Mountains - TRAVELLERS' VIEWS - Places – Monuments – People Southeastern Europe – Eastern Mediterranean – Greece – Asia Minor

Mount Zion, Jerusalem. In the foreground, part of the enclosure of the mosque of Dome of the Rock. In the background, on the left, the minaret of the pasha's house.

The Mount of Olives as seen from the mosque of Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem.

The Garden of Gethsemane at the feet of Mount of Olives, Jerusalem.

The monuments known as tombs of Josaphat, Absalom and Zechariah at Kidron Valley, Jerusalem.

The walls of Jerusalem seen from the garden of Gethsemane.

Landscape at ancient Caesarea Philippi or Panias (today Banias), at the feet of Mount Hermon (Golan Heights).

Landscape at Mount Hermon.

View of Mount Lebanon from the village of Eden.

View of Athens from the Acropolis. On the right, the Royal Palace (today Parliament of Greece) and Lycabettus hill. On the left, the cathedral church of Athens (Metropolis).

Landscape on Mount Troodos.

Mount Pentadactylos, Cyprus.

Mount Troodos seen from Limassol.

Landscape on Mount Troodos.

Landscape near Prodromo, Limassol province.

Landscape near Koilani, Limassol province.

Landscape on Mount Troodos, on the route to Nicosia.

Landscape at Cyllene plateau, close to lake Doxa.

Greek merchant whom the author met on Mount Cyllene, on his way to Corinth.

Landscape at Mystras.

The Dead Sea seen from the hills on the eastern side of the Mount of Olives.

View taken from the summit of Mount Thabor, Mount Hermon in the distance.

Topographical map of Erzerum. Numbers 1 and 2 show the town castle and the modern settlement respectively. Number 8 shows the position of Taurus mountains.

1 (bottom): Geologic cross-section of the region between Redout Kale (today Kuveli) in Georgia, and Trebizond, Turkey. 2 (top): Geologic cross-section of the region between Trebizond and Erzerum. 3 (middle): Geologic cross-section of the region between Bayburt and Şebinkarahisar.

1 (bottom): Geologic cross-section of the region between Şebinkarahisar and Sivas. 2 (middle): Geologic cross-section of the region between Sivas and Tocat. 3 (top): Geologic cross-section of the region between Tocat and Tosya.