Ottomans - TRAVELLERS' VIEWS - Places – Monuments – People Southeastern Europe – Eastern Mediterranean – Greece – Asia Minor

View of the Obelisk of Theodosius I on the Hippodrome of Cosntantinople and the Mosque of Sultan Ahmet I.

View of the roman baths of Varius in Ephesus, Asia Minor.

Byzantine aqueduct in Selçuk, close to Ephesus. In the background the Castle of Selçuk, on the Ayasuluk hill.

Ruins of the Hellenistic/Roman theater of Izmir, at Kadifekale (anc. Pagos).

View of Famagusta as the city prepares its defense against the Ottoman attack, 1570.

Frontispiece: Map of Heraklion. Allegoric scene: Venice and the Ottoman Empire as warriors. Scene from the Ottoman siege of Candia.

View of Chandax, in 1667-1668, and during it siege by the Ottomans. After being besieged for twenty-four year (1645-1669), Crete became part of the Ottoman Empire (1669).

Map of central Crete. After being besieged for twenty-four years, Crete bacame part of the Ottoman realm in 1669. In the foreground, scene from the naval battle of March 1668 between the Ottoman and the Venetian fleet, outside Chandax. General Morosini and Ottoman officials captivated.

Illustration for the poem of Lord Byron "The Bride of Abydos": Ottoman prince with Greek slave in the Harem.

Illustration for the poem of Lord Byron "The Bride of Abydos": Ottoman prince with odalisque in the Harem .

Illustration for the poem of Lord Byron "The Corsair": Greek slave and an Ottoman Pasha.

Illustration for the poem of Lord Byron "The Siege of Corinth": Ottoman official and Greek slave girl at the ruins of the Temple of Apollo in Ancient Corinth.

Title page.

Portrait of the Ottoman admiral Hayreddin Barbarossa (ca. 1475-1546).

Portrait of Sultan Suleiman I.

Portrait of Sultan Suleiman I. Suleimaniye mosque in the background.

Scene in Ottoman mosque. On the rite, Ottomans cleansing themselves before entering the mosque. On the left a religious teacher with his disciples.

Circumcision.

Ottomans slaughtering a lamb in preparation for the Bayram.

Ottomans and slaves taken captive in the war.

Ottomans supervising slaves, taken captive in the war, during agricultural work.

Exorcisms and torture on apostates and fugitives.

The march of the Sultan from the Palace to the mosque on the day of Bayram. Frontispiece of the first volume: The march of Ottoman officials.

The march of the Sultan from the Palace to the mosque on the day of Bayram. Frontispiece of the second volume: The departure of the Sultan from the Palace.