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View of the ruins of the Temple of Menthu in Armant, Egypt.

Frontispiece: Odalisques in the Harem.

Greek woman in the Harem.

The interior of the residence of the Pasha of Adakale, near Orșova, Romania.

Interior view of the Ulu Mosque in Bursa.

A Turkish lady in her residence.

The monument called Tower of David in Jerusalem.

The Holy Admnistration (Iera Epistasia) of Mount Athos.

Tent of a Kalmyk princess.

Entrance to a Lesgian house.

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 Walts": Scene in a salon in London.

Illustration for the poem of Lord Byron "The Maid of Athens": Tereza Makri, platonic love of Lord Byron and one of his muses during his stay in Athens.

The French ambassador Chateau-nef's audience with the administrator (Caimacam) of Istanbul.

The Ottoman Sultan giving audience to the English Ambassador.

The Grand Vizier giving audience to the English Ambassador.

Dervishes of the Order of Mevlevi at the teke of Pera (Beyoğlu) in Istanbul.

Portrait of Reis Effendi, principal secretary of the Ottoman state.

Portrait of Silahdar Aga, safe keeper of the Sultan's sword.

A Turkish lady at home.

A Jewish girl dressed for her marriage ceremony.

An Armenian girl dressed for her marriage ceremony.

Greek Princess of Wallachia, Romania.

Portrait of Alexander Mavrocordatos.

Portrait of Ali Pasha.

The first four Caliphs, heirs of Prophet Muhammad, in chronological order: Abu Bakr as-Siddiq, Umar ibn al-Khattab, Uthman ibn Affan, Ali ibn Abi Talib.

Muslim man performing ritual ablution before prayer.

Muslim man doing his prayers. Depiction of the sequence of Muslim prayer.

Muslim woman doing her prayers. Depiction of the sequence of Muslim prayer.