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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 Chandax, in 1667-1668, and during it siege by the Ottomans. After being besieged for twenty-four year (1645-1669), Crete became part of the Ottoman Empire (1669).
Tags: Architecture and built environment, Battles, Boats and ships, Cannons, Crete, Ethnic groups, Fortifications and fortresses, Great Castle of Chandax (Heraklion), Greece, Heraklion, History, Human types, Islands, Kules Fortress / Rocca al Mare (Heraklion), Ottoman army, Ottoman–Venetian Wars, Ottomans, Siege of Chandax (1645-1669), State and military institutions - Diplomatic relations, Tents, Venetian architecture, Venetian monuments, Venetian walls (Heraklion), Venetians, 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 Famagusta as the city prepares its defense against the Ottoman attack, 1570.
Tags: Architecture and built environment, Battles, Boats and ships, Cannons, Castle of Famagusta, Castles and fortresses, Cyprus, Ethnic groups, Famagusta / Ammochostos / anc. Salamis, Fortifications and fortresses, Frankish architecture, Frankish monuments, Genoese, Human types, Maps, Ottoman–Venetian Wars, Ottomans, Tents, Views, Walls, Weapons
View of the Obelisk of Theodosius I on the Hippodrome of Cosntantinople and the Mosque of Sultan Ahmet I.
Tags: Animals, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Dogs, Egyptian monuments, Hieroglyphs, Hippodrome of Constantinople / At Meydanı, Horses, Human types, Istanbul, Mosques, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Ottomans, Social sphere and everyday life, Sultan Ahmed Mosque / Blue Mosque ( Sultan Ahmet Camii), Thrace, Turkey, Views
Interior view of the Ulu Mosque in Bursa.
Tags: Architecture and built environment, Asia Minor, Bithynia, Bursa, Bursa Grand Mosque (Bursa Ulu Camii), Carpets, Costume - Hats and headwear, Human types, Inscriptions, Mosques, Muslim prayer, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Ottomans, Quranic inscriptions, Religious practices, Social sphere and everyday life, Turkey, Views
The entrance of the Ulu Mosque in Bursa. In the background Mount Uludağ.
Tags: Architecture and built environment, Asia Minor, Baskets, Bithynia, Bursa, Bursa Grand Mosque (Bursa Ulu Camii), Costume - Hats and headwear, Fruit, Houses, Human types, Itinerant traders, Mosques, Mount Uludağ / Mysian Olympus, Mountains, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Ottomans, Shops, Smoking, Social sphere and everyday life, Turkey, Views, Women
The Mihrişah Valide Sultan Fountain (or Küçüksu fountain) in the Sweet Waters of Asia, in Istanbul. On the left, the Anatolian Castle.
Tags: Anatolian Castle / Anadolu Hisari, Animals, Architecture and built environment, Boats and ships, Bosporus, Carriages, Costume - Hats and headwear, Fountains / Springs, Human types, Istanbul, Küçüksu fountain (Küçüksu Çeşmesi), Mihrişah Valide Sultan Fountain (Mihrişah Valide Sultan Çeşmesi), Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Ottomans, Oxen, Sweet waters of Asia / Göksu Deresi / byz. Potamion, Turkey, Views, Women
View of the Sultan Suleiman I Mosque.
Tags: Animals, Architecture and built environment, Camels, Children, Costume - Hats and headwear, Donkeys, Human types, Istanbul, Muslim cemeteries, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Ottomans, Smoking, Social sphere and everyday life, Sultan Ahmed Mosque / Blue Mosque ( Sultan Ahmet Camii), Thrace, Turkey, Views, Women
The Ottoman customs house at Karaköy. On the left the Galata Tower.
Tags: Architecture and built environment, Boats and ships, Bosporus, Costume - Hats and headwear, Customs, Ethnic groups, Europeans, Frankish architecture, Frankish monuments, Galata tower (Galata kulesi), Golden Horn, Houses, Istanbul, Karaköy, Muslim cemeteries, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Ottomans, Social sphere and everyday life, Thrace, Turkey, Views
The Muslim cemetery of Pera (Beyoğlu). The cemetery started off today's Taxim square, and eventually reached the Bosporus through the neighborhoods of Gümüşsuyu and Fındıklı.
Tags: Architecture and built environment, Beyoğlu / gr. Pera -Stavrodromi, Boats and ships, Bosporus, Cemeteries, Children, Costume - Hats and headwear, Funerary monuments, Funerary steles, Houses, Human types, Istanbul, Muslim cemeteries, Ottomans, Smoking, Social sphere and everyday life, Thrace, Turkey, Views, Women
View of the port of Tophane. On the right the Ottoman imperial armory. On the left the Mosque of Kılıç Ali Paşa.
Tags: Architecture and built environment, Baskets, Boats and ships, Bosporus, Costume - Hats and headwear, Human types, Istanbul, Kiliç Ali Pasha Complex (Kılıç Ali Paşa Külliye), Mosques, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman imperial armory / Tophane-i Amire, Ottoman monuments, Ottomans, Smoking, Thrace, Tophane, Turkey, Views, Women
North-eastern view of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul. In the background the Mosque of Sultan Ahmet I.
Tags: Animals, Architecture and built environment, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Children, Costume - Hats and headwear, Hagia Sophia (Istanbul), Horses, Houses, Human types, Istanbul, Mosques, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Ottomans, Shops, Social sphere and everyday life, Sultan Ahmed Mosque / Blue Mosque ( Sultan Ahmet Camii), Thrace, Turkey, Views, Women
The north-eastern entrance of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul. On the right the Soğukçeşme street and part of the walls of Topkapi Palace.
Tags: Animals, Architecture and built environment, Beggars, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Children, Costume - Hats and headwear, Hagia Sophia (Istanbul), Horses, Houses, Human types, Istanbul, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Ottoman palaces, Ottomans, Social sphere and everyday life, Soğukçeşme, Sultan Ahmed Mosque / Blue Mosque ( Sultan Ahmet Camii), Thrace, Topkapi Palace (Topkapı Sarayı), Turkey, Views, Women
View of Istanbul from Surmeli, district north of Ortaköy. In the background the Galata Tower and the mosque of Sultan Suleiman I.
Tags: Animals, Architecture and built environment, Bosporus, Costume - Hats and headwear, Donkeys, Frankish architecture, Frankish monuments, Galata tower (Galata kulesi), Houses, Human types, Istanbul, Mosque of Suleiman I / Süleymaniye Mosque (Süleymaniye Camii), Mosques, Ortaköy / gr. Mesochori, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Ottomans, Social sphere and everyday life, Surmeli, Thrace, Travel, Travellers, Turkey, Views
View of Eminönü. In the foreground the New Mosque. On the left Hagia Sophia, and on the right the mosque of Sultan Suleiman I.
Tags: Animals, Architecture and built environment, Birds, Boats and ships, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Eminönü, Golden Horn, Gulls, Hagia Sophia (Istanbul), Houses, Human types, Istanbul, Mosque of Suleiman I / Süleymaniye Mosque (Süleymaniye Camii), Mosques, New Mosque (Yeni Camii / Valide Sultan Camii), Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Ottomans, Social sphere and everyday life, Thrace, Turkey, Views
View of the New Mosque in Eminönü.
Tags: Animals, Architecture and built environment, Costume - Hats and headwear, Donkeys, Eminönü, Istanbul, Mosques, New Mosque (Yeni Camii / Valide Sultan Camii), Ottoman architecture, Ottoman inscriptions, Ottoman monuments, Ottoman officials, Ottomans, Religious practices, Smoking, Social sphere and everyday life, Tents, Thrace, Turkey, Views, Women
The entrance of the Imperial armoury, at Tophane.
Tags: Animals, Architecture and built environment, Baskets, Costume - Hats and headwear, Donkeys, Galata tower (Galata kulesi), Houses, Human types, Imperial armoury / Tophane-i Amire, Istanbul, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Ottomans, Social sphere and everyday life, Tophane, Turkey, Views
The Fountain of Sultan Ahmet III. On the left, the Topkapi Palace.
Tags: Animals, Architecture and built environment, Boats and ships, Costume - Hats and headwear, Donkeys, Everyday objects / Domestic utensils and vessels, Fountain of Sultan Ahmed III (III. Sultan Ahmet Çeşmesi), Fountains / Springs, Human types, Istanbul, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman inscriptions, Ottoman monuments, Ottomans, Shops, Smoking, Social sphere and everyday life, Sultan Ahmed Mosque / Blue Mosque ( Sultan Ahmet Camii), Turkey, Views, Walls, Women
View of the port of Istanbul, on the western shores of the Golden Horn. On the left mosque of Sultan Suleiman. On the right the mosque of Sultan Mehmet II. In the background the Kemerburgaz aqueduct.
Tags: Animals, Aqueducts, Architecture and built environment, Birds, Boats and ships, Costume - Hats and headwear, Ethnic groups, Europeans, Fatih Mosque /Mosque of Mehmed II (Fatih Sultan Mehmed camii), Golden Horn, Gulls, Houses, Human types, Istanbul, Kemerburgaz aqueduct, Mosque of Suleiman I / Süleymaniye Mosque (Süleymaniye Camii), Mosques, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Ottomans, Ports, Turkey, Views
View of the port of Üsküdar.
Tags: Animals, Architecture and built environment, Boats and ships, Bosporus, Costume - Hats and headwear, Donkeys, Fountain of Sultan Ahmed III (III. Sultan Ahmet Çeşmesi), Fountains / Springs, Houses, Human types, Istanbul, Mihrimah Sultan Mosque (Mihrimah Sultan Camii), Mosques, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Ottomans, Turkey, Üsküdar / gr. Scutari / anc. Chrysopolis, Views, Women
A café on the Bosphorus, somewhere near Üsküdar. In the background the Mihrimah Sultan Mosque.
Tags: Animals, Architecture and built environment, Boats and ships, Bosporus, Cafés / Cafeneia, Coffee, Costume - Hats and headwear, Dogs, Everyday objects / Domestic utensils and vessels, Fountains / Springs, Houses, Human types, Istanbul, Mihrimah Sultan Mosque (Mihrimah Sultan Camii), Mosques, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Ottomans, Smoking, Social sphere and everyday life, Turkey, Views
Title page. Sultan Mahmud II returns to the Palace from the Mosque.
Tags: Children, Costume - Hats and headwear, Inscriptions, Istanbul, Mahmud II (IΙ. Mahmut), Mosques, Muslim prayer, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Ottoman officials, Ottomans, Processions, Religious practices, Social sphere and everyday life, Soldiers, Sultans, Thrace, Title page, Turkey, Women
Interior view of the Temple of Ramses II, also known as the Great Temple, in Abu Simbel, in Egypt.
Tags: Abu Simbel, Art and antiquities, Costume - Hats and headwear, Egypt, Egyptian gods / deities, Egyptian temples, Ethnic groups, Europeans, Hieroglyphs, Human types, Nubia, Ottomans, Pharaohs, Pharaonic architecture, Pharaonic monuments, Ramesses II, Sculptures, Temple of Hathor and Nefertari (Abu Simbel ), Temple of Ramses II (Abu Simbel)
Title page. Scenes from the author's trip to the Mediterranean.
Tags: Acropolis of Athens, Animals, Arabs, Athens, Boats and ships, Cairo, Camels, Costume - Hats and headwear, Cultural activities, Dalmatia, Dance, Doge's Palace / Palazzo Ducale (Venice), Egypt, Ethnic groups, Golden Horn, Greece, Greeks, Human types, Istanbul, Italy, Karnak, Lisbon, Mosques, New Mosque (Yeni Camii / Valide Sultan Camii), Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Ottoman officials, Ottomans, Parthenon, Piazza San Marco (Venice), Portugal, Smoking, Social sphere and everyday life, Southern Italy, Title page, Tower of Belem, Turkey, Venice, Views, Women, Zeynab Mosque / Zeynab Camii
View of the central nave of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, right after its reconstruction by the Fossati brothers in 1847.
Tags: Architecture and built environment, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Carpets, Chandeliers, Cherubs, Costume - Hats and headwear, Ethnic groups, Hagia Sophia (Istanbul), Human types, Interiors, Istanbul, Mihrab, Ottomans, Quranic inscriptions, Religious practices, Thrace, Turkey, Views
Views of the mausoleums of Sultans Murat III, Selim I, Mehmet III and Mustafa I in Hagia Sophia in Istanbul.
Tags: Animals, Architecture and built environment, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Byzantine walls, Children, Dogs, Ethnic groups, Funerary monuments, Hagia Sophia (Istanbul), Horses, Houses, Human types, Istanbul, Mausoleums, Mehmed III (III. Mehmet), Murad III (III. Murat), Mustafa I (Ι. Mustafa), Ottoman architecture, Ottoman army, Ottoman mausoleums, Ottoman monuments, Ottoman officials, Ottomans, Selim I (I. Selim), Sultans, Thrace, Turkey, Views, Women
View of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul. On the right the street passing in front of the Sublime Porte.
Tags: Animals, Architecture and built environment, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Byzantine walls, Costume - Hats and headwear, Ethnic groups, Hagia Sophia (Istanbul), Horses, Human types, Istanbul, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Ottomans, Shops, Social sphere and everyday life, Thrace, Turkey, Views, Women
View of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul. On the left the Fountain of Sultan Ahment III. In the background the Mosque of Sultan Ahmet I, the Byzantine walls of the city and the Sea of Marmara.
Tags: Ahmed III/ IIΙ. Ahmed, Animals, Architecture and built environment, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Byzantine walls, Children, Costume - Hats and headwear, Fountain of Sultan Ahmed III (III. Sultan Ahmet Çeşmesi), Hagia Sophia (Istanbul), Horses, Houses, Human types, Istanbul, Marmara sea / Propontis, Mosques, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Ottomans, Sultan Ahmed Mosque / Blue Mosque ( Sultan Ahmet Camii), Sultans, Thrace, Turkey, Views, Women
View of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul. On the right the Madrasa of Mahmut I.
Tags: Architecture and built environment, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Costume - Hats and headwear, Ethnic groups, Hagia Sophia (Istanbul), Human types, Istanbul, Mahmud I (Ι. Mahmut), Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Ottomans, Religious schools (madrasas), Sultans, Thrace, Turkey, Views
View of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul from the north-west. On the right the fountain of Sultan Mahmut I.
Tags: Architecture and built environment, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Children, Costume - Hats and headwear, Ethnic groups, Fountain of Mahmut I / I. Mahmut Sultan Çeşmesi, Hagia Sophia (Istanbul), Houses, Human types, Istanbul, Mahmud I (Ι. Mahmut), Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Ottomans, Sultans, Thrace, Turkey, Views
Hagia Sophia in Istanbul: View of the western part of the upper gallery, where the throne of the Byzantine Emperor once stood.
Tags: Architecture and built environment, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Chandeliers, Children, Costume - Hats and headwear, Ethnic groups, Europeans, Hagia Sophia (Istanbul), Human types, Interiors, Istanbul, Nobility, Ottoman army, Ottoman officials, Ottomans, Quranic inscriptions, Religious practices, Thrace, Turkey, Views, Women
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