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View of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul. On the left the Fountain of Sultan Ahment III. In the background the Mosque of Sultan Ahmet I, the Byzantine walls of the city and the Sea of Marmara.

Views of the mausoleums of Sultans Murat III, Selim I, Mehmet III and Mustafa I in Hagia Sophia in Istanbul.

Panoramic view of the Seraglio Point from one of the minarets of Hagia Sophia. On the left the University of Abdülmecid. In the background the Mosque of Sultan Ahmet I, the Obelisks of the Hippodrome of Constantinople and the Sea of Marmara.

Panoramic view of Topkapi Palace from one of the minarets of Hagia Sophia. In the foreground the Fountain of Sultan Ahmed III. In the background Prince islands.

Title page. Sultan Mahmud II returns to the Palace from the Mosque.

Portrait of Sultan Suleiman I.

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

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.

Portrait of the Ottoman Sultan Suleiman I.

The Ottoman Sultan giving audience to the English Ambassador.

The Sultan rides to the mosque to pray on a Friday, escorted by a formal procession.

The Sultan's tent, in the course of a military campaign.

The Sultan rides to the mosque for the customary Friday prayer, escorted by his suite.

Official prayer to celebrate the Birth of Prophet Muhammad (Mawlid) in the presence of the Sultan and other supreme officials, at the mosque of Sultan Ahmed, Istanbul.

The public library of Sultan Abdul Hamid I in Istanbul.

The tomb of Valide Sultan Turhan Hatice, mother of Mehmed IV at the mosque of Valide Sultan or New Mosque (Yeni Camii) in Eminönü, Istanbul.

The tomb of Osman I in Bursa. Ottoman books, probably from one of the public libraries of Istanbul.

Parade of horses in the Sultans's honour, in the Second Court of Topkapi Palace, on the eve of the Bayram.

Religious ceremony in the Audience Hall of Tokapi Palace on the eve of the Bayram.

The Chief Admiral of the Ottoman fleet shows himself before the Sultan. In the background (right to left) the Mosque of Sultan Ahmed I, Hagia Sophia and Hagia Irene.