Natural environment (2424 Subjects)
Costumes of Zakynthos.
View of Carthaea, ancient city on Kea island. In the background the Acropolis of the city. On the left the ancient theater.
The monastery of Agia Marina, built around an ancient tower, close to Ioulis, Kea.
The Lion of Ioulis, Kea.
View of Aplunari, hill close to the Temple of Aphrodite and the port of Avlemonas (or Kastri) on Cythera.
View of Gytheio. During the Ottoman rule, the entire city, and not only the islet outside Gytheio, was called Marathonisi.
View of Corinth, the Isthmus of Corinth and Acrocorinth. In the foreground the Venetian fleet sailing the Corinthian Gulf.
View of Chalkis and its surroundings.
View of Tenedos (Bozcaada).
View of Istanbul, perhaps of the Seraglio Point. While Hagia Sophia and Hagia Irene are clearly depicted, the Top Kapi Palace and the Byzantine walls of the city are missing from the picture.
The tumulus of Hector in the Troad.
Plants and fruits of bushes from the Isfahan region, in Iran.
Water fountain in the open sea, a natural phenomenon common around the tropics. Thevenot claims to have witnessed this natural phenomenon, which he actually describes as a typhoon, while traveling in India.
Views of Mount Sinai.
Map of the top of Mount Sinai. Map of the area around the top of Mount Sinai. Views of the "Rock of Rephidim", stopover of the Jews during their Exodus from Egypt.
Egyptian clothing, footwear and jewelry. Vineyard. Seal with Egyptian inscription. Everyday life objects. Stretcher carried by camels. Echinus of the Red Sea.
Sacred ibis mummies from the necropolis of Saqqara. A: Vase containing the embalmed bird. B, C: Vase after the removal of the seal. D, E, F: Views of the mummy as the shroud is gradually removed. G: Bones and remains of the bird's plumage. Catfish (Bagridae). Fish from lake Moeris.
Branch and fruits of Hyphaene thebaica (Doum Palm).
Hyphaene thebaica (Doum Palm).
1. Plant of genus Abutilum. 2. Plant of genus Capsicum. 3. Plant of genus Sisyrinchium.
4. Plant of genus Colutea. 5. Plant of genus Lunaria. 6. Plant of genus Senecium, perhaps Senecium Aegyptium. 7. Plant of genus Astragalus, probably Astragalus lusitanicus orientalis.
View of the Princes' islands from Kartal, in the Asian part of Istanbul and next to Kadıköy. In the foreground Ottoman men enjoying their supper.
View of Istanbul from Bulgurlu hill at Üsküdar. In the foreground two west European men, one of whom is most probably the author himself, are chatting with Ottoman men.
View of Kağıthane on the shores of the Golden Horn.
View of Kara ağaç on the shore of the Golden Horn.
View of Aynalıkavak on the north-eastern shore of the Golden Horn.
View of the Ottoman shipyards of Kasımpaşa on the Golden Horn.
View of Istanbul from Büyükdere, on the European shores of the Bosporus.
View of Üsküdar from Pera (Beyoğlu).
View of the park of Pera, next to the cemetery. This park started off the area around today's Taxim square and through the neighborhoods of Gümüşsuyu and Fındıklı it reached the shores of Bosporus.