Views of the Bosporus,Istanbul,Ottoman Empire

Views of the Bosporus and Istanbul, Ottoman Empire
Title: Views of the Bosporus and Istanbul, Ottoman Empire
Creator(s): Abdullah Fréres, photographer
Related Names:
Abdülhamid II, Sultan of the Turks, 1842-1918 , donor
Date Created/Published: 1880-1893.
Summary: Majority of photographs show villages, buildings, and views along the Bosporus. Included are Rumeli Hisari (fortress), Bebek, Beykoz, Ortaköy, Yeniköy, Anadolu Hisari, Arnavutköy, and Tarabya. Also shown are obelisks in the Hippodrome, ships, fishing nets, and a cemetery.
Notes:
Text on album cover translated from Ottoman Turkish: It has been presented as a gift to the National Library of the United States of America by His Majesty Emperor Abdulhamid II, King of the Kings al-Gazi, the Emperor of the Sublime Ottoman Empire which is based on the Divine Assistance. The year 1310. Text in English on album cover (on other side): Gift made by H.I.M. the Sultan Abdul-Hamid II to the National Library of the United States of America 1893.
LOT title devised by Library staff.
36 photographs are by Abdullah Frères, 5 are unattributed and are possibly by Abdullah Frères.
Photographs captioned in Ottoman Turkish and French.
Forms part of: Abdul-Hamid II Collection (Library of Congress).
Gift; Abdülhamid II; 1893.
A digitized image of each print along with its associated identifying information is available through the Prints & Photographs Online Catalog.
Subjects:
Dolmabahçe Sarayi--1880-1900.
Forts & fortifications--Turkey--Bosporus--1880-1900.
Castles & palaces--Turkey--Beykoz (Istanbul Ili)--1880-1900.
Ships--Turkey--Bosporus--1880-1900.
Waterfronts--Turkey--Bosporus--1880-1900.
Mosques--Turkey--Istanbul--1880-1900.
Villages--Turkey--Bosporus--1880-1900.
Yeniköy (Istanbul, Turkey)--1880-1900.
Bebek (Istanbul, Turkey)--1880-1900.
Bosporus (Turkey)--1880-1900.
Turkey--History--1878-1909.
Turkey--History--Ottoman Empire, 1288-1918.
Aerial views--1880-1900.
Albumen prints--1880-1900.
Landscape photographs--1880-1900.
Photograph albums--1880-1900.
Bookmark /2003677007/
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