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'View of the Bosphorus: The Castle of Europe', 1890. Creator: Unknown.

'View of the Bosphorus: The Castle of Europe', 1890. Creator: Unknown.

2-715-959 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

'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 preparation for a planned Ottoman siege on the then-Byzantine city of Constantinople. From "Cassell's Illustrated Universal History, Vol. III - The Middle Ages", by Edmund Ollier. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris and Melbourne, 1890. ]

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Creator
  1. Unknown, attributed to: :
People Related
  1. Edmund Ollier: : author, journalist
  2. Cassell & Co: : Publisher, printer, lithographer, publishers, printers, lithographers
  3. Sultan Mehmet II: Ottoman Turk: Sultan
Medium
  1. Engraving
Picture Type
  1. Landscape
Geographic Hierarchy

World Asia Turkey İstanbul Istanbul

  1. 41 00 40 N , 028 57 28 E

World Middle East

  1. 30 20 16 N , 042 29 52 E
Category Hierarchy

Locations & Buildings Castles

Science & Nature Geographical Features

Artistic Representations Cityscapes

Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 5650x3743
File Size : 61,957kb

Aliases

  1. 0580066141
  1. 2-715-959
  1. 2715959
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