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Greece and Asia Minor in the era of the Trojan War, according to the anonymous works traditionally attibuted to Dictys Cretensis (“Dictys Cretensis Ephemeridos belli Trojani”) and Dares Phrygius (“De excidio Trojae historia”).

Tags: Asia Minor, Greece, Greek mythology, History, Maps, Trojan war, Turkey

Mosque of Sultan Ahmed I, Istanbul.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Istanbul, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Sultan Ahmed Mosque / Blue Mosque ( Sultan Ahmet Camii), Thrace, Turkey, Views

Hagia Sophia, Istanbul.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Hagia Sophia (Istanbul), Istanbul, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Thrace, Turkey, Views

Map of Europe, the Arabian peninsula and Asia, showing the author's itinerary.

Tags: Arabian peninsula, Asia, Asia Minor, Europe, Greece, India, Maps, Travel, Turkey

View of Bebek, Istanbul.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Bebek / anc. Chilai, Boats and ships, Bosporus, Children, Costume - Hats and headwear, Ethnic groups, Fishing, Houses, Human types, Istanbul, Nets, Smoking, Social sphere and everyday life, Thrace, Turkey

The Chief Admiral of the Ottoman fleet on his way to his ship, ready for departure.

Tags: Admiral of the Ottoman Navy (Kapudan Paşa), Architecture and built environment, Boats and ships, Houses, Human types, Istanbul, Ottoman officials, Professions, Social sphere and everyday life, State and military institutions - Diplomatic relations, Thrace, Turkey

The palace of Dolmabahçe and the imperial boat.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Boats and ships, Bosporus, Dolmabahçe - Dolmabahçe Palace (Dolmabahçe Sarayı), Ethnic groups, Istanbul, Mosques, Nusretiye Mosque (Nusretiye Camii), Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Ottoman palaces, Social sphere and everyday life, Thrace, Turkey

Streetlet in Istanbul.

Tags: Animals, Architecture and built environment, Children, Costume - Hats and headwear, Dogs, Ethnic groups, Houses, Human types, Istanbul, Professions, Shoes and footwear, Shops, Social sphere and everyday life, Thrace, Turkey, Turks, Women

Ottoman carriage.

Tags: Animals, Architecture and built environment, Carriages, Costume - Hats and headwear, Horses, Human types, Istanbul, Modes of transport, Social sphere and everyday life, Thrace, Turkey

A small boat (kaik) carries Ottoman women to the European shore of the Bosporus. In the background, the tower of Leander.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Boats and ships, Bosporus, Costume - Hats and headwear, Ethnic groups, Houses, Human types, Istanbul, Social sphere and everyday life, Thrace, Tower of Leander (Kız kulesi), Turkey, Turks, Women

Ottoman carriage.

Tags: Animals, Architecture and built environment, Boats and ships, Bovids, Carriages, Costume - Hats and headwear, Ethnic groups, Houses, Human types, Istanbul, Modes of transport, Mosques, Shoes and footwear, Social sphere and everyday life, Thrace, Turkey, Women

Itinerant sweets seller. The Tower of Galata in the background.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Children, Costume - Hats and headwear, Economic activities, Ethnic groups, Funerary monuments, Galata tower (Galata kulesi), Human types, Itinerant traders, Professions, Shoes and footwear, Social sphere and everyday life, Thrace, Turkey, Women

Map of Italy and the eastern Mediterranean sea.

Tags: Aegean islands, Aegean sea, Asia Minor, Crete, Greece, Ionian islands, Ionian sea, Italy, Maps, Mediterranean sea, Sicily, Southern Italy, Turkey

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

The fortresses of Europe and Asia on the Bosporus. In the foreground, the fountain of Küçüksu or fountain of Mihrisah Sultan, near the location of Sweet Waters of Asia (today Göksu Deresi).

Tags: Anatolian Castle / Anadolu Hisari, Architecture and built environment, Asia Minor, Bithynia, Bosporus, Bpats and ships, Byzantine architecture, Costume - Hats and headwear, Human types, Istanbul, Küçüksu fountain (Küçüksu Çeşmesi), Mihrişah Valide Sultan Fountain (Mihrişah Valide Sultan Çeşmesi), Ottoman monuments, Rumeli Hissar Castle (Rumeli Hisarı), Social sphere and everyday life, Sweet waters of Asia / Göksu Deresi / byz. Potamion, Thrace, Turkey, Women

Map of the Bosporus and its surroundings.

Tags: Asia Minor, Bithynia, Bosporus, Istanbul, Maps, Thrace, Turkey

1. Section of Çukur Bostan, a system comprised of seven open-air cisterns of the Byzantine era. 2. Elevation and vertical section of one of the walls of Çukur Bostan. 3. Columns, plans and architectural features from Philoxenos Cistern, Istanbul.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Cistern of Philoxenos / Binbirdirek Sarnıcı, Cisterns / Reservoirs, Çukur Bostan, Istanbul, Plans and drawings, Thrace, Turkey

1. The aqueduct of Kemer Burgas at the area of the same name. 2. Elevation and vertical section of part of the aqueduct. 3. Architectural instrument used to measure the ground for the construction of aqueducts. 4. Aqueduct of Mahmud I at Petra (Bahceköy). 5. Vertical section of Bahceköy aqueduct.

Tags: Aqueduct of Mahmud I, Aqueducts, Architecture and built environment, Bahçeköy / byz. Petra, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Istanbul, Kemerburgaz aqueduct, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Plans and drawings, Thrace, Turkey

Elevation of the colonnade of a reservoir near Philoxenus Cistern, Istanbul. 2. Plan of said reservoir. 3. Vertical section of Egri Kapi reservoir. 4. Vertical section of Pera reservoir, at the site of modern-day Taksim square, named after the cistern (Taksim = cistern). 5. Plan of Pera reservoir.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Cisterns / Reservoirs, Egir Kapi reservoir (Istanbul), Irrigation systems, Istanbul, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Pera reservoir (Istanbul), Plans and drawings, Thrace, Turkey

Sections, elevations, plans and drawings of architectural features from aqueducts, with emphasis on subterranean structures.

Tags: Aqueducts, Architecture and built environment, Irrigation systems, Istanbul, Plans and drawings, 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

Ottoman imam.

Tags: Costume - Hats and headwear, Ethnic groups, Human types, Imams, Istanbul, Ottomans, Religious practices, Thrace, Turkey

Deli, member of the light cavalry corps.

Tags: Costume - Hats and headwear, Human types, Istanbul, Ottoman army, Ottoman soldiers, Ottomans, Portraits, Soldiers, State and military institutions - Diplomatic relations, Thrace, Turkey, Weapons

The Grand Vizier.

Tags: Animals, Costume - Hats and headwear, Grand Viziers, Horses, Human types, Istanbul, Ottoman officials, Ottomans, Portraits, State and military institutions - Diplomatic relations, Thrace, Turkey

Spahi, member of the cavalry.

Tags: Ethnic groups, Human types, Istanbul, Ottoman army, Ottoman officials, Ottoman soldiers, Ottomans, Portraits, Soldiers, State and military institutions - Diplomatic relations, Thrace, Turkey, Weapons

Ottoman soldier.

Tags: Colossus of Rhodes, Ethnic groups, Human types, Istanbul, Ottoman army, Ottoman soldiers, Ottomans, Professions, Soldiers, State and military institutions - Diplomatic relations, Thrace, Turkey

Turkish woman from rural area. Turkish woman from urban area.

Tags: Costume - Hats and headwear, Ethnic groups, Human types, Jewellery, Ottomans, Shoes and footwear, Turkey, Turks, Women

Ottoman archer.

Tags: Archers, Arches, Costume - Hats and headwear, Ethnic groups, Human types, Istanbul, Ottoman army, Ottoman soldiers, Ottomans, Professions, Soldiers, State and military institutions - Diplomatic relations, Thrace, Turkey, Weapons

Chavus Bashi, high-ranking administrative official of the Sublime Porte.

Tags: Costume - Hats and headwear, Ethnic groups, Human types, Istanbul, Ottoman officials, Ottomans, Portraits, Professions, Thrace, Turkey

Cotton plant. Mastic tree.

Tags: Cotton crops, Greece, Mastic / Pistachia lentiscus, Natural environment, Plants, Turkey

The church of Saint Polycarpus at Izmir.

Tags: Animals, Architecture and built environment, Asia Minor, Church of Saint Polycarpus (Izmir), Churches, Costume - Hats and headwear, Equids, Human types, Izmir / Smyrna, Religious practices, Seven Churches of Asia Minor, Travel, Turkey

View of Izmir, with Kadife castle in the distance.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Asia Minor, Boats and ships, Castles and fortresses, Houses, Ionia, Izmir / Smyrna, Kadifekale / anc. Pagos, Turkey, Views

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