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The print contains visualizations of the following, from left to right, top to bottom: Ebrictar Aga or he that brings the bacon to the Grand Signor; Selietar Aga or Sword bearer; Tulbentar Aga or he who makes the Grand Signon Turbant; and A page of…

An overview of the contents in the book.

The title page reads: "The Present State of the Ottoman Empire. Containing the Maxims of the Turkish Politie, the Most Material Points of the Mahometan Religious, their Sects and Heresies, their Convents and Religious Votaries, their Military…

Provenance marks on the front pastedown and free paper ofThe Present State of the Ottoman Empire by Paul Rycaut. The content of the pencil marking on the front pastedown are written in pencil and may be a call number: AD860A57.On the following free…

The cover of the book is embossed with a rectangle that is congruent to the dimensions of the book. It is bound in plain, dark brown leather. While the majority of the book's binding still holds, the front cover has been ripped clean from the rest of…

A close-up of the publication information of the Title page from Paul Rycaut's The Present State of the Ottoman Empire.

A picture of an illustration showing four different jobs in the Ottoman government. The illustration shows the types of fashion of the four positions to highlight their differences.

A picture of an illustration showing the style and habits of Ottoman woman living in the seraglio - domestic spaces in Ottoman households reserved for Muslim women to use.

Image of the first chapter heading. The start of Rycaut's first section, his observations of the Turkish government and culture.

Image of the Title page from Paul Rycaut'sThe Present State of the Ottoman Empire.