It is, therefore, to catch the fleeting pictures while they yet exist, and transmit them in visible forms to posterity, that the present work has been undertaken, and, that nothing might be wanting, Asiatic subjects are introduced; thus presenting, not only the Turk of one region as he was, but of another as he is, and will continue to be.

The Views are accompanied with letter-press, describing the usages, customs, and opinions of the people, as ancillary to the pictorial representations; and a Map of the Bosphorus is added, pointing out localities, and directing attention to the spot on which the reality stood or still stands. To complete the whole, an historical sketch of the city from its foundation is annexed, with a chronological series of its Emperors and Sultans to the present day; thus combining a concise history of persons and events, with copious details of its several parts, and vivid and characteristic representations of its objects.

ROBERT WALSH.

LIST OF PLATES.
VOL. I.

PAGE
Map of Constantinople[i]
Constantinople from the Golden HornFrontispiece [1]
Fountain and Market Place of TophanaVignette Title [7]
Roumeli-Hissar, or, The Castle of Europe[9]
The Great Cemetery of Scutari[12]
The Cistern of Bin-bir-derek[14]
The Solimanie, or Mosque of Sultan Soliman[16]
Mosque of Sultan Achmet[18]
Tophana, Entrance to Pera[20]
Prison of the Seven Towers[22]
Petit Champs des Morts[23]
Reception-Room of the Seraglio[26]
Brusa and Mount Olympus[28]
Emir Sultan, Brusa[31]
Guyuk-Suey−Sweet Waters of Asia[32]
The Bath[35]
The Aurut Bazaar, or Slave Market[37]
The Mosque of Yeni Jami[39]
Baluk hané[40]
The Great Bazaar[41]
The Atmeidan, or Hippodrome[44]
The Mosque of Santa Sophia[45]
Eyoub Sultan−Fountain and Street of Tombs[48]
Hunkair, or Unkiar Iskelessi[50]
Entrance to the Bosphorus from the Black Sea[52]
Pass in the Balkan Mountains−by Haidhos[56]
Route through the Balkan Mountains−by Tâtar-Bazaar[57]
The Barbyses, or Sweet Waters of Europe[57]
Interior of a Turkish Caffinet[59]
The Village of Babec[61]
The Ruins of Ephesus[63]
Greek Priest’s House near Yeni Kuey[65]
The Acropolis at Sardis[66]
Palais of Saïd Pasha[69]
The Remains of Hierapolis[70]
Philadelphia[71]
Pass in the Balkan Mountains−Bulgarian Side[73]
Mosque of Sultan Selim at Scutari.[74]
Mosque of Mahmoud II. at Tophana[75]
Caravanseraï at Guzel-Hissar, on the Meander[76]
Anadoli-Hissar, or Castle of Asia[77]
Outer Cooling-Room of the Bath near Psamatia Kapousi[78]
The Acropolis of Pergamus[79]
The Triple Wall of Constantinople[81]
Yéré-Batan-Seraï[82]
Kiz-Koulesi−Leander’s, or the Maiden’s Tower[83]
Mosque of Shahzadeh Djamesi[84]

LIST OF PLATES.
VOL. II.

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Gardens of the Seraglio, ConstantinopleVignette Title [94]

Apartment in the Palace of Eyoub, the Residence of Asmé Sultana

Frontispiece [33]
Obelisk of Theodosius, in the Atmeidan[1]
The Sultans New Palace on the Bosphorus[2]
A Street in Smyrna[4]
Mosque of Buyuk Djami, Scutari[6]
Fountain near Babu Humayun[6]
The Castle of Smyrna[7]
The City of Magnesia, and Mount Sipylus[9]
Inner Court of the Mosque of Sultan Osman.[12]
Metropolitan Church of Magnesia[13]
The Ruins of Hieropolis, from the Theatre[17]
The Princess’ Islands.[20]
The Monastery of St. George of the Precipice[24]
Guzel-Hissar, and the Plain of the Meander[26]
Greek Church of Baloukli[28]
Greek Church of Saint Theodore, Pergamus.[31]
Remains of the Church of St. John—Pergamus.[35]

Mosque of Santa Sophia, and Fountain of the Seraglio.

[38]
Pass and Waterfall in the Balkan Mountains.[40]
City of Thyatira.[41]
Constantinople from the Heights above Eyoub.[43]
Mausoleum of Sultan Mahomet and his Family.[49]
Spring of the Miraculous Fishes at Baloukli.[51]
Ascent of the High Balkan Mountains.[53]

Circassian Slaves in the Interior of a Harem, Constantinople

[55]
Constantinople, from Cassim Pasha[58]
Village in Roumelia, near Adrianople[62]
Cavalry Barracks on the Bosphorus[65]
Entrance to the Divan, Constantinople[67]
The Medâk or Eastern Story-Teller[71]
A Street in the Suburbs of Adrianople[73]
The Fort and Town of Silivria[74]
Turkish Letter-Writer, Constantinople[75]
The Square of the Fountain, Adrianople[77]
Joannina, the Capital of Albania[78]
The Favourite Odalique[79]
Smyrna, from the Harbour, Asia Minor[79]
The Castle of Argyro-Castro, Albania[81]
Town and Castle of Paramythia, Albania[82]
The Sultana in her State Arrhuba[83]
The Tomb of Ali Pasha and Fatimah, Joannina[83]
Halt of Caravaniers at a Seraï[85]
The Ruins of Laodicea[86]
Castle of Parga, Albania[87]
Castle and Valley of Suli[89]
Scutari−and the Maiden Tower[91]
Governor’s House, Philadelphia[92]

The Gygean Lake, and Place of a Thousand Tombs

[93]

[Map of the Mediterranean, and Turkish Empire.]