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View of Istanbul, perhaps of the Seraglio Point. While Hagia Sophia and Hagia Irene are clearly depicted, the Top Kapi Palace and the Byzantine walls of the city are missing from the picture.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Boats and ships, Bosporus, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Golden Horn, Hagia Irene (Istanbul), Hagia Sophia (Istanbul), Houses, Istanbul, Natural environment, Ottoman palaces, Sarayburnu / Seraglio Point, Thrace, Topkapi Palace (Topkapı Sarayı), Turkey, Views

Maiden's Tower, Istanbul.

Tags: Art and antiquities, Boats and ships, Bosporus, Human types, Istanbul, Thrace, Tower of Leander (Kız kulesi), Turkey

Armenian cemetery in Istanbul.

Tags: Armenian cemetery, Armenian graves, Armenians, Boats and ships, Cemeteries, Ethnic groups, Funerary monuments, Human types, Istanbul, Smoking, Social sphere and everyday life, Thrace, Turkey, Women

The mausoleum of Sultan Suleiman I, Istanbul.

Tags: Art and antiquities, Funerary monuments, Human types, Istanbul, Mausoleum of Sultan Suleiman I (Sultan Süleyman türbesi), Natural environment, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Ottomans, Quran, Reading, Suleiman I (I. Süleyman), Sultans, Thrace, Turkey

Interior view of the Yerebatan Cistern, Istanbul. In the foreground two Ottomans are measuring the length of the site. On the background two west Europeans admiring the cistern.

Tags: Art and antiquities, Basilica Cistern / Yerebatan Sarnıcı, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Ethnic groups, Europeans, Human types, Istanbul, Ottomans, Thrace, Turkey

The Sultan Ahmed I Mosque, Istanbul.

Tags: Boats and ships, Byzantine monuments, Golden Horn, Istanbul, Mosques, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Ottomans, Sultan Ahmed Mosque / Blue Mosque ( Sultan Ahmet Camii), Thrace, Turkey, Views, Walls

The illumination of New Mosque at Eminönü.

Tags: Animals, Architecture and built environment, Boats and ships, Children, Dogs, Eminönü, Golden Horn, Human types, Istanbul, Mosques, New Mosque (Yeni Camii / Valide Sultan Camii), Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Ottomans, Thrace, Turkey

Map of Istanbul.

Tags: Asia Minor, Bosporus, Golden Horn, Gulfs and bays, Istanbul, Maps, Marmara sea / Propontis, Thrace, Turkey

View of Gelibolu.

Tags: Aqueducts, Boats and ships, Fountains / Springs, Gelibolu / Galliboli, Human types, Mosques, Natural environment, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Ottomans, Smoking, Thrace, Turkey, Views, Women

View of an ancient monument, possibly of Roman or Byzantine aqueduct, at Gelibolu.

Tags: Animals, Aqueducts, Art and antiquities, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Carriages, Economic activities, Gelibolu / Galliboli, Horses, Human types, Ottomans, Professions, Roman architecture, Roman monuments, Thrace, Turkey, Women

View of the grand mosque and the bazaar of Gelibolu.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Bazaar of Gallipoli (Gelibolu), Economic activities, Ethnic groups, Fountains / Springs, Gelibolu / Galliboli, Human types, Mosques, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Ottomans, Professions, Smoking, Street markets and bazaars, Thrace, Turkey, Women

Servant offering sweets to woman of the Harem.

Tags: Coffee, Costume - Hats and headwear, Everyday objects / Domestic utensils and vessels, Harem, Human types, Istanbul, Servants, Social sphere and everyday life, Thrace, Turkey, Women

Soldiers about to strangle a captive (probably Prince Osman II).

Tags: Costume - Hats and headwear, Ethnic groups, Executions, Human types, Istanbul, Osman II / ΙΙ. Osman, Ottoman officials, Ottomans, Princes, Shoes and footwear, State and military institutions - Diplomatic relations, Sultans, Thrace, Turkey

A ciğerci, Ottoman liver seller, feeds street cats.

Tags: Animals, Butchers, Cats, Costume - Hats and headwear, Economic activities, Ethnic groups, Human types, Istanbul, Ottomans, Professions, Shoes and footwear, Social sphere and everyday life, Thrace, Turkey

Helvacı, chief confectioner in the Sultan's palace.

Tags: Costume - Hats and headwear, Ethnic groups, Everyday objects / Domestic utensils and vessels, Human types, Istanbul, Officials, Ottoman officials, Ottomans, Pastry confectioners / Pastry sellers, Shoes and footwear, State and military institutions - Diplomatic relations, Thrace, Turkey

Kapudan Paşa, admiral of the Ottoman fleet.

Tags: Boats and ships, Cannons, Costume - Hats and headwear, Ethnic groups, Human types, Istanbul, Military officers, Officials, Ottoman officials, Ottomans, Shoes and footwear, State and military institutions - Diplomatic relations, Thrace, Turkey

Spahi, cavalry soldier.

Tags: Animals, Costume - Hats and headwear, Horses, Human types, Istanbul, Military officers, Ottoman officials, Ottomans, Shoes and footwear, State and military institutions - Diplomatic relations, Thrace, Turkey, Weapons

The Aga of the Janissaries.

Tags: Costume - Hats and headwear, Ethnic groups, Human types, Istanbul, Janissaries, Ottoman officials, Ottomans, Shoes and footwear, State and military institutions - Diplomatic relations, Tents, Thrace, Turkey, Weapons

Ottoman Sultan.

Tags: Costume - Hats and headwear, Everyday objects / Domestic utensils and vessels, Human types, Istanbul, State and military institutions - Diplomatic relations, Thrace, Turkey

Executions by impalement and gaunching.

Tags: Costume - Hats and headwear, Ethnic groups, Executions, History, Istanbul, Ottomans, Shoes and footwear, State and military institutions - Diplomatic relations, Thrace, Torture, Turkey

The niche from which the Sultan secretly watched the caucus of the Divan, the higher governmental body. Here, the Sultan is coming out to intervene.

Tags: Costume - Hats and headwear, Divan-ı Hümayun, Ethnic groups, Human types, Istanbul, Ottoman officials, Ottoman palaces, Ottomans, Shoes and footwear, State and military institutions - Diplomatic relations, Sultans, Thrace, Turkey

Kapıcıbaşı, head of ceremonies in the Sultan's palace.

Tags: Costume - Hats and headwear, Ethnic groups, Human types, Istanbul, Officials, Ottoman officials, Ottomans, Shoes and footwear, State and military institutions - Diplomatic relations, Thrace, Turkey

Başçavuş, head of the ushers in the Sultan's palace.

Tags: Byzantine monuments, Costume - Hats and headwear, Ethnic groups, Human types, Istanbul, Ottoman officials, Ottomans, Shoes and footwear, State and military institutions - Diplomatic relations, Thrace, Turkey

The Mufti of Istanbul.

Tags: Costume - Hats and headwear, Court officials, Courthouses, Ethnic groups, Human types, Istanbul, Muftis, Ottoman officials, Ottomans, Shoes and footwear, State and military institutions - Diplomatic relations, Thrace, Turkey

Bostancıbaşı, head gardener and executioner, in ceremonial dress.

Tags: Costume - Hats and headwear, Human types, Istanbul, Officials, Ottoman officials, Ottoman palaces, Servants, Shoes and footwear, State and military institutions - Diplomatic relations, Thrace, Turkey

The Grand Vizier.

Tags: Costume - Hats and headwear, Everyday objects / Domestic utensils and vessels, Grand Viziers, Human types, Interiors, Istanbul, Ottoman officials, Ottoman palaces, Shoes and footwear, State and military institutions - Diplomatic relations, Thrace, Turkey

Kizlar Agası, head of the eunuchs of the Sultan's palace.

Tags: Costume - Hats and headwear, Harem, Human types, Interiors, Istanbul, Officials, Ottoman officials, Ottoman palaces, Servants, Shoes and footwear, State and military institutions - Diplomatic relations, Thrace, Turkey

The Haseki Sultana at her quarters (Harem).

Tags: Beauty care, Costume - Hats and headwear, Everyday objects / Domestic utensils and vessels, Haseki Sultan, Human types, Interiors, Istanbul, Ottoman palaces, Servants, State and military institutions - Diplomatic relations, Thrace, Turkey, Women

The Ottoman Sultan.

Tags: Animals, Costume - Hats and headwear, Horses, Istanbul, Ottoman officials, Ottoman palaces, State and military institutions - Diplomatic relations, Sultans, Thrace, Turkey

Women at a public bath (hamam).

Tags: Baths (Hamam), Beauty care, Costume - Hats and headwear, Healthcare, Istanbul, Social sphere and everyday life, Thrace, Turkey, Women

Frontispiece of the second volume of the book: The Sultan's enthronement.

Tags: Costume - Hats and headwear, Ethnic groups, Frontispieces, Istanbul, Ottoman officials, Ottoman palaces, Ottomans, Shoes and footwear, State and military institutions - Diplomatic relations, Sultans, Thrace, Turkey

Turkish funeral in Istanbul.

Tags: Costume - Hats and headwear, Ethnic groups, Funerals, Funerary practices, Istanbul, Ottomans, Rites of passage, Shoes and footwear, Social sphere and everyday life, Thrace, Turkey

Turkish wedding.

Tags: Costume - Hats and headwear, Ethnic groups, Houses, Istanbul, Musical instruments, Ottomans, Rites of passage, Shoes and footwear, Social sphere and everyday life, Thrace, Turkey, Wedding ceremonies

View of the Topkapi Palace, Istanbul.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Boats and ships, Fishermen, Fishing, Galata, Golden Horn, Hagia Sophia (Istanbul), Istanbul, Ottoman palaces, Thrace, Topkapi Palace (Topkapı Sarayı), Turkey, Üsküdar / gr. Scutari / anc. Chrysopolis

Ottoman butcher feeds street cats.

Tags: Animals, Butchers, Cats, Costume - Hats and headwear, Dogs, Economic activities, Ethnic groups, Human types, Istanbul, Ottomans, Professions, Shoes and footwear, Social sphere and everyday life, Thrace, Turkey

View of Istanbul.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Istanbul, Maps, Thrace, Turkey

Sultan Mehmet II decides upon the execution of his wife Irene.

Tags: Costume - Hats and headwear, Ethnic groups, Greeks, Istanbul, Mehmed II (II. Mehmet), Ottoman officials, Ottomans, Portraits, Shoes and footwear, State and military institutions - Diplomatic relations, Sultans, Thrace, Turkey

Frontispiece of the first volume of the book. Ottoman official presents his compliments to the Sultan.

Tags: Costume - Hats and headwear, Ethnic groups, Frontispieces, Istanbul, Ottoman officials, Ottoman palaces, Ottomans, Shoes and footwear, State and military institutions - Diplomatic relations, Sultans, Thrace, Turkey

Map of the bay of Saros or Xiros, near Gelibolu, Turkey.

Tags: Gelibolu / Galliboli, Gulf of Saros / gr. Xiros, Gulfs and bays, Maps, Peninsula of Gallipoli, Thrace, Turkey, Views

Panoramic view of the (now lost) Palace of Beşiktaş, at the site of which the Dolmabahçe Palace was constructed.

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