Notes
Baths at Sofia (Letter 27)
1. Charles Jervas ("Mr. Gervase") painted several portraits of Lady Mary Wortley Montagu. This one is called Portrait of a Lady:
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-cIs2BKrLDkg/T25bat8irOI/AAAAAAAAArU/VTZtDd4Nn0E/s640/cjervasPortrait+of+a+Lady+1720.jpg
Baths at Sofia (Letter 27)
1. Charles Jervas ("Mr. Gervase") painted several portraits of Lady Mary Wortley Montagu. This one is called Portrait of a Lady:
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-cIs2BKrLDkg/T25bat8irOI/AAAAAAAAArU/VTZtDd4Nn0E/s640/cjervasPortrait+of+a+Lady+1720.jpg
Power, Politics, and the Turkish Court (Letter 29)
1. Lady Mary references the French Ambassadress, Madeleine-Francoise de Gontaus-Biron (1689-1739). She was married to French Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire, Jean-Louis D'Usson (1672-1738). There is little to be found regarding the Ambassadress, but here is the wiki page to Jean-Louis D'Usson: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Louis_d'Usson.
Turkish Poetry and Ancient Greek Customs (Letter 31)
1. Lady Mary references Virgil's Georgics. The following is an English translation:
“Oeagrian Hebrus, down mid-current rolled,
Rent from the marble neck, his drifting head,
The death-chilled tongue found yet a voice to cry
‘Eurydice! ah! poor Eurydice!’
With parting breath he called her, and the banks
From the broad stream, caught up ‘Euridyce!’” (Virgil, Georgics, 4.522-27).
Smallpox (Letter 33)
1. This is a painting of Lady Mary and her son, Edward, after 1716. It's called Mary Wortley Montagu by Charles Jervas. Here is a link to the image: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4f/Lady_Mary_Wortley_Montagu_with_her_son_Edward_by_Jean_Baptiste_Vanmour.jpg
2. Lady Mary Wortley Montagu's brother died from the smallpox and Lady Mary even contracted it herself. While in Turkey, she came across the inoculation process and became a strong advocate. For more information on Lady Mary and the introduction of smallpox inoculation to England, visit: http://muslimheritage.com/topics/default.cfm?ArticleID=1186.
Visiting the Exchange, the Soldiers' Encampment & the Sultan Selim Mosque (Letter 35)
1. According to the footnote in the Broadview edition of The Turkish Embassy Letters, "Pashas were distinguished by the number of horse tails, with three denoting the highest rank" (137).
2. According to the footnote in the Broadview edition, "In 1715, an encampment of 3,000 soldiers gathered in Hyde Park, preparing for the Jacobite Rebellion. It was visited by King George I and became a social scene for the elite" (137).
Feeling Disconnected in Belgrade Village (Letter 37-38)
1. The Broadview edition of the text notes that the author of this passage is unknown (146).
Love Letters and Language Things (Letter 41)
1. As the Broadview addition of the text notes, Lady Mary is credited with bringing the "selam" to Europe. The selam is believe to be a game played in the harem. Women would compose a message made up of flowers and other objects and send it to a lover who then had to decipher it based on a word that rhymed with the object (162).
Exploring Constantinople (Letter 42)
1. The Broadview edition provides a statistic here that seems central to understanding Lady Mary's critique in this moment. The footnote reads "Estimates suggest about 63,00 prostitutes were working in the alleyways and brothels of London in 1700, about one fifth of the female population" (169).
1. Lady Mary references the French Ambassadress, Madeleine-Francoise de Gontaus-Biron (1689-1739). She was married to French Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire, Jean-Louis D'Usson (1672-1738). There is little to be found regarding the Ambassadress, but here is the wiki page to Jean-Louis D'Usson: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Louis_d'Usson.
Turkish Poetry and Ancient Greek Customs (Letter 31)
1. Lady Mary references Virgil's Georgics. The following is an English translation:
“Oeagrian Hebrus, down mid-current rolled,
Rent from the marble neck, his drifting head,
The death-chilled tongue found yet a voice to cry
‘Eurydice! ah! poor Eurydice!’
With parting breath he called her, and the banks
From the broad stream, caught up ‘Euridyce!’” (Virgil, Georgics, 4.522-27).
Smallpox (Letter 33)
1. This is a painting of Lady Mary and her son, Edward, after 1716. It's called Mary Wortley Montagu by Charles Jervas. Here is a link to the image: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4f/Lady_Mary_Wortley_Montagu_with_her_son_Edward_by_Jean_Baptiste_Vanmour.jpg
2. Lady Mary Wortley Montagu's brother died from the smallpox and Lady Mary even contracted it herself. While in Turkey, she came across the inoculation process and became a strong advocate. For more information on Lady Mary and the introduction of smallpox inoculation to England, visit: http://muslimheritage.com/topics/default.cfm?ArticleID=1186.
Visiting the Exchange, the Soldiers' Encampment & the Sultan Selim Mosque (Letter 35)
1. According to the footnote in the Broadview edition of The Turkish Embassy Letters, "Pashas were distinguished by the number of horse tails, with three denoting the highest rank" (137).
2. According to the footnote in the Broadview edition, "In 1715, an encampment of 3,000 soldiers gathered in Hyde Park, preparing for the Jacobite Rebellion. It was visited by King George I and became a social scene for the elite" (137).
Feeling Disconnected in Belgrade Village (Letter 37-38)
1. The Broadview edition of the text notes that the author of this passage is unknown (146).
Love Letters and Language Things (Letter 41)
1. As the Broadview addition of the text notes, Lady Mary is credited with bringing the "selam" to Europe. The selam is believe to be a game played in the harem. Women would compose a message made up of flowers and other objects and send it to a lover who then had to decipher it based on a word that rhymed with the object (162).
Exploring Constantinople (Letter 42)
1. The Broadview edition provides a statistic here that seems central to understanding Lady Mary's critique in this moment. The footnote reads "Estimates suggest about 63,00 prostitutes were working in the alleyways and brothels of London in 1700, about one fifth of the female population" (169).