AN ANTIQUE BIRD’S-EYE MAP OF CONSTANTINOPLE, BRAUN & HOGENBERG, 1582

Lot 366 AN ANTIQUE BIRD’S-EYE MAP OF CONSTANTINOPLE, BRAUN & HOGENBERG, 1582

Reference: ART700826

Antique map - bird's-eye view of Constantinople (Istanbul) by Braun and Hogenberg. The city view include monuments of Saint Sophia, Topkapi Palace. Twelve vignettes of Ottoman sultans line the bottom margin, including portraits of Soliman the Magnificent and Selim. Numerous ships in Bosphorus and Golden Horn. Mounted Sultan with entourage at bottom center.
64,5 by 51,5 cm.

Estimate
€2,900 - €3,500
Minimum bid
€2,900