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View of Istanbul from Üsküdar.

View of Istanbul from Belgrad Forest, on the European shore of the Bosporus.

Panoramic view of Istanbul from one of the minarets of Hagia Sophia. On the right part of the Topkapi Palace. In the background the mosques of Sultan Suleiman I and Mehmet II.

View of Istanbul from Surmeli, district north of Ortaköy. In the background the Galata Tower and the mosque of Sultan Suleiman I.

The Ottoman customs house at Karaköy. On the left the Galata Tower.

The Chlemoutsi fortress in Peloponnese.

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

View of Nafplio.

Map of Euboea.

View of Chalkis.

Fig. 1. View of fortress on cape of island. The author does not gives us hints, however, judging by his route, this should be one of the islands between Milos and Paros. Fig 2. View of the city of Chios.

Fig. I. View of Pera (Beyoğlu) in Istanbul. Fig. 2. The fortress of Kelibia in the Kelibia promontory in Tunisia.

View of Carytaina with the Frankish castle.

Landscape at Carytaina. In the background, the town's Frankish castle. Following Pausanias, Stackelberg erroneously identifies the location as the site of ancient Trapezous, which was actually situated between the villages of Kyparissia and Mavria.

View of Carytaina. Following Pausanias, Stackelberg erroneously identifies the location as the site of ancient Trapezous, which was actually situated between the villages of Kyparissia and Mavria.