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Muslim cemetery at Istanbul, possibly at Üsküdar, on the Asian coast of the Bosporus.

The Fortresses of Europe and Asia (Rumeli Hissari and Anadolu Hissari) on the Bosporus.

Panoramic view of Istanbul from the hills of the Bosporus. In the background, the mosque of Sultan Suleiman I.

Panoramic view of Izmir.

Funerary monuments, possibly of the Great Chans of the Tatars, seen by the author at the surroundings of Bahçesaray.

View of the Golden Gate at the walls of Istanbul.

The mausoleum of Suleiman I at Süleimaniye mosque.

Panoramic view of Istanbul, from the mosque of Suleiman I to Eyüp district.

View of Istanbul from Üsküdar on the Asian coast of the Bosporus. In the background, on the left, Topkapi Palace, Hagia Sophia and the mosque of Ahmed I. At the centre, the mosque of Suleiman I. On the right the Tower of Galata.

Ottoman (Muslim) funeral. Ottoman (Muslim) wedding. In the distance, the field of Büyükdere on the European shore of the Bosporus.

Panoramic view of Athens from Areopagus. On the left, the temple of Hephaestus. On the right, the monument of Philopappus.

Burial mounds in the Russian steppe.

Ancient tombs on Don river near the Black Sea, Russia.

Tomb and votive offerings from Taman, Russia.

Sarcophagus from Asiatic Sarmatia (historical region west of the Caspian sea), used as a cistern, at the surroundings of Yeni Kale fortress in Crimea.

The putative tomb of Mithridates at Kerch, Crimea.

Tomb of British prison reformer John Howard at Kerch, Crimea.

Roman sarcophagus of a man named Nedymus, Thebes.

Inscription from a Roman sarcophagus of Thebes. The inscription had already been published by Wheler and Spon; however, Clarke affirms that he is the first to offer a correct transcription.

Ancient funerary monuments at Thermopylae.

Burial mound at Develi, eastern Thrace.

Muslim funeral in Istanbul.

View of the catacombs of Alexandria.

Rock-cut Persian mausoleum at Çehel-minar near Şiraz, southwestern Iran.

The mausoleum of Muslim saint Shah Alam in Ahmedabad, India.

A woman is thrown into her husband's funeral pyre, India.

View of the mausoleums of Qutb Shahi dynasty at Golkonda, India.

29. Fire-extinguishing vehicle in Antwerp, Belgium. 30. View of the Doric columns of the Antwerp City Hall. 31. Outline of the fortifications of the city walls. 32. Sarcophagus of a cardinal at Liége.

Family grave at Megalo Livadi, Serifos.

Roman sarcophagus at the streetlet before the six Loggias (galleries leading to the castle of Sifnos).

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