Istanbul Collection

The Piri Reis world map, 1513. Artist: Piri Reis (1470-1553)
The Piri Reis world map, 1513. Found in the collection of the Topkapı Palace, Istanbul

Akkadian inscription on a brick-stamp of baked clay
Inscription in Akkadian on a brick-stamp of baked clay of King Sarkali-Sarri of the Akkadian dynasty, from Nippur. from the Archaeological Museums collection, Istanbul

Relief orthostat depicting a chariot from Sam'al, 9th century BC. Creator: Spaethethitische Bildkunst (1200-700 v)
Relief orthostat depicting a chariot from Sam'al, 9th century BC. Found in the Collection of the Archaeological Museum, Istanbul.

From the album Sultan Ahmed I., c.1616-1618. Creator: Turkish Master
From the album Sultan Ahmed I., c.1616-1618. Found in the Collection of the Topkapi-Palast, Istanbul.

Sultan Osman II goes to war against Poland-Lithuania, from Sehname-i Nadir..., c.1622. Creator: Turkish Master
Sultan Osman II goes to war against Poland-Lithuania, from Sehname-i Nadiri (Library of the Topkapi Palace Museum, H. 1124), c.1622. Found in the Collection of the Topkapi-Palast, Istanbul.

The new kiosk and caique built by Osman II, from Sehname-i Nadiri (Topkapi Palace Museum..., c.1622)
The new kiosk and caique built by Osman II, from Sehname-i Nadiri (Topkapi Palace Museum Library, H. 1124), c.1622. Found in the Collection of the Topkapi-Palast, Istanbul.

Plate with a qilin, ca 1350. Creator: The Oriental Applied Arts
Plate with a qilin, ca 1350. Found in the Collection of the Topkapi Palace, Istanbul

View of Constantinople (Istanbul) and the Seraglio from the Swedish Legation in Pera, c.1770-1780

'The Eastern Question -- The Shipping in the Bosphorus off Galata, 1891. Creator: Frank Brangwyn
'The Eastern Question -- The Shipping in the Bosphorus off Galata, 1891. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44. July to December, 1891

'Life in the East -- Fez blockers in the Bazaar at Stamboul, 1890. Creator: Unknown
'Life in the East -- Fez blockers in the Bazaar at Stamboul, 1890. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 42. July to December, 1890

Portion of a Carpet, Turkey, 1575/1625. Creator: Unknown
Portion of a Carpet, Turkey, 1575/1625

Panorama of Constantinople and the Dardanelles - the Sublime Porte, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Panorama of Constantinople and the Dardanelles - the Sublime Porte, 1850. Gate to the Imperial Palace and Fountain of Ahmed III

The Golden Horn. The Bridge, 1907. Artist: Signac, Paul (1863-1935)
The Golden Horn. The Bridge, 1907. Private Collection

The Omayyad Caliphate v. Byzantine Empire, circa 748 A. D. c1915. Creator: Emery Walker Ltd
The Omayyad Caliphate v. Byzantine Empire, circa 748 A.D. c1915. Map of the Mediterranean and Near East, showing the Kingdom of Mohammed, Additions under the Caliphs

Black Sea: Bosphorus and Dardanelles, c1914, (c1920). Creator: John Bartholomew & Son
Black Sea: Bosphorus and Dardanelles, c1914, (c1920). Map of the Black Sea and parts of surrounding countries at the start of the First World War, showing Russia and the Crimea, Romania

Throne of the Byzantine Emperors, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Throne of the Byzantine Emperors, 1890. The foundation of Constantinople in 330 AD marks the beginning of the Byzantine Empire with the first Roman Emperor being Constantine the Great

Constantinople, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Constantinople, 1890. Constantinople, capital of the Roman Empire (330-395), Byzantine Empire (395-1204 and 1261-1453), and a Crusader state known as the Latin Empire (1204-1261)

Storming of Constantinople by Baldwin, Count of Flanders, (1204), 1890. Creator: Unknown
Storming of Constantinople by Baldwin, Count of Flanders, (1204), 1890. Following the Sack of Constantinople in April 1204, during the Fourth Crusade, Crusader armies captured, looted

Triumph of Heraclius at Constantinople, (629AD), 1890. Creator: Unknown
Triumph of Heraclius at Constantinople, (629AD) 1890. Heraclius (c575-641) Emperor of the Byzantine Empire from 610 to 641 entered Constantinople in ceremonial parade in 629AD during the Sasanian

Interior of the Hagia Irene in Istanbul

The barrack hospital at Scutari during the Crimean War, 1854. In 1854, during the Crimean War (1853-1856), Sidney Herbert, Secretary of State for War

Fragment of a Bowl with Double Molded Rim, 13th-14th century. Creator: Unknown
Fragment of a Bowl with Double Molded Rim, 13th-14th century

Fragment of a Bowl, 14th-15th century. Creator: Unknown
Fragment of a Bowl, 14th-15th century

Fragment of a Plate, 13th-14th century. Creator: Unknown
Fragment of a Plate, 13th-14th century

Fragment of a Bowl, 14th century. Creator: Unknown
Fragment of a Bowl, 14th century

Fragment of a Bowl, 13th century. Creator: Unknown
Fragment of a Bowl, 13th century

Fragment of a Bowl with Birds Wing, 13th-14th century. Creator: Unknown
Fragment of a Bowl with Birds Wing, 13th-14th century

Fragment of a Bowl, 13th-14th century. Creator: Unknown
Fragment of a Bowl, 13th-14th century

Anonymous Follis (Coin), 976-1028, attributed to Basil II and Constantine VIII. Creator: Unknown
Anonymous Follis (Coin), 976-1028, attributed to Basil II and Constantine VIII

Fragment of a Bowl, 15th-17th century. Creator: Unknown
Fragment of a Bowl, 15th-17th century

Fragment of a Bowl, 17th century. Creator: Unknown
Fragment of a Bowl, 17th century

The Golden Horn, Constantinople, 1907. Creator: Signac, Paul (1863-1935)
The Golden Horn, Constantinople, 1907. Private Collection

The Galata Tower By Moonlight, 1845. Creator: Aivazovsky
The Galata Tower By Moonlight, 1845. Private Collection

Procession through the Hippodrome, Constantinople (Aubry de La Mottrayes " Travels throughout Europe, Asia and into Part of Africa... " London, 1724, vol. I, plate 15), 1723-24

Dame de Constantinople, from Recueil de diverses fig. res etrangeres Inventé
Dame de Constantinople, from Recueil de diverses fig.res etrangeres Inventees par F. Boucher P.tre du Roy et Gravees par F. Ravenet (Collection of Various Foreign Figures, Devised by F)

Doge Enrico Dandolo crowns Baldovino the first emperor of the Latin Empire of Constantinople, 1745-94

View of the Obelisk of Thutmosis III Seen from the Walls of Alexandria, late 17th-early 18th century

A Mosque, 1872. Creator: Alberto Pasini
A Mosque, 1872

Painting on cupola, Chora Church, Constantinople [Istanbul, Turkey], (1928). Creator: Unknown
Painting on cupola, Chora Church, Constantinople [Istanbul, Turkey], (1928). About 1320...Painting on cupola of the annexe church...The Kahrijedjami (Chora Church) was rebuilt by Maria Dukaena

Beautiful Istanbul, a City of Two Continents - Asia in Distance to the Northeast (Right), c1930s. View of the Galata Bridge on the Bosphorous strait linking Euope and Asia in Istanbul

Bookbinding for a Koran, 1460-1500. Creator: Unknown
Bookbinding for a Koran, 1460-1500. Islamic book covers generally have a triangular flap attached to the rear cover of the binding which is tucked under the front cover to protect the outside edge of

Dragon in foliage with lion and phoenix heads, mid-1500s. Creator: Sahkulu (Turkish)
Dragon in foliage with lion and phoenix heads, mid-1500s. In this masterful drawing, a fierce undulating dragon entangled in swirling foliage is under attack from a lion above while assaulting a

Lampas with double ogival floral pattern on checkered ground, 1550-1575. Creator: Unknown
Lampas with double ogival floral pattern on checkered ground, 1550-1575

Holy War is pronounced at the Fatih Mosque, Constantinople, 14 November 1914, (c1920)
Holy War is pronounced at the Fatih Mosque, Constantinople, Turkey, 14 November 1914, (c1920). The Fetwa of the Sheikh-ul-Islam: How the Holy War was proclaimed in Constantinople

Map of the Dardanelles and Sea of Marmara, c1914, (1920). Creator: Unknown
Map of the Dardanelles and Sea of Marmara, c1914, (1920). The coastline around parts of Turkey, Bulgaria, the Black Sea and the Aegean during the First World War

Defeat of the Saracenic Fleet Before Constantinople, (717-718), 1890. Creator: Unknown
Defeat of the Saracenic Fleet Before Constantinople, (717-718), 1890. The Siege of Constantinople (717-718) a combined land

View of the Bosphorus: The Castle of Europe, 1890. Creator: Unknown
View of the Bosphorus: The Castle of Europe, 1890. On the European shore of the Bosphorus, Rumelihisari medieval fortress was built between 1451-1452 on the orders of Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II in

Walls of Constaninople in the Sixteenth Century, (1890). Creator: Unknown
Walls of Constaninople in the Sixteenth Century, (1890). Known as Istanbul today, Constantinople was capital of the Byzantine Empire

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