Acropolis of Athens (619 Subjects)
Part of the Propylae of the Acropolis of Athens and the Temple of Athena Nike. In the foreground the pedestal of Agrippa. In the background the Temple of Hephaestus (Theseion).
View of the Choregic monument of Thrasyllus (Panagia Spiliotissa). On the right Hadrian's Arch and the Temple of Olympian Zeus.
The Temple of Olympian Zeus in Athens. In the background Hadrian's Arch. On the right, the Acropolis.
Landscape with Ilissus river. In the background, the Acropolis and the Temple of Olympian Zeus in Athens.
View of Athens from the Academy of Plato. The Acropolis and the temple of Hephaestus (left) in the background.
View of the Parthenon from the Propylaea. Seated on the ground is Disdar Aga,the governor of the fortress of Acropolis. He has just been surprised by another member of the guard as he was sipping a glass of wine which he took from the travellers.
The Erechtheion from the southwest. In the distance, on the left, a group of Turkish musician who customarily performed on the Acropolis every day at three o'clock in the afternoon.
The bazaar of Athens. On the forefront, on the right, an emancipated African slave. On the doorway, the owner of the coffeehouse who is brigning a tray with coffee to the Ottoman governor Disdar Aga. Disdar Aga is sitting on the stairs, dressed in red, and next to him sits another Turkish aga. Standing at the entrance of the coffeehouse, the Greek voivode (governor) of Salamis island, who is conversing a Greek Baratario (protegé of a foreign power). At the centre of the picture, three Turkish women covered with long white veils. According to Edward Dodwell's description, the rest of the women depicted are Arvanite. Standing, on the right, a devout Muslim in green costume, an indication that he has made the pilgrimage to Mecca.
