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1638 (dated) Description This is a 1638 (dated 1635) Matthäus Merian view of Constantinople, or Istanbul, Turkey. The view is oriented to the south. The Beyoğlu district - then known as Pera - is in the foreground, while a panorama of Istanbul proper can be seen as a distant skyline beyond the Golden Horn. A legend at the bottom names twenty nine structures, with a key indicating the named buildings on the view - predominantly mosques. It is a beautiful example of Merian s superb engraving. The panorama is artfully framed with lifelike trees and other flora, and is filled with depictions of the city s denizens going about everyday life: walking and talking with one another, sitting and conversing, and bringing the dogs back home from the hunt. ....
Description This is a Matthäus Merian view of London, engraved in 1638 for inclusion in his Archontologia cosmica. It was based on an earlier, 1616 panorama of the city by Claes Visscher (1587 - 1652.) The four-sheet, nearly seven-foot-long Visscher is an all but unobtainable rarity, with only a handful of known copies in institutional and private hands. (An example sold at Christies in 2018 for nearly $150,000.) The Merian expertly reduces the image, preserving much of its detail and elegance. The detail and recognizability of the image are particularly remarkable, given that neither Merian nor Visscher ever had visited London; Visscher s view was based on traditional printed maps (possibly including John Norden s ....