Lot 03464

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 for more than 20 years. All these texts and views are extremely rare. Maystos (Dardanelles), 26x21cm, view from inland of the small town and the Dardanelles,drawn by Dorogoff and lithographed by Ciceri,(Alexander Dorogoff, a Russian painter travelled with Tchihatcheff in Asia Minor), Paris 1853 (plate 5 of the Atlas). RARE