Map Description
Historical map of the Ottoman
Empire, 1451-1481. Constantinople.
Illustrating
Constantinople:
Wall of old (Greek/Byzantium (?)
Wall of Constantine (330) - See also
About Constantine
I
Double Wall of Theodosius II (408-450) - See also
About Theodosius
II
Wall of Heraclius (626-641) - See also
About Heraclius
Wall of mediaeval Galata
Wall of the New Seraglio
Byzantine names in thin type
1 St. Sophia
2 Statue of Justinian
3 Serpent Column
4 Burnt Column (of Constantine)
5 Mosque of Bajazet
6 Mosque of Sultan Valideh
7 Grave of the last Byzantine emperor
8 Greek Patriarchate
9 Prison of Anemas
10 Old (Mahmoud) Bridge
11 New (Valideh) Bridge
12 Tomb of Khair-ed-Din Barbarossa
13 Column of Arcadius
Route over which the ships of
Mohammed II were drawn.
Credits
University of Texas at Austin.
Historical Atlas by William Shepherd (1923-26).
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About the Ottoman Empire
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