17th Century Engraving - View Of The City And Port Of Constantinople - By Nicolas De Fer - Istanbul

beautiful bird's eye view of the city of Constantinople, today Istanbul, executed by Nicolas de Fer for the Atlas Curieux. hand-colored it also shows the Bosphorus. the Golden Horn. the Istanbul estuary. the seraglio the cities of Chalcedony. Scutari with its seraglio and Galata. the Château des Sept-Tours. the Tower of Belisarius. Soliman Mosque. the Grand Palace of Constantine. the Saint-Dimitri church as well as the Tophane and Pera districts. Nicolas de Fer was a French geographer, engraver and publisher who produced nearly 600 maps, highly sought after for their decorative quality. beautiful copy. Pastoureau The French Atlases 16th – 17th centuries FER I 107.‎

230 x 334 mm
frame 330 x 450 mm