Everyday objects / Domestic utensils and vessels (264 Subjects)
The bazaar of Athens. On the forefront, on the right, an emancipated African slave. On the doorway, the owner of the coffeehouse who is brigning a tray with coffee to the Ottoman governor Disdar Aga. Disdar Aga is sitting on the stairs, dressed in red, and next to him sits another Turkish aga. Standing at the entrance of the coffeehouse, the Greek voivode (governor) of Salamis island, who is conversing a Greek Baratario (protegé of a foreign power). At the centre of the picture, three Turkish women covered with long white veils. According to Edward Dodwell's description, the rest of the women depicted are Arvanite. Standing, on the right, a devout Muslim in green costume, an indication that he has made the pilgrimage to Mecca.
View of the plain of Larissa from settlement close to the city. Snapshot of everyday life at the village.
Acam-oglan, young Christian recruited through the devsirme, servant to the Sultan. A Helvaci, pastry confectioner of the imperial palace. A messenger of the Sultan.
Bostanci Bashi, head gardener and executioner of the imperial court.
The Grand Vizier.
A young Yörük girl offers water to a Turkish traveller outside Sardes.
Portrait of count Alexandre de Laborde in his travelling costume, Istanbul.
Peasant using the cover of an ancient sarcophagus as a drinking trough, outside Yalvaç, which is built next to the site of Antioch of Pisidia.
Turkish women in 18th century costume having tea in their private quarters.
Leisure scene at the location of Sweet Waters of Asia.
Leisure scene at Pinarbasi, a neighbourhood of Bursa. A story teller entertains the public.
The court of Kiliç Ali Pasha Mosque at Tophane, Istanbul. In the background, Nusretiye mosque.
The Greek alphabet. Arab residents of Jerusalem.
Scene from the author's journey to Istanbul: The journey through Wallachia, in modern-day Romania.
Scene from everyday life in the Ottoman Empire: Dinner, salutation, self-care, urination.
Landscape at Xanthus, Asia Minor.
Landscape at Xanthus, Asia Minor.
Itinerant milk seller, Istanbul.
Itinerant yogurt seller, Istanbul.
Itinerant seller of kaymak cream, Istanbul.
Itinerant sorbet seller, Istanbul.
Itinerant seller of essential oils, Istanbul.
Itinerant broom seller, Istanbul.
Itinerant seller of salep (sahlab) drinks, Istanbul.
The Fortresses of Europe and Asia (Rumeli Hissari and Anadolu Hissari) on the Bosporus.
Itinerant sweets seller, Istanbul.
The courtyard of the author's residence at Rethymno.
The author's ship during a tempest at the Aegean sea.
Water cisterns in Kteifa, town at the outskirts of Damascus. According to the author the cisterns provided water to the inn of the city and were also used as water troughs for domestic animals.
Preparation of wine at Aleppo, Syria.