Istanbul Old Map Old engraving depicting map of Constantinopolis (Istanbul), the capital of the Byzantine and the Ottoman empires. Printed in 1572 by Braun and Hogenberg in Civitates Orbis Terrarum. Photo by N. Staykov (2007)Click on thumbnails below for more images of Istanbul: istanbul stock illustrations
Istanbul Old Map Old engraving depicting map of Constantinopolis (Istanbul), the capital of the Byzantine and the Ottoman empires. Printed in 1572 by Braun and Hogenberg in Civitates Orbis Terrarum. Photo by N. Staykov (2007)Click on thumbnails below for more images of Istanbul: istanbul stock illustrations

Old engraving depicting map of Constantinopolis (Istanbul), the capital of the Byzantine and the Ottoman empires. Printed in 1572 by Braun and Hogenberg in Civitates Orbis Terrarum. Photo by N. Staykov (2007)Click on thumbnails below for more images of Istanbul:

Mehmed II the Conqueror in Constantinople 1453 Steel engraving of Mehmed II ( 30 March 1432 - 3 May 1481 ), commonly known as Mehmed the Conqueror ( Turkish: Fatih Sultan Mehmet ), was an Ottoman Sultan who ruled from August 1444 to September 1446, and then later from February 1451 to May 1481.
In 1453 Mehmed commenced the siege of Constantinople with an army between 80,000 and 200,000 troops, an artillery train of over seventy large field pieces, and a navy of 320 vessels.
Original edition from my own archives
Source : "Allgemeine Weltgeschichte" 1898 istanbul stock illustrations
Mehmed II the Conqueror in Constantinople 1453 Steel engraving of Mehmed II ( 30 March 1432 - 3 May 1481 ), commonly known as Mehmed the Conqueror ( Turkish: Fatih Sultan Mehmet ), was an Ottoman Sultan who ruled from August 1444 to September 1446, and then later from February 1451 to May 1481. In 1453 Mehmed commenced the siege of Constantinople with an army between 80,000 and 200,000 troops, an artillery train of over seventy large field pieces, and a navy of 320 vessels. Original edition from my own archives Source : "Allgemeine Weltgeschichte" 1898 istanbul stock illustrations

Steel engraving of Mehmed II ( 30 March 1432 - 3 May 1481 ), commonly known as Mehmed the Conqueror ( Turkish: Fatih Sultan Mehmet ), was an Ottoman Sultan who ruled from August 1444 to September 1446, and then later from February 1451 to May 1481. In 1453 Mehmed commenced the siege of Constantinople with an army between 80,000 and 200,000 troops, an artillery train of over seventy large field pieces, and a navy of 320 vessels. Original edition from my own archives Source : "Allgemeine Weltgeschichte" 1898

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