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 Curieux Atlas. hand-colored it also shows the Bosphorus. the Golden Horn. the Istanbul estuary. the seraglio the cities of Chalcedon. Scutari with its seraglio and Galata. the castle of the Seven Towers. the Tower of Belisarius. the mosque of Suleiman. the Great Palace of Constantine. the church of Saint-Dimitri as well as the districts of Tophane and Pera. 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 French Atlases 16th – 17th centuries FER I 107.

230 x 334 mm
frame 330 x 450 mm