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Thrace (1901 Subjects)

View of the Dardanelles strait. In the foreground, Kilitbahir castle, in the background, Sultaniye castle.

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

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Ottoman archer.

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The Aga of the Janissaries.

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Ottoman soldier.

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Spahi, member of the cavalry.

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The Grand Vizier.

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Deli, member of the light cavalry corps.

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Ottoman imam.

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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.

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

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Elevation of the colonnade of a reservoir near Philoxenus Cistern, Istanbul. 2. Plan of said reservoir. 3. Vertical section of Egri Kapi reservoir. 4. Vertical section of Pera reservoir, at the site of modern-day Taksim square, named after the cistern (Taksim = cistern). 5. Plan of Pera reservoir.

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1. The aqueduct of Kemer Burgas at the area of the same name. 2. Elevation and vertical section of part of the aqueduct. 3. Architectural instrument used to measure the ground for the construction of aqueducts. 4. Aqueduct of Mahmud I at Petra (Bahceköy). 5. Vertical section of Bahceköy aqueduct.

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1. Section of Çukur Bostan, a system comprised of seven open-air cisterns of the Byzantine era. 2. Elevation and vertical section of one of the walls of Çukur Bostan. 3. Columns, plans and architectural features from Philoxenos Cistern, Istanbul.

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Map of the Bosporus and its surroundings.

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The Hippodrome of Istanbul with the mosque of Sultan Ahmed I. Hagia Sophia on the left.

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The fortresses of Europe and Asia on the Bosporus. In the foreground, the fountain of Küçüksu or fountain of Mihrisah Sultan, near the location of Sweet Waters of Asia (today Göksu Deresi).

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Cave of volcanic minerals near Anadolu Kavaği, where the Bosporus joins the Black Sea.

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The fortress of Kilyos in the region of the same name, at the junction of the Bosporus with the Black Sea.

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Itinerant sweets seller. The Tower of Galata in the background.

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Ottoman carriage.

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Turkish women in 18th century costume having tea in their private quarters.

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A small boat (kaik) carries Ottoman women to the European shore of the Bosporus. In the background, the tower of Leander.

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Ottoman carriage.

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Ottoman Muslim cemetery.

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Streetlet in Istanbul.

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Leisure scene at the location of Sweet Waters of Asia.

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Scene at the Grand Bazaar of Istanbul.

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Passenger boat connecting the eastern and western coasts of the Bosporus. In the background, Rumeli Castle.

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Ottoman carriage.

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