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Auction 130, Lot 656

"Constantinople", Mynde, James

Subject: Istanbul, Turkey

Period: 1736 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
10 x 6.3 inches
25.4 x 16 cm
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This is a scarce and finely engraved view of Constantinople with the skyline dominated by hundreds of minarets. A quaint roadside scene of men and their camels is in the foreground.

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Condition: B+

Faint text offsetting, else very good.

Estimate: $325 - $400

Sold for: $550

Closed on 12/2/2009

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