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Aqueduct on the foot of Mount Lebanon. According to the legend it was built by Godfrey of Bouillon, leader of the First Crusade.
Tarantulas.
1. Chameleon. 2. Musical instrument. 3-4. The Arch of Septimus Severus at Latakia, Syria.
Every day life scenes in the Greek state.
Thessalian horses.
Mount Taygetus.
View of the temple of Hephaestus in Athens. In the foreground, Arvanite peasants threshing corn under the supervision of a Muslim servant who is escorting his master's son. On the left, Arvanites in provisional hut (kalyvi).
The Arch of Hadrian in Athens with the temple of Olympian Zeus. The temple of Artemis Agrotera in the background. Arvanite shepherds are taking their sheep to graze.
Remains of the portico of the reservoir of the Aqueduct of Hadrian (Dexameni) at the foot of Lycabettus hill. Dairy farm belonging to Arvanites. A woman is milking her goat to make kaymak. A man has come on horseback to buy dairy products. A monk of Hagioi Asomatoi monastery is going to town with his donkey which is carrrying olives and wine. Mount Hymettus and Kaisariani monastery in the background.
The monument of Philopappus in Athens. James Stuart, Nicholas Revett, James Dawkins and Robert Wood are studying the monument. The Janissary who escorts them is preparing coffee. A shepherd with his goats. The Saronic gulf in the background.
The temple of Apollo in Ancient Corinth. In the foreground two men on horseback and two women promenading. A small party of card players.
View of Ilissus river and the partialy destroyed bridge which led to the Panathenaic Stadium. A group of shepherds with their flock prepare to spend the night at the site.
Atlas from the Temple of Zeus at Agrigento, Sicily.
North east view of the temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae, near Phigalia.
The city of Ayutthaya in modern-day Thailand.
View of Delos.
View of Astrakhan.
Fishing of caviar and beluga at the oufall of the Volga into the Caspian Sea.
Tatars of Kirgisia. Kalmyk Tatar.
Samakhi in modern-day Azerbaijan.
Persian officials take the most beautiful women of the city away to the harem of the shah of Persia.
Husband flays his adulterous wife alive and puts her skin on display as an example to others.
The Palace of the Shah of Persia in Isfahan.
Remains of Persepolis.
View of Shiraz in Persia.
View of the Temple of Hephaestus (Thiseion), Athens.
The Aqueduct of Hadrian (Dexameni), Athens.
The Temple of Rome and Augustus in Pula, Croatia.
View of the interior of D'Amboise Gate in the medieval city of Rhodes.
View of Rhodes, from the Grand Master's Palace to Naillac tower.