Subject: Turkey
Period: 1493 (circa)
Publication: Liber Chronicarum
Color: Black & White
Size:
21 x 9 inches
53.3 x 22.9 cm
One of the earliest available views of the city. Numerous mosques dominate the skyline and a large ship is in foreground. German text above and on verso (with several fine woodblock illustrations of the emperor Constantine and his descendants).
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Condition: A
Very good impression. Professional repair of centerfold with a bit of paper infilled and a few lines of facsimile. Minor surface soil in margins, overall a very good example of this scarce view.