Antique Print-ALEXANDRIA TROAS-TURKEY-CANAKKALE-Choiseul-Melling-Goubaud-1822

Lithograph on wove paper. on paper.

Size in cm: The overall size is ca. 26 x 15 cm. The image size is ca. 20 x 12.5 cm. Size in inch: The overall size is ca. 10.2 x 5.9 inch. The image size is ca. 7.9 x 4.9 inch.

Antique print, titled: ‘Plan d’Alexandria Troas.’ – A map of the site of the ancient Greek city Alexandria Troas (Alexandria of the Troad) in the Canakkale region of Turkey, along the Aegean coast. From: “Voyage pittoresque de la Grece”, bound with ”Voyage de Constantinople’, a large and early lithographic atlas. Printed and published in Brussels by Calcographie Royale J. Goubaud, 1822-1829. This is in fact an edition in lithography made after the engraved ed. ‘Voyage pittoresque de la la Grece’ by Choiseul-Gouffier (Paris, 1782-1822) and ‘Voyage pittoresque de Constantinople et des rives du Bosphore’ by Melling (Paris, 1809-1819), that were published in Paris. In early lithography by the first Belgian lithographers and much scarser as the earlier engraved ed. Ref: Van der Marck p. 76, 251. Blackmer 1105. Atabey 798.Artists and Engravers: Anonymous.

Condition: Very good, given age. Some soiling in the margins. A small nick in the left margin. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

Keywords: ANTIQUE PRINT-ALEXANDRIA TROAS-TURKEY-CANAKKALE-CHOISEUL-MELLING-GOUBAUD

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