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North-eastern view of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul. In the background the Mosque of Sultan Ahmet I.

The artillery barracks, at Tophane. Right behind the Nusretiye Mosque, constructed during the reign of Sultan Mahmud II.

View of the port of Tophane. On the right the Ottoman imperial armory. On the left the Mosque of Kılıç Ali Paşa.

The entrance of the Ulu Mosque in Bursa. In the background Mount Uludağ.

Interior view of the Ulu Mosque in Bursa.

Model of imperial mosque.

View of Jaffa. View of Lod.

The Jewish Quarter in Jerusalem.

The cave situated under Temple Mount, Jerusalem (Well of the Souls). The pool of Bethesda with the Dome of the Rock mosque in the background.

Mosque in Tajura, Libya.

Mosque in Lamia.

The Ursi Mosque in Chalkis.

View of the Seraglio Point. On the left Kadiköy. On the right Hagia Sophia and the Mosque of Sultan Ahmet I.

View of the Obelisk of Theodosius I on the Hippodrome of Cosntantinople and the Mosque of Sultan Ahmet I.

View of the Seraglio Point from the Sea of Marmara.

View of the Dardanelles.

View of the Isabey Mosque in Selçuk, Asia Minor.

View of the Mosque and the Madrasa of Sultan Hasan in Cairo.

View of Kilitbahir Castle, on the European coast of the Dardanelles.

View of Sultaniye castle on the Asian coast of the Dardanelles.

View of Istanbul.

Illustration for the poem of Lord Byron "Hebrew Melodies": View of Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives.

Map of Istanbul.

Fig. 1. View of Gelibolu. Fig. 2. View of Istanbul.

Portrait of Sultan Suleiman I. Suleimaniye mosque in the background.

Scene in Ottoman mosque. On the rite, Ottomans cleansing themselves before entering the mosque. On the left a religious teacher with his disciples.

Circumcision.

View of Ramla, Israel.

View of Jerusalem.

View of part of Jerusalem, with historical buildings and main sights.