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Auction 109, Lot 594

"Constantinopolis"

Subject: Turkey

Period: 1760 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Black & White

Size:
12 x 7 inches
30.5 x 17.8 cm
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Fine engraving of the magnificent city straddling the Bosphorus. The foreground is filled with activity and the skyline is studded with hundreds of minuets and towers. Drawn by F.B. Werner and engraved by Martin Engelbrecht.

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Condition: A+

Estimate: $350 - $400

Sold for: $900

Closed on 12/1/2004

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