Original plan engraved in line on steel of Constantinople, with the Golden Horn, Pera and Galata, Scutari on the Asian shore, the entrance of the Bosphorus and the Sea of Marmara, all with the detailed place names of quarters, palaces and fortifications.
Original plan engraved in line on steel of Constantinople, with the Golden Horn, Pera and Galata, Scutari on the Asian shore, the entrance of the Bosphorus and the Sea of Marmara, all with the detailed place names of quarters, palaces and fortifications.
Bilingual French-Spanish heading (Turquie / Turquia) and title at the foot in both languages, proper to the Spanish edition of the Panorama Universal, the Castilian version of L'Univers pittoresque by Firmin Didot.
Medium: Copper engraving on steel.
Date: 19th century.
Dimensions: 10.6 x 8.1 in (27 x 20.7 cm).
Condition: Sound; yellowed paper, with a central vertical binding fold, faint damp staining and small tears at the upper left edge.