Conſtantinopel
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[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Conſtantinopel n (genitive Conſtantinopels)
- Obsolete typography of Konstantinopel (“Constantinople”).
- 1775 February 16, “Florens, d. 14 Januarii”, in Stockholms Weckoblad, page 3:
- Från Conſtantinopel berättas, at beſätningen af tre Ryſka orlogs-ſkep, ſom inluvit der i hamnen, blifwit af Turkiſka menigheten och äfwen af ſielfwa Janiſſarerne ganſka illa medfarne; hwilket likwäl icke måtte kunna förorſaka något upbrot emellan bägge Magterne.
- It is told from Constantinople that the crew of three Russian warships, which entered the harbor there, were treated quite badly by the Turkish congregation and also by the Janissaries themselves; which nevertheless must not be able to cause any upheaval between the two powers.