Natolia.

Blaeu, Guillaume & Jean. Natolia sive Asia Minor. "Natolia, quæ olim Asia Minor." Amsterdam Apud Johannem Guiljelmi F. Blaeu. c1655
Original coloured, copper engraved map of Natolia from volume 2 of Joan Blaeu's "Theatrum Orbis terrarum, sive atlas novus .pars secunda." Double page; folio; Latin text to verso.
Strap work title cartouche; sea battle to sea.
The map shows Natolia, or Asia Minor, modern day Turkey, with the adjacent islands including Cyprus. Bright original outline colour; good impression; light damp stain to lower corners far from image.
Koeman1, Bl 24C.;Zacharakis:381/243;Navari, Leonora (ed.) Maps of Cyprus: From the Collections of the Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation, #66; Stylianou, #112; Ioannou, #51. 384 by 498mm (15 by 19½ inches).    €400

Smirna/ Izmir, Turkey.

Dapper, Olfert " de Golf van Smirne" Amsterdam Wolfgangh, Waesbergen, Boom. Someren en Goethals 1688
Copper engraved map ofthe gulf of Smirna/ Izmir. . Set in a page of Dutch text. [page91]
From Olfert Dapper's" Naukeurige Beschryving der Eilanden in de Archipel der Middelantsche Zee"1688. Single page, folio, text to verso. good impression. wide margins.
Zacherakis1323 123 by 162mm (4¾ by 6½ inches).    €80

Gallipolis. Turkey.

Dapper, Olfert. "Callipolis" Amsterdam Wolfgangh, Waesbergen, Boom. Someren en Goethals 1688
Copper engraved View of Gallipolis. Turkey.
From Olfert Dapper's" Naukeurige Beschryving der Eilanden in de Archipel der Middelantsche Zee"1688. Double, folio, blank verso. Dark impression. wide margins. . Slight dampstaining to lower blank margin. Hole. 5mm, at centre fold due to thinning of paper.
262 by 362mm (10¼ by 14¼ inches).    €180

Tenedos, Turkey

Dapper, Olfert. Ju. Kip. f. "t'Casteel van Tenedos" Amsterdam Wolfgangh, Waesbergen, Boom. Someren en Goethals 1688
Copper engraved View of the Island of Tenedos, view iof the castle.
From Olfert Dapper's" Naukeurige Beschryving der Eilanden in de Archipel der Middelantsche Zee"1688. Double, folio, blank verso. Dark impression. wide margins. 2 small ink spots to engraved area, 1 to right margin. Slight dampstaining to lower blank margin.
262 by 347mm (10¼ by 13¾ inches).    €150

Sestos, Turkey.

Dapper, Olfert. Sestos. "Sestos in Europa" Amsterdam Wolfgangh, Waesbergen, Boom. Someren en Goethals 1688
Copper engraved View of Sestos. Turkey.
From Olfert Dapper's" Naukeurige Beschryving der Eilanden in de Archipel der Middelantsche Zee"1688. Double, folio, blank verso. Dark impression. wide margins. Slight dampstaining to lower blank margin.
290 by 356mm (11½ by 14 inches).    €150

Bosphorus, Turkey.

Dapper. Olfert "Het Kanal van Constantinopolen" Amsterdam Wolfgangh, Waesbergen, Boom. Someren en Goethals 1688
Copper engraved map of the Bosphorus. Set in a page of Dutch text. [page22]
From Olfert Dapper's" Naukeurige Beschryving der Eilanden in de Archipel der Middelantsche Zee"1688. Single page, folio, text to verso. good impression. wide margins. Some show through from text on verso.
Zacherakis1324 125 by 157mm (5 by 6¼ inches).    €100

View of Macri from Telmessus.

Devereux, Walter Bourchier Macri from the Theatre of Telmessus. "Macri from the Theatre of Telmessus.." London. Dickenson & Co., Printsellers and Publishers to the Queen , 114 New Bond Street. 1847
Tinted lithograph view of Macri from Telmessus from Captain, the Hon. Walter Bourchier Devereux's "Views on the Shores of the Mediterranean."
The view shows the town and port of Macri from the ruins of the Theatre of Telmessus. Tinted lithograph; clean and bright.
Blackmer/Navari: 482; Blackmer/ Sothebey's: 549. 265 by 413mm (10½ by 16¼ inches).Image within border.    €300

View of Macri from Telmessus.

Devereux, Walter Bourchier Macri from the Theatre of Telmessus. "Macri from the Theatre of Telmessus.." London. Dickenson & Co., Printsellers and Publishers to the Queen , 114 New Bond Street. 1847
Tinted lithograph view of Macri from Telmessus from Captain, the Hon. Walter Bourchier Devereux's "Views on the Shores of the Mediterranean."
The view shows the town and port of Macri from the ruins of the Theatre of Telmessus. Tinted lithograph; some light spotting to blank margins; 2 dampstains to lower blank margin with short tear to edge; Creasr to upper left corner..
Blackmer/Navari: 482; Blackmer/ Sothebey's: 549. 265 by 413mm (10½ by 16¼ inches).Image within border.    €300

View of the Dardanelles.

Devereux, Walter Bourchier The Dardanelles. "Road to the Dardanelles." London. Dickenson & Co., Printsellers and Publishers to the Queen , 114 New Bond Street. 1847
Tinted lithograph view of a path down to the Dardanelles from Captain, the Hon. Walter Bourchier Devereux's "Views on the Shores of the Mediterranean."
The view shows figures upon the road, with cattle to the left, a minaret and tower to right and the straits in the background. Tinted lithograph ; some light spotting to image but mainly to blank margins. heavier to right margin edge; short tear (15mm) to lower edge repaired to verso; crease to left corner, strengthened to verso.
Blackmer/Navari: 482; Blackmer/ Sothebey's: 549. 255 by 397mm (10 by 15¾ inches).Imagewithin border.    €250

View of the Dardanelles.

Devereux, Walter Bourchier The Dardanelles. "Troad to the Dardanelles." London. Dickenson & Co., Printsellers and Publishers to the Queen , 114 New Bond Street. 1847
Tinted lithograph view of a path down to the Dardanelles from Captain, the Hon. Walter Bourchier Devereux's "Views on the Shores of the Mediterranean."
Missprint to title should read "Road to the Dardanelles."
The view shows figures upon the road, with cattle to the left, a minaret and tower to right and the straits in the background. Tinted lithograph ; some light spotting mainly to blank margins. heavier to margin edges.
Blackmer/Navari: 482; Blackmer/ Sothebey's: 549. 255 by 397mm (10 by 15¾ inches).Imagewithin border.    €250

View of the Theatre at Ephesus.

Devereux, Walter Bourchier The Theatre of Claros Ephesus. "Ephesus from the Theatre of Claros." London. Dickenson & Co., Printsellers and Publishers to the Queen , 114 New Bond Street. 1847
Tinted lithograph view of the Theatre of Claros, Ephesus from Captain, the Hon. Walter Bourchier Devereux's "Views on the Shores of the Mediterranean."
The view shows the Theatre built within the cliff side above the sea, surrounded by small trees. Tinted lithograph; some light spotting mainly to blank margins, heavier to margin edges; 2 spots to centre of image amongst trees in the foreground.
Blackmer/Navari: 482; Blackmer/ Sothebey's: 549. 267 by 392mm (10½ by 15½ inches).Imagewithin border.    €250

View of Telmessus.

Devereux, Walter Bourchier Tombs at Telmessus. "Rock Tombs at Telmessus." London. Dickenson & Co., Printsellers and Publishers to the Queen , 114 New Bond Street. 1847
Tinted lithograph view of the rock tombs of Telmessus from Captain, the Hon. Walter Bourchier Devereux's "Views on the Shores of the Mediterranean."Old handcolour.
The view shows the Lycian tombs built in the cliffs in the background with free standing tombs to the foreground on the valley floor, figures people the scene; a large fort stands on a rock to the right.

Telmessus was a flourishing city west of Lycia, on the Gulf of Fethiye. It was famed for its school of diviners, consulted among others by the Lydian king Croesus, prior to declaring war against Cyrus, and by Alexander the Great, when he came to the town after the siege of Halicarnassus.
Telmessos was renamed Anastasiopolis in the 8th century AD, apparently in honour of Emperor Anastasios II, but this name did not persist. The city came to be called Makri, after the name of the island at the entrance to the harbor. This name is attested for the first time in 879 AD.
The tombs date from about 400BC;the ruins are located at Fethiye. Tinted lithograph with old handcolour; clean and bright.
Blackmer/Navari: 482; Blackmer/ Sothebey's: 549. 295 by 444mm (11½ by 17½ inches).Image within the border.    €300

A Mamelouk.

Dupré, Louis. Dupré, Louis. A Mamelouk. "Un Mamlouk." Paris "Imprimerie de Dondey-Dupré, Rue St Louis, No 46, Au Marais." 1825-37
Coloured lithograph of a Mamelouk from Louis Dupré's " Voyage â Athènes et â Constantinople...". Original hand colour; verso blank; blind stamp of Dupré as issued.
The image shows the heavily armed soldier seated with the Bospherous in the background.

Mamelouks were a warrior caste of slaves originally from Egypt. Islamic rulers created this warrior caste by collecting non-Muslim slave boys and training them as cavalry soldiers especially loyal to their owner and each other. They converted to Islam in the course of their training. The Mamluks were first used in Muslim armies in Baghdad by the Abbasid caliphs in the 9th cent. and quickly spread throughout the Muslim world. They eventually became so powerful that they managed to challenge the existence of the rulers who were their masters In 1250 Aybak became the first Mamelouk sultan and they would rule in Egypt and Syria for the next 250 years

Towards the end of the 15th cent. the Mamluks became involved in a war with the Ottoman Turks who captured Cairo in 1517. The Mamluks favored the cavalry and personal combat with sword and shield. They were no match for the Ottomans, who skillfully used artillery and their own slave infantry, the Janissaries, to defeat the Mamluks. The Ottoman ruler, Selim I, put an end to the Mamluk sultanate and established a small Ottoman garrison in Egypt. He did not, however, destroy the Mamluks as a class; they kept their lands, and Mamluk governors remained in control of the provinces and were even allowed to keep private armies.

In the 18th cent., when Ottoman power began to decline, the Mamluks were able to win back an increasing amount of self-rule. In 1769 one of their number, Ali Bey, even proclaimed himself sultan and independent of Constantinople. Although he fell in 1772, the Ottoman Turks still felt compelled to concede an ever greater measure of autonomy to the Mamluks and appointed a series of them as governors of Egypt. The Mamluks were defeated by Napoleon I during his invasion of Egypt in 1798, but their power as a class was ended only in 1811 by Muhammad Ali.

. Removed from a frame; Colours bright; even toning; some light spotting to margins.
Colas 916; Lipperheide 1434; Droulia 901; Navari/ Blackmer: 517; Sotheby's/Blackmer 559 330 by 257mm (13 by 10 inches) image without title; page:520x393mm.    €1000

Kalioundji. A Military Marine of the Ottoman Navy.

Dupré, Louis. Dupré, Louis. Kalioundji, a military marine attached to the Ottoman Navy. "Kalioundji. Marine militaire attaché à l' Amirauté Ottomane" Paris "Imprimerie de Dondey-Dupré, Rue St Louis, No 46, Au Marais." 1825-37
Coloured lithograph of a Turkish marine from Louis Dupré's " Voyage â Athènes et â Constantinople...". Original hand colour; verso blank; blind stamp of Dupré as issued.
The image shows Kalioundji, a military marine attached to the Ottoman Admiralty; he sits casually on a bench, with a belt full of weapons. Removed from a frame; colours bright; even toning; some light spotting to margins.
Colas 916; Lipperheide 1434; Droulia 901; Navari/ Blackmer: 517; Sotheby's/Blackmer 559 480 by 296mm (19 by 11¾ inches) image without title; page:530x395mm    €1000

Michael Soutzos.

Dupré, Louis. Dupré, Louis. Prince of Moldavia, Michael Soutzo. "Le Prince de Moldavie. Michael Soutzo" Paris "Imprimerie de Dondey-Dupré, Rue St Louis, No 46, Au Marais." 1825-37
Coloured lithograph of Michael Soutzos from Louis Dupré's " Voyage â Athènes et â Constantinople...". Original hand colour; verso blank; blind stamp of Dupré as issued.
The image shows an the Soutzos richly dressed seated on a divan his feet upon a leopard skin, with countryside seen through the window behind him.

Dupré spent three months in Constantinople in 1819, and visited Soutzos at his country estate outside the city they would renew the friendship when Soutzos was in exile, it is probable that Soutzos sat for Dupré at that time as the portrait is one of the later lithographs published.


Michael Soutzos, grandson of Michael Drakos Soutsos, who was ruler of Wallachia,and nephew of Mihai Sutu prince of Moldavia a position he would hold between 1819 & 1821. The Family were Phanariotes, , a group of wealthy Greek families who lived in Phanar the chief Greek quarter of Constantinople, where the Ecumenical Patriarchate is situated, who came to traditionally occupy four positions of major importance in the Ottoman Empire: Grand Dragoman, Grand Dragoman of the Fleet, Hospodar of Moldavia, and Hospodar of Wallachia.

Brought up in his grandfather's house hold he served as secretary of the Grand Interpreter of the Sublime Porte, Ioannis Karatzas, whose daughter, Roxanne, he married in 1812. In the same year, thanks to his knowledge of languages and the favor of his father in law, he was appointed to the position of the Grand Interpreter.
In 1819 he was placed by the Sultan as ruler of Moldavia, position he held until 1821. He also had a position in the council of Sultan Mahmud II. At the same time however he supported the rebellion of Ali Pasha in Epirus. in 1820 and in November of that year he was initiated into the Filiki Eteria by Iakovos Rizos Neroulos.

In January 1821, he collaborated with Alexander Ypsilantis, leader of the Filiki Eteria and on the 22 February Ypsilantis led the invasion of Moldavia whilst Soutzos raised the guard in command of the rebels and paid substantial amounts of money for the needs of the army. Sadly Russian support for the revolt did not come and the Boyars overthrew Soutzos, making him abdicate; for he Boyars the unpopular Greek Phanariote princes appointed over them by the Ottomans, were considered part of their oppression.
Soutzos moved to Skouleni and then to Chisinău in the Russian Empire. Both he and Ypsilantis were excommunicated by the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople during this time

Thereafter, he tried to escape to Switzerland through Austrian Empire but there he was arrested and was imprisoned for almost four years. After his release, he fled first to Italy and then to Switzerland. There, he was hosted in Geneva by the Swiss Philhellene Jean-Gabriel Eynard. During his stay in Europe, he arranged for the collection and distribution of money in favor of the Greek War of Independence and he was in contact with the "Committee of Zakynthos" of Dionysios Romas. Before Ioannis Kapodistrias, was elected head of the new Greek state, Soutsos was one of the possible candidates to occupy this position.

Under Kapodistrias he was appointed as representative of Greece to France, following the recommendation of the Eynard. Later, he was appointed by Otto of Greece as Greek ambassador in France, the Russian Empire, Sweden and Denmark. In 1839 he moved permanently to Athens and he served until 1840 as Member of the Council of the State. Removed from a frame; light even toning; colours slightly faded; some spotting to margins; tear to lower left corner (85mm) not entering plate and repaired to verso with archival tape.
Colas 916; Lipperheide 1434; Droulia 901; Navari/ Blackmer: 517; Sotheby's/Blackmer 559 407 by 318mm (16 by 12½ inches) image without title; page; 520x414mm.    €3000

Princess Hélène Soutzos.

Dupré, Louis. Dupré, Louis. Princess Hélène Soutzos. "La Princess Hélène S.." Paris "Imprimerie de Dondey-Dupré, Rue St Louis, No 46, Au Marais." 1825-37
Coloured lithograph of Princess Hélène Soutzos from Louis Dupré's " Voyage â Athènes et â Constantinople...". Original hand colour; verso blank; blind stamp of Dupré as issued.
The image shows the Princess in the garden of her fathers estate outside Constantinople.
Dupré spent three months in Constantinople in 1819, and visited Soutzos at his country estate outside the city, they would renew the friendship when Soutzos was in exile, it is probable that Hélène posed for Dupré at that time as the portrait is one of the later lithographs published,

The Princess Hélène Soutzos was identified by Dupré as Michael Soutzos' eldest daughter. Removed from a frame; even toning; colours faded; some light spotting to margins.
Colas 916; Lipperheide 1434; Droulia 901; Navari/ Blackmer: 517; Sotheby's/Blackmer 559 370 by 253mm (14½ by 10 inches)image without title; page:530x413mm.    €3000

Knidos, Cnidus, Turkey.

Laborde, Léon Emmanuel Simon Joseph de (Marquis) View of Knidos, looking across the Carpathian Sea. "Vue de Gnide regardant la Mer Carpathienne." Paris Firmin Didot Frères 1838-[?1862]
Large panoramic tinted lithograph view of the coast and peninsular of Knidos, from Laborde's "Voyage De L'Asie Mineure". 2 plates joined.
The impressive plate shows the coast and peninsular of Knidos looking across the "Carpathian" sea to the islands of the Greek archipelago.
From the key below are identified the islands of Symie, Rhodos, Karpathos, Tilos, the Sporades, Nissaros, Astypalaia and Crete on the horizon.
The panoramic view shows many of the archeological remains of the area: in the foreground are the ruins of the Grand Theatre on Mount Tiropium, with the path to the Necropolis with many tombs; on the sea shore behind is the port of Bybassus. In the centre of the view is the peninsular of Triopium with the main harbour, with space for "vingt galères."; there are many ruins on the isthmus of temples, another theatre and the forum and then the small port. The promentory of Cape Crio is seen on the horizon. Tinted lithograph,2 plates joined, folded; generally clean; light offsetting; toning to centre join and slight crease at join; damp stain to centre lower margin just touching image; paper loss at upper centre fold; short tear to lower blank margin (20mm) repaired to verso.
Blackmer/Navari: 931. 355 by 1140mm (14 by 45 inches)image; page size;450-1185mm.    €800

Tenedos.

Lasor, a. Varea Alphonse [also known under the pseudonym R Savonarola.] Tenedos. "Tenedo." Padua : ex typographia olim Frambotti, nunc Jo. Baptistae Conzatti. 1713
Copper engraved map of Tenedos from Lasor's "Universus terrarum orbis scriptorum calamo delineatus ... qui de Europae, Asiae, Africae, & Americae regnis, provinciis, populis, civitatibus....". Modern hand colour; set in a page of text; text to verso

The map is from the plate of Rosaccio in his Viaggio da Venetia a Constantinopoli.published in 1598. [ Zacahrakis;2975/1957] Good impression ; modern hand colour; mounted.
Zacharakis:1866/1239; Cox II, 542: 'a most remarkable book'; Graesse IV, 115; Sabin 39133; Shirley BL, T.LAS-1a. 100 by 172mm (4 by 6¾ inches).    €100

Scarce Costume of Partisans, Asia Minor.

Le Blanc, Théodore "Vounisioi" (mountaineers), members of irregular troops of Mount Uludag (Olympus of Mysia), Bithynia. Montagnards de l'Olympe (Asie Mineur). Paris Imp. Lit. de Gihaut Frères Editeurs 1833-4
Extremely scarce coloured lithograph from Théodore LE BLANC's Croquis d 'après nature faits pendat trois ans de sejour en Grèce et dans le Levant.[ plate 19] Original colour.
The lithograph shows"Vounisioi"(mountaineers), members of irregular troops of Mount Uludag (Olympus of Mysia), Bithynia. Evenly toned; printed on India paper mounted on heavy stock paper; damp stain to lower right corner of page [ far from image].
[Ioli Vingopoulou; Travelogues; Aikatarini Laskaridis Foundation] 280 by 197mm (11 by 7¾ inches). Page472x308mm    €250

Castle of the Seven towers, Constantinople.

Mallet, Allain Manesson. " C. au des Sept Tours" Paris Thierry. Denys. 1683
Copper engraved view of the Fortress of the Seven Towers/Yedikule; originally built by Theodosius as the Golden Gate [with 2 towers], Constantinople. from Mallet's "Description de l'Univers" 1st edition. Text to verso. Dark impression.
153 by 111mm (6 by 4¼ inches).    €40

Constntinople/ Istanbul, Turkey.

Mallet, Allain Manesson. "Constantinople" Paris Thierry. Denys. 1683
Copper engraved view of Constantinople, from Mallet's "Description de l'Univers" 1st edition. Text to verso. Dark impression.
143 by 98mm (5¾ by 3¾ inches).    €100

Hellespont/Dardanelles, Turkey.

Mallet, Allain Manesson. "Detroit de Gallipoli'; "Sestos'; "Abydos" Paris Thierry. Denys. 1683
Copper engraved view of the Dardanelles with two inset views of the castles of Sestos & Abydos, from Mallet's "Description de l'Univers" 1st edition. Text to verso. . Dark impression.
155 by 113mm (6 by 4½ inches).    €40

Constaninople/Istanbul, Turkey.

Mallet, Allain Manesson. "Port de Serail" & "Derriere de Serail" Paris Thierry. Denys. 1683
2 Copper engraved views on 1 plate of the Seraglio of Constantinople: a view from the sea of Marmora with inset on a banner above; a view of the entrance to the Seraglio from Mallet's "Description de l'Univers" 1st edition. Text to verso. Dark impression.
149 by 100mm (5¾ by 4 inches).    €70

Agia Sofia, Constantinople.

Mallet, Allain Manesson. "S. te Sophie". Paris Thierry. Denys. 1683
2 Copper engraved views, on 1 plate, of Agia Sofia, Constantinople, from Mallet's "Description de l'Univers" 1st edition. Text to verso. . Dark impression.
144 by 102mm (5¾ by 4 inches).    €60

Constantinople, Istanbul, Turkey.

Mallet, Allain Manesson. Asielane fecit. Istanbul. Constantinople. Paris Thierry. Denys. 1683
Copper engraved view of Constantinople- Istanbul, from Mallet's "Description de l'Univers" 1st edition. Text to verso. Dark impression; printer's ink line to right margin.
144 by 98mm (5¾ by 3¾ inches).    €120

Ottoman Turks.

Mallet, Allain Manesson. Ottoman/Turkish costumes and culture. "Grand Turc. "; "Turc"; "Spahis, Janissaires"; "Mehmet IV Emper des Turcs". Paris Thierry. Denys. 1683
4 Copper engraved illustrations of Ottoman costumes and culture: the Sultan; medallion portrait of Mehmet IV; Turkish costume; Cavalry officer and Jannisaries, from Mallet's "Description de l'Univers" 1st edition. Text to verso.
4 plates. Dark impressions.
146 by 103mm (5¾ by 4 inches) sultan; 153x108mm Mehmet; 146x101mm costume; 155x114mm spahis.    €60

Constantinople. Turkey.

Mallet, Allain Manesson. Plan of Constantinople. Paris Thierry. Denys. 1683
Copper engraved plan of Constantinople within the walls of TheodosiusII, showing the positions of Agia Sofia; the Castle of the Seven towers and the Seraglio, Galata and Pera are also indicated,
from Mallet's "Description de l'Univers" 1st edition. Text to verso. Within the plate are 2 inserts on drapes of Turkish houses. Dark impression.
154 by 111mm (6 by 4¼ inches).    €70

Kiosque Bebék, on the Shores of the Bosphorus.

MELLING, Antoine Ignace "Desiné par Melling. Gravé à l'Eau-forte par Pillement fils. Terminé par Duparc." Kiosk of Bebék, Pavillion for conferences of the Ministers of the Grand Porte with the Great Foreign Powers, on the European bank of the Bosphorus. "KIosque de Bebék, Pavillion destné aux Conférences des Ministres de la Porte Ottoman, avec ceux des Puisances Etrangères, Sur la Rive Européenedu Bosphore." Paris, Strassburg & London Treuttel et Würtz 1819
Large copper engraving of the "Kiosk Bebêk" on the shores of the Bosphorus, from Antoine Ignace Melling's " Voyage Pittoresque de Constantinople et des Rives du Bosphore."Plate 29; black and white.
The plate shows the building on the shores of the Bospherus, with hills and trees behind. Various boats are approaching, one flies the French flag.
The seaside kiosk of Sultan Selim III at Bebek, on the European shores of Bosporus where the Sultan and other Ottoman officials of high ranks gave audience to representatives of foreign states. Dark impression; clean and bright; large margins; from an unfolded copy, but unfortunately has centre fold crease break at left plate line reinforced to verso; minor chips, tears to edges of page, 1 slightly longer tear (40mm) repaired to verso.
Atabey: 798-799; Blackmer /Navari:1105; Brunet: III, 1591; Lipperheide:LB 41. 480 by 675mm (19 by 26½ inches).    €850

Dancing Girls at Kandill on the Bosphorus.

MELLING, Antoine Ignace "Desiné par Melling. Gravé à l'eau-forte par Dessaulx et le Rouge. Terminé par Bovinet." Second view of the Bosphorus near Kandilli. "Seconde vue du du Bosphore, prise à Kandilly" Paris, Strassburg & London Treuttel et Würtz 1819
Large copper engraving of Kandilli, from Antoine Ignace Melling's " Voyage Pittoresque de Constantinople et des Rives du Bosphore."Plate 4; black and white. Proof copy before titles
The plate shows Kandilli, Üsküdar on the Asiatic shores of the Bosporus. In the foreground, Ottoman women dancing. with the castles of Rumelihisarı and Anadoluhisarı in the midground. Dark impression; from an unfolded copy, proof before titles; light toning; stain of 2 lines of spots to left side and also a few to centre; stain wax? damp? to lower edge of page; minor tears to edges of page.
Atabey: 798-799; Blackmer /Navari:1105; Brunet: III, 1591; Lipperheide:LB 41. 480 by 882mm (19 by 34¾ inches).    €2250

The Palace of the Sultana Hatice, Constantinople.

MELLING, Antoine Ignace "Desiné par Melling. Gravé à l'eau-forte par Reville et le Rouge . Terminé par Née en 1813" The Palace of Sultana Hatice atDefterdarburnu. "Palais de La Sultane hadigÉ, à Defterdar-Bournou." Paris, Strassburg & London Treuttel et Würtz 1819
Large copper engraving of the palace of Sultana Hatice on the shores of the Bosphorus, from Antoine Ignace Melling's " Voyage Pittoresque de Constantinople et des Rives du Bosphore."Plate 29; black and white.
The plate shows the palace designed by Melling for his patroness the Sultana Hatice sister of Selem III. The magnificent palace sits right on the Bosphorus at Defterdarburnu. Small boats leave the with various ladies of the court. Dark impression; clean & bright; large margins; from an unfolded copy; slight wrinkles to image.
Atabey: 798-799; Blackmer /Navari:1105; Brunet: III, 1591; Lipperheide:LB 41. 475 by 726mm (18¾ by 28½ inches).    €1500