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View of Bosporus and Üsküdar from Maiden's Tower. On the right the Mihrimah Sultan Mosque.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Boats and ships, Bosporus, Costume - Hats and headwear, Human types, Istanbul, Mihrimah Sultan Mosque (Mihrimah Sultan Camii), Natural environment, Tower of Leander (Kız kulesi), Turkey, Üsküdar / gr. Scutari / anc. Chrysopolis, Views

View of Istanbul from Büyükdere, on the European shores of the Bosporus.

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)

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

The Sultan's boat entering the Golden Horn.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Boats and ships, Costume - Hats and headwear, Golden Horn, Human types, Imperial boats, Istanbul, Mosques, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Professions, Sarayburnu / Seraglio Point, Social sphere and everyday life, Sultans, Thrace, Turkey

View of Istanbul from Üsküdar.

The costumes of the Ottoman army, after the abolition of the Janissary corp in 1826.

Tags: Istanbul, Mahmud II (IΙ. Mahmut), Ottoman army, State and military institutions - Diplomatic relations, Sultans, Thrace, Turkey, Weapons

Sultan Mahmud II on his way to the mosque.

Tags: Animals, Costume - Hats and headwear, Horses, Istanbul, Mahmud II (IΙ. Mahmut), Mosques, Portraits, Processions, Social sphere and everyday life, Sultans, Thrace, Turkey

View of Istanbul, perhaps of the Seraglio Point. While Hagia Sophia and Hagia Irene are clearly depicted, the Top Kapi Palace and the Byzantine walls of the city are missing from the picture.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Boats and ships, Bosporus, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Golden Horn, Hagia Irene (Istanbul), Hagia Sophia (Istanbul), Houses, Istanbul, Natural environment, Ottoman palaces, Sarayburnu / Seraglio Point, Thrace, Topkapi Palace (Topkapı Sarayı), Turkey, Views

Map of Greece with the western shores of Asia Minor. On the lower part a the map of Istanbul is provided as well.

Tags: Asia Minor, Boats and ships, Bosporus, Coats of arms – Emblems, Golden Horn, Greece, Houses, Istanbul, Maps, Mosques, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Tufeks (firearm), Turkey, Views, Weapons

Map of Greece with the western shores of Asia Minor. On the lower part a map of Istanbul is provided as well.

Tags: Asia Minor, Boats and ships, Bosporus, Coats of arms – Emblems, Golden Horn, Greece, Istanbul, Maps, Mosques, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Tufeks (firearm), Turkey, Views, Weapons

Maiden's Tower, Istanbul.

Tags: Art and antiquities, Boats and ships, Bosporus, Human types, Istanbul, Thrace, Tower of Leander (Kız kulesi), Turkey

Armenian cemetery in Istanbul.

Tags: Armenian cemetery, Armenian graves, Armenians, Boats and ships, Cemeteries, Ethnic groups, Funerary monuments, Human types, Istanbul, Smoking, Social sphere and everyday life, Thrace, Turkey, Women

The mausoleum of Sultan Suleiman I, Istanbul.

Tags: Art and antiquities, Funerary monuments, Human types, Istanbul, Mausoleum of Sultan Suleiman I (Sultan Süleyman türbesi), Natural environment, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Ottomans, Quran, Reading, Suleiman I (I. Süleyman), Sultans, Thrace, Turkey

Interior view of the Yerebatan Cistern, Istanbul. In the foreground two Ottomans are measuring the length of the site. On the background two west Europeans admiring the cistern.

Tags: Art and antiquities, Basilica Cistern / Yerebatan Sarnıcı, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Ethnic groups, Europeans, Human types, Istanbul, Ottomans, Thrace, Turkey

The Sultan Ahmed I Mosque, Istanbul.

Tags: Boats and ships, Byzantine monuments, Golden Horn, Istanbul, Mosques, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Ottomans, Sultan Ahmed Mosque / Blue Mosque ( Sultan Ahmet Camii), Thrace, Turkey, Views, Walls

The illumination of New Mosque at Eminönü.

Tags: Animals, Architecture and built environment, Boats and ships, Children, Dogs, Eminönü, Golden Horn, Human types, Istanbul, Mosques, New Mosque (Yeni Camii / Valide Sultan Camii), Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Ottomans, Thrace, Turkey

Map of Istanbul.

Tags: Asia Minor, Bosporus, Golden Horn, Gulfs and bays, Istanbul, Maps, Marmara sea / Propontis, Thrace, Turkey

Servant offering sweets to woman of the Harem.

Tags: Coffee, Costume - Hats and headwear, Everyday objects / Domestic utensils and vessels, Harem, Human types, Istanbul, Servants, Social sphere and everyday life, Thrace, Turkey, Women

Soldiers about to strangle a captive (probably Prince Osman II).

Tags: Costume - Hats and headwear, Ethnic groups, Executions, Human types, Istanbul, Osman II / ΙΙ. Osman, Ottoman officials, Ottomans, Princes, Shoes and footwear, State and military institutions - Diplomatic relations, Sultans, Thrace, Turkey

A ciğerci, Ottoman liver seller, feeds street cats.

Tags: Animals, Butchers, Cats, Costume - Hats and headwear, Economic activities, Ethnic groups, Human types, Istanbul, Ottomans, Professions, Shoes and footwear, Social sphere and everyday life, Thrace, Turkey

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