Subject: Istanbul, Turkey
Period: 1730 (circa)
Publication:
Color: Hand Color
Size:
10.8 x 8.1 inches
27.4 x 20.6 cm
This interesting bird's-eye view of Constantinople is based on Guillaume-Joseph Grelot's travels in the late seventeen century. It shows the city across the strategic Bosphorus Strait that is filled with ships. The title is contained in a banner at top.
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Condition: B
A dark impression, issued folding and now flattened and trimmed to the neatlines with a few tiny separations and light soiling along the folds.