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View of Cimmerian Bosporus or Strait of Kerch withn the port of Kerch (anc. Panticapaeum), Crimea. In the background, the coast of Phanagoria, today Taman peninsula, Russia.

Tags: Black Sea, Costume - Hats and headwear, Ethnic groups, Europeans, Human types, Kerch / anc. Pantikapaion, Natural environment, Phanagoria, Ports, Russia, Taman, Ukraine, Views

The putative tomb of Mithridates at Kerch, Crimea.

Tags: Art and antiquities, Black Sea, Burial mounds, Crimea, Funerary monuments, Kerch / anc. Pantikapaion, Russia, Ukraine

Coins of the kingdom of Cimmerian Bosporus (southern and eastern shores of the Sea of Azov), in the author's collection.

Tags: Art and antiquities, Black Sea, Coins, Crimea, Kingdom of the Cimmerian Bosporus, Russia, Ukraine

View of the Cimmerian Bosporus or Strait of Kerch (where the Black Sea joins the Sea of Azov). On the bottom right, Taman volcano, surnamed Prekla (hell) by the locals.

Tags: Black Sea, Boats and ships, Crimea, Kerch Strait/ anc. Cimmerian Bosporus, Maps, Natural environment, Russia, Sea of Azov, Ukraine, Views, Volcanoes

Sarcophagus from Asiatic Sarmatia (historical region west of the Caspian sea), used as a cistern, at the surroundings of Yeni Kale fortress in Crimea.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Black Sea, Caspian Sea, Castles and fortresses, Caucasus, Crimea, Fountains / Springs, Funerary monuments, Russia, Sarcophagi, Sarmatia, Scythian monuments, Ukraine, Yenikale Fortress / Yenikale Hisarı (Crimea)

Incription of the Byzantine period from Crimea.

Tags: Art and antiquities, Black Sea, Byzantine inscriptions, Crimea, Inscriptions, Russia, Ukraine

Greek inscription from Crimea peninsula.

Tags: Art and antiquities, Black Sea, Crimea, Inscriptions, Russia, Ukraine

Tomb and votive offerings from Taman, Russia.

Tags: Black Sea, Burial mounds, Funerary monuments, Jewellery, Religious practices, Russia, Sea of Azov, Social sphere and everyday life, Taman, Votive offerings / Ex-voto

Observatory from which the Tatars of Kuban watched the movements of their Kirkassian neighbours. According to the author, in summer a fire was lit in these nests to keep the mosquitoes away.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Black Sea, Costume - Hats and headwear, Ethnic groups, Human types, Kuban, Russia, Social sphere and everyday life, Soldiers, State and military institutions - Diplomatic relations, Tatars, Towers

Castle at the Black Sea. The author states that he saw this depiction on the reverse of an ancient Greek coin, discovered in the area.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Black Sea, Castles and fortresses, Crimea, Views

Circassian prince. Circassian man.

Tags: Black Sea, Circassians, Costume - Hats and headwear, Ethnic groups, Human types, Kirgisia / Kyrgyzstan, Kyrgyz people, Princes, Shoes and footwear, State and military institutions - Diplomatic relations, Volga–Don Canal

Map of the Don-Volga canal. Initially envisioned by the Ottomans and later by the Russians, the canal, which connects the Sea of Azov to the Caspian Sea was only completed in 1950.

Tags: Black Sea, Caspian Sea, Don river, Maps, Rivers, Russia, Sea of Azov, Volga river, Volga–Don Canal

Ancient tombs on Don river near the Black Sea, Russia.

Tags: Black Sea, Boats and ships, Burial mounds, Don river, Funerary monuments, Natural environment, Religious practices, Rivers, Rostov-on-Don, Russia

Tatar of Astrakhan area (Nagoy tribe) travels in traditional vehicle.

Tags: Animals, Black Sea, Bovids, Carriages, Ethnic groups, Human types, Modes of transport, Rostov-on-Don, Russia, Social sphere and everyday life, Tatars

Cossacks of Novocherkassk enjoying their bath in the Don during the flood season.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Baths, Black Sea, Churches, Cossacks, Don river, Human types, Novocherkassk, Rivers, Russia, Sea of Azov, Social sphere and everyday life

View of Novocherkassk, capital of the Cossacks of Don river.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Black Sea, Boats and ships, Cossacks, Don river, Houses, Novocherkassk, Rivers, Russia, Sea of Azov, Views

Map of Novocherkassk, capital of the Cossacks of Don river.

Tags: Black Sea, Cossacks, Don river, Maps, Novocherkassk, Rivers, Russia, Sea of Azov

Double canoe widely used by the Cossacks of Don river.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Black Sea, Boats and ships, Cossacks, Costume - Hats and headwear, Don river, Ethnic groups, Human types, Rivers, Rostov-on-Don, Russia, Sea of Azov, Social sphere and everyday life

Map of the environs of Rostov-on-Don at the sea of Azov.

Tags: Black Sea, Maps, Rostov-on-Don, Russia, Sea of Azov

The author's carriage crossing the stepe of Kuban, Russia.

Tags: Animals, Black Sea, Carriages, Costume - Hats and headwear, Crimea, Horses, Human types, Kuban, Modes of transport, Russia, Social sphere and everyday life

View of Sinop at the Black Sea.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Black Sea, Boats and ships, Houses, Mosques, Sinop / anc. Sinope, Turkey, Views

The junction of the Bosporus and the Black Sea.

Tags: Asia Minor, Black Sea, Boats and ships, Bosporus, Houses, Human types, Istanbul, Lighthouses, Natural environment, Symplegades / Clashing Rocks / Cyanean Rocks, Thrace, Turkey, Views

View of the town of Theodosia (called Kefe in the Tatar era) from the Genoese castle of Crimaea.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Black Sea, Boats and ships, Castle of Theodosia (Crimaea), Castles and fortresses, Crimea, Ethnic groups, Medieval architecture, Medieval monuments, Mosques, Tatars, Theodosia / Kefe, Ukraine, Views

Funerary monuments, possibly of the Great Chans of the Tatars, seen by the author at the surroundings of Bahçesaray.

Tags: Animals, Architecture and built environment, Bahçesaray, Black Sea, Crimea, Equids, Funerary monuments, Human types, Mausoleums of the Chans, Natural environment, Tatars, Ukraine, Views

View of the Chan's Palace at Bahçesaray.

Tags: Animals, Architecture and built environment, Bahçesaray, Black Sea, Chans, Crimea, Equids, Ethnic groups, Human types, Mosques, Palaces, Tatars, Ukraine, Views

Tatar settlement at the Moldavian coast on the Black Sea.

Tags: Animals, Architecture and built environment, Black Sea, Ethnic groups, Horses, Houses, Moldavia, Tatars, Views

View of Kauschani (today Cǎuşeni, home to Tatars descended from Crimaea, in Moldavia.

Tags: Animals, Architecture and built environment, Black Sea, Cǎuşeni, Ethnic groups, Horses, Houses, Moldavia, Processions, Tatars, Tents, Views

View of Kilya, today in southwestern Ukraine.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Black Sea, Boats and ships, Castles and fortresses, Houses, Kilya, Ukraine, Views

Panoramic view of the western (European) coast of the Bosporus from the Fortress of Europe to the Black Sea.

Tags: Animals, Architecture and built environment, Black Sea, Boats and ships, Bosporus, Bovids, Costume - Hats and headwear, Equids, Houses, Human types, Istanbul, Natural environment, Thrace, Turkey, Views

Map of Thrace.

Tags: Black Sea, Dardanelles / Çanakkale boğazı / anc. Hellespont, Greece, Istanbul, Maps, Marmara sea / Propontis, Thrace, Turkey

Map showing the retreat of the Ten Thousand according to Xenophon.

Tags: Anabasis, Ancient Greek historians, Asia Minor, Black Sea, History, Maps, Mesopotamia, Turkey, Xenophon

The fortress of Kilyos in the region of the same name, at the junction of the Bosporus with the Black Sea.

Tags: Aqueducts, Architecture and built environment, Black Sea, Boats and ships, Castle of Kilyos (Istanbul), Houses, Human types, Istanbul, Kilyos, Medieval architecture, Medieval monuments, Natural environment, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Thrace, Turkey, Views

Cave of volcanic minerals near Anadolu Kavaği, where the Bosporus joins the Black Sea.

Tags: Anadolu Kavağı / Kavakia, Black Sea, Boats and ships, Bosporus, Costume - Hats and headwear, Human types, Istanbul, Natural environment, Smoking, Social sphere and everyday life, Thrace, Turkey

Volcanic minerals discovered in Istanbul, around the area of the mythic Symplegades or Clashing Rocks: 1) The western side of Yum Burnu promontory, on the norheastern shore of the Bosporus, at the junction with the Black Sea. 2. Agglomerate of volcanic minerals with porphyry veins from Kadiköy (anc. Chalcedon), discovered by the author at Buyuk Liman, on the norheastern shore of the Bosporus. 3) Porphyry from Kadiköy (anc. Chalcedon). 4) Basalt from Buyuk Liman, norheastern shore of the Bosporus. 5) The eastern side of the northeastern end of the Bosporus, at the junction with the Black Sea.

Tags: Asia Minor, Bithynia, Black Sea, Bosporus, Buyük liman, Istanbul, Kadıköy /anc. Chalcedon, Mythology, Natural environment, Symplegades / Clashing Rocks / Cyanean Rocks, Thrace, Turkey, Volcanoes, Yum Burnu

The convergence of Bosporus and the Black Sea seen from Tarabya on the European coast of the Bosporus. Also shown is the position of Anadolu Kavağı (1) and its quay (4), Yoros Castel or Genoese Castle (2) and the structures added to the castle by the Ottomans (3), the Castle of Sultan Murad IV (5) and finally the European coast of the Bosporus.

Tags: Anadolu Kavağı / Kavakia, Architecture and built environment, Asia Minor, Bithynia, Black Sea, Boats and ships, Bosporus, Byzantine monuments, Castle of Murad IV (Istanbul), Castles and fortresses, Houses, Istanbul, Medieval monuments, Mosques, Ottoman monuments, Thrace, Turkey, Views, Yoros castle (Yoros kalesi)

Map of Marmara sea.

Tags: Asia Minor, Black Sea, Dardanelles / Çanakkale boğazı / anc. Hellespont, Maps, Marmara sea / Propontis, Thrace, Turkey

Map of Sebastopol and surrounding area.

Tags: Black Sea, Crimea, Maps, Sebastopol, Ukraine

Nomad merchants of Crimea.

Tags: Animals, Black Sea, Carriages, Children, Crimea, Dogs, Economic activities, Ethnic groups, Horses, Human types, Nomads, Ox carts, Oxen, Social sphere and everyday life, Tatars, Tents, Ukraine

Map of the Black Sea.

Tags: Black Sea, Crimea, Maps

Signet with sacrifiial scene from Kerch, Crimea.

Tags: Art and antiquities, Black Sea, Crimea, Kerch / anc. Pantikapaion, Religious ceremonies, Sacrifices, Stamps and signets, Ukraine

Ancient coins from Crimea.

Tags: Art and antiquities, Black Sea, Coins, Coins from Crimea, Crimea, Ukraine

Coins from Crimea, Ottoman era.

Tags: Black Sea, Coins, Coins from Crimea, Crimea, Ottomans coins from Crimea, Ukraine

Inhabitants of Crimea.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Black Sea, Costume - Hats and headwear, Crimea, Ethnic groups, Human types, Jewellery, Professions, Soldiers, Ukraine, Weapons, Women

Tatars of Crimea.

Tags: Animals, Black Sea, Costume - Hats and headwear, Crimea, Ethnic groups, Horses, Human types, Professions, Smoking, Soldiers, Tatars, Ukraine, Weapons

Map of Italy and eastern Mediterranean, upon which the route of the author is noted.

Tags: Asia Minor, Black Sea, Egypt, Greece, Italy, Maps, Mediterranean sea, Southern Italy, Turkey

Map of Istanbul and the Bosporus. View of the Seraglio Point.

Tags: Black Sea, Bosporus, Istanbul, Maps, Marmara sea / Propontis, Sarayburnu / Seraglio Point, Thrace, Turkey

The Bosporus and the entrance to the Black Sea.

Tags: Black Sea, Boats and ships, Bosporus, Istanbul, Natural environment, Thrace, Turkey, Views

Ancient coins. Top: Coin from Kerch (anc. Panticapaion), in Taurica. Middle: Coin of Kos. Bottom: Coin from Miletus.

Tags: Asia Minor, Black Sea, Coins, Dodecanese, Greece, Ionia, Kos, Miletus, Sea of Azov, Turkey

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