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Auction 184, Lot 627
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"Destroit des Dardanelles ou des Chateaux Appelle Encor Gallipoli...", Crepy, (Family)

Subject: Dardanelles Strait, Turkey

Period: 1780 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
12 x 7.6 inches
30.5 x 19.3 cm
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This interesting engraving illustrates the narrow strait that connects the Aegean Sea to the Sea of Marmara. The Dardanelles, vital to the defense of Constantinople, are lined with massive fortifications. The skyline of Constantinople is in the background and a numbered key provided information on 20 important sites within the view.

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Condition: A

A bright sheet with minor toning along the edges and remnants of hinge tape on verso.

Estimate: $160 - $190

Sold for: $120

Closed on 9/15/2021

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