Antique Panorama of Constantinople with Numbered Key, circa 1685
€ 1 200
Original antique · The actual sheet photographed · Certificate of authenticity on request · Sold unframed · Worldwide shipping from € 15 (rates)
Date
circa 1685
Publisher
Jakob Koppmayer, Augsburg
Technique
Copper Engraving
Coloring
Uncolored
Condition
Good
Reference
BG-14422
What the condition grades mean
Excellent
Bright and clean, with no faults worth mentioning.
Very good
Only light signs of age, such as faint toning.
Good
Normal signs of age for a sheet of this period: toning, some foxing, small marks or neat old repairs.
Fair
Clear faults such as staining, tears or repairs, priced to match.
Every fault we see is written in the condition note, and the whole sheet is shown uncropped in the photos.
Condition
Light uneven toning, browner towards the edges. A few small foxing spots in the margin. Slight wear at the top left corner. Minor edge wear, shallow nicks along the left and top. Folding line as issued.
About this sheet
An original antique copper engraving, uncolored, circa 1685, showing a panorama of Constantinople. The banderole across the top reads "Die Statt CONSTANTINOPEL in Türckeÿ", the city of Constantinople in Turkey.
The city stretches along the far shore across the full width of the plate, a dense skyline of domes, minarets, towers and roofs, with small key numbers engraved above the principal buildings. Boats move on the water in front of it. On the near shore stands a walled town with round towers, gates and steep roofs, and beyond the hills on the right more buildings rise among trees. In the foreground small figures walk along the paths at left and center, and at lower right two men in turbans lead a pack of hunting dogs. Beneath the view runs a key in German, numbered 1 to 29 with one further entry marked by a cross. Among the entries are "3 S. Sophia Kirch" (the church of Saint Sophia, Hagia Sophia), "7 Kirch des Sultan Baiachet" (the mosque of Sultan Bayezid), "8 Des Solimans Kirch" (the mosque of Süleyman), "26 Die Hohe Schul" (the high school), "27 Das Haus Ibrahim basa" (the house of Ibrahim Pasha) and "28 Der gefangnen Thurn" (the prisoners' tower). The key calls the mosques churches throughout.
The publisher's line at lower right reads "Bey Iacob Koppmayr", at Jacob Koppmayr's. No artist, engraver or date is lettered.
The view was published in Augsburg by Jakob Koppmayer (1640 to 1701), printer and publisher, about 1685. Hagia Sophia, numbered 3 in the key, was built under the Emperor Justinian in 532 to 537 and served as a mosque after the Ottoman conquest of the city in 1453.
Light uneven toning, browner towards the edges. A few small foxing spots in the margin. Slight wear at the top left corner. Minor edge wear, shallow nicks along the left and top. Folding line as issued.
This is an original antique print, not a modern reproduction. This item is sold unframed. Any framed or interior images are shown for presentation and inspiration only, unless the listing explicitly states that the item is sold framed.
