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Magnesie. (Turkey)

  • ARTIST: Olfert Dapper

  • MEDIUM: Copper plate engraving

    DATE: c.1680.

  • EDITION SIZE: 11 1/2 x 13 7/8" (29.3 x 35.3 plus margins

  • DESCRIPTION: A fine view of the Turkish town of Magnesie. In the foreground are various travelers with horses, oxen, goats and camels. This view was first published in Olfert Dapper's "Naukeurige Beschryving Van Asie ..." and was republished in Leiden by Pieter Van Der Aa in his work, "La Galerie Agreable Du Monde".

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  • CONDITION: Good condition. Black & white

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