Looking north at the Blue Mosque and Hagia Sofia Mosque at Istanbul from a passenger cruise ship in the Bosphorus, Turkey

Looking north at Istanbul from on board a passenger cruise ship in the Bosphorus, Turkey. The Blue Mosque is on the left and the Hagia Sofia Mosque is to the right of centre. On the shore in the centre is the Ahirkapi Lighthouse. An American flagged motor yacht is under way in the foreground. she is seen from off her starboard beam and has a clipper bow with bowsprit, counter stern, single funnel and two masts.

Object Details

ID: P90917
Type: Sheet film negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Marine Photo Service
Date made: 1930-1939
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 117 mm x 168 mm