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The Bosphorus and the Danube i
Introduction 3
The Valley of the Sweet Waters 6
Eyoub 9
Turkish Baths 13
Palace of Beshik-Tash 17
The Castles of Europe and Asia 20
Fountain of the Asian Sweet Waters 22
Aqueduct near Pyrgo 24
The Mausoleum of Solyman "the Magnificent" 25
Yeni Djami 28
The Tcharchi, or Bazârs of Constantinople 29
Fountain in Galata 37
View from Mount Bulgurlhu 39
Turkish Houses on the Bosphorus 40
Mosque of Sultana Valide, from the Port 43
The Mosque of Sultan Achmet 44
The Column of Marcian 48
Scutari 50
Musicians at the Asian Sweet Waters 55
Beglier Bey 57
Saint Sophia 60
The Ocmeidan 64
The Seraï Bournou 66
Top-Hannè 72
The Walls of Constantinople 74
The Mosque of Chazade 79
Suleimaniè 80
The Port of Constantinople 82
Entrance to the Black Sea 84
The Palace of Belisarius 89
The Seraglio Point 91
Yenikeuï 92
Dolma-Batchè, from the Grand Champ des Morts 94
A Bendt, in the Forest of Belgrade 96
Mosque of Sultan Bajazet 106
The Riven Tower, (near the Top-Kapousi) 110
Istenia 111
The Arsenal, (from Pera) 113
The Tower of Galata 115
The Tchernberlè Tasch 117
The Ferry at Scutari 118
A Turkish Apertment 125
The Slave-Market 127
Petit Champ des Morts, Pera 130
The Guz-Couli, or Maiden's Tower 134
Bebec, on the Bosphorus 135
A Public Khan 138
Fort Beil-Gorod, on the Bosphorus 142
The Aqueduct of Baghtchè-Keuï 143
A Coffee-Kiosque 147
The Bosphorus 151
Conclusion 156