Galiondji ou marin and Toptchi Cannonier . Ottoman sailor and cannonry officer

by Charles Deval, Alexandre Colin, Langlume, Engraver

A$125 · Offered by Asia Bookroom

(Paris.): (Lemercier.), ( 1827). Hand-coloured engraving, 26.5 x 17.2 cm (sheet), marginal toning but in very good condition. Costume engraving prepared for " Deux Années a Constantinople et en Morée (1825-1826)" by French ophthalmologist Charles Deval (1806-1862). Deval was born in Pera, Constantinople, the son of a dragoman (interpreter) Constantin..... More

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