View of Prince islands from the Monastery of the Holy Trinity on Heybeliada island

Description

Featured in the 1836 collaborative work of Thomas Allom and Robert Walsh, this steel engraving depicts a captivating panorama stretching from the hills of the historical Monastery of the Holy Trinity on Heybeliada (Halki) to Büyükada (Prinkipo). The composition presents the unique geography of the islands rising from the waters of the Sea of Marmara and the coastal settlement adorned with a minaret in the background; through the moments in the foreground where Orthodox clergymen and the local Ottoman people peacefully watch the view together, it aesthetically documents Istanbul's multicultural social fabric and the practice of peaceful coexistence.