fɔːɹ fˈoːɹ jˈɪɹz, stˈɑːɹɾɪŋ ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti θɹˈiː, hiː tɹˈævəld tə smˈaɪənə ænd ˈeɪʒə mˈaɪnɚ, mjˈuːnɪk ænd ˈiːdʒɪpt wɪð dʒˈaɪziz dˈʊɹɹɪŋ wˌɪtʃ hiː pɹədˈuːst ɐ nˈʌmbɚɹ ʌv ˌoːɹɪˈɛntəlˌɪst wˈɜːks.
For four years, starting in 1873, he travelled to Smyrna and Asia Minor, Munich and Egypt with Gyzis during which he produced a number of Orientalist works.