Grundris der Stadte Constantinopel, Galata und Scudar [Plan of the cities of Constantinople, Galata and Scutari]. A valuable measured traveller's plan of Ottoman Constantinople, Galata and Scutari from Niebuhr's Reisebeschreibung. Niebuhr did not intend a full street-by-street survey: the plan records the city outlines and the position of principal gates, mosques, markets, embassies, waterworks and military sites, based on compass bearings and pacing. The key identifies Hagia Sophia, the Sultan Ahmed Mosque and Hippodrome, the Seraglio, the Porte, Janissary quarters, aqueduct, cemeteries, embassies and numerous gates around the city walls and Galata. The original explanatory text pages are not available with this map, but we include a legend sheet transcribing the original German key with English translation. . Claude-Emanuel Martin, engraver. Published 1773. Antique uncoloured copper-engraved folding city plan. Size 22 x 31 cm | 8.5 x 12.0 inches. Condition: Good; suitable for framing. Please check the scan for any blemishes prior to making your purchase. Please contact us if you would like to arrange to view this map. This is a folding map. There is nothing printed on the reverse side, which is plain. Tags: 1773, Constantinople, Istanbul, Map, Martin Claude-Emanuel, Niebuhr's Description de l'Arabie, Other cartographers, Scutari, Town & city plans, Turkey, Turkey | Ottoman Empire | Asia Minor | Anatolia

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