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Partial view of Seraglio Point (Sarayburnu) with Topkapi Palace.

Partial view of Seraglio Point (Sarayburnu) with Topkapi Palace and Incirli Kiosk.

Partial view of Seraglio Point (Sarayburnu) with Topkapi Palace. The plate shows the Tower of Justice in the second court of the palace and the Harem.

Partial view of Seraglio Point with Gülhane Park and the quarter of Eminönü.

Hagia Sophia, Istanbul.

Part of the panoramic view of Seraglio Point (Sarayburnu).

Mosque of Sultan Ahmed I in Istanbul.

Mosque of Suleiman I in Istanbul.

The mosque of Mehmed II in Istanbul. Valens aqueduct on the right.

Bayazit Tower, Istanbul.

Part of the panoramic view of Istanbul: the western shore of the Golden Horn.

Part of the panoramic view of Istanbul: Kasimpasa shipyard is visible on the right.

Part of the panoramic view of Istanbul: the western shore of the Golden Horn.

Part of the panoramic view of Istanbul: the eastern shore of the Golden Horn, that is, the area surrounding Pera district.

Part of the panoramic view of Istanbul.

Map of Istanbul.

Chavus Bashi, high-ranking administrative official of the Sublime Porte.

Ottoman archer.

The Aga of the Janissaries.

Ottoman soldier.

Spahi, member of the cavalry.

The Grand Vizier.

Deli, member of the light cavalry corps.

Ottoman imam.

Volcanic minerals discovered in Istanbul, around the area of the mythic Symplegades or Clashing Rocks: 1) The western side of Yum Burnu promontory, on the norheastern shore of the Bosporus, at the junction with the Black Sea. 2. Agglomerate of volcanic minerals with porphyry veins from Kadiköy (anc. Chalcedon), discovered by the author at Buyuk Liman, on the norheastern shore of the Bosporus. 3) Porphyry from Kadiköy (anc. Chalcedon). 4) Basalt from Buyuk Liman, norheastern shore of the Bosporus. 5) The eastern side of the northeastern end of the Bosporus, at the junction with the Black Sea.

Sections, elevations, plans and drawings of architectural features from aqueducts, with emphasis on subterranean structures.

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