DE JONGHE

CONSTANTINOPOLITANAE URBIS EFFIGIS AD VIVUM EXPRESSA

CONSTANTINOPOLIS

Frederıck DE JONGHE

Amsterdam, ca.1700

40 x 51 cm., Framed

This is a rare view of Istanbul drawn from Matthaus Merian’s famous view of the city in a slightly different format. It shows the city skyline along with quaint scenes of every-day life, including hunters with their dogs in the near foreground. The title is engraved on a ribbon in the sky, with an additional title (Constantinopolitanae Urbis Effigies ad Vivum Expressa) in top margin. Tri-lingual poetry lauding the city (Latin, Dutch and French) and a key to the engraving are below the view. Engraved by Frederick De Jonghe. This view also appeared in Tileman’s rare atlas of city views.