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At Meydanı square, on the site of the Byzantine Hippodrome of Constantinople. The Mosque of Sultan Ahmed I.

Tags: Animals, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Carpets, Hippodrome of Constantinople / At Meydanı, Horses, Human types, Istanbul, Mosques, Obelisk of Theodosius I, Smoking, Social sphere and everyday life, Sultan Ahmed Mosque / Blue Mosque ( Sultan Ahmet Camii), Turkey

The Grand Bazaar of Istanbul.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Carpets, Costume - Hats and headwear, Economic activities, Human types, Istanbul, Kapalı çarşı /Grand Bazaar, Merchants / Traders, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Professions, Smoking, Social sphere and everyday life, Thrace, Turkey

Red mullet fishing at Balık Ηane, Istanbul.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Balık Ηane (Istanbul), Boats and ships, Fishermen, Fishing, Human types, Istanbul, Professions, Social sphere and everyday life, Thrace, Turkey, Views

The New Mosque (Yeni Cami) in Istanbul.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Baskets, Boats and ships, Human types, Istanbul, Mosques, New Mosque (Yeni Camii / Valide Sultan Camii), Ottoman monuments, Social sphere and everyday life, Thrace, Turkey

Ottoman baths in Istanbul.

Tags: Baths (Hamam), Healthcare, Human types, Istanbul, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Social sphere and everyday life, Thrace, Turkey

Yedikule fortress in Istanbul.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Byzantine monuments, Human types, Istanbul, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Thrace, Turkey, Yedikule fortress (Yedikule Hissari / gr. Heptapyrgion)

View of Pera (Beyoğlu) from Tophane.

Tags: Beyoğlu / gr. Pera -Stavrodromi, Boats and ships, Human types, Istanbul, Mosques, Social sphere and everyday life, Thrace, Tophane, Turkey, Views

The Mosque of Sultan Ahmed I in Istanbul.

Tags: Ahmed I / Ι. Ahmed, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Costume - Hats and headwear, Ethnic groups, Human types, Istanbul, Mosques, Muslim prayer, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Priests, Religious practices, Sultan Ahmed Mosque / Blue Mosque ( Sultan Ahmet Camii), Thrace, Turkey

The cistern of Philoxenos in Istanbul.

Tags: Aqueducts, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Cistern of Philoxenos / Binbirdirek Sarnıcı, Human types, Istanbul, Thrace, Turkey

Rumeli Hissar Castle.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Boats and ships, Bosporus, Funerary monuments, Houses, Istanbul, Muslim cemeteries, Ottoman monuments, Rumeli Hissar Castle (Rumeli Hisarı), Thrace, Turkey, Views, Yalı

Map of Istanbul and the Bosphorus strait. Plan of Hagia Sophia.

Tags: Bosporus, Byzantine monuments, Hagia Sophia (Istanbul), Istanbul, Maps, Plans and drawings, Thrace, Turkey

Istanbul from the entrance to the Golden Horn.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Bayezid Tower / Seraskier Tower (Beyazıt Kulesi), Boats and ships, Galata tower (Galata kulesi), Golden Horn, Human types, Istanbul, Mosques, New Mosque (Yeni Camii / Valide Sultan Camii), Thrace, Turkey, Views

The Patriarch of the Orthodox Church.

Tags: Ethnic groups, Human types, Istanbul, Patriarchate of Constantinople, Patriarchs, Religious practices, Thrace, Turkey

Monument on the Eurοpean shore of the Bosphorus, at the exit to the Black Sea, known as Pillar of Pompey.

Tags: Art and antiquities, Black Sea, Boats and ships, Istanbul, Pillar of Pompey (Bosporus), Turkey

View of the Byzantine Hippodrome in Istanbul.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Hippodrome of Constantinople / At Meydanı, Istanbul, Obelisk of Theodosius I, Serpent column/ Plataean tripod/ Delphi tripod (Istanbul), Thrace, Turkey

Ottoman funerary monument and part of the walls of Istanbul.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Fountains / Springs, Funerary monuments, Human types, Istanbul, Ottoman monuments, Thrace, Turkey, Walls, Walls of Constantinople

View of Topkapi palace, with the Asian shore of the Bosphorus and the Tower of Leander.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Boats and ships, Istanbul, Palaces, Thrace, Topkapi Palace (Topkapı Sarayı), Tower of Leander (Kız kulesi), Turkey, Views

Procession, probably in Istanbul.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Houses, Human types, Istanbul, Mosques, Religious ceremonies, Religious practices, Thrace, Turkey

Greek woman from Istanbul.

Tags: Costume - Hats and headwear, Ethnic groups, Greeks, Human types, Istanbul, Thrace, Turkey, Women

Greek woman from Istanbul with washbowl and pitcher.

Tags: Costume - Hats and headwear, Domestic tasks, Everyday objects / Domestic utensils and vessels, Human types, Istanbul, Jewellery, Thrace, Turkey, Women

The women of the Sultan's harem go out in the Palace Garden, escorted by eunuchs (imaginary representation).

Tags: Costume - Hats and headwear, Harem, Imaginary representations - Reconstructions, Istanbul, Ottoman palaces, Social sphere and everyday life, Turkey, Women

The interior of the Patriarchal Church of St. George in Phanar (Fener), during service given by the four patriarchs (of Constantinople, Jerusalem, Alexandria and Antioch).

Tags: Balat / Fener / gr. Phanarion, Istanbul, Patriarchal Church of St. George (Fener / Phanar), Patriarchate of Constantinople, Patriarchs, Religious ceremonies, Religious practices, Turkey

The Patriarch of Constantinople. Plan of the Patriarchal Church of St. George in Phanar (Fener).

Tags: Balat / Fener / gr. Phanarion, Istanbul, Patriarchal Church of St. George (Fener / Phanar), Patriarchate of Constantinople, Patriarchs, Religious practices, Turkey

Scene in the Sultan's harem (imaginary representation).

Tags: Costume - Hats and headwear, Dance, Eunuchs, Harem, Imaginary representations - Reconstructions, Interiors, Istanbul, Music, Musical instruments, Musicians, Ottoman palaces, Social sphere and everyday life, Sultans, Turkey, Women

Ahmed III is problaimed Sultan and prepares to gird the sword of Osman. Next to him, a religious leader, most probably Sheikh ul-Islam, reads out the Sultan's oath to God, the Dynasty, the State and the Ottoman people.

Tags: Ahmed III/ IIΙ. Ahmed, Ceremonies, Costume - Hats and headwear, Imaginary representations - Reconstructions, Istanbul, Janissaries, Ottoman officials, Religious leaders, Sheikh ul-Islam, Sultans, Turkey

A Janissary courts a young woman; he has slashed his arm as a token of his affection. A Jewish matchmaker is standing on his side. La Motraye states that he witnessed the scene himself.

Tags: Costume - Hats and headwear, Ethnic groups, Human types, Istanbul, Janissaries, Jews, Social sphere and everyday life, Turkey, Women

Valens aqueduct in Istanbul. Ancient coins.

Tags: Aqueducts, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Coins, Istanbul, Turkey, Valens Aqueduct (Bozdoğan Kemeri)

Sultan Mustafa I enters Istanbul after the signing of the Karlowitz treaty.

Tags: Animals, Architecture and built environment, Costume - Hats and headwear, Horses, Istanbul, Janissaries, Musical instruments, Musicians, Mustafa II (IΙ. Mustafa), Ottoman officials, Sultans, Turkey

At Meydanı square, which is buit on the site of the Byzantine Hippodrome of Constantinople. Muslim wedding procession, possibly of an Ottoman official. In the background, the obelisk of Theodosius I, and the Serpent Column (Plataean tripod) from Delphi sanctuary, which was brought to Constantinople by Constantine I.

Tags: Animals, Art and antiquities, Byzantine emperors, Byzantine monuments, Costume - Hats and headwear, Hippodrome of Constantinople / At Meydanı, Horses, Human types, Istanbul, Obelisk of Theodosius I, Serpent column/ Plataean tripod/ Delphi tripod (Istanbul), Social sphere and everyday life, Theodosius I, Thrace, Turkey, Wedding ceremonies, Women

Plan of the Upper Gallery of Hagia Sophia. Illustration of the stages of Muslim prayer. Byzantine coins.

Tags: Byzantine coins, Coins, Hagia Sophia (Istanbul), Human types, Istanbul, Muslim prayer, Muslims, Plans and drawings, Turkey

Ottoman officials. Members of the higher clergy. Eminent politicians and other personalities of the early 18th century. Hagia Sophia in Istanbul. Saint Peter's Basilica in Rome. Baptism ceremony. Circumcision ceremony.

Tags: Baptism, Basilica of Saint Peter (Rome), Circumcision, Hagia Sophia (Istanbul), Istanbul, Ottoman officials, Patriarchs, Priests, Rites of passage, Rome

Yafta; proclamation exhibited at the Palace court next to Ali Pasha's head.

Tags: Ali Pasha of Ioannina, History, Istanbul, Turkey

The head of Ali Pasha exhibited at the court of Topkapi Palace.

Tags: Ali Pasha of Ioannina, Costume - Hats and headwear, Ethnic groups, Europeans, History, Istanbul, Ottomans, Smoking, Thrace, Turkey

Map of the environs of Istanbul showing water reservoirs, aqueducts,conduits and water currents.

Tags: Anatolian Castle / Anadolu Hisari, Aqueducts, Bosporus, Istanbul, Maps, Rumeli Hissar Castle (Rumeli Hisarı), Thrace, Valens Aqueduct (Bozdoğan Kemeri)

Greek woman from Pera, Istanbul. Reproduction of copper engraving from an edition of N. de Nicolay's voyages (16th century).

Tags: Beauty care, Beyoğlu / gr. Pera -Stavrodromi, Costume - Hats and headwear, Human types, Istanbul, Jewellery, Shoes and footwear, Thrace, Turkey, Women

Map of the Bosphorus.

Tags: Bosporus, Istanbul, Maps, Thrace, Turkey

Map of Istanbul.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Istanbul, Maps, Mosques, Ports, Thrace, Turkey

Patrona Halil, instigator of the uprising that overthrew Sultan Ahmed III in 1730.

Tags: Ahmed III/ IIΙ. Ahmed, Costume - Hats and headwear, History, Istanbul, Patrona Halil, Portraits, State and military institutions - Diplomatic relations

Map of Istanbul.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Boats and ships, Istanbul, Maps, Mosques, Thrace, Turkey

The Cyanean Rocks on the exit of the Bosphorus to the Black Sea, where the column of Pompey used to stand.

Tags: Black Sea, Boats and ships, Bosporus, Istanbul, Pillar of Pompey (Bosporus), Symplegades / Clashing Rocks / Cyanean Rocks, Turkey

Map of the Bosphorus strait.

Tags: Bosporus, Istanbul, Maps, Thrace, Turkey

Map of the Bosphorus strait and Byzantium (modern-day Istanbul).

Tags: Asia Minor, Black Sea, Istanbul, Maps, Thrace, Turkey

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