The Bosphorus. Lithographs after J. Schranz, 1854.

Constantinople : Publié par J. Missirié, [1854] (Paris (r. de Lancry , 12) : Imp. lith. de Jacomme & Cie.)

8 prints (2 panoramas) : lithographs ; sheets of various sizes

Panorama du Bosphore, du Serail Bournou jusqu'au Mont Géant, pris de Idjadie Kiosk en Asie. Dessiné d'après nature par J. Schranz. Panorama du Bosphore depuis l'entrée de la Mer Noire. Jusqu'au village de Kandilli, pris du Mont Géant en Asie. Dessiné d'après nature par J. Schranz. Lettering on first panorama: Panorama du Bosphore, du Serail Bournou jusqu'au Mont Géant, pris de Idjadie Kiosk en Asie. Dessiné d'après nature par J. Schranz. Lettering on second panorama: Panorama du Bosphore depuis l'entrée de la Mer Noire. Jusqu'au village de Kandilli, pris du Mont Géant en Asie. Dessiné d'après nature par J. Schranz.

Not in: J.R. Abbey, Travel in aquatint and lithography, San Francisco, 1987

Leonora Navari, Greece and the Levant: the catalogue of the Henry Myron Blackmer collection of books and manuscripts, London: Maggs, 1989, nos. 1505-1507 (to be confirmed)

Leonora Navari, The Ottoman world: the Șefık E. Atabey Collection, books, manuscripts and maps, London: Bernard J. Shapero Rare Books, 1998, no. 1080 (to be confirmed)

Wellcome Collection 34118i

[1] Palais de Beiler Bey. Mer de Marmara. Scutari. Tour de Léandre . Pointe du Serail. Sultan Ahmet. Ste. Sophie. Sublime Porte. Tour de Sérakier. Sulimanié. Topkhané. Orta-Keui Tour du Galata. Galata et Péra. Palais de Tchiraghan. Grand Champ des Morts. Casernes. Publié par J. Missirie Dessiné d'après nature par J. Schranz. Publié par J. Missirié. Imp. lith. de Jacomme & Cie., r. de Lancry , 12, Paris. Description: sheet no. 1 of four sheets forming one of two panoramas of the Bosphorus. The sheet shows the area of the seven hills of Istanbul, which are the ancient hills on which Istanbul was located, from the age of Sultan Ahmed to Sulimanie. he Beylerbeyi Palace (Turkish: Beylerbeyi Sarayı, Beylerbeyi meaning "Lord of Lords") is located in the Beylerbeyi neighbourhood of Istanbul, Turkey on the Asian side of the Bosphorus. An Imperial Ottoman summer residence built in the 1860s, it came to be situated immediately north of the 1973 Bosphorus Bridge

[2] Ecole Militaire. Caserne de Ramischeflik. Kourrou-Tchesmé. Publié par J. Missirié. Imp. lith. de Jacomme & Cie., r. de Lancry , 12, Paris. Description: sheet no. 2 of four sheets forming one of two panoramas of the Bosphorus. Sarayburnu (Turkish: Sarayburnu, meaning Palace Point; known in English as the Seraglio Point) is a promontory separating the Golden Horn and the Sea of Marmara in Istanbul, Turkey. The area is where the Topkapı Palace and Gülhane Park stand. Caserne de Ramischeflik (Rami Çiftliği Kışlası) was built in the period of Mustafa III (1757-1774). Its other name is Asâkir- i Mansure - i Muhammediye Kışlası, which means the soldiers who taken help of Muhammed and of God

[3] Arnout- Keui. Bebek. Scheikhler. Kandilli. Publié par J. Missirié. Imp. lith. de Jacomme & Cie., r. de Lancry , 12, Paris. Description: sheet no. 3 of four sheets forming one of two panoramas of the Bosphorus. Arnavutköy (meaning "Albanian village" in Turkish; Greek: έ α) is a historic neighbourhood in Istanbul, part of the Beşiktaş district: it is located between Ortaköy and Bebek on the European shore of the Bosphorus. Arnavutköy accommodates citizens from different ethnic and religious backgrounds, being one of the historic neighbourhoods of Istanbul where a mosque, a church and a synagogue exist in close proximity. Bebek: the direct translation of the word "Bebek" from Turkish is "baby", which is a reference to the neighborhood's attractive positioning on the Bosphorus with a deep, sheltered bay and sweeping views in both directions along the waterway. It is believed to be a shortened form of "Boğaz'ın Gözbebeği", which translates, literally, as "the pupil of the Bosphorus", or more appropriately, "the apple of Bosphorus' eye", as the literal translation of "pupil" in Turkish is "eye baby"

[4] Roumeli- Hissari ( Chateaux d’ Europe) Balta Liman, Sténia. Yeni- Kioi. Pointe de Kandlidje. Mont Géant. Publié par J. Missirié. Imp. lith. de Jacomme & Cie., r. de Lancry , 12, Paris. Description: sheet no. 4 of four sheets forming one of two panoramas of the Bosphorus. Roumeli- Hissari (Rumelihisarı, also known as Rumelian Castle and Roumeli Hissar Castle), a fortress located in the Sarıyer district of Istanbul, on a hill on the European side of the Bosphorus. It gives its name to the quarter around it. It was built by the Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II between 1451 and 1452 (before he conquered Constantinople) in order to control the sea traffic on the Bosphorus strait and prevent aid from the Black Sea from reaching Constantinople during the Turkish siege of the city in 1453

[5] Rives d' Europe, Rives d' Asie, Indjir- Kioy, Hunkiar- Iskelecy. Idjadié Kiosk. Pointe de Kandilli. Pointe de Kandlidje. Pointe de Yeni Keui. Mer de Marmara. Roumeli Hissari. Cheikler. Calender. Dessiné d'après nature par J. Schranz Publié par J. Missirié. Imp. lith de Jacomme & Cie., r. de Lancry , 12, Paris. Description: sheet no. 1 of four sheets forming one of two panoramas of the Bosphorus. The print shows Hunkiar-Iskelecy (Hunkar Iskelesi) and from afar Roumeli Hissari. Hunkar Iskelesi is one of two sweet water valleys in Bosphorus, or "Eaux-douces d'Asie", the other being Kucuksu-Goksu. Hunkiar Iskelecy gave its name to the Treaty of Hünkâr İskelesi, (8 July 1833), a defensive alliance signed between the Ottoman Empire and Russia at the village of Hünkâr İskelesi, near Istanbul, by which the Ottoman Empire became a virtual protectorate of Russia

[6] Therapia. Palais de France. Palais d'Angleterre. Kiretch-Bournou. Publié par J. Missirié. Imp. lith. de Jacomme & Cie., r. de Lancry , 12, Paris. Description: sheet no. 2 of four sheets forming one of two panoramas of the Bosphorus. The empty extremities of the bayof Therapia are shown with the British and French summer embassies. The bay of Tarabya (Therapia) attracted the wealthy and influential, the area having previously been owned by the various influential Phanariot Greek families. By the late 19th century all the major European powers had summer embassies at Tarabya or neighbouring Büyükdere. The British summer embassy at Therapia (Tarabya), dated 1905, 1906 and 1903 respectively, burnt down in 1911 and was never re-built. The French summer embassy in Tarabya was formerly owned by Prince Ypsilanti, who escaped to Russia: the Sultan of the time, Selim II, in 1807 donated the building to the French ambassador General H. Sebastiani. This building was later also destroyed by fire

[7] Tchifflik-Keui. Prairies de Buyuk-Déré. Buyuk-Déré. Palais de Russie. Yeni-Mahalle. Publié par J. Missirié. Imp. lith. de Jacomme & Cie., r. de Lancry , 12, Paris. Description: sheet no. 3 of four sheets forming one of two panoramas of the Bosphorus. The print shows the Russian Embassy's summer palace, located at Sariyer after Buyuk Dere.

[8] Chateau. Roumeli Kavak. Ruines d'un ancien chateau des Génois. Anadoli- Kavak. Chateau des Génois. Mer Noire. Publié par J. Missirié. Imp. lith. de Jacomme & Cie., r. de Lancry , 12, Paris. Description: sheet no. 4 of four sheets forming one of two panoramas of the Bosphorus. Both the Sea of Marmara and the Black Sea are shown. On the right end of the print is Genoa Castle, known as Yoros Castle . The castle dates from the age of East Rome. Its area is the largest area compared with the other castles in Istanbul. It has views of both the Sea of Marmara and the Black Sea.