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The Byzantine Hippodrome of Istanbul. At the centre, the obelisk of Theodosius I.
Tags: Animals, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Byzantine monuments, Carpets, Carriages, Costume - Hats and headwear, Equids, Hippodrome of Constantinople / At Meydanı, Hippodromes, Human types, Istanbul, Modes of transport, Obelisks, Smoking, Social sphere and everyday life, Street markets and bazaars, Thrace, Turkey
Galata bridge, Istanbul. In the background, the mosque of Valide Sultan or New Mosque.
Tags: Architecture and built environment, Baskets, Boats and ships, Children, Costume - Hats and headwear, Golden Horn, Houses, Human types, Istanbul, Mosques, New Mosque (Yeni Camii / Valide Sultan Camii), Porters, Professions, Social sphere and everyday life, Thrace, Turkey, Umbrellas / Parasols, Views
Title page. Inset plate: The author and his companions prepare their dinner at Vourlias, a famous inn on the route from Tripolis to Sparta, close to Mystras.
Tags: Arcadia, Authors, Baskets, British, Cooking, Costume - Hats and headwear, Edward Giffard, Ethnic groups, Everyday objects / Domestic utensils and vessels, Greece, Greeks, Inn of Vourlias, Inns, Laconia, Peloponnese, Social sphere and everyday life, Sparta, Title page, Travel, Travellers, Tripoli (Peloponnese), Turks
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