The military academy on the Bosphorus, Constantinople. Steel engraving by S. Fisher after T. Allom.

  • Allom, Thomas, 1804-1872.
Date:
[between 1840 and 1849?]
Reference:
2165023i
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Description

The cavalry barracks, Kuleli Military High School, from the shore of Cengelkoy, Istanbul. Cavalrymen are seen exercising in front of the school in the distance, while the foreground includes a scene of everyday life. Kuleli Military High School was the first military academy founded in Istanbul in 1845 by Ottoman Sultan Abdülmecid I

Publication/Creation

London ; Paris : Peter Jackson, [between 1840 and 1849?]

Physical description

1 print : steel engraving ; image 12.6 x 18.9 cm

Lettering

Cavalry barracks, on the Bosphorus. Caserne pour la cavalerie sur la Bosph. T. Allom. S. Fisher.

Reference

Wellcome Collection 2165023i

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