Vue du château des Sept-Tours, et de la ville de Constantinople, telle qu'elle se présente du côte de la mer de Marmara
$1,500 · Offered by Donald A. Heald Rare Books
A fine view of the Castle of Seven Towers and Constantinople as seen from the coast of the Sea of Marmara, from Melling's grand work 'Voyage Pittoresque de Constantinople et des rives du Bosphore'. Born in Lorraine in 1763, Antoine Ignace Melling, artist and voyager, was trained in architecture and painting. At the age of 19, he went to Constantinople as part of the Russian Ambassador's retinue. After successfully completing several commissions for Hatice Sultan, the sister
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