View of Tiflis, Tbilisi, Georgia, Antique Steel Engraving, 1859
€ 250
Original antique · The actual sheet photographed · Certificate of authenticity on request · Sold unframed · Worldwide shipping from € 15 (rates)
Date
1859
Mapmaker / artist
Not named on the sheet
Publisher
Furne et Cie, Paris
Technique
Steel Engraving
Coloring
Uncolored
Condition
Good
Reference
BG-11494-8
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 handling wear to the top right corner; minor nicks along the top edge. Even age toning, lightly soiled along the bottom, left and right edges. A few small foxing spots in the margin.
About this sheet
An original antique steel engraving, uncolored, of Tiflis, the modern Tbilisi, captioned "TIFLIS". The walls and towers of a fortress crown a steep hill on the left, and the town spreads down below them to the river, with domes, church towers and a bridge in the middle distance. On the right a church with a conical roof stands on top of a sheer cliff above the water, and hills fade into the distance. The foreground is busy with travelers on a road: two figures stand on the left, a man with a staff walks beside a horse carrying a veiled rider, and on the right an ox cart, a man leading a laden mule and other figures move past walled gardens and a round tower.
The caption is the period name of the city, Tiflis. Below it the publisher's line reads "Publié par Furne, à Paris" (Published by Furne, in Paris), and in small letters at the lower right corner of the image the printer's line reads "Imp. Delamain, 8, r. Git-le-Cœur, Paris." No artist or engraver is named.
The source is Voyage en Asie et en Afrique by MM. Eyriès and Alfred Jacobs, a volume of the Histoire générale des voyages by Dumont d'Urville, d'Orbigny, Eyriès and A. Jacobs. It was published in Paris by Furne et Cie, éditeurs, 45 rue Saint-André-des-Arts, and its title page is dated M DCCC LIX (1859). Like the other plates in the book, this one is a steel engraving with a French caption.
It is an appealing early view for anyone with a connection to Georgia or the Caucasus.
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.
