Turkey and Greece
Mosque of Tophana [Mosque of Nusretiye, Istanbul, Turkey] ©
The Royal Yacht sailed towards Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul) on the final stage of the Prince’s tour. En route, the Osborne stopped at several islands, including Rhodes and Patmos. The party eventually arrived at the heart of the Ottoman Empire on 20 May, where they were greeted by the ruler, Sultan Abdülaziz.
The Prince spent a week in Constantinople, also taking the opportunity to visit the former hospital used by British troops during the Crimean War in 1855. The party then set sail for Athens before turning homewards, stopping at several islands on the way including Cephalonia, Ithaca and Malta, where the Prince received a rapturous reception.
Francis Bedford (1815-94)
Mosque of Tophana [Mosque of Nusretiye, Istanbul, Turkey]
Francis Bedford (1815-94)
Tower of Galata and part of Turkish burial ground [Istanbul, Turkey]
Francis Bedford (1815-94)
Fountain of Sultan Selim [Fountain of Ahmed III, Istanbul, Turkey]
Francis Bedford (1815-94)
River Front of the New Palace [Dolmabahçe Palace, Istanbul, Turkey]
Francis Bedford (1815-94)
The New Palace, the River Gate [Dolmabahçe Palace. Istanbul, Turkey]
Francis Bedford (1815-94)
The New Palace, the south entrance [Dolmabahçe Palace, Istanbul, Turkey]
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The Military Hospital, Scutari [Selimiye Barracks, Uskudar, Istanbul, Turkey]
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The Caryatid porch of the Erechtheum [Athens, Greece]
Francis Bedford (1815-94)
Portions of the Frieze of the Parthenon [Athens, Greece]
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South West View of the Parthenon [on the Acropolis, Athens, Greece]
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Acropolis and Temple of Jupiter Olympus [Olympieion, Athens]
Francis Bedford (1815-94)
Athens, the modern city [Greece]
Sir Oswald Walters Brierly (1817-94)
The Osborne with the Prince of Wales on board, going into Malta Harbour, attended by HMS Magicienne and HMS Doris, 5 June 1862
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The yacht at Ithica [HMY Osborne, Ithaca]
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Cephalonia [Kefalonia, Ionian Islands, Greece]
Francis Bedford (1815-94)
