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Selim Collection

Background imageSelim Collection: Grains of Selim tree, Xylopia aethiopica

Grains of Selim tree, Xylopia aethiopica
Grains of Selim, Xylopia aethiopica, Habzelia aethiopica, Habzeli d Ethiopie. Handcoloured steel engraving by Lebrun after a botanical illustration by Edouard Maubert from Pierre Oscar Reveil, A

Background imageSelim Collection: S. M. S. Goeben

S. M. S. Goeben
The German Imperial Navy battlecruiser SMS Goeben, launched in 1911. Shortly after the outbreak of World War One, along with the Breslau it reached Constantinople

Background imageSelim Collection: Sultan Selim I conquering Egypt

Sultan Selim I conquering Egypt
Sultan Selim I, nicknamed Yavuz " the Stern", " the Steadfast" or " the Grim" (1465?-1520) - Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1512 to 1520

Background imageSelim Collection: Turkish Warship - Sultan Selim I

Turkish Warship - Sultan Selim I

Background imageSelim Collection: Turkey. Constantinople. Selim I Mosque, 16th century

Turkey. Constantinople. Selim I Mosque, 16th century
Ottoman Empire. Turkey. Selim I Mosque (1520-1527). It was erected by the Ottoman Sultan Suleyman I the Magnificent in honor or his father Selim I, died in 1520. Engraving by Lemaitre

Background imageSelim Collection: Selim III (1761-1808). Ottoman sultan from 1789 to 1807

Selim III (1761-1808). Ottoman sultan from 1789 to 1807. Engraving by Lemaitre, Lalaisse and Moret. Historia de Turquia by Joseph Marie Jouannin (1783-1844) and Jules Van Gaver, 1840

Background imageSelim Collection: Selim II (1524-1574). Ottoman sultan from 1566

Selim II (1524-1574). Ottoman sultan from 1566
Selim II (1524-1574). Also known as Selim the Blond or Selim he Drunk. Ottoman sultan from 1566. Engraving by Lemaitre, Masson and Lesueur

Background imageSelim Collection: Turkey. Kanuni Sultan Suleyman bridge. Buyukcekmece

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

Background imageSelim Collection: Ottoman Empire. Turkey. Turkish troops from 1540-1580

Ottoman Empire. Turkey. Turkish troops from 1540-1580. Historia de Turquia, 1840. Engraving by Lemaitre and Masson. Historia de Turquia, by Joseph Marie Jouannin (1783-1844) and Jules Van Gaver, 1840

Background imageSelim Collection: Tomb of Sheikh Salim Chishti, Fatehpur Sikri, India

Tomb of Sheikh Salim Chishti, Fatehpur Sikri, India
The 16th century tomb of Sheikh Salim Chishti, Fatehpur Sikri, Uttar Pradesh, India. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageSelim Collection: The tomb of Sultan Selim II - Constantinople

The tomb of Sultan Selim II - Constantinople
Entrance to the tomb of Sultan Selim II. Date: circa 1920

Background imageSelim Collection: Saladin, first Sultan of Egypt, and Selim

Saladin, first Sultan of Egypt, and Selim I, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrrarios Costumes Antique and Modern of All Peoples

Background imageSelim Collection: Illustration, Selim and Zuleika, The Bride of Abydos

Illustration, Selim and Zuleika, The Bride of Abydos
Illustration, Selim and Zuleika, in The Bride of Abydos, a poem by Lord Byron (1813). 1844

Background imageSelim Collection: Tomb of Sheikh Salim Chisti, Fatehpur, Uttar Pradesh, India

Tomb of Sheikh Salim Chisti, Fatehpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
The 16th century Tomb of Sufi Saint Sheikh Salim Chisti at Fatehpur, Uttar Pradesh, India. One of the finest examples of Mughal architecture in India circa 1910s

Background imageSelim Collection: German Battlecruiser Goeben renamed Sultan Selim I

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

Background imageSelim Collection: Turkish battlecruiser, Yavuz Sultan Selim

Turkish battlecruiser, Yavuz Sultan Selim, formerly the German ship SMS Goeben, transferred to Turkey in 1914. Date: circa 1920

Background imageSelim Collection: Sultan Selim the Grim at The Battle of Marj Dabiq

Sultan Selim the Grim at The Battle of Marj Dabiq in 1516 (or 932 of the Islamic Calendar). The battle was part of the OttomanMamluk War (151617) between the Ottoman Empire and the Mamluk Sultanate

Background imageSelim Collection: Sultan Selim I (The Grim) - leader of the Ottoman Turks

Sultan Selim I (The Grim) - leader of the Ottoman Turks
Selim I, nicknamed Yavuz, " the Stern" or " the Steadfast", but often rendered in English as " the Grim" (1465/1466/14701520)

Background imageSelim Collection: Sultan Selim II - ruler of the Ottoman Turks

Sultan Selim II - ruler of the Ottoman Turks
Selim II (15241574) (" Selim the Sot (Mest)" and as " Sari Selim" (Selim the Blond) - Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1566 until his death in 1574. Date: circa 1570

Background imageSelim Collection: Caliph Stork, an eastern tale

Caliph Stork, an eastern tale -- the Caliph asks Selim the Learned to decipher a document for him which he has bought from the peddler

Background imageSelim Collection: Turkish Floating dock in the Bosphorus

Turkish Floating dock in the Bosphorus, the former home of the SMS Goeben (which became the flagship of the Ottoman Navy as Yavuz Sultan Selim, usually shortened to Yavuz) during World War One

Background imageSelim Collection: The Goeben - Ottoman Navy Flagship - imprisoned off Buyukada

The Goeben - Ottoman Navy Flagship - imprisoned off Buyukada
The SMS Goeben (which became the flagship of the Ottoman Navy as Yavuz Sultan Selim, usually shortened to Yavuz) - imprisoned off Buyukada (Princes Islands (Isles) - Prinkipo). Date: 1923

Background imageSelim Collection: Blue and white mosque lamp. Glazed. 1520-1525. From Yavuz Se

Blue and white mosque lamp. Glazed. 1520-1525. From Yavuz Selim Mosque. Fatih, Istanbul. Tiled Kiosk Museum. Archaeological Museum. Istanbul. Turkey

Background imageSelim Collection: German battleship SMS Goeben in Turkey, WW1

German battleship SMS Goeben in Turkey, WW1
Painting by Philip Connard (completed 1919) entitled The Surrender of the Goeben, showing the German battleship SMS Goeben flying a white flag in Constantinople harbour

Background imageSelim Collection: Selim Pasha Musrhir

Selim Pasha Musrhir
SELIM PASHA MUSRHIR Turkish military commander Date: CIRCA 1854

Background imageSelim Collection: Sultan Selim III - ruler of the Ottoman Turks

Sultan Selim III - ruler of the Ottoman Turks
Selim III (17611808) - the reform-minded Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1789 to 1807. Date: circa 1805

Background imageSelim Collection: Selim I (1467-1520). Sultan of the Ottoman Empire

Selim I (1467-1520). Sultan of the Ottoman Empire

Background imageSelim Collection: Selim II1524-1574). Sultan of the Ottoman Empire

Selim II1524-1574). Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1566-1574). Ottoman art. TURKEY. Istanbul. Library of Ahmed III (Topkapi Palace)

Background imageSelim Collection: Kaiser Wilhelm on Ottoman Battle Cruiser

Kaiser Wilhelm on Ottoman Battle Cruiser
The German Emperor Wilhelm II (centre) and German militaries inspecting Ottoman troops on board of the battle cruiser " Javus Sultan Selim", the former SMS " Goeben"

Background imageSelim Collection: Selim III - Sultan of the Ottoman Empire

Selim III - Sultan of the Ottoman Empire
The Grand Seignior. He is Selim III (1761-1808), Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1789 to 1807. Son of Mustafa III (175774), he succeeded his uncle Abdulhamid I (177489)

Background imageSelim Collection: Sultan Selim III

Sultan Selim III
SELIM III - a keen reformer, he angers vested interests with his ideas, is deposed in 1807 and murdered by strangulation after a years imprisonment

Background imageSelim Collection: Selim II Sultan

Selim II Sultan
SELIM II, Ottoman sultan, son of Suleyman I the Magnificent

Background imageSelim Collection: Selim Ii / Turkey / Knolle

Selim Ii / Turkey / Knolle
SELIM II called SARI or THE BLONDE or THE SOT Sultan of Turkey (1566-74)

Background imageSelim Collection: Selim Ii / Turkey / Masson

Selim Ii / Turkey / Masson
SELIM II called SARI or THE BLONDE or THE SOT Sultan of Turkey (1566-74)

Background imageSelim Collection: Ww1 Tunisian Soldier

Ww1 Tunisian Soldier
Selim ben Hamed, a Tunisian half-caste fighting with the French during World War One

Background imageSelim Collection: Constantinople Defended

Constantinople Defended
Sultan Selim III having come to terms with Napoleon, a British fleet under admiral Duckworth attacks Constantin- -ople, but is repulsed by Sebastiani and the Sultan

Background imageSelim Collection: Selim I / Turkey / Munster

Selim I / Turkey / Munster
SELIM I called YAVUZ (The Grim) Sultan of Turkey (1512-20)

Background imageSelim Collection: Selim III (Ridley)

Selim III (Ridley)
SELIM III SULTAN OF TURKEY [note that the printed caption is erroneous]


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