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Frieze panorama of Constantinople and its environs, c.1802

 Item
Identifier: Coll-1167/A/3/15

Scope and Contents

Frieze Panorama showing 360° view of Constantinople, the Bosphorus Strait and its environs from an elevated vantage point, showing many rooftops, minarets, mosques and other buildings, passageways, boats and ships. Drawn in situ by Henry Aston Barker, etched by Charles Tomkins, and aquatinted by Frederick Christian and George Robert Lewis. Henry Aston Barker exhibited his Panoramas of Constantinople in 1802 and they were later published in 8 plates.

Dates

  • Creation: c.1802

Language of Materials

From the Sub-Series:

English; Latin; Hebrew; Dutch; French

Extent

1 etching : Frieze ; 46.99 x 365.76 cms

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Paper stuck on stiff linen backed card.

Other Finding Aids

Original Exhibit in The Cities and Town Planning Exhibition 1910 (denoted by "C" in the 1998 printed catalogue). Cities Exhibition Number 761.

Previous reference

A1.22

Stock Check (2016-2020)

Located

Repository Details

Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository

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