Thrace (1855 Subjects)
View of the Dardanelles. In the foreground, the now-lost New Fortresses. In the background, Kilitbahir castle and Sultaniye castle, on the European and Asian coasts of the Dardanelles.
Panoramic view of Istanbul, with Topkapi Palace, Hagia Sophia and the mosque of Sultan Ahmed I.
Ottomans carry slaves (war prisoners) to Istanbul.
View of Seraglio Point from the embassy of the Netherlands at Pera district.
Score of Turkish traditional music.
Ottoman (Muslim) funeral. Ottoman (Muslim) wedding. In the distance, the field of Büyükdere on the European shore of the Bosporus.
Map of the European part of Istanbul.
Map of the Bosporus.
Plan of Topkapi Palace, Istanbul.
Map of Istanbul.
Whirling dervish of the Mevlevi order.
Ottoman document. On the bottom right, the seal of the Ottoman minister of the Exterior, and an interpretation of the seal's symbols by the author.
View of the port of İğneada, north of Istanbul, at the Black Sea.
The junction of the Bosporus and Black Sea. On the hill, Yoros castle, also known as Genoese castle, on the Asiatic shore of the Bosporus.
Silver coins of Macedonia and Thrace.
Burial mound at Develi, eastern Thrace.
The sea of Marmara seen from the window of author's inn at Tekirdag (Raidestos).
Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, from the northwest.
View of the interior of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, from the entrance looking towards the altar.
View of the interior of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, from the central nave looking towards the entrance.
Signet from Istanbul: the flight of Aeneas from Troy.
Topographic map of Istanbul.
View of the Sea of Marmara and Bosporus.
Fountain at the remains of church near the sea walls of Topkapi palace in Istanbul. According to the author, the Greek Orthodox people of Istanbul would come to the fountain on the feast of the Transfiguration. Several of them would bury themselves in the sand and then drink from the holy fountain, thus realizing a symbolic transfiguration.
Scene at a bath, Istanbul.
Leisure scene at the streets of Istanbul during the Bayram feast.
Muslim funeral in Istanbul.
Festivities at the port of Istanbul, to celebrate the construction of a new ship.
Scene from the Janissaries' revolt against Grand Vizier Ibsir Pasha in 1655. The Sultan receives the Janissaries' claims; at the same the dead body of the Chief Eunuch of the Harem is surrendered to the insurgents through the palace window.
Procession accompanying the Sultan from Topkapi Palace to the mosque.