WOLFF

CONSTANTINOPEL

WOLFF Heirs

Dresden, ca. 1730

27,5 x 33 cm.

A very rare, extremely detailed view of IstanbuI that depicts the city from Galata with realistic scenes of every-day life. Both sides of the Golden Horn are delineated in great detail, with the most important buildings identified by a 24-point key below.
It provides a very remarkable depiction of the Ottoman capital at the height of its power. In the centre bottom area “I. P Wolff Seel. Erben Exc” indicates that it belongs to the works of the heirs of Johann Peter Wolff, who continued to print in Dresden until about 1773.
We were not able to identify any other copy of this fascinating view.