A trompe-l'oeil map of the Bosphorus

Anonymous.

Geografica Dimostrazione della Propontide, dell' Elespontop, del Bosforo e loro adiacenze tanto nell' Europa quanto nell' Asia
Venice: Antonio Graziosi, 1770. 175 x 270mm.

Binding folds flattened.

A decorative map of the Bosphorus, depicted as a man hung on a cliff face, being examined by a Russian officer and an Ottoman.
Published in Domenico Caminer's 'Storia della Guerra presente tra la Russia e la Porta Ottomana', an account of the early years of the Russo-Turkish War of 1768-74.


Stock ID : 21649