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Panoramic view of the Bosporus. On the left Yoros Castle.

Fortress at Belgrade Forest on the European shores of the Bosporus, Istanbul.

View of the Castle of Pylos (Niokastro) and Bay of Navarino with Sphacteria island.

Landscape in Argolis. In the background the city of Nafplio.

Panoramic view of the Bosporus. On the left Yoros Castle.

Interior court in an inn.

Fortress at Belgrad Forest in Istanbul. In the background the Anatolian Castle.

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

The natural stone bridge of Jisr el Hajar (or Kfardebian Bridge) near Faqra (Lebanon).

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

Map of Jaffa in Israel.

View of Ramla, Israel.

View of Latrun in Israel. Crusader's castle on the foreground.

Landscape near the village of Saris, outside Jerusalem.

The alleged prison of Jeremiah in Jerusalem.

View of the valley of Elah near Jerusalem, site of the battle between David and Goliath according to the Bible.

Landscape at Marmaris, Asia Minor. The author and his guide head towards the region where oriental sweetgum trees (Liquidambar orientalis, from which styrax balsaml is extracted, grow.

Portrait of count Alexandre de Laborde in his travelling costume, Istanbul.

Portrait of the author, Léon de Laborde, in his travelling costume, Caramania.

Greek of the Peloponnese in travel costume.

The Turkish escort of the author during the latter's stay at the Peloponnese.

Title page. Inset plate: The author and his companions prepare their dinner at Vourlias, a famous inn on the route from Tripolis to Sparta, close to Mystras.