Original copper engraving with an arcaded street in Bourghas, today Burgas, then in the Ottoman Empire and now in Bulgaria: the wooden stalls on either side, an arch crossing the street and, beyond, the dome and minaret of the mosque.
Original copper engraving with an arcaded street in Bourghas, today Burgas, then in the Ottoman Empire and now in Bulgaria: the wooden stalls on either side, an arch crossing the street and, beyond, the dome and minaret of the mosque.
Drawing by Vormser, direction by Lemaître and engraving by Traversier, from the Turkey series of the Panorama Universal, the Spanish edition of Firmin Didot's Univers pittoresque; the volume is the History of Turkey by Joseph-Marie Jouannin (1783-1844) and Jules van Gaver, 1840.
Medium: Copper engraving
Artist / after: Vormser
Engraver / lithographer: Traversier, under the direction of Lemaître
Date: 1840
Source: Panorama Universal - Historia de Turquía, 1840
Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.3 in (20 x 13.4 cm)
Condition: Good condition; paper somewhat toned with light damp stains in the margins.