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Auction 139, Lot 578
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"Scutari / Serraglio di Constantinopoli", Bruyn, Cornelius de

Subject: Istanbul, Turkey

Period: 1698 (circa)

Publication: Reizen door de vermaardste Deelen van Klein Asia

Color: Hand Color

Size:
39.5 x 11.5 inches
100.3 x 29.2 cm
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A fine panoramic view of Constantinople looking down the Bosphorus to the Sea of Marmara from the Golden Horn, which is filled with a variety of sailing crafts. To the right is the Topkapi Palace on Seraglio Point and across the Bosphorus is the Scutari, modern-day Uskudar. Printed from two plates on two sheets, joined, as issued.

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Condition: B+

Issued folding, with light foxing primarily confined to wide, blank margins.

Estimate: $1,600 - $2,000

Unsold

Closed on 2/15/2012

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