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Map of Istanbul.
Tags: Bosporus, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Galata, Golden Horn, Hagia Sophia (Istanbul), Istanbul, Maps, Mosque of Suleiman I / Süleymaniye Mosque (Süleymaniye Camii), Mosques, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Sarayburnu / Seraglio Point, Thrace, Tower of Leander (Kız kulesi), Turkey, Views, Walls of Constantinople, Yedikule fortress (Yedikule Hissari / gr. Heptapyrgion)
Map of central Crete. After being besieged for twenty-four years, Crete bacame part of the Ottoman realm in 1669. In the foreground, scene from the naval battle of March 1668 between the Ottoman and the Venetian fleet, outside Chandax. General Morosini and Ottoman officials captivated.
Tags: Battles, Boats and ships, Cannons, Coats of arms – Emblems, Costume - Hats and headwear, Crete, Ethnic groups, Greece, Heraklion, History, Human types, Islands, Maps, Ottoman army, Ottoman officials, Ottoman–Venetian Wars, Ottomans, Siege of Chandax (1645-1669), State and military institutions - Diplomatic relations, Venetian officials, Venetians, Weapons
View of the Great Fortress of Chandax (Heraklion) together with the Kules Fortress, also known as Rocca a Mare.
Tags: Architecture and built environment, Battles, Boats and ships, Cannons, Crete, Fortifications and fortresses, Great Castle of Chandax (Heraklion), Greece, Heraklion, Islands, Kules Fortress / Rocca al Mare (Heraklion), Maps, Ottoman army, Ottoman–Venetian Wars, Siege of Chandax (1645-1669), Tents, Venetian architecture, Venetian monuments, Venetian walls (Heraklion), Views, Walls, Weapons
Frontispiece: Map of Heraklion. Allegoric scene: Venice and the Ottoman Empire as warriors. Scene from the Ottoman siege of Candia.
Tags: Battles, Boats and ships, Castles and fortresses, Costume - Hats and headwear, Crete, Ethnic groups, Fortifications and fortresses, Greece, Heraklion, History, Human types, Islands, Maps, Ottoman–Venetian Wars, Ottomans, Siege of Chandax (1645-1669), Soldiers, State and military institutions - Diplomatic relations, Venetians, Walls
View of Istanbul.
Tags: Architecture and built environment, Beyoğlu / gr. Pera -Stavrodromi, Bosporus, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Golden Horn, Istanbul, Maps, Marmara sea / Propontis, Mosques, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Sarayburnu / Seraglio Point, Thrace, Tower of Leander (Kız kulesi), Turkey, Views, Walls, Walls of Constantinople, Yedikule fortress (Yedikule Hissari / gr. Heptapyrgion)
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