus Sisyrinchium.

Tags: Abutilum, Egypt, Natural environment, Pepper plants (Capsicum), Plants, Sisyrinchium

Hyphaene thebaica (Doum Palm).

Tags: Egypt, Hyphaene thebaica / Doum Palm, Natural environment, Plants

Branch and fruits of Hyphaene thebaica (Doum Palm).

Tags: Egypt, Hyphaene thebaica / Doum Palm, Natural environment, Plants

Roman inscriptions from Elephantine island.

Tags: Aswan / anc. Syene, Egypt, Elephantine island, Inscriptions, Roman inscriptions

Inscriptions of Roman era: ΙV. Inscription from temple in Akhmin (anc. Panopolis). V. Inscription from Qus (anc. Apollonopolis Parva).

Tags: Akhmin / anc. Panopolis, Egypt, Inscriptions, Qus / anc. Apollonopolis Parva, Roman inscriptions

Roman inscriptions: Ι. Inscription on granite pillar in the old port of Alexandria. ΙΙ. Inscription on marble. ΙΙΙ. Inscription on pylon from a temple in Qaw el-Kebir (anc. Antaiopolis).

Tags: Alexandria, Egypt, Inscriptions, Qaw el-Kebir /anc. Antaiopolis, Roman inscriptions

Furnaces for making Sal-Armoniac. Plans of Ovens to hatch chickens. A Plan of a Coptic Church and Convent.

Tags: Coats of arms – Emblems, Coptic monasteries, Egypt, Furnace, Hatcheries, Plans and drawings

Sacred ibis mummies from the necropolis of Saqqara. A: Vase containing the embalmed bird. B, C: Vase after the removal of the seal. D, E, F: Views of the mummy as the shroud is gradually removed. G: Bones and remains of the bird's plumage. Catfish (Bagridae). Fish from lake Moeris.

Tags: African sacred Ibis / Threskiornis aethiopicus, Art and antiquities, Catfish (Bagridae), Coats of arms – Emblems, Egypt, Egyptian antiquities, Fish, Mummies, Natural environment, Necropolis of Saqqara, Saqqara

Egyptian cornices and entablatures from temples in Amara (Denderah), Philae and Elephantine islands, eastern Karnak, Aswan, Qift (anc. Coptos), Luxor (anc. Thebes), Qaw el-Kebir (anc. Antaiopolis), Esna, and the labyrinth close to Faiyum (anc. Crocodilopolis -Arsinoe – Ptolemais Euergetis).

Tags: Amilkia, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Denderah / anc. Tendyra, Egypt, Egyptian antiquities, Esna / anc. Latopolis, Fayum / anc. Crocodilopolis -Arsinoe – Ptolemais Euergetis, Philae, Qaw el-Kebir /anc. Antaiopolis, Thebes / Luxor

Egyptian capitals from Luxor, Amara, the Temple of Ptolemy IV in Qaw el-Kebir (anc. Antaiopolis), Aswan, Esna and Philae island.

Tags: Amilkia, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Coats of arms – Emblems, Denderah / anc. Tendyra, Egypt, Egyptian antiquities, Esna / anc. Latopolis, Philae, Qaw el-Kebir /anc. Antaiopolis, Thebes / Luxor

Egyptian pillars from Karkan, Esna, Baalbeit el-Hagar (anc. Busiris), and other locations.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Baalbeit el-Hagar /anc. Busiris, Coats of arms – Emblems, Egypt, Egyptian antiquities, Esna / anc. Latopolis, Karnak, Thebes / Luxor

Egyptian pillars from Upper Egypt (Karnak, Luxor etc.)

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Egypt, Egyptian antiquities, Esna / anc. Latopolis, Karnak, Thebes / Luxor

Statue of Harpocrates (Hellenistic deity) that belonged to the collection of doctor Richard Mead. Hellenistic signets. Ancient Weaving weights (A, B, C).

Tags: Art and antiquities, Everyday objects / Domestic utensils and vessels, Harpocrates, Sculptures, Stamps and signets, Weaving weights

Statue that Richard Pococke bought in Qift (anc. Coptos) and carried away to Great Britain.

Tags: Art and antiquities, Egypt, Lares, Qift / anc. Coptos / Justinianopolis, Sculptures

Statue of Osiris, which Richard Pococke bought in Cairo and carried away to Great Britain.

Tags: Art and antiquities, Coats of arms – Emblems, Egypt, Osiris, Osiris statues, Sculptures

Statue of Osiris which Richard Pococke bought in Cairo and carried away to Great Britain.

Tags: Art and antiquities, Coats of arms – Emblems, Egypt, Osiris statues, Sculptures

Isis statue which Richard Pococke bought in Cairo and carried away to Great Britain.

Tags: Art and antiquities, Coats of arms – Emblems, Egypt, Isis, Sculptures

Isis statue, which Richard Pococke bought in Cairo and carried away to Great Britain.

Tags: Art and antiquities, Coats of arms – Emblems, Egypt, Isis, Sculptures

Dresses particular to Egypt: Copt. Bey of Egypt. Mentally ill Egyptian. Lieutenant of the Janissary corp. Egyptian woman. Dancers from Egypt. Woman of Arab ethnicity. Sergeant of the Janissary corp. Woman of Cairo riding a donkey in the "proper" Egyptian manner.

Tags: Animals, Cairo, Costume - Hats and headwear, Domestic tasks, Donkeys, Egypt, Human types, Janissaries, Musical instruments, Smoking, Women

Egyptian clothing, footwear and jewelry. Vineyard. Seal with Egyptian inscription. Everyday life objects. Stretcher carried by camels. Echinus of the Red Sea.

Tags: Animals, Camels, Carriages, Costume - Hats and headwear, Egypt, Everyday objects / Domestic utensils and vessels, Jewellery, Modes of transport, Natural environment, Red Sea, Shoes and footwear, Social sphere and everyday life, Stamps and signets, Urchins, Vines

Everyday life objects from Egypt.

Tags: Egypt, Everyday objects / Domestic utensils and vessels, Social sphere and everyday life

View, section plan and floor plan of the convent and the church of Saint Catherine on Mount Sinai.

Tags: Coats of arms – Emblems, Egypt, Mount Sinai, Plans and drawings, Religious practices, Saint Catherine's Monastery (Mount Sinai)

Inscriptions from Mount Sinai. Inscriptions from the base of one of the colossal statues of Amenophis / Amenhotep III in Luxor (anc. Thebes).

Tags: Amenophis / Amenhotep III, Art and antiquities, Colossi of Memnon, Egypt, Egyptian antiquities, Inscriptions, Mount Sinai, Thebes / Luxor

Inscriptions from Mount Sinai.

Tags: Art and antiquities, Egypt, Inscriptions, Mount Sinai

Map of the top of Mount Sinai. Map of the area around the top of Mount Sinai. Views of the "Rock of Rephidim", stopover of the Jews during their Exodus from Egypt.

Tags: Coats of arms – Emblems, Egypt, Maps, Mount Sinai, Natural environment, Rock of Rephidim, Views

Views of Mount Sinai.

Tags: Coats of arms – Emblems, Egypt, Mount Sinai, Natural environment, Views

Views of the Monasteries of Saint Paul the Anchorite and Saint Anthony.

Tags: Agricultural tasks, Architecture and built environment, Coats of arms – Emblems, Eastern Sahara, Egypt, Houses, Maps, Monasteries, Monastery of Saint Anthony (Egypt), Monastery of Saint Paul the Anchorite (Egypt), Religious practices

Floor plan and view of a temple on the Philae (Amilkia) islands (C, D). View of the Temple at Kom Ombo (Α). Granite rocks adjacent to Philae island (Β).

Tags: Amilkia, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Egypt, Egyptian antiquities, Kom Ombo / anc. Omboi, Philae, Temple of Kom Ombo

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