Rare Italian profile vie0w of Constantinople.
13.8 x 41.5 cm.

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c. 1830

26 x 32 cm.

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C.1760

Augsburg, Germany,

52.6 x 38.4 cm

Georg Balthasar Probst (1732-1801)

Engraver and print publisher working in Augsburg between 1766-1790. Grandson of Jeremias Wolff and son of Johann Balthasar.
Like his father, Georg Balthasar Probst learned the craft of copperplate engraving and received the title of master craftsman in 1754, at the age of 22. First, together with his father and other outstanding engravers, he participated in the publication of the important series of about one meter wide panoramas of the most important cities in Europe. His main work, however, became later his more than 400 perspective views that he published.

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1698, Delft

28 x 189 cm

Spectacular panorama of Constantinople from de Bruyn’s 1698 travelogue of the Levent entitled “Reizen door de vermaardste Deelen van Klein Asia”. This panorama of what is now modern day Istanbul by de Bruyn, who was a Dutch landscape painter and traveller, was based on drawings done during his travels in the region in the years 1678 to 1685. It is richly decorated showing the Bosphorus with several sailing ships and smaller boats. Important buildings and locations in the city are identified using a numerical key and includes the Topkapi Palace, the Hagia Sophia, the Sultan Ahmet Mosque (popularly known as the Blue Mosque) and the Valide Sultan Mosque (also known as the New Mosque).

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SEUTTER, Matthaeus, (1678-1756)

1730, Augsburg

32 x 57 cm.

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c. 1855, Paris

34 x 173 cm (consisting of Sheet 1: 25 x 34.9 cm Sheet 2: 25 x 32.8 cm Sheet 3: 25 x 33 cm Sheet 4: 25.1 x 33.2 cm Sheet 5: 25 x 34.9 cm)

One of two panoramic lithographs after drawings by J.Schranz, extracted from a volume of 15 plates entitled ‘Le Bosphore’ depicting views of the Bosphorus and other Turkish locations, which was printed in Paris, ca. 1855.

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CHEREAU, J. / AVELINE, P.A..

c.1750., Paris

34.0 x 50.9 cm.

A very decorative and extremely rare town-view of Istanbul, including a numbered legend in lower part. Published by Jacques Chéreau, (1688 – 1776). Engraved by Aveline and first published in 1692 by Crepy.

The brothers Chéreau, where one of the most prolific print publishers active in Paris at “rue st.Jacques au Grand St.Remy”. François Chéreau was born in 1680 in Blois, it is unknown when he settled in Paris. He was student of Gérard Audran and Pierre Drevet. In 1718 he acquired the stock of copperplates and prints of his tutor Gérard Audran. He was a very talented engraver. After his death in 1729 the copperplates were sold by his widow. His brother Jacques (le jeune) (1688-1776) was also engraver and publisher and worked for one year in England. He was well known as engraver of portraits.

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1635, Frankfurt

22.8 x 69.5 cm.

Large, decorative view of the city of Constantinople, with legend across the bottom. It is beautifully engraved with quaint scenes of everyday life, including hunters with their dogs in the near foreground. Across the Golden Horn the various palaces, mosques and principal buildings.
Copper engraving, printed from 2 plates and originally mounted, by Matthäus Merian.

MERIAN, Matthaus (1593-1650), sometimes referred to as ‘the Elder’ to distinguish from his son, was an important Swiss engraver and cartographer active in the early mid 17th century. Merian was born in Basel and studied engraving in the centers of Zurich, Strasbourg, Nancy and Paris. Merian is best known for his finely engraved and highly detailed town plans and city views. Merian is considered one of the grand masters of the city view and a pioneer of the axonometric projection. Merian died in 1650 following several years of illness. He was succeeded in the publishing business by his two sons, Matthaus and Caspar, who published his great works, THE TOPOGRAPHIA and THEATRUM ERUOPEAUM…

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1698, Delft

99 x 30 cm.

Striking view of Istanbul and Uskudar from De Bruyn’s Reizen van Cornelis de Bruyn . . . .

The view shows Istanbul looking down the Bosphorus to the Sea of Marmara from the Golden Horn, which is filled with a variety of sailing crafts. To the right is the Topkapi Palace on Seraglio Point and across the Bosphorus is the Scutari, modern-day Uskudar.

The Dutch painter and traveler, Cornelius de Bruyn, traveled to Constantinople and the empire between 1677 and 1684. All the spires, minarets, mosques and especially the Aya Sophia are depicted here and the Bosphorus is filled with a variety of ships and boats. De Bruyn’s account of his travels through the Ottoman empire between 1677 & 1684 was profusely illustrated with engravings made from his drawings and sketches, which are noted for their objectivity and exactness. Printed on 2 joined sheets, as issued.

Cornelis De Bruyn Biography
Cornelis de Bruyn , 1652-c.1726 was a Dutch portrait painter and traveler.

De Bruyn painted for some years in Italy, where he was known, in Rome, as Adonis. Bruyn is remembered chiefly for the records of his extensive travels in Egypt, Persia, India, and other countries, illustrated with his own designs.

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1678, Delft

97 x 30 cm.

Striking view of Istabul from De Bruyn’s Reizen van Cornelis de Bruyn . . . .

This incredible panoramic view gives a spectacular image of Istanbul, the great capital of the Ottoman Empire. The major landmarks of Istanbul are all plainly visible.

The Dutch painter and traveler, Cornelius de Bruyn, traveled to Constantinople and the empire between 1677 and 1684. All the spires, minarets, mosques and especially the Aya Sophia are depicted here and the Bosphorus is filled with a variety of ships and boats. De Bruyn’s account of his travels through the Ottoman empire between 1677 & 1684 was profusely illustrated with engravings made from his drawings and sketches, which are noted for their objectivity and exactness. Printed on 2 joined sheets, as issued.

Cornelis de Bruyn , 1652-c.1726 was a Dutch portrait painter and traveler.

De Bruyn painted for some years in Italy, where he was known, in Rome, as Adonis. Bruyn is remembered chiefly for the records of his extensive travels in Egypt, Persia, India, and other countries, illustrated with his own designs.

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