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Title page. British soldiers in the trenches.

Tags: British army, Cannons, Crimean war, Military uniforms, Soldiers, State and military institutions - Diplomatic relations, Title page, Weapons

Mosque of Mahmud II, Tophane.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Cannons, Costume - Hats and headwear, Houses, Human types, Istanbul, Mosque of Mahmud II (Mahmut Camii), Mosques, Ottoman monuments, Religious practices, Thrace, Tophane, Turkey, Views, Weapons, Women

Siege of the village of Kissamos or Kasteli, Crete, during the Cretan Revolution of 1866-1869.

Tags: Boats and ships, Cannons, Castles and fortresses, Chania, Cretan Revolt (1866–69), Crete, Greece, History, Kissamos, State and military institutions - Diplomatic relations, Tents, Weapons

The Ottoman army attacks the monastery of Arcadi, Crete, November 1866.

Tags: Animals, Architecture and built environment, Arkadi Monastery, Byzantine architecture, Cannons, Crete, Equids, Ethnic groups, Greece, History, Ottoman army, Rethymno, State and military institutions - Diplomatic relations, Turks, Weapons

1. The mausoleum of Manuel I of Portugal at the Convent of the Order of Christ, Tomar, Portugal. 2. The sarcophagus of Manuel I of Portugal. 3. Water-douching tool used for the cleaning of cannons. 4. Banana tree.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Banana trees, Cannons, Convent of the Order of Christ / Convento de Cristo (Tomar), Kings, Manuel I of Portugal, Medieval architecture, Medieval monuments, Monasteries, Natural environment, Plants, Portugal, Religious practices, Sarcophagi, State and military institutions - Diplomatic relations, Tomar, Weapons

The Great Gun of Moscow or Tsar's Cannon at Kremlin gardens. Even though the cannon was never used at wartime, it served as symbol of the Russian dynasty from the 16th century onwards.

Tags: Cannons, Kremlin, Moscow, Russia, State and military institutions - Diplomatic relations, Tsar Cannon

View of the port of Souda, Crete.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Boats and ships, Cannons, Castles and fortresses, Chania, Crete, Fortress of Souda, Greece, Human types, Ports, Souda, Venetian architecture, Venetian monuments, Views, Weapons

View of the city and castle of Mukacheve in Ukraine, under Habsburg siege during the wars of expansion of the Holy Roman Empire in the 17th century.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Austrians, Baskets, Battles, Cannons, Castle of Mukacheve, Castles and fortresses, Habsburgs, Houses, Human types, Hungary, Mukacheve, Views, Weapons

View of Szolnok, Hungary. In the foreground local inhabitants prepare for to fight against the Ottomans (Second Siege of Vienna).

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Baskets, Cannons, Castles and fortresses, Children, Costume - Hats and headwear, Houses, Human types, Hungary, Szolnok, Views, Weapons, Women

The Ottoman army camps outside Vienna, during the Second Siege of Vienna in 1683.

Tags: Animals, Austria, Battle of Vienna (1683), Battles, Bovids, Camels, Cannons, Costume - Hats and headwear, History, Human types, Ottoman army, Ottoman soldiers, Ottoman wars, Second Siege of Vienna (1683), State and military institutions - Diplomatic relations, Vienna, Weapons

Map of Istanbul, showing some of the city's main sights: A. The Plataean Tripod at the Byzantine Hippodrome B. The Column of Arcadius C. The Patriarchate of Constantinople D. The church of Hagioi Apostoloi, Istanbul. E. Atik Mustafa Pasa Mosque at the area of Vlacherna, initially a church built in the Byzantine era; its original dedication remains unknown. F. Cannons used in Suleiman I's campaigns to Belgrade, Rhodes and Budapest.

The Sultan's tent, in the course of a military campaign.

Tags: Animals, Cannons, Ethnic groups, Fishing, Horses, Human types, State and military institutions - Diplomatic relations, Sultans, Tents, Turkey, Turks, Weapons

View of the Castle of Komárno (Slovakia).

Tags: Animals, Architecture and built environment, Cannons, Castle of Komárno (Slovakia), Castles and fortresses, Danube river, Fortifications and fortresses, Horses, Houses, Human types, Komárno, Maps, Rivers, Slovakia, Views, Walls, Weapons

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.

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).

The Venetian army at Qeparo, Albania, during the siege of Sopot.

Tags: Adriatic sea, Albania, Battles, Cannons, Maps, Most Serene Republic of Venice, Qeparo, Soldiers, State and military institutions - Diplomatic relations, Tents, Views, Weapons

View of the fortress of Borsh, or Castle of Sopot, in Albania.

Tags: Adriatic sea, Albania, Battles, Boats and ships, Borsh /Sopot / byz. Sopotos, Cannons, Castle of Borsh, Human types, Maps, Medieval architecture, Medieval monuments, Most Serene Republic of Venice, Soldiers, Tents, Views, Weapons

Monument built on the site of the barrack where according to tradition Peter the Great stayed at during his visit to Derbent in modern-day Daguestan, in 1822.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Cannons, Costume - Hats and headwear, Daguestan, Derbent, History, Lodgings of Peter the Great (Derbent), State and military institutions - Diplomatic relations, Views, Weapons

View of Istanbul from Maiden's Tower. In the foreground imperial boats are departing from Topkapi Palace. In the first view, the Ottoman Sultan; in the second, some Ottoman princes.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Beyoğlu / gr. Pera -Stavrodromi, Boats and ships, Bosporus, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Byzantine walls, Cannons, Frankish monuments, Galata tower (Galata kulesi), Golden Horn, Hagia Sophia (Istanbul), Houses, Human types, Imperial boats, Istanbul, Kadıköy /anc. Chalcedon, Mosque of Suleiman I / Süleymaniye Mosque (Süleymaniye Camii), Ottoman architecture, Ottoman army, Ottoman monuments, Ottoman officials, Ottoman palaces, Ottoman princes (Şehzade), Ottoman shipyards of Kasımpaşa, Ottomans, Professions, Sarayburnu / Seraglio Point, Shipyard of Karaköy, Social sphere and everyday life, Sultan Ahmed Mosque / Blue Mosque ( Sultan Ahmet Camii), Sultans, Thrace, Topkapi Palace (Topkapı Sarayı), Tower of Leander (Kız kulesi), Turkey, Views, Weapons

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

View of the Propylaea of the Acropolis of Athens.

Tags: Acropolis of Athens, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Athens, Attica, Cannons, Columns / Pillars, Doric order, Greece, Human types, Propylaea of the Acropolis, Smoking, Social sphere and everyday life, Weapons

Frontispiece. Allegory of author's voyage.

Tags: Agricultural tools, Alexander Drummond, Architects, Architectural instruments, Art and antiquities, Athens, Author portraits, Boats and ships, Books, Cannons, Central Greece, Frontispieces, Greece, Musical instruments, Pausanias, Weapons, Women

The fortress of Sopot (in today's Borsh, Albania) besieged by the Venetian army and fllet in 1570.

Tags: Albania, Architecture and built environment, Borsh /Sopot / byz. Sopotos, Cannons, Castles and fortresses, Maps, Ottoman–Venetian Wars, Ports, Siege of Sopot (1570), Soldiers, State and military institutions - Diplomatic relations, Tents, Walls

The fortress of Margariti in Epirus, during the Venetian siege of 1571.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Cannons, Castles and fortresses, Greece, Maps, Margariti, Ottoman–Venetian Wars, State and military institutions - Diplomatic relations, Tents, Thesprotia, Walls, Weapons

The Castle of Margariti being besieged by the Venetians (1571).

Tags: Cannons, Greece, History, Maps, Margariti, Ottoman–Venetian Wars, State and military institutions - Diplomatic relations, Tents, Thesprotia, Weapons

The fortress of Porto Kagio besieged by the Venetians in 1570.

Tags: Boats and ships, Cannons, Galleys, Greece, History, Mani, Maps, Ottoman monuments, Peloponnese, Porto Kagio, Soldiers, State and military institutions - Diplomatic relations, Walls

The Castle of Sopoto (today Borshi) besieged by the Venetians in 1570.

Tags: Albania, Boats and ships, Borsh /Sopot / byz. Sopotos, Cannons, History, Ottoman–Venetian Wars, Ports, Siege of Sopot (1570), Soldiers, State and military institutions - Diplomatic relations, Tents

Map of Nicosia, Cyprus, during its siege by the Ottomans (1570).

Tags: Cannons, Cyprus, History, Janissaries, Maps, Nicosia / anc. Ledra, Ottoman army, Ottomans, Soldiers, State and military institutions - Diplomatic relations, Tents, Weapons

Drawings of the cannons of the Dardanelles fortresses.

Tags: Asia Minor, Cannons, Castles and fortresses, Dardanelles / Çanakkale boğazı / anc. Hellespont, State and military institutions - Diplomatic relations, Thrace, Turkey, Weapons

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