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Istanbul. Asia - Turkey - Marmara - Istanbul. Inhabited place. Longitude: 28.9500. Latitude: 41.0333.

 Subject
Subject Source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Manuscripts and proofs of the works of Austen Henry Layard concerning his journeys through, and his archaeological excavations and diplomatic missions in, the Ottoman Empire., 1845-1882.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.42346-42384
Scope and Contents

The manuscripts, proofs and typescripts in this series all relate to the written works of Layard about his experiences and work within the Ottoman Empire. This includes some of his most well known publications, including 'Nineveh and its Remains', which was first published by John Murray in 1849.

Dates: 1845-1882.

Miscellaneous postcards, including views of Bombay, Vienna, Belgrade, Istanbul, Stratford-on-Avon, Brussels, Liège and Salonika and of Italian medieval works of art., Undated.

 File
Identifier: Acc.8695/225
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: This collection, while primarily composed of the letters and papers of Esther Chalmers herself, and reflecting her own life and activities, also reflects those of her family, from her grandparents to her nieces and nephews, and of her friends, both in Britain and abroad. The papers concern mostly her own life and her association with Lucie Dejardin, the Belgian socialist, with papers concerning her kinfolk the Lorimers of Kellie (particularly James Lorimer and J H Lorimer) and her father Sir...
Dates: Undated.