Antique Print-KILIA-COAST-SILE-ISTANBUL-TURKEY-Choiseul-Melling-Goubaud-1822

Lithograph on wove paper. on paper.

Size in cm: The overall size is ca. 26 x 13.5 cm. The image size is ca. 20 x 10.5 cm. Size in inch: The overall size is ca. 10.2 x 5.3 inch. The image size is ca. 7.9 x 4.1 inch.

Antique print, titled: ‘Rade de Kilia.’ – The coast of Kilia. Kilia is an old name for Sile, near Istanbul in Turkey. 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 faint soiling in the margins. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

Keywords: ANTIQUE PRINT-KILIA-COAST-SILE-ISTANBUL-TURKEY-CHOISEUL-MELLING-GOUBAUD

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