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Lefke Gate or Eastern Gate of Iznik.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Asia Minor, Costume - Hats and headwear, Gate Lefke (Lefke Kapısı) / Eastern Gate (Iznik), Gates, Human types, Iznik / gr. Nicaea, Social sphere and everyday life, Turkey, Views, Walls

Ancient reliefs which had been incorporated into the walls of Iznik.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Asia Minor, Iznik / gr. Nicaea, Reliefs, Turkey, Walls

The gate of Constantinople, or Northern Gate of Iznik, from outside the walls.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Asia Minor, Gate of Istanbul (Istanbul Kapısı) / Northern Gate (Iznik), Gates, Iznik / gr. Nicaea, Turkey, Views, Walls, Walls of Iznik

General view of Iznik (Nicaea).

Tags: Art and antiquities, Asia Minor, Bithynia, Costume - Hats and headwear, Equids, Funerary monuments, Human types, Iznik / gr. Nicaea, Modes of transport, Natural environment, Pack animals, Roman monuments, Sarcophagi, Sarcophagus of Nicaea, Turkey, Views

The sarcophagus of Nicaea, on the outskirts of the city.

Tags: Art and antiquities, Asia Minor, Bithynia, Costume - Hats and headwear, Equids, Funerary monuments, Human types, Iznik / gr. Nicaea, Modes of transport, Natural environment, Pack animals, Sarcophagi, Sarcophagus of Nicaea, Turkey, Views

Elevation, sections, details and plan of the bridge of Justinian or Sangarius Bridge. The bridge is situated on Sangarius (Sakarya) river, near Sabanca lake, on the outskirts of Adapazari, on the route from Iznik to Izmit. Today the bed of Sangarius lies to the east of the bridge, which only covers the smaller tributary Sark Deresi river (anc. Melas). Amogn the drawings, the now-lost triumphal arch at the western end of the bridge.

Tags: Adapazarı, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Asia Minor, Bithynia, Bridges, Byzantine monuments, Çark Deresi (anc. Melas) river, Rivers, Roman architecture, Roman monuments, Sakarya (Sangarius) river, Sangarius Bridge / Bridge of Justinian (Justinianos Köprüsü / Beşköprü), Triumphal arch of Justinian's bridge, Triumphal arches, Turkey

Landscap at lake Sapanca (Boane) outside Izmit.

Tags: Asia Minor, Bithynia, Carriages, Equids, Lakes, Modes of transport, Natural environment, Pack animals, Sapanca / gr. Boane, Travel, Turkey

View of the bridge of Justinian or Sangarius Bridge. The bridge is situated on Sangarius (Sakarya) river, near Sabanca lake, outside Adapazari, on the route from Iznik to Izmit. Today the bed of Sangarius lies to the east of the bridge, which only covers the smaller tributary Sark Deresi river (anc. Melas). On the foreground, the now-lost triumphal arch at the western end of the bridge.

Landscape at lake Sabanca (in Greek Boane) on the outskirts of Izmit, from the road connecting Izmit to Justinian's Bridge on Sakarya river.

Tags: Animals, Asia Minor, Bithynia, Costume - Hats and headwear, Equids, Horses, Human types, Izmit / gr. Nicomedia, Lakes, Modes of transport, Natural environment, Sapanca / gr. Boane, Travel, Turkey, Views

Portrait of the author, Léon de Laborde, in his travelling costume, Caramania.

Tags: Animals, Asia Minor, Author portraits, Caramania, Equids, Horses, Léon Emmanuel de Laborde, Portraits, Travel, Travellers, Turkey, Weapons

Portrait of count Alexandre de Laborde in his travelling costume, Istanbul.

Tags: Alexandre de Laborde, Author portraits, Costume - Hats and headwear, Everyday objects / Domestic utensils and vessels, Istanbul, Portraits, Smoking, Thrace, Travel, Travellers, Turkey

A young Yörük girl offers water to a Turkish traveller outside Sardes.

Tags: Asia Minor, Children, Costume - Hats and headwear, Ethnic groups, Everyday objects / Domestic utensils and vessels, Human types, Sardes, Shoes and footwear, Social sphere and everyday life, Travel, Turkey, Turks, Women, Yörüks

Street before a café, Istanbul.

Tags: Animals, Cafés / Cafeneia, Costume - Hats and headwear, Dogs, Human types, Istanbul, Smoking, Social sphere and everyday life, Thrace, Turkey, Views, Weapons

View of Seraglio Point, Istanbul, from the French consulate.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Boats and ships, Bosporus, Istanbul, Natural environment, Sarayburnu / Seraglio Point, Thrace, Turkey, Views

View of the Bosporus and the settlement of Büyükdere.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Bosporus, Bridges, Büyükdere / byz. Bathyrrhyax, Natural environment, Thrace, Turkey, Views

View of Büyükdere on the Bosporus.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Büyükdere / byz. Bathyrrhyax, Houses, Natural environment, Thrace, Turkey, Views

The Sultans' mausoleum in Muradiye architectural complex (kulliye), Bursa.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Asia Minor, Bithynia, Bursa, Costume - Hats and headwear, Human types, Mausoleums, Mausoleums of the Sultans in Bursa (Muradiye Külliyesi), Ottoman mausoleums, Ottoman monuments, Turkey, Women

View of Bursa and the Grand Mosque.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Asia Minor, Bithynia, Bursa, Bursa Grand Mosque (Bursa Ulu Camii), Mosques, Ottoman monuments, Turkey, Views

View of the area Pinarbasi, near the sources of Scamander river. In the 19th century Pinarbasi was thought to be the site of ancient Troy.

Tags: Agricultural tasks, Animals, Architecture and built environment, Asia Minor, Bovids, Bunarbaşı / Pinarbasi, Costume - Hats and headwear, Human types, Natural environment, Pınarbaşı – Ezine, Turkey, Views

View of the settlement of Kemanli Kevi, situated between Izmir and Manisa.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Asia Minor, Houses, Human types, Kemanli Kevi, Natural environment, Turkey, Views

The valley of the so-called caves of Homer close to Bornova, Izmir.

Tags: Asia Minor, Bornova / byz. Prinovaris, Izmir / Smyrna, Natural environment, Turkey, Views

View of the Roman aqueduct in Buca, Izmir (formerly also called Valley of Saint Anne).

Tags: Aqueducts, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Asia Minor, Buca, Izmir / Smyrna, Natural environment, Roman architecture, Roman monuments, Turkey, Views

Panoramic view of Iassos in Asia Minor.

Tags: Art and antiquities, Asia Minor, Caria, Iassos, Natural environment, Turkey, Views

Panoramic view of the gulf and city of Izmir from the remains of the temple of Hera.

Tags: Art and antiquities, Asia Minor, Gulf of Izmir, Gulfs and bays, Ionia, Izmir / Smyrna, Natural environment, Turkey, Views

Entrance to an Armenian church in Izmir.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Armenian churches, Asia Minor, Churches, Costume - Hats and headwear, Funerary monuments, Human types, Ionia, Izmir / Smyrna, Priests, Religious practices, Sarcophagi, Social sphere and everyday life, Turkey, Views

City gate of Izmir.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Asia Minor, Cemeteries, Costume - Hats and headwear, Equids, Gates, Human types, Ionia, Izmir / Smyrna, Modes of transport, Muslim cemeteries, Natural environment, Pack animals, Social sphere and everyday life, Turkey, Views, Women

Muslim cemetery on the route from Izmir to the suburb of Burnova.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Asia Minor, Cemeteries, Costume - Hats and headwear, Funerary monuments, Human types, Ionia, Izmir / Smyrna, Muslim cemeteries, Natural environment, Turkey, Views, Women

Quays at the Turkish quarter of Izmir.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Asia Minor, Boats and ships, Castles and fortresses, Gulf of Izmir, Houses, Human types, Ionia, Izmir / Smyrna, Kadifekale / anc. Pagos, Mosques, Ports, Turkey, Turkish quarter of Izmir, Views

Panoramic view of the city and port of Izmir.

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

View of the city and castle of Izmir from the sea.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Asia Minor, Boats and ships, Gulf of Izmir, Gulfs and bays, Ionia, Izmir / Smyrna, Natural environment, Turkey, Views

View of a coast in the gulf of Izmir, from the hills of Sancak Burnu promontory.

Tags: Asia Minor, Boats and ships, Gulf of Izmir, Gulfs and bays, Ionia, Natural environment, Sancak Burnu, Turkey, Views

View of settlement in the bay of Izmir, possibly Yenifoça.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Asia Minor, Boats and ships, Foça / anc. Phocaea, Ionia, Natural environment, Ports, Turkey, Views, Walls, Yenifoça

Composition of landscapes and monuments from Laborde's journey in Asia Minor.

Tags: Ancient temples, Ancient theatres, Aqueducts, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Asia Minor, Bridges, Carriages, Costume - Hats and headwear, Equids, Funerary monuments, Human types, Natural environment, Ports, Title page, Travel, Turkey

Comparison of plans of ancient temples as to their size: The temple of Artemis at Ephesus (1), the Heraion of Samos (2), the sanctuary of Apollo at Didyma (3), the temple of Artemis at Sardes (4), the temple of Artemis Leucophryene at Magnesia on the Maeander (5), the temple of Dionysus at Teos (6), the temple of Athena Polias at Priene (7), in Ionic order. The temples of Agrigento (1) and Selinunte (2) in Doric order, the temple of Olympian Zeus at Athens (Corinthian order) and the Parthenon (Doric order).

Plan and elevation of the temple of Artemis at Sardes, where there was probably a cult of Zeus, Cybele and other deities as well.

Tags: Ancient temples, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Asia Minor, Plans and drawings, Sardes, Temple of Artemis (Sardes), Turkey

Plan of the gymnasium and palaestra of Hierapolis, based on the drawings by Charles Robert Cockerell.

Tags: Ancient theatres, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Asia Minor, Gymnasiums, Hierapolis, Plans and drawings, Turkey

Plan of the orchestra of an ancient theatre according to Vitruvius' description.

Tags: Ancient theatres, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Greece, Italy, Turkey

Plan of the ancient theatre of Patara. Plan of the ancient theatre of Myra. Drawings by C.R. Cockerell.

Tags: Ancient theatres, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Asia Minor, Charles Robert Cockerell, Lycia, Myra / Demre - Kale, Patara, Turkey

The Troas from Rhoeteium and Alexandria to the summits of Mt. Ida.

Tags: Art and antiquities, Asia Minor, Eski Stambul / anc. Alexandria Troas, Intepe / anc. Rhoiteion, Maps, Troad, Turkey

Plan of stadium and ancient theatre as they are found in Magnesia, Tralles, Sardes and Pergamon, indicating how in those cities the theatre is adjacent to the stadium.

Tags: Ancient theatres, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Asia Minor, Aydin / anc. Antheia / Antiochia / Tralleis, Magnesia on the Maeander, Pergamon, Plans and drawings, Sardes, Stadiums, Turkey

Boustrophedon inscription, recorded by William Gell, from the throne of a statue at the Sacred Way of Didyma, the road leading from the Temple of Apollo to the sea. Inscription from a helmet at Olympia, votive offering of the city of Syracuse. William Leake cites the latter inscription to show how in Doric inscripions vowel crasis is employed so that inscriptions can end in dactylic hexameter.

Tags: Ancient Olympia, Art and antiquities, Asia Minor, Caria, Didim / anc. Didyma, Elis, Greece, Inscriptions, Ionia, Peloponnese, Turkey

Midas monument at the village of Yazılıkaya, near Eski Sehir.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Asia Minor, Eskisehir / anc. Dorylaion, Funerary monuments, Inscriptions, Midas monument, Phrygian monuments, Seyitgazi, Turkey, Yazılıkaya

Map of Gökçeada (Imbros) island.

Tags: Aegean islands, Aegean sea, Boats and ships, Gökçeada /Imbros, Islands of the Northeastern Aegean sea, Maps, Turkey

Map of islets near Bozcaada and the opposite coast.

Tags: Aegean islands, Aegean sea, Asia Minor, Maps, Turkey

Map of Bozcaada (Tenedos) island.

Tags: Aegean islands, Aegean sea, Architecture and built environment, Bozcaada / Tenedos, Islands of the Northeastern Aegean sea, Maps, Turkey

Map of Lesbos island.

Tags: Aegean islands, Aegean sea, Architecture and built environment, Asia Minor, Greece, Islands of the Northeastern Aegean sea, Lesbos, Maps, Towers, Troad, Turkey

Map of Samos island and the Ionian coast.

Tags: Aegean islands, Aegean sea, Asia Minor, Greece, Ionia, Islands of the Northeastern Aegean sea, Maps, Samos, Turkey

Map of Symi island and the peninsula of Halicarnassus.

Tags: Aegean islands, Aegean sea, Asia Minor, Bodrum / Halicarnassus, Dodecanese, Greece, Maps, Peninsula of Halicarnassus, Symi, Turkey

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