PARDOE, Julia
Julia Pardoe (1806-1862) was a British poet, writer and traveller. She visited the Istanbul with her father, Major Thomas Pardoe, and stayed in that city during the years 1836-37. Forced to abandon the project to visit Egypt and Greece, she published her first work, “The City of the Sultan”, which had huge success (selling more than thirty thousand copies), and was republished in 1838, 1845 and 1854.
After Lady Montague (1717-18), Pardoe is the first to penetrate women’s everyday life in the Ottoman Empire. She also offered the European public another work, “The Beauties of the Bosphorus”, with drawings by W.H. Bartlett and her own texts, which too was reprinted and translated into French. She wrote a total of about thirty historical and fictional works.
This edition is a collection of engravings already published in Pardoe’s previous works. They depict views of regions on the Danube, in Northern and Central Europe, and representative views of the Bosporus and Istanbul.
Written by Ioli Vingopoulou
PARDOE, Julia - Thrace
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Fortress at Belgrade Forest on the European shores of the Bosporus, Istanbul.
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The Column of Constantine (Çemberlitaş sütunu). In the background the Köprülü Mehmet Paşa Mosque.
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Panoramic view of the Golden Horn from the Muslim cemetery of Eyüp.
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The Fourth Courtyard of the Topkapi Palace in Istanbul. On the left the Kiosk of Baghdad.
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The mihrab of the mosque of Sultan Suleiman I. In the foreground pious Ottomans are praying.
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Fortress at Belgrad Forest in Istanbul. In the background the Anatolian Castle.
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Aqueduct at Belgrad Forest in Istanbul, either Kırkçeşme or Mağlova aqueduct.
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Part of the Byzantine walls of Constantinople, nearby the Topkapi Gate.
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The Eyüp Sultan Mosque, on the western shores of Golden Horn.
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Ottoman men are resting in the cooling room of a hamam, after having enjoyed their bath.
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Panoramic view of the Bosporus from Beşiktaş. In the background the Anatolian and Rumelian castles.
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A scene in the Grand Bazaar of Istanbul, somewhere in Sandal Bedesten.
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View of the New Mosque from the port of Eminönü. In the background the Mosque of Sultan Suleiman I.
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The Column of Theodosius at Beyazit square (Forum of Theodosius).
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The Topkapi Gate, on the Byzantine walls of Constantinople, in Fatih.
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The Tower of Galata. In the background the Seraglio Point and Hagia Sophia.
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View of the Nuruosmaniye Mosque from the slave market of Istanbul.
PARDOE, Julia - Rest Images
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Panoramic view of the Golden Horn from the cemetery of Eyüp.
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Dedication of the author to the Ottoman Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mustafa Reşid Paşa.
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The Anatolian and Rumelian Castles, on the Asiatic and European shores of the Bosporus accordingly.
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View of Büyükdere from Joshua's Hill (or Hill of Jesus), on the Asiatic shore of the Bosporus.
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The entrance to the Black Sea from Istanbul. On the right Yoros Castle, close to Anadolu Kavağı.
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View of Büyükdere through the arches of the aqueduct of Sultan Mahmut I in Bahçeköy.
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The Fountain of Sultan Ahmed III at the Hagia Sophia square, Istanbul.