Selim I, Ottoman Emperor SW Calvert Figure 5 Porpalia prunella

Figure 5 Porpalia prunella

View of a model designed by Piazzi Smyth to demonstrate the use of his instrument for observing zodiacal light

showing the gate on fire during the Great Fire of London 1666 at the point when the walls of Ludgate Gaol fell

The plate is inscribed: 'Drawn from a young ELEPHANT

Selim I, Ottoman Emperor SW Calvert Figure 5 Porpalia prunellaSelim I, Ottoman Emperor, (1808). Known as 'Yavuz' (the Cruel), Selim (1466 1520) ruled from 1512 1520. When he came to the throne he had his uncles and brothers put to death to avoid any challenges to his rule. The empire expanded considerably under Selim, with the Islamic holy cities of Mecca and Medina coming under Ottoman control. From A series of Portraits of the Emperors of Turkey, 1808.