Original 1783 copper engraving with a view of the Dardanelles, in northwestern Turkey, with the castle, sailing vessels and figures on the shore. Signed below "Metz del." and "Angus sculp.". The strait, the ancient Hellespont, separates European from Asian Turkey.
Original 1783 copper engraving with a view of the Dardanelles, in northwestern Turkey, with the castle, sailing vessels and figures on the shore. Signed below "Metz del." and "Angus sculp.". The strait, the ancient Hellespont, separates European from Asian Turkey.
Medium: Copper engraving.
Artist / after: Conrad Martin Metz (1749-1827).
Engraver: William Angus (1752-1821).
Date: 1783.
Source: Illustration to Martyn's Geography.
Dimensions: Plate mark 6.2 x 7.9 in (15.7 x 20.1 cm).
Condition: Clean paper, with a fold at the upper right corner visible in the photograph.