The following 8 lots present a collection of rare views from the atlas of Tchihatcheff Piotr entitled “Asie Mineure Description physique, statistique et archeologique”, Paris, 1853. Piotr Tchihatcheff (1808-1890) was a Russian naturalist, geologist and the first to undertake a scientific exploration of Asia Minor, including in his work diverse scientific fields such as zoology, geology, archaeology, botanology. The Atlas “Asie Mineure Description physique…”, contains in total only 27 plates, that were being published in livraisons from 1853 and onwards .All these texts and views are extremely rare.
Trebisonde, 25x21cm, fine view of the Pontic town from Mithrion mountain (Boz Tepe) with the monastery of Panagia Theoskepastos in the foreground, the medieval town and Yoroz Burnu (Ιερό Ακρωτηριο) in the back. Drawn and lithographed by Laurens, Paris 1855 (plate 26 of the Atlas). RARE