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View of Mount Thabor. The coasts of the Sea of Galilee. Mounts Ebal and Gerizim in Nablus valley. The village of Nain in Galilee, where according to the Bible Jesus resurrected the young man, son of a widow.
Tags: Animals, Architecture and built environment, Costume - Hats and headwear, Galilee, Holy Land, Horses, Israel, Lakes, Modes of transport, Mount Ebal, Mount Gerizim, Mount Tabor, Mountains, Nablus / anc. Neapolis, Nain, Natural environment, Pack animals, Palestine, Pilgrimages, Sea of Galilee / Lake Tiberias, Views
Persian officials take the most beautiful women of the city away to the harem of the shah of Persia.
Tags: Animals, Architecture and built environment, Azerbaijan, Camels, Carriages, Children, Costume - Hats and headwear, Dogs, Ethnic groups, Harem, Horses, Military officers, Modes of transport, Persia / Iran, Persians, Şamaxı-Shamachy, Social sphere and everyday life, Soldiers, State and military institutions - Diplomatic relations, Women
The arch of the Sergii at Pula, Croatia. Peasants of Slavic ethnicity are walking by with their ox cart. James Stuart, Nicholas Revett and their assistant are on top of the arch, making drawings. On the left a man informs the women gathered that the travellers are searching the Arch of the Sergii for treasures.
Tags: Animals, Arch of the Sergii, Arches, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Author portraits, Carriages, Children, Costume - Hats and headwear, Croatia, Domestic tasks, Ethnic groups, Horses, Istria, James Stuart, Modes of transport, Nicholas Revett, Oxen, Pack animals, Peasants, Portraits, Professions, Pula / anc. Polai, Roman monuments, Slovene people, Social sphere and everyday life, Spinning, Weapons, Women
View of the temple of Rome and Augustus and the adjacent temple of Diana in Pula, Croatia. Between the two temples is situated the Communal Palace of Pula and the city prison. Next to the building, a guard and locals who are playing a game of marbles. In the middle ground, a soldier of Slavic ethnicity conversing with a young woman. On the left, a Polish woman with her donkey and small dog.
Tags: Ancient temples, Animals, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Costume - Hats and headwear, Croatia, Dogs, Domestic tasks, Donkeys, Ethnic groups, Games and toys, Istria, Marbles (game), Modes of transport, Pack animals, Polish people, Professions, Pula / anc. Polai, Roman monuments, Slovene-Croats (Istria), Social sphere and everyday life, Soldiers, Spinning, Temple of Diana (Pula), Temple of Rome and Augustus (Pula), Women
Hippodrome of Constantinople (At Meydanı) with the obelisk of Theodosius I and the Serpent column (Plataean or Delphi tripod). Mosque of Sultan Ahmed in the background.
Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Byzantine monuments, Carriages, Hippodrome of Constantinople / At Meydanı, Istanbul, Modes of transport, Mosques, Obelisk of Theodosius I, Ottoman monuments, Serpent column/ Plataean tripod/ Delphi tripod (Istanbul), Sultan Ahmed Mosque / Blue Mosque ( Sultan Ahmet Camii), Thrace, Turkey, Views
The valley of Sweet waters of Asia (Göksu Deresi).
Tags: Animals, Asia Minor, Baskets, Bithynia, Carpets, Carriages, Children, Costume - Hats and headwear, Fountains / Springs, Human types, Istanbul, Itinerant traders, Mihrişah Valide Sultan Fountain (Mihrişah Valide Sultan Çeşmesi), Modes of transport, Natural environment, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Oxen, Professions, Sweet waters of Asia / Göksu Deresi / byz. Potamion, Turkey, Women
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