Türkiye - Turkey // Constantinople; George Sandys (1578–1644)

The lot comprises 7 single sheets (recto/verso with typographic text and splendid wood engravings/engraving interleaved in the text). 1. The Dardanelles (Beginning of the Second Book) 2. The Rocks of Simplegadi and Pompey’s Pillar 3. Costume of a Greek Woman of Pera 4. The Twin Fortresses of the Bosphorus 5. View of Constantinople from the Vineyards of Fındıklı 6. Chorographic Map of the Strait 7. The Triumphal Column of Arcadius • Table 1: The Castles commanding ye Hellespont • Table 2: Pompeis Pillar, as vulgarly called • Table 3: Particular fashion, in Pera • Table 4: The Castles commanding ye Bosphorus • Table 5: Prospect of Constantinople from the vineyards above Fundaclea • Table 6: The lesser Asia / The Thracian Chersonesus (Map without upper cartouche; these are the two macro-toponyms incised at the center of the map) • Table 7: The Historicall Columne in Avrat Basar There are slight marginal browning and sporadic foxing due to the natural aging of the paper, which do not compromise the sharpness of the printing matrices and the readability of the texts. The impressions of the engravings are well pressed and show excellent chiaroscuro contrast. Very slight tears are present at the white edges See photo The Measurements refer to the sheet

Estimate:$224.25

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