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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)

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

View and plan of carved temples in Gebel el-Silsila in Egypt.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Coats of arms – Emblems, Egypt, Egyptian antiquities, Gebel el-Silsila, Plans and drawings, Temples of Gebel-el-Silsila

View of Ramesseum, the memorial temple of Ramesses II in Luxor (anc. Thebes).

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Coats of arms – Emblems, Egypt, Egyptian antiquities, Ramesseum / Memorial temple of Ramesses II, Thebes / Luxor

Hieroglyphical representations in Ramesseum, the memorial temple of Ramesses II in Luxor (anc. Thebes).

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Coats of arms – Emblems, Egypt, Egyptian antiquities, Ramesseum / Memorial temple of Ramesses II, Thebes / Luxor

View of the Valley of the Kings in ancient Thebes (Luxor).

Tags: Animals, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Coats of arms – Emblems, Egypt, Egyptian antiquities, Horses, Human types, Thebes / Luxor, Valley of the Kings (Egypt)

A Mummy brought from Egypt to the Right Honourable Lord Charles Cavendish.

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

Allegoric scene: War and Peace as female figures. At the center the emblem of the Lord of Pembroke, to whom Pococke dedicated his work.

Tags: Allegories, Coats of arms – Emblems, Frontispieces

Portrait of the author. Dressed in traditional costume of the East, Thevenot indicates the regions he visited on the map.

Tags: Author portraits, Coats of arms – Emblems, Jean de Thévenot, Maps

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

Frontispiece: Author's dedication to Louis de Machault d'Arnouville, archbishop of Amiens.

Tags: Coats of arms – Emblems, Frontispieces, Louis de Machault d'Arnouville

Portrait of Bernard Eugène Antoine Rottiers.

Tags: Author portraits, Coats of arms – Emblems, Military officers, Portraits

Relief from the medieval town of Rhodes. Ancient coins from Rhodes. Coins of the Knights Hospitaller era.

Tags: Aegean islands, Art and antiquities, Coats of arms – Emblems, Coins, Dodecanese, Greece, Medieval monuments, Medieval old town of Rhodes, Rhodes

Coats of arms from the medieval town of Rhodes.

Tags: Aegean islands, Architecture and built environment, Coats of arms – Emblems, Dodecanese, Greece, Medieval monuments, Medieval old town of Rhodes, Rhodes

Coats of arms from the medieval town of Rhodes. The band which separates the upper from the lower frescoes in the church of Hagios Georgios Chostos in Filerimos, Rhodes. Niches from the church of Saint John in the medieval town of Rhodes, which housed the statues of the Apostles, according to the author.

Tags: Aegean islands, Art and antiquities, Church of Saint John – Collachio (Rhodes), Churches, Coats of arms – Emblems, Dodecanese, Filerimos, Greece, Hagios Georgios Hostos (Filerimos in Rhodes), Medieval monuments, Medieval old town of Rhodes, Rhodes

Frescoes from the Church of Agios Georgios Chostos in Filerimos, Rhodes. The Passion of Christ. Sculls in armour and coats of arms of the Knights Hospitaller. Death prevails over a knight.

Tags: Aegean islands, Art and antiquities, Churches, Coats of arms – Emblems, Dodecanese, Filerimos, Frescoes, Frescoes of Agios Georgios Chostos (Rhodes), Greece, Hagios Georgios Hostos (Filerimos in Rhodes), Knights Hospitaller, Medieval monuments, Rhodes

Frescoes from the Church of Agios Georgios Chostos in Filerimos, Rhodes. The Passion of Christ.
Saint John the Baptist with the Lamb. Pilgrim with his patron saint. Saint Michael kills the demon as the latter is trying to tip over the scales with the good and bad actions of a young knight who is kneeling before Saint Michael. A fountain with a snake and two pigeons, probably an allegory of “Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.” (Matthew 10:16).

Tags: Aegean islands, Art and antiquities, Churches, Coats of arms – Emblems, Dodecanese, Filerimos, Frescoes, Frescoes of Agios Georgios Chostos (Rhodes), Greece, Hagios Georgios Hostos (Filerimos in Rhodes), Knights Hospitaller, Medieval monuments, Rhodes

From Agios Stefanos or Monte Smith hill: Coats of arms of Grand Masters Pierre d'Aubusson and Émery d'Amboise, decorative features from several buildings, inscriptions and a gargoyle.

Tags: Aegean islands, Coats of arms – Emblems, Dodecanese, Emery d'Amboise, Greece, Inscriptions, Pierre d'Aubusson, Rhodes

The residence of the Orthodox bishop in Rhodes.

Tags: Aegean islands, Architecture and built environment, Christian priests, Coats of arms – Emblems, Costume - Hats and headwear, Dodecanese, Greece, Houses, Human types, Rhodes, Views, Wells

The Auberge of the Langue of England in the medieval town of Rhodes.

Tags: Aegean islands, Architecture and built environment, Coats of arms – Emblems, Costume - Hats and headwear, Dodecanese, Ethnic groups, Greece, Human types, Inn of England (Rhodes), Knights Hospitaller, Medieval monuments, Medieval old town of Rhodes, Ottomans, Rhodes, Views

The Auberge of the Langue of Italy in the medieval town of Rhodes.

Tags: Aegean islands, Architecture and built environment, Coats of arms – Emblems, Dodecanese, Greece, Inn of Italy (Rhodes), Knights Hospitaller, Medieval monuments, Medieval old town of Rhodes, Rhodes, Street of the Knights (Rhodes), Views

The Auberge of the Langue of Spain and Portugal in the medieval town of Rhodes.

Tags: Aegean islands, Architecture and built environment, Coats of arms – Emblems, Costume - Hats and headwear, Dodecanese, Ethnic groups, Greece, Inn of Spain (Rhodes), Knights Hospitaller, Medieval monuments, Medieval old town of Rhodes, Ottomans, Rhodes, Smoking, Street of the Knights (Rhodes), Views, Weapons

The Auberge of the Langue of France in the medieval town of Rhodes.

Tags: Aegean islands, Architecture and built environment, Coats of arms – Emblems, Dodecanese, Greece, Inn of France (Rhodes), Knights Hospitaller, Medieval monuments, Medieval old town of Rhodes, Rhodes, Street of the Knights (Rhodes), Views

The tomb of Grand Master Fabrice Caretti in the Church of Saint John in Rhodes.

Tags: Aegean islands, Architecture and built environment, Church of Saint John – Collachio (Rhodes), Coats of arms – Emblems, Dodecanese, Funerary monuments, Grand Masters of the Knights Hospitaller, Greece, Inscriptions, Medieval monuments, Medieval old town of Rhodes, Rhodes, Views

Coats of arms of Philip of Burgundy, who built the fortress of Saint Nicholas, of Grand Master Piero Raimondo Zacosta (Pere Ramon Sacosta) and his engineer, from the fortress of Saint Nicholas. Relief of saint Nicholas from the same fortress. Inscription from the garden of Auvergne: “Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers” (Psalms 1:1). Ancient statues at the entrance to the garden of Auvergne.

Tags: Aegean islands, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Church of Saint Catherine (Rhodes), Coats of arms – Emblems, Dodecanese, Grand Masters of the Knights Hospitaller, Greece, Inscriptions, Medieval monuments, Medieval old town of Rhodes, Piero Raimondo Zacosta, Rhodes, Roger du Pin

Side entrance to the Knights' Hospital in Rhodes (current Archaeological Museum of Rhodes).

Tags: Aegean islands, Architecture and built environment, Coats of arms – Emblems, Dodecanese, Greece, Healthcare, Hospital of the Knights of St. John / Archaeological Museum of Rhodes (Rhodes), Medieval monuments, Medieval old town of Rhodes, Rhodes, Views

Entrance to the Knights' Hospital in Rhodes (current Archaeological Museum of Rhodes).

Tags: Aegean islands, Architecture and built environment, Coats of arms – Emblems, Dodecanese, Greece, Healthcare, Hospital of the Knights of St. John / Archaeological Museum of Rhodes (Rhodes), Medieval monuments, Medieval old town of Rhodes, Rhodes

The tomb of Grand Master Robert de Julliac in the Franciscan church which was converted into a mosque, adjacent to the public baths of Rhodes (Yeni Hamam). Muslim people preparing to pray at the mosque.

Castellania building, medieval town of Rhodes.

Tags: Aegean islands, Animals, Architecture and built environment, Castellany (Rhodes), Coats of arms – Emblems, Costume - Hats and headwear, Dodecanese, Dogs, Greece, Human types, Medieval monuments, Medieval old town of Rhodes, Rhodes, Smoking, Views

Gate of Saint John in Rhodes.

Tags: Aegean islands, Architecture and built environment, Coats of arms – Emblems, Costume - Hats and headwear, Dodecanese, Gate of Saint John / Koskinou / Red Gate (Rhodes), Gates, Greece, Human types, Medieval monuments, Rhodes, Views, Walls

Fortress of Saint Nicholas at Mandraki, Rhodes.

Tags: Aegean islands, Architecture and built environment, Boats and ships, Coats of arms – Emblems, Costume - Hats and headwear, Dodecanese, Greece, Human types, Lighthouses, Mandraki, Medieval monuments, Ports, Rhodes, Tower and Fort of Saint Nicholas (Rhodes), Views

Relief of angel and coat of arms of Grand Master Émery d'Amboise, from D'Amboise Gate. Ottoman inscription from the same gate (“There is no god but God, Muhammad is the messenger of God."). Relief of Virgin with infant and coat of arms of Grand Master Pierre d'Aubusson, discovered in the Jewish quarter and kept at the Franciscan monastery in Rhodes. Coat of arms of the Knights Hospitaller from the medieval town. Latin inscription «In convertendo inimicum meum retrorsum infirmabuntur et peribunt a facie tua» (Psalms 9:3 “When mine enemies are turned back, they shall fall and perish at thy presence”), referring to the siege of Rhodes by the Ottomans.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Coats of arms – Emblems, D'Amboise Gate (Rhodes), Dodecanese, Emery d'Amboise, Greece, Icons, Inscriptions, Medieval monuments, Medieval old town of Rhodes, Ottoman inscriptions, Ottoman monuments, Pierre d'Aubusson, Reliefs, Rhodes

Coats of armds and bas-reliefs from the walls of the city of Rhodes. Bas-relief of Saint Peter, Saint Catherine and Saint John the Baptist. Inscription commemorating the construction of the Sea Gate under Grand Master Pierre d'Aubusson.

Tags: Aegean islands, Coats of arms – Emblems, Dodecanese, Grand Masters of the Knights Hospitaller, Greece, Inscriptions, Medieval monuments, Medieval old town of Rhodes, Pierre d'Aubusson, Rhodes

Coat of Arms of the Knights Hospitaller of Rhodes.

Tags: Aegean islands, Coats of arms – Emblems, Dodecanese, Knights Hospitaller, Medieval monuments, Rhodes, Sculptures

Frontispiece: The Coat of Arms of the Knights Hospitaller of Malta.

Tags: Coats of arms – Emblems, Frontispieces, Knights Hospitaller, Malta

Coat of arms on a gate in Antalya.

Tags: Art and antiquities, Asia Minor, Attaleia / Antalya, Coats of arms – Emblems, Medieval monuments, Pamphylia, Turkey

Coat of arms of Giustiniani family.

Tags: Aegean islands, Architecture and built environment, Chios, Coats of arms – Emblems, Giustiniani family, Greece, History, Islands of the Northeastern Aegean sea

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