Selim Collection

Grains of Selim tree, Xylopia aethiopica
Grains of Selim, Xylopia aethiopica, Habzelia aethiopica, Habzeli d Ethiopie. Handcoloured steel engraving by Lebrun after a botanical illustration by Edouard Maubert from Pierre Oscar Reveil, A

S. M. S. Goeben
The German Imperial Navy battlecruiser SMS Goeben, launched in 1911. Shortly after the outbreak of World War One, along with the Breslau it reached Constantinople

Sultan Selim I conquering Egypt
Sultan Selim I, nicknamed Yavuz " the Stern", " the Steadfast" or " the Grim" (1465?-1520) - Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1512 to 1520

Turkish Warship - Sultan Selim I

Selim III (1761-1808). Ottoman sultan from 1789 to 1807. Engraving by Lemaitre, Lalaisse and Moret. Historia de Turquia by Joseph Marie Jouannin (1783-1844) and Jules Van Gaver, 1840

Selim II (1524-1574). Ottoman sultan from 1566
Selim II (1524-1574). Also known as Selim the Blond or Selim he Drunk. Ottoman sultan from 1566. Engraving by Lemaitre, Masson and Lesueur

Turkey. Kanuni Sultan Suleyman bridge. Buyukcekmece
Ottoman Empire. Turkey. Kanuni Sultan Suleyman bridge or Buyukcekmece Bridge. Buyukcekmece, near Istanbul. It was built by Sinan on a commission from Selim II, 16th century

Ottoman Empire. Turkey. Turkish troops from 1540-1580. Historia de Turquia, 1840. Engraving by Lemaitre and Masson. Historia de Turquia, by Joseph Marie Jouannin (1783-1844) and Jules Van Gaver, 1840

Tomb of Sheikh Salim Chishti, Fatehpur Sikri, India
The 16th century tomb of Sheikh Salim Chishti, Fatehpur Sikri, Uttar Pradesh, India. Date: circa 1890s

The tomb of Sultan Selim II - Constantinople
Entrance to the tomb of Sultan Selim II. Date: circa 1920

Soliman, war horse of Napoleon (chromolitho)
974477 Soliman, war horse of Napoleon (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Soliman, war horse of Napoleon)

Selim and Zuleika (engraving)
665515 Selim and Zuleika (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Selim and Zuleika)

Saladin, first Sultan of Egypt, and Selim I, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrrarios Costumes Antique and Modern of All Peoples

Habit of Selim in the Tragedy of Barbarossa (engraving)
3640620 Habit of Selim in the Tragedy of Barbarossa (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Habit of Selim in the Tragedy of Barbarossa)

Illustration, Selim and Zuleika, The Bride of Abydos
Illustration, Selim and Zuleika, in The Bride of Abydos, a poem by Lord Byron (1813). 1844

Mr Stanley, his Boy Kalulu, and the Interpreter Selim (engraving)
1057989 Mr Stanley, his Boy Kalulu, and the Interpreter Selim (engraving) by Linton, James Dromgole (1840-1916); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mr Stanley, his Boy Kalulu, and the Interpreter Selim)

The Royal Family at Astleys Amphitheatre, London - The Fairy Ponies, Beauty and Selim (engraving)
584756 The Royal Family at Astleys Amphitheatre, London - The Fairy Ponies, Beauty and Selim (engraving) by English School

Selim and Zuleika (engraving)
669783 Selim and Zuleika (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Selim and Zuleika)

Visit of the Royal Family to Astleys Amphitheatre (engraving)
1594060 Visit of the Royal Family to Astleys Amphitheatre (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Visit of the Royal Family to Astleys Amphitheatre)

Stanley on his Way to the Coast (engraving)
1057985 Stanley on his Way to the Coast (engraving) by Houghton, Arthur Boyd (1836-75) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Stanley on his Way to the Coast)

Selim (litho)
1047329 Selim (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Selim. Illustration for The Graphic, 7 June 1890.); Look and Learn / Illustrated Papers Collection; English

Tomb of Sheikh Salim Chisti, Fatehpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
The 16th century Tomb of Sufi Saint Sheikh Salim Chisti at Fatehpur, Uttar Pradesh, India. One of the finest examples of Mughal architecture in India circa 1910s

German Battlecruiser Goeben renamed Sultan Selim I
WW1 - Bosphorus, Istanbul, Turkey - The German Battlecruiser Goeben renamed Sultan Selim I - passing the Allied fleet for internment after capture/surrender. Date: 1916

Poisoned Eleanor, 1782. Artist: Kauffmann, Angelika (1741-1807)
Poisoned Eleanor, 1782. Found in the collection of the State Open-air Museum Pavlovsk Palace, St. Petersburg

Turkish battlecruiser, Yavuz Sultan Selim, formerly the German ship SMS Goeben, transferred to Turkey in 1914. Date: circa 1920

Sultan Selim the Grim at The Battle of Marj Dabiq in 1516 (or 932 of the Islamic Calendar). The battle was part of the OttomanMamluk War (151617) between the Ottoman Empire and the Mamluk Sultanate

Sultan Selim I (The Grim) - leader of the Ottoman Turks
Selim I, nicknamed Yavuz, " the Stern" or " the Steadfast", but often rendered in English as " the Grim" (1465/1466/14701520)

Futtypore Sikri Interior Great Quadrangle Showing Sheik
Futtypore Sikri; Interior of the Great Quadrangle, Showing Sheik Selim Chistis Tomb; Samuel Bourne (English, 1834 - 1912); Fatehpur Sikri, India; about 1866; Albumen silver print

Selim Adrien Alban Tournachon French 1825 1903
Selim; Adrien Alban Tournachon (French, 1825 - 1903); France; 1860; Salted paper print; 16.6 × 22.3 cm (6 9, 16 × 8 3, 4 in.)

Sultan Selim II - ruler of the Ottoman Turks
Selim II (15241574) (" Selim the Sot (Mest)" and as " Sari Selim" (Selim the Blond) - Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1566 until his death in 1574. Date: circa 1570

Caliph Stork, an eastern tale -- the Caliph asks Selim the Learned to decipher a document for him which he has bought from the peddler

Turkish Floating dock in the Bosphorus, the former home of the SMS Goeben (which became the flagship of the Ottoman Navy as Yavuz Sultan Selim, usually shortened to Yavuz) during World War One

The Goeben - Ottoman Navy Flagship - imprisoned off Buyukada
The SMS Goeben (which became the flagship of the Ottoman Navy as Yavuz Sultan Selim, usually shortened to Yavuz) - imprisoned off Buyukada (Princes Islands (Isles) - Prinkipo). Date: 1923

German battleship SMS Goeben in Turkey, WW1
Painting by Philip Connard (completed 1919) entitled The Surrender of the Goeben, showing the German battleship SMS Goeben flying a white flag in Constantinople harbour

Selim Pasha Musrhir
SELIM PASHA MUSRHIR Turkish military commander Date: CIRCA 1854

Source Size = 3734 x 2437
MR. W.H. PEEKs ARAB " SELIM" AT THE METROPOLITAN HORSE SHOW, 1870

Source Size = 3743 x 1932
The Eastern Question: Tartar Basardjick, an Officer Just Returned from Alexinatz: " did you See Anything of our Boy Selim?"

Haseki Hurem Sultan, 1541 (oil on canvas)
BAL703419 Haseki Hurem Sultan, 1541 (oil on canvas) by Ottoman School, (16th century); Topkapi Palace Museum, Istanbul, Turkey; (add.info.: Haseki HAOErrem Sultan (born 1506)

The Giraffes with the Arabs who brought them over to this country, Zoological Gardens
XJF307387 The Giraffes with the Arabs who brought them over to this country, Zoological Gardens, Regents Park, 1836 (litho) (b/w photo) by Scharf, George the Elder (1788-1860); Corporation of London

Source Size = 2688 x 3249
Mohammed Selim, Kawass of the Austrian Consulate. Egypt, Engraving 1879

The Prussian prize-fighter and his allies attempting to tame imperial Kate, or, the state of the European bursiers, engraving 1791, Catherine II and Frederick William II as pugilists

Taming of the shrew, Katharine and Petruchio, The modern Quixotte, or, what you will, Gillray, James, 1756-1815, engraving 1791, Catherine II, faint and shying away from William Pitt

Picture of Europe for July 1772, Catherine II, Leopold II, and Frederick William II seated at table on which rests a map of Poland; standing behind them

Dress of the Ottoman court around 1580, Abraham de Bruyn, Joos de Bosscher, 1581

Favourites, the Property of H. R. H. Prince George of Cambridge, Sir Edwin Henry Landseer
Favourites, the Property of H.R.H. Prince George of Cambridge, Sir Edwin Henry Landseer, 1802-1873, British

Sultan Selim III - ruler of the Ottoman Turks
Selim III (17611808) - the reform-minded Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1789 to 1807. Date: circa 1805

Selim I (1467-1520) Emperor of Turkey from 1512 attacking Persians under Esmai il I or Isma il (1487-1524) founder of Safavid dynasty, at Khoi, Azerbaijan. Woodcut

Taming Of The Shrew, Katharine And Petruchio, The Modern Quixotte, Or, What You Will, Gillray, James, 1756-1815, Engraving 1791, Catherine Ii, Faint And Shying Away From William Pitt

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"Selim: A Name Engraved in Turkish History" From the legendary S. M. S. Goeben to Sultan Selim I's conquest of Egypt, the name "Selim" echoes through time as a symbol of power and influence. In the 16th century, Turkey witnessed the grandeur I Mosque in Constantinople, a testament to his reign as an Ottoman sultan who expanded his empire far and wide. The legacy continued with Selim III, another notable ruler from 1789 to 1807, whose leadership left an indelible mark on Ottoman history. Not forgetting Selim II, who reigned during the mid-16th century and played a significant role in shaping Turkey's destiny. Turkish troops under Sultan Suleyman fought valiantly from 1540-1580, defending their land with unwavering loyalty and bravery. Across borders lies Sheikh Salim Chishti's tomb in Fatehpur Sikri, India – a place where reverence for this revered figure transcends boundaries. Back in Constantinople (now Istanbul), one cannot miss the majestic tomb of Sultan Selim II at Top-Khane square – a reminder of his enduring presence even after centuries have passed. And let us not overlook Yavuz Sultan Selim – a formidable Turkish battlecruiser that sailed proudly across seas as it carried its namesake into modern times. Through these historical references and landmarks associated with "Selim, " we glimpse into Turkey's rich heritage and its impact on global history. The name "Selim" stands tall as an emblem of strength, conquests, architectural marvels, and naval prowess – forever etched in our collective memory.