Constantinople in 1828. A residence of sixteen months in the Turkish

The plates include one of uniforms of the New Army, Sultan Mahmoud going to the mosque, and the double page plate shows a view of Constantinople from Scutari. This plate was not present in later issues nor was it mentioned in the list of plates. In 1827-8 Macfarlane travelled to Constantinople and Asia Minor. He returned to Turkey in 1847. This work contains long descriptions of Asia Minor, Smyrna and Constantinople itself, and discussions of recent political history. There is also an interesting chapter on Modern Greek literature as well as mentions of Greek education.