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The Janissary and the interpreter that accompanied Jacob Breuning and his companion Carlier de Pinon in their trip from Istanbul to Egypt. Jacob Breuning and his companion Carlier de Pinon in costumes typical to Istanbul and Egypt.

Jacob Breuning and his companion Carlier de Pinon on their way from Alexandria to Rosetta, accompanied by their Jewish interpreter, Raphael. In the background Egyptians collecting dates.

Jacob Breuning and his companion Carlier de Pinon in Ottoman costumes on their way to the Pyramids, and accompanied by Janissaries and their Jewish interpreter. In the background Sycamores and Cassias

Jacob Breuning, his companion Carlierde Pinon, and their escorts setting off to Mount Sinai (from Cairo).

Jacob Breuning, his companion Carlier de Pinon, and their escorts on their way to Mount Sinai.

Jacob Breuning and his companion Carlier de Pinon in Ottoman costumes at Tripoli, Lebanon. Also depicted their escorts, a local interpreter and a Janissary.

A Jewish girl dressed for her marriage ceremony.

Jewish man.

Jewish nurse and “chicatico”, Salonica.

A Jewish man from the Ottoman Empire. An Armenian man from the Ottoman Empire.

Arabic alphabet. Jewish residents of Jerusalem.

Greek and Jewish women in traditional costume. View of Stroboli volcano. Lighthouse at the bay of Messina, Sicily. View of Izmir.

Greek woman of Istanbul. Valens aqueduct in the background.

Members of a Jewish family in their home. According to the author, they lived at the Palace of the Porphyrogenitus, around which the Jewish quarter was built.