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View of the summer palace of the Sultan at Beşiktaş, at the place of which the Palace of Dolmabahçe was built in the 19th century.

The seaside kiosk of Sultan Selim III at Bebek, on the European shores of Bosporus. In this kiosk the Sultan and other Ottoman officials of high ranks gave audience to representatives of foreign states.

View of Kandilli on the Asiatic shores of Bosporus. In the foreground some Ottoman men enjoy their supper and amuse themselves.

View of Kandili on the Asiatic shores of the Bosporus. In the foreground, Ottoman women dancing. On the left the Anatolian Castle.

View of Kandili on the Asiatic shores of the Bosporus. In the foreground some Ottoman men are dancing, while others are enjoying their coffee.

View of the Bosporus. On the left the Anatolian Castle, and on the right the Towers of the Rumelian Castle.

View of Hünkar Iskelesi, north of Beykoz, on the Asiatic shores of the Bosporus.

Panoramic view of the Bosporus from Joshua's Hill (or Hill of Jesus), close to Anadolu Kavağı, on the Asiatic shores of the Bosporus.

Ottoman villas at Tarabya, on the European shores of the Bosporus.

View of Kefeliköy and part of Büyükdere, on the European shores of the Bosporus.

The prairie of Büyükdere, on the European shores of the Bosporus.

View of the western part of Büyükdere, on the European shores of the Bosporus.

View of Büyükdere, on the European shores of the Bosporus. In the foreground, Ottoman men dancing on a boat.

View of the eastern part of Büyükdere, on the European shores of the Bosporus.

Fountain at Sarıyer, on the European shores of Bosporus.

The aqueduct of Sultan Mahmut I at Bahçeköy, and the prairie of Büyükdere, on the European shores of Bosporus.

Aqueduct at Belgrad Forest, on the European shores of Bosporus. A. I. Melling is most probably depicting here one of the three aqueducts found at Belgrad Forset (the Kırkçeşme aqueduct, the Uzunkemer aqueduct or the Aqueduct of Mağlova).

The Mağlova aqueduct at the Belgrad Forest, on the European shores of Bosporus.

The aqueduct of Justinian I at Belgrad Forest in Istanbul.

Scene in the Valley of Sweet Waters.

The Çağlayan Palace in the Sweet Waters of Europe (Kağıthane). This palace was constructed on the ruins of Saadabad Palace, which was demolished in 1730, during the Patrona Halil revolt.