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Antique Print of Trabzon in the Northeast of Turkey, 1859

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Antique Print of Trabzon in the Northeast of Turkey, 1859, shown framed

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Antique Print of Trabzon in the Northeast of Turkey, 1859

€100 ($110, £85, €100)

Period original, not a reproduction.

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Date
1859
Size
5.9 × 9.1 in (15 × 23 cm)
Condition
Good. General age-related toning. Minor wear, blank verso. Please study image carefully.
Period
Late 19th century
Section
Birds
Reference
f_29343762

Antique print titled 'Trébizonde'. View of Trabzon (historically known as Trebizond), a city on the Black Sea coast of northeastern Turkey and the capital of Trabzon Province. Trabzon, located on the historical Silk Road, became a melting pot of religions, languages and culture for centuries and a trade gateway to Persia in the southeast and the Caucasus to the northeast. This print originates from 'Meyer´s Universum oder Abbildung und Beschreibung des Sehenswerthesten und Merkwürdigsten der Natur und Kunst auf der ganzen Erde'.

Artists and Engravers: Herrmann Julius Meyer (April 4, 1826, March 12, 1909) was a German publisher born in Gotha. He was the son of publisher Joseph Meyer (1796-1856).

Condition: Good, general age-related toning. Minor wear, blank verso. Please study image carefully.

Date: 1859

Overall Size: 23 x 15 cm.

Image Size: 15.5 x 10.5 cm.

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