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The convergence of Bosporus and the Black Sea seen from Tarabya on the European coast of the Bosporus. Also shown is the position of Anadolu Kavağı (1) and its quay (4), Yoros Castel or Genoese Castle (2) and the structures added to the castle by the Ottomans (3), the Castle of Sultan Murad IV (5) and finally the European coast of the Bosporus.
Tags: Anadolu Kavağı / Kavakia, Architecture and built environment, Asia Minor, Bithynia, Black Sea, Boats and ships, Bosporus, Byzantine monuments, Castle of Murad IV (Istanbul), Castles and fortresses, Houses, Istanbul, Medieval monuments, Mosques, Ottoman monuments, Thrace, Turkey, Views, Yoros castle (Yoros kalesi)
View of the plain of Larissa from settlement close to the city. Snapshot of everyday life at the village.
Tags: Agricultural tasks, Animals, Architecture and built environment, Bovids, Carriages, Children, Costume - Hats and headwear, Domestic tasks, Everyday objects / Domestic utensils and vessels, Houses, Larissa, Natural environment, Oxen, Smoking, Social sphere and everyday life, Spindles, Spinning, Spinning wheels, Storks, Textile manufacture, Views, Washing and laundering, Wells, Women
The bazaar of Athens. On the forefront, on the right, an emancipated African slave. On the doorway, the owner of the coffeehouse who is brigning a tray with coffee to the Ottoman governor Disdar Aga. Disdar Aga is sitting on the stairs, dressed in red, and next to him sits another Turkish aga. Standing at the entrance of the coffeehouse, the Greek voivode (governor) of Salamis island, who is conversing a Greek Baratario (protegé of a foreign power). At the centre of the picture, three Turkish women covered with long white veils. According to Edward Dodwell's description, the rest of the women depicted are Arvanite. Standing, on the right, a devout Muslim in green costume, an indication that he has made the pilgrimage to Mecca.
Tags: Acropoleis, Acropolis of Athens, Africans, Animals, Arvanites, Athens, Attica, Cafés / Cafeneia, Carpets, Castles and fortresses, Children, Coffee, Commerce, Costume - Hats and headwear, Economic activities, Ethnic groups, Everyday objects / Domestic utensils and vessels, Greece, Greengrocers, Human types, Itinerant traders, Merchants / Traders, Monastiraki, Mosques, Musical instruments, Musicians, Natural environment, Ottoman officials, Pack animals, Pilgrims, Shoes and footwear, Smoking, Social sphere and everyday life, State and military institutions - Diplomatic relations, Street markets and bazaars, Turks, Tzistaraki Mosque (Athens), Views, Voivodes, Walls, Women
Dinner at Crisso, near Delphi, in the house of the bishop of Salona.
Tags: Architecture and built environment, Bishops, Carpets, Central Greece, Children, Christian priests, Costume - Hats and headwear, Crisso, Everyday objects / Domestic utensils and vessels, Greece, Houses, Natural environment, Notables, Phocis, Priests, Shoes and footwear, Smoking, Social sphere and everyday life, Views, Women
Town and harbour of Zakynthos. Depiction of fishing activities.
Tags: Architecture and built environment, Barrels, Boats and ships, Bridges, Christian priests, Costume - Hats and headwear, Fishermen, Fishing, Greece, Human types, Ionian islands, Lighthouses, Natural environment, Ports, Priests, Professions, Shoes and footwear, Social sphere and everyday life, Views, Zakynthos
Agios Markos square, Zakynthos island
Tags: Animal husbandry, Animals, Architecture and built environment, Boats and ships, Children, Christian priests, Church of Hagios Markos (Zakynthos), Costume - Hats and headwear, Dogs, Economic activities, Ethnic groups, Europeans, Goats, Greece, Hagios Markos square (Zakynthos), Houses, Human types, Ionian islands, Members of the military, Ports, Priests, Professions, Shepherds, Shoes and footwear, Smoking, Social sphere and everyday life, Soldiers, Squares, Views, Weapons, Women, Zakynthos
The procession of Agios Spyridonas at Spianada, in the town of Corfu.
Tags: Animals, Architecture and built environment, Baskets, Children, Churches, Clocks, Corfu, Costume - Hats and headwear, Dogs, Equids, Greece, Horses, Houses, Human types, Ionian islands, Procession of Agios Spyridonas, Religious ceremonies, Religious practices, Shoes and footwear, Social sphere and everyday life, Soldiers, Spianada (Corfu), Views, Weapons, Women
Feast of St. Jason and Sosipatros in Corfu island.
Tags: Agricultural tasks, Agricultural tools, Animals, Architecture and built environment, Barrels, Baskets, Boats and ships, Children, Churches, Corfu, Costume - Hats and headwear, Dance, Dancers, Dogs, Everyday objects / Domestic utensils and vessels, Fairs, Festivities / Celebrations, Greece, Horses, Houses, Human types, Ionian islands, Natural environment, Peasants, Religious practices, Shoes and footwear, Smoking, Social sphere and everyday life, Soldiers, Views, Weapons, Windmills, Women
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