Animals (1499 Subjects)
Lizard from Cairo region. Fish of the Nile.
Giraffe that Jacob Breuning saw at the fortress of Cairo.
Bovid from Egypt, most probably of the genus Bos indicus or Zebu.
Bovid of the Gazelle or Oryx genus, that Jacob Breuning saw at the castle of Cairo.
Genet that Jacob Breuning Saw at the castle of Cairo.
Jacob Breuning and his companion Carlier de Pinon in Ottoman costumes on their way to the Pyramids, and accompanied by Janissaries and their Jewish interpreter. In the background Sycamores and Cassias
The embalmed serpent seen by Jacob Breuning in Cairo, which at the time was shown as specimen of a "flying serpent".
Embalmed tapir from South America, seen by Jacob Breuning in Cairo.
Chameleons from Cairo.
Jacob Breuning, his companion Carlierde Pinon, and their escorts setting off to Mount Sinai (from Cairo).
Jacob Breuning, his companion Carlier de Pinon, and their escorts on their way to Mount Sinai.
View of Mount Sinai with Saint Catherine's Monastery, as well as other monasteries and chapels.
Jacob Breuning his companion Carlier de Pinon, and their escort, a local interpreter and a Janissary, on their way to Tripoli, Lebanon.
Scene from the author's journey from Saint Petersburg to Odessa.
Tatars of Crimea.
Nomad merchants of Crimea.
The author meets inhabitants of Taganrog in Russia.
The siege of the Palatinate in modern-day Germany by Louis IV's army in the late 17th century.
Penalty imposed to prostitutes in the Ottoman empire.
Triumphal parade of a Christian man converted to Islam.
Sipahi, cavalry soldier.
Title page.
View of Yaffa.
Mount Ararat with Noah's Ark.
Elephant from Cairo.
Giraffe from Cairo.
Goat of Syrian or Mambrina breed. Giraffe from Cairo.
Camel and baboon from Damietta.
Baboon, crocodile, unicorn and salamander. Long-eared goat and long-tailed ram or billy-goat.
Vlorë.