Bosphorus Collection

The Ferry Port at Prinkipo - Constantinople, Turkey
The Ferry Port at Prinkipo - Buyukada, Istanbul (Constantinople) - Princes Islands - the largest of the nine islands (a place of exile for the Byzantine Empresses)

Dancing Bears - Constantinople, Turkey
Two attendants/musicians with their dancing bears, performing on their hind legs in Constantinople, Turkey

Pasa Bahce - Istanbul
View of Pasa Bahce, where the Pasabahce Glass Company is located today. On Asian side of Bosphorus

THE ARGO
The Argo sails up the Bosphorus to the Black Sea, heading for Colchis where the Golden Fleece is kept

Dolmabahce Mosque, Istanbul, Turkey, with warships of the Turkish navy on the Bosphorus in the background. 1930s

View across the Golden horn toward Topkapi Palace
View across the Golden Horn (with Topkapi Palace in background) looking over the done and minarets of a Constantinople Mosque

Istanbul, Turkey - Kuzguncuk
Asian side of Bosphorus, Istanbul - looking across - the village of Kuzguncuk, set in an attractive valley between Uskudar and Beylerbey

Boatmen on the Bosphorus. The capital city of the Roman Empire between 330-395 AD, in Byzantine times, Byzantium was considered the world centre of civilsation for 600 years

The Call to Prayer - Constantinople
The Hodja upon the minaret calling the believers to prayer at Constantinople, Turkey

View of The Bosphorus, Asia

Castle On The Bosphorus, Asia

Small boats ferrying folk from the Asian side of Bosphorus
Small boats transporting people across from the Asian side of the Bosphorus, Istanbul, Turkey. Date: circa 1910s

Bebek Mosque (Humayun-u Abad Mosque), Istanbul, Turkey
Bebek Mosque (Humayun-u Abad Mosque), Besiktas, Istanbul, Turkey. Designed by Mimar Kemaleddin (1870-1927) in the architectural style of First national architectural movement (built in 1913)

Plane trees of Godfrey of Bouillon. Prairie of Buyukdere
Ottoman Empire. Turkey. 40 plane trees of Godfrey of Bouillon. Prairie of Buyukdere. According to tradition the field tent of Godfrey of Bouillon was installed next to the tree during the camping of

Turkey. Bosphorus castles
Ottoman Empire. Turkey. Bosphorus castles. Engraving by Lemaitre, Danvin and Lepetit. Historia de Turquia by Joseph Marie Jouannin (1783-1844) and Jules Van Gaver, 1840

Turkey. Constantinople - Topkapi Palace or Seraglio
Turkey. Constantinople (today Istanbul). Topkapi Palace or Seraglio (Royal residence) from the Golden Horn. Engraving by Lemaitre, Fleury and Lalaisse

Turkey. Constantinople - Leander's Tower
Ottoman Empire. Turkey. Constantinople (today Istanbul). Maiden's Tower or Leander's Tower (Kiz Kulesi). It was erected on a small islet at the Southern entrance of the Bosphorus strait in

Turkey. Constantinople. Kiosk of the Grand Seigneur at Bebek
Ottoman Empire. Turkey. Constantinople (today Istanbul). Kiosk of the Grand Seigneur at Bebek, at the Bosphorus. Engraving by Lemaitre, Cholet and Fleury

Panoramic view of Constantinople with the Seraglio Point
Ottoman Empire. Turkey. Constantinople. Panoramic view of Constantinople with the Seraglio Point. Engraving by Lemaitre. Historia de Turquia by Joseph Marie Jouannin (1783-1844) and Jules Van Gaver

Turkey. Constantinople. Turkish cemetery
Ottoman Empire. Turkey. Constantinople (today Istanbul). Turkish cemetery. Engraving by Lemaitre, L. Thienon. Historia de Turquia by Joseph Marie Jouannin (1783-1844) and Jules Van Gaver, 1840

Turkey - Istanbul - Mosque of Sultan Mahmud II
Ottoman Empire. Turkey. Constantinople (today Istanbul). Mosque of Sultan Mahmud II (The Tophane or Nusretiye Mosque). It was built between 1823 and 1826 by Sultan Mahmud II (1784-1837)

Turkey. Kanuni Sultan Suleyman bridge. Buyukcekmece
Ottoman Empire. Turkey. Kanuni Sultan Suleyman bridge or Buyukcekmece Bridge. Buyukcekmece, near Istanbul. It was built by Sinan on a commission from Selim II, 16th century

European Turkey map by Th. Duvotenay
European Turkey map by Thunot Duvotenay. Historia de Turquia by Joseph Marie Jouannin (1783-1844) and Jules Van Gaver, 1840. Date: 2018

Turkey. Constantinople. Istanbul. Greek Priest's house
Ottoman Empire. Turkey. Constantinople (today Istanbul). Greek Priest's house, near Yeni-kuey, on the Bosphorus. Engraving by Lemaitre, Danvin and Lepetit

40 plane trees of Godfrey of Bouillon. Prairie of Buyukdere
Ottoman Empire. Turkey. 40 plane trees of Godfrey of Bouillon. Prairie of Buyukdere. According to tradition the field tent of Godfrey of Bouillon was installed next to the tree during the camping of

Turkey. Constantinople. Panorama
Ottoman Empire. Turkey. Constantinople (today Istanbul). Panoramic from one of the terraces of the French Palace, near the Palace of Venice. Engraving by Lemaitre and L. Thienon

Constantinople. Kiosk of the Grand Seigneur at Bebek
Ottoman Empire. Turkey. Constantinople (today Istanbul). Kiosk of the Grand Seigneur at Bebek, at the Bosphorus. Engraving by Lemaitre, Cholet and Fleury

Fishing boats on the Bosphorus, near Istanbul, Turkey. Date: circa 1975

Ortaky shoreline near the Old Bosphorus Bridge, near Istanbul, Turkey. Date: circa 1975

Ferry boat on the Bosphorus, near Istanbul, Turkey. Date: circa 1975

Fishing on the Bosphorus, near Istanbul, Turkey. Date: circa 1975

The Ciragan Palace
Remains of the Ciragan Palace, on the Bosphorus, near Istanbul, Turkey. Date: circa 1975

Bathers in the Bosphorus, at Emirgan, Istanbul, Turkey. Date: circa 1975

A view down the Golden Horn, toward the city
A view from the Eyup cemetery looking down the Golden Horn, toward the city of Constantinople. Date: circa 1930

The Bosphorus, Istanbul, Turkey - Buyukdere
circa 1910s

THIRD CRUSADE Emperor Friedrich I and his massive army, after leaving Regensburg in May, are carried across the Bosphorus by a fleet of boats Date: summer 1189

Istanbul, Turkey - View down onto the Bosphorus. circa 1910s

Istanbul, Turkey - The Dolmabahce Mosque, on the banks of the Bosphorus (Architect - Garabet Balyan). circa 1910s

Kucuksu Palace, Sweet Waters of Asia Minor, Bosphorus, Istanbul, Turkey. Date: circa 1903

Rumelihisari, Istanbul, Turkey - a medieval fortress located in Istanbul, Turkey, on a series of hills on the European banks of the Bosphorus. Date: circa 1920s

German Battlecruiser Goeben renamed Sultan Selim I
WW1 - Bosphorus, Istanbul, Turkey - The German Battlecruiser Goeben renamed Sultan Selim I - passing the Allied fleet for internment after capture/surrender. Date: 1916

Maidens Tower (Kyz Kulesi), also known as Leanders Tower
Eveing silhouette view of Maidens Tower (Turkish: Kyz Kulesi), also known as Leanders Tower (Tower of Leandros) since the medieval Byzantine period, at Salacak on the Bosphorus - Constantinople

Istanbul, Turkey - The Jetty at Arnavutkoy - European Side
Istanbul, Turkey - The Jetty at Arnavutkoy (" The Armenian Quay" ) - on the European bank of the Bosphorus. Date: circa 1905

Panoramic View of Beylerbeyi and the Bosphorus, Istanbul, Turkey. Date: circa 1908

Shoreline of the Bosphorus, Istanbul - Vanikoy, Bogazici - Minaret of the Vanikoy Camii (Mehmet Efendi Mosque) visible through the trees. Date: circa 1930s

Istanbul, Turkey, Ottoman Empire - Golden Horn
Panoramic mid-19th century view of Istanbul, Turkey, Ottoman Empire - Golden Horn with Galata Bridge and Tower and the Yeni Camii (New Mosque). Date: circa 1830

Rumeli Kavagi - Istanbul - on the Bosphorus, Turkey. Date: circa 1910s

Istanbul Plaza Oteli (Hotel) - Istanbul, Turkey Date: 1940s

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